Conference Session

DEED Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bryce Holloway, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, University of Texas, Austin; Al Mundy, U.S. Air Force Academy; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

at the University of Texas has allowed theundergrad to see what it is like to perform graduate level research. Disseminating the research bywriting a paper intended for publication and presentation in front of a national audience has beena good experience and provides a taste of what the next level of education involves. As a “soon-to-be” officer in the United States Air Force, this research and the resulting publication willprovide a strong “performance evaluation bullet” point that reflects the undergrad’s ability tocommunicate well and willingness to work hard. Finally, working with experts in the fieldprovides opportunities for future research as well as individuals that can write grad schoolapplication references based on the

Conference Session

Engineering Mathematical Potpourri

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Hodges, Virginia Commonwealth University, Qatar

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

key article in this work was Janet Emig‟s “Writingas a Mode of Learning,” that claimed “writing is neurophysiologically integrative, connective,active, and available for immediate visual review,” 5 characteristics that make it an effectivelearning tool. The work of writing researchers James Britton and his colleagues stressed the Page 22.86.4distinct power of writing to help the writer organize and express experience. They explained thatto express an experience, the writer first must capture it, investigate it, and then reflect uponhis/her ideas about it. This process was found to enhance students‟ learning6. This findingreiterates

Conference Session

Laboratories and Projects in BME

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

conclusions, including the significance of results, major limitations and future directionsAlthough not required, it was suggested that students give a short live demonstration. Asin Assignment 2, extensive notes were expected to supplement the presentation.Assignment 7: Project DocumentationDuring finals week, all documents related to the projects were turned in electronically.These documents included all written work, all presentation slides (with notes) and a finalworking copy of all MATLAB code. In addition, a one-page users manual and one-pageself-reflection were included. The objective of the users manual, code and presentationswere to allow someone unfamiliar with the project (but familiar with MATLAB) to notonly understand the

Conference Session

Digital Technologies and Learning

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Christine A. Victorino, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Charles Birdsong, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Unny Menon, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marilyn Tseng, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Tyler Scott Smith

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Educational Research and Methods

, using theonline textbooks did not hinder the students’ learning in these two courses, but the quality oftheir learning experience was negatively impacted by it. Several comments reflected thestudents’ negative view of the extra time used to complete assignments in the online textbook,the frustrations with technical problems or answer formatting, and the lack of feedback on thesolution procedure (rather than simply an answer) in solving problems.In general, the qualitative comments indicate that students were consistently negative toward twoproblems: technical difficulties encountered with the online textbook (e.g., incorrectly gradedproblems, poor navigation in the web page, narrow tolerance in answers to numerical solutions),and the increase

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Education and Workforce Development Challenges

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy, West Point; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Karl F. Meyer, U.S. Military Academy; Jason Allen Toth; Morgan Reese, U.S. Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

individual studentportfolios. The purpose of the portfolio is to help the students organize a large body ofknowledge and apply the infrastructure principles learned in the course to contemporary debatesand current topics on infrastructure. The portfolios consisted of structured reading notes pairedwith reflection questions to provide a forum for cadets to reflect on their reading. Supplementaryportfolio items, such as Op-Ed pieces and sketches, were added to the mix to encourage thestudent to view course readings and topics from a variety of perspectives. The desired end-stateis a student who both comprehends the broad topic of infrastructure and is ready to participate inthe broad thinking necessary as they confront the highly variable and

Conference Session

Design Projects in Mechanical Engineering II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent Nelson, Northern Arizona University; Constantin Ciocanel, Northern Arizona University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

design utilized scavengedevaporator coils from several refrigerators and housed them inside another refrigerator with itsdoors replaced with plexiglass, as shown in Figure 1a. Three of these cavity/tube designs alsoused a reflective collector to draw more sunlight into the cavity, one of which is shown in Figure1b. Two teams utilized scavenged satellite dishes covered with a reflective material toconcentrate sunlight onto a small surface through which water was flowing, one of which isshown in Figure 1c. One team formed a parabolic trough to concentrate sunlight onto a longpipe, as shown in Figure 1d. All twelve design teams met the minimum requirement of a 10 °Ctemperature rise in the water, with most teams achieving a temperature rise of at

