Collection

2006 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Avery Schwer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; James Goedert, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

low tomiddle income families yet sensitive to issues of sustainability and community. The greatest need in the area is the quick resettlement of displaced families. With properplanning and coordination, homes that were devastated by the hurricane can be rebuilt, providingstronger and more comfortable residences. Some families are concerned that in addition to losingalmost all they owned, they will also lose the New Orleans culture that was imbedded in thosedestroyed neighborhoods. It is most important that the designs reflect the personality and cultureof this historic neighborhood and restore the richness that means so much to its residents. Pressing needs in the area may call for an alternative to conventional

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

development. All of the above activities are mainly good for the economybecause they contribute to widening the tax base but side effects are also possible, such as highpopulation density, pollution, contamination, congestion, high cost of living, etc.Infrastructure and social behavior: Infrastructure greatly reflects on social behavior. Examplesrelated to behavior on the road include drivers staying in lanes versus chaotic traffic; driverscourteous to pedestrians versus disregard to foot traffic; waiting in line versus aggressivelycutting through it; interaction with other people using gentle language versus offendingvocabulary or aggressive hand gesture; etc. Social behavior reflects on the society as a whole.People with smoothly functioning

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Carol Siri Johnson

paper describes the early publication history of the American Institute of Mining Engineers (AIME), founded in 1871, as they sought to create an industrial knowledge-base. AIME was a professional society dedicated to gathering, verifying, mediating and publishing current written, drawn, and quantitative knowledge about the iron and steel industries. As the number of technological discoveries increased and the industry became more complex, AIME split into divisions reflecting the current fields of growth. By the end of the 20th century, most of the divisions of AIME stopped publishing, signaling a decline in the steel industry in the United States. The theme here is that

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

the Jigsawclassroom activity was made evident by the results of the post-test above. Their negativeresponse to active interdependent group work is also reflected in their majority vote forPowerPoint lectures – a largely passive exercise unless the faculty incorporates activequestioning and problem solving within their presentations.Conclusion:The Jigsaw Learning activity described in this paper was performed in the third week of afreshman class. While this activity appeared to succeed as an “ice breaker” for the students, itfailed in student retention of subject matter. This outcome, as reflected in the quantitativeresults, is largely based on the fact that the Jigsaw groups did not function as efficiently as afaculty member in teaching the

Collection

2010 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

AS Ward; MN Gooseff; RY Toto; SE Zappe

outside” of the simulationallowing them to better understand the underpinning concepts, an ability not likelyfeasible in most physical lab experiments.5 The work of McAteer6 and colleaguesexemplifies how technology mediated practical work can change lab practice in the lifesciences. The authors found that there were no differences between simulated and virtuallabs in the way that students talk about experiments or the way that the students engagethe instructor and their peers. The value that online labs in engineering may provide isfurther reflected in a recent literature review by Ma and Nickerson7 who sought tocompare the value of hands-on labs, simulated (or virtual labs), and remote labs. Theyfound that most of the labs discussed in the

Collection

2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David W. Dinehart; Timothy Harrington; Matthew Bandelt; Adam Beckmann

the course of the curriculum, the students’ progress in this area was clearly evident to theauthors.While the benefits to the middle school students were numerous, there was a tremendous value tothe Villanova students. The four key elements of a service learning pedagogy are Preparation,Service, Reflection, and Celebration. The students were responsible for all preparation. Theytaught the lessons and ran the activities at St. Martin of Tours; they interacted directly with thechildren in a formal and informal manner. We reflected in an informal manner following eachactivity. This is an area for potential improvement for future offerings. The celebration elementwas the year end campus event, where all NovaCANE members were present. It was

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Gary P. Halada

a group project, and may beclearly classified as an example of “problem-based learning”. Problem based learning isdescribed by Cindy E. Hmelo-Silver6 in the following way: “Problem-based learning (PBL) isan instructional method in which students learn through facilitated problem solving. In PBL,student learning centers on a complex problem that does not have a single correct answer.Students work in collaborative groups to identify what they need to learn in order to solve aproblem. They engage in self-directed learning (SDL) and then apply their new knowledge to theproblem and reflect on what they learned and the effectiveness of the strategies employed. Theteacher acts to facilitate the learning process rather than to provide knowledge

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2010 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

time to reflect on this question both individually and in groups. Each group isthen asked to make a list of steps it followed when solving the design problem. In doing this,they are developing a model of the engineering design process they followed. Finally, the studentteams are asked to share their individual design models with the class. When the discussionabout the different design approaches is complete, a short lecture about different models of thedesign process can be used to help solidify the impromptu design’s introduction to the designprocess.3. Bringing Impromptu Design to Engineering Science ClassesIn the following, examples of how the impromptu design format can be extended to reinforcecontent in engineering science courses are

