Conference Session

Mentoring First Year Students

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny, University of Pittsburgh; Alaine Allen, University of Pittsburgh; Jeremy Tartt, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

1 – 5 scalewas used, with a value of 1 students strongly disagreeing while the value 5 correlates to thestudents strongly agreeing). The results shown in Table 2 reflect a neutral response and that thestudents endured a relatively small degree of emotional strain from unacceptable grades duringhigh school. TABLE 2 – ENGINEERING STUDENTS’ ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE DURING HIGH SCHOOL. QUESTION #1 QUESTION #2 QUESTION #3 GENDER GENDER GENDER CLASSMEN M&F M

Conference Session

Robotics in Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenny Fotouhi, University of Maryland; Susan Cooledge, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

≠ Backward Walking – Basic back steps only ≠ Coordinated Walking – A routine where the robot took a few steps forward then turned and then took a few steps backward Page 15.871.5 ≠ Turning Around – Simple pivot steps to turn the robot around ≠ Light Compass – The toddler pointed in the direction of the brightest part of the room with the help of two photo resistors, capacitors and resistors in a circuit ≠ Follow the Light – The Toddler followed a flashlight in the dark ≠ Object Detector – This was tested by using an infrared light to detect objects by the reflectance of the light to an object and staying away from

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Steven Beyerlein; Denny Davis; Yi Min Huang; Larry McKenzie; Michael Trevisan

the capstone design course; approximatelyone half of these outcomes (b, h, j, and i) are assessed significantly less than believed possible. Thedisparity between actual and potential assessment of outcomes may reflect early stages ofmodification. These findings suggest a lack of preparedness among faculty to effectively developand manage assessments of some of these outcomes. Many respondents commented on the surveythat they were in the process of revising, or planning an extensive revision of, their senior designprogram outcomes and associated assessment instruments.Confusion Surrounding Criterion 4. Fifty percent (50%) of the design constraint considerations (c, g,d, and h) were reported as being appropriate for assessment in capstone

Conference Session

Experience with Experiential Learning

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Les Kinsler; Thomas Mertz; Troy Harding

anddevelopment situations very difficult to reproduce from textbook projects. Our paperdescribes the projects, discusses implementation problems, assessment procedures,students’ attitude toward the experience, and instructors’ reflections on the process.IntroductionAdvisory board members, prospective employers, and industrial partners have been expressingthe desire to hire computer systems technology graduates that are well rounded in all aspects ofour profession. Graduates should possess strong conceptual and practical knowledge as well asbe able to work collaboratively at all levels of software development: from problem solving todesign, from development to implementation and maintenance. Such an obvious request is noteasily implemented.In an attempt

Conference Session

Physics in the K-16 Classroom

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Fengfeng Zhou

many schools. On the other hand, the use of such a device is an effective way to introducesophisticated technology into secondary classrooms and should be encouraged wheneverpossible.Dr. Anant Kukreti, Director of Project STEP, observed the implementing of Activity 3 and 4.“These activities are excellent,” he said immediately after the class. Students’ reflections on thewhole module are also encouraging according to a survey. All 15 students in the class took partin the survey. Among them, 4 students rated the module to be “excellent”, 7 rated it “very good”,the remaining results include 1 “good”, 2 “fair”, 1 “poor”, and 0 “very poor”. Considering thefact that the instructor is not a teacher and not a native speaker, these results should be

Conference Session

Rethinking Collection Development

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Karen Clay

established procedures to continue over years of staff renewal. Itmay also reflect an attitude that with web delivery being so simple, the library is nolonger needed as a storage place. The best way to tackle these gaps would be to initiateand maintain communications with the Labs and Centers for which we are missingreports. Page 9.1139.6 “Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2004, American Society for Engineering Education"ConclusionThe technical and logistical barriers to making information available over the web haveall but evaporated in recent years

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Du, University of Texas at San Antonio; Suat Gunhan, University of Texas, San Antonio

Tagged Divisions

Construction

measuring criteria are shown in the following table: Potential Outlier Studentized ti Cook’s Di DFFITSi DFBETASk>1 Y22 -3.436 0.194 -1.593 1.160 (k=3)By examining measures of influence, it is concluded that removing this outlier from the samplewill not significantly affect the fitted regression; however, it will change the coefficient of  3much. So it must be carefully discussed whether current model should be fixed or improvedfurther.Model 3: The final modelAfter the outlier is removed from the sample, the P-value of hypothesis test H 0 :  3  0 increasedfrom 0.0742 to 0.2451, which exactly reflects the meaning of DFBETAS . This has

