Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine R. Csavina, Florida Gulf Coast University; Lisa Zidek, Florida Gulf Coast University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

specifications,brainstormed alternative designs, and designed and built a final product that was delivered to theclient at the end of the program. The students completed this project under the constraints ofusing locally available material and on a $50 budget. The paper details these activities used forboth the small group, case-study interviews and the large group design build. Assessment ofactual and perceived gains in engineering design topics were performed through Likert surveysof students and student comments. The paper concludes with reflections on improvements forthe next summer program. Page 22.45.2Program SummaryA team of Bioengineering and

Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University; Raymond E. Boyles, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

semi-structured interview is a widely used method. The semi-structuredmethod offers high flexibility and interaction with the students while providing a consistentframework for interviews. The objectives of this preliminary study were to investigate students'activities that reflect their metacognition, and to suggest what preparation should be undertakenduring a semi-structured interview.Engineering graphics (MAE 1200) students (n=4) in the College of Engineering, at Utah StateUniversity (USU), participated in this preliminary study. Butler and Cartier's Self-RegulatedLearning model was used to frame interview questions. Two graduate students in the Departmentof Engineering and Technology Education (ETE) conducted interview sessions to assess

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education in Engineering Technology

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Fleeman, Rock Valley College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of the program’s first year and graduatesof the two-year program can be measured using externally-developed measurements. Page 22.156.6 On further reflection and discussion, the faculty determined that several existing coursescould be adjusted to serve SES goals as well as those of our traditional EET program. Forexample, the definition of a current source taught in our basic circuits and electronics course(EET 141) can include a photovoltaic module or a grid-tied inverter as practical examples to whythe topic is necessary. Both our capstone project class (EET 282) and our seminar (independentstudent research) class (EET 298) can permit

Conference Session

Impact of the Gulf Coast Oil Spill on Chemical Engineering Education & Misc.

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Frances C. Ray-Earle, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado Center for Biorefining & Biofuels (C2B2); Nancy S. Tway, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

event.Goal 4: Recruit a competitive and diverse group of undergraduate students annually from acrossthe country – A principal objective of this site program is to encourage promising students, Page 22.165.4particularly women, underrepresented minorities, and students from primarily undergraduateinstitutions, to pursue careers in engineering and science research. This program is specificallydesigned to reflect the cross-disciplinary and cross-institutional nature of modern research,especially in renewable and sustainable energy. REU staff coordinates recruiting efforts withadministrative offices at each partner institution and maintains a database of

Conference Session

Knowing Ourselves: Research on Engineering Education Researchers

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie M. Gillespie, University of Miami; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Russell Pimmel, National Science Foundation

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

literature tended to focus on this area. This focus on core was also reflected inproposals. Thus, the percentages of items coded from each area were similar, but the numberswere different. Table 2. Averages and percentages for three main categories of transformation. Year External # External % Core # Core % Social # Social % 2005 4.6 29% 7.3 27% 3.5 27% 2009 3.0 18% 7.8 29% 3.6 28%We found that on average proposals included 25% to 30% of the items expected in a potentiallytransformative proposal with at least a few items in each of the three areas necessary fortransformation. However, the focus for

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, University of Wyoming

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

through the mass ofthe building. Also used in buildings are materials that absorb energy when the temperatureexceeds human comfort levels and expels energy when the temperature drops. This building usesconcrete to absorb and expel the heat. Concrete is used because of its ability to collect and holdenergy more efficiently than other materials such as metals. This is another way that the HVACsystem may be integrated into the architectural design of the building.This building also uses the same system that is used to allow for passive ventilation to allow fornatural lighting to enter and reflect in the building and atrium. The dual use of the system allowsfor savings in initial cost and ongoing costs through energy conservation. Visual comfort is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dmitriy Garmatyuk, Miami University

reflection on these observations, we came to a conclusion that a good way toaddress the question above would be to gain experience in (and test-run) Project-Based Learning(PBL). It appears that engineering has inherent appeal due to its strong “hands-on” component –we have not met a student of engineering yet who wouldn’t be fascinated by the applied natureof the subject, which translates into “building something” or “seeing something work.” PBL isalso advantageous from the perspective of structuring the coursework to maximize its impact onthe students’ ability to a). Find a desirable job, and b). Succeed in it – and it’s no secret thatpresent-day industry operates in terms of projects. Thus, it has been decided that our teachingproject will focus

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Chung-Suk Cho, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Na Lu, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Robert Swan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Materials

graphically the highly favorable student assessments forselected areas of interest. This subjective survey solicited student and faculty input on a scale of1 – 5 where ―1‖ correlated to little or no support and ―5‖ indicated strong agreement.  Increased Student Engagement: This outreach initiative was rated nearly 4.4 and reflected a perceived increase in the student engagement by providing many with their first hands-on experience with construction techniques and procedures; it provided an opportunity for them to witness how their chosen field can benefit not just an individual family in need but a whole community. In fact, during the deployment at the job site, local community groups arrived at the site to express

