Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Alec Roberto Zavala, California Polytechnic University - San Luis Obispo

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

courses. Other applications have included constructing structuralmodels for structural design and capstone courses. This paper takes this use of classroomtechnology even further by demonstrating how K’nex pieces can be used effectively in an upper-division, highly technical structural dynamics / seismic design course.K’nex pieces consist of various rods and connectors as shown in Figure 1. The rods areingeniously sized such that right triangles are naturally formed. While one size of rod forms thesides of a triangle, the next size up forms the hypotenuse. The pattern continues as the rodschange colors and triangles get progressively larger. The connectors allow rods to be joined at45 and 90 degree angles in various configurations. Some connectors

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Initiatives,” includedspeakers from The Gatsby Charitable Trust and The Kavli Foundation, both private foundationssupporting neuroscience research, as well as researchers from the United States and Japan whodescribed their contributions toward the BRAIN Initiative and the Brain/MINDS project,respectively. The panelists described funding priorities and international efforts to understandthe fundamental mechanisms of the brain.STEM Policy ActivitiesAlthough my sabbatical goal included attendance at meetings and workshops related tobiomedical engineering policy, the opportunity arose to participate in activities related toScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) policy issues.I served as the AIMBE representative for a workshop held by the

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M. Ford, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Kathleen G. Rubin, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, subject to areview of academic progress and financial eligibility. Some students were offered less than twoyears of support due to limited availability of project funds near the end of a grant period, and asmall number of students left the program.Activities. All S-STEM program activities were run or coordinated through the CoE’s EventsOffice with assistance from the Diversity Programs Office (DPO). The mission of the DPO is toprovide academic and non-academic support to increase enrollment, retention, and graduationamong under-represented minorities and women, but DPO services are available to all CoEstudents. The DPO collaborates with the university’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) toprovide academic support services and essay writing support

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

engagement strategies in flipped and traditional biomedical engineering courses. She aspires to understand and improve student attitude, achievement, and persistence in student-centered courses.Prof. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and

Conference Session

Innovation and Fun in the Civil Engineering Classroom

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Kondyli, University of Kansas; Molly McVey, University of Kansas; Christopher Patrick Melgares, University of Kansas

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Transportation Research Center. Dr. Kondyli has worked on research projects funded by Kansas DOT, Florida DOT, USDOT, and by the National Coop- erative Highway Research Program (NCHRP). She has authored and co-authored more than fifty publi- cations, presentations and reports related to traffic operations, simulation, highway capacity, safety, and driver behavior. Dr. Kondyli is currently the Chair of the Freeways/Multilane Highways of the Highway Capacity and Quality of Service Committee (AHB40) of the Transportation Research Board. She also has consulting experience in the fields of traffic operations, geometric design and roadway safety. Dr. Kondyli received her Graduate Diploma in Rural and Surveying Engineering, (five

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

David Clippinger, Pennsylvania State University; Steven Y. Nozaki, Pennsylvania State University; Kathleen Jernquist, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

work of Robert Irish [18], data and analyses of style and verb use, voice and pronoun use, anddevelopment via use of extended prose or visuals show significant variation in “technical writing.” Thefindings can support faculty in identifying nuances of expression, articulating expectations in writingassignments and assessments, and guiding upper-class undergraduates to develop professional-levelexpression.The goal of the current project is to better identify the codes and dialects among engineering disciplines:specifically, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. Research questions guiding this work are:In what ways can using a rhetorical language to analyze the professional writing of engineers revealdiscipline-specific codes and

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Feeling the Heat - Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Alexander John De Rosa, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

is well-established that students have difficulty transferring knowledge and skills betweencourses in their undergraduate curriculum. At the same time, many college-level courses onlyconcern material relating to the course itself and do not cover how this material might be usedelsewhere. It is unsurprising, then, that students are unable to transfer and integrate knowledgefrom multiple areas into new problems as part of capstone design courses for example, or in theircareers. More work is required to better enable students to transfer knowledge between theircourses, learn skills and theory more deeply, and to form engineers who are better able to adaptto new situations and solve “systems-level” problems. In this investigation, students in

