Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

there is a diversity of concerns Page 23.1131.4about grades (those working for an ‘A’ and those happy with a ‘C’), it is more likely that thegrade-focused members will control most of the work and ‘enable’ the other members to do littleor none of the report writing. In this case some members get additional report writingexperience, some get little or no experience, and no members develop good group report writingskills. Although project-focused grading is easiest and therefore is a common approach forteam-based design projects, it can unintentionally reward project-obsessed teams. Gradingpractices that include peer ratings do serve to increase

Conference Session

Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

- Communicate effectively through speaking, listening, and writing.  Critical Thinking - Use critical thinking to analyze and solve problems.  Technical Skills - Demonstrate knowledge and competence in academic and technical fields of study.  Teamwork - Demonstrate positive, effective, and appropriate interpersonal skills.The integration of these Workforce Skills also resulted in a more comprehensive approach toassessment. This program requires multiple individual and team projects in the laboratorysegment, and design projects for the classroom segment of courses within the major. Rubricswere developed for all individual and group projects. As part of the effort to integrateWorkforce Skills, written plans, post-project analysis

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching I

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Yellin, University of Washington; Yi-Min Huang, University of Washington; Jennifer Turns, University of Washington; Charity Tsuruda, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

students interacted with their peers asthey went through the process of developing their teaching portfolios. At some institutions ofhigher education, this process of creating personal teaching portfolios has also become acommunity building opportunity as campuses develop networks of people who are interested intalking about teaching, and documenting and improving their teaching through self-reflection. Aprogram for faculty at Texas A&M includes peer interactions in the support activities and offersterm-long workshops with time for writing portfolio elements and discussing them with theirpeers and faculty developers built into the curriculum. The University of Florida also offersworkshops for faculty that include a strong peer component

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Taylor; Emilia Mironovova

their technical endeavors, they, like their U.S.counterparts, could also benefit by from international and cultural exchanges.GoalsOne goal of this project was to provide both EET and MtF students with an internationalexperience while avoiding the expenses and time required for travel. A second goal was toimprove both groups' ability to communicate using technical English. In his text on writing to thescientific community, Day exemplifies this goal stating that clear certain meaning should applyto not just the peers of the author, but also to students just embarking on their careers, toscientists reading outside their own narrow discipline, and especially to those readers (themajority of readers today) whose native language is other than

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Cruz, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; William Frey, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Halley Sanchez, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez; Aury Curbelo, University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

disseminatesthe meta-knowledge relevant to developing and teaching a Student Module. In writing an IM, Page 13.396.4Toolkit authors collaborate to provide in-depth accounts of the corresponding SM’s pedagogical 3content. These IM components provide, roughly speaking, a taxonomy of meta-knowledgecategories responding to the needs of the EAC community. Because these needs are best metthrough collaborative, interdisciplinary action, the Toolkit creates the space for EAC communityparticipants to contribute according to their expertise by “filling in” an IM

Collection

2016 ERC

Authors

Amy Haberman

Attribute Ceremony OFFICE OF SAFETYMonthly Safety Seminars  Started in October 2014  Trained over 500 students on 12 different topic areas  Supplemental to EHS training, more in-depth topic specific  Various training topics:  Outside vendors: Airgas, Sartoris, Swagelok, Parker-Hannifin, Labconco, HumanScale…  COE Safety Director: SOP writing workshop, GHS update, etc…OFFICE OF SAFETY OFFICE OF SAFETYPALS with ExxonMobilPartners in Academic LaboratorySafety• UF site visit June 2014• UF Safety Workshop: Dec. 2014• 10 UF Faculty, Staff and Students to EM site in TX Jan. of 2015• Student presentation to Faculty and students to kick off Student Safety Councils OFFICE OF SAFETY Student

