Conference Session

Engineering Technology Poster Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Mukasa Ssemakula

flexibility and they blenddifferently around the globe 2. Renowned management consultant Peter Drucker caused anuproar in academia when he said: "Thirty years from now the big university campuses will berelics… The college won't survive as a residential institution. Today's buildings are hopelesslyunsuited and totally unneeded” 3.The following questions raised by Daniel indeed reflect what institutions of higher education Page 8.423.1should be asking themselves today: Are universities teaching the knowledge and skills that Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition

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Electrical and Computer Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Timothy Wheeler

. Page 8.1025.6Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationIn the first two projects, students did not easily develop relationships with students at ourcollaborating institutions. This is likely a reflection of low professional self-confidence. In theupcoming project with Norway, cultural differences might contribute to the uneasiness ofcollaboration. We expect to expend considerable time and energy to creatively encouragemeaningful relationships13.Finally, the roles of student leadership and social cohesion are vitally important for the completionof a reliable payload. In the first project, the leaders

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dana Knox

: Freshman/Sophomore Retention, 80%; Two Year Retention, 72%;and Six Year Graduation Rate, 46%. All of the university numbers have been fairly consistentover the years with a small upward trend. Direct comparison with numbers in the above tableshows that the department retention figures are comparable to those of the university, albeit withmore scatter due to the smaller sample sizes. However, the graduation rates are much better forthe department than for the university as a whole. Note that some figures are quoted as “greaterthan” since the requisite time period has not yet expired; those numbers reflect graduates thus far.The most recent freshman/sophomore retention figures in the table are a disappointment, as thatreflects the first class to

Conference Session

A Potpourri of Innovations in Physics

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Dale Long; Kevin Sutterer; Frederick Berry

informative (all respondents) and felt that it arrived ashouseholds in time to prepare for upcoming events. Overall, parent opinions included thefollowing statements:• "Best organized program we've ever participated in over the past seven years in Terre Haute."• "Very well organized and extremely stimulating. My child was encouraged to participate and it was OK if she couldn't work on a project."• "It exposes students to various aspects of engineering, team building and socialization. Students make friends from other schools."• "My son enjoyed it a lot."Program Leader Reflection: The program is a highly satisfying outreach to the community.Each leader can recall numerous examples of unsolicited parent feedback thanking RHIT andEXPLORE

Conference Session

Recruitment and Retention

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Terrence Freeman; Ashok Agrawal

§ Oral communication § Interpersonal skills and team dynamics § Exploration of technical fields/careers § Understanding systems & systematic analysis § Self-evaluation/reflection § Interpretation of results & prediction § Basic computer literacy/ word processing § Create graphs, charts, and visuals to display data § Creative/lateral thinkingThe reading component addresses the following topics: § Ability to analyze and decipher directions for meaning making § Draw inferences from context § Find answers to questions answered explicitly or in paraphrase in a passage

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Lynn Bellamy; Barry McNeill; Veronica Burrows

chemistry of semiconductors. Educational research interestsinclude authentic assessment methods, educational impact of reflective practice, and "girl-friendly" education.BARRY MCNEILL, Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering at Arizona State University, receivedhis B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Stanford University in 19662 and his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineeringfrom Stanford in 1976. He is a member of the teams that have developed and improved first and third-year coreengineering design courses at Arizona State University.LYNN BELLAMY, Department of Chemical & Materials Engineering at Arizona State University (emeritus),received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1962, and his M.S. and Ph.D

Conference Session

Where Are Tomorrow's Civil Engineers?

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Sean Buchholtz; Reid Vander Schaaf

enter their first class fully prepared to Page 8.1012.6the extent the students cannot distinguish the first year instructors from those veterans professors.Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering EducationThe Civil Engineering department is known for top quality instruction and is reflected every yearwhen the department receives student ratings well above the academy average. The ability toprovide quality instruction is an essential element in creating excitement in the classroom and aninterest in

Conference Session

Ethical & Industrial Issues in BME

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Charlotte Erdmann

find very helpful for understanding the patenting process. Changes in U.S. patent lawin 1995 and 1999 are not reflected in the book.U.S. utility and design patents issued after June 8, 1995 are effective for 20 years from date ofapplication. Before June 8, 1995, utility and plant patents are effective for 17 years from date ofissue. Maintenance fees are paid on utility patents at 3 ½ years, 7 years, and 13 ½ years. Designpatents are effective for 14 years from date of issue. Rights normally end when the term ends.This allows the invention to go into the public domain. In the United States, inventors or theirassignees may apply for extensions in some cases, for example, pharmaceuticals that have takenlong periods of time for approval by the

