Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Vladan Prodanovic P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Ray Taheri

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

effectiveness of using simulation tools indesign. Students were required to design a steel truss bridge to carry a two-lane highway across ariver. The software West Point Bridge Designer™ [11] was given to students for generating andevaluating their design ideas. In addition, students were required to perform detailed calculationsand analyses. Discussion and reflection on their learning in a team environment throughout thisproject were emphasized. At the end of the project, students were required to give oralpresentations and submit complete design reports. Figure 3 shows a student presentation. Page 24.506.5 Figure 2: APSC 260 project: hovercraft

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura K Alford, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan; Stephanie Sheffield, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

to together develop a sharedunderstanding of and solution for an ill-structured problem.4 Teachers are redefined as coacheshelping students work toward a set of possible open-ended solutions, and students take someownership of their own learning through reflection. Typically, students learn about team skills inaddition to the course content. Engeström5 identified three stages characteristic of collaborativelearning. In his view, for learning to be truly collaborative, students must (a) work towards ashared problem definition, (b) cooperate to solve the problem, and (c) then engage in reflectivecommunication, reconceptualizing the process. Similarly, Johnson et al.6 argue that there arefive basic elements critical for cooperative work to be

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

. Page 24.625.6 Figure 2. Introduction to Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering Design course structure“Concepts” introduce students to the engineering design process, problem-solving techniques,working in teams, engineering as a profession, and planning for success that students then applyin “Laboratory” on two actual design projects. Students were organized into multidisciplinaryteams of three to four members; the group had a total of thirty-eight students (15 male).The “Concepts” section uses quizzes given in nearly every session to ascertain whether studentshave understood the material in their pre-class reading assignments. In addition, we encouragestudents to write brief reflective journal entries to further solidify and

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald S Harichandran, University of New Haven; David J Adams, Technical Communications Consultant; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

required when addressing the reader’s questions/concerns in a technical memocompared with a research paper. The PITCH outcomes (see Table 1) addressed in this course are1a, 2b, 2c and 2d. Feedback from the initial two non-graded PITCH assignments in fall 2013 was used todevelop a general advice table, outlining common mistakes made by students. Examples areprovided to illustrate these mistakes and how to correct them. The usefulness of the advice tableis limited if it does not reflect the mistakes made by the students taking the course. Thus, it isexpected that the table will change and expand with subsequent offerings of the course. Somefaculty voiced concern that students may not read a multipage table. Thus, in addition, a one-page advice

Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. However,reflective practice that involves conceptual understanding of the design space and problemsnecessitate the practice of design.Research QuestionsThe focus of this paper is to look at differences across 2nd ,3rd,,and 4th graders’ understanding ofdesign. We ask the following questions: Are there discernible differences in elementary students of different grade levels’ understanding of the engineering design process? If so, what are these differences?If we are able to identify specific differences between different grade levels’ understanding ofdesign, this can help us to imagine an engineering design learning progression where we mightfocus on one aspect of the engineering design process in 2nd grade, a different aspect of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne W. Scott, The Petroleum Institute; Jamal Sheikh-Ahmad, The Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Samuel N. Cubero Jr., The Petroleum Institute; Khalid Abdalla Alhammadi, The Petroleum Institute

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

students only) Final presentation I/T 5 Final report T 30 Project portfolio T 5Weekly project reviews are shown above to reflect only 10% of the total grade but these reviewsactually highly influenced the teams’ total scores in many ways. During these reviews the teamswere required to demonstrate time, task and personnel management through the use of projectmanagement tools, specifically a Work Breakdown Structure, Gantt chart, and a LinearResponsibility Chart. Project progress had to be demonstrated through a live demonstration of aPercentage Complete Matrix. In addition to the

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Opportunities for Success Employees 3. Take Personal Interest in Each 3. Deal with Employee Performance Employee Problems Immediately 4. Establish a Climate of Open 4. Coach Employees for Peak Communication with Employees PerformanceConsiderationa. As applied to leadership, the Ohio State model describes Consideration as thedimension that reflects a leader’s interpersonal relationship with subordinates.Consideration is characterized by mutual trust, respect for his/her employees, andconsideration of their feelings.b. As applied to teaching, the author describes Consideration as the dimension thatreflects a teacher’s interpersonal relationship with students

