Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Talia Sidne Finkelstein, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

form of use does not expose students to the site. Even at the basic level of using offline, instructors already using peer instruction or active learning with concept questions need only make minor changes to current practices and the AIChE Concept Warehouse may save them preparation time. 2. Online refers to using the website infrastructure and features. A major benefit of this mode of use is the ability to view results from assignments, which are presented aggregated, tabulated, and archived for later use and are available for download in Microsoft Excel format. If an instructor wants to use more of the features available online, instead of downloading questions they can integrate the use of

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, Student

. Thought through the details (tasks, goals, and time period) to develop and provide a comprehensive summer research plan (or schedule) for undergraduates. Some mentors went into great depth that covered details from design phase of an experiment to writing the final report.2. Worked side-by-side on a daily basis with undergraduates to discuss their progress, issues and approaches, especially in the early phase of the summer program. In the case when the mentor had to go out of town, they used internet video conference calls to check on the student’s progress. Both of these cases were evident from a female and a male Electrical Engineering UR student, respectively, as shown below. “The first week of [the summer UR program

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Benson P.E., United States Military Academy; Hans J Thomas, United States Military Academy; Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

universities with graduate programs. Typically the students conductthe internships alone or in very small groups with peers; periodically faculty members willaccompany them or check-in on them during the summer. Table 1 provides a summary of someof the representative summer internship locations. Approximately 66% of students worked at agovernmental lab or agency, 23% worked with industry sponsors, and 11% worked at academicinstitutions. Student responsibilities varied with the projects. In some cases, students analyzedexisting data and provided summaries or conducted computational analyses of problems. Inother cases, students designed and conducted experiments using existing facilities. A fewprojects involved identifying and solving problems on

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Craig Quadrato; Ronald Welch

engineering practice • Effective writing • Effective speaking • Broad education /understanding of the impact of engineering solutions in a global/societal context • Preparation for and willingness to pursue continued intellectual and professional growth Page 8.281.1 Figure 1. CE Program Objectives Supported by the Capstone Design Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003 American Society for Engineering Education The process of developing, administering, and evaluating a civil

Conference Session

Research on Engineering Design Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Yoon Suk Lee, Virginia Tech; John S Gero, George Mason University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, it kind-a like…” “When this goes clockwise this is gonna go counterclockwise, right? So, if that’s going counterclockwise, (Bs) then that would be pulling it down, right? That‘ll be pulling the window down?” “So, instead of going on the bottom, how about we just wrap around couple of times and come down here (S) like that [shows how the string wraps around pulleys and comes down to the bottom of the window]” “(WRITES: can be used by elderly/weak person)”; “(drawing some kind of attachment on one of the (D) pulleys)”These six variables map onto design issues that are the basis of design cognition. A designdescription is never transformed directly from the function but is a consequence of a

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Ann Rursch, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Matthew Edward Sullivan, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

25.774.5The members of the IASG provide the remote setup support for each of the teams for the monthleading up to the competition. This is a beneficial exercise for IASG members incommunication, terminology, network design, and implementation. Additionally, the IASGmembers configure and maintain all the competition equipment and the support systems such asremote access and server imaging machines, as well as writing the rules for the competition andrunning the actual event.Table 2. Cyber Defense Competition Participation NumbersSemester ISU CDC National CCCDC High School CDC CDC/IT

Conference Session

Research in Engineering Education I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mallory Lancaster, Purdue University; Yi Luo; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

networkanalysis can be applied to various social units such as individuals, group of collaborators, socialinstitutions and nations [8]. The social network analysis in this study focuses on the co-authoring workdone among individual members within engineering education research organizations. Although thereare many other forms of collaboration among scholars such as conference presentations, peer reviews,informal conversations and non-publication collaboration, the co-authoring of journal articles ―may bean objective indicator of intensive, serious, and relatively long-term collaboration among researcherswho are highly committed to the relationships‖ [5]. Carolan and Natriello also suggest that, ―[co-authorship] analysis has been proven to be a useful way

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

verification and testing. To address the misunderstanding aboutprototypes and to teach the students how to get the most out of a prototype, we added a newlecture, given in Engineering Design II, that covers the general purpose of and detailed aspects ofprototyping. Students are provided sample prompts of various design problems, and are asked toselect the best sub-systems to prototype to solve the design problem.Student Performance EvaluationsStudent performance evaluations include peer- and self-evaluations of team participation andproject management. Each student is asked to write the top three contributions for each teammember, including himself or herself, and to rate each team member’s contributions using a 5-point Likert scale. The ratings are