Collection

2011 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Andy S. Zhang; Farrukh Zia; Iem Heng

robot chassis, differential system, and steering system. Studentswere taught to take into consideration of all the features in design, manufacturing, assembly, maintenance,and recycles when designing or choosing a component to optimize the design.The electrical and electronics design includes selection of robot controller, chemical sensors, wirelesscommunication tools, and design of electrical/electronic circuits.The software design includes the development and testing of robot control algorithms and sourcecodes. The scope of the engineering work reflects actual engineering activities in the industry related toproduct design and development.The concepts of temporal constraints and spatial constraints were introduced to help students to consider

Collection

2007 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Phil Dacunto P.E.; Mike Hendricks

=vertical stability parameter (a function of downwind distance x, and stability) [m] This equation assumes total reflection of pollutants from the ground, but does not account for aninversion above the effective stack height that would cause additional reflection. By convention, the baseof the source stack was at x = y = z = 0: 2 plume z x stack x=y=z=0

Conference Session

Breaking barriers, building futures: Narratives of equity and inclusion in STEM education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Funk, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Leilani Marie Pai, Denison University; Johan Benedict Cristobal, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

computing instructors, and her eventualS-STEM mentor, encouraged her to pursue computing based on her performance and interest inclass. He specifically told her that “every computer scientist” answers questions in the same waythat Leyla does and confirmed that she belongs in computing. Leyla reflected, “impostersyndrome wasn’t a thing that semester.”Each participant reported that her family was supportive of her pursuing a STEM degree. ForDiana, a first-generation student, interest in STEM began early—reinforced by her parents’ valueof education and STEM: “Since I've been a kid, there's always been that STEM influence in mylife.” Families were also supportive of Scholars’ well-being more generally.College Experiences in Computing - Low PointsAll of

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Christopher W. Swan; Julia Carroll

occurredvia self-reflective evaluations. For example: 1. an initial survey asked students to reflect upon the relative importance of all the skills involved in an engineering career 2. the DiSC and Myers-Briggs assessment methodologies were used so students could assess their own leadership traits or skills as well as those exhibited by others; 3. questionnaires were routinely used during team projects, both having individuals assess intra-team efforts as well as students evaluate the performance of other team’s oral presentations An example of the assessment of individual team members’ performance during the termproject is presented below. Final Term Project

Collection

2008 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Bahram Nassersharif

problem. That is, learning must have a purpose beyond, "It is assigned". 2. Support the learner in developing ownership for the overall problem or task. 3. Design an authentic task. 4. Design the task and the learning environment to reflect the complexity of the environment they should be able to function in at the end of learning. 5. Give the learner ownership of the process used to develop a solution. 6. Design the learning environment to support and challenge the learner's thinking. 7. Encourage testing ideas against alternative views and alternative contexts. 8. Provide opportunity for and support reflection on both the content learned and the learning process.The implementation of our discovery-based

Conference Session

Innovative Strategies for Enhancing Engineering Education Across Diverse Learning Environments

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lilianny Virgüez, University of Florida; Debarati Basu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Gloria J. Kim, University of Florida; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, ThatStatsGirl

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

electrical engineering course. The study is conducted in amultidisciplinary course, which includes students from various engineering majors, recognizingthe importance of interdisciplinary education which can better reflect the real-worldcollaboration and problem-solving skills needed in the semiconductor industry. Byunderstanding the current level of awareness and interest in semiconductors among engineeringstudents, we aim to identify areas of improvement to encourage and prepare the next generationof semiconductor professionals.Research QuestionsThe overarching aim of this study is to explore to what extent do students demonstrate theirexposure and motivation for semiconductor-related topics within the context of amultidisciplinary electrical

Conference Session

Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Case Studies in Construction Education

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Eduardo Abril; Miguel Andres Guerra, Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ; Sixto Duran Ballen

Tagged Divisions

Construction Engineering Division (CONST)

students had to use questions to prompt the AI to use wordsindicating that this construction project used the Lean methodology or similar ones. Throughoutthe process, it was demonstrated how students executed and acquired skills related to criticalthinking, reflection, problem identification, and solution seeking. Upon completion of theexercises, a survey was conducted on critical thinking and AI, and how they relate or assist. It wasdetermined that during the project, different skills were learned, such as interpreting and analyzinginformation, and using artificial intelligence as a learning tool. The significance of this study liesin the adoption of innovative pedagogical methods that engage students in the subject matter,thereby maximizing

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD) Technical Session: Engineering Leadership in Industry

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica J. Li, University of Toronto; Andrea Chan, University of Toronto; Elham Marzi, University of Toronto; Emily Moore P.Eng., University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division (LEAD)

