Conference Session

Measurement Tools

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elliot Douglas, University of Florida

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

assumecertain conceptualizations of critical thinking and apply those definitions to interpret studentbehavior. There are very few empirical studies that examine the practice of critical thinking inorder to understand the actual strategies used by students when they participate in what educatorswould consider to be critical thinking tasks. One exception is the Reflective Judgment Model ofKing and Kitchener.10 This model is based on qualitative studies, although it is now measuredusing a quantitative instrument, and has not been used for engineering students. Other examplesexist for specific engineering tasks that require higher order thinking, such as examining theprocesses students use when confronted with a design task.11-13 The purpose of this study

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emilia Bratschitsch, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences; Adrian Millward-Sadler, Joanneum University of Applied Sciences

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

university currently is developing a new system for curricula re-design. -6-proud of their work and themselves. Sometimes we are given the impression that some ofthem have already forgotten they are still students.In their presentations, the seniors also tell us about their personal impressions: on the onehand these touch on the working conditions, the quality of supervision, the infrastructure, theopportunities of learning more about other disciplines or departments, staff mobility, etc. Onthe other hand, they provide us with their reflections on our degree program, with regard topersonal knowledge and skills. During these presentations we

Conference Session

Engineering Management Program Design

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Engineering Management wasdoing and chose to have their Self-Studies reflect much of the format and data used bythe Engineering Management Program. Although similarities between programs can benoted for 2003, it should be stated that several of Stevens’ programs also had individualdata displays and analyses of their own as well. Lastly, for 2009, additional data displayswill be included to satisfy the requirement of documenting Continuous Improvement.Summary of Successful Endeavors for showing Continuous ImprovementIn the ABET Self Study, the new Criterion 4 requires demonstration of ContinuousImprovement. Specifically ABET is looking for information used in programimprovement and actions taken to improve the program. The following displays are

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics, Academic Integrity

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Melvin, North Carolina State University; Lisa Bullard, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

homework. Page 14.1045.2The authors speculate that this observation could reflect a risk/reward system that changes overtime. Cheating on homework has a much lower risk of detection than cheating on an exam;however, the reward for getting a higher exam score is much greater than for a higher homeworkscore. Additionally, the authors found that frequent high school cheating correlates with greaterinstances of cheating at the university level. As for how to best prevent instances of cheatingbehavior, they found that a student’s moral compass most strongly guides cheating or anti-cheating behavior. Students who believe that any form of cheating is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Attarzadeh, University of Houston; Deniz Gurkan, University of Houston; Mequanint Moges, University of Houston; Miguel Ramos, University of Houston; Victor Gallardo, University of Houston; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi; Reddy Talusani, Houston Community College System

meetings for every experiment between mentors and project faculty to discuss the ongoing work in the labs - Adapt an observation journal to be used by the mentors to reflect on their experiences interacting with studentsMay ’08 Dec’08 - Present the pilot concept maps resulted from their mentor- mentee relationship during final project presentation day for CLABS - Evaluate rubrics for assessing concept maps with the specific performance criteria prepared in April 2008 (related to the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Strategies in Engineering Graphics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Bedward, North Carolina State University; Eric Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Lauren Madden, North Carolina State University; James Minogue, North Carolina State University; Mike Carter, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

from generalpictorial graphics, which may or may not be labeled adequately, towards sophisticated abstractrepresentations that attempt to reflect a meaningful understanding of the phenomenon requires ashift in the level of detail and/or simplification. This is where modeling can support refinedrepresentation and enhance meaning-making.A model is a representation of an idea, system, theory or phenomenon that accounts for itsknown or inferred properties. The model differs from the system—the students definition, rulesand parameters used to frame the phenomenon—because modeling can add additionalinformation that is not inherent in the phenomenon25,26,27,28. Models cannot interact directly withthe ideas they represent; they are intended to be

Conference Session

Engineering Education in Africa, Asia and the Mid-East Region

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahawodin Baha, University of Brighton; Tim Katz, University of Brighton

