Conference Session

Technological Literacy and K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Sanders, Virginia Tech; Thomas Sherman, Virginia Tech; Hyuksoo Kwon, Virginia Tech; James Pembridge, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, plan their work, and monitor their personal progress 4.26 12 Students learn job readiness skills, attitudes, and values 4.24 13 Students understand and use the technological design process 4.16 14 Students learn about job opportunities 4.09 15 Students explore many technologies 4.07 16 Students meet local, state, and national Technology Education standards 4.02 17 Students learn the properties of materials 3.59 18Technology Education Teachers’ Beliefs about

Conference Session

The Ever-Changing Course

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Thompson, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

amount oftime to the discussion period for each project. In addition, by improving some of the projectmethods using a system engineering approach, instructors have observed reductions in timepreviously spent in frustration by students approaching projects in a non-systematic way.Instructors gain some additional class time to introduce system engineering concepts byconsolidating a fuel cell project from a series of three experiments into a concurrent,multidisciplinary design project where the series of experiments now occur simultaneously inone class period, instead of in series over two class periods. In addition, the course objectivesand planned course outcomes do not change, only individual student outcomes are expected toimprove, as far as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reid Bailey, University of Virginia; Benjamin Choo, University of Virginia; Heather Rowan-Kenyon, University of Virginia; Amy Swan, University of Virginia; Marie Shoffner, University of Virginia

thestudent newspaper, the Department of Parking and Transportation, the Systems and InformationEngineering Department, and members from the university’s track and field team. Following aretwo examples from the set of projects.Student NewspaperThe student newspaper has several dozen distribution boxes placed in high traffic areas aroundthe university. To improve distribution, the newspaper staff wants to know the time distributionof newspaper demand. This information is critical in planning when to recycle the remainingday’s paper and in determining how many papers are needed for each distribution box.The first-year engineering students were asked to build a system that could record when a paperwas taken from a particular distribution box over the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computer-Oriented Programs

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phil Rawles, Purdue University; Anthony Smith, Purdue University; Raymond Hansen, Purdue University; Jeffrey Sprankle, Purdue University

Tagged Divisions

Information Systems

curricula.Baccalaureate curricula were designed to allow students completing their Associate’s degrees ata satellite campus to transfer to the main campus and complete their Baccalaureate Degreecoursework.Known colloquially as the “2+2” system, this approach created a significant critical path concernin the networking degree plan of study. The satellite campuses do not have the faculty expertise,nor the space and funds to teach laboratory-based networking courses. As a result, all corelaboratory-based networking courses had to be delivered in the junior and senior years. Studentstook the majority of their non-core courses in the first two years, then took predominatelylaboratory-based core courses in their last two years.This created several curriculum design

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Porche, Wellesley Centers for Women; Corinne McKamey, Wellesley Centers for Women; Peter Wong, Museum of Science

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering education. Onestrategy to increase women’s participation in engineering is to engage girls in science andengineering in K-12. In this paper, we examine high school students’ knowledge ofengineering careers and reports of recruitment as predictors of student aspirations forstudying engineering in college.A group of racially/ethnically, socio-economically diverse students from five urban highschools, with either a science-themed focus or a strong science department, participatedin a longitudinal study of retention and attrition associated with STEM outcomes.Preliminary results from 906 students were included in a series of logistic regressionmodels with plans for college study of engineering as the dependent variable. Knowledgeof

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Physics or Engineering Physics

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Franck, California Institute of Technology; Ted Yu, California Institute of Technology; Juan Pedro Ochoa-Ricoux, California Institute of Technology; James Maloney, California Institute of Technology; Angela Capece, California Institute of Technology; Luz Rivas, California Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

. Others learned about the multi- disciplinary nature of science and engineering, and how many subjects are related to one another, which was a major goal of the physics curriculum. Students were also asked about the highest degree they planned to pursue, and both surveys showed everyone

