Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Lynna J. Ausburn, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

previously measured for engineering students.Through a complex and lengthy process, Conti and his associates developed and validated theinstrument known as Assessing The Learning Strategies of AdultS or ATLAS. An importantadvantage of this instrument is that it is simple to administer and is currently the generally-accepted method for measuring learning strategy preferences.18 Three distinct learning strategygroups were identified: Navigators, Problem Solvers, and Engagers.26 Navigators plan theirlearning and focus on completing the necessary activities to achieve their goals. Order andstructure are important to these learners, who tend to be logical, objective, and perfectionists.They want clear objectives and expectations at the beginning of a

Conference Session

Off the Beaten Path

Collection

2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University; Randy L. Vander Wal, Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

standardtextbook isn‟t employed.I. IntroductionIn many of today‟s classrooms, the textbook sets the stage. Accordingly, textbooks guideinstructional planning and classroom activities “by making content available, organizing it, andsetting out learning tasks in a form designed to be appealing to students.” 1 Whether or not to usea textbook in a college level class is a decision that may or not fall to the individual instructor.Some courses, particularly those that are required of all undergraduates in a major, often use a“standard” text selected by the department. Other courses may allow for more flexibility and aprofessor can decide whether or not to require a textbook as well as select the textbook.Researchers have advocated a variety of approaches

Conference Session

Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Sean Poust, University of California-Berkeley

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

designed for the development of written, oral, and interpersonalcommunication skills. The course ran continuously as required course for over 20 years untilFall 2007. The course was recently redeveloped and reintroduced in Fall 2011, after a four-yearhiatus, and was phased-in as an optional elective course in 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 academicyears. It is a required course for the class of 2015. The course runs multiple sections eachsemester of up to 30 students each section, serving approximately 100 students each year. Thetotal number of sections is planned to increase in response to a growing chemical engineeringundergraduate body and the required status of the course. We anticipate running five sectionsserving about 150 students during the 2013

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

can also be programmed using theMission Planner. The user interface is shown in Figures 6 and 7. Page 23.237.7 Figure 6: Mission Planner flight plan user interface Figure 7: Mission Planner way point navigation modeThe flight computer and avionics circuit details are shown in Figure 8. The APM flightcomputer interfaces with the GPS, accelerometer, magnetometer, XBee, receiver, and pressuresensor. It also interfaces with all the control servo motors and the speed controller. The cameraand its transmitter are controlled using a separate radio on a different frequency. The electrichelicopter setup is shown

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Mark Cuson; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

were planning to declare a mechanical engineering major (but at this stage of their education many have not officially declared a major) and other students expressed interest in civil engineering, physics and mathematics.• Case Study Method Curriculum: The two-part case study was developed to involve two lab experiences – analysis of beams (referred to as Longboard - Trucks) and elasticity of materials (referred to as Longboard - Deck). The case study incorporated 12 engineering concepts drawn from the undergraduate engineering course text20 and 10 entrepreneurial concepts selected from a popular graduate-level textbook on entrepreneurship21. Each part of the case study involved 4-6 pages of text, 1-2

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

difficult, I began a seminar program in which teams of people from partner schools (parents,teachers, etc.) learn from me and from guest lecturers how to fundraise and write proposals tofund playgrounds. These efforts have enabled three schools to complete their playgrounds. Myultimate goal is to upgrade all the public school playgrounds in my community.Truly addressing a community issue requires planning, assessment, evaluation, and action;reflecting on this process has enabled me to be a better citizen to my community and a betterinstructor for my students.ReferencesBoyer, E. (1990, re-released 1997). Scholarship reconsidered: Priorities of theprofessoriate. Princeton, NJ: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching.Boyer, E. (1996). The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University; Ross A. Perkins, Boise State University; R. Casey Cline, Boise State University; Sondra M Miller, Boise State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

overview of the project and its plan of work is discussed elsewhere12.360-Degree Data CollectionThe data on this project was collected using a 360-degree or multi-rater type of collectionmethod. The 360-degree method is commonly used in performance evaluations, providingfeedback to an individual from multiple perspectives13. This method provides data for thisproject from many different perspectives forming a reliable and valid picture of faculty membercharacteristics and their work environment perceptions. Perspectives include that of self,colleagues, students, experts in education innovation (such as the director of a center for teachingand learning), and the reality (from administrators and published documents) and perceptions(from individuals

Conference Session

Institutional Transformations

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

collect baseline data duringthe first year. They focused on evaluation planning efforts during the first year of the grant;findings from a survey and interviews administered to college faculty and administrators; andinstitutional data related to the goals of the Program. During years two and three, a follow-upsurvey was administered to all college faculty (see Table 1 for completion rates), in addition tofaculty interviews (see Table 2 for completion rates) and collection of institutional data(faculty gender composition by rank, promotion, attrition, time in rank, grant applications andawards, publications, leadership positions, recruitment, awards and worklife policies overtime) related to the goals of the program. Note that project personnel