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Nashwa Elaraby; A. B Shafaye; Steven Grosse

functionalrequirements of the system.(3) They have appreciated the importance of the proper documentation of the code in terms ofdescriptive comments and meaningful wire names to help them track any errors.One of the main ideas that have been raised by faculty members was that when students workwith the full evaluation board, such as the one shown in figure 2, they think that this is how itwould be integrated in any system. With the bulky form, they don’t tend to think of it as acontroller option for their capstone projects for example. They tend to prefer to work withmore compact microprocessor boards such as Arduino.Fig. 2 Intel-Altera DE1-SoC board, one of the commonly used evaluation boards for digital design courses.It offers multiple applications with

Collection

2019 ASEE Zone I Conference & Workshop

Authors

Luke Plante; Matthew Baideme P.E.; Kyle Murray P.E.; Jeffrey Starke; Michael Butkus; Ryan Tuemler

Chemical Education, 79, 8: 965-967. 2002.[7] Sawyer, C., P. McCarty, and G. Parkin, Chemistry for Environmental Engineering andScience, 5th Edition, McGraw-Hill, Boston, 2003.[8] Driscoll, S.A., and C.E. Garcia. Preferred Learning Styles for Engineering Students.Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education 2000 Annual Conference, St.Louis, MO, 18-21 June 2000.[9] Jamali, A.R., and M.M. Mohamad. Dimensions of Learning Styles among EngineeringStudents. Proceedings of the 2017 International PostGraduate Conference on Applied Science &Physics, Johor, Malaysia, 7 December 2017.[10] Kolmos, A., and J. E. Holgaard. Learning Styles of Science and Engineering Students inProblem and Project Based Education. Book of Abstracts. Brill

Collection

2017 Gulf Southwest Section Conference

Authors

Wei Zhan

overall score may not be the best indicator, we decided to focus on thisarea for improvement during this cycle.Established in Cycle: 2015-2016 Implementation Status: Planned Priority: HighRelationships (Measure | Outcome/Objective):Measure: Course Objectives Assessment | Outcome/Objective: Effective Written and OralCommunicationsMeasure: IAC Capstone Evaluation | Outcome/Objective: Effective Written and OralCommunicationsMeasure: Senior Exit Survey | Outcome/Objective: Effective Written and Oral Communications Proceedings of the 2017 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Conference Organized by The University of Texas at Dallas Copyright © 2017, American Society for

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Topics Related to Assessments and Outcomes

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Maughmer, Pennsylvania State University; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas-Austin

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

creativeexpression. “Perhaps the most important feature of a creative act is that it comesfrom within ourselves, rather than being a routine response to something in theoutside world.” 5 Thus the type of drawing the engineering students are attemptingcan be taught with rudimentary drawing skills in order to help them to thinkvisually and communicate visual ideas. The Process The drawing exercises were generally undertaken during our capstone aircraftdesign course. This two-semester sequence is taken by seniors, who have thechoice of an aircraft or a spacecraft design sequence. Students are initially askedto sketch any aircraft of their choosing. This drawing provides a baseline for boththem and the professor. Next the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Teaching Part One

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob Bruhl; Eric Crispino

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

memoranda during thecourse. Each of these is associated with a problem set and uses a format provided in the writingguide. A couple of these memos are simply summaries of the results of the work in the attachedproblem set – a cover page of sorts. Others are recommendation memorandums based on theirwork on a specific problem or series of problems. For example, in a problem set about beamdesign, students are given cost data for two types of steel with different strengths and are askedto design the most cost effective beam cross-section and write a recommendation memo thatclearly states the most effective beam designed and its associated cost and briefly describes otheroptions considered. Also, after watching a presentation of a senior capstone