Tagged Divisions

International

for the department of EE at KPU. A fact-finding mission was carried by certain UoB faculties who have visited KPU toevaluate their main needs. In order to improve the quality of education offered by theKPU, the following issues have been identified as major priorities: ≠ To update the curriculum, which has not been updated for decades ≠ To train the academics in modern electrical engineering subjects ≠ To develop a more relevant and reflective pedagogy into the institution ≠ To integrate experimental and practical work within the curriculum ≠ To identify suitable equipment and components for the laboratories supporting the new curriculum ≠ To recommend computing facilities and other learning resources such as

Conference Session

Novel BME Courses and Course Adaptations

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

discussion of the origins of both. The modern theory of theorigin of water (i.e. transported in the form of ice by comets) proved to be mostenergetic. “Winged Migration” brought the importance of external aerodynamics andthe persistence and stubbornness of life to the forefront of awareness. After eachvideo presentation, the class was then asked to reflect on what they had seen in a freewriting format. Circular Internal and Flows: Non- Plants & circular Animals Pipe Non- Flows circular

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendrick Aung, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

lab manual is alsorevised to reflect the new experiments. The major course component to develop higher learningskills for students is by introducing group projects related to engineering experimentation. Thispaper discusses the revamping of the course describing experiments, projects, and relatedmaterials, relevance of these experiments and projects to ABET outcomes related toexperimentation, and the evaluation of student projects and their assessments. Responses andfeedback from students are also presented to evaluate the effectiveness of new experiments andgroup projects.Course DescriptionThe following is the course description listed in the undergraduate catalog: MEEN 3210: Measurements Laboratory Credit 2 (1 hour lecture, 3 hour lab

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Education Through Outreach and Collaboration

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Val Hawks, Brigham Young University; Michael Miles, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

always been the source ofAmerica’s innovation and our standard of living.” [1] The crisis is the increasing penetration ofglobal competition on the economic output of the United States, now an issue to whichengineering education is paying serious attention. However, it is not a crisis of just technicalissues. What is needed with respect to global learning and experience is more than just technicalcompetence and expertise. Bill Wulf said “…engineering is now practiced in a global, holisticbusiness context, and engineers must design under constraints that reflect that context. In thefuture, understanding other cultures, speaking other languages, and communicating with peoplefrom marketing and finance will be just as fundamental to the practice of

Conference Session

Student Learning and Teamwork

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Hill, Weber State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Page 11.1159.5of the teaching process, it might be useful actually ask students about the learningexperiences in their courses as part of the evaluation. John Centra in Reflective FacultyEvaluation5, discusses the SEEQ (Student's Evaluation of Educational Quality)evaluation form which specifically asks about learning and the academic value of thecourse.Even with a good instrument, a note of caution is in order. The results from a singlecourse should never be used as a measure of instructional effectiveness, good or bad. Anumber of factors can influence the results from a single course such as it being the firsttime the course was taught, the instructor being new or relatively new, or the instructorhaving multiple preparations that term. The

Conference Session

Capstone Courses II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley Rogers, Arizona State University; Dale Palmgren, Arizona State University; Albert McHenry, Arizona State University; Scott Danielson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering Constituent Committee

Systems Engineering3This diagram simply reflects sound and obvious problem-solving strategy, and reflects theframework of the principles and procedures for the design of security systems. When details ofeach of these fundamental tasks are identified, the talent and expertise necessary to accomplishthe development and implementation of the security system becomes clear. To illustrate thisconjecture, consider the following more detailed diagram, which Sandia has developedspecifically for the problem of physical security. Page 11.114.4 Figure 2 – Details of the Sandia Methodology for Physical Security3Figure 2 includes details of the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Curriculum Support

