Conference Session

Creating and Maintaining Effective Communication Learning in the Curriculum

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Paige Davis, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Informal Writing Techniques. In one engineering capstone course, students arerequired to keep an informal design notebook. Students are encouraged to use the notebooks as ameans of documenting their progress through the design process. This notebook is collected, anda portion of the notebook is graded. The professor reads 35 entries marked by the student as“quality entries.” These entries are graded on the perceived usefulness to the individual studentand the design group rather than a strict set of formal requirements. The graded portion of thesenotebooks is a relatively minor part of the notebook as a whole. Non-graded entries are risk-freeinformal writing in which the student reflects on aspects of the design process as well as thecomposition

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, University of Maryland, College Park; Rachel L. Manthe, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park; Kevin M Knapstein, Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

section contained anequal number of teams tackling one of the two bioengineering areas (biofuels orbiopharmaceuticals). During the first week of class, the instructor provided students with anInstitutional Review Board (IRB) knowledge pre-survey to gage the developed workshopcontent, as well as consent forms to use their curricular material for this paper. Thisinvestigation reflects findings from students that completed the consent forms.In the following weeks, students were taught about the scientific method using conceptual Page 23.413.5mapping strategies to help them identify explanatory variables, shortcomings, and expected

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

reflect the size of the machine and thesensitivity to particular issues (e.g. large radius circles are better at highlighting machinegeometry errors, smaller circles are more sensitive to servo mismatch or lag). Figures 1, 2 and 3are exemplifying the procedures and techniques. Page 23.432.6 (a) (b) (c) (d)Figure 3 (a) Ballbar fixture adapter for EMCO CNC turning center (b) Ballbar measurement output withdifferent Quality standards. (c) Ballbar measurement output error values. (d) Ballbar error

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trisha Eustaquio, Purdue University; Rajtarun Madangopal, Purdue University; Alyssa Panitch PhD; Kate Stuart, Purdue University; Ann E Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott Alan Jewett

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to an inquiry-based learning stylelaboratory to scaffold and provide coaching on the experiment design process10. While updatingthis course there were significant content changes; however, the content changes reflected theinstructors’ decision to expose students to a wider range of biotransport problems rather thantrying to modify the laboratories to fit the new model. In the new course, students work onteams to answer three open-ended problems by designing and implementing an experiment andanalyzing their collected data. For each problem, the students are expected to articulate theirexperimental approach and results through oral presentations and a written scientific report.In Fall 2010, a studio-style course on Professional Elements of

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Alexander Quinn; Amy Pritchett; George Nickles

stated above, mental representations cannot beProceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education Session 1630observed or explained directly. Educators can best invite learning by having their studentsengage and reflect upon their own knowledge, guiding the early explanations that will form.Learning can also be supported by better organizing information to match the background anddevelopmental stage of the learner.1 Providing organized instruction to make the structure andrelations of the material evident to learners

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Brown; Michael McCorquodale

dollars can be attributed to the state of the national economy. Nevertheless, the sub-stantial amount of capital infusion to start-up companies reflects the fact that much early stageresearch and commercialization is occurring through emerging business and not within large cor-porate entities. These trends have created career opportunities for U.S. engineers that are substan-tially different from those of previous years. However, education will be the key that distinguishesthese engineers in the competitive marketplace. Specifically, engineers who have been introducedto business issues will have a significant advantage in building emerging businesses.C. Commercialization at the University of MichiganThe creation and launching of a new technology

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Ashraf Ghaly

scientific and technical way in theclassroom. Many educational institutions have come to the realization that advancements intechnology should be reflected in newly structured civil engineering courses, and introducedchanges in their offerings. This paper attempts to offer a global view of steps implemented bylarge and small institutions to modernize their engineering curricula. Changes made by institutionswill be classified as light, moderate, or dramatic. The self-assessed degree of success of thesechanges, and the level of acceptance these newly revamped programs received will be discussed.I. Perception and RealityThe period of the mid to late nineties showed astronomical growth in some sectors of theeconomy. A close look at the areas that

Conference Session

Issues in Computer Education

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerome Eric Luczaj; Chia Han

identify activities that reflect student learning and understanding, to betterunderstand when student learning occurs and to optimize institutional and instructor-basedefforts to promote student learning, we contend institutions and instructors need informationabout student behavior that is both timely and timed. We propose an automated, Internet-based,activity collection system that will capture student classroom activity, sequence this activity intoevent trails, associate these trails to learning units and connect these events to learning outcomeassessment. Too often connections between program objectives, instruction and student learningare made in retrospect as supposition based only upon final outcomes and vague recollection ofthe events. The

