Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Alok Verma

Page 6.713.3 “Proceedings of the 2001 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2001, American Society for Engineering Education”other forms of publications is arguable 9.1. JournalsVarious journal publication opportunities are available for faculty in an undergraduate engineeringtechnology program. These include but are not limited to:a. Journal of Engineering Technology. b. Technology Interface (on-line journal). c. THE Journal2. Conference ProceedingsVarious opportunities for publications in the conference proceedings are available. Generally, peerreviewed articles are given more weight than those that are not peer reviewed. EngineeringTechnology Division of the

Conference Session

Tools of Teaching and Learning

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Elizabeth Davis; David Socha; Valentin Razmov

-personal conflict when a student finds it easier to put blameelsewhere than to change them self. In this case, dealing with the inner conflict would reduce theinter-personal conflict.This paper describes a model for designing a course that uses the above interpretation of conflict.Student writings and conversations during the course and their feedback four months after the Page 8.1307.2course indicate that while their conflict levels were sometimes high, many of the students valued Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright  2003, American Society

Conference Session

Capstone Pedgagogy

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

C. Richard Compeau Jr., Texas State University; Austin Talley P.E., Texas State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

lab reports associated with other classes. One goal of capstone isto prepare engineering students for the workplace. An area of improvement in our program wasthe mentorship experience that many new graduates will encounter when employed. As a result,five semesters ago the Electrical Engineering program at Texas State University implemented amentorship model in which second semester capstone students were assigned to mentor firstsemester capstone students. It was felt that first semester students might gain valuable insightand direction since they were speaking with peers who possess a student perspective and who arespeaking the same language. Anecdotal evidence suggested that the mentorship model wasworking and as a result the other two

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen D. Alfrey, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Focus of Cohort Meetings September Kickoff/icebreaker activity to build community among cohort participants; needs assessment for CLEAR Scholars; and a Resources for Success Workshop facilitated by school-/campus-level office (e.g., Learning Assistance Center; Writing Center; Math Assistance Center) to promote Scholar achievement as the academic year starts. October Career Development Workshop, based on needs assessment, to help students prepare for Career Fairs and plan ahead for internship opportunities November Leadership Development Workshop, facilitated by an industrial representative from the Dean’s Industrial Advisory Council (DIAC) on an emerging

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Hovell, University of Texas, Austin; Kimberly Talley, University of Texas, Austin; Kathy Schmidt, University of Texas, Austin

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

joining a research project at FSEL, a new student is assigned a desk looking out over thelab floor. For new masters’ students, the desk is located in a “bullpen” style (or cubical-farm, ifyou’d rather) room – a large room divided into five short isles with two to four desks per aisle.This personal space is highly beneficial to a new student: not only does it provide an out-of-home location to work on schoolwork, but the student is surrounded by his or her peers, who arealso newcomers to the program.A small conference room is also available to the students, which aids in teamwork for groupprojects. The room isn’t very fancy, but has enough space for five or six students to cometogether and talk, with a white-board for writing up ideas. A printer

Conference Session

New Research on Retention of URM Groups in STEM

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Terrell Strayhorn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

careers.3 The expressed purpose of URPs is criticallyimportant given that minorities tend to have lower self-efficacy, lower confidence in their mathand science skills, and less access to scientific courses and highly technical learning experiencescompared to their majority peers.4 And while previous research has focused on the intendedpurpose and general nature of URPs, as well as sex differences in URP participants’ perceptionsof the program,5 no studies were readily uncovered that measured the influence of URPparticipation on specific learning outcomes such as research self-efficacy. This is the gapaddressed by the present study.PurposeThe purpose of this study was to measure the influence of background traits and research-relatedexperiences

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sally Blomstrom, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Hak Tam, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education

accountability.The overall assessment plan included direct and indirect measures gathered as formative andsummative assessments using quantitative and qualitative assessments [3]. The portion of theplan presented in this paper is a quantitative, indirect assessment used as a pretest and posttest.We recognized the importance of alignment [4] and examined the university’s mission, thegeneral education goals, and the student learning outcomes for the course. The instrument usedin this study was developed to align with the course outcomes and the course content. Evaluationforms used by the instructor, the student for her/his own reflection, peers, and audience memberswere developed to reflect the same criteria. The instrument reported on in this paper

Conference Session

DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2018 Best PIC and Zone Paper Presentations

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Joseph Ewing, University of Texas, Arlington

Tagged Topics

ASEE Board of Directors

study and identified that students were ill-equipped todeal with the rigors of the engineering curriculum, particularly in the areas of problem solving,professional writing, and computer programming. Therefore, to address these areas, UTA hasrecently created a new first year engineering course that uses the Student-Centered ActiveLearning Environment with Upside-down Pedagogies (SCALE-UP) method. This presentationwill include an overview of not only student performance broken down by several student groupsbut also early surveys showing student perception of the effectiveness of this method. The resultswill show that these pedagogies are effective in aiding students to learn the principles ofengineering. In addition, student surveys will show