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 11.318.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006 Challenges in an Industry-Academic CollaborationAbstract:Studies have shown the benefits of industry-academic collaborations for the students,faculty and industry partners. However, there are many challenges in establishing suchcollaborations that if not addressed, may result to either the failure of such collaborationor an unpleasant experience for parties involved. In this paper, the authors firstsummarize some of the advantages of such collaborations as it is reflected by theirexperience and in literature survey. This is followed by identifying a series of challengesthey may arise. Some of the challenges mentioned in this paper may be familiar toexperienced

Conference Session

Integrating Math, Science, & Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Pennell, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Peter Avitabile, University of Massachusetts-Lowell; John White, University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

material. As a result of this collaboration, the mathematician hasmodified his Engineering Differential Equations course to reflect more of the engineering pointof view. This paper describes these course modifications as well as the collaborative program andthe teaching modules being developed to implement it.Differential Equations Course ModificationsThe changes in the Engineering Differential Equations course discussed in this paper grew out ofa larger program designed to improve student motivation to learn basic STEM material and toimprove their retention of this material from one semester to the next. The main idea of thisprogram is to develop projects spanning several courses and several semesters. Two suchprojects have been developed to date

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melinda Hess, University of South Florida; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

data previously discussed.Student performance was examined relative to their starting abilities, as reflected in theircombined GPA across four prerequisite courses, Calculus I, Calculus II, Calculus III, andDifferential Equations.2 In the previous study7 that examined results from two of the four delivery modalities, student performance wasmeasured using results from 12 multiple choice questions (6 questions each from Nonlinear Equations andInterpolation) as part of the final examination. The six questions of each topic were based on the corresponding sixlevels of Bloom’s taxonomy16. Since Summer 2004, only 4 questions are asked in the final examination on each

Conference Session

Design for Community and Environment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Odis Griffin, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech; Jennifer Mullin, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

appropriateconstruction materials. The project required the students to complete a series of assignmentswhich reflected significant stages in the engineering design process, and culminated in the“Sustainable Development Design Fair” where one team from each of the forty-one workshopsections competed for one of three awards decided by a panel of faculty judges. Supplementaleducational material was also presented in the lecture and workshop sessions to aid the studentsthrough this assignment. Results of the project are discussed and include a focus groupinterview and online surveys conducted to assess the effectiveness of this new approach ofintroducing design in the early part of engineering curriculum.1.0 IntroductionA new department of engineering education

Conference Session

Innovative Classroom Techniques

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Brophy, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-answer technique witheach interviewee. During this part of the interview the practitioner was asked “What arecommon errors you have seen?” Follow-on questions often included probing such as “How doyou check for those errors?” This technique resulted in the identification of 20 tools. Question-and-answer required less time than the critical incident technique; however, that was due to thelow number of tools identified. In general, the practitioners appeared to struggle to identify thedesired information during this part of the interview. Again, this may reflect the subconsciousnature of the thought processes involved. In order to recognize the thought process, theinterviewee might need to experience a situation where the process is used or have a

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veronica Burrows, Arizona State University; Michael Oehrtman, Arizona State University; Anton Lawson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

modify them, 3) affective qualities such as curiosity, intimacy, and frustration,and 4) metacognitive skills such as monitoring for quality and effectiveness of thought processes.While problem solving does not capture all forms of mathematical activity, frameworks tocharacterize other categories involve similar processes. For example, Harel’s DNR proofframework6,7 consists of three principles: Duality, Necessity, and Repeated reasoning. Theduality principle links students’ ways of understanding (involving one’s interpretations,solutions, and evidence) to their ways of thinking (beliefs, problem solving approaches, andproof schemes). The necessity principle reflects the intellectual need to engage in the process ofcreating or understanding a

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Curricula

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt Paterson, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

.Among the students, there is a rough balance between the big-picture global learners(52% of the students) and the orderly step-by-step sequential learners (48%). Nearly twotimes as many students learn best through sensory input (65%) versus intuition (35%).The preference in the visual-verbal pairing is more skewed, nearly five times the numberof students have a preference for visual learning (83%) versus verbal learning (17%).Lastly, for every student who learns best by reflecting on material (13%), there are almostseven who prefer active learning (87%). These results are similar to past ILS studies ofenvironmental engineering students5. Clearly, a lecture-based course would not be idealfor these students. These results are not a call to

