Conference Session

Curriculum in Telecommunications Engineering Technology

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Nankivell, Purdue University, Calumet; Joy Colwell, Purdue University, Calumet; Jana Whittington, Purdue University, Calumet

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

development of alternate ideas. This can be in the form of new technologiesdeployed in one department and not shared with other departments. Organizational politics andcompetition for limited resources can also create obstacles.The final obstacle described in this article involves the educational barriers established within anorganization. The technical focus of IT establishing that “technically valid design that meetsfunctional specifications must have its requirements stated in advance of system building”.27This philosophy inhibits learning by blocking a more reflective and innovative approach.The authors conclude that organizations commit substantial amounts of time and money to learnfrom external sources and willingly accept new technologies

Conference Session

Curricular Developments in Energy Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blekhman, California State University Los Angeles; Jason Keith, Michigan Technological University; Ahmad Sleiti, University of Central Florida; Eileen Cashman, Humboldt State University; Peter Lehman, Humboldt State University; Richard Engel, Schatz Energy Research Center; Michael Mann, University of North Dakota; Hossein Salehfar, University of North Dakota

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

developing their strategies and approaches in introducingHFCT. Those interested in obtaining materials are welcome to contact the authors. Laboratorycurriculum development is reflected in a companion paper offered through the same forum12.For convenience, Table 1 illustrates a summary of the curriculum and courses developed at eachinstitution, as well as enrollment data for the most recent offering. It is expected that futureenrollments will be about the same or larger with advances in research and development inhydrogen and fuel cell technology. Table 2 illustrates the degrees, minors, or concentrations thatcan be obtained as a result of this project. We note that each institution has independentobjectives which are described in the following

Conference Session

Research on The First Year II

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melissa Dagley-Falls, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Young, University of Central Florida

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

/TakingRetentionSeriously.pdf33. Habley, W. & McClanahan, R. (2004). What works in student retention. Retrieved June 26, 2007, from ACT,Inc. Web site: http://www.act.org/research/policymakers/reports/retain.html34. Braxton, J. M. & Hirschy, A. S. (2005). Theoretical developments in the study of college student departure. InA. Seidman (Ed.), College student retention: Formula for student success (pp. 61-87). Westport, CT: Praeger.35. Braxton, J. M. & Mundy, M. E. (2002). Powerful institutional levers to reduce college student departure.Journal of College Student Retention, 3(1), 91-118.36. Kitchener, K. (1986). The reflective judgment model: Characteristics, evidence, and measurement. In R. Mines& K. Kitchener (Eds.), Adult cognitive development. (pp. 76

Conference Session

Developing Young MINDS in Engineering - Part I

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly Rusch, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Warren Waggenspack, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge; Roger Seals, Louisiana State University; Vaneshette Henderson, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

Conference Session

Innovations in Materials Education

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Kitto, Western Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Materials

and considering student learning styles in developing effective teachingstrategies25-37. We used the Felder/Soloman ILS to understand student-learning styles in ourmaterials engineering course. The ILS evaluates four dimensions: active-reflective, sensing-intuitive, visual-verbal, and sequential-global; and the reliability and validity of the instrumenthas been investigated30,39,40. While the ILS may or may not be a perfect instrument, it iscertainly widely used to investigate student-learning styles and much research work has includedstudent data obtained from the ILS28-38. Felder and Spurlin suggest two principal applications forthe ILS39. “The first use is to provide guidance to instructors on the diversity of learning styleswithin their

Conference Session

ADVANCE Grants and Institutional Transformation

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna M. Zajicek, University of Arkansas; Shauna A. Morimoto, University of Arkansas; Joseph Rencis, University of Arkansas; Valerie H. Hunt, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

institutions.IntroductionFor over 20 years, the US government has invested in the development and implementation ofgender equity programs in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). Theeconomic, technological, social, and educational benefits of creating a more diverse science andengineering workforce provide the impetus behind the equity efforts in STEM disciplines.1Integral to these efforts is the growth of the number of women obtaining STEM doctoral degreesand entering the academic workplace as faculty members. Although recent statistics indicate asubstantive increase in the number of women receiving doctorates in STEM disciplines, thenumbers of women STEM faculty fail to reflect this change.2Using the metaphor of a leaky academic pipeline, social

Conference Session

Innovations in Civil Engineering Education III

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Hart, United States Military Academy; Steven Kreh, United States Military Academy; Rhett Blackmon, United States Military Academy; Nicholas Melin, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Page 15.986.14students on getting the correct answer as opposed to their continued focus on partial credit, andPage 15.986.15Page 15.986.16Page 15.986.17Page 15.986.18an opportunity to refresh their memory on what they needed to learn and know. The biggestcomplaint was that they saw it as a “haze” or “to waste our time.” This dealt directly with theconcept of having to repeat the problem set until it was entirely correct.3.6 Assessment by Interview At the completion of CE483 and CE404, interviews were conducted on a range (both ingrade and performance on Problem Set Zero) of students in order to gain their perspective on theoverall Problem Set Zero concept now that they had some time to reflect on CE483 and CE404as a whole. Over ten