Conference Session

Improving Statics and Dynamics Classes

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Christine Masters; Renata Engel

chemistry, biology and astronomy.Danielson and Mehta are developing engineering mechanics curricular materials that incorporatethis approach and link the concept questions to Bloom’s Taxonomy2. Surely, those who haveadopted this approach identify with Mazur when he recounts his observations of students’misunderstandings of fundamental concepts and his motivation to improve student learning. Heoffers compelling evidence of the success of the concept question and peer instruction methodwith student results from his physics courses, as well as advice on how to write the questions andimplement the technique. The catalogs or banks of questions3, 4 emerging from the physicalscience fields closely follow the guidelines described by Mazur about what makes

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Alan Felzer

–Click on the dots on the vertical axis of the following graph to see how the open circuitvoltage of N is related to its equivalent circuit. V = 103I + 1 I RTH = 1K 1 + V VTH = 1 volt I (10–3 A) – –1ASSESSMENT - My students not only seem to like but also benefit from interactivedemonstrations like those above. But I am doing so many interrelated things in my classesincluding group discussions and peer instruction (Mazur, 1997) that it would be very hardto isolate the

Conference Session

Capstone Design I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory K Watkins, California State University, Chico

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

notask specifically about advisement of capstone design projects, there are several questions closelycorrelated to capstone course topics as well as the opportunity to submit written comments. Thestudent comments, whose purpose is to “help the faculty to improve the quality of the educationthey provide,” are the most telling data from the surveys administered prior to the 2008/2009academic year. The survey instrument is included in Appendix A.The Department chair is responsible for analyzing the survey data and writing an annual programimprovement report. The purpose is to examine the survey data and plan corrective action andprogram improvement activities. The report also updates the status of improvement initiativessuggested in the previous

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Lisa McNair, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University

its curriculum and would not accept the three-credit option as a substitute forany course in its curriculum. This third student simply could not afford to spend the time to takethis additional course. The goals of the fall segment were as follows: (1) to give the students the opportunity todocument their summer research experience, (2) to teach the students how to make a professionalpresentation, and (3) to teach the students how to document a project in a poster and a formalarticle. As is common in technical communication courses, all of the class periods were devotedto lessons on technical communication. These class periods consisted of critically examiningexamples of writing and presentations and of performing peer critiques on

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig J. Gunn, Michigan State University; Pavel M. Polunin, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

great deal of their professional lives writing journalarticles and conference papers, reviewing articles written by other faculty, and being the mentors foruntold numbers of theses and dissertations. Life as an engineering faculty member requires thewriting and review of two major documents in their own lives: the thesis and the dissertation. Eventhe youngest assistant professor has been closely connected to writing a spectacular document andwhat it means to do so. It would be an interesting study to see how many faculty members nevermade a comment on the theses and dissertations of their own students.Faculty members should think beyond the technical assignments that are given to students to issuesthat are raised in their own writing and

Conference Session

COED: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Phyllis J. Beck, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Monika Jankun-Kelly, Mississippi State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

she was selected as an ASEE Ed- ucational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty.Ms. Phyllis J. Beck, Mississippi State UniversityMs. Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University Amy Barton is Technical Writing Instructor in the Shackouls Technical Communication Program at Mis- sissippi State University. In 2013, she was inducted into the Academy of Distinguished Teachers for the Bagley College of Engineering. She is an active member of the Southeastern Section of ASEE. Her research focuses on incorporating writing to learn strategies into courses across the curriculum.Dr. Donna Reese, Mississippi State University Donna Reese is currently a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at Mississippi State

Conference Session

COED Programming Education 1: Students, Motivation, and Mastery

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kwansun Cho, University of Florida; Sung Je Bang; Saira Anwar, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education Division (COED)

offering programming courses for non-CS major students as an ongoing challenge,in this paper, we present our blended approach to design an introductory Python programmingcourse for students with non-CS majors. Also, as the course was designed for non-CS majorswith diverse students from different academic backgrounds, it is imperative to hear from non-CSmajor students’ perspective on the course and use their feedback for effective course changes andcontinuous improvement.Keeping the blended approach, the instructor used various approaches in the courses forenhancing student engagement including 1) lecture in various forms including pre and postreading materials, live coding, and discussions, 2) informal student interaction with instructorand peer

