Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

applied engineering and molecular biology approaches to the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facil- ity design projects involving mechanical systems that included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and energy conservation systems, as well as R&D of air conditioning equipment for Navy ships. Additional research interests have included the investigation of relationships among components of the indoor envi- ronment, occupants, and energy usage. Specifically, the effects of the indoor environment on occupant health and well-being and in parallel, how socially-mediated energy-saving strategies can increase aware- ness of energy use and/or increase energy

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Simo Lehto

effect on theknow-how level and they have increased the heterogeneity of the students entering EE.Importance of engineering in global transformationGlobalization directly impacts the engineering profession. Meeting the needs of societies inthe global competition of the 21st century emphasizes the role of engineering and increasesthe requirements for engineers. The engineers play a central role in the social transformation,e.g. by being instrumental in transferring human routine work to man-made machines andsystems. High-quality EE is very important to all nations, particularly small countries such asFinland, which have a strong focus on high-tech industries. These industries depend on theexcellence of the engineers in the global competition. For

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

recognized with multiple awards and honors, including the 2022 ASME Fellow, 2022 USF Faculty Outstanding Research Achievement Award, 2022 USF Academic Excellence Award, 2019 and 2012 USF University-Wide Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching Awards, 2018 USF Outstanding Graduate Faculty Mentor Honorable Mention and 2014 Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Ralph Teetor Educational Award. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Outcomes from Metacognition Support in a Fluid Mechanics Flipped Classroom1. IntroductionPlanning, monitoring, and evaluation are valuable skills that comprise the regulation ofcognition, also known as metacognition. These skills can be

Conference Session

Course and Program Assessment

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Essaid Bouktache; Chandra Sekhar; Jai Agrawal; Omer Farook

the retention of knowledge by the students at the time ofgraduation. The test is closed book, and only a calculator is allowed. Our student body is almostfifty-fifty between full-time and part-time students. The average graduation time is about sixsemesters for the AS degree students. A number of guest lecturers are teaching the entry levelcourses in the Associate degree program and this will be changed by increasing the percentage offull-time faculty teaching the entry level courses subject to availability of funds. We arecurrently using the “ten minute” quiz in three out of four subject areas, and we expect this willhave a positive impact on the mean score in the long run. Students’ cooperation in taking the testis almost 100%. It is a

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division (CONST) Technical Session 1

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Mohamed Elzomor, P.E., Florida International University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

. The authorsdelivered a 45-minute lecture-based module to teach these concepts which were followed by acombination learning module. Figure 1. Research FrameworkAfter the lecture, the authors instructed students to solve a real-world problem related to wastemanagement problem in Florida through the adoption of the circular economy principle:“Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris accounts for more than 25% of Florida’s totalmunicipal solid waste. The Florida Department of Environmental Protection established arecycling goal of 70% by 2018 and 75% by 2020. However, Florida’s 2018 C&D recycling ratewas 49%. Design for disassembly is one of the best ways to address the high consumption ofresources and the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Zheping Xie, Tsinghua University; Xiaofeng Tang, Tsinghua University; Fujun Jin

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Diversity

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International

professor for teaching and research, with Theodore von Kármán’s strong recommendation – 3by this time von Kármán had moved to Caltech and could not accept Tsinghua’s invitation asHonorary Professor and advisor. (Author 2009) F.L. Wattendorf’s remarkable work at Tsinghuaincluded not only teaching and joint research, but also an international journal publication aboutTsinghua’s wind-tunnel. (Wattendorf 1938) The small scale Tsinghua wind-tunnel (with 5-fythroat diameter) was constructed during 1935, as China’s first wind-tunnel, designed andcompleted by Tsinghua aviation faculty with S.C. WANG, a MIT graduate as the team leader. Incooperating with