Conference Session

Exploring Retention

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Jaeger, Beverly Jaeger, and Richard Whalen are members of Northeastern University’s; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

program by name such as “SpaceCamp – Sophomore year”, or “FIRST Robotics”.Now, what about the students who are not sure, the 1’s and 2’s? Since there are so few of these,the data is not very informative; however, their comments provide the most insight. Severalstudents stated that they like the courses and even find engineering interesting, but are not surethey love the field. They state that it will get them a good job, with high pay, or that they cantransfer or do other careers with an engineering background. One student stated being forced intoit by parents; another plans to change majors immediately. Several positive responses say theylike what they know so far, hope to find it interesting, but also realize that there are a lot of fieldsto go

Conference Session

Two-Year/Four-Year: From Articulation to Matriculation

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

students to help build their pre-engineering programCochise Community College (Cochise), Sierra Vista, AZ (non-metropolitan communitycollege)Liaison – Richard “Bubba” HallThis project is in perfect timing with the recent progress made at Cochise College in developingan engineering program. Cochise has developed the foundations for its Running Start Academy. Page 14.335.7Essentially, they created a pipeline opportunity for local high school juniors to start down a pathto acquiring an associate’s degree in engineering. The plan is for these students to be able totake classes both semesters of the junior and senior years of high school and to be able

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

, left more time for student questions andinteractions; and limited course preparation time, when teaching courses for a second time ormore, to less than 1.5 hours of preparation for each hour of class.Based on this and additional research, the SUCCEED Coalition developed a model programdesigned to help new faculty in all aspects of their career, including effective teaching.1 Ateaching mentorship is part of their program. Ideally, the mentor and the mentee would co-teacha course with the mentor taking the lead on the course at first. The mentor and mentee meetbetween class periods to plan and to discuss the teaching in the last class. The mentee slowlytakes on the responsibilities of planning and teaching and making up and grading

Collection

1997 Annual Conference

Authors

William Messner; Dawn M. Tilbury

planned for the tutorials and potential future applications of the concept of Web-based tutorials.1 IntroductionEngineering education (as well as the engineering profession in general) has become increas-ingly reliant on ever-more-powerful software tools to assist in solving ever-more-complexproblems. Computations which once took pages of algebra now require only a press of the‘return’ key. Instead of presenting computational techniques in the classroom, it is nowpossible for the professor to focus on both fundamental and advanced concepts and let thesoftware packages do the computation. Teaching students to effectively use these new software tools can be problematic, however.Software is best learned by “playing” with it, but the user

Conference Session

Beneficial Case Studies in AEC Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Mitchell, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

?By the end of this project I will have visited 100% of the accredited architectural engineeringprograms in the United States (17 as of 1/2008 when visit plans were fixed). The surveytherefore is comprehensive in its population, although the sampling of that population isvoluntary rather than the ideal of a random selection. Because the response rate is high there is areasonable chance that this is close to a representative sample.When visiting the schools the faculty I interviewed were chosen by the department or programhead rather than me. The request to the visit coordinator was that they include those architecturalengineering faculty responsible for architectural engineering design, and also faculty offeringallied courses such as

Conference Session

Enhancing Recruitment and Retention in Engineering Education

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary Winn, West Virginia University; Laura Winn, Waynesburg Central High School; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Robin Hensel, West Virginia University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, higher salaries, and a higher standard of living for localresidents, and will reduce family and economic disparities.In pursuit of this goal for West Virginia residents, West Virginia University's (WVU) CollegeEngineering and Mineral Resources, along with the Colleges of Human Resources andEducation, and Arts and Sciences, embarked on a multi-intervention plan to attract high schoolstudents to STEM careers, and put more STEM graduates into the STEM career pipeline, with afocus on women and underrepresented minorities. The primary vehicle for this project is a STEPgrant through the National Science Foundation (NSF) which supports exactly this kind ofinitiative.One important part of WVU's Engineers of Tomorrow (EoT) project is