Conference Session

Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

: Beginning to Quantify the Pool of Engineering-Eligible Prospective Students through a Survey of Access PracticesMotivationTo educate the number of engineers necessary to meet demand and propel our nation’scompetitiveness, as well as to continuously populate an engineering workforce reflective of therich diversity of our nation, we must engage people from backgrounds historicallyunderrepresented in engineering—especially women and minorities. Compelling drivers forincreasing the number and diversity of engineers have been promoted by the National Academyof Engineering (NAE)1, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the current U.S. president 2-3 ; however, the representation of women and people from racial minorities

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armineh Noravian, San Francisco State University; Patricia Irvine, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

on the degree to which their instructor directed their activities. Cohort 2students were asked to compare their experiences in their second year project and a first yearproject. This approach allowed the researchers to understand whether, and if so, which aspects ofstudents’ experiences in well- and ill- structured problems affected their professional identitiesand technical capital.The demographics of the participants reflected the program’s and the county’s demographics inwhich NWCC was situated. The students were white and from working class backgrounds. Theone participant who was female was the only female in the entire program. Some students hadentered the program from high school, while others entered the program after being laid off

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Curtmola, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, participants were given anassignment to identify a lesson taught in their classroom which could use the cloud as aneducational technology tool and then to write a revised lesson plan based on cloud computingintegration and standards-based lesson planning. The assignment also required participants tosubmit the revised and original lesson plans plus samples of student work. The submitted lessonplans reflected the diversity of subjects taught by the participants and shared with their peers.The completed assignments were presented at the second workshop session, which consisted of a1-day meeting in December 2012.Based on the teachers’ applications for the program, we were able to outline what the teachershoped to learn from the workshops. A pre-workshop

Conference Session

Construction Contracts, Law and Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian William Loss JD, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Construction

have becomedominated by exculpatory and risk shifting clauses that not only fail to reflect the intent of theparties but often place one party at a greater risk than they had anticipated. These writings oftenreflect a set of conditions that the offeree will accept as a matter of business expediency. Thisacceptance of unfamiliar provisions creates an agreement that represents a disconnect inexpectations between the two parties. This is in contrast with the meeting of the minds that wasonce required for actual contract formation. As these provisions have become more commonthey have been legitimized by what is referred to as custom and usage: the conduct has beendone repeatedly in the course of business and so it becomes acceptable business

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

section, students responded toeach item with their perception of the extent to which the feature was beneficial to their timemanagement. A semantic differential scale was used to measure students’ perception of benefit.Students chose a value from 1 through 7, where 1 reflected a course feature that was perceived asnot beneficial and 7 reflected a very beneficial feature with a continuum between these twoextremes.In the fifth part of the survey, specific course policies that potentially related to timemanagement were listed as items 37-40. The same semantic differential scale described abovewas used to measure the extent of perceived benefit to students’ time management. The policiesincluded availability of all course assignments at the beginning

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yutaka Sho, Syracuse University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

political palimpsests, their present andpossible impact, and basic scholarly research on those topics have been systematically ignoredby the Harvard team. 4 The research focuses less on Lagos and is more about how Koolhaasobserves and speculates about it, indicated by his reflective voice-over that permeates the film“Koolhaas: Lagos Wide and Close.” 5Those of us whose home and field are separated by geographical, cultural and political distanceface the same challenge. The Lagos research by Harvard team teaches us that the distance itselfneeds to be critically examined. The purpose is not to eliminate it. Rather, distance anddifference between home and field should be used as a tool to create work rooted in connectivitybetween the two. This is where

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

especially important in an engineer'seducation where time is critical and the direct reflection of the importance of elements in theeducational system must be clearly understood by the student. Page 24.682.3The required courses of the typical engineer offer little room for flexibility. By the junior andsenior years, students are fairly programmed into set schedules. Engineers, then, must beprovided with something that will give them the skills to produce the text needed to survive inthe real world and do it in a manner that requires the least amount of superfluous effort.Supplying large numbers of writing courses will not improve the situation

Conference Session

Teaching Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

problems. On the whole, we believe that our approach is both within reach of students’ abilities andaccelerates their exposure to use of simulation in design. Based on the results thus far, animmediate improvement that the instructors will make is to provide the introductory training inSAP2000 at an earlier stage of the course to allow students more time to adapt to the newmethodology, and hopefully to use it maturely as a design tool. In the long term, we plan totrack student performance of our students in subsequent courses to determine if they outperformother students in design oriented problems and tasks. We also plan to make further improvements in the content of the modules themselves.Further refinements can be made to reflect