Conference Session

Effective Teaching to Motivate & Retain

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Julio Davalos

experience (Experiment) Grasping via APPREHENSION Active Reflective experimentation Transformation Transformation observation (Testing) via EXTENSION via INTENTION (Analysis) Grasping via

Conference Session

Mentoring, Outreach, & Intro BME Courses

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

E. Duco Jansen; Sean P. Brophy; Stacy Klein; Patrick Norris; Ming Wang, Vanderbilt University

environment in the classroom” Score: 4.11 ± 0.47. (average ± standard deviation) - “The questions we answered using the VSAS system helped me assess my understanding / knowledge of the topic”. Score: 4.36 ± 0.59. - “In this course, aside from VSAS, we made good/effective use of our laptops which helped in the learning process”. Score: 4.63 ± 0.95.The open-ended questions were used to get additional feedback from students on the use of thelaptops and our VSAS system in particular. Overall students were satisfied and excited to usetheir laptops in the education process. The main negative comments reflected the less-than-perfect reliability of the wireless network and problems logging in. Some of these problems wereindeed

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Enos Charles Inniss

, not a true reflection of group process. Most people do not want to make someone else look badAssignment helped/hindered your understanding of the topics? • Helped, but was a little broad/abundance of information with the air section • Helped • NeitherV. Conclusions and Future WorkFrom the viewpoint of the instructor this exercise worked well and was of great benefit to thestudents. However, the course evaluations provide more information on the usefulness of theexercise to the students. From the standpoint of trying to learn the material, the students seem toagree that much was learned. From the standpoint of trying to learn group dynamics, many of the

Conference Session

Lab Experiments in Materials Science

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Huong Vu; Dave Parent; Emily Allen

toprovide a variety of light-absorbing regions, and may be textured to improve light gatheringability, provided with anti-reflection coatings, or packaged with solar concentrators to gather lightfrom a wider area. Very inexpensive and wide area solar cells may use amorphous silicon thinfilms which are easily deposited over a large area but do not provide very high efficiency2,3.Solar cells are similar to batteries in that they provide a voltage to a load; but whereas a batteryprovides a constant voltage, a photovoltaic cell provides a voltage and current which varies withthe load resistance itself4. Figure 1 shows the power curve for an inexpensive “hobby” solar cellused in this lab activity. The general equation which describes solar cell

Conference Session

The Use of Technology in Teaching Math

Collection

2003 Annual Conference

Authors

Carlos Morales

performance. 6. Interaction Model is updated a. Interaction model is updated to reflect performance. b. Any common mistake conducted by user is highlighted in the interaction model. 7. Go to step 3 until done with lesson 8. User model is updated Figure 1. Instructional Delivery Methodology Commands Available to Learner • Show Objectives / Objective map • Pause Proceedings of the 2003 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2003, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David W. Goodman, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

, PLCinput and output devices, and PLC communications to third year students. The power portion of the labs utilize small components (such as motors, relays, Page 25.526.4transformers, etc.) that students assemble based on instructor provided schematics. The eightpower labs explicitly detail the design and testing procedures as well as the reflection that shouldoccur. These labs are all hands-on and require physical interaction with the components. The course provides both instructor developed labs and commercially available labs. Theinstructor developed labs use physical, hands-on equipment and the commercial labs usesimulator software

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Y. Santiago, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel Ed.D., West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

secondeducational choice was business. The fact that our engineering students are switching to generalstudies reflects either an inability to make a decision about which major to pursue at the time ofthe transfer or the fact that some of our students are in academic probation. At the time of theanalysis, only 6.5% of all students that transferred to general studies completed a bachelor degreein a given discipline. Only 45% of the students that transferred to general studies are stillenrolled in our college. The remaining 48% dropped from college, were suspended, or neverreturned to the university.Another difference with Ohland’s study, was the high percent of students transferring out ofengineering with GPA below 2.0 (39.5% of all transfer students). Our

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Elizabeth August, Loyola Marymount University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 25.569.2 recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Components of TAILS Lab ExperimentsTAILS will deliver the tale of each AI algorithm or concept through a story with nine parts,including a description of the concept, relevant applications, sample test data, design description,exercises that guide the student in implementation, a test driver, suggested experiments, sourcecode that implements the algorithm, and complexity analysis. This choice of components ispatterned after the organization found in the files of software support that accompany Winston'sapproach4 and standard software engineering practice. Previous work5 identified