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

students’ subsequent questions garnered no response from theCounty. This caused frustration to the students, who had to scramble to come up with other waysto define design specifications and gather needed information. Although this resulted in spurringeven more learning in the students, the situation points out the importance of making sure allsocial actors are on board during a co-managed community-based educational project. Otherfindings included the importance of a required, pre-arranged site visit to the ecological resource,since the students did not have the motivation or time to plan such a trip themselves, even as theyrecognized the importance of such a visit.The HMC E138 student team worked with the Conservancy and the County to

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

Paper ID #7821A Conceptual Framework for Technology-Enhanced Problem-Based Learn-ing in Construction Engineering and Management EducationDr. Namhun Lee, East Carolina University Namhun Lee is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Construction Management at East Carolina University, where he has been teaching Construction Modeling and Information Technology, Construc- tion Planning and Scheduling, Construction Estimating, Equipment Management, and Advanced Cost Estimating and Cost Analysis. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include: 1) Information Visualization and Decision Support Systems, 2) Building Information Modeling

Conference Session

Experiences with Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Keith Turpin; Donald Richter; William Loendorf

areaand regional competitions. The top two or three teams from each of these events would then beinvited to Eastern Washington University for the overall HPPV finals. This would further expandthe competition while keeping costs low allowing additional colleges and universities to fieldteams and compete close to home.From the very beginning, the faculty members from the competing colleges and universities haveenjoyed working with and watching their student’s compete. The sense of camaraderie and hopethat develops is truly a wonder and joy to experience. Eastern Washington University plans tocontinue this tradition by hosting the competition for many years to come. New colleges anduniversities are strongly encouraged and invited to participate in

Conference Session

Materials and Manufacturing Processes

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Palmer

, pp. 30-34.23. Rogers G. M., Sando J. K.: Stepping Ahead-An Assessment Plan Development Guide; Rose- Hulman Institute of Technology with Support of the Foundation Coalition (National Science Foundation Grant EEC-9529401) ©1996. Page 10.849.11 “Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright . 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”24. Palmer M. A., Riffe W. J: Course Level Assessment - Keeping it Simple and Comprehensive; TMS Fall 2002 Annual MeetingBiographic InformationMark A. Palmer Ph.D., P.E. is

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Tadeusz Majewski; Hector Cervantes; K. V. Sudhakar

Session # INNOVATIONS IN TEACHING FRACTURE MECHANICS K.V. Sudhakar, Tadeusz Majewski, Hector Cervantes Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de las Americas-Puebla, Santa Catarina Martir, Puebla 72820, MexicoAbstractAn elective course on fracture mechanics is planned to be introduced for the undergraduatestudents of mechanical engineering. At the present time, some of the topics on fracturemechanics are covered in a course on selection of materials. The present paper discusses specificteaching methods and relevant experimental

Conference Session

Engineers & Mathematicians Communicating

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Zack Bowles; Philippe E. Tissot; Jeremy Flores; G. Beate Zimmer; Alexey L. Sadovski; Carl Steidley

picture of research, rather than just being exposed to the idiosyncrasies of oneadvisor. Being able to tap into the expertise of a group of researchers helps the student in seekingout information and in receiving more balanced feedback. It is impressive to see how quickly astudent can become a valuable member of a research group. Applied Mathematics is a veryappealing and accessible subject for such student projects.Bibliography:[1] NSF in a Changing World: The National Science Foundation’s Strategic Plan, Document nsf9525, available atwww.nsf.gov.[2] J.A. Colucci-Ríos, J. Briano, “Sloan Foundation Scholarship Program: Mentoring Undergraduates towardsDoctoral Degrees”, Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 09, no. 3, July 2001, pp. 295-298.[3] K

Conference Session

Innovations in ChE Labs

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Milo Koretsky

Statistics,” Chem. Eng. Ed. p. 170 spring 2002.8. Dorland, Dianne and K. Karen Yin, “Teaching Statistics to ChE Students,” Chem. Eng. Ed. 170 summer 1997.9 Young, V.L., 2003, “Designing a Statistics Course for Chemical Engineers, ” Proc. ASEE, Session 3513 (2003).10 Koretsky, Milo D., “Getting Students to Account for Variation in their Analysis of Real ChE Processes,” Proc. ASEE, Session 3515 (2003).11. Czitrom, Veronica and Karen Horrell, “SEMATECH Qualification Plan” in Statistical Case Studies for Industrial Process Improvement, Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics, Philadelphia, PA; American Statistical Association, Alexandria, VA (1997).12. NIST/SEMATECH “e-Handbook of Statistical Methods,” http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Robert Askew; Cari-Sue Wilmot; Colley Hodges; Richard Bannerot