Conference Session

Diversity and K-12 Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald Rockland, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Joel Bloom, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

experience in research, engineering, marketing and sales management with several high technology corporations.Howard Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology HOWARD KIMMEL is Professor of Chemical Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has spent the past thirty years designing and implementing professional development programs and curricula for K-12 teachers in science and technology. At the college level, he collaborates on projects exploring teaching methodologies and assessment strategies in first-year college courses in the sciences, engineering, and computer science.John Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of

Conference Session

Cooperative Education and Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline El-Sayed, Kettering University

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

technical classroom knowledge to the next level of expertise.With respect to Bloom’s Taxonomy, 5 students appear to engage at higher learning levels, fromBloom’s level 1-5 knowledge of a good quality engineering education program to Bloom’s level4- 6, since co op students in a corporate environment learn through integrating Bloom’scategories of Level 4: Analysis, Level 5: Synthesis and Level 6: Evaluation. Co op students learncommunication, team collaboration, program and project management, leadership ofimplementation, and achieving through consequences, accountability and evaluation, as well asmany other skills.In order to be able to document these educational advantages, one must have a vision of thedesired result. Only then can a methodology be

Conference Session

Industry-Academia Collaborations

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lakshmi Munukutla, Arizona State University; Jim Subach, Arizona State University; John Magrane, Microchip Technology Inc.; Carol Popovich, Microchip Technology Inc.

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

anongoing basis. Course content is developed based upon the following essential rubrics: Page 12.889.4 - more - • The course-design approach is competency-/outcome-based • Classroom instruction is for clarification • The laboratory is to expand on classroom instruction • A final capstone project course integrates all the components Many sources for initiation ESD Curriculum-Change Process of change, 2+ faculty

Conference Session

Leadership and Administration in ET

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wael Ibrahim, ECPI College of Technology; Rasha Morsi, Norfolk State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Sciences - Physics, Chemistry, etc. 6-18 Management - Total Quality Management, Quality Control, Production Planning and Control, Industrial Supervision, Industrial Finance and Accounting, Industrial Safety Management, Facilities Layout and Materials Handling, Industrial Ergonomics and Time 12-24 Study, Industrial Communications, Business Law, Marketing, Leadership, Project Management, International Business, and Teaming, etc. Technical - Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Computer Aided Design, Electronics, Materials Testing, Computer Technology, Packaging, Construction, Manufacturing 24-36 Processes, etc. Electives

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew G Feemster, U.S. Naval Academy

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

autonomous ground vehicle. II. INTRODUCTIONWith the development of readily available inertial measurement units (IMUs) board such as the ArduPilot® formobile applications, measurement of states such as position, heading, roll, pitch, and yaw is greatly simplified. As aresult, developing control students need only to focus on the design and implementation of the digital controlalgorithm that utilizes the sensor measurements to calculate the proper actuator commands. However from review offinal capstone reports and presentations over the years, students expressed continued difficulties when implementingeven simple PID based control algorithms on digital processor. This difficulty in C based

Conference Session

New Research and Trends for Minorities in Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

AC 2012-4060: IDENTIFICATION WITH ACADEMICS AND MULTIPLEIDENTITIES: COMBINING THEORETICAL FRAMEWORKS TO BET-TER UNDERSTAND THE EXPERIENCES OF MINORITY ENGINEER-ING STUDENTSMs. Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech Kelly earned her bachelor’s of science in chemical engineering from Purdue University in 2007. She earned her master’s of Science in materials science and engineering from the University of Cincinnati. Cross is currently in the second year of the engineering education Ph.D. program at Virginia Tech and is currently involved with multiple educational research projects with faculty at Virginia Tech.Dr. Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of engineering education at Virginia Tech