Collection

2001 Annual Conference

Authors

Natalie Smith; Julie Greenberg

to further revise their developing understanding of spectral analysis.5. Students test their mettle using two previously existing instructional materials. Homework problems provide one opportunity for students to apply what they have learned about spectral analysis in slightly different contexts. In addition, students attempt to solve the cardiac monitoring challenge during a full lab session. This is done in groups of two, which provides opportunities for peer-to-peer learning.6. Students go public using two previously existing assessment tools, the lab report and the quiz. Although students work with a partner in solving the challenge in lab, each student writes his/her own report.IV. Interactive ExercisesThe main goal of

Conference Session

Promotion and Tenure

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

James R. Alexander, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Donald D. Harter, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators (NEE)

listedbelow:Performance Teaching Professional Community/UniversityMeasures Effectiveness Development Service Evaluation by a faculty Outline or agenda tied to Advising. mentor. successful efforts.Evaluation Indications of opinions Peer reviewed work that Committees within themetrics by unqualified peers supports the discipline or department, division, (student ratings). the pedagogy of the or the university. discipline. Peer Review Seminal works, although Service to

Collection

1998 Annual Conference

Authors

Joan A. Burtner; Laura Moody

Continue documentation procedures Analyze assessment/feedback forms Analyze quizzes and exams to determine problem areas Incorporate additional collaborative learning exercises Develop funding for potential projects such as peer assisted learning groupsPhase III Continue assessment procedures Continue documentation procedures Disseminate results (successes and failures) to colleagues Page 3.609.2 Develop and implement experimental designs to test efficacy of new methods Work with others who want to use additional active learning techniques in their classes Conduct workshopsPROGRESS IN PHASE IThe decision to design the course

Collection

2022 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Annual Conference

Authors

Doga Yucalan, Cornell University; Celia A. Evans PhD, Cornell University; Lisa Schneider-Bentley, Cornell University

-centered learning activities with formal mentorship, 2) help improve students’comprehension of the course material by increasing peer interaction and reflection in the classroom, and3) provide faculty with a low-effort way to incorporate more student-centered learning opportunities intothe lecture portions of engineering courses while introducing them to pedagogical tools and strategiessuch as backward design, writing and sharing learning objectives, promoting student interaction, andpromoting metacognition. MethodsProgram participants and course characteristicsEach of the participating four instructors taught a distinct, lecture-based engineering course in a distinctdepartment, ranging from first- to

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Hyun Kim

, solarradiation, refrigeration system, internal combustion engines, flue gas analysis, pump operation,and turbo machinery.At the time of the semester conversion, the University also adopted a policy of implementing amuch stronger version of general education requirements, whose merits and effectiveness [2] weredebated vigorously by the faculty from all segments of the University during the previous twoyears [3]. Recognizing the importance of good communication as an essential part of professionaldevelopment, the new GER required that students take two writing and one oral communicationcourses, along with other traditional GER courses such as mathematics, natural sciences,literature, humanity, and social science courses. In addition to expanded coursework

Conference Session

Duff's Dynamic Duo: Harnessing the Power of Teamwork for STEM Excellence!

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morgan R Broberg, Purdue Applied Research Institute; Jose Capa Salinas, Purdue University; Susan Khalifah

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

among instructors [13]. These challengesnecessitate thoughtful planning, coordinated execution, and frequent assessment of studentoutcomes to ensure that team teaching remains effective.In engineering education, team teaching takes on additional layers of complexity. The technicalrigor required in engineering courses demands a blend of expert knowledge and pedagogicalunderstanding. However, teaching teams may find it challenging to coordinate professionalinteraction among skilled instructors and ensure that all perspectives are integrated seamlesslyinto the course content [14]. In addition, engineering educators may seem reluctant to share aclassroom with peers or even uncomfortable at being assessed by students and peers alike [15].Looking

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

atmospheric electricity, radio wave propagation, and digital signal processing. He and his students are currently conducting research in both geophysics (e.g., fusion of lightning and satellite data) and computer engineering (e.g., human interface devices and handheld gaming consoles). He has authored more than 20 peer-reviewed publications, including some with DigiPen students.Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of TechnologyProf. Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of TechnologyDr. Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology Lukas van Ginneken is a professor of computer engineering at Digipen Institute of Technology. His interests are digital logic, field programmable gate arrays, computer architecture, hardware