Conference Session

Fulfilling the CE BOK2 - Case Studies

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Fridley, University of Alabama

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

-content changes have beenmade to support the new and revised program outcomes. A comparison of the BOK2baccalaureate outcomes and the current BSCE program outcomes (Table 2) is provided in Table4. Some combination, integration, and/or rewording of the BOK2 outcomes was done to betterreflect the emphasis and focus of the program and improve student understanding of the learningoutcomes. As a result, some BOK2 outcomes may not be identically reflected in the programoutcomes. Specific comments are included where differences or changes exist.While not included in this paper, the faculty purposefully linked all outcomes to at least two Page

Conference Session

Programs Using New Instrumentation Concepts

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Keska, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Instrumentation

Conference Session

Engineering in the Middle Grades

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jade Mitchell-Blackwood, Drexel University; Manuel Figueroa, Drexel University; Chatchai Kokar, Drexel University; Adam Fontecchio, Drexel University; Eli Fromm, Drexel University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

reflection of the students‘ perception of engineering per se.In order to conduct quantitative analysis of the open-ended results, responses were categorized.Percentage responses in each category were calculated to generate frequencies of responses.Responses from students who provided more than one answer to a question were talliedseparately to report the full range of responses.A second set of entrance and exit closed-ended surveys was administered primarily to assess thestudents‘ engagement or interest and attitudes toward STEM. A copy of this instrument isincluded in Tables 4 - 6.The questions in the closed-ended survey are aimed at discovering thelevel of short term or long term interest, or feelings that respondents hold with regard

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Halverson, Brigham Young University; Rollin H. Hotchkiss, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

prepare them forreal-world industry experience, or perhaps for engineering Capstone programs. Indeed, recentresearch makes this argument, that college engineering Capstone programs would be even moresuccessful if students were exposed to project-based learning earlier in their schooling.18Despite the ambiguity that often occurs in open-ended, project-based assignments, we learnedfrom students and our reflections that instructors should do the following to minimizeambiguities: • Provide a clear time-line of expected deliverables and due dates. • Provide grading criteria up front. • Make available numerous examples of each deliverable. • And provide regular, substantive feedback throughout the process

Conference Session

Extending a Hand Back: Older Students Inspiring Younger Students

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni H. Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T. Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donna C. Llewellyn, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

participated in, werecompared between engineers and non-engineers in an effort to investigate whether engineeringand non-engineering students show differential rates of participation in Tech to Teaching. Thiscount of semesters in which students participated reflects a count of any semesters in which theyparticipated in one or more Tech to Teaching activities. The activity count is a count of the totalnumber of distinct Tech to Teaching activities in which they participated.     Page 22.32.21 Figure 10. Count of semesters in which students participated – all Tech to Teaching students

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Poster Session

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Josue Orellana, Washington State University; Fabiola Quiroa, Washington State University; Ala' Ibrahim Abu-Lail; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Biological & Agricultural

useexperimental data to validate or rejecttheir hypotheses. In the assignment as Figure 1: Raw (R) and hardboiled (B) eggs after 24well, higher-level questions that hours of incubation in water (1), syrup (2) and energyelevate the critical thinking skills of drink (3).the students were given. For example,students were asked to explain why boiled and raw eggs behaved differently in transportingsolutions (Figure 1)? Answers should have reflected on the concepts of permeability and proteindenaturation at elevated temperatures. In their assignment too, students were asked to quantifythe diffusion across the cellular membrane as well as the ionic strength concentration of the innerenvironment of the egg using Fick’s law. Based on their

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship Courses and Outcomes II

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Samuel N. Peffers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; James H. Hanson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

challenge the status quo.Primary Traits: A passing submission for this criterion must: 1. Describe the situation or current mode of operation (status quo) and perceived constraints. 2. Present one or more questions that challenge the status quo. 3. Explain how each question is a challenge to the status quo.Potential Artifacts: reflective essay, blog, journal, presentationAdditional Information: 1. Common approaches to this type of questioning include asking “Why?”, “Why not?”, and “What if?” For example, “Why is program accreditation done every six years?” 2. It can be helpful to imagine an opposing situation or viewpoint. For example, “What if program accreditation was done by employers rather than agencies

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions: Mechanical Engineering Education

Collection

2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen R. Turns, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Peggy Noel Van Meter, Pennsyvlania State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

