Collection

2018 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Dariush H. Zadeh; Shohreh Moini

wereselected by the faculty member who was going to teach the course. Students were giventhe choice to pick one of the topics and join the related team. The research work was carriedout parallel to the regular class activities with additional points for the final grade. Theapplied methodology was roughly planned as: ∗ The main goal would be to educate students and make them familiar with research activities and procedures rather than achieving demanding elaborate research goals and / or financial gains. ∗ The subject of study needed to have little or no need for financial assistance and the goals should be possible to be achieved without a budget. ∗ The subject of study needed to be simple and probably community related in a way

Collection

2018 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Tabitha L. Sprau Coulter

. Lawrence Section Conference, 2018 Cornell University April 20-21, 2018Future researchThe data collected focused generically on aligning students enrolled in engineering technologycourses with motivational strategies. However, research has shown the importance ofunderstanding individual students’ learning personality profiles. While previous studies haveclassified the learning preference more engineering students gravitate towards, all students aredifferent. Particularly in smaller class settings, it becomes increasing important to ensureteaching styles are tailored to meet student needs. In the future, I plan to expand on this study byattempting to align learning preferences with data on how students perceive the effectiveness ofvarious

Conference Session

ECCD - Technical Session 6 - Energy & Thermodynamics

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Farshid Zabihian, California State University, Sacramento

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

help many universities to achieve their mission statements and thegoals of their strategic plans. For example, at California State University, Sacramento University,this approach is perfectly aligned with the University Mission to “prepare students for leadership, Page 2 of 11service, and success” and to “commit to engaging the community by building enduringpartnerships that strengthen and enrich the region” [6]. Also, one of the strategic goals is to“incorporate and expand experiential learning opportunities (e.g., internships, service learning)”.Two of the “indicators of achievement” of this goal are “increase student participation in creditbearing internships and service learning projects by 20% by

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Technical Session 4: Digital Learning Part II

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Jesus Oliver Ph.D., California State University, East Bay; Andrew Stanciulescu, California State University, East Bay

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

for the acquisition of basic knowledge” ​[5]​. According toDrăghicescu et al. ​[6]​, problem-based learning involves presenting students with problemsdesigned to evoke critical thinking, planning, and communication. Problem-based learningencourages students to further involve themselves in the process of developing results, as itallows each other to be accountable and support when a road-block arises ​[6]​. Steps such as theinterpretation and researching of information yield an increase in critical and creative thinking[7]​. One benefit of problem-based learning, as a pedagogical method, is that it can be applied toany discipline. In mathematics, students tend to have an outlook based solely on computation,focusing on obtaining an answer from

Conference Session

Making it Sticky: Ways to Reinforce Prerequisite Knowledge

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Ricardo Zaurin PE, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Dey Tirtha, University of Central Florida; Naveen Eluru, University of Central Florida

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

initial knowledge and starts from there, creating an individualizedlearning plan that guides them throughout their review process, assessing their performance aswell.The additional homework was divided in three parts each one due before the previous knowledgewas needed in Statics.Part 1 consisted of 29 topics related to trigonometric equations and vectors. The average ofstudents’mastering for these topics was 24.30. Part 2 contained 23 topics related to lines andsystems of linear equations of which 21.6 were mastered by students, and Part 3 reviewed 18topics of inequalities, geometry, and quadratic functions (students mastered 17.5 in average) SeeFigure 1.Figure 1. Total Attempted and Masterd Topics (ALEKS)The students spent an average amount of

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: The Remote World

Collection

2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

Authors

Hope Leigh Weiss, California State University, Fullerton; John W. Sanders, California State University, Fullerton

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

updated. If a videomust be updated, the previous version must be deleted from YouTube, and the updated versionposted as a new video with a different URL. In the one instance this has happened in week one ofthe Spring 2020 implementation, the older version was made private so that students could nolonger view the video and the URL for the new video was replaced on all course websites. Thisis not ideal, since the URL must then be updated on all individual LMS course pages. Severalsolutions are being analyzed currently. One option is to create playlists of YouTube videos andlink to the playlist on the course websites, since playlist URLs remain the same even if a video isadded or removed.Eventually the authors plan to make the Review Video Library