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J Brinkman, Gannon University; Scott E Steinbrink, Gannon University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

asfollows: “ „Service-learning is a credit-bearing, educational experience in which students participate in an organized service activity that meets identified community needs and reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of civic responsibility.‟ Robert Bringle and Julie Hatcher, “A Service Learning Curriculum for Faculty.” The Michigan Journal of Community Service Learning. Fall 1995. 112-122.”The design component of the SEECS seminar has focused on projects which apply STEMlearning to support service-learning and community-based need. However, the assessment

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giovanna Badia, McGill University; April Colosimo, McGill University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

Page 23.243.8 informing. Instructions, descriptions, or links to resources for activities can remain on a slide in the web conferencing environment. Set strict time limitations and bring everyone’s attention back to the environment after exercises, otherwise participants will multi-task.5 Use questioning as an active learning technique to involve everyone via audio, chat, or with the use of a whiteboard. Be patient and wait for responses.2, 25 Decide how to manage discussions beforehand, with participants raising their hands or waiting for their turn to type or speak.26 Take time to reflect on comments and ask participants to elaborate. If you feel relaxed enough, you can prompt specific

Conference Session

Women Faculty & the NSF ADVANCE Program

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Rachelle Heller; H. David Snyder; Catherine Mavriplis; Charlene Sorensen

expectation for the three-day event and 2) a life or career goal for the next fiveyears. Some of the responses are shared with the whole group in order to, again, buildcommunity and to show participants what their peers are thinking in a non-threateningway. This type of socialization rarely occurs in academic departments. Participants areasked to review their responses at the end of the workshop and indicate whether theirexpectations were met or not.A short reflective email survey was sent out to participants six months after theworkshop. Participants are asked to recall a single most memorable event of theworkshop. They are also asked to relate any specific event in their career that made use ofmaterials or information gained at the workshop. We

Conference Session

Assessment & Quality; Accreditation in Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Youssef Shatilla; Adnan Zahed

lectures, group work, quizzes, and videos isemployed to deliver and assess the material. Generally, it is assumed that the students haveread the material related to the topic prior to the class meeting; therefore, class time is used toassess what has been learned, clarify the reading, and, in small groups, test the ideas that havebeen presented in class. Thus, group work is required during class and individual work isrequired outside of the class. The Engineering Journal is also used in the Concepts Session toinitiate the reflection process which includes both Self Regulation and InformationRestructuring. This journal is designed to be used for recording, or documenting, andcontinuously improving the student's learning process through student

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Katie Sullivan

needs of the community and meet instructional objectives using action andcritical reflection to prepare students for careers and to become meaning members of a justand democratic society”. 2 The interdisciplinary aspect of the course is carefully planned out. There are 12college students in the course. Six of these students are from Chemical engineering, andthe others are from multiple disciplines such as biology, communication, geology andgeophysics. The multi-leveled nature of the course is due to the partnership of theAcademy of Math, science and Engineering (AMES) and the 12 high school students whoattend the class for college credit. AMES draws students from grades 9-12 from two different school districts. It isaligned with

Conference Session

Thermal Systems

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela J. Théroux; Gary Gabriele; Brad Lister; Deborah Kaminski

Instrument consists of 12 questions in which a student self-reports theirperceived preferred style of learning2. The LSI categorizes learning styles with regard to anindividual’s preference for concrete experience (diverger), reflective observation (assimilator),abstract conceptualization (accommodator) or active experimentation (converger). David Kolb(1984) described learning as a process in which knowledge is created through experience.Consequently, Kolb defines learners according to how they grasp and transform information. Inessence, different learners approach the learning experience with different types of expectationsof the learning situation. For example, divergers ask Why?, assimilators What?, accommodatorsWhat if? and convergers How?The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan Kowalski; Adam Kowalski; Frank Kowalski

throughout Colorado through thedissemination of and support of classroom communication technology. Also, we strive tostrengthen the relationship between the university and area K-14 educators.Description of Outreach ProgramIn overview of CSM’s outreach program, K-14 teachers come to campus to learn both technicaland pedagogical aspects of using classroom communicators. They return to their ownclassrooms with a classroom communication system and all necessary associated equipment.Three weeks later, they bring the equipment back to campus and complete this professionaldevelopment activity with shared reflection and summative assessment. After successfulcompletion of the training, they are eligible for subsequent free checkout of the equipment.The CSM