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jian Peng, Southeast Missouri State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

department to engineering physics students fora long time. Previously, our microcontroller course centered on Intel 8086 chips and the ISAbuses. Students learned 8086 assembly language and how to interface a PC with the externalworld via the ISA buses through various peripheral devices, including timers, RS232 serial ports,and interrupt subroutines. Software coding and debugging were performed under DOSenvironment using command-line instructions. Obviously the content of this course had stayedin the 1980’s and had not evolved with new generations of hardware and software. During ourdepartment’s internal curriculum review process for our 2006 ABET accreditation visit, wereached consensus that this course needed major revision to reflect the current

Conference Session

Contemporary Issues in Engineering Ethics

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York, Binghamton; Caroline Baillie, Western Australia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

that looks at a site's natural land, water, and energy resources as integral aspects of the development." 5 ≠ "Sustainability integrates natural systems with human patterns and celebrates continuity, uniqueness and placemaking." 6In review of the totality of these definitions, it seems that the site or the environmentalcontext is an important variable to most working definitions of sustainability.Let us consider the approaches that a variety of engineering organizations and societieshave adopted in dealing with the ethics of sustainability. Recent changes in professionalsociety policies and codes of ethics reflect changing attitudes in engineering. Several

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; Taylor Martin, Univ of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

challenges but also on this intervention and its focus on their development11.Constructionism builds on Piaget’s constructivism in maintaining that learners do not imbibeknowledge and ideas but rather create them based upon experiences in the world. It takes thisidea a step further in asserting that optimal experiences for knowledge construction are those thatare focused on the creation of a product with significance to its maker. As such, we encapsulatethis nature of engineering question in the very system that instructors use to develop classroomactivities and materials. The integrated presentation of engineering is not simply a realistic reflection of the careersawaiting students who will choose to pursue engineering professionally; it

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Teaching Introductory Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Elliot Douglas, University of Florida; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Michael Prince, Bucknell University; Trevor Harding, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

skillsfor becoming autonomous, life long learners. The emphasis here is shifting the pedagogicalparadigm from recall based teaching and learning to teaching and learning for development of aconceptual framework through reshaping classroom environment. The general research questionaddressed here is, "What types of pedagogy can more effectively graduate engineers who cansucceed and lead in the modern day engineering environment?" The panel will introduce fiveresearch based innovate pedagogies. The breakout session will have group tables which willmodel various approaches and the reflect upon them to discover what barriers and opportunitiesare present for each of the various approaches.Inductive Teaching MethodsEngineering and science are

Conference Session

Technological Literacy for K-12 and for Community College Students: Concepts, Assessment, and Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randy Libros, Community College of Philadelphia; Kathleen Harter, Community College of Philadelphia

Tagged Divisions

Technological Literacy Constituent Committee

Focus or Topics Course, The Technology Creation Course (Design Course), TheTechnology Critique, Assess, Reflect, or Connect Course.”1ASET 101 has elements in common with the Technology Focus category in that the courseincorporates scientific principles focused on a limited range of technological applications. ASET101 also shares elements of The Technology Critique, Assess, Reflect, or Connect Course,helping students see the connections between technology and public policy questions.Technological literacy has been defined as “an understanding of the nature and history oftechnology, a basic-hands-on capability related to technology, and an ability to think criticallyabout technological development.”2 Providing an explanation and developing an

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

Stokes’ Theorem. It has recorded a score of 3on Likert scale. This must be improved to record at least 4.It seems that the students have a good grasp of Green’s Theorem and Gauss’ Theorem. Theyboth show a respectable score of 4 on Likert scale.Finally, we arrive at the Boussinesq Approximation Assignment. One can see that the conceptsare tough and students have to put in extra effort to appreciate the need for this topic.Regardless, they have shown, interest, and have secured an adequate level of 3 on Likertscale.Furthermore, when a homework assignment is given to them, they seem to fair better. Giventhe freedom of a take-home assignment, the students have shown that they can read a topic,reflect on it and report their findings in an

Conference Session

International Forum Poster Session & Welcome Reception: Sponsored by Quanser and Cypress Semiconductors

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Sabah Razouk Abro, Lawrence Technological University; Jerry Cuper, Lawrence Technological University

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

% Deviation from target 40.0% 30.0% 20.0% 10.0% 0.0% TME1023 MCS2023 TIE2063 TIE2093 MCS2323 The general conclusion from the table and the data is that the target score for the objectives were generally met and exceeded in all the courses. A question could be raised when the actual score exceed the target score significantly, Such as in TIE20263 where the actual achievement exceeded the target by 22.5%. The argument could be that either the target score does not reflect the level of mastery required or the test tools do not explore the missing skills of the students. It is recommended that when there is this kind of significant deviation from the target, whether the