Conference Session

Computer Education Management Tools

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

Institute of Technology, currently serves as Technical Communication Course Coordinator. She teaches writing, public speaking, and humanities elective courses to engineering and science students. Her graduate work in rhetoric and literature was completed at Penn State, and her recent research often focuses on engineering and workplace communication.Julia Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Julia M. Williams is the Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning and Assessment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her articles on writing assessment, electronic portfolios, and ABET have appeared in the IEEE Transactions on

Conference Session

Innovations for the Senior Year of the ME Curriculum

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Showkat Chowdhury, Alabama A&M University; Abdul Jalloh, Alabama A&M University; Ruben Rojas-Oviedo, Alabama A&M University; Mohamed Seif, Alabama A&M University; Amir Mobasher, Alabama A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Fig. 4. Here, thehorizontal axis denotes the item numbers described in Table 7, and the vertical axis denotesthe average rating by the students. This feedback from the graduating engineers helps tomeasure the success of the design course in preparing the students to perform as a successfulmechanical engineer, and also tells about the areas which probably need more attention. FromFig. 4, it can be seen that, according to the student response the ME Capstone Design Coursewas very successful in training the students for Teamwork, Communication, etc, but probablyneed more work in Design for Safety, Environment, Project Management Tool, etc. In future,it is planned to conduct the same survey among the alumni working in different industries, tohave

Conference Session

The Latest in Improving Learning in ChE Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Kelly, Villanova University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

studentgroups to specify and design heat transfer equipment . The second part of the projectprovides an opportunity for the student groups to identify the need for a newtechnology/design involving heat transfer and to develop a plan as to how to develop the Page 13.448.3technology and ultimately market/implement the technology. For the purposes of thestudy conducted in the fall 2007, exam performances of the two sections were comparedagainst each other to assess the degree to which an increase in active learning promotesunderstanding and retention, and entrepreneurial tendencies were noted for individualstudents as they worked on this second part of the group

Conference Session

Anything New in Dynamics?

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Nordenholz, California Maritime Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

along the floor. It is possible to obtain s(t) using just the tangential acceleration. However, the calculations involved are complex,xiinvolving the solution of a differential equation where the forcing function is the data input (See Equation (1)). The Page 13.1054.16author has done this (obtaining accurate results) with a previous class but felt that the complexity of the calculationsmade the use of accelerometers seem very challenging and confusing for students. The use of the rate gyro shouldmake this much more straightforward; therefore the author is planning on doing this experiment with an upcomingclass.VI

Conference Session

FPD4 - Teaching Methods for First Year Students

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University; John Clements, California Polytechnic State University; David Janzen, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

” question, and table 2 shows the fraction (expressed as an integralpercentage) that answered ‘yes’ to a given question.The results suggest that the students are broadly enthusiastic about Computer Science as a careeroption. Of the 31 students that took the final exam, 81% answered either 4 or 5 (on a scale of 1–5)in answer to the question, “What is your opinion of Computer Science as a career?” Additionally,77% answered either 4 or 5 in response to the question “Do you plan to continue as a computerscience major?” All thirty-one respondents indicated that they liked working with others in thecourse’s projects.On one hand, there’s no doubt that computer science remains intimidating. At the beginning ofthe class, 55% believed computer science to be

Conference Session

Fluid Mechanics Experiments and Laboratories

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

El-Sayed Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Constantin Chassapis, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sven Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology; Sumei Dai, China University of Mining and Technology; Shanjun Xu, China University of Mining and Technology; Ruiqing Jia, China University of Mining and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

making interactive distance educationa reality. In this paper, we have presented an online wind tunnel laboratory, which combines a Page 13.949.17virtual laboratory with a remote laboratory. Computer-based student laboratories provide a rangeof versatile tools that allow experiments to be performed and learning to be achieved moreefficiently than in a laboratory limited to the use of traditional instrumentation. The onlinelaboratory presented in this paper allows the students to explore the air flow patterns aroundvarious objects, and the associated virtual laboratory expands the scope of the remoteexperiments.In the future, we plan to extend the

