Conference Session

Broadening Participation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of criteria andconstraints and the children evaluate their solutions related to how well they meet these. Forexample, in one lesson children are challenged to design a parachute that is “mission” ready.Students need to design parachutes that fall as slowly as possible, but that also can fit within asmall space, as limited space is available on a spacecraft. These two criteria are in tension: largerparachutes tend to fall more slowly. Armed with results of experiments testing a variety ofcanopy materials, sizes, and suspension line lengths, teams plan, create, and test their ideas. Theycan see through class sharing that multiple ways of approaching and solving the problem areacceptable.Value failure for what it teaches. Failure is a necessary

Conference Session

Attracting Young Minds: Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students and 20% ofLatino students completed a degree or certificate within six years, compared to 29% of whitestudents, and 24% of Asian students.For science and engineering fields, lower success and retention rates for minority students areobserved at both community college and university levels resulting in underrepresentation ofminority groups in these fields. For instance, while comprising about 28% of the U.S. population,African Americans and Latinos make up less than 9% of the individuals who are B.S. orhigher-degree holders in the science and engineering fields2 (NSF, 2011).At Cañada College, the discrepancy in the levels of preparation among different ethnicities ismanifested in student persistence. During a recent planning initiative led

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

metacognitivestrategies of CPS, and scaffolding with question prompts based on cognitive research findingscould facilitate students’ CPS development. Further experimental research is needed to validatethe experiential learning effect.Literature ReviewMetacognition and Creativity The research development on how people learn emphasizes the importance of“metacognitive” approach to instruction in helping students learn to take control of their ownlearning by defining learning goals and monitoring their progress in achieving them.Metacognition refers as awareness of and reflection upon how one learns knowledge and how touse information to achieve a goal 11 , and is higher-order self-regulated mental processes thatinclude making plans for learning, using

Conference Session

Design Cognition III

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean-Celeste M. Kampe, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger, Michigan Technological University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

.”6 These Academies’ reports5-6 and others7-9 convey an urgency toreform K-12 public education systems. But, changing the US K-12 public school systems(which number over 14,000) presents a great deal of time-consuming inertia to overcome for Page 25.992.2any change agent. Further, extensive nation-wide curriculum changes ought to be madecarefully, with sufficient planning and financial support. In the meantime, as we await neededsystemic changes, a broad outreach program such as High School Enterprise can have a muchmore timely impact. High School Enterprise (HSE) is an initiative that has established teams of secondarystudents that

Conference Session

Instrumentation in Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Jumoke O. Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

courses were asked to conduct two experiments remotely using the X-SeriesOscilloscopes. The students where then asked to come to the face-to-face class room and conductnew experiments using the same X-Series Oscilloscopes. The students were able to quicklyfigure out the different features of the laboratory instrument based on their experience from theuse of the same equipment from a remote location. We plan to conduct additional experimentswith more students to make sure that our approach can easily be scaled up to more users. Wealso intend to design laboratory experiments that can be remotely conducted by multiple studentsin different locations using the same oscilloscope. This implies that online students will be able

Conference Session

Curriculum and Facility Developments for Innovative Energy Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G. Belu, Drexel University; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

generation with near zero pollutantemissions. These generation devices can be used in stand-alone configuration or be connected tothe electric grid. Given the rapid progress in RES development and utilization, there will be agreat need for trained professionals with adequate knowledge in this area to be able to plan,design and operate RES systems, evaluate their performance and impact on power systems towhich they are connected4, 5. On the other hand, electric power systems, transmission anddistribution systems are undergoing rapid changes due to deregulation, the penetration ofdispersed and distributed energy resources (DER), renewable energy generation and powerelectronics technologies, and the adoption of efficient computation, communications and

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Dawson, York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Kuchnicki, York College of Pennsylvania

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

to test the abilities students have gainedover their college careers and to provide a design experience that simulates real-worldengineering. An important factor in giving students a valuable Capstone Design experience isthe selection of an appropriate project. A good project for this purpose should have appropriatetechnical rigor and allow students to focus as much as possible on engineering design rather thanon logistical activities like fundraising. Further, the work done by students in the course shouldbe assessable, both for the purposes of accreditation and for assignment of grades. Additionally,the deadlines imposed must be appropriate, and evaluation criteria need to be established.One solution for many of the project planning

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; Debra Mascaro, University of Utah; Robert Roemer, University of Utah

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

an appropriate shift in Page 15.789.2focus) or common first-year curricula. The organizational syllabus for this class showing lecturetopics, lab topics, and assignment due dates is available in Appendix 1.Three companion papers give descriptions of our initial experiences with: the overall plan andgoals of the two-year program,4 the integration and spiraling of concepts and tools,5 andengineering communication skills.6 Those papers also indicate some of the modifications andchanges we have already made based on our initial experiences.Implementation of Interactive LearningMore than 140 students were enrolled in the first semester of this new