Conference Session

Fostering and Assessing Effective Teaming

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer; Dale Baker, Arizona State University; Chell Roberts, Arizona State University; Stephen Krause, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. The relationship between self-efficacy andachievement has also been studied in mathematics14,15 and writing16. For example, Pajares andMiller (1994)14 studied self-efficacy in the context of mathematical problem solving. They foundthat math self-efficacy was the most powerful predictor of math problem solving compared toother predictors including prior mathematics experience. Schunk and Swartz (1993)17 studied therelationship between writing self-efficacy and writing skills of fifth grade students. They found astrong correlation between self-efficacy, writing skills and strategy use. Students that receivedspecific progress feedback performed better than the control group that received only generalfeedback. One of our research goals is to

Collection

1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Michio Tsutsui

Session 1360 Language Skills for International Engineering: A Study of English-Japanese Bilingual Engineers Michio Tsutsui University of Washington1. IntroductionIn today’s global economy, the work environments of engineers and scientists have becomeincreasingly international. More frequently than ever, these engineers and scientists interactwith foreign peers and customers, travel abroad on business, work in foreign countries for anextended period, and face situations in which they must obtain information from foreignsources. Most companies in

Conference Session

Problem-Solving & Project-Based Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elisa Linsky; Gunter Georgi

expected to know or be able to do by the time theygraduate. Criterion G, an ability to communicate effectively, has often been met by anintroductory technical writing course and a speech class. We know that our students will have topresent information orally throughout their careers. We also know that the accurate presentationof complex technical data is difficult. The set of skills required is not the same as the oneaddressed in a typical speech class. It is therefore important to develop a curriculum specific tothe needs of engineers and scientists. Audience analysis, research, organization of material, the Page 10.829.1selection of

Collection

2005 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Scott C. Smith

instructions were able tobe executed in one clock cycle. Furthermore, the students were required to write an assemblylanguage program to perform a sign magnitude multiplication using the microprocessor, andwrite a testbench, which initially loads the program from a text file into the microprocessor’sprogram memory, executes the multiplication program and writes the resulting product to themicroprocessor’s data memory, and then writes the contents of the data memory to a text file andchecks the calculated product to ensure that it’s correct. The project was performed in5 randomly selected groups of 4 members each. Groups of 4 were chosen because the projectcould be easily partitioned into 4 main parts: 1) adding branching instructions and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Teaching Methods and Practice

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce Maxim, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Software Engineering Constituent Committee

timelines, and high risks of failure. Managingthese risks is possible only by adopting good software engineering practices as part of the gamedevelopment process. Discussion of agile software process models and software quality practicesas they apply to game development is an important part of this course.The student work for this course includes the completion of several projects. All projects includedesign activities and students make use of several existing programming tools. Making use ofexisting programming tools and libraries allows students to focus on software engineering designrather writing all source code from scratch. The final project requires students to go through allphases of system life cycle: specification, design, implementation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

.  The  reasons  why  they  drop  out  is  not  well  understood  unless  we  review  some  of  the  potential  causes  [5].  According  to  the  National  Survey  of  Student  Engagement  from  2006,  external  obstacles  for  NT  students  have  made  it  more  difficult  for  them  to  develop  peer  relationships  (study  groups)  at  the  university  [10].  Professional  barriers  are  typically  found  in  the  workplace  and  relate  to  lack  of  tuition  reimbursement,  time  management,  and/or  lack  of  release  time  from  work.  Institutional  barriers  include  lack  of  access  to  higher  education,  the  high  cost  of  tuition,  and  diminished  affordability  [2].  Furthermore,  because  adult  learners  also  face  the

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liu Junhua, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Yue Zhang, Singapore University and Technology and Design; Justin Ruths, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Diana Moreno, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Innovations in Software Engineering Education: An Experimental Study of Integrating Active Learning and Design-based LearningABSTRACTSignificant advancements have been made in engineering education in recent years. An importantoutcome of these advancements is the integration and extension of fundamental pedagogies as part ofengineering curricula, as well as the need for continued research into the effectiveness of thesepedagogies on students’ learning within engineering knowledge domains. In this paper, we focus on anengineering educational research study in the domain of software engineering. This study considers theimportant research question of the efficacy of traditional lecture-homework-project teaching approachescompared to peer-to

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Gattis, University of Arkansas; Todd Shields, University of Arkansas; Bryan Hill, University of Arkansas; Shannon Davis, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

persisting in engineering disciplines. Theprogram has already demonstrated significant increases in the number ofunderrepresented students entering and persisting in engineering. The ECAP studentsshow higher GPAs, greater satisfaction with engineering and the College, have astronger commitment to the university and maintain a more positive overall outlookregarding their college experiences than other students.The following paper describes the program and findings of an evaluation showing thatECAP students are more successful than their non-ECAP peers and compared toprevious cohorts of students (underrepresented students and all students). Quantitativestudies showed statistically significant results. The ECAP program includes sixcomponents: 1) an in