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

. China EMS manufacturing facility case 7. US-China joint manufacturing facility case 8. Axle assembly line improvement case Page 24.472.3Using these cases to discuss systems engineering process and systems thinking as well as theirimplementations, the instructor provides some discussion points that reflect the issues of systemsthinking and the achievement of systems objectives. For example, one discussion is on the initialimplementation of lean approach to outsource various processes to multiple suppliers located atdifferent countries for Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s design and production activities. Some of theissues discussed include how

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

” and “Homework questions on the Avengers made the homeworksomething cool to research of [sic] figure out rather than just get through and done with.”The students also submitted reflections on the class as part of their final. In 2013, the studentswere unanimously positive about the class. Their comments included statements like “All myfriends in other classes are jealous” and “It helped me see that engineering doesn’t have to beseparate from my real life.” Their level of enthusiasm for the class was certainly higher thanstudents in previous years. For the first time since I have taught the class, people who were notin the class have come to me, sometimes months later, to talk about the ideas we discussed in theclass. The students have been

Conference Session

Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M. Holliday, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

Tagged Divisions

Construction

experience due to the PhD requirements.The attainment of a PhD has grown as a requirement as research and external funding for hasbecome more important. The essential aspect of industry experience is a result of the appliedscience nature of construction management education. 6 The importance is reflected not only injob postings but also in accrediting body requirements. Both the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) and the American Council for Construction Education(ACCE) note that faculty in construction engineering and construction engineering programsshould have relevant professional experience. 1, 2 In fact, ABET considers this one of the ways inwhich faculty demonstrate their competence. 1This current demand on faculty for

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oguz Hanoglu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aladar Horvath, Ivy Tech Community College; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

video-recordings. The conversationsin these frames were compared to the related part of their documented works to see how theyconveyed their ideas. Portions of the video-recordings which were found to be related to theresearch question of this study were transcribed and used to triangulate findings from the writtendocuments and interviews.Interviews were transcribed and relevant pieces about how they respond to TA feedback wereselected. These pieces provided insights to students’ individual reflection on their teamwork.Results of Team A and Team B were constantly compared with each other to identify thesimilarities and differences in the ways they respond to TA feedback and conveyed their ideas intheir documented works.IV. ResultsSubmitted

Conference Session

Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cyndi D. Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

0.55 2.98 1.27 Personal qualities Integrity 3.55 0.63 2.86 1.09 Self-confidence 3.43 0.66 2.61 1.08 Self-reflection 3.30 0.70 2.61 1.10 Responsibility 3.50 0.66 2.59 0.95 Preparation and 3.30 0.59 2.82 1.04 Self management prioritization Commitment to research 3.18 0.58

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. Page 24.259.5 References1 Genco, N., Holtta-Otto, K., & Seepersad, C. C. (2010). An experimental investigation of the innovation capabilities of engineering students. Proceedings of the 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.2 Atman, C. J., Sheppard, S. D., Turns, J., Adams, R. S., Fleming, L. N., Stevens, R., et al. (2010). Enabling engineering student success: The final report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Alexander, Oklahoma State University; Kenneth Belanus, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

placing a pieceof reflective tape on the orbiting mass (internal to the sander) and using an optical tachometer tomeasure the revolutions. Figure 5: Mounting of the Orbital Sander Vibration Source Page 24.317.5The accelerometer can be mounted in several different manners. The easiest is a simple drill andtap in the side of the wooden tier. This is sufficient for a short time, but the threads willeventually strip and a new fastening hole must be created. If a longer lasting mount is desired, itis possible to use a small nut to hold the accelerometer (Figure 6). In order to install the nut,drill a shallow hole in the side of the

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

Tagged Divisions

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Minnesota Office of HigherEducation [3]. The third intention is to argue that reconciliation between the two literacies is more easilyaccomplished if new curriculum structures can be embraced. While it is understood that particular notions ofcurriculum structure are deeply embedded in a culture, it is argued that this embededness prevents a culturefrom reflecting on how it should respond to the explosion in knowledge that has occurred in the last century.This requires thinking outside the box about alternative curriculum structures.A model curriculum for a college engineering and technological literacy program is described. Its framework isderived from elements of an experimental program in technology education designed for the transition year