), with little effort required, is developedthrough practice. The Instructional Implications section of this paper presents ideas on how thisknowledge can be developed for thermodynamics.Conditional Knowledge Conditional knowledge refers to students’ knowledge of the situations in which particulardeclarative or procedural knowledge should be applied.4,31 This knowledge reflects the students’awareness of when, where, and why other knowledge should be used, and this awarenessunderlies cognitive control during problem solving. That is, a student who knows the conditionsunder which some other particular knowledge should be used is positioned to recognize thoseconditions when they are encountered and, consequently, select the appropriate

Conference Session

Enhancing K-12 STEM Education with Engineering

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Martin, University of Texas, Austin; Tom Benton, University of Texas, Austin; William McKenna, University of Texas, Austin; Pat Ko, University of Texas at Austin

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Women in K-12 Engineeering & Outreach Programs

Collection

2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tirupalavanam Ganesh, Arizona State University; John Thieken, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

speak out about science, Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 32 (1), 3-27.[8] American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. (2000). Tech-Savvy: Educating girls in Page 15.735.15 the new computer age. Washington, DC: Author.[9] American Association of University Women Educational Foundation. (2004). Under the Microscope: A decade of gender equity projects in the sciences. Washington, DC: Author.[10] Resnick, M. & Silverman, B. (2005). Some reflections on designing construction kits for kids. Proceedings of Interaction Design and Children conference, Boulder, CO.[11

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session I - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Reginald Vachon P.E., American Society of Mechanical Engineers; Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University; Robert D. Kersten, University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Invited - Faculty Development

indicators shows that they are mostlyeconomic, social or health oriented and few such measures have science and/or engineeringcontent. Further, while they may reflect some degree of progress toward desired ends, theyreflect little or no cause. Therefore, this suggests that the indicators give little information aboutcause and effect of the intended development, but represent aggregated results in a way as to notbe readily identifiable with pertinent inputs. In the search for engineering excellence in pursuit ofeconomic growth and sustainable development it is believed that indicators should containfactors that are more cause and effect related.Few direct measures of the science and engineering exist throughout the continent. Therefore, notonly is an

Conference Session

Workshop, Program, and Toolkit Results

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Allen Estes; Ronald Welch

along these hints for successfulteaching.6 The teaching hints, which can be categorized into four areas - organization,preparation, practice, and rapport - were developed after review of the journals7 and thediscussions of common experiences at their respective universities during the year followingETW. The journals not only recorded each member’s thoughts (material, methodology,perceptions, attitudes, etc.) as the week progressed, but also provided insight into possible hintsfor successful teaching. ETW is about learning and practicing new skills, internalizing methodsfor successful teaching, and developing as teachers during the week. The journals served as avehicle for reflecting about this developmental process. The hints listed in the

Conference Session

ECE Education and Engineering Mathematics

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Seyed Zekavat

Conference Session

K-12 Outreach Initiatives

Collection

2004 Annual Conference

Authors

Larry Richards

unless you wanted it completely open ended • Chemistry of the photovoltaic cell to show energy conversion • Trouble shooting e-mail source. i.e.: what if wires come unhooked? Duct tape? • AV • Catalogs and price lists • Post assessment • More real life applications • Alternative car types other than Legos • Not with out using it in class • Video on solar technology • Post assessment journal writing to record their thoughts/ideas and process; have students reflect during this processDo you cover the topics of the ETK in your classes? • Doesn’t everyone cover renewable resources? • 13 answers of Yes o Technology classes (6-8), energy, conservation of energy, friction, from a math

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Thompson; George Bodner; William Oakes

other than studyingwhile other students in other majors seem to have plenty. It was assumed that students who were willing to live this life and wanted to be anengineer had a well developed understanding or definition of engineering. When the students ofthis study were asked to reflect back and discuss these definitions we found that most studentssimply did not know what an engineer does. This is interesting because these students havestated that they wanted to be an engineer. For example, Anthony was asked what is yourdefinition of an engineer; Anthony replied, "I don't know if I really have a definition." Manystudents just don't know. For many students we heard comments that were very similar tocomments made by Rachel, who said "I

Conference Session

Computing Tools for Engineering Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Theodor Richardson; Jed Lyons

comments listed on the observation form completedby the classroom teachers. These comments were used as part of the overall software assessmentand reflect both the positive and negative aspects of the software and its use. The fourth gradeteacher returned only a single email response to the software instead of the standardizedobservation sheets.Grade 1 Teacher Comments: • “The software is very engaging. The vivid colors and animation make it an environment that the students really want to explore. They like the ability to turn the music on and off since some students work better with noise and others work better in quiet.” • “Some of my students had trouble logging on to the software when they first started. Once I showed