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Technology Courses

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Cottrell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

effective. Unfortunately, this may be a deficiency in theprogram itself or perhaps more to the point, a reflection on the individual events chosen by thestudents. Students select an event in the hopes that it will prove to be beneficial. However, if theevent fails to live up to expectations, there is no requirement for the student to select a secondevent to replace the non-effective one. Consequently, the student responses here may to someextent be a reflection of the collective quality of the events rather than a verdict on the programitself. The students scored the current events quizzes as generally effective with over 61%responding that they agreed or strongly agreed. This is particularly interesting as the connectionbetween reading the

Conference Session

Computer Education Innovations II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

learning containing real-world contexts that combine science and mathematics “to solve a human problem, met a societal need, or develop a product (p. 161).19Most of our users think of PRISM as a knowledge management tool to help them address theemerging emphasis on the Academic Standards, as required by the Indiana Department ofEducation (http://www.doe.state.in.us/). Indiana is one of a handful of states in the USrecognized for realigning academic standards and graduation requirements to meet real-worlddemands.20 While PRISM was established for Indiana teachers, the portal is free and open toall. Teachers from other states find the system useful because most states have very similarstandards, which reflect the reforms begun by the U.S

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; Joniqua Howard, University of Texas Arlington; Ken Darrie Thomas, Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering & The Honors College; Helen Muga, University of Mount Union; Jeanese Christine Badenock, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill; Sheena A Francis, University of Technology, Jamaica 235 Old Hope Rd Kgn 6. Jamaica

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Student Development

 materials  to  implement   their   project.     Another   University   of   Mount   Union   field   experience   will   occur   in   May   2014   to  continue  with  this  project.  Faculty   reflection   on   the   inaugural   EGE   320   course   identified   the   following   areas   for   improvement   for  2014:  1)  More  strategically  planned  interaction  and  engagement  of  Mount  Union  Engineering  students  with   the   Belizean   High   School   students;   2)   Incorporation   of   a   detailed   educational   piece,   whereby   the  Mount   Union   students   prepare   a   module   and   present   it   with   the   students   on   the   ground   to   various  stakeholders,   and   3)   Incorporation   of   pre-­‐   and   post

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Lucia Howard

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

data set, as well aselements of frequency, extensiveness, and intensity within the data. Ideas or phenomena wereinitially identified and flagged to generate a listing of internally consistent, discrete categories(i.e., open coding), followed by fractured and reassembled (axial coding) categories by makingconnections between categories and subcategories to reflect emerging themes and patterns.Categories were then integrated to form grounded theory using selective categorization to clarifyconcepts and to allow for response interpretations, conclusions and event potentially taxonomydevelopment associated with critical features of a “global engineer”. Frequency distribution ofthe coded and categorized data was obtained. The intent of this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noe Vargas Hernandez, The University of Texas at El Paso; Gul Kremer, Pennsylvania State University; Julie Linsey, Texas A&M University; Linda Schmidt, University of Maryland

ܵே௢௩௘௟௧௬ ൌ ൈ 10 ܶ Where: T = total number of ideas for given function C = number of ocurrences of a particular solution for the given functionThe higher the occurrence of a particular solution, the lower the novelty score. A novelty scorefor the whole idea can be calculated by assigning a weight for each function and multiplying thenovelty scores for each to obtain an overall novelty score. The expression for S is multiplied by10 in order to normalize it (i.e., 0 is lowest while 10 is highest).5.2.2 VarietyVariety measures the explored solution space during the idea generation process. The uniquenessof concepts is reflected by the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Teaching II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chris Smaill, University of Auckland

should continuously reflect on what they are doing during lecturesand be prepared to modify it if necessary. To help lecturers reflect, one ‘golden rule’ has beensuggested: “do not do anything in the class, to the class or for the class that you would not wishto have done if you were taking the course yourself”37. This rule may well prove useful whenmaking difficult decisions.One experienced lecturer has remarked to those who lecture large classes: “you will notice thatyour colleagues will treat you with great care, admiration and respect. Why? Because they wantyou to keep teaching the course. They all harbour the fear that should you decide to move on tosomething else, they will be next. So enjoy the experience and wear the position well”38