Conference Session

Improving the Mathematical Preparation of Students

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuki Aroshas, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Igor Verner, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology; Avi Berman, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

the experimental group vs. 25-35% in the control group.Typical student reflections to a question on the contribution of studying applications forunderstanding calculus concepts were as follows: "Through applications I grasped the complex calculus concepts". "The impact of a one-hour application session is the same as of a regular (two- hour) tutorial". "Sorry that applied problems were not given in the first Calculus course".The follow-up study using statistical and qualitative methods indicated that the groups whichstudied calculus with applications had significant advantage in the half-course and final examgrades. The students mentioned the high contribution of applications to understandingcalculus concepts and their

Conference Session

International and Sustainability Perspectives and Women in Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado-Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

that worked in refugee camps in areas hit with natural disasters and civil conflicts. Atthe end of the semester, students write reflective essays on civil engineering and why they maywant to become civil engineers. In these essays, 50% of the 8 women and 21% of the 84 menstated an interest in serving society. One female student wrote: “I was surprised and interested toread [about] the international and service aspects.... I would like to find out more about this formof ‘emergency civil engineering’.” Another female student commented: “I like that I would bedoing something that makes a difference in the community.”The three-credit First-Year Engineering Projects course (GEEN 1400) has had a few sectionsfocused on “Appropriate Technology” over

Conference Session

Mechanical ET Design & Projects

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Cooley, Purdue University-New Albany; Terrence O'Connor, Purdue University-New Albany

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. The left block was solid and clamped to the edge of a table. The right blockcontained a precision-drilled hole to tightly contain the now-exposed dart tube of the gun. Afteralignment with the appropriate target surface and adjustment to the required zero-degree initialtrajectory angle, the wing nut was tightened and checked for accuracy and rigidity. Figure 2. Page 11.152.3Chronometer Circuit DescriptionThe projectile is propelled past two pairs of QRB 1134 reflective sensors. The QRB 1134reflective sensor has an IR photo emitter and an IR photo detector on it. Both the photo emitterand photo detector

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Dalton, The Petroleum Institute; Isoroku Kubo, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

International

for a particular field. Today there is more of an emphasis on thewhole person, exemplified by concerns that students exiting institutes such as ours should beable to call upon a range of competencies of a more behavioral nature.Recognizing that the most immediate and dominant product of the Petroleum Institute will bebaccalaureate graduates, the institutional educational goals for baccalaureate degrees identifyattributes that reflect this whole-person development of the graduating student. This is stated inour graduate profile which includes the following description: • The graduating student will appreciate the critical role played by verbal, written and graphical communications in engineering practice and project management, and

Conference Session

New Topics in Engineering Economics

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Nippert, Widener University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

differences between spreadsheet solutions and calculator solutions to engineering economicproblems. Begin by noting that student errors can be grouped into two broad classes.Class 1. Errors that depend on the computational tool the students use. These errors can be further broken down into: 1.1 Mechanical errors that do not reflect errors in understanding but are merely calculation errors or errors related to the usability of the interest tables (e.g. reading the wrong line on an interest table) 1.2 Programming errors including the wrong cell or group of cells in the argument list of a functionClass 2. Major conceptual errors: those mistakes which reflect faulty understanding of

Conference Session

Achieving the Civil Engineering Body of Knowlegde

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Enno Koehn, Lamar University; James Koehn, Chadron State College; Sunil Paleru, Lamar University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

supports the concept of the master’sdegree as the First Professional Degree (FPD) for the practice of civil engineering at theprofessional level.” There was a great level of discussion and opposition to this approach bymembers of the society.6,13,14 The perception was that outstanding practical experience may bejust as or more important than advanced course work. Upon reflection and after numerous discussions, Policy Statement 465 was amended in2001 and 2004 and today reads: “the ASCE supports the attainment of a Body of Knowledge forentry into the practice of civil engineering at the professional level. This would be accomplishedthrough the adoption of appropriate engineering education and experience requirements as aprerequisite for