Conference Session

Assessment and Evaluation in Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

hasutilized and assessed the five features in his Senior Design Capstone Course. He also presentsanalyses of the feedback data he obtained and suggests guidelines for further improvement.IntroductionOne has to appreciate the fact that students need motivation to become lifelong learners.Thereore it is the responsibility of the instructors in higher education to develop, generate, createand establish an environment in which students not only obtain necessary backgroundknowledge, but also become enthusiastic in becoming lifelong learners (Deemer, 2003).Educational psychologists have argued that one may want to focus on solving certain specificproblems in a particular type of classroom so that teaching is less emphasized compared to aproductive learning

Conference Session

Documenting Success

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Bern; Brian Steward; Amy Kaleita-Forbes; Steven Mickelson; Thomas Brumm

• active learning techniques • academic dishonesty • ABET accreditation • electronic portfolios • capstone design projects • competencies • advisingThe response by faculty, staff and graduate students to the ABE Learning Circle has been good.There is a core group of eight to ten faculty members that regularly attend. Many others haveindicated that they would like to attend, but schedule conflicts don’t allow them. And of course,having donuts available never hurts attendance.The ABE Learning Circle allows us to foster an interest in the scholarship of teaching within ourfaculty. It gives us an informal and non-threatening venue to explore new ideas and to

Conference Session

Leadership and Strategic Planning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Cardella, Purdue University; Robert Davis, Purdue University; Shripad Revankar, Purdue University; Loring Nies, Purdue University; Carolyn Percifield, Purdue University; Leah Jamieson, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

against the uncertainty of these assumptions.Milestone PlanThe remainder of DDP consists of establishing milestones and a plan forhow to reach them.Each milestone tests one or more of the key assumptions. DDP is a learning approach to newventures or projects so there is a studied re-planning based on the knowledge gain/uncertainlyreduction at each milestone. Careful design of the milestone program will permit minimum risk Page 15.58.7to be taken prior to commencing with final implementation of the Blue Ocean opportunity.7. DiscussionOur process has been unique in two dimensions. These tools are traditionally applied in industrycontexts, not academic

Conference Session

Engaging Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph Flora, University of South Carolina

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

core knowledge did not differ between the instructionaltechniques, but students in the inquiry-based course demonstrated significant improvement in“innovative thinking abilities.” These observations were corroborated by Leon-Rovira et al.9; theauthors also found that student creativity was enhanced as a result of integration ofactive/inquiry-based techniques. Problem-based learning approaches have also been employedand resulted in positive student feedback.6 Some curricula are integrating entire courses(predominantly upper level design courses) based on such techniques. Quinn and Albano4 reporton a problem-based learning course (i.e., senior year project) in structural engineering in whichstudent feedback is positive. A problem-based capstone

Conference Session

Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

orientation of (a) technical specialization mustbe shown to be integrated into the curriculum through business and industry guidance”(p.  1)41. A widely adopted approach to reach this accreditation target has been theinclusion of industry advisory boards (IABs) in the academic work of engineeringeducation departments. IABs are “voluntary boards composed primarily of industrypractitioners who give aid and advice” (p.169)42. IABs can be involved in coursedevelopment, evaluation (including the evaluation of capstone design courses),accreditation, and fundraising. A survey of IAB participants suggests that IAB membersgenerally expect to give broad feedback about course planning and curriculum43 althoughthis varies by institution. Smaller institutions

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Anita M. Wells, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

 individuals.● A student in Dr. May’s online course just complained to her that it was not fair that other students are texting each other for help during their online quizzes.● The student Dr. Lin is advising for the senior capstone project provided some new source­code that seems impossible to have been completed since their code review last week.● Dr. West, a newly hired assistant professor had a male student who was openly defiant and disrespectful to her in class. Another student comes to her defense and a scuffle ensues.● A student in Mr. Singh’s course just posted in the online discussion a response to another student that included threats of violence. Additionally, some portions of the post appeared to be unrelated.● A student comes to