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University; Corey A. Mathis, Purdue University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Context: Page 24.511.6 impact on natural systems, including key vocabulary; client(s) Primary - Engr (redesign desired features; and budget. They are given an option list for park considering client choices of what they would like to place in the outdoor area. At the needs and budget) closing of the lesson, the students share their design with the Secondary - Sci (use client, as well as a planned persuasive presentation to influence the learned info on human client to

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

demonstrated the system functioned correctly when all the blocks were connected together, corresponding to an integration test. A second, more formal demonstration required measured data and specifications available in a format suitable for an informal presentation. The team was asked to compare the system performance to the desired performance using detailed, quantitative metrics, and develop a well-articulated plan to improve the performance of the system.10) Integration Phase II and Datasheet Generation: The second integration milestone also had two phases that demonstrated the project was fully functional. The lead engineer first demonstrated the system to the instructors informally to receive feedback, followed by a team

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG); Charles Richard Cole, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christopher Welty, Southern Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

discovery. At each stage they are required to document decisionsand provide visualization to represent the formal and experiential qualities of their designs. Spa-tial relationships are typically shown through conventional orthographic projections of plan, sec-tion and elevation. For instance the student may develop a floor plan to articulate the circulationpatterns within the design while simultaneously illustrating the spatial layout of the programcomponents. The experience of the space may be represented through a series of perspectivedrawings. Architectural detailing and constructability of the tectonic details are required and de-veloped through drawings and models. The student must show the relationship of building skinor enclosure with

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

opportunity toconnect with other women faculty was also valued. Assessment indicates that over halfthe women faculty report feeling more confident about professional abilities and moreassertive in advocating for career needs. Male faculty/administrators report beingfamiliar with issues impacting the success of women, as well as strategies that can beemployed to manage around these issues. Women faculty are less likely to report feelingisolated in their department/on campus. This paper will review the plan to transition tosustainable status at the conclusion of the project, including a report on the first year ofthat transition effort.BackgroundLouisiana Tech University is in a medium-sized state university with an increasedemphasis on high-quality

Conference Session

Implementing the BOK - Can it Be Done?

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Karl Meyer; Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

curricula,establishing accreditation criteria, and coordinating with licensing jurisdictions. The work ofthese committees will proceed simultaneously and the implementation is expected to take twodecades with intermediate milestones planned along the wayThe charge of the Curriculum Committee is to coordinate the development of new undergraduateand graduate curricula that are compatible with the BOK (ASCE 2004c). This includes findingexisting curricula that already contain elements supportive of the BOK and share what is learned.The approach is to find a diverse range of universities that are willing to serve as design partnersand develop model curricula that both incorporate the BOK and meet the needs of all universitieswhether they be public or

Conference Session

Assessing with Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

T.M. Wildman; M. L. Wolfe; Jr., O.Hayden Griffin, O.Hayden Griffin,; J. Muffo; G.T. Adel; G.V. Loganathan; Kumar Mallikarjunan, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tamara Knott, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Marie Paretti, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

T. M. Wildman, J. A. Muffo, and O. H. Griffin, Jr. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityAbstractElectronic portfolios (ePortfolios) were incorporated into the freshman engineering program atVirginia Tech, one of the largest engineering programs in the US, in fall 2004. The addition ofthe ePortfolio resulted from a successful pilot study conducted as a component of a NSF Bridgesfor Engineering Education planning grant awarded to Virginia Tech’s Engineering EducationDepartment and the School of Education in 2003. This paper will present a review of ePortfolioapplications in engineering instruction. Sample assignments and grading rubrics for the VirginiaTech assignments will be discussed. Based on evaluation

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Linse; Tammy VanDeGrift; Jessica Yellin; Jennifer Turns

created a plan for expanding and revising their portfolios, and developed a complete, if not polished, portfolio) 9. Professional Development Plan (participants created plans for gaining teaching experience and/or skills, future documentation of teaching, learning about career options, and becoming competitive candidates)Each topic was discussed in two separate sessions. This occasionally caused confusion for some Page 9.1006.5participants, but it makes the program more flexible because topics can be reordered to suit the Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &

Conference Session

Lighting the Fire: REU

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

George F. List; Stacy Eisenman

facultytalk about enhanced oral and written skills. Seymour, Hunter, Laursen, and DeAntoni [12] foundfrom their interviews of URP participants that students’ personal/ professional gains andimproved thinking ability were the two major benefits. While not yet complete, NSF issponsoring a survey of thousands of undergraduate student researchers and faculty, post-doc, andgraduate student mentors about their experiences with undergraduate research in order to learnmore about how to ensure success [14].The literature on conducting URP’s addresses things to do and not to do to help ensure success.For example, the URP website at Stanford University [13] provides advice for mentors aboutestablishing short and long term goals, devising a plan for the work to