Conference Session

Understanding Students: Recruiting, Retention, Enrichment

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

diversity of these styles had been shown to optimize team performance. However, inboth 2007 and 2008 a full discussion of preferences for specific work tasks versus personalitystyle was not held. (This is a planned addition in the 2009 class). Many of the students in the Page 14.330.62008 class indicated that they had completed a similar personality inventory in their first yearprojects course. The projects course is a 3-credit class where students work on a single teamthroughout the entire semester. The projects course spends a significant amount of timediscussing effective teaming, personality types, etc.The teams for the first 2008 team project

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education: Developments, Implementations

Collection

2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aurenice Oliveira, Michigan Technological University; Ivan Lima, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

International

their pursuit of internships or participation in cooperative programs through cooperation with the regional industry, including multi-national and national companies, leading to sustainability of the program; Disseminate the knowledge acquired during the exchange to facilitate the establishment of other U.S. - Brazil University consortia of higher education.4. Project Planned PhasesThe project has several phases in its development, execution and long-term support. Thepreparation phase occurred in the first year of the project, Oct.2007- Sept. 2008. The executionphase is the phase the actual exchanges occur, Oct.2008-Sep.2011.a. Preparation phase:The goals of the preparation phase that started in October of 2007 and it is

Conference Session

Virtual and Distance Experiments

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College; William Wahlman, Bismarck State College; Zachery Allen, Bismarck State College

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. These are theinstructional and ancillary systems. The original plan for the WebLab system was to create asystem that allowed remote access to laboratory equipment. That plan has come to fruition;however, it became apparent early in the project that much more is needed to make the system aviable educational platform.The term instructional systems is inclusive of all the learning materials, lab manuals, lessons,tests, quizzes, assessment, and laboratory activities that go along with any given laboratory. Theterm ancillary systems is inclusive of systems designed and needed to support the operation ofthe laboratory such as the student database, scheduling system, data logging and trending, etc.While the WebLab project succeeded technically, no

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Whitney Edmister, Virginia Tech

-credit) Documenting Research (2-credits)Spring 2005: 20 students Fall 2005 Undergraduate Research Symposium Fall 2005Figure 1. Relation of proposed technical communication course sequence to summer research experience. Thepurpose of the course sequence was to deepen the research experience and to attract other undergraduates to suchresearch experiences. For the degree plans of most of the participating students, the course sequence served as eithera substitution for a required technical communication course or a technical elective. The College of Engineering at Virginia Tech was the testing site for

Conference Session

Computer ET Curriculum

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Lin, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne; Melissa Lin, Exactech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

draws the conclusion.II. Technical Problem Solving ProcessIt is observed that the problem solving models developed in the 1960s and 70s that are still usedwith many general problem solving courses found in academic are to teach math problem solvingas a thinking skill, not integrated with the rest of the curriculum or work environment.Through this course, students will learn about the computer-based problem solving on individualand team-based technical problems, by experiencing several independent and overlapping stages,including: 1) Problem statement 2) Analyze the problem statement and Plan inputs and outputs 3) Design solution or algorithm 4) Implement the solution (programming) 5) Verifying the

Conference Session

Standards Based Approaches to K -12 Engineering

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Merrill, Illinois State University; Vincent Childress, North Carolina A&T; Rodney Custer, Illinois State University; Craig Rhodes, North Carolina A&T

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

curriculum materials thatintegrate middle school mathematics, science, and technology (among other subjects). TheIMaST curriculum was developed by teams of master STEM teachers who came together in thesummer for training. Like the TSM Project, IMaST has a learning cycle associated with it:design, assess, plan, implement, and communicate. Both the TSM and IMaST projects focus onaddressing national standards in mathematics, science, and technology.Frye 22 documented the engineering problem-solving process used in the Dartmouth Project. Thisproject was an effort to get mathematics and science teachers to integrate engineering design intothe high school curriculum. Later, technology education teachers were included in theprofessional development offered