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Allison Michelle Robinson; Nur Özge Özaltin, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Angela M. Shartrand, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA); Phil Weilerstein, National Collegiate Inventors & Innovators Alliance (NCIIA)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, two tools3 have been created to measure students’ familiarity with key entrepreneurialterms and concepts, and to examine students’ “entrepreneurial mindset” as reflected in a writtenresponse to a hypothetical technology-based company scenario. The first tool, which is the focusof this paper, is the Entrepreneurship Knowledge Inventory (EKI). This inventory was initiallydesigned to measure self-assessed entrepreneurial knowledge of students enrolled inentrepreneurship-based engineering courses and programs at six engineering schools located inthe Midwest. The items were initially based on a taxonomy being developed under funding bythe NCIIA entitled, Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship at Primarily Undergraduate Institutions(PUIs)4. The survey

Conference Session

TAC/ABET-related Outcome-based Assessment Methods and Models

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clark D. Shaver P.E., Pittsburg State University; James A. Lookadoo P.E., Pittsburg State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

disadvantage is the lack of incentives for maximizing effort and apotential delay time of up to two years between discovering weaknesses and potentialremediation.IEEE-SME Electronics Assessment ExamThe IEEE-SME Electronics Assessment Exam is a collection of approximately 120 multiplechoice questions spanning a range of topics considered to be common to most baccalaureateElectronics Engineering Technology programs6. The assessment exam questions seem to becrafted to cover a broad range of capabilities. EET programs across the country were polled as tosubject matter and a body of knowledge committee created a set of questions reflective of thetopics gathered. Yet another committee vetted the questions and their answers to formulate theexam. Students

Conference Session

Exploration of Trends in Engineering Education

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyndi Lynch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jiabin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

academia, disciplinary paradigms, assessment,and balancing academic and personal life. GRAD 59000 is posted to the academic transcript butcannot be used to fulfill Plan of Study requirements.PFF aims to socialize doctoral students to the diversity of faculty roles and responsibilities alongwith the expectations of excellence in research, teaching, and service through a mentoring modelusing a conceptual framework which incorporates research, teaching, service, career planning,and career and life balance, to guide student exploration and reflection. Using Purdue as a model,students customize the framework with mentoring tips and strategies learned from the speakers.In addition to representing different roles and positions at Purdue, each speaker

Conference Session

Improving the Pedagogy of Laboratory Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sujatha J., Mission10X, Wipro Technologies; Rajshri Jobanputra

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

members c. Ensuring the evaluation of both individual as well as group performance d. Offering students the opportunity to evaluate the effectiveness of their own group e. Giving formative feedback on how each member of the group is performingFurther, in order to facilitate the implementation of such an effective group-work, a format of asession plan was offered to the faculty members that helped them to reflect and develop ideas onevery aspect of their session like methodology of teaching-learning, role of faculty, involvementof learners and learning outcomes achieved. In particular, incorporating active learningstrategies like “effective questioning”, “group discussion”, “debate” etc as a part of theexecution

Conference Session

FPD X: Addressing Retention in the First Year

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andria Costello Staniec, Syracuse University; Helen M. Doerr, Syracuse University

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First-Year Programs

” have demonstrated higher student outcomes, includingpersistence to graduation9. While a variety of programs have evolved over the past two decades,in Arendale’s review of postsecondary peer cooperative learning programs, they are divided intotwo groups: (1) those that provide additional support through outside of class activities withlittle change by the primary instructor and (2) those that reflect a transformed learningenvironment for all students enrolled in the course9. Included in the second category are thoseworkshops using the Peer-Led Team Learning (PLTL) model developed in science education.Keys to the success of the PLTL model are a peer-led workshop that is integral to the course, theclose involvement of the faculty in working with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Fred Scheu, College of Lake County

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

well the course objectives wereachieved on a scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being Strongly Agree and 1 being Strongly Disagree. Table 1reflects student feedback regarding access to new, effective curriculum modules and labs thatmore accurately reflect the needs of industry. Overall feedback was extremely positive.Measurable Outcomes Overall RateStudents will learn how to model basic digital circuits in hardware description 4.73languages.Students will learn how to use VHDL to model common digital hardware 4.64circuits - combinational and sequential circuitsStudents will learn how to use to use VHDL CAD Tools (editors, debug designs 4.25and perform logic simulation

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Lauren D. Thomas, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

other’s scholarly, professional and personal development through collaboration, encouragement, knowledge sharing, and critical and reflective analysis as we contribute to the engineering education discipline. Page 25.677.2About GEECSThe first meeting of what would become GEECS was held in early 2010 through the facilitationof two engineering education faculty members. The goal was to provide a space and opportunityfor collaboration among EER graduate students in both engineering education departments andthose who were dispersed among contributing disciplines. From 2010 to 2011, the organizationformalized, selected a name, and