Collection

2012 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nagarjuna Sadineni, Mission10X Wipro Technologies; Rajendra Kumar v Joshi, WIPRO Technologies

. This aspect is nonexistent in traditional training modules.The involvement with the faculty members begins with a 5 day workshop. Thecomponents of the workshop are: 1. High Impact Teaching Skills - To help faculty create impact on students by synchronizing their verbal, vocal and visual presentation skills- Facilitated by Dale Carnegie University. 2. Innovative Teaching Techniques - Facilitating active learning and developing reflective practitioners. 3. Methods to implement innovation in engineering classrooms - Eclectic pedagogical framework through Mission10X Learning Approach (MxLA) Page 17.36.4

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Monica Gray P.E., The Lincoln University - College of Science & Technology; Constance Loretta Lundy

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

tandem to promote learning. For example, a new ill-definedsituation or problem requires analysis wherein prior knowledge and/or skills are used todeconstruct concepts, to examine the interrelationships of the parts and determine theircontribution to the whole. While organization employs compare and contrast strategies to resolveconflicts between prior knowledge and the new challenge in a systematic effort to create aconsistent value system. Both skills are thus used iteratively to formulate new mental models thatwill facilitate inquiry, reflection and application of the newly acquired knowledge to futureencounters. In their groundbreaking work, Felder and Silverman10 concurred, “most of what welearn on our own (as opposed to in class) originates

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Daniel Cox, Harvard University; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

with do-it-yourself (DIY) kits they could use at home alongside a neuroscience MOOC.2. Research questionsIn order to better understand the experiences of students who were sent at-home laboratory kitsto use alongside this MOOC, we ask four primary research questions:1. How can we characterize the ways in which students around the world use onlineresources with the at-home lab kits? What online behaviors can we identify for the students inthe treatment group when they are likely to be using the kits at home? For example, how muchtime do they spend online watching lab videos that demonstrate kit experiments?2. How is their use of the kits reflected in their online individual and collaborativebehaviors? What patterns of behaviors (e.g

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Matthew E Verbyla, University of South Florida; Colleen Claire Naughton; Allan Feldman, University of South Florida; Vanessa Vernaza-Hernandez , University of South Florida ; Marilyn E Brandt, University of the Virgin Islands; Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; E. Christian Wells, University of South Florida; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida

Tagged Topics

Student Development

additional content analysis of thetweets, both within and outside of the conversational strands. Post-course surveys will also beadministered to each student enrolled in the course.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.Grant No. 1243510, PIRE: Context Sensitive Implementation of Synergistic Water-EnergySystems. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. Page 20.40.9BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Trotz, M.A., Muga, H.E., Philips, L.D., Yeh, D., Stuart, A

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Stephen Hundley, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Lynn G Brown, The Boeing Company

Tagged Topics

Faculty Development

community on the survey’s preliminary findings. Thus, thenext section highlights findings-to-date, provides a brief discussion of the findings, and outlinesnext steps in this project.Summary of Key Findings-to-DateThe survey yielded 1,027 “usable case” respondents reflecting the following demographicprofile: 70% English; 30% non-English; responses received from all languages except French 80% Male; 20% Female 50% between ages of 40-60; balance over other age ranges 46% Academicians; 40% Practitioners; 10% Students; balance preferred not to answer Aerospace (17%); Computer Science (13%); and Electrical/Computer (13%) are largest Engineering Discipline response categories 64% reported having graduate-level Engineering degreeTop

Conference Session

Creativity and Innovation in Engineering Design

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

that were generatedat the end of fall, winter, and spring quarters for 2007-2009.The teams of mechanical engineering graduate students were observed during regular teammeetings and their project reports analyzed. A researcher sat in on weekly team meetings andclass presentations, gathering qualitative notes in situ (audio recordings and a subset of sessionswere transcribed). Interim project reports detailing the design development of their work as wellas the final specifications of their project were analyzed, a coding scheme using these student-reported reflections was used to map the student’s experience to the Ambidextrous Way ofThinking metric (Figure 3) combining Design Thinking and Engineering Thinking activities anddesign process steps

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Vallino; Michael Lutz

rigorous analysis that is the cornerstone of modern engineering.Until recently, such modeling was impractical for software systems. Informal models abounded,such as those created in UML1, but rigorous models from which one could derive significantproperties were either so rudimentary or so tedious to use that it was difficult to justify theincremental benefit in other than the most critical of systems. In part this is a reflection of therelative immaturity of software engineering, but it also reflects a key distinction betweensoftware and traditional engineering: whereas the latter builds on numerical computation andcontinuous functions, software is more appropriately modeled using logic, set theory, and otheraspects of discrete mathematics. Most