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kimberly Whelan; Sharon Jones

Engineering majors, there is a shift to less engineering courses with much more choice (no engineering science requirements) in the remaining years. Table 3 summarizes the current curriculum (fifth phase) in comparison to the ABET/NAE skills. The comparison shows that the Lafayette College BA Engineering curriculum is more balanced across the various skills based on named courses. In addition, there are several named courses that integrate technical and non-technical content. Specific to Lafayette College’s engineering (BS and BA) curricula, there is a named ethics and professionalism course. And, not reflected in the table are the BA Engineering Program’s five free elective courses. It should be noted that several of Lafayette’s

Conference Session

Curriculum Topics: Industrial ET/Industrial Technology

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

La Verne Abe Harris

aninterdisciplinary project that featured a strong foundation in graphic technology contentknowledge that was related to effective pedagogical strategies. The goals of the activity were tosignificantly increase the number of future workforce employees, who are technologically andvisually literate, and by improving the quality of the university student. The focus of the projectwas on continued professional growth in technological, visual literacy, people, and productionskills.The objectives of the team project, on the other hand, were more specific in nature, short-termand measurable.5 They addressed higher-order thinking and required problem solving,application, evaluation, synthesis, and analysis, which are reflective of the domains of Bloom’sTaxonomy.6

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Toshiyuki Yamamoto; Kazuya Takemata; Masakatsu Matsuishi

completing the project. This type of dependency on brightestmembers in a group is observed in all groups, especially in the portion of the course grade wherethe group grade reflects on its members’ individual grade for the course. (iii) Setting up time for a group meeting is getting more and more difficult due to the factthat most students have extra curricular activities and side jobs outside the university. Due to theeconomic down fall, most students have part-time jobs to help their finance situation.Furthermore, KIT offers students evening workshops for certification exams. KIT believes thatstudents with certifications in special engineering fields will gain an additional plus when

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Yong Tao; W Bao; R Moreno; Marc Zampino; Yiding Cao

hours) DBT #2 will be an integrated part ofthis course. For those students who already taken EML 4706 before taking EML 4603, theirproject requirement will be adjusted to reflect a new challenge. Such adjustments include adifferent building model, or multi-zone air distribution. The basic common facility developedwill be able to handle such individual project requirements with little modification. Thestudents, on the other hand, will be able to have a variety of options to complete their DBTproject. Table 3 outlines the relation between the lecture subjects and DBT experience.Progress to Date The NSF project is divided to two tasks that are carried out over a two-year period. Thefirst task is to design and build the lab system. The second

Conference Session

College Engineering K-12 Outreach III

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sarah Nation; Leah Jamieson; Jill Heinzen; Carla Zoltowski; William Oakes; Joy Krueger

will acknowledge, this group of undergraduate students are proudof their growth and value their results. They have learned to recognize and apply the EPICSmodel, through the mentorship of others, by creating safe and durable projects that reflect a Page 10.1378.8design process that professional customers and community partners require. Some of the team’srecent accomplishments include: “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Conference and Exposition Copyright c 2005, American Society for Engineering Education” Weather Station: The objective of the Weather Station Project