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

indicated that students had gained competencies with social media for connectingwith friends and family, but needed more practice with IT tools that they will use in the rapidlyevolving work environment. Students indicated that they have continued to use onlinecollaboration tools and skills learned through the VPTs when they returned to their homeuniversities after completion of the summer REU program. While further development of theVPT concept is warranted to address specific student learning outcomes, results imply thatstudents’ experiences had a positive impact on their use of these tools and their confidence to usethem in future professional interactions involving virtual collaboration.Virtual TeamsEngineering graduates entering today’s

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Donate, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

is part of an ongoing teaching and research project that leverages our collaborative teaching in smart phone app development. We plan to leverage this in generalizing the course offering so other interdisciplinary groups’ efforts are facilitated.Dr. Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University Diana Mitsova has a background in research design, statistical and spatial analysis, as well as environ- mental planning and modeling using geographic information systems, and interactive computer simula- tion. Her primary area of research involves the impact of urban development on ecosystems and other environmentally sensitive areas.Her recent publications focus on the impact of climate-related stressors on coastal

Conference Session

Innovations to Curriculum and Program

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

questions 1 to 4 229 47 22 11 n for questions: 5 to 8 in 2006/9 to 12 in 2007 76/153 38/9 22/0 0/111 The technology that is used in the U.S. is likely the besttechnology to use to solve similar technical problems in 3.66 3.55 3.44 1.73other countries2 There is a single best solution to an engineering problem 1.92 1.81 1.59 1.823 It is important for engineers to consider the broaderpotential impacts of technical solutions to problems on 4.66 4.60 5.06 5.27minority racial and ethnic groups in the effected population4 Technical constraints and criteria are the most importantelement determining the success of an engineered solution

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: REU 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

HBCUs and minority-serving institutions was critical toexpanding our applicant pool. We also advertised through the National Society of BlackEngineers, for which one of our department’s graduate students was in a leadership position atthe national level. We did observe that simply broadly increasing the applicant pool, as webelieve occurred when switching to the common application in 2019, did not correspondinglyincrease the number of underrepresented applicants, as the percentage of URM applicantsdeclined slightly. Our best yields from HBCUs were from an institution at which several of ushad developed a relationship over the past several years (including one of our faculty visiting thecampus and giving a research seminar, co-writing grants

Conference Session

Recruiting/Retention Lower Division

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Guerriero; Elizabeth Chain; Mary Vanis; Donna Zerby; Bassam Matar; Mary Anderson-Rowland

on showing the student what engineers do by havingthem meet engineering faculty in their labs. The students who attended get an opportunity to seeengineering design, development, and testing of the research that the faculty member is activelypursuing. The BAE II event is to welcome the new transfer students to ASU, introduce studentsto ASU advisors and ASU engineering faculty, and for the METS staff to let students know thatthey are available to assist them find resources in a university environment. Students areexposed to technical activities as well as see technical demonstrations by ASU faculty, staff andstudents. The BAE II events include both a presentation and demonstration by ASU faculty andstaff in their engineering discipline which

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William David Schlecht, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Jennifer C. Adam, Washington State University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Marc Compere, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Edwin Maurer P.E., Santa Clara University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University, Pullman; Joseph D. Law, University of Idaho, Moscow; Gary Robert Brown, AAC&U; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Baba Abdul, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees

creation of assessments for teamwork, professional development, and design skills learned in the context of team projects. He is also a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education.Olusola O. Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman Olusola O. Adesope is an Assistant Professor of Educational Psychology at Washington State Univer- sity, Pullman. His research interests center on the cognitive and pedagogical underpinnings of learning with computer-based multimedia resources; knowledge representation through interactive concept maps; meta-analysis of empirical research, and investigation of pedagogical practices for developing science

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Vinarcik P.E., University of Detroit Mercy