Conference Session

ECE Pedagogy and Assessment

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Mark Jansson; Ying Tang; Ravi Ramachandran, Rowan University; John Schmalzel, Rowan University; Shreekanth Mandayam, Rowan University; Robert Krchnavek, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Linda Head, Rowan University; Raul Ordonez, University of Dayton

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

examiningentrepreneurism is to bring in outside speakers who address important elements such asdeveloping a business plan, the role of other professionals in a business, etc. The Clinicsprovide the key vehicle for achieving multidisciplinarity [43]. We seek to broadenparticipation in Clinic projects to include as many other disciplines as possible. ECEstudents are actively managed during their junior and senior years to ensure that they signup for at least one Clinic project sponsored by a different discipline. Future plans call forexpansion to include students from disciplines outside engineering such as ComputerScience, Biochemistry, and Business, to name a few.Another of the unique features of this program is “Engineering Clinic Consultant”. Theseone-credit

Conference Session

Factors Affecting Student Performance

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado-Boulder; Lawrence Carlson, University of Colorado-Boulder; Derek Reamon, University of Colorado

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

-content test andLearning Styles Inventory were administered to each student. On the final day of class, a post- Page 11.605.8survey, post-content test and university Faculty Course Questionnaire (FCQ) was distributed toeach of the class participants. Throughout the semester, the instructor maintained a journal torecord class attendance, hours required for class preparation and time spent in office hours.Journal ResultsAt the end of the semester the instructor tabulated entries from the daily journal to analyze theaverage daily attendance, the number of hours students visited office hours and the time requiredto plan both sections of the

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconnected World

Collection

2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

International

ofthe following: • Recruitment of qualified academics, with experience in developing education tools, curricula, and delivery systems. Their primary role is to provide guidance, help in seeding the new culture, and in developing emerging professionals; • Initiation and maintenance of regular well-planned interaction with industry; and to seek industries’ input, assistance, and feed back; • An engineering “up-front” approach, where engineering is the intellectual centerpiece of the curriculum and to be used from the beginning, i.e., not simply be the traditional introductory and/or survey type course offered as an independent exercise during the first year

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Technical Session 4: Environmental Issues and the Impacts of Intersectionality

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Christina Martin-Ebosele, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering, Women in Engineering

these results might prompt new thinking about undergraduateengineering education and environmental work. We consider how our findings can informteaching and learning for effective early career practice and future leadership. We proposeleadership modules in environmental engineering curricula that focus on not only the urgentenvironmental problem space, but gender and racial equality in the people space surrounding it.1.0 IntroductionUnderstanding the school-to-work pathways of engineering students—intentions and plans priorto graduation, destinations and experiences after graduation—is a critical component ofintegrated, effective educational practice. Educational settings are not isolated entities in whichlearning communities intuit relevance

Conference Session

Engaging the Online Classroom

Collection

2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Matthew M. Barry, University of Pittsburgh; Samantha E. Wismer; Tony Lee Kerzmann, University of Pittsburgh; Lee Allen Dosse, University of Pittsburgh

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

embedded questions in the reading; gave hints Text was helpful in learning; text was not HELPFULNESS helpful in learning Text provided numerous, easily understood, EXAMPLES relevant examples; text did not provide sufficient examples to understand material; examples were too difficult or irrelevant Text was well-planned and easy to use, easy to ORGANIZATION navigate; text was poorly formatted and difficult to use, difficult to navigate Text contained good explanations and WRITING diagrams; concepts and ideas presented were vague or hard to understand Text was difficult to use due to software

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Jaleh Arya, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara; Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara; Elizabeth Sciaky, University of California, Santa Barbara

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

the focus is onthe participants as cultural guides, much of our guided inquiry hinges on the actions andresponses of our participants and the resources that they take up or leave untouched. Such actionsinspire lines of inquiry that guide our reconstruction process; thus, there is no set plan of actionbeyond this recursive framework (i.e., what is being accomplished, by whom, for what purposes,etc.). Within this recursive litany of inquiry, we engaged in the iterative process of unpackingunexpected events or surprising discoveries, which in turn support our efforts in representing theexperiences and perspectives of our participants and thus making visible key constructs andqualities of a successful program for all participants, and

