Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. For our earlier, one semester proposition course (1), students rate as mostvaluable the “writing the rough draft, comments received on the rough draft, and givinga practice talk.” Rated as generally helpful were “doing a literature review; writing theproposal outline (with references); preparing the technical presentation, and classquestions after the practice talk.” These qualitative reflections indicate that continual,formative feedback for every phase of proposal construction is important. The formaldeliverables are the final paper and presentation and defense, but the greatest learning Page 22.1494.6appears to have been in the exercises and

Conference Session

Computational Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murat Tanyel, Geneva College

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

. Page 22.1204.6Figure 2: The front panel of the KeypadSub.vi.Figure 3: The front panel of Echo.vi processing a Windows system sound file.Digital Echo Processor: The echo of a signal can be implemented by the filter whose transferfunction is H ( z ) = 1 + az − D (4). Page 22.1204.7where the parameter a represents the reflection and propagation losses such that |a| ≤ 1 and theparameter D represents round-trip travel time from the source to the reflecting medium. Figure(3) shows the front panel of Echo.vi, which implements a digital echo processor on one of theWindows system sound files.Plain Reverberator

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lee king-lien, National Taipei University of Technology, Department of Electro-Optic Engineering; Chih-Hsiung Ku, National Dong Hwa University; Chao-Chia heng, National Central University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

components of main independent items item number component name item number component name 1 Cold Cathode Fluorescent Lamp 2 reflector of lamp 3 light guide panel 4 reflective sheet 5 reflecting surface of light guide panel 6 dot pattern 7 dot-density 8 emitting surface of light guide panel After transforming constitutive components into the functionality terminology in the Page 22.1101.9Table 2, we construct an optical

Conference Session

Teams and Teamwork in Design

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

process that allows thestudent to identify individual preferred project selections. The process also includes the ability tocapture individual student academic and career interests as well as the expertise that may beoffered towards the project and team.Typical class size is between 68 and 110 senior ME students resulting in 14 to 22 projects andteams each year. The Capstone projects include Industry Partnered, Research Partnered, StudentCompetitions, and Independently created projects. The Capstone projects reflect the technicalexpertise of the department and faculty including solid mechanics, structures, materials,dynamics, systems and control, robotics, fluid mechanics, thermal sciences, computationalscience, and nanotechnology. Projects are

Conference Session

Distance and Web-based Learning in ECE

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

useand interpretation. A concrete presentation would usually begin with the importantfeatures of the physical phenomena before discussing a mathematical representation andits use. Both views are needed in engineering, but the order and manner in which theinformation is presented to the student appears to affect their rate of comprehension. TheGOAL project includes4 two different but coordinated presentations for each concept(one concrete and the other abstract), which were cross-linked to allow easy switchingbetween them. The default presentation style for each student matched their statedpreference, but they were able to (and often did) switch back and forth between styles.Reflective – Active: A reflective learner tends to like to observe a

Conference Session

Assessment Methods and Learning Pedagogy II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shi Stan Lan, DeVry University, Tinley Park

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

conditions, which had an average effect size of +0.14, p < .05” (U.S. Department ofEducation, 2009). In the same meta-analysis, the authors further stated, “Hence, theobserved advantage for online learning in general, and blended learning conditions inparticular, is not necessarily rooted in the media used per se and may reflect differencesin content, pedagogy and learning time” (U.S. Department of Education, 2009).The essence of blended-learning is to provide enriched e-learning and virtual classroominteractive activities in addition to an existing traditional face-to-face instructionalenvironment. “Blended-learning systems combine face-to-face instruction withcomputer-mediated instructions” (Graham, 2005). As Shibley (2010) pointed out

Conference Session

Educating Students for Professional Success

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David F. Ollis, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies, New Engineering Educators, Student

. For our earlier, one semester proposition course (1), students rate as mostvaluable the “writing the rough draft, comments received on the rough draft, and givinga practice talk.” Rated as generally helpful were “doing a literature review; writing theproposal outline (with references); preparing the technical presentation, and classquestions after the practice talk.” These qualitative reflections indicate that continual,formative feedback for every phase of proposal construction is important. The formaldeliverables are the final paper and presentation and defense, but the greatest learning Page 22.1495.6appears to have been in the exercises and

Conference Session

A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

International

as a holiday has been in existencefor approximately 1700 years, though the structure of the festival has changedsignificantly even in the last 100 years.Because of this ‘culture-centered’ viewpoint, little thought has been given to thedominant social relational modes that have typically made up the structure of humansinside a culture. When one reflects back on most of civilization, the dominant supportstructure for cultures has been hierarchies. Hierarchies can be dichotomized into twotypes: authoritarian hierarchies, run by an individual or group of individuals, withexamples running the historical gamut from Egyptian pharaohs to Nazi Germany; andlegalistic/absolutistic hierarchies, such as the United States. The degree ofhierarchicalization