Conference Session

Product and Venture Creation Curriculum

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Ken Vickers; Otto Loewer; John Ahlen; Ron Foster; Greg Salamo

the Client Agreement, is to provide access toon-campus facilities and equipment. This has been addressed by developing department charge-out rates for every department that participates in the Incubator program. The hourly charge-outrates reflect the average costs of operating the facility divided by total hours spent in the labs.When voucher money is paid to departments to compensate for access to labs, there is little actualincreased cost to the labs. Voucher moneys paid can be viewed as a new source of revenue for the 6 Page 7.797.6 Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary Approach to Env. Engrg

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Maya Place; Markus Flury; Jennifer Shaltanis; Geoff Puzon; Brent M. Peyton; James Petersen; Candis Claiborn

professionals inboth classroom and laboratory settings; a seminar series; and discussions of the professionalethics. Here the program is described in general, with detailed descriptions of the series of threeinterdisciplinary courses. Following these descriptions are reflections on the program fromstudents having completed these courses.3. An Overview of the ProgramA graduate certificate program has been developed around the interdisciplinary training program Page 7.1204.3described here. This interdisciplinary graduate certificate program is designed to help educate Proceedings of the 2002 American Society of Engineering Education Annual

Conference Session

Global Engineering in an Interconected World

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Juan Lucena

Society for Engineering Educationamong experiences. For example, the image of a global engineer as someone capable ofoperating and executing different functions across cultural and national borders and dealing withdifferent customers challenge engineers in different ways. Actually, this image has already beenproposed by a major engineering employer (Boeing 1997) and endorsed by many engineeringsocieties, as reflected in the main themes of recent professional conferences.Images materialize in concrete practices and processes when those challenged by the images(executives, managers, engineers) agree to allocate and redirect resources (people, money,assets) to specific ends. For example, the image of globalization as that of competition

Conference Session

ASEE Multimedia Session

Collection

2002 Annual Conference

Authors

Julie Mills

is available on-line at http://www2.hmc.edu/~dym/EngrngEd.html (1999). 8. Perrenet, J.C., Bouhuijs, P.A.J. & Smits, J.G.M.M., “The suitability of problem-based learning for Page 7.15.12 engineering education: theory and practice.” Teaching in higher education, 5(3), 345-358 (2000). Proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2002, American Society for Engineering Education9. Kolmos, A., “Reflections on project work and problem-based learning.” European Journal of Engineering Education, 21

Collection

2024 ASEE-GSW

Authors

Mari Dalton, University of Texas at Austin; Lance Manuel, The University of Texas at Austin; Zoe E Chen, University of Texas at Austin; Joshua Epps

Tagged Topics

Diversity

absorbssolar radiation, it heats up, then emits radiation from its surface to cool down and achieve radiativebalance18. The Earth’s hydrosphere is composed of all water including in oceans, lakes, rivers, andgroundwater. The hydrosphere plays an essential role in the climate system because water transportsheat better than air; hence, so the impacts of climate change will be transmitted by water19. The Earth’scryosphere is composed of the surface snow and ice as well as permafrost or ground ice. Thecryosphere is important when considering surface reflectance or the albedo effect; the sun’s energy is Proceedings of the 2024 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX

Collection

2024 South East Section Meeting

Authors

Matthew J. Traum, University of Florida; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Aliperti, United States Military Academy; Randall A. Emert; Arwen H. DeCostanza

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Scientific Method and Engineering Design Process used to solve research programs.Organization Level CMC features reflect values, mission alignment, and structural compatibilityamong collaborating entities. Personal Level CMC features refer to trust and rapport built amongthe individuals carrying out collaborative activities. A goal of the five-way collaboration describedhere was to put in place measures to create or reinforce all 8 aspirational features of a successfulCMC. These measures are described and addressed in this Methods section.The first engineering design-and-build process facilitated by this five-way partnership centered ona new camouflage deployment system for the Army’s Light Medium Tactical Vehicle (LMTV) atUF and the M109 Paladin at

Conference Session

Track 1: Technical Session 9: Credit Loss for Engineering Transfer Students: Visualizations Across Students and Structures

Collection

2024 Collaborative Network for Engineering & Computing Diversity (CoNECD)

Authors

Amy Jo Richardson, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; David B Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Topics

CoNECD Paper Sessions

CONCLUSIONS OR RECOMMENDATIONS EXPRESSED IN THISMATERIAL ARE THOSE OF THE AUTHOR(S) AND DO NOT NECESSARILYREFLECT THE VIEWS OF THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. NATIONAL PRIORITY INCREASE GRADUATES BROADEN PARTICIPATION President’s Council of Advisors on Underrepresented groups in engineering Science and Technology estimated that are also the fastest growing segment of the United States will need 1 million the general population, and so it is also additional STEM professionals. important that the field similarly reflect the population it serves.Among the national priorities are increasing graduates in STEM and