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Yooneun Lee, University of Dayton; Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management

Processing System 4. Electric Motor Manufacturing A4 3 UG (3 SR) 1 GR B4 2 UG (2 SR) + 3 GR Company 5. Department Faculty Summer A5 5 GR B5 2 UG (2 SR) + 3 GR Payment Process 6. Department Adjunct Faculty A6 5 GR N/A Hiring ProcessNOTE: UG = Undergraduate Students; GR = Graduate StudentsGrading Rubric and Peer AssessmentEach project team was asked to apply the DMAIC problem solving methodology to synthesize the coursecontents and write a report describing the project in detail. A grading rubric was used that identified thetools and techniques for each phase, and team performance for each phase was

Conference Session

A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Liesel Ashley Ritchie, Institute of Behavioral Science; Sandra Janette Mikolaski

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

leader colleagues can: 1) Expand theirown knowledge base; 2) Inform and improve their teaching profession practice and scholarship;and 3) Use the research and content from the Compendium to develop and write competitivegrants. Use of the Compendium can help faculty leaders develop themselves professionallythrough hands-on research and practices, and via dissemination to peers and/or peer reviews.Searches within the Compendium can be tailored to specific program and/or course needs for up-to-date and pertinent models, examples, and implementation practices. Sample search/researchentries range from: “Maximizing Retention in Engineering/Engineering Technology” to “UsingProblem-based Learning to Modify Curriculum to Meet Industry Needs” to “Learning

Conference Session

Current Issues in Information Technology

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

C. Richard Helps; Stephen Renshaw; Joseph Ekstrom

most studentsrealize that they can indeed write and thus a new opportunity is opened. Many also realize thatteaching is a viable option as well since comments like “this is not as hard as I thought” show upnear the end of the development cycle. Students that develop curriculum also have a heightenedmotivation for learning as shown in comments like “As I was faced with new experiences anddesign, I quickly gained an appreciation for what the text was attempting to teach.”Student Learners:Students that are using the curriculum for learning have no idea if it was designed and developedby a faculty or peers and usually don’t care. They are in the course to learn the content usually inorder to graduate from the major. Most college level students

Conference Session

Towards a Participatory Action, Retention of Black Students, and Exploring Black Engineering Student Success

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hermine Vedogbeton, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Crystal Brown; Gbetonmasse B Somasse, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Robert Krueger, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering Division(MIND)

, and don't listen to my ideas or concerns” (Female student). “One time in a lab I was working with two white boys and when it came time to write up the lab report one of them would always give me the writing option that had no brain power, and they did everything else” (Female student).Students also reported bias in teamwork assignments within their group where they would beasked to complete less significant tasks or ignored. Consequently, students reported experiencinganxiety when working with non-Black peers on group projects because they feel stereotyped as“lazy”. To avoid this stereotype, many Black students would work harder than expected evenwhen they do not feel well because they are not afforded the same level

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Resource Exchange

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Tejaswini S. Dalvi, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University; Chelsea Joy Andrews, Tufts University; Nicole Alexandra Batrouny, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

final tests and revisions. Day 10: Design Challenge - Conference How do engineers share their ideas through speaking and writing? Groups prepare for and engage in a conference-style share-out, where they present their designs and design process with peers from other classes, school administration, and parents. Design Brief Design Task: You are working as engineers to design a playground structure that would be fun and safe for all children, including children who use wheelchairs. Criteria: Playground equipment MUST be: Constraints: The playground equipment, ● Sized for ● Functional ● Must fit on the cardboard square given. wheelchair ● Fun