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Systems Engineering

learning and applyingonly one. The tables and matrices derived from the SysML models during these courses havesome similarities to the canned viewpoints in DoDAF but empirically resonate better with thestudents. This may be, in large part, due to them “seeing” how the content is extracted (and howit answers specific questions about the system of interest).2 The author, a 2004 graduate of the Fifth Cohort, still has fond memories of his January Experience.3 (Vinarcik, The Ultra Survey Mission: Crafting A Systems Architecture Design Project, 2013)Early Experiences Teaching SysMLEarly efforts to introduce SysML into the curriculum were challenging both for the instructor andthe students; the instructor had limited practical experience with

Collection

2024 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nafiseh Mohammadianaftah; Sara E. Wilson

practice but showinghow unconsidered factors such as electrical noise, friction, and alignment can impact results.The goal of this educational initiative extends beyond theoretical instruction by fostering practicalskills in system dynamics, control system design, and real-time implementation. Students arechallenged to develop and refine their understanding of PID parameters to achieve precise controlover the ball's position on the beam, thereby mastering concepts of stability, transient response,and frequency domain analysis in a tangible setting.Hardware and SoftwareThe required hardware for this experiment was basedon the construction tutorial available athttps://electronoobs.com/eng_arduino_tut100.php [2].The total cost of these materials was

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Technical Session 14

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

J. Jill Rogers, The University of Arizona; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Melissa Wendell, Tempe Union High School District - Mountain Pointe High School (ENGR102HS - UofA)

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #33598Improving Spatial Visualization Skills of High School Students ThroughSketch Training on a Touchscreen (Evaluation)Ms. J. Jill Rogers, The University of Arizona J. Jill Rogers is the assistant director for ENGR 102 HS at the University of Arizona. ENGR 102 HS is an AP-type, dual credit college level, introductory engineering course offered to high school students. In 2014, the ENGR 102 HS program won the ASEE best practices in K-12 and University partnerships award. Over the years Rogers has developed K-12 science summer camps, conducted K-12 educational re- search, developed engineering curricula for

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

Marcia Ford, Murray State University; Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University; Brian Giltner, Murray State University; Melanie McCallon Seib, Murray State University

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Diversity

oppor- tunities for Murray State students.Prof. Kevin T Perry AIA, Murray State University Kevin Perry is a Registered Architect and Professional Engineer with over ten years of AEC experience in Kentucky and Tennessee. He is currently an Associate Professor of Engineering Technology at Mur- ray State University in the Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology and the Advisor for the AGC student chapter. He teaches courses in Sustainable Design, Reinforced Concrete Design, Structural Steel Design, Construction Materials and the Senior Design capstone course for students in Architectural Engineering Technology, Civil Engineering Technology and Construction Engineering Technology. His research interest

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Howard E. Jackson, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in Figure 3, could be incorporated into the solutioncomponent of the challenge-based learning model. Seminar participants engaged in a briefdesign cycle practice exercise in order to better understand the process. They were asked to pairup and given the challenge of designing a free standing prototype of a structure that will preventa golf ball size object (for example, an egg) dropped from 6 feet from impacting the floor. Theywere given 10 minutes to complete the task, 2 sheets of 8.5x11 inch paper, 6 inches of tape and arubber band. The seminar ended by outlining the goals of CEEMS, as indicated in the grantproposal so that the participants would be aware of their role and the project’s wider scope whichintends to establish a cadre of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Montasir Abbas P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10091B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora-tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supportedby the National Science Foundation include

Conference Session

Track: Collegiate - Technical Session 2

Collection

2019 CoNECD - The Collaborative Network for Engineering and Computing Diversity

Authors

Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Teirra K. Holloman, Virginia Tech; Dustin M. Grote, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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Collegiate, Diversity

for Enhancement of Engineering Diversity and an advisor for international senior design projects in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. Ash- ley received her MS in Mechanical Engineering, MPH in Public Health Education, and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include access to higher education, broadening participation in engineering, the integration of engineering education and international development, and building capacity in low and middle income countries through inclusive technical education.Teirra K Holloman, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Teirra Holloman is a doctoral student in engineering education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State