Conference Session

Capstone Courses and Project Based-Learning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S. Yoder, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

completethe objectives without an unreasonable amount of time so that it does not adversely affecttheir other courses. Proper testing facilities should be available to students throughout theproject so that they can learn to operate them, measure attachment points, etc. Materialsand shop facilities must also be made available if prototypes will be required. Andcertainly the projects must be carefully aligned with the desired outcomes.Third, many students struggle to accurately assess the causes for the difference betweentheir theoretical results and what they find during testing. Taking time in class to reflect onthe possible causes is important. For example, we have found that often the students dothe analysis correctly, but fail to take into

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy John Vaillant, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

project? 2) How do student motivation and goal orientations change throughout their interaction with the curriculum changes? 3) How does students’ self-efficacy for design learning, specifically their comfort with “messy” open-ended engineering design problems and use of higher-level cognitive strategies change as they experience and reflect on errors or failure during prototyping and design activities?The quantitative project evaluation will consist of three previously developed and validated in-struments, the Situational Motivation Scale (SIMS26), the Motivated Strategies for LearningQuestionnaire (MSLQ27), Metacognitive Awareness Inventory (MAI28) and the Learning Inven-tory29, while qualitative data will be

Conference Session

An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shen Liu, West Kentucky Community and Technical College

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

results during the conference presentation.ConclusionThe encouraging survey results have reflected a strong agreement with the main goals ofincorporation of the PBL into traditional lecture-based courses. Projects have served as bridgesto connect classroom learning and real-life applications. The implementation of hand-on projectshave made the learning of science and engineering principles more enjoyable. Through project-based learning, students are not only more confident with their understandings of the materialspresented in a course, but they are also better prepared for the upper-level engineering design andlaboratory courses.References 1. Blumenfeld, P., Soloway, E., Marx, R., Krajcik, J., Guzdial, M., & Palincsar, A. (1991

Conference Session

Computer Programming and Simulation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B. Nelson, Purdue University; K. Andrew R. Richards, Purdue University; Charles A. Calahan

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

enrolled in the course if it were notrequired of them. At the conclusion of the course, students were asked to reflect on thecontribution of the course to their enjoyment of programming. We used this data tocreate a pre and post-score, where like/dislike of programming was measured in thebeginning and end of the course.We used this data to test four research questions about attitudes toward programming: 1) Can an inclusive, supportive environment that is catered to the non-programmer lead to improved attitudes about programming? 2) Can students with low-positive feelings (LP) increase their confidence in programming? 3) Does prior experience with programming influence the degree of attitudinal change? 4) Do specific

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Steckel, St. Vrain Valley School District; Patty Ann Quinones, St. Vrain Valley School District; Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students must becomerepresentative of the nation’s population. This call is especially pronounced in the field ofengineering.These representative numbers can only be realized through increased preparation of college-agestudents. Undergraduate engineering has become a test bed for pedagogy to increase studentinterest and abilities, reflecting the progress of cognitive development research in STEMlearning. Analysis of best practices can improve instruction at all levels, including K-12. Aboveall, an environment to nurture problem solving and innovation skills is imperative.Unfortunately, there are few K-12 settings for students to obtain real-world experience that mightattract them to STEM careers. To address this problem, the St Vrain Valley School

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, habitsof mind, and analytic practices of the design sciences (engineering and technology) with those ofthe natural sciences (science and mathematics) (e.g., Ref. 38).In educational practice and in research, the term “integrated” is used loosely and is typically notcarefully distinguished from related terms such as connected, unified, interdisciplinary,multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary, or transdisciplinary. Defining integrated STEM education isfurther complicated by the fact that connections can be reflected at more than one level at thesame time: in the student’s thinking or behavior, in the teacher’s instruction, in the curriculum,between and among teachers themselves, or in larger units of the education system, such as theorganization of an

Conference Session

Flipping ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jia-Ling Lin, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Paul Imbertson, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

omega slip. We want to control omega M. So… right now omega slip is at 50 and we need to make omega slip much larger, don’t we?”Critiquing / Critically reflecting on “That doesn’t make sense.” EvaluateChallenging interpretations/ reasoning(CR) in which proposals may “I don’t think that those two (IMs and Is) are in be challenged and phase.” counter-challenged. “We don’t need total power. We need power loss.”Conscious Purposeful citations of

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Robert Irish, University of Toronto; Jason A. Foster, University of Toronto