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses and Tools in support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

and is increasingly employed in the context oftelecommunication technology. The results of their research from both semesters showed thatstudents participating in anonymous e-peer review performed better on the writing performancetask and provided more critical feedback to their peers than did students participating in theidentifiable e-peer review. Lowes et al.[22] studied the online professional development courseswith the discussion forums for teachers and students. Their study described the insights into theeffectiveness of the course design and facilitation and correlated these with participantsatisfaction, and argues for using a combination of methods when studying discussion forums inonline courses. Similar studies are carried out by

Conference Session

Reassessing Your Teaching Through Turmoil

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Jennifer Retherford P.E., University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Kristen N. Wyckoff, University of Tennessee at Knoxville; Sarah J. Mobley, University of Tennessee at Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

: thetechnical communications course, laboratory courses, and a series of project-based courses. Thetechnical communications course was changed to a rotating face-to-face model, for which lecturevideos and assigned activities were performed on out-of-class days and in-class days were reservedfor workshops. Workshops replaced the traditional guided learning activity approach with activelearning in a think-pair-share format. Students were given strong and weak examples of writing tobe able to give feedback to their peers and improve their own writing prior to submission. Studentsworked on improving their formal written assignments, and therefore improved their capacity fortechnical writing, during class rather than submitting their first writing

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Allen, Georgia College & State University; Amy Kelley, Georgia College & State University

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

attitudes. Based on student opinion surveys and informal interviews,students have responded favorably to the interactive worksheets, modified homework, thescrambled proofs, collaborative assignments, and some of the writing activities. Based on testperformance, the definition quizzes and definition scrambles have been effective in improving thestudents’ basic linear algebra terminology.The modified lecture with activities format has evolved through the continuous process ofiterative course development. The current implementation is shaped, in part, by the authors’reflections on previous class activities, assignments, class examples, test results, student feedback,and peer reviews. Each time we have taught the class, we have changed the format

Conference Session

FPD10 - Freshman Engineering Introduction to Design

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Montgomery, University of Michigan; Rodney Johnson, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

process. Students learnabout design through redesign of common consumer devices. They undertake a market analysisof the device as part of determining design objectives, undertake experimental studies on theperformance of existing products, carry out reverse engineering of two models, and propose adesign for the next generation of the device. As part of this experience they become immersed inthe design process; design and execute experiments; use basic statistics to analyze the needs oftheir users and their experimental results; write technical reports and proposals; and prepare anddeliver oral presentations. We also focus on the students’ growth as competent team members,with an ongoing peer evaluation process that includes individual or team

Conference Session

Assessment of Information Literacy Programs for Engineers

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alysia Starkey, Kansas State University-Salina; Jung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina; Judith Collins, Kansas State University-Salina; Beverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

2006-677: FACULTY LIBRARIAN PARTNERSHIPS FOR INFORMATIONFLUENCY INSTRUCTION: PLANNING AND PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENTAlysia Starkey, Kansas State University-SalinaBeverlee Kissick, Kansas State University-Salina Head of LibrariesJudith Collins, Kansas State University-SalinaJung Oh, Kansas State University-Salina Page 11.633.1© American Society for Engineering Education, 2006Faculty librarian partnerships for information fluency instruction: planning and preliminary assessmentThis paper provides guidelines for writing effective information fluency assignments, derivedfrom face-to-face collaboration with faculty/librarians from two regional universities

Conference Session

Student Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Stephen Secules, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Student

Virginia Tech, Clemson, Utah State,Arizona State, Ohio State, and others formalizing in the years since then. Other less formalized PhDpathways in engineering education have also appeared, expanding the possibilities of PhD study. Thus,the process of graduate school, while familiar to many academics, is also always becoming new. Whilesharing strategies and insights about graduate school has been done several times before [4], [5], it isimportant to update and reiterate those pieces of advice in new realities.Furthermore, while an intense and specific experience, most people only ever complete the PhD processonce. Each step of the process— coursework, qualifying or comprehensive exams, dissertation proposal,research, dissertation writing, and