Conference Session

Program Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher J. Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

administration, and other related teacher-focused outcomes. Teacherswere also asked to discuss the ways in which they felt IC participation had impacted theirstudents. These teacher perceptions of IC’s student impacts across years will be summarized inthe results section. For more complete results on the qualitative data, see [4], [5].Student Data: To complement the teacher-focused research efforts carried out over the pastseveral years of IC implementation, student-focused research was undertaken beginning in Fall2016. This research effort consisted of a student survey, following a pre-post design,administered at the beginning of Fall 2016 and again at the end of Spring 2017. The survey was based on a similar survey on science and math related

Conference Session

Technical Session 12: Teaching and Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Florian Schmidt, TU Berlin; Franz-Josef Schmitt, Technische Universität Berlin; Laura Boeger, TU Berlin; Arno Wilhelm-Weidner, Technische Universitaet Berlin; Nicole Torjus

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Computers in Education

projects related to sustainability research by giving them the opportunity to presenttheir results to the public. OPLChem starts with best practice examples introduced by studentsfrom former semesters (as part of their presentation) motivating the new students’ researchquestions followed by the investigation period for studying existing literature and collectinginformation and the conception period combining ideas to an experimental concept, definingmethods and considering the setup. Then the students conduct their research in the laboratoryduring the experimental period in groups of 2-4 participants. At the end of the course thestudents have to present a written protocol and produce either a video or a blog where theconducted experiment and the

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Cindi Mason, Wichita State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Engineering Education. 94(1), 41 – 55.4. ABET Board of Directors (2011). 2012 – 2013 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs. Baltimore, MD.5. Butcher, D. R. (2006). Redefining engineering for the year 2020, ThomasNet.Com Industrial Market Trends.6. Turns, J., C. J. Atman, et al. (2005). "Research on Engineering Student Knowing: Trends and Opportunities." Journal of Engineering Education: 27-41.7. Dym, C., A. Agogino, et al. (2006). "Engineering design thinking, teaching, and learning." IEEE Engineering Management Review 34(1): 65-92.8. Whitman, L., Toro-Ramos, Chaparro, B., Hinckle, V. Z., Davidson, C. and C. Wilkinson. (2009). "A practical global design competition," Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 1: Diversity

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Anamika Megwalu, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

session. There are opportunities for continuedinteraction with students during reference and research consultation services. Librarians whoparticipate in student clubs, research expos, or practice embedded librarianship are able to buildmeaningful connections with students to provide research and academic support. Therefore, ILcurricula should be carefully and frequently evaluated for excessive materials. Librarians shouldrefrain from the urge to teach everything in a single session. Instead, they should consider theapproach to ‘microlearning’ or bite-sized learning. This approach to microlearning is a part ofthreshold concepts, which are the basis for ACRL framework [1]. Threshold concepts “are thoseideas in any discipline that are passageways

Conference Session

Promoting Inclusivity and Broadening Participation

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Risë Crum, Columbia University; Kristin Leigh Bennett, University of Washington; Stuart Adler, University of Washington; David S Bergsman, University of Washington; Nicole Minkoff, University of Washington; Alexis N Prybutok, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

lectures is what is best for their learning. Unfortunately,given that regular class attendance in and of itself is an equity issue, particularly for those withchronic illnesses and other disabilities, this practice of not recording often begs the question of“best for who or what populations?” Instructors must think about who they are including or notincluding by recording.Banerjee reconciles these seemingly conflicting conclusions by carefully delineating the benefitsto individual students of lecture capture as a supplemental resource (for which there isoverwhelming evidence) [2] vs. the aggregate impact on class attendance and performance whenstudents view recordings as a substitute for live lectures and in-class interaction [3]. Researchersagree