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Sherwood; Stacy Klein-Gardner

results are shown below.Should your teacher be concerned about theseresults?” After initial brainstorming by thestudents, the mosaic was broken down into threelegacy cycle modules. Challenge 1 focused on howthe heart beats and why. Challenge 2 focused onwhat the normal ECG measures and whatinformation is reflected on the normal ECG.Challenge 3 focused on how the ECG reflectsabnormalities of rhythm and structure. Majortopics of the typical Physics curriculum taught inthis mosaic included electric fields, dipoles, andvector projections. Major topics of the typicalAnatomy & Physiology courses that are includedin this mosaic are the following: cardiac cycle,cardiac anatomy, the heart’s intrinsic conduction system, the cardiac action potential

Conference Session

EM Skills and Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rafael Landaeta; Kawintorn Pothanun; William Peterson

Certification Program as well.The ProblemIs Engineering Management an academic discipline, a position at work, or some combination ofthe two? Mechanical Engineering is an academic discipline which is often reflected in a job titleof mechanical engineer. Industrial Engineering is an academic discipline which may be reflectedin a job title of industrial engineer. The person holding the job title of industrial engineer, basedon 15 plus years in industry managing IE functions, is more likely than not to not hold anindustrial engineering degree, an engineering degree, or in many cases no degree at all. ASMEdoes not certify its members as mechanical engineers. Of all the professional societies, SMEseems to be the only one which offers certification as an

Conference Session

Architectural Engineering Education I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

William Adamson; Cluny Way; David Cowan

. The project - based method also mimics the architectural industry, where information isoften dispensed in meetings rather than in formal lectures. To create a realistic portrayal ofindustry, and to manage a unique project that will be discussed herein, job meetings were used todispense information rather than teacher-centered lectures. The discussion in this paper is based upon the use of job meetings within a particularcourse: Residential Construction. The prime purpose of this course is to produce a set ofworking drawings for a wood framed house. This paper reflects upon a unique, internationalproject developed for this course that involved three countries (Canada, the United States, andIndonesia). In an attempt to organize the

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Harry Fox

. Theresearch began with a brief search of the literature for previous work at developinginterdisciplinary controls courses.Literature Search A complete review of control systems engineering education was made about ten years agoby Kheir, et al.1 Sample programs relating to control from twelve universities, seven from theUnited States and five from Europe and Asia, were surveyed for the paper. Kheir reports that afirst course in control frequently has students majoring in electrical, mechanical, aeronautical, orchemical engineering, which reflects on the interdisciplinary nature of the field. The subsequentmore advanced courses tend to be less interdisciplinary, however, since engineers from thedifferent classical disciplines approach the field of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Donald Carpenter

accomplish.Informing students of the intended outcomes at the beginning of a course will provide not onlydirection for their learning, but also a basis for self evaluation of their progress. It can also beadvantageous for instructors to periodically review the course learning objectives with thestudents. This will aid students in determining where the instructor is and where he is going in acourse. In the end, the students will have a better understanding of course content and will likelyretain more information if they periodically reflect upon their accomplishments. Arguably, oneof the distinctions between educated individuals and those that are merely trained is thateducated individuals possess the ability to reflect on their goals, and how they have or

Conference Session

ECE Capstone and Engineering Practice

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

John Greco

). Students program the microcontroller for the USART interface,and for the entire network operation, using assembly language. In addition to introducingnetwork protocols, the project also makes students aware of the practical aspects ofdigital system design, including the topics of power supply noise, cabling crosstalk andreturn path capacity, ground loops, and transmission line reflections and termination.An important aspect of the project is the emphasis on the need for thorough testing.Before each node is permitted to connect to another node or nodes, a series of tests mustbe passed to guarantee proper node operation at a slow, user-controller speed. Provided inthe laboratory are five test nodes that can monitor all activity on the network line

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Dennis Kulonda; Thomas O'Neal

lobbyist all can create extraordinary opportunities. But their value to the organization is not reflected in the accounting records unless there is a verifiable financial transaction tied to their services. Accounting Period- Accounting statements reflect activity during or at the end of a standard time window, called the accounting period. Publicly held companies are required to report quarterly and annually-- most often, but not always, matching the calendar year. Historical Cost- Business transactions are valued at the validated transaction cost or price at the point in time when the transaction occurred. Subsequent changes in market prices of assets are not normally recorded in the accounting

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum Developments

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Renshaw

Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”3.9 Be self-motivated.Producing a good product in the IT professional world requires self-motivated individuals. Anintern needs to give an honest day’s work for an honest day’s pay. How you spend your time atwork will be reflected in the quality of product or job you produce. During the development ofthe Virtual Demonstration Garden we consistently looked for ways to improve the project.The project became our project and is a true reflection of our work. Internships provide theopportunity to display your talent to businesses before you graduate. It is a time to be self-motivated.3.10 Always look for ways to learn and