Conference Session

Focus on Capstone Experiences in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

ABET EC2000assessment process for program outcomes. Data for 2009-2010 as reported by instructors.Common ConcernsSurvey respondents were asked what they believed were the biggest issues encountered bystudents taking this course. The majority of responses indicated the following commonchallenges:  ODE solving skills  Mathematical software skills  Chemistry preparation  Unsteady-state conservation law writing  Dependence on “design equations” rather than fundamental conservation lawsThe Role of the InstructorInstructors often take different approaches to teaching. For many responding to the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan - Dearborn; Thomas Limbaugh, University of Michigan - Dearborn

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

willing to meet with instructors outside ofclass9. Krause writes that engagement does not guarantee learning is taking place, but learningcan be enhanced if it provides students with opportunities to reflect on their learning activities10.In our project, students were encouraged to reflect on the lessons learned from the activitieseither in writing or in a class postmortem discussion.There is consensus among members of our department’s professional advisory board thatprofessional practice invariably requires strong verbal and written communication skills. Todevelop their oral communications skills, students need opportunities to present their work aswell as observe their peers doing the same. Some instructors believe that the project

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Bruce R. Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Gail Luera, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Division

activitieseither in writing or in a class postmortem discussion.There is consensus among members of our department’s professional advisory board thatprofessional practice invariably requires strong verbal and written communication skills. Todevelop their oral communications skills, students need opportunities to present their work aswell as observe their peers doing the same. Some instructors believe that the project activitiesinherent in real-world software development encourage students to improve their written and oralcommunication skills11. To this end, the investigators included small group online activities withthe expectation that students would provide written or oral summaries (either live online or usingvideo) of the strategies used to complete

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kristen Strominger, University of Cincinnati - School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering; Urmila Ghia, University of Cincinnati

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. TheirACT scores are 2-4 points below their peer cohort admitted in the CEAS at UC. In addition, onthe UC Math Placement Test (MPT), which is used as a basis for first math course placement,the target students typically score below the cutoff for placement in Calculus I, the first course inthe engineering math sequence and a prerequisite for Physics I. Issue II: inability of the studentsto adapt socially to their new environment1, 2. UC is an urban university with over 30,000students on its main campus and CEAS has close to 3,000 students. This environment presentsparticularly unique challenges to ethnic minorities, women, First Generation, economicallychallenged students, and students from small, rural schools, or from large urban public

Conference Session

DSA Technical Session 7

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harpreet Auby, Tufts University; Namrata Shivagunde, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Anna Rumshisky, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Milo Koretsky, Tufts University

Tagged Topics

Data Science & Analytics Constituent Committee (DSA)

improvestudent achievement, engagement, and have helped students develop conceptual understandingand problem-solving skills [4] - [14]. Additionally, when students are asked to write short-answer responses to explain their reasoning to concept questions, it has been observed toimprove student performance, engagement, and prepare students for group discussion [15], [16].These responses provide instructors and researchers with a wealth of information regardingstudent thinking [17]. Still, often, it is difficult for instructors and researchers to process all ofthis written information. Machine learning researchers have applied natural language processing(NLP) and large language models (LLMs) to automate the grading and scoring of textualresponses from

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (PPI); Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Karoline Jarr

engineering educators from throughout the United States including threefemales and three males. The participants were split into two cohorts of three and assigned towork with a facilitator. Participants were required to attend 80% of the VWG sessions.Participants applied to the program and were accepted based upon many criteria including tenurestatus, previous data collection and IRB approval.3.3 Primary Interventions3.3.1 SOTL Outline TemplateSee appendix.3.3.2 Virtual Writing Group DirectionsEach participant received feedback three times throughout the session from peers and thefacilitator. Following the workshop participants agreed to dates for ten virtual writing groupsessions, the first of which the facilitator shared a paper to model the VWG