Conference Session

Computer Gaming and Virtual Reality for Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Jaurez, National University; Peilin Fu, National University; Ronald Uhlig, National University, San Diego; Shekar Viswanathan, Ph.D., M.B.A., P.E., received a Bachelor of Technology in chemical

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Technology in Education. As a lead researcher for the HP grant, Jaurez is exploring the application of gaming to learning while leveraging the recreational elements of digital entertainment to enhance the rewards of learning. Now, in conjunction with grant Principal Investigator Professor Ronald Uhlig in the School of Engineering and Technology, he is taking wireless communications students and creating game designers out of them. These students are creating new games as part of their engineering courses. They are integrating information architecture and mapping technology into learning management systems, and creating entire games, then writing scholarly papers about their work. As board member for

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Lorelle Meadows, University of Michigan; David Lorch, University of Michigan; Cinda-Sue Davis, University of Michigan; Guy Meadows, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

theM-STEM Academy include: ≠ Careful identification and selection of students, ≠ A pre-freshman, six-week, intensive, summer transition program, ≠ A “Living Community” program during the freshman year through which M-STEM students live in the same residence hall, ≠ Required advising and academic coaching that focuses on academic planning and success strategies as well as on dealing with personal challenges, ≠ Peer study groups, tutoring, and supplemental instruction, ≠ Mentoring and other professional development opportunities, ≠ Monthly “family meetings” where student cohorts and M-STEM staff discuss academic and personal opportunities, challenges, and strategies, ≠ Research opportunities during the

Conference Session

Technological Literacy I

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Paul Predecki; Albert Rosa; George Edwards

, local companiesand non-profits advocates to provide key lectures. Who we invite depends on the Issue. Oneperson we always invited was the Head of freshmen English who reminded students themechanics of how to write good policy papers. There are two teaching assistants assigned perquarter to help with the various duties especially setting up the laboratories and observing in theseminars.V. Course ContentThe following section outlines the content and syllabus for each module. Since the content ofthe first three modules remains mostly constant the following represents what has been deliveredthroughout the various yearly offerings. The Issue module varies greatly and what is describedrepresents a general philosophy of what is typically covered. A

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ekwaro-Osire, Texas Tech University; Fisseha Meresa Alemayehu, Texas Tech University; Haileyesus Belay Endeshaw, Texas Tech University; Ricardo Cruz Lozano, Texas Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

Department of Mechanical Engineering. Ekwaro-Osire’s research interests are engineering design, wind energy, vibrations, and orthopedic biomechanics. He has supervised more than 29 doctoral and master’s students. Ekwaro-Osire was recently a Fulbright Scholar. As a Summer Faculty Fellow, he has conducted research at NASA and the Air Force Research Lab. He has published, from his research efforts, more than 150 peer-reviewed technical papers, among which 44 of these in archival journals. His research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, the state of Texas, and industry. He is a member of Texas Tech University’s Teaching Academy, which promotes and recognizes teaching excellence at

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheila Reyes Guerrero, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

International

Design Projects Web Page developed by Dr. Richard Turton18, wasutilized for every assessed team. Students were asked to present a written report and to carry outa formal presentation of their solution methodology, obtained results and conclusions for thisdesign challenge. For assessment of their problem solutions we utilized three different ValueRubrics (Problem Solving, Oral Communication, and Written Communication) developed by theAssociation of American Colleges and Universities (AACU)19, 20. For the final presentations,every student performed a self-evaluation and peer-evaluation regarding oral communication andproblem solving skills using the corresponding rubrics. For the written report only two appraisalsby means of the corresponding

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Phillip M. Cormier, SUNY - University at Buffalo; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Education, 2014 Paper ID #8971 Mechanical Engineering from Cornell University in 1994. His research interests include product family and product platform design, product dissection, multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO), and addi- tive manufacturing, and he has published over 250 peer-reviewed papers to date. He teaches courses on Product Family Design, Concurrent Engineering, Mechanical Systems Design, and Product Dissection, and he serves as the Director of the Product Realization Minor in the College of Engineering. He is a recipient of the ASEE Fred Merryfield Design Award and a NSF Career Award. He has received