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kevin Sutterer; Robert Houghtalen; James Hanson

program success: • Leadership of meaningful and valued research • Formal learning about graduate studies, the craft of research, and leadership • A positive and supportive communityThose who are planning an REU grant proposal would do well to give serious consideration toaddressing these key factors while addressing NSF’s needs. These are discussed further below.To understand the role researchers play in society, students must experience and understand howtheir work is valued and can be important to helping society. This must begin during therecruiting process. Students must understand they are valued by their summer “employer.” Thisshould be reflected in how recruiting is conducted, and in the payment and benefits offered to

Conference Session

Teaching Outside the Box in Civil Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Ward; Tonya Emerson

degrees cited a loss of interest in engineering as afactor in their decision to leave. Along this same vein, 37% of students who did not persist,henceforth called non-persistors, felt non-STEM majors provided more interest, 31% determinedthe career options not worth the effort of the degree, and 24% rejected STEM careers and theassociated lifestyle. At this time, it is worth recalling that over 50% of student attrition isoccurring within the first two years of education. Therefore, students who typically have little tono exposure to engineering courses are leaving the discipline due to a perceived lack of interestin the field. [2]A second important trend in Seymour and Hewitt’s findings are a reflection of student/teacherinteraction. Poor

Conference Session

New Approaches & Techniques in Engineering II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jared Odom; Saeed Foroudastan

solar energy, such asthose employed in solar electricity generation, a possible connection of technology is feasible inthe field of desalination. • Parabolic trough collectors: This design incorporates the principal of a reflective parabola that concentrates the sun’s rays onto a central receiver tube located in the focal line of the system, heating the fluid flowing in the tube which is then transported through pipes to a steam turbine / generator. The troughs are normally designed to track the sun along one axis, predominantly north-south. This technology may be used to provide process heat or to drive chemical reactions, but is currently best known for its applications in providing electrical power

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Brian Argrow

assigned.Obtaining Student Respect, Cooperation, and Participation We often discuss pedagogy in terms of curriculum reform, teaching and learning styles, etc.without addressing the classroom environment in a social context. Petroski8 reflects on thedeteriorating behavior of students in classrooms. An engaging learning environment must first Page 7.938.4have mutual respect between the teacher, students, and student assistants. The author has been Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright Ó 2002, American Society for Engineering Educationapproached on numerous

Conference Session

Current Issues in Computing

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Jose Solarte; Denise Jackson

environment that facilitates intelligent information exchange 1.Another interesting approach to service quality is Quality Function Deployment (QDF). QDFcan be used to identify performance measurements that reflect customers’ requirements, and toensure that these performance measurements are used and quantified in redesigned processes 2 .QFD originated in Japan in 1970 as a systematic technique for identifying the product featuresthat contribute the most to the product quality and customer satisfaction 2. It is based on a matrixapproach that maps the customer requirements with the means to achieve them. A series of chartsare developed for mapping relationships between the customer requirements and processes 2 ,similar to the way in which Entity

Conference Session

Ethics across the Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

William J. Frey; Halley D. Sánchez; Jose Cruz-Cruz

ordinary technical classes, for example, by rewriting homework exercises toinclude questions that reflect on their ethical implications. 4 Moreover, engineering concepts canbe integrated into ethics cases by thinking carefully about how engineering skill and knowledgecan be utilized to design and implement ethical solutions. Ethics cases, when properly written,provide real world contexts in which abstract engineering and mathematical concepts come alive.Another example shows how mathematical concepts used in engineering can be taught throughethics cases. The NSF/Bovay workshop (August 1995) developed numerical problemsassociated with ethics cases to show how ethical considerations can be integrated intomathematical and engineering problems. 5 UPRM

Conference Session

Classroom Innovations

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Marny Lawton; Donald Wroblewski

: · General distance education questions · Technology questions · Support questions · Academic questionsThe survey results reflected the increased acceptance and awareness of electronic and distancelearning. A possible reason for this, in a class of freshmen and sophomores, was the increasedtechnical sophistication and available connectivity found nationwide in secondary education.Although some orientation was provided, students were generally prepared to use the softwareand technology implemented in the course without further training. Over the entire semesteronly five students experienced difficulty that was resolved by the Office of Distance Learningstaff and the course graduate teaching assistant. While a solution was offered, one of these