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

James Middleton; Cheryl Gengler; Antonio Garciq; D. L. Evans; Sharon Robinson Kurpius; Peter Crouch; Dale Baker; Mary Anderson-Rowland; Chell Roberts; Stephen Krause

; Technological (DET) concepts into scienceand mathematics curricula in ways that meet the science and technological standards. The visionfor the post-planning and implementation phase is for teachers to understand more about thedesigned (i.e., technological) world and how it is created. With this knowledge, we submit thatteachers will be better able to engage their students through project-based learning thatconcurrently builds their understanding of science and mathematics, as well asengineering/technology. The object is to plan ways to ultimately institutionalize the ideas beingpursued so that DET- intensive courses co-taught by both education faculty and engineeringfaculty are sustainable. This program is aimed at increasing the scientific and

Conference Session

Project Based Education in CE

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Anant Kukreti

presents how the whole researchprogram was planned and conducted, the details of the projects selected for the students, andprocedures used to evaluate the impact of the project. This paper will help others in planningsimilar experiences for engineering undergraduate students.I. Introduction This paper describes the experiences provided in a Site for undergraduate research in"Structural Engineering" in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at theUniversity of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, Ohio. This Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) Site was funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The purpose of this REUSite was to encourage talented undergraduates to enroll in graduate school by exposing them toresearch

Conference Session

Integration vs. Compartmentalization

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeff Goldberg

credited to an activity that the WaltDisney Company refers to as imagineering. This term refers to an entire spectrum of activitiesranging from master-planning and creative development to video production, audio/lightingdesign, and on-board vehicle performance. In addition, traditional engineering analyses such as Page 8.259.1those exploring the impact of layout on customer flow through the attraction were of critical Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Copyright 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt Gates; Mary Lamont; John Merrill; John Demel; Richard Freuler

established, a plan was developed to implement a firstyear three-course sequence of engineering fundamentals for all students (i.e., all those not inFEH) but it was substantially modified according to much input from the College faculty. Atwo-quarter course sequence consisting of instruction in basic skills and hands-on laboratoryexperiences involving product dissection and real time data acquisition and centered around oneor two engineered products resulted. This approach, the Introduction to Engineering (IE)Program, was piloted in small scale in 1998-99 with 100 students and again the next year on asomewhat larger scale with 300 students. Full-scale implementation of the IE program forapproximately 850 freshman engineering students occurred in 2000

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

lecturedominant pattern, when cooperative learning protocols are deployed. The paper shows howcooperative learning can advance academic success, quality of relationships, psychologicaladjustments, and attitudes toward the college experience. A number of relevant questions docome to mind, including: What needs to be done to move the process forward? What are the keycomponents of successful deployment of active learning in general and cooperative learning inparticular? How to foster and expand the community of engineering faculty who decide to usecooperative learning? What plans and resources need to be mobilized to institutionalizepedagogies of engagement including cooperative learning, at the department or college level?Achieving the change needed in

Conference Session

Reports from ADVANCE Institutions

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisol Mercado Santiago, Purdue University; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jordana Hoegh, Purdue University; Dina Banerjee, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

participants expressed a limited availability of childcare facilities on-campus.A female assistant professor, case A9, used the metaphor of ―unicorns and rainbows‖ to describehow childcare facilities appear to exist, but in reality either they are rare to find or cannot befound at all. She also noted that there are staff members who help parents locate childcare intown, but without way to assess the quality of those facilities. She suggested that the universityshould have a system to help the childcare facilities plan for additional resources in order to meetthe high demand of these services on campus. Lastly, she felt that twelve weeks of parental leavewas not enough to find suitable child care for her. In the box below, a dashed line was

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum, Part I

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice F. Squires, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Wade, Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masataka Okutsu, Purdue University; Dan Ingold, University of Southern California; Peter G. Dominick Ph.D., Stevens Institute of Technology, W.J. Howe School of Technology Management; Richard R. Reilly, Stevens Institute of Technology; William R. Watson, Purdue University; Don Gelosh, ODDRE/Systems Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Systems Engineering

missions to the outer planets.Dan Ingold, University of Southern California Mr. Ingold is a Senior Research Analyst and PhD student with the Center for Systems and Software Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC). Mr. Ingold has over 30 years of experience in the development of software-intensive systems, and prior to joining USC was CEO of a firm that developed specialized systems for defense C4ISR and industrial applications. His research interests are in the application of hybrid agile/plan-driven techniques to the development of large-scale, software- intensive systems. Mr. Ingold received his BS in Computer Science from Purdue University, and MS in Computer Science from USC