. Theircommunication was also clear in supporting the team in executing project deliverables, includingmeaningful follow-up that articulated clearly what needed to be done.Leaders exemplifying effective communication was associated with thoughtful and calmcommunication style. Some participants reflected on less effective staff who were “aggressive[and] run very hot”. Other reflected that women especially needed to be calm and were implicitlyexpected by others to diffuse tension and maintain positive morale. Application of influenceOur conceptual framework looked at leadership in terms of the ways that influence was applied.In our interviews, some participants explicitly spoke about the need to influence or beinginfluenced by individuals without

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL) Technical Session - Effective Teaching 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Louise Beck, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eun Jeong Cha, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Luc Paquette, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Eric G Shaffer, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering Division (CIVIL)

will be able to understand how equity can be considered in community resilience-basedinfrastructure decision-making. 4) Students will be able to assess the potential impact of differentdecisions on various stakeholders in the community, including marginalized groups. 5) Studentswill be able to collaborate effectively with their peers to make informed and equitable decisionsbased on multiple criteria and perspectives. 6) Students will be able to reflect on their learningexperience and apply the knowledge and skills gained from the game to real-world situations.The concepts stemming from these objectives drive the entire game design and motivate choicefor game structure, components, actions, special roles, and scoring system. Additionally

Conference Session

Faculty Development Division (FDD) Technical Session 5

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassondra Wallwey, Virginia Tech; Renee M. Desing, Oregon State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Faculty Development Division (FDD)

anything. And so, yes, it was a good experience, yes, it was incredibly stressful because it was extra, it was always seen as extra.” (Mitchell)While participation in this program may not have resulted in grant money, publications, orteaching credits, benefits and outcomes described by participants do relate to their developmentas researchers and educators and can affect the characteristics, output, and metrics used whenbeing considered for promotion and tenure. Some faculty participants did not make thisconnection, but others did with varying degrees of reflection on the applicability of their growthin communication and collaboration skills related to more tangible promotion and tenure metrics. Table 1: Applicability of Participation in

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Poster Session

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassie Wallwey, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tyler Milburn, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

engineering professoriate, and leveraging institutional data to support reflective teaching practices. She has degrees in Electrical Engineering (B.S., M.Eng.) from the Ateneo de Davao University in Davao City, Philippines, where she previously held appointments as Assistant Professor and Department Chair for Electrical Engineering. She also previously served as Director for Communications and International Engagement at the Department of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, Lecturer at the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University, and Assistant Professor at the Department of Integrated Engineering at Minnesota State University, Mankato. She holds a Ph.D. in Engineering Education from Virginia

Conference Session

Laboratory and Research Skill Development

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Prpich, University of Virginia; Natasha Smith, University of Virginia; Caroline Elizabeth Crockett, University of Virginia; Anukriti Shrestha, University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

' approaches, the strategies used, and challenges they faced. These discussions revealedseveral common strategies, which were subsequently supported by the instructor with additionallecture content describing the troubleshooting process (Figure 1), commonly employedtroubleshooting strategies, and the significance of domain knowledge.Module 1. Valley of the Kings: The first troubleshooting module was adapted from Michaeli andRomeike's [4] use of escape room tasks for teaching code debugging, reflecting the growinginterest in live escape rooms as training tools.In this module, students were provided with the coded map in Figure 2, featuring a highlightedroute, directional instructions in a legend, and directional arrows corresponding to the route

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Umer Farooq, Texas A&M University; Saira Anwar, Texas A and M University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

learning in your academic setting (pp. 93-110). Society for the Teaching of Psychology.[12] S. Freeman et al., "Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics," Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, vol. 111, no. 23, pp. 8410-8415, May 2014, doi: 10.1073/pnas.1319030111[13] S. Anwar and M. Menekse, “Unique contributions of individual reflections and teamwork on engineering students’ academic performance and achievement goals,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 36, no. 3, Art. no. 3, 2020.[14] S. Anwar, "Role of different instructional strategies on engineering students' academic performance and motivational constructs," 2020.[15] A. I. Leshner, "Student-centered, modernized graduate

Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 11

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matilde Luz Sanchez-Pena, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Muhammad Ali Sajjad, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

to advance equity and inclusion, and using data science for training socially responsible engineers.Muhammad Ali Sajjad, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York First year, first semester PhD student in Engineering Education at University at Buffalo. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2024 Work in progress: stigma of mental health conditions and its relationship to conditions’ knowledge and resource awareness among engineering students.AbstractThis work in progress paper considers intergroup contact theory to explore how increasedawareness of mental health resources and heightened contact with people living with MHCsamong engineering undergraduate students reflect in lower