Conference Session

Electrical & Computer Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Warren

⎟e RC ⎥u (t ) R C ⎣⎝ RC R C ⎠ ⎦ for R1 = R2Figure 2. Signal processing of light reflectance signals using cascaded filters (EECE 512). Page 10.976.8 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Copyright ©2005, American Society for Engineering Education Input Signal: 100 ms Pulse

Conference Session

Measuring Perceptions of Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Thompson; Jed Lyons

in scores indicates a general improvement in studentunderstanding of engineering amongst all project students as reflected by the Checklist criteria.In addition to raw score increases, the post-drawing mean score for all categories combined, 2.45(SD = 1.43), was considerably higher than the pre-drawing mean for the same categories, 1.88(SD = 1.63). A dependent t-test with a 95% confidence interval showed this difference to bestatistically significant. Page 10.92.4 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Kay Howell; Ann Wittbrodt; Alfred Moye

2004, American Society for Engineering • Techniques for assessing immersion and engagement; guidelines for increasing immersion and engagement in learning games • Guidelines for developing games that optimize mastery orientation in games; demonstrate optimization that reflects a 50% increase in mastery orientation • Techniques to increase motivation in games across tasks and learners and demonstrate 50% learning increasesResearch Tasks Identified in the Question Generation and Answering SystemsComponent

Conference Session

Advances in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matthew Dettman

collected ultimatelydefine the outcome.This lesson is very similar to Lesson #3. The student work collected should drive the definitionsof the outcomes and the assessment process. In outcome 10, what “engineering tools” are andwhat is “use effectively” will be reflected in the work collected. For example, in a project basedlearning environment, it is expected that real-world type of engineering projects will be a criticalpart of the design experience. Real engineering projects are generally managed in such a way Page 9.422.6that schedule and budget are established. Therefore, it would be expected that in this outcome, “Proceedings of the

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Susan J.S. Lasser; Ronnie Chrestman; Matthew Ohland

courses. Page 8.672.5 Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationWhen the Mathematics Department offered the five-credit MthSc Pre-Calculus class for a finaltime during the summer of 1999, this last section reflected some changes in curriculum that wereto be fully realized in the fall of 1999. The grades that MEW participants received in 1999 werelower than in previous years. As Ms. Biggers remembers, “In the last summer they did 105, thematerial was already reflecting the changes, so the course became

Conference Session

Teaching Strategies in Graphics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodore Branoff; Nathan Hartman

and thetime element assigned to the particular project. In addition, the user must have a thoroughunderstanding of the software functionality and the ability to gather information related toimplementing a particular modeling strategy. This process of strategy development andimplementation coincides with components of learning theory. As engineering graphicseducators, it is helpful to reflect on how students learn in our classrooms and laboratories as wellas reflect on how we develop instruction. This paper outlines three theories of learning that areapplicable to graphics education, discusses the assumptions about the learner and the learningenvironment, presents the components of learning for each theory, discusses major issues relatedto

Conference Session

Ethics & HSS in Engineering

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

David Shaw; James Gidley

the limits of a short paper. As an attempt to focus students on a clear thesis, to encouragethem to utilize evidence and arguments in favor or against the thesis, and for other reasons, thesecond author modified the assignment in Fall Semester of 2000 by providing five positionstatements (themes) from which the students were to choose: 1. The increase of entropy principle reflects the way God created the world; that is, it has been a characteristic of creation from the beginning, even before the Fall. 2. The increase of entropy principle reflects the curse that God placed upon the creation after the Fall (see Genesis 3:17-19); that is, before the Fall, the entropy of the universe did not

Conference Session

What's New in Entrepreneurship Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt O'Connor; Kathleen Simione; Dale Jasinski; Chad Nehrt

mechanisms. The organization plan must addressappropriate management, operational, marketing, finance, accounting, and international businessconcerns and include an assessment plan. The assessment plan must include individual and teamcriteria. A post mortem assessment allows each student and student team to reflect on the successesand failures of the practicum. There are two key components of the post mortem. First, studentsmust complete their portion of the individual and team assessments as defined in the organizationalplan. The assessment is expected to be an honest evaluation of how well the student and/or his/herteam fulfilled the responsibilities, timetables, and quality standards established in the organizationaland implementation