Conference Session

Computer-Based Learning Models

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

regulation in higher education courses.Their efforts are discussed next.Contemplative practices in higher educationThe Center for Contemplative Mind in Society has spearheaded the inclusion of attentiontraining techniques in education. A book published in December 2013 103 explains the methodsused to teach attention regulation and aims to empower educators to adopt and teach them tostudents. The authors present arguments about the importance of learning how to self-regulateattention and explains that this can be facilitated by the sustained practice of introspective andcontemplative activities such as mindfulness meditation, contemplative reading writing, andlistening, mindful movement, and compassion practices. They present research about

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

the heart ofthe technology and society debate [12, p 9].A further integration may be made if students work together in a team project in which they areinvolved in the appraisal. One of the complaints that industrialists have made of new graduates isthat many of them have no experience of working in teams. By participating in appraisals ofthemselves and their peers they should obtain some insights into human behaviour. Greaterinsight into human behaviour, particularly in organizations would come from exercises that focuson learning and perception.MethodClearly there has to be some closed instruction in a stage of romance, this may be taken toinclude formal reading. But the spirit of the stage is that of open-ended inquiry as a prelude

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e- portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the engineering education discipline, assessment methods, and evaluating communication in engineering. Page 24.652.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Graduate

Conference Session

Potpourri Design

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Van Wie; Kristin Wood; Robert Stone; Julie Linsey; Matthew Green

weregiven the set of functions for customer needs and the additional guideline to generate ideas byfocusing on finding solutions to the functions stated. The instruction sheets for all participants,both the experimental and control groups, included a description of the problem, a set of rules tofollow, and a set of customer needs. The instructions were partially based on the basicbrainstorming rules6 of seeking a large quantity of ideas along with encouraging “wild”(uncommon) and diverse ideas. The instructions also indicated that the students should solve thedesign problem by writing down their solutions with words and/or pictures, the solutions couldmeet one or all the customer needs, and the goal was to maximize the quality, quantity, novelty

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Loendorf

their chosen field; and opportunities for interaction andsupport from fellow students, faculty, and peers through liaisons with student groups, industrycontacts, and support services.The 4-year Electrical Engineering program curriculum has been developed and is presented inTable 2. Engineering and other related courses (with prefixes of ENGR and TECH) are taught by Page 10.434.9faculty from the E&D Department. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTable 2. Electrical Engineering

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Carlsen; Robin Tallon; Phil Henning; Nicola Ferralis; Leanne Avery; Daniel Haworth; Elana Chapman

before starting. Clear documentation of the people who havebeen interviewed, the length of the interview, and notes on the circumstances of theinterview together with a reference to the tape are important for citation purposes and forkeeping track of pseudonyms. Document and artifact analysisDocuments include the formal (letters, public e-mails, press releases, grant proposals,school district newsletters, etc.) and informal (shared personal e-mails, handwritten notes,writing on the blackboard, and other less permanent material) written material thatsurrounds and infuses a project. Artifacts include the devices such as computers orscanners, material for “hands-on” activities, the lab space at a university that is beingtoured by middle

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Carlsen; Robin Tallon; Phil Henning; Leanne Avery; Angela Lueking; Daniel Haworth; Elana Chapman

are Page 10.995.5talking about the waste and how it helps the evierment. You cost one boes not work write. The web was so cool butyou need games to play on it.” Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education“14 i think it was all good some could be better. 13 i think it was cool. 1 i looked like someone oure age made it.But great info.”The quotes support the qualitative data collected regarding the students experience of thewebpages. They enjoyed the sites, and they seemed to agree

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Thomas Matthews; Perry Heedley

MethodologyThe design team methodology adopted here closely parallels that used successfully by theauthors while working at several different semiconductor companies, and has been adapted to theuniversity environment. It involves a multiple phase process, with reviews by peers and advisorsat strategic points during the IC development to insure success by identifying issues andcorrecting potential problems as they occur. This is particularly important for student designteams, which lack the experience of professional engineering teams and are therefore more proneto errors. Presentations are given by each student for their individual circuit block, with theentire team as well as faculty and industry advisors in attendance. These reviews typically occurat

Conference Session

Student Teams & Active Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Janet Schmidt; Linda Schmidt; Paige Smith

Listener, Fact Seeker, Innovator and GoalDirector). While roles such as these speak to the group process part of the ideally functioningteam, engineering educators have overlooked another set of important team roles. These areroles related to the accomplishment of the engineering project and require specific skills such asdesign (“Design Specialist”), construction ability (“Builder”), report writing (“TechnicalWriter”), or computational expertise (“Number Cruncher”). These roles are distinguishable fromthe group process roles noted above which directly impact group dynamics and harmony.Adoption of specific functional roles by students in teams can impact their subject mattermastery. Unlike the team model typically used in the corporate world that