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

experiences and information. It is a precursor to the constructivist theories that we use tounderstand our students’ learning experience. In both internalization and constructivism, studentsconstruct their own understanding of their experiences and of the materials they are presented.1Such construction asks students to refashion pre-existing beliefs about the topics covered in thecourse as they receive new ideas, deeper understanding, and novel approaches. To facilitate this,instruction focuses on providing students with opportunities to develop, apply, and reflect ontheir own conceptions of course materials, subject to ensuring compatibility with the widerengineering profession. Course instructors and instructional materials also avoid

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

activities that present direct challenges tostudents’ most common misconceptions. Students are presented with physicalsituations or simulations in which the most-common misconceptions will leadthem to make a false prediction of the outcome. For example, predicting that thetemperature of a ceramic floor tile is lower than the temperature of a piece ofwood. Students then actively engage in experimenting with the situation, takingthe opportunity to convince themselves that reality is not as they had predicted.Students then reflect on their experience in order to cement their learning. Thekey aspects of Laws et al’s approach are summarized in Table 1.TABLE 1:Elements of Inquiry-Based Activity Modules [2](a) Use  peer  instruction  and  collaborative

Conference Session

Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amitabha Bandyopadhyay, State University of New York, Farmingdale

Tagged Divisions

Construction

will be the reason to engage in sustainable projects. 13.60%indicated better sustainable design guidelines will encourage them to be more involved insustainable projects.85.70% mentioned participation in LEED projects as part of sustainable practices. It gave a clearidea that LEED is the most popular/recognizable sustainable practices in this region. 64.30%respondents also indicated sustainable projects were public projects.In another multi choice category on how much certain factors hindered sustainable buildingpractice, 83.30% respondents indicated recovery of long term savings do not reflect in upfrontcosts. 58.30% indicated sustainable practices are too expensive, 38.50% mentioned lack oftechnical knowledge on the part of others within the

Conference Session

Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. All of these rubrics are in a stateof flux and I use Engineering Studies here for convenience.underrepresented groups into existing institutions and practices necessarily constitutes anemancipatory gesture. If engineering as a profession reflects social and cultural privilege (as thefield is currently populated in university, corporate and state settings), ES asks, how can theexpertise that constitutes engineering, and the field’s resulting projects, not also embody socialoppressions? A crucial point with which to begin this conversation involves old culturalpresumptions that physical disability is necessarily associated with intellectual impairment;visible and audible bodily differences are still readily assumed in U.S. culture to be

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Huberman’s contact summary form to capture immediate reflections on the interview and toprepare for the next interview. These reflection questions are reproduced in Table 4. Table 4: Post-interview reflection (memo). From Miles & Huberman’s46 contact summary form (p. 53) 1. What were the main issues that struck you in this interview? 2. Summarize the information you got (or failed to get) on each of the target interview areas you had. 3. Anything else that struck you as salient, interesting, illuminating or important in this interview? Any patterns? 4. What new (or remaining) questions do you have in considering next interview with another subject

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Kaplan; Kathleen Kaplan

40 30 20 10 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Year Figure 1. Spam TrademarksPatents Reflect Growth in Spam InterestA patent search gives a better indication as to the growth of interest in spam. Current researchtrends in a given field can be determined by the number of patents granted over time and thenumber of patent applications in the USPTO. As shown in Figure 2 below, there has been anexplosion of spam interest.Searching the USPTO web-site on

Conference Session

Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Peter Avitabile; Tracy Van Zandt

EducationDivision Grant EEC-0314875 entitled “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching BasicCore STEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”. Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation The authors are gratefulfor the support obtained from NSF to further engineering education.VII References1 Davis,B.G., “Tools for Teaching”, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, 1993, p100.2 Piaget,J., “To Understand is to Invent”, Grossman, New York, 1973.3 Vygotsky,L., “Mind in Society: The Development of Higher Psychological Processes”, Harvard University Press, MA, 1978.4 Avitabile,P., Hodgkins,J

Conference Session

Integrating Mathematics and Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stephen Pennell; Peter Avitabile; John White

systems.AcknowledgmentsThis work was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF Engineering EducationDivision Grant EEC-0314875, “Multi-Semester Interwoven Project for Teaching Basic CoreSTEM Material Critical for Solving Dynamic Systems Problems”). The authors gratefullyacknowledge this support. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.References1 Avitabile, P., Pennell, S., and White, J., “Developing a Multisemester Dynamic Systems Project to Foster Learning and Retention of STEM Material,” Proceedings of 2004 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and R&D Expo.2 Avitabile, P., Pennell, S., and White, J