Conference Session

Trends in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandra Vinogradov, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Survey.References1 “Transforming America’s Scientific and Technological Infrastructure. Recommendations for Urgent Action,”Report on Reports II, Project Kaleidoscope, 2006. (http://www.pkal.org/documents/RepotonReports.pdf)2 Bok, D., “Our Underachieving Colleges,” Princeton University Press, 2006.3 “Educating the Engineer of 2020,” Report of the National Academy of Engineers, The National Academic Press,Washington, D.C., 2001. (http://www.nap.edu/books/0309096499/html)4 “Investing in America’s Future,” NSF Strategic Plan, FY 2006-2011, NSF 06-48, Sept. 2006.5 Shuman, L. J., Besterfield-Sacre, M, and McGourty, J., “The ABET “Professional Skills” – Can They Be Taught?Can They Be Assessed?” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 94, No. 1, 2005, pp. 41

Conference Session

Gender & Minority Issues in K-12 Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Davis, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeff Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

non-school-based teams had increased, however more must be doneto ensure that representation at the state tournament accurately reflects the balance of types ofteams participating in the program.Our plan for 2008 is to implement a policy that assigns an official “power rating” to each team,based on the type of team it is, the time it has available to practice, and it’s previous history andsuccess as a FLL team. The qualifying tournaments in the Atlanta area will then pit teams withsimilar power ratings against each other, with each tournament sending a proportional number ofteams to the state tournament. Outside of the metro Atlanta area, teams will be assigned totournaments geographically, to minimize travel time. This is our “NCAA

Conference Session

Global Engineering Education Initiatives

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul Mazumder, University of Michigan - Flint; Dhruba Baishya, University of Michigan - Flint

Tagged Divisions

International

higher education system such as quality assessment of university courses, a framework forstudents and academics exchange, and opportunities for changing the teaching/learningmethodologies. University of Minho’s Mechanical Engineering curricula have beencomprehensively formulated to meet these standards.ICT model used to prepare foreign students planning for engineering studies in France. Fewhighlights of this model include methods to train students to understand scientific presentationsthrough intensive listening comprehension. This model was achieved as a result of closecollaboration between experts in the fields of science, linguistics, intercultural relations andeducational ICT13.The Global Engineering Education Exchange Program14, initiated

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics I

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Catalano, State University of New York-Binghamton

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

bears a majorresponsibility for the deaths of over 1300 people and the destruction of hundreds ofthousands of homes and livelihoods in metro New Orleans. Page 13.799.8The reality of life in New Orleans today stands in contrast to the excitement generated bythe speech made by President Bush in Jackson Square in New Orleans President Bushpromised New Orleans would be at the center of the government's plan. "This great citywill rise again,"xiv Bush said. He outlined several initiatives that would provide tax breaksfor area businesses, along with federal funds for rebuilding roads and bridges damaged bythe storm and the flooding that followed. The

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kris Mattila, Michigan Technological University; Ke Li, Michican Technological University; James Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy

), “Construction Labor Motivation”, A-2, P5-9, Rep. of the Constr. Industry Cost Effectiveness Proj., New York.10. Maloney, William F., (1983) “Productivity Improvement: The Influence of Labor”, J. Constr., Engrg. And Mgmt., ASCE, Sep., 109(3), 321-334.11. Borcherding, John D. (1977). “Participative Decision Making in Construction”, J. Constr., Engrg. And Mgmt., ASCE, December, 103(CO4) 567-575.12. The Associated General Contractors of America, (1994), “Constrcuction Planning & Scheduling”, Pub. NO. 1107.1, P31, 2nd Printing, Alexandria, VA.13. The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed. New York: Columbia University Press, 2001–04. www.bartleby.com/65/. July 20, 2006..14. Rodda Chris (2001), “The law of diminishing (marginal) returns

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Ivey; Anna Lambert, University of Memphis

analysis ofKolb’s Learning Styles Inventory, and qualitative individual interviews with a sample of studentswho made the decision to leave engineering. Differences between retained and not retainedstudent scores in one of the combined scores from the Kolb Learning Style Inventory werestatistically significant for students majoring in Mechanical Engineering at The University ofMemphis. Retained students had a stronger preference for abstract conceptualization, whilestudents that were not retained preferred concrete experience. Future plans seek furtherexamination of these findings through refinement of the study instruments combined with repeatdata collection and expansion of the methodology to include data from three other engineeringinstitutions