Conference Session

Energy Education and Industrial Partnership Needs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

level. As we have seen at MSU there are also ahost of opportunities to partner with industry in the development of short courses or continuingeducation offerings.VI. Concluding ThoughtsThe future of HVAC design is exciting and more important to the future of the U.S., and theworld, than at any point in the past. However, this places great educational demands on thecurrent systems in place to produce qualified HVAC entry level engineers. The needs ofindustry are growing and are not likely to stop any time soon. Students must be prepared tostudy more topics and material during school and after hire. Educators must be prepared toupdate existing curriculums to reflect changes in the industry. They must also be willing toembrace new teaching

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

server, but the website is accessed from inside ofSecond Life so that the users do not need to leave the environment. Page 22.527.10How Effective Can Second Life Be in Student LearningSecond Life offers a useful medium for role playing. The findings of a pilot study in an Englishcourse showed that the students who enjoy console and computer games tend to like being in avirtual world and generally respond more favorably to Second Life than students who do notenjoy such games 25. Students must also be willing to be active, become participatory learners,and to demonstrate collaboration, critical thinking and reflection. Challenging and

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fahmida Masoom, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Abulkhair Masoom, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

students atvarying levels of math competency. At the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, many studentsbegin in the pre-engineering program if they enter college with a perceived low level of mathcompetency reflected by poor performance in the math placement test. Consequently, they endup spending several semesters taking remedial math courses before beginning the calculussequence and getting accepted in the engineering program. In an effort to understand and servestudents better, the effect of math competency on their success in engineering science coursesand possible retention in the program is being studied through a survey. The results of thissurvey are expected to provide us with a better insight into the math preparedness of our highschool

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Construction Eduction

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Casey Cline, Boise State University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

identify the specific key competenciesthat are needed to be an effective project manager in the U.S. construction industry.However, much less research has been conducted to determine the most effective ways toteach identified key competencies to adults in higher education. Construction educationprograms are charged with providing an education that will result in a leadership role inconstruction. Standards and criteria for accredited construction education programs set-forthby the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE)5 state that CM curricula shouldbe responsive to technical developments and should reflect the application of evolvingknowledge in the construction industry. The ACCE further charges CM programs toregularly evaluate and

Conference Session

Sustainable Energy Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Chasnov, Cedarville University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

variety of purposes around campus the majority is allocated forheating and cooling the campus buildings. This can be observed in the correlation between meanmonthly temperature and electicity and gas demand (Figures 3 & 4). Electricity varies in directrelation with temperature, which reflects that the majority of electric demand is due to airconditioning during warm periods. In contrast, natural gas varies inversely with temperature asits primary use is for heating during cool periods. Both electricity and gas are required for otherpurposes and these values can be seen as the“off-season” demand. These baseline values Page 22.566.6indicate the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University; Allison Neyer, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science; Don Brian Murphy, Loyola Marymount University; Robert Quinlan Thames

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees

present future plans.† This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation underInnovations in Engineering Education, Curriculum, and Infrastructure (IEECI) Grant No.093510. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material Page 22.573.2are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation (NSF).VESLL: Virtual Engineering ExperienceVESLL is establishing an online interactive learning environment designed to introduce studentsto engineering concepts through visualization and collaborative problem solving. Our long-termvision is to create a

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A.P. Cass, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Clemson University, Department of Engineering & Science Education and Department of Mathematical Sciences; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Gerhard Sonnert, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, where students iteratively solved problems andreceived feedback from expert engineers.24 STEM identity development prior to college (i.e.prior to encountering engineering-specific curricula) and in the absence of engineering activityinterventions (e.g. Digital Zoo) was further described by Aschbacher and colleague as beingheavily influenced by student relationships and interactions with family and teachers.25The micro-macro dimension, described by Lichtwarck-Aschoff and colleagues, distinguishesbetween time scales within which identity formation can occur. While micro-level events arealmost always real-time and non-reflective, “the macro level of identity typically requires theperson to explicitly reflect on what the person considers stable and

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approaches to Teaching and Outreach

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Lanning, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Wahyu Lestari, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Shirley Anne Waterhouse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona

Tagged Divisions

Materials

seem to indicate the authors caused confusion. This was notappreciated, of course. A significant drop in understanding is shown in the results of Problem15. The failure mechanisms are still phenomena that are not understood clearly by our studentsand needs to be explained and discussed more detail in the course.Future work and summaryIn summary, the authors believe that much was learned in writing and implementing this firstversion of a concept inventory exam. Revisions on both lecture and laboratory materials will beplanned based upon reflection of these student scores. The underlying principles of themisconceptions established from the test results are not unique to this course. The knowledgeand learning process gain by developing such exams