Conference Session

Mentoring Graduate Students for Success

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Patricia Stubblefield; Elisabeth Alford

form of mentoring as experienced professionals draw on someof their personal experiences to advise the professionals in training. In this particularworkshop, the keynote faculty speaker was the Interim Chair of the ElectricalEngineering Department, who spoke on teacher preparation as professional development.Although many doctoral level engineering teaching assistants will pursue academiccareers and thus recognize the value of their TA experience, those planning non-academic careers may see the teaching assistantship primarily as a job. Both groupsbenefit from reflecting on the connections between teaching strategies and managementskills, as well as on the importance of communications throughout the engineeringprofession. In almost any

Conference Session

Hunting for MINDs

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Kisha Johnson; Grace Mack; John Wheatland

Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education” Session 2002-2103Table 6 summarizes the results of the Fast Track behavior checklist. Items are ordered by thepercent of participants who checked the item as accurately reflecting their behavior. Resultsindicate that 50-78% of students checked ten of the recommended behaviors, 24-48% checked 13of the recommended behaviors and 13% or less four of the behaviors. TABLE 6 Recommended Fast Track Behavior Adopted by Fall 2000 Freshmen Behavior Percentage I am planning to

Conference Session

Grad. and Upper Level Undergrad. BME Courses

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Richard Magin; Christopher Comer; J Hetling

the Nervous System is Foundations of Cellular Neurophysiology,by Johnston and Wu (The MIT Press). This is an excellent treatment of computationalneuroscience which we have found to be approachable by upper-division engineers andbiologists alike.The preparatory coursework in neurobiology includes at least one year of courses taught by thebiological sciences department, and must include the BioS 442 course, a rigorous treatment ofNerve and Muscle Physiology. The remaining one-semester course is chosen in coordinationwith the student’s advisor to reflect the student’s interests, and generally consists of a course in Page 7.77.4 Proceedings

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

David Schmidt; Gregory Plett

(2 pl.) electronics Lower Connector Magnet support storage arm Side View Front View Figure 2. Two views of the MagLev device.The magnets are of an ultra-high field strength rare earth (NeBFe) type. A dry-lubricated guidebushing at the center of the disk slides up and down the rod. A white reflective surface coversmost of the disk. Two laser-based sensors make use of the reflective properties of the

Conference Session

Outcome Assessment, Quality, and Accreditation

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Mohammed Zribi; Mohammad Al-Ansary; Ibrahim Nashawi; Haitham Lababidi; Faridah Ali; Aziz Tayfun; Adel Aly; Andreas Christoforou; Ahmet Yigit

students and employers.Plans are currently underway to review and evaluate the available assessment results. It isanticipated that the curriculum and assessment plans will be revised accordingly. Existingassessment tools are currently being unified for ease of data management and correlation.Assessment is being conducted at the course, program, and college levels. In the overallprocess, · students are informed of the outcomes; · course and project evaluations are based on outcomes; · students write and reflect on their progress towards outcomes in various courses; · students are advised on progress toward outcomes; · students’ progress toward outcomes is documented; and

Conference Session

Design and the Liberal Arts

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Angela Patton; Richard Bannerot

for such a world?Design is useful because it sits at the juncture between utility and beauty; and, therefore itspeaks a language that is both comprehensible and challenging to engineers. Designtheory and design process give framework to and make accessible the intuitive realm,thus enhancing an engineer’s capacity to formulate ideas. On a practical level design, as avisual exercise, enables students to physically manifest their thoughts. In this way, ideasleave the coffers of the mind where they exist in a formless state. Once thoughts areexpressed in real time, they can be touched, admired, or admonished. In this way,students can reflect on outcomes, turning forms back and forth, over and under, in andout. This process of realization and