Conference Session

Best Zone Paper Competition

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Miles, United States Military Academy; C.M. Chewar, United States Military Academy

subject. The plans for class instruction werereinforced through homework assignments and then tested on exams. Two multi-part projects(labs) involved applying various concepts learned in the class in a design fashion. It was atypical introductory course, in that the book presented problems which sometimes requireddesigning and implementing a solution, but which all had a definitive right answer that thestudents could shoot for. The two labs were larger problems that involved more effort from thestudents, but also had an approved solution that was non-negotiable. With the intention of concurrently redeveloping and teaching the course, we looked forimprovements that could be made to invoke a deeper learning experience. For the first half

Conference Session

Enhancing Mechanics Instruction

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

in 20039. Thiscourse involves a “roving laboratory” for undergraduate students. Experiments in the rovinglaboratory are to be carried out in class, in two different on-campus facilities, and in the field.Experiments are used by the instructor to motivate each and every theoretical discussion in class,to teach students how to plan, conduct and interpret their own experiments, and to exposestudents to important emerging areas of experimental mechanics. Students are then required todesign and implement a vibration test. The original offering of this course only had 14 students,and it is not clear if this approach is scalable to larger classes.It is clear that experimental vibration analysis is an important tool for identifying dynamicproperties

Conference Session

Instructional Methods and Tools in BME

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Tracy Volz, Rice University

Tagged Divisions

Biomedical

integrate written, oral and visualcommunication in existing science and engineering courses. Cain Project instructors assist withcourse planning, communication instruction, instructional materials, and the evaluation ofstudent work.The technical poster assignment was first implemented in 2001. At that time students producedone poster that was graded by the course instructor. In 2002 we began refining the assignmentand required students to submit a draft and a final poster, which were graded by the course Page 13.708.3instructor and the Cain Project instructor. Over the years we observed that many students werenot able to pull out the most

Conference Session

Influences on Female Interest in Pursuit of STEM Fields

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Concannon, University of Missouri, Columbia; Lloyd H. Barrow, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

-efficacyassesses individuals’ goal selection, career planning, and career problem-solving. Theyconcluded that: 1) minority students believed that engineering was working with ideas; 2)students who had over 4 years of engineering coursework had a statistically significant highercareer decision-making self-efficacy; 3) females rate engineering specialties more prestigiousthan men; 4) participants believed that engineering specialties in high demand (e.g. chemical,nuclear, and bioengineering) are most prestigious; 5) petroleum, materials, and chemicalengineering deal with micro-level things; 6) industrial, computer, mechanical and aerospaceengineering deals macro-level things; and 7) some engineering specialties are perceived to havea better path to

Conference Session

Assessment of K-12 Engineering Programs and Issues

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petros Katsioloudis, Berea College

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

visualization problems. Philadelphia, PA: IEEE Computer Society. 2. Clark, C. A., & Mathews, B. (2000). Scientific and technical visualization: A new course offering that integrates mathematics, science and technology. Journal of Geometry and Graphics, 4(1), 89-98. 3. Clayton, M. J. (1997). Delphi: A technique to harness expert opinion for critical decision making tasks in education. Educational Psychology, 17(4), 373-386. 4. Delbecq, L., Van deVen, H, & Gustafson, H. (1975). Group Techniques for Program Planning: A Guide to Nominal Group and Delphi Processes. New York: Scott- Foresman. 5. Dwyer, F. M. (1978). Strategies for improving visual learning. State College

Conference Session

Technology in the Physics or Engineering Physics C

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Jonassen, University of Missouri

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

simulation model, and mechanistic attributes are rarelyconveyed in any coherent way in simulations.Prompting with QuestionsQuestioning is one of the most fundamental cognitive components that guide human reasoning30 . Answering deep-reasoning questions articulates causal processes; goals, plans, and actions;and logical justification 30. The question-answer rhetorical structure is the most common Page 13.1332.8dialogue pattern in naturalistic conversation 31 Question-driven explanatory reasoning predictsthat learning improves to the extent that learners generate and answer questions requiring Figure 2. Simulation of simple circuit