Conference Session

Build Diversity in Engineering Graduate Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Demetra Evangelou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Phillip S. Dunston, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

. Researchers’ reflective notes were also summarized aftermeetings and activities. One-on-one interviews were conducted and recorded with the consent ofthe participants. The students were not compensated for their participation in the study. Therewere ten different questions in our interview protocol concerning the different aspects of ourstudies including: 1) their experiences of transitioning into graduate school, 2) their REACHexperiences and 3) their mentoring experiences. Sample interview questions are as follows,  How would you describe your graduate student life?  How would you describe your REACH experiences?CodingFieldnotes were transcribed after each meeting and activities. One-on-one interviews weretranscribed. After the

Conference Session

Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ofproblem-based learning are reflected in every aspect of the learning environment created.Problem-based curriculum should document accomplishments at the upper levels of Bloom'sTaxonomy Triangle. Scholars in the area of cognitive science and educational psychology have Page 22.250.2identified four features that clearly separate a problem-based curriculum from a traditional,topic-based curriculum. Dr. Barbara E. Walvoord is Fellow of the Institute for Educational Initiatives andconcurrent professor of English at the University of Notre Dame. She has been the foundingdirector of four faculty development programs and consultant to more than

Conference Session

Global Education in Construction Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Hildreth, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Bruce Gehrig, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Construction

the survey link, and they in turn distributed thelink to their membership via email. Therefore, the exact number of potential respondentssolicited is unknown and the response rate to the survey cannot be calculated. A total of 58responses were received, which likely reflects a very low response rate. Of the 58 responses Page 22.256.4received, 30 of those answered yes to the initial question indicating their involvement in hiring orpromotion of construction personnel.Responses to questions 2 through 8 were assigned numerical values for analysis, ranging from avalue of 5 for “strongly agree” to a value of 1 for “strongly disagree”. A “neutral

Conference Session

Faculty Tools

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; John Farris, Grand Valley State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

class is focused on a team,semester long, externally sponsored, design and build project. Students were asked to completepeer and self-evaluations two times during the semester. Students’ reactions to the feedback theyreceived from the CATME system were gauged using a survey and self-reflection tools.More importantly, the faculty hope to use the tool to catalyze change in student behavior overtime. The authors used the (CATME) software to assess junior engineering student’s teameffectiveness. An additional survey was used to quantify what if any effects the feedback fromthe CATME software had on the student’s behavior.IntroductionStudent team project based learning has been shown to be an effective method of helping thestudents to internalize

Conference Session

Innovative Adult and Technology Enhanced Programs

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne M. Kresta, University of Alberta; Uttandaraman Sundararaj, University of Calgary; John A. Nychka, University of Alberta

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

and group meetings of the faculty within the department. Conversations with Professor Sadler provided new perspectives and ideas on teaching with respect to assessment of students and self. More details are presented below.• Writing Well2 – Building Traction and Triumph into Co-authorship a 4 hour workshop on teaching graduates students how to write. This was offered to faculty members in the department (10 attended and 3 department members spoke). The workshop description and abstract have been submitted to the ASEE meeting.• Annual report revisions to include more detail about teaching quality and prompt reflective thought and assessment of new initiatives. Our task was to make suggestions on methods to better assess the quality of

Conference Session

Comparing Different Aspects of the Cooperative Education Experience

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Anderson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Kathy J. Prem, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Engineering Career Services; Sara Wirsbinski, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sandra Shaw Courter, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

lesslikely to say that their mentors were always available for questions. In discussing their learning,females were more likely to cite improved professional communication skills and timemanagement skills, while males were more likely to describe improved technical skills. Thesefindings suggest that students should reflect on what they hope to learn within cooperativeexperiences in order to find a best fit for them and suggest learning experiences to their mentors.Additionally these findings imply that cooperative program coordinators and mentor engineersshould ensure broad based experiences for interns in order to best meet diverse needs and wants.Key words: cooperative education, internship, gender differences, values, learningIntroduction

Conference Session

Great Ideas for Projects that Teach Instrumentation

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Robert Weissbach, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Adam Henry, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

to aplastic spindle for driving the conveyor belt, a freely rotating plastic spindle for the opposite side ofthe conveyor belt, and two Plexiglas sides. Three IR reflective sensors (one in the middle and one ateach end) are used to detect the position of an object on the conveyor. The objective of the projectis for students to design the software (using LabVIEW) and hardware interfacing electronics for theconveyor control system such that it mimics the operation of a conveyor with beginning, stamping,and ending stations. Students are required to use a National Instruments data acquisition systemwith analog I/O and digital I/O capability. This paper provides a detailed listing of the engineeringrequirements for the system, the functional test