Conference Session

FPD IV: Innovative Curriculum Elements of Successful First-year Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, Ohio Northern University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

of LearningStyles (ILS). This model categorizes a student’s learning style preference based on fourdimensions: sensing versus intuitive, visual versus verbal, active versus reflective, and sequentialversus global. For learning programming content, the two most important scales are the visualversus verbal scale and the sensing versus intuitive scale.Numerous studies have looked at the learning styles preferences of engineering students [6-8]and have shown that the preferences are consistent across populations [9]. These studies havefound that engineering students tend to prefer more visual and sensing ways of learning.However, most programming languages taught in introductory courses are text-based, whichproduces a mismatch between the

Conference Session

Research Informing Teaching Practice II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremi S. London, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

support and feedback throughout all aspects of this endeavor. Page 25.614.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2012 Exploring Cyberlearning through a NSF LensIntroduction Phrases like “Let’s Google It” and “Text Me” reflect the lifestyle of today’s millennials. Thoughsimple, they speak to an undisputed reality–the use of computing technology and high-speedcommunication is ubiquitous. The new opportunities that have opened up in undergraduate STEMEducation can be cited in support of this fact. Cyberlearning, the use of web-based technologies tosupport learning, enables

Conference Session

Assessment in Graphics Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

robust foundation of domainspecific knowledge is required to become an effective problem solver 6. Often thisdistinguishing factor separates novice from expert problem solvers. In addition, Mayer (citedin Montague et al 4) highlights metacognitive strategies as another key to successful problemsolving. Metacognition or the ability to reflect on the way and how one thinks requiresstrategic and situational/contextual knowledge 7. Students need to possess knowledge ofstrategies to employ but also understand when and where to employ these strategies relevantto the problem in hand. Metacognitive skills directly contribute to effective knowledgetransfer 8 as it allows one to regulate the use of previously learned knowledge and skillsdepending on the

Conference Session

Service as an Element of Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel W. Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Travis O'Hair, Skyline High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering designexperiences as an instructional method to increase student knowledge and attitudes towardsengineering in both K-12 and undergraduate education. Essentially, PBL instruction uses aninquiry process to engage students in learning through exposure to complex, real-worldproblems, reflecting the environment in which they live and learn.5 PBL design culminates in afinal product, such as a design, model, device, or computer simulation, encouragingcollaboration with other students, and using performance-based assessment to evaluate a range ofskills and knowledge.5,6 Currently, only limited research exists on the effectiveness of thismethod in the classroom, and most of that at the undergraduate engineering level. However, thisundergraduate

Conference Session

Retention of Women Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California, Berkeley; Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley; Farzana Ansari, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa A. Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

an undergraduate first-year engineering course, a five-week module on leadership wasoffered in addition to two other modules focused on more traditional engineering topics,bioengineering and mechanical engineering. Students were able to choose two out of the threemodules as part of their requirement for the course. The leadership module presentedmechanisms for developing professional skills and also provided hands-on application of theseskills through K-12 service learning at a local science museum. Because women tend to bedrawn to engineering sectors that give back to society, we hypothesized that the confidencelevels of women would reflect the benefit of the leadership module.To assess the impact of the module, we developed a survey based

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele L. Strutz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

that prompted them to choose to studyengineering. The research question this study addressed was: What are the influences on thelived experiences of low-SES first-generation students who pursue engineering study?Methodological frameworkSince the first author wanted to “identify the meaning, structure, and essence of the livedexperience of this phenomenon for this person”, 24 she chose phenomenology as hermethodological framework. Phenomenology is the description of the lived experience. 25 Theaim of phenomenology is the description, reflections, and understanding of the lived experienceof a particular phenomenon and focuses on making meaning of what the participant reports. 24The first author chose phenomenology because she was interested in

Conference Session

Online Learning

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston (CoT); Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston; Barbara L. Stewart, University of Houston

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

because there isscholarly research that shows that time management can be taught and learned. Timemanagement is defined differently in most studies, but most definitions reflect the one providedby Lakein13, who profiled time management as a process of determining needs, setting goals toachieve those needs, planning the tasks required, and prioritizing them. Claessens, van Eerde,Rutte, and Roe point out that studying time use is purposeless outside the context of goal-directed activity14. Research such as that by Woolfolk and Wookfolk15, Van Eerde16, Adamson,Covic, and Lincoln17, Kisa and Ersoy18, Green and Skinner19, and Häfner and Stock20 reinforcethe notion that skills that support an effective time management process can be taught andlearned

Conference Session

Understanding Our Students I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Scott David Greenhalgh, University of Northern Iowa; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Gary A. Stewardson, Utah State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 25.922.7Robotics, Think Quest,Lego Engineering,INSPIRE!, Botball,Odyssey of the MindThe majority of the students in the study were between 18 and 24 years of age. A higher numberof students were above the age of 21 due to the predominant religion in the area asking membersto serve two year missions between the ages of 19 and 21. The majority of the study participantswere male with only 7 of the full 122 participants being female. With 5.7% of the participantsbeing female the study reflects a lower average than the 11.4% female students nationallyrecorded as receiving bachelor’s degrees in mechanical and aerospace engineering26. Only onestudent in the study reported not majoring in mechanical and aerospace engineering.Data AnalysisThe