Conference Session

Professional Identity

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine M. Morley; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the analysis of this project’s data, to be described below, we have drawnheavily on the “epistemic frame elements” introduced by the Epistemic Games research group(epistemicgames.org). This group develops then researches games designed to help school-agedchildren learn to “think like a professional,” developing games for engineering, urban planning,and journalism. The epistemic frame helps researchers think through what “thinking like aprofessional” actually means in the context of people’s speech and actions. Shaffer andcolleagues19 argue (p. 4): The epistemic frame hypothesis suggests that any community of practice has a culture [...] and that culture has a grammar, a structure composed of: • Skills: the things that people within the

Conference Session

Using Web-Resources and Literature to Teach Engineering in P-8

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lucy McAuliffe, Smith College; Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Sonia Katrin Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

AC 2011-1627: MYSTERIES AND HEROES: USING IMAGINATIVE ED-UCATION TO ENGAGE MIDDLE SCHOOL LEARNERS IN ENGINEER-INGLucy McAuliffe, Smith College Lucy McAuliffe is the senior editor and an instructional designer for the Talk to Me Project. Lucy is currently a student at Smith College, majoring in American Studies and Environmental Science & Policy. She is a First Group Scholar, and recipient of awards including the Newton Arvin Prize in American Studies and a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. She plans to enter the publishing industry upon her graduation in 2012.Glenn W Ellis, Smith College Glenn Ellis is an Associate Professor of Engineering at Smith College where he teaches courses in engi- neering

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches for Software Engineering

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Martinez, University of Costa Rica; Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

(based on a web-questionnaire) was that about a half of the students were planning to use the wiki to preparefor the exam and also planned to use the material produced for the wiki later for their stud-ies. On the down side, they admitted that plagiarism and cheating is always a concern whencontent is shared. Their work also differs from our in that their personal learning diaries arepublic, whereas ours are private.Gillet et al. 4 describes a collaborative web-based experimentation environment introduced atthe Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne. A key component of this environment is theeJournal, a Web service that enables the collection and sharing of preparatory notes and ex-perimental results with both peers and teaching assistants. It

Conference Session

Pedagogical Advancements in Engineering Management

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mysore Narayanan, Miami University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

streamlined in a productive electronic environment. This has enabled the educatorsto examine the reusability of products. Furthermore, rapid development tools have facilitatedthe learners to admire and appreciate state-of-the-art technological innovations (Boyer, 1990).Discovery approach can be successfully implemented if an instructor intelligently incorporatesand follows the five principles outlined below (Narayanan, 2010).DEFINE: First, the instructor must clearly define the objectives of the course in question. Inaddition, the instructor should also provide the students with a detailed plan and the path tracedfor attaining these goals. Such a structure will prepare the students to admire and handle thecourse with great enthusiasm and

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Matt W. Mutka; Betty H. C. Cheng; Diane Rover

machines and dishwashers) and automotive-related systems (e.g., climate control and door controls). The operating system course includes a new module in real-time scheduling, with laboratory projects planned for task allocation in real-time distributed computing systems. Our digital system design course sequence includes the design of application-specific integrated ‘This work is sponsored in part by NSF grants CDA-9700732, CDA-9617310, CCR-9633391, CCR-947318, Page 3.27.1CDA-9529488,ASC-9624149, MIP-9321255. 1 circuits using VLSI and programmable logic, with plans to emphasize

Conference Session

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT) Technical Session 3

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Venkata Alekhya Kusam, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Larnell Moore, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Summit Shrestha, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Zheng Song, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jin Lu, University of Georgia; Qiang Zhu, University of Michigan, Dearborn

Tagged Divisions

Computing and Information Technology Division (CIT)

studentshave both the basic knowledge and sufficient time to work on them, with feedback integratedhalfway through each checkpoint. The checkpoints are summarized in Table 1 and are describedas below:Checkpoint 1: Project Proposal: This checkpoint requires students to brainstorm through theirproject ideas, identify the main modules, better understand the functionality and operationsinvolved with each module, design some mock-ups of the main web pages and develop a plan oftheir overall project.Checkpoint 2: Front-end Design: This checkpoint requires students to design at least 3 main Checkpoint Purpose Submission Expectation Technical Skills

Conference Session

ELOS Technical Session 5 - Remote, Virtual, and Digital Realities

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Merida, University of Florida; Sindia M. Rivera-Jiménez, University of Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

Figure 1, blended learning environments arecharacterized by a thoughtful combination of in-person andonline learning activities, allowing for a seamless integrationof technology into the learning process. This intentionaldesign includes the development of learning materials,instructional strategies, and assessments that align with boththe face-to-face and online components. In contrast,emergency remote teaching, as experienced during theCOVID-19 pandemic, differs from carefully planned blendedlearning environments because it often involves a reactiveresponse to unforeseen circumstances, leading to a temporaryreliance on online tools and platforms without thecomprehensive planning and instructional design associated Figure 1