Collection

2021 ASEE Pacific Southwest Conference - "Pushing Past Pandemic Pedagogy: Learning from Disruption"

Authors

Onashly Enia Hayes, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles; Jim Kuo; John Christopher Bachman, California State University, Los Angeles

Tagged Topics

Diversity

“provide a safe space” for students to learn. In addition, the interview data also reflected the assetthat our student brought into the classroom, particularly their “resilience” and “growth mindset”.Sample student quotes include: • “…like a safer space for students because STEM is really scary. And I don't think professors always really recognize like those things like in the classroom, like all the challenges. Like all the psychology that's coming in.” • “To kind of like correlate the emotional side of like learning. The relationship side of like bonding with students.” • “Maybe use a little bit more growth mindset language in there, particularly when there's like a challenging concept.” • “…to hear those

Conference Session

Engineering in High School

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkat Chandrasekhar, Northwestern University; Marcel Grdinic, Glenbrook North High School; Nathan Unterman, Glenbrook North High School; R.P.H. Chang, Northwestern University; Emma Tevaarwerk, Northwestern University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NCLT is based at Northwestern University, and involvescollaboration with a wide range of universities and colleges, including the University ofMichigan and Purdue, as well as high schools across the country. Our goals includeusing cutting-edge research to engage and inspire pre-college students to becomeinterested in science and engineering, particularly nanoscience and nanotechnology.Background and ApproachTraditionally, we think of “looking” at something small with a light microscope. In fact,the size of objects resolved with a light microscope is limited by diffraction to roughly200 nm. Hence, we cannot see nano-objects because the wavelength of the visible light issimply too large to be reflected off of them. So another “touch” based

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning and Motivation in BME

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H Guilford, University of Virginia; Brian P. Helmke, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

used by students for formative purposes. In fact,students in the formative assessment section were asked in class discussions to identify points ofconfusion when reviewing the exam solutions. Thus, formative assessments may themselvesinduce the testing effect.Alternatively, formative assessments may induce learning by causing students to recognize,evaluate, and react to the assessment or the course material [11]. That is, it is a reflectiveexercise. Detailed, but not superficial, reflection on learning has been associated with significantlearning gains [12]. The formative assessments were part of a broader educational strategy to enhance student thelearning experience of the student. For example, student feedback regarding

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University, Teacher Education and Leadership; Jared W. Garlick, Utah State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

English Language Arts (ELA)classrooms. Other researchers, however, have studied discourse in science classrooms todetermine what teacher discourse moves promoted dialogic spells in whole-class discussions.Zhai and Dillon, for instance, found that when teachers used storytelling and analogies to teachaspects of botany, their students were more likely to construct elaborate verbal explanations intheir subsequent discussions.11 McNeill and Pimentel’s research in urban high school classroomsin many ways reflected the findings of Nystrand and colleagues.6 They found that dialogicdiscourse was more likely to occur when science teachers made explicit connections to previousstudents’ comments and when they asked “open-ended questions,” or questions that

Conference Session

Awareness, Expectations, and Recognition of Ethics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

disciplines, but they have provided us, the faculty involved inthe project, with a multi-year opportunity to discuss, think about, and reflect upon the respectiveviews that each of us has about the goals of the project, what topics in engineering ethics areimportant, and the role of ethics in engineering more generally. We think that this reflection iscritical for determining how to teach ethics across our curriculum. We think that case studies are good ways to teach ethics in technical courses and theyhave proven effective in some studies (Yadav, Shaver & Meckl, 2010). However, we also agreewith the literature that argues that using case studies that do not connect more closely to studentexperience, the content of a given course, and the