Conference Session

Technological Literacy

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

previously not considered by them. It is alsointeresting to note that many of the students, at the middle and high school levels, neverconsidered a technical career path or in some cases a college education.The range, depth, and breadth of questions were very intriguing, fascinating, and stimulating.The actions of the audiences reflected interest, curiosity, and excitement. As a result, thediscussion became a lively exchange of comments, questions, and ideas. The most frequentlyquestion asked was, why? Of course, that question is often times the hardest to answer.Many students stayed around after the presentation was over to ask more questions and exploreeducational possibilities. Many even asked if a college course was offered that

Conference Session

Special Session: Creating, Using, and Assessing with Concept Maps in Introductory Materials Courses

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Triplett, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn E. Kelly, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

show relationshipsbetween topics and include examples of real-world engineering components (such as a bicycletire, frame and headlight lens) to contextualize conceptual topics covered on any given map.Traditional concept maps show a visual map of boxed concepts connected to one another bylines which incorporate verbs that are used to link the concepts. In the Concept-in-Context mapswe are linking a wide array of different types of information that reflect the organization ofcontent within a topical area in an introductory materials course. As such, topics can becharacterized and articulated with multiple representations that can include equations, graphs,charts, macroscopic images, microscopic images, engineering components, and historical

Conference Session

Pedagogical Issues in Computing

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chitra Bharathi Ganapathy, University Of Southern California; Erin Shaw, University of Southern California; Jihie Kim, University of Southern California

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

: Erlbaum.Bruner, Jerome. 1986. Actual minds, possible worlds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press.Bunt, A., Conati, C., Huggett, M., and Muldner, K. On improving the effectiveness of open learning environments through tailored support for exploration. In Proceedings of AIED 2001.Chen, H.L., Cannon, D.M., Gabrio, J., & Leifer, L. (2005, June). Using Wikis and Weblogs to Support Reflective Learning in an Introductory Engineering Design Course. Paper presented at the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Portland Oregon. 2005. Online at http://riee.stevens.edu/fileadmin/riee/pdf/ASEE2005_Paper_Wikis_and_Weblogs.pdfGrant, L. (2006) Using Wikis in Schools: a Case Study, FutureLab, Online at

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael D. Murphy; Daniel Jensen

learning activities that will proceed completely around this cycle, providingthe maximum opportunity for full comprehension. This has been used extensively to evaluateand enhance teaching in engineering 26,29,28,30. The cycle is shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 – Kolb Cycle Concrete Experience Active Reflective Experimentation Observation Abstract ConceptualizationAs detailed by Jensen 14 and Otto 24, the context of redesign currently used at USAFA has beendeveloped to move completely around the Kolb cycle. Integration of a CAD course into

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

George Stephanopoulos; Alan S. Foss

such dismal performance.How we make it possible for students to solve problems before writing equations.(a) The place of the ModelLA software ModelLA immerses the user in a phenomena - oriented environment. The software accepts user declarations of the physics and phenomena in terms of the concepts of the discipline and in the language of chemical engineering. Its structure is expressly designed to mirror the hierarchically organized set of assertions a modeler would make in crafting a model. The functional elements of the softwareÀs hierarchy corresponding to such assertions are arranged here in a cascade reflecting the modelerÀs technical knowledge of engineering science that he or she declares to

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Zbigniew Prusak

learning- often like to work in groupsIt is worth noticing that the above lists of shortcomings and advantages would largely be thesame if the non-traditional students and traditional students were described as middle-agestudents and around 20 years old students respectively. It needs to be noticed that in general,personal qualities, experiences and aptitudes possessed by and individual due to his/her own life 4, 5and work experiences are simply reflected in the classroom and laboratory environment .These qualities and aptitudes may be very difficult and time-consuming to modify and ratherneed to be taken advantage of. Universities must

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Click

other, of the importance of clear,sensitive discussions in writing and speaking.” Both emphases “reflect a concern with theinteractions of a professional engineer and society” and “both aim toward the same goal: thecreation of thoughtful and articulate engineers” (TCC101/2XX Committee 1997).III. Instructional and Pedagogical AimsHaving considered the guidelines for TCC 200-level courses, I had a strong general sense ofwhat needed to be done in the course. I wanted to focus on the interplay between technology andculture in the mid-nineteenth-century United States, while helping the students sharpen theirreading, writing, speaking, and analytical skills. In addition, I had some very specific goals.First, I wanted to add to the students’ knowledge