Conference Session

Design in Freshman and Sophomore Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C Pappas, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

work to reiterate on the conceptual phase of the design processbefore prototyping, testing, and refining a design for the client. The project culminates with thestudents demonstrating their final product to the client, the client’s family, the University, andthe local community. Knowing that they will have this public demonstration day seems tomotivate the students to succeed.Our engineering program is currently in its fourth year, and the sophomore engineering designsequence is currently in its third run. In this paper, we will reflect on the lessons learned as wehave taught these two courses. A mixed-methods approach, which includes surveys andquestionnaires, was used to collect data related to project learning goals, program

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Gregerson, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Sean Franey, University of Wisconsin, Madison

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

should explore are methods of reducing end-of-semester workloads. Fromour experience as both students and instructors, we believe that design projects and researchpapers are essential components of the educational process in engineering courses, as they mostdirectly reflect the demands of engineering fields. As such, we wished to look outside of cuts todesign and research projects to reduce workloads. Therefore, we chose to question the role of thefinal exam and investigate its necessity in the assessment process.The remainder of this paper is organized as follows: In Section II, we lay out some of thecommon arguments in favor of the necessity of mandatory comprehensive final exams andpresent our counterarguments. In Section III, we discuss the

Conference Session

Clearing up Student Misconceptions in Materials

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Krause, Arizona State University; Jacquelyn Kelly, Arizona State University; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Sharon Kurpius-Robinson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

effectiveness of differing pedagogies in achieving conceptualchange. Ranked from highest to lowest, the order of pedagogy effectiveness, as measured byincreases in conceptual change, was found to be: 1) team discussions with hands-on activitiesand concept sketching in 2007; 2) team discussions with contextualized concept mini-lecturesand activities in the Spring of 2009; 3) team discussions, contextualized concept lectures andactivities, plus pre-post topic assessments and daily reflections in Fall 2009; 4) lecture with somediscussions in 2003 and; 5) lecture only with no team discussions or activities in 2002. It wasfound that all pedagogies using student engagement achieved greater conceptual changecompared to passive learning and lecture-only

Conference Session

Faculty and Program Exchanges: Internationalizing, Collaborations and Interactions

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imre Rudas, Budapest Polytechnical Institution; Peter Toth, Budapest Tech.

Tagged Divisions

International

case of the module relevant information (“ready knowledge”) was placed in the systemshell in an electronic format. In the module “Multimedia and e-learning: e-learning methods andtools” the students independently processed the following topics in the course of acquiringinformation:- Factors influencing learning (e.g. previous educational experience, motivation, learning style)- Theories and models of teaching and learning (e.g. adult learning models, experimental and reflective models, cognitive theories, learning styles, motivational theories)- Basic forms of collaborative learning- Role of communication and language in teaching and learning- Barriers to learning- Opportunities for professional development for specialist teachers and

Conference Session

Effective Methods for Recruiting Women to Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Atwood, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California at Berkeley; Lisa Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

exams and a final group project comprising a written report, an oral presentation, and anoutreach teaching activity at a local children’s science museum. The grades were assigned basedon 25% for each of two exams, 10% assignments, and 40% final project.This course’s unique emphasis on outreach teaching and on communication and interpersonalskills was enacted primarily through the skills lab and the final group project. The commontheme around which these activities were built was Felder’s learning styles. In the skills lab,students began the semester by identifying their learning styles with Felder’s online assessmenttool (active vs. reflective; intuitive vs. sensing; sequential vs. global; visual vs. verbal).21 The conceptof learning styles was

Conference Session

Retention Strategies in Action Part II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Evans, University of Washington; Priti Mody-Pan, University of Washington

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

2006-07). Baccalaureate engineering degrees granted over the grant period show that degrees grantedoverall and to URMs have increased by 3.5% and 54%, respectively while female degreesgranted have declined by 20% at WSU and UW.Changes in upper division engineering enrollments yield very positive findings at WSU and UW.They have increased in total, for women, and for URMs throughout the five year grant period by15%, 21%, and 37%, respectively. The female degrees granted will most likely continue to lagfor several more years, consistent with national trends. Additionally, findings from the StudentExperience Survey, administered annually for four years, reflect statistically significantimprovements in student attitudes regarding perceptions of

Conference Session

Accreditation and Continuous Quality Improvement -- What the Experts Are Saying!