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Technical Session 1

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Magdalini Z Lagoudas, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

-Corps site program experience could be enhanced or modified based onperformance and perceptions of participants?” To answer it, we continued with the qualitativeportion of the study.QualitativeThe I-Corps Site training program has received overwhelming support and positive feedback foryears since its inception. Through coordination with the program director and availableresources, we can conclude that participant evaluations of the program are positive and mixed,and there are four challenges, or room for improvement, that participants reflected on after theprogram: (1) participant variation, (2) I-Corps’ role in entrepreneurship-innovation learningprocesses, (3) mentorship, and (4) time constraints. The following paragraphs providedescriptions

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2012 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Robert M. O'Connell

problem solving sequence consisting of briefindividual reflection on the problem in question, followed by team brainstorming andconsideration of alternate solution approaches, followed by interdependent and iterative work onthe agreed-upon solution approach.Assessment of learning: technical content ILOsAssessment of learning in the two electric circuit theory courses consists of assessing how wellstudents achieve, by the end of the course, both the six technical-content-related ILOs and theProceedings of the 2012 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education 5seventh, TBL-process-related ILO. Currently used

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kenneth E. Dudeck; Joseph A. Ranalli

by each option.Several example issues addressed by the curriculum committee may best aidunderstanding of its role in program-wide coordination: 1. The committee identified more stringent enforcement of course prerequisites as a needed area for improvement based on ABET criteria. Course chairs investigated the common option courses in which prerequisites were most often violated. The committee as a whole considered the listed prerequisites agreed that in some of the cases the prerequisites were unnecessarily restrictive relative to student progress. The university course change process was initiated to adjust these prerequisites to more accurately reflect the prior knowledge needed for the course

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Wenli Guo; Weier Ye

subsequent analysis by quantitative methods, so the above summary features areused as a framework to quantify summary writing quality as part of an ongoing effort. Types ofsummary features24-26 coded include 1) the author and the title of the physics text, 2) a clear topicsentence that states the main idea of the original text, 3) all other major supporting points thatstate economically and are 4) arranged in logical order, 5) a concluding sentence that effectivelybrings the summary to a close, but 6) no unnecessary minor details or 7) reflections added; 8)paraphrase, 9) the writing is unified and coherent throughout, 10) word choice, 11) grammar,mechanics, and spelling.To avoid scoring bias, as pointed out earlier, the project uses two trained

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Colin Neill; Joanna DeFranco; Amanda Neill

. IntroductionThe complexity of engineering problems tend to require a team approach in order to solve them.Thus, team projects are often part of the engineering curriculum. In addition, teamwork is oftenused as a learning mechanism and means for assessment. The intention is that students help oneanother through social construction so that they can tackle problems and projects of greater scalesand complexities than achievable individually, and that the team setting reflects the real context ofworking in industry. However, there are numerous questions and challenges to student teams. Inaddition to the usual challenges of student dissatisfaction with teams due to unfair distribution ofworkload and responsibilities, we have found that effective teamwork does

Collection

2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

in their minds from their courses and research, studying for exams,reflecting on content, improving writing skills, and as practice for future career meetings andreports. Taking notes during a live lecture or online asynchronous lecture, such as in the‘Flipped Classroom’ not only helps students learn content and concepts, but it also boostsWriting Across the Curriculum efforts. With the advances in technology and teachingtechniques, student note taking has changed, if not totally become neglected by students.Besides writing and/or diagraming with traditional paper and pen, newer methods includewriting on a laptop or tablet or using digital recording devices. But students are rarely taughthow to take notes during their educational experience

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tristan Ericson; Scott Kiefer

accurately reflect the quality of work and commitment of eachmilestone grades in the summer of 2014, seven of them, 78%, student, but there still seems to frustration among the morereceived professionalism scores that were at least 6% below dedicated students.the class average. This correlation shows that the points To address the dissatisfaction of the more dedicatedsystem was correcting student grades in a direct relationship students, two additional changes will be implemented duringwith student time and effort put into the project as judged by the next build semester. First, every student is going to bepeer and instructor evaluations. asked to give a five minute

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2012 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert T. Bailey

materials, and the slides for each class follow a specific format that includes student grading of prior homework; well-defined student learning objectives; a short, multiple-choice pre-quiz based on the assigned reading (2-3 questions); real-life introductory applications of the day’s topic; a mini-lecture presenting the relevant concepts and theory; one or more example problems; a short, multiple-choice “concept” quiz to test understanding (2-3 questions); a group problem-solving exercise; and a short, multiple-choice “attention” quiz to assess final understanding (2-3 questions).A mapping of these items and activities to the four elements of Kolb’s cycle (concreteexperience, reflective