Conference Session

Women in Engineering: Faculty/Curriculum

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Heidi Diefes-Dux; Brenda Capobianco; Judith Zawojewski; Margret Hjalmarson; P.K. Imbrie; Deborah Follman

-ended survey items) was conducted via open coding15. We marked segments of data by attachingcode words (abbreviation of key words) to those segments, and retrieved all segments identifiedby the same code or by a combination of code words. Examples of codes generated from studentinterview data included “RW-APP” and “PRAC-EXP”. These codes indicated that studentsassociated the MEA’s as providing “real world appeal” or “practical experiences.” We thenorganized and re-organized our segments of coded data into categories. To determine theplausibility of our categories, we employed the process of peer debriefing whereby we consultedwith other members of the research team. These consulting sessions allowed us to uncoverpatterns and emerging themes

Conference Session

New Ideas in Energy Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Doanh Van

consideration? o Is fuel source renewable? If not, can natural gas or coal be an alternative fuel source for oil? • Select the optimal solution Page 8.1060.9 • Write specifications • CommunicateProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationLet’s hope that the new generation of engineers being educated in, and equipped with knowledgeof, energy sustainability will make the engineering reflected in the above 15 energy cases, andmany others, better by being more engineering elegant. In a world where we

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Jendrucko; Jack Wasserman

interactive group projects and group discoveries. The responsibilityof learning is placed on the student rather than on the instructor. Students are responsible fortheir reading assignments and lectures are not provided on the material except for spot lectures inresponse to questions. Critical questions provided before the reading and activities following thereading are used to assess the level of student understanding. Group activities require eachstudent in a group to have read an assignment to be effective participants. The students arerequired to utilize various methodologies such as reading, writing, presenting, and problemsolving. They are also required to assess their weekly performance and the performance of theirgroup.Elements of the PE

Collection

2000 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa A. Haston; James S. Fairweather; P. David Fisher; Diane Rover

, whether the task isworking on code or circuitry, writing part of a report, gathering research materials,brainstorming, or boosting team spirit." One student used the saying "it's not what you know, it's Page 5.435.5who you know" to describe the synergistic effect of having team members with diverse skills toapply to a project. For some students, the CFT experience has changed their outlook on anengineering career, since they see engineering design as less isolated in single individuals anddisciplines.Students who have participated in multidisciplinary projects or multidisciplinary teaming tend toachieve a greater appreciation for the concept of CFT

Conference Session

Design and Innovation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Daniel Raviv

: Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Page 7.440.10 Copyright  2002, American Society for Engineering EducationAn ENGINE in a new car can be turned ON if:(The KEY is ON) AND (BATTERY is ON) AND (The A/C is OFF OR The LIGHTS are OFF)Use smallest number of NAND and NOT Gates to implement the “ENGINE ON” function.This example relates to dimensionality, modification, similarity, and experimentation strategies.b2.3) Computer Science exampleFind the general solution to the “Tower of Hanoi” problem. Write a program that will producethe solution for N disks (N< 10

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Education Research

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William Sullivan; Harpreet Singh; Kimberly Sward; Janis Terpenny

instance, Currently Available links tothe page where current industry project descriptions reside. Project Teams is a link to the pagewhere team memberships and contact information is found. Project Planning & Managementlinks to resources that instruct students on how to plan, manage and succeed as a team. DueDates links to important dates for project teams, somewhat different for each university based oninstructor preferences of desired milestones and timing. Project Reports provides guidance ongood report writing and specific requirements. • Form student project teams The formation of teams will vary from self-selected to instructor assigned as deemed appropriate by the instructor. • Select an industrial problem

Conference Session

Instructional Technology in CE 1

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ronald Welch; Stephen Ressler

, then have students work through one or more problems involving the analysis of arelatively simple structure. In every case, the students perform the Direct Stiffness Methodmanually, but use Excel spreadsheet software to perform matrix manipulations and MathCADcomputational software to perform mathematical computations. This presented educationalmethodology is effective for peering inside any type Black Box tool as long as the key learningsteps are clearly delineated and common computer tools are used only to perform the mundane,time consuming tasks.Specifically, students solve each problem as follows: · Use MathCAD to define local element stiffness matrices. · Use MathCAD to transform the local element stiffness matrices to global