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Ressler, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

, definitions of key terms, guidance on acceptable measurement methods, andstandards of enforcement have all evolved significantly. During this period of flux, substantivechanges to Criterion 3 would have caused considerable confusion and would probably have donemore harm than good.Nonetheless, it must be recognized that the current Criterion 3 outcomes reflect the professionalenvironment of the mid-1990s, when they were formulated. The world has changedconsiderably since then—and there are increasing indications that the minimum essentialknowledge and skills required for engineering practice have changed as well. Hence, the EACCriteria Committee’s decision to consider changes to Criterion 3 is both well-founded andtimely

Conference Session

Experiential Learning in BME

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Wabler, Clemson University; Estefania Alvarez, Clemson University; John DesJardins, Clemson University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

encourages student success, monitors the CreativeInquiry undergraduate teams. This interactive environment engages students, faculty, andcommunity in discovery, enriching the lives of each constituency, and provoking higher-orderthinking, reflection on learning, and connection experiences to traditional engineeringcoursework as well as the successful publication of abstracts, posters, and papers based onCreative Inquiry research2-6. Page 15.561.2The Clemson University Retrieval of Explants Program in Orthopaedics (CU-REPO) is one suchCreative Inquiry group that was developed by Dr. John D. DesJardins in the Department ofBioengineering. Now entering

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerri Phillips, West Virginia University; Giampiero Campa, The MathWorks, Inc.; Srikanth Gururajan, West Virginia University; Marcello Napolitano, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

surface at the trim position while thecorresponding surface of the pair completed a double maneuver. This allowed flight data to becollected reflecting the contribution of an individual control surface on the aircraft dynamics.Specifically, moving an individual control surface causes a cross-coupling between the Page 15.507.11longitudinal and lateral-directional dynamics. For example, the deflection of an individualelevator will cause a rolling and yawing response in addition to the typical pitching movement.This cross-coupling requires accurate modeling for application within fault-tolerant flight

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Renato Pacheco; Renato Carlson; Lucia Helena Martins-Pacheco

: How does the decision process of a person works? Axelrod still statesthat, like each and every mathematical model, the cognitive map can be useful in two trulydistinct ways: as a normative model or as an empirical model. In the normative model, themap does not intend to accurately reflect how a person infers new beliefs from old ones, howthe person take his/her decisions but, on the contrary, it intends to show how someone coulddo similar things. On the other hand, in the empirical model, the cognitive map intends toshow how a person really does some cognitive operations, since it is possible to simulateseveral behaviors and decisions taken by a modeled person and to anticipate or predict his/heractions.Fuzzy Logic TheoryAccording to Klir12

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Bannerot

to: • Recognize, reflect, and internalize the Professor’s investment in writing, • Take assignments, meetings, and feedback seriously, and • Improve in skill and content areas.Writing is used as a tool for learning course material, and students are given ample, course-basedopportunities to improve their writing skills. The integration of course material and writingexercises improves student confidence and performance level in both content and skill areas; italso provides instructors with meaningful feedback on student learning.During the 2002-2003 academic year, WID sponsored a faculty colloquium with a guest speaker,presented a departmental workshop, launched WID Initiatives in five academic colleges(Business, Engineering, Liberal

Conference Session

Teaching Teaming Skills Through Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Gul Okudan; Madara Ogot

in parallel, the overall project time will be significantlyshorter. Note that this is a dynamic document that is altered to reflect current events inthe project. New primary or lower level tasks are added by inserting a new row(Insert>Rows). Existing tasks can also be deleted.Table 1 enumerates the steps to add start date and end date columns in the WBS Page 9.718.3worksheet, where the end dates are automatically updated to reflect the current start dates Proceedings of the 2004 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition 3 Copyright © 2004, American Society of Engineering Educationand

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Cognition

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis

and refined. Oncethey are consciously recognized, the rate and effectiveness of overall learning increases. Theycan be identified at an early stage of a learner’s development. No matter what the person’s ageor experience, learning skills can be improved to higher levels of performance through self-reflection, self-discipline, or guidance by a mentor. This growth in learning skill development isusually triggered by a learning challenge of some kind and is facilitated by actions built on ashared language between mentor and mentee. Finally, growth and development of a learningskill is sustained by quality feedback. These factors underlie the rubric for learning skilldevelopment presented in Table 1. Note how these change incrementally as one

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Case Studies

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Manion; Eli Fromm; Jay Bhatt

9.552.2activities in the students’ curriculum (e.g., laboratories in the sophomore years.) Moreover, the“Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"choice of this model reflects our belief that the combination of ethics instruction relating toprofessionalism and individual responsibility, along with extended treatment of themes, conceptsand categories for dealing with the social, political, and environmental context of engineeringpractice is an effective curricular model for responding to the ABET Criteria 2000.EPED 231 and EPED 231All sophomore students in Drexel’s College of Engineering (CoE