Conference Session

Leadership and Strategic Planning

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Fry, Baylor University; Gregory Leman, Baylor University; William Jordan, Baylor University; Brian Garner, Baylor University; Brian Thomas, Baylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

assessment tools and methodology to be used to measure the effectiveness of their proposal. 4. A list of any particular challenges or gaps in know-how in which they would like the Baylor KEEN grant team and KEEN members to assist.2009 KEEN Innovators Page 15.241.4As a result of our Request for Proposals (RFPs) for 2009 KEEN Innovators, two ECS facultymembers were selected, based on their program proposals. Their initial proposals included theembedding of entrepreneurial content into the freshman, junior, and senior design courses,impacting slightly more than 50% of the students in the School in this first year.Initial plans for embedding

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division (FYP) - Technical Session 11: Projects

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Stephany Coffman-Wolph, Ohio Northern University; Ian Meyer Kropp

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Coffman-Wolph is an Assistant Professor at Ohio Northern University in the Department of Electrical, Computer Engineering, and Computer Science (ECCS). Research interests include: Artificial Intelligence, Fuzzy Logic, Game Theory, Teaching Computer Science to First-Year, K-12 Outreach, and Increasing Diversity in STEM.Ian Meyer Kropp ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2023 “Mmm… Donuts!” Motivating CS1 Students through a Real-World Programming ScenarioAbstractThis complete, evidence-based practice paper describes experiential work involving theapplication of the entrepreneurial mindset in the first computer programming course (CS1).Teaching CS1 has always

Conference Session

MECH - Technical Session 1: Foundations of Engineering Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas

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Mechanical Engineering Division (MECH)

had practice with fully solving computational problems on thetopic. The students were told that error detection problems were fair game on the two midtermexams and final exam.In presenting the general concept of error detection problems, the instructors explained to thestudents that the problems were being implemented for the following reasons: • Literature suggests that seeing material both as an error detection problem and regular solution problem would improve their learning. • It can be common for an engineer in industry to review a colleague’s work for correctness. Thus, students would benefit from practicing a skill that may be used after graduation. • It was believed that error detection problems would

Conference Session

Enhancing CE Learning Through Use of Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parhum Delgoshaei, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Chelsea Green, Virginia Tech

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Civil Engineering

outdoorlab. One important consideration for site selection was the availability of the best wirelesssignal from the campus wireless network. Figure 10(http://arcims2.webgis.net/blacksburg/default.asp) shows the site location (indicated by a star)and its proximity to Virginia Tech’s main campus.Figure 10: Location of outdoor lab on campus (left) and Outdoor Lab Construction (right) The detailed design and the layout for the three phase implementation of LEWAS werecompleted by the first author in Summer ’08 with feedback from the third author6. In addition tothe support from the NSF-DLR project, undergraduate fellows from National ScienceFoundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF-REU) program held during summer2008 and summer 2009

Collection

2010 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Angel Riggs; Kirby Smith; Cindy Blackwell; Paul Weckler; Dan Tilley; Rodney Holcomb; Shelly Sitton; Ron Delahoussaye

analysis; and Agricultural communications participants are required to develop and deliver a marketing plan and promotional materials. The following participants of the Innovations Process were identified: Six full-time faculty members; One graduate research assistant; Approximately 40 participants per year; Approximately five client companies;Proceedings of the 2009 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 4 Laboratory technicians; and Additional faculty/guest speakers. Outcome (impact): The following short, long-term and

Conference Session

FPD1 - Early Success and Retention

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jale Tezcan, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; John Nicklow, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; James Mathias, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Lalit Gupta, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale; Rhonda Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale

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First-Year Programs

of first-year college experience andstudents’ self-perception of math ability in persistence. Jackson et al. 7 concludes that the first-year GPA is the best predictor of attrition. According to Besterfield-Sacre, M., et al. 8, adoptionof an active learning format has the strongest impact on students’ academic performance and Page 13.182.2their attitudes about engineering profession.9Improving the freshmen experience has great potential for increasing retention which ultimatelytranslates into a higher graduation rate. Many engineering institutions in the nation aredeveloping and testing a combination of academic and non-academic programs to