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Valdes, University of Florida; Carlene Elizabeth Cuadra, University of Florida ; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

building construction was adapted in HB1647 building code of Florida Legislature. Najafi is a member of numerous professional societies and has served on many committees and programs, and continuously attends and presents refereed papers at international, national, and local professional meetings and conferences. Lastly, Najafi attends courses, seminars and workshops, and has developed courses, videos and software packages during his career. His areas of specialization include transportation planning and management, legal aspects, construction contract administration, and public works.Dr. Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College Dr. Nick M. Safai has been an ASEE officer and has served in multiple divisions

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd W. Polk, University of Texas, Dallas; Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas, Dallas; Jeanne Sluder; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Joe Pacheco Jr., University of Texas, Dallas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

would be acquired on their own.This paper describes the ongoing pilot program in the Biomedical and Mechanical Engineeringdepartments to integrate professional training on soft skills into our existing engineeringcapstone curriculum. In addition to instruction by the capstone professors, for the past three yearswe have brought in outside experts to lecture on topics such as project management, ethics,standards and innovation to improve the overall instruction plan and to provide our students withadditional points of view on these topics.We also recognized that teamwork, team dynamics, team leadership and conflict resolution werecritical skills that our students needed to develop in order to be successful in capstone andbeyond. So we contacted

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

and Managing Director of One Page Solutions, a consulting firm that uses the OGSP R process to help technology and branded product clients develop better strategic plans. Mark is a member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest organization dedicated exclusively to funding seed stage start-ups. In addition, he serves on the board of several technology start-up companies.Dr. Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University Shannon K. Gilmartin, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Scholar at the Michelle R. Clayman Institute for Gender Research and Adjunct Professor in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She is also Managing Director of SKG Analysis, a research consulting firm. Her expertise and interests focus

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Tomko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; James Deverell Watkins; Melissa Wood Aleman, James Madison University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

’ efforts tocontrol their work, time, and resources, they strive to develop a level of autonomy. Whiledeadlines and project demands are imposed upon the students, students reconcile the fact thatthey do not have control over deadlines and project demands by creating their own deadlinesregarding what needs to be done in a project and by what time. This manipulates, resolves, andmasks over the reality that the original deadlines are not within their own control. Regardless thatthere are uncontrollable factors in their projects and assignments, students make use ofindependence through the means that are available to them. Bill starts the meeting by saying that he was “slammed with work” and proposes that the meeting will simply be a “planning

Conference Session

Technical Session 2: Improving Information Literacy Programs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Talea Anderson, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

in acourse, only one instructor reported having experience using an open text while the otherinterviewees did not. Although some indicated that they would not use an OER for class, othersexpressed interest in learning more about open education. The trend through seemed to be thatwhile there was some knowledge of OERs all expressed interest in learning about OERs ingeneral and the potential availability.Best Practices and ImplementationThrough the survey and the interviews with faculty and instructors, we have developed bestpractices for OER outreach and a plan for implementation of OERs in discipline-specific fields(Box 1). Many of these recommendations are mere extensions of the practices that have beenposited for embedded and liaison

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorena Colcer, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

time, however, I constantly feel an obligation to take on more work because I can do itwell, and I want people to see that a woman can fill the roles that men have typically filled untilnow. I still am not sure how to reconcile those pressures.DevlinI found myself responsible for starting and guiding the group of students Lorena discussed. Inaddition to planning how to establish these groups for other students, the working groupfunctioned as pilot test where we attempted to enact the practices and achieve our goals.My intent was to establish clear goals for the group and then focus on supporting the students’authority and autonomy. Based on past experience I assumed that it was impossible to designthe authentic connections that would be