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Benjamin Flores; Rosa Gomez-Martinez; Joseph Ramos; Lourdes Sanchez-Contreras

Session 2793 Developing a learner centered environment to meet the needs of a growing urban commuter student population Lourdes Sánchez-Contreras, Rosa M. Gómez, Joseph Ramos, Benjamin C. Flores, and Helmut Knaust Model Institutions for Excellence Program The University of Texas at El PasoAbstractThe Colleges of Engineering and Science at the University of Texas at El Paso havedeveloped a multi-faceted system based on peer support to address the particular needs ofscience and engineering majors. At the core of this strategy is a strong commitment todevelop

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 1 - Women in Computing

Collection

2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiana Solis, Florida International University; Stephen Secules, Florida International University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

women representing more than half of the US population, they remain underrepresentedin Computing fields. An introductory programming course (CS1) is critical for progression in theComputer Science (CS) degrees. It often presents challenges for retention and graduation,especially among underrepresented students. Previous research has indicated that women may bemore likely to leave or lose interest in computing due to various challenges. The computingclassroom culture needs to improve engagement and create a welcoming environment forwomen. As more schools are using peer instruction, such as LA (Learning Assistant), PLTL(Peer-Led Team Learning), and UTA (Undergraduate Teaching Assistants), some researchindicates that such practice for recitation

Conference Session

LEES 5: Preparing and Practicing Culturally and Ethically Sensitive Engagement

Collection

2022 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Darnishia Slade, Michigan Technological University

Honors Ability, which is more about deliberate action.Part of the origins of the Immersion Experience lay in international experiences. The honorsprogram developed out of several experiential, interdisciplinary programs using high-impactpractices. The Pavlis Institute for Global Leadership explicitly drew on international projectwork, conducted in student-led teams. As we broadened the specific international program into acustomizable honors program, we decided to let students select experiences that aligned with thecomponents (Academic Enhancement, Immersion Experience, Honors Project, andLeadership/Mentorship). At the time of writing, the Immersion Experience must consist of atleast 50 hours, spread out over a several-week period, typically 5

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samson Pepe Goodrich, East Carolina University; Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

section of institution types to enablesimilar observations.The pivotal Bowers study that spanned 99 institutions found that half of the students admitted tocommitting some sort of academic integrity violation while attending college, but only a smallpercent of cheaters was caught and punished. Bowers argued that most students morallydisapproved of cheating and believed their peers to disapprove as well, but they continued tocheat due to academic survival outweighing moral decision-making [6]. Thirty years afterBowers’ article, in 1994, McCabe and Bowers compared the results of McCabe’s research in1991 to the results of Bowers’ study in 1964 [7]. A portion of the survey instrument used in thecurrent work asks students to self-report the number of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED) Technical Session 9: Student Experiences in Laboratory Courses

Collection

2023 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University and A&M College

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

courseAbstractRecent years have shown increased success in the use of undergraduate students as teachingassistants or supplemental instructors in core chemical engineering courses. While typicallyutilized in traditional lecture-based courses, there is significant promise in utilizingundergraduate students as a peer resource in a lab-based course. This paper summarizes howundergraduate teaching assistants, referred to at Louisiana State University as coaches, wereintegrated into a junior level lecture/laboratory course. The course is designed to teachexperimental statistics in the lecture component (two days a week) with the students performingexperiments on three different unit operations (one day a week) for 3 four-week experimentalcycles. The main

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

different majors, the course has been very popular and has proven to enhance studentengagement in engineering-related topics for students from diverse academic backgrounds.To broaden the opportunities for students, an on-line version of the course has been developedwhich transforms the current course through: enhanced use of electronic portfolios and on-linecollaboration tools for group work; design of peer evaluation activities which leverage the on-line nature of the course to provide additional collaborative content and encourage thedevelopment of communication skills; a modular approach to provide key readings and videocontent while linking the analysis of real-world examples to key engineering and managementprinciples; design of a multimodal

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rolfe Josef Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University; Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

30% Progress as measured by weekly write-ups and presentations 30% Skills homework 25% Final “lessons learned” presentation and video reportAssessment of the course and continuous quality improvementA thorough evaluation of the course is imperative to understanding what strategies worked best.A pre-assessment questionnaire will be developed to first gauge the student’s familiarity with thecourse topics at the beginning of the semester. This evaluation will be in addition to the regularcourse evaluation process for all college of engineering courses. Students will be asked in theend of semester questionnaire specifically if they felt that the course met each of its specifiedgoals. Additionally, we plan to implement a peer review