Conference Session

Energy Education Courses, Labs, and Projects II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid Arastoopour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Mohamed Shahidehpour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Joseph Clair P.E., Illinois Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

) program, a hands-on undergraduate program that engages multidisciplinary teams of students in projects based on real-world topics, features a number of projects each semester in areas related to energy and sustainability, and a range of activities that utilize IIT campus as a living laboratory. IPRO Teamwork, innovation, and complex problem-solving skills make successful professionals—and reflect the overall performance of their organizations. Since 1995, the IPRO Page 25.714.3 team project courses at IIT have been teaching students how to excel in the workplace by

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Cory Terell Gleason, Old Dominion University; Lacides Agustin Osorio, Norfolk Ship Support Activity Regional Maintenance Center; Charles H. McGinn, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

that can be compensated with embedded systems using intensive softwareprotocols. Both hardware and software provide options in designing security choices toovercome the concerns. The merging of these systems is the major focus in newly developedindustrial products. The reflection of the current developments in technology, with regard tocomputer/electronic technology curricula and project implementations, are crucial to the successof the program and the enrolled students. Engineering technology focuses on both “hands-on andminds-on” design work and the practice is to integrate existing technology products into realworld applications. Through the implementation of this project, students have been provided theopportunities to learn about current

Conference Session

Capstone Design Projects and Courses

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; John K. Gershenson, Michigan Technological University; Amilcar Alejandro Rincon-Charris, Inter American University of Puerto Rico, Bayamon; Carlos A. Alvarado, Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico; Jose A. Rojas, Universidad del Turabo

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering, Systems Engineering

reflect this variability in expected Page 25.725.7learning. Besterfield, et al. directs readers to a web site with example rubrics for evaluating theattributes along this type of scale.4Having decided on the attributes and levels of learning, the next step is to select and developinstruments that balance the need for good information and practicality. The TIDEE group did anextensive review of the design and education assessment literature and chose four types ofassessment

Conference Session

Innovative Curriculum in Engineering Technology

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Frinzi, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott Larisch, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

course development process. Additionally, TADL instructors will beavailable for synchronous online office hours for 3 hours each week. Participantswill relate their progress and receive feedback regarding each milestone in TADLthrough online discussion.SPSU’s distance learning efforts and student enrollment have expanded at a rateof 33% each year from 2007 to 2010. Distance courses are 17% of the credithours at SPSU. This reflects a phenomenal growth rate that does not include thetremendous expansion of hybrid course offerings throughout the same period. Wecurrently offer 28 certificates and degrees online. Future plans includedevelopment of at least 4 new online programs in the next two years.SPSU has faculty that do an excellent job in

Conference Session

ETD Design I

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

) were having difficulty finding computer science graduates with skills appropriate for the industry. In particular, graduates of local public and private universities were too focused on writing code or revising code, rather than on solving problems..This opinion was summarized in the following statement: “They don't know how to really analyze problems and turn them into solutions” The board recommended revising our Program Learning Outcomes (PLOs) to reemphasize critical thinking skills and to include the ability for “researching” (i.e., analyzing and designing solutions for) problems in specific computer science disciplines. The board’s recommendations and guidance, now reflected in all seven of

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering, Part II

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

, for the post-tests, students were required to reflect onthe depth of their own knowledge concerning the topic, which is the basis of metacognition.Literature ReviewCognitive self-appraisal is “judgments about one’s personal cognitive abilities, task factors thatinfluence cognitive difficulty or cognitive strategies that may facilitate or impede performance" 1.In metacognition, when analyzing personal confidence judgments, one must introspect.Confidence judgments are the most commonly used method for determining whether anindividual’s belief that the information recalled from memory is accurate 2. Confidencejudgments consist of both the cognitive process of confidence assessment and the subjectivefeelings of confidence.To effectively learn

Conference Session

Laboratory Innovations

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Yu Yan, University of British Columbia; Carolyn Labun, University of British Columbia

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

.”“The assignments and tutorials were helpful in that they provided many practice problems.”“Group size for project is almost too big, as we are only working on one design with 5 people sometimesI was left with no work to do.”“I previously had mentioned that I felt the assignments were more important than the project inunderstanding the course content. However, I feel there were parts of the project that I found to be verypractical.”“Tutorials that reflect examination questions and show a complete step by step approach to solutions.”These comments revealed two key factors affecting the rating of the project. The first factorrelates to time management issues. Third-year engineering students typically take 6 courses perterm, with transfer students