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering and Public Policy

regulation, technical data and EMC analysis. All students who wantto study in the field of wireless communications should end their study by learning thesefundamentals. This study provides enough knowledge to make a frequency application plan,which is acceptable for licensing. For example in coverage measurement Okumura and Hatamodels are described. Some part of current topics can not only be the added to the courses Page 24.712.2related to radio frequency but they can also be studied with courses such as capstone project andethics10,11.Unauthorized use of frequency channels not only risks the privacy of licensed users but alsoendanger the life of

Conference Session

Innovative & Computer-Assisted Lab Study

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Nadezda Berezkina; Ilya Leipunsky; Guido Lopez

necessary because the flux of gas molecules into the indicator is also afunction of its affinity for the gas penetrant. Calibration of the process using known defectstandards is required in order to obtain the proper correction constants that can be used in actualapplications.GAIM: AN EDUCATIONAL TOOL TO CONVEY ENGINEERING PRINCIPLES OFSAFETY AND RELIABILITYVirtually all undergraduate engineering programs aim to enrich and culminate their curriculawith capstone projects where students are encouraged to apply their knowledge and skills in oneof the most fundamental activities of their future profession, i.e.: The design of artifacts, systemsand procedures that aim at satisfying human needs. There are innumerable aspects involved inengineering design

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Xianfgu Zong; Marcia Fischer; Malgorzata Chranowska-Jeske; James Morris; Fu Li; Cynthia Brown; Agnes Hoffman

, including its focus on service learning,community partnerships, internships and capstone experiences. The Maseeh College ofEngineering and Computer Science, one of seven PSU schools and colleges, offers B.S.,M.S., M.Eng., and Ph.D. degrees in a range of engineering and computer sciencedisciplines. Students in engineering and computer science at PSU benefit from closeinvolvement with local high-tech industry, including companies such as Intel, IDT, LSILogic, Credence, Electro-Scientific Industries, InFocus, Maxim, Mentor Graphics,Flextronics, Tektronix, Triquint Semiconductor, Siltronic, and others.PSU has a climate which supports international initiatives, led by President Dan Bernstine,who has identified internationalization of the campus and the

Conference Session

Are Classical Solutions Outdated?

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Houghtalen

engineering software is to have them check their classical solutions(i.e., homework) with appropriate software. Another instructional method is to have them useengineering software for class projects. This is particularly apropos in the capstone designexperience.What Does the Educational Literature Say?Now let’s go to the recent educational literature to briefly examine if there is support for all threeteaching themes. First, let’s examine the importance of introducing students to theory (basicprinciples). Clearly the definition of “engineering” rests on obtaining specialized knowledge inscience and mathematics, as well as the engineering sciences.2 The Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) also supports this concept. Indeed

Conference Session

Perceived Quality Engineering Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Shelia Barnett; Joan Burtner

conditioning, hospital, paper mill, power companies,telephone companies, various government contractors, and a biomedical pharmaceuticalcompany. Comments from employer evaluations on the students’ strengths and weaknesses werealso obtained in addition to data for the EC2000 a-k criteria. A synopsis of the employercomments for strengths were: 1)good communication skills, strong work ethic, well roundedness,teamwork, analytical skills, quality of work and initiative. Some comments related toweaknesses were: 1) needs to continue improving general engineering skills, and 2) could bemore assertive in verbal communication, project planning, organizational planning, and self-confidence. The combination of qualitative and quantitative feedback offers a richer

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality Assurance in engr edu

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Carl Griffis

(Criteria 4). The matrix is a large table (Figure 3) with a column for eachcourse in the curriculum and a row for each outcome. The main entries in the table arekeywords that we defined to indicate the level or depth at which each course addressesthe particular outcome. The keywords include ‘Introduction’, ‘Bridging’,‘Development’, ‘Comprehensive’, ‘Practice’ and ‘Capstone Experience’ to represent aspectrum of experiences from initial exposure through terminal professional practice.Also included are detailed entries (inserted as ‘comments’, described in the ElectronicTools section below) which give specific examples of how the course contributes. Thesecomments are mapped from the course syllabi, in which our standard format includes