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students II

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Garrett, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Thomas Walker, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

design visuals in the lecture/project portion of EngE 1104 – does count as using this language outside of officially assigned course work.) (1) true (2) falseLimitationsThe research plan called for the survey to be administered during a standard class meeting.Although completing the survey was optional, the expectation was that this procedure wouldgather responses from nearly all of the approximately 280 students. Unfortunately, the tragicevents at Virginia Tech on April 16, 2007 occurred shortly before the survey was to beadministered. To allow for student recovery from that traumatic event, all classes becameoptional during the last three weeks of the school year. To address that issue, students remainingon campus

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Alex Fang, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

of a display case. However, the planning and collection ofsamples were completed as shown in Figure 9. Page 13.536.10 Figure 9 Design of a display case10Students’ self learning of operating FDM machine and acquiring the software skills was evident.At the end of the semester, only one student volunteered to fill out the questionnaire. The selfevaluation score was 7. Other observations of student self-learning included:‚ When students sought advice, the faculty sponsor often provided a general direction for the students to proceed.‚ The students made a reasonable effort to learn the new software and produce the

Conference Session

Learning Needs and Educational Success

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Lin, North Dakota State University; G. Padmanabhan, North Dakota State University; Robert Pieri, North Dakota State University; Floyd Patterson, North Dakota State University

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

students isaddressed by frequent contact opportunities for the faculty through this and other components ofthe outreach program. The second factor is addressed by including hands-on activities in thelesson plans and providing opportunities for the students to work on exploratory projects and toparticipate in ongoing research projects. A companion paper in this conference specificallyaddresses this aspect (Lin et al. 2007). The third factor is addressed through individual or smallgroup mentoring. In fact the faculty team made every effort to do all that and has been successfulin retaining the students in the program and sustaining their interest in STEM areas.Some of the challenges we faced in the camp operation are discussed below. These are

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Morton, Western Washington University

multiple memorymaps.In Western’s junior-level course, students are introduced to D-Bug12 resident on the target forthe first five labs. This simplifies the task of writing the programs and introduces them to asimple command-line resident debugger – a tool they are likely to encounter in industry. Thenonce they are introduced to the required startup code, they jump to using the D-Bug12 monitoron the POD. From that point, all of their labs are programmed into target flash and are essentiallyfinal products. As Freescale develops a better CodeWarrior interface with the new serial monitor,we plan on transitioning from the D-Bug12 POD to the serial monitor POD.Software Tools and Teaching MaterialsIn addition to the 9S12UB hardware, Freescale has done a

Conference Session

Innovative K-12 Engineering Programs

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Lee, University of South Florida; Linda Nook, Riverview High School; William Massolio, Riverview High School; Robert Liming, Riverview High School; Nancy Smith, Riverview High School; Susan Pantling, Riverview High School; Rodeny Jones, Riverview High School; Jan Davis, RIverview High School; Judy Meksraitis, Riverview High School; Effa Beauette, Riverview High School

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(plan to) attend college. Page 12.84.10 Table 2 School environment relationship to student=s VPA talent (Analysis addresses students with VPA talent only)PARENT SURVEY Total IB TE magnet Genera HSVPA students 48 27 (56.3%) 12 (25.0%) 9 (18.8%)VPA students/total 48/129 27/45 12/38 9/46students in program (37.2%) (60.0%) (31.6%) (19.6%)VPA activities occur mainly: At school 30(62.5%) Away from school 12 (25.0

Conference Session

Sustainability & Environmental Issues

Collection

2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sonya Quinn, University of Limerick; William Gaughran, University of Limerick

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

are reached will have an encouragingimpact; these celebrations will involve the whole school and again bring positivepublicity and awareness to the issue of sustainability.Each school could set up their own action programme, which is suited to their school.An action programme should be part of a whole school process and implemented overa period of years not months. Students will need to see that the teachers, support staffand senior management are serious and committed to finding solutions and applyingnew strategies and supporting real changes for the long term.The definition of a strategy itself is, a long term plan of action designed to achieve aparticular goal. It is not something that can be achieved overnight; time and energymust be put