, both aiding in the planning and execution of the design andessential to its final presentation to the project administrator or, in their case, the courseprofessor.The previous workshops having addressed the purpose and audience of each type of report, thesection-specific workshops (Abstracts, Introductions, and Context in Engineering Reports andResults, Discussion, and Recommendations Sections of Technical Reports) were designed tofamiliarize students with the most important sections of each type of report and providestrategies for writing these sections. The workshops specified that each section of a report has aspecific purpose and provides the reader with particular information for an explicit purposewithin the report as a whole. The

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

John Mingle; Tom Roberts

among other applications the use of Total Quality Management techniques to better organize hospitals.12 Williams, op. cit., note 1.JOHN O. MINGLE, Ph.D., J.D.Emeritus Professor of Engineering, Kansas State UniversityFirst started teaching chemical engineering in the late 1950’s and experienced significant changes in engineeringeducation during the 1960 - 70’s. Obtained J.D. in the 80’s, retired from teaching nuclear engineering in the early90’s and continues to practice patent law. Served as professor and advisor for co-author Roberts in the 60’s-70’s.TOM C. ROBERTS, P.E., CMCAssistant Dean, Recruitment and Leadership Development, College of Engineering, Kansas State UniversityTom has more than 30 years experience in planning, organizational

Conference Session

Unique Laboratory Experiments & Programs Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mitchell Neilsen

Educationsoftware designs. An important aspect was the discussion that ensued after each team presentedtheir results. This year, we plan to use a more iterative approach to let teams receive morefeedback after each design phase.Students were not required to use any particular operating system or programming language.Most of the designs were completed using C and BrickOS (a C-based RTOS), or Java and LeJOS(a Java-based RTOS). A few of the teams chose to use no RTOS; e.g., NQC. The mostsuccessful designs incorporated an operating system. Figure 7. Robotics competition at KSU Open House.4 ConclusionsWith the rapid advances in technology, it is now possible to embed computing capabilities invirtually all manufactured devices. To realize

Conference Session

Security

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

G Murphy; G Kohli; S P Maj; D Veal

. Bruno, A.A., CCIE Routing and Switching. Indianapolis IN: Cisco Press. (2003).28. Maj, S.P., G. Kohli, and T. Fetherston. A Pedagogical evaluation of new state model diagram for teaching internetworking technologies. in 28th Australasian Computer Science Conference. Newcastle, Australia: Australian Computer Society. (2005).GUPREET KOHLIGurpreet is a PhD student at Edith Cowan University with three years of experience in Lecturing and DevelopingNetwork and Data Communication units at Edith Cowan University. Gurpreet is currently investigating web servicesand capacity planning of e-business sites as part of his research at ECU.PAUL MAJAssociate Professor S. P. MAJ is a recognized authority in the field of industrial and

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Stefani A. Bjorklund; Norman Fortenberry

take charge and are self-regulated. They define learning goals and problems that are meaningful to them; have a big picture of how specific activities relate to those goals; develop standards of excellence; and evaluate how well they have achieved their goals. They have alternative routes or strategies for attaining goals--and some strategies for correcting errors and redirecting themselves when their plans do not work. They know their own strengths and weaknesses and know how to deal with them productively and constructively. Engaged learners are also able to shape and manage change. [36, p. 8]In a study of engineering students working in teams, Colbeck et al. found that students helddiffering

Conference Session

New Learning Models

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Scott Jiusto; David DiBiasio

taxonomy.The outcome elements include a range of abilities such as: basic communication skills,developing learning plans, dealing with information including evaluating integrated information,critical thinking, and analysis of one’s ability to reflect on their own understanding and thinking.As educators our interests involve what we do with our students for four years and how thatprepares them professionally, intellectually and emotionally for post-graduation life. Because ofits many dimensions it is important to understand LLL, or students’ preparedness for LLL, andits connection to the curriculum. Few studies have really probed this connection. AlvernoCollege pioneered work in this area related to liberal arts education. However, theirmethodologies

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Mechanical ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Francis Di Bella

following movie escape scene has been witnessed by the author in several differentmovies. The physics doesn’t change only the actors.The heroes of the movie are being chased by the police and/or the movie’s antagonists.They have just absconded with a king’s ransom worth of valuables (cash, jewelry,paintings, kidnapped mafia chieftain…remember: the booty changes, but not thephysics!). They are in a muscle, sports car that has succeeded in speeding onto a majorhighway where they put into action the final part of their escape plan. A tractor-trailer,driven by the partners of the escapees, leads the way along the highway. At the precisemoment the back doors of the trailer open and two ramps are seen extended from the rearopening. The ends of the ramps

Conference Session

Programming for Engineering Students

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Kishore Sirvole; Jennifer Mullins; Jeff Kaeli; Jason Snook; Hayden Griffin; Vinod Lohani; Jenny Lo

assigned ahands-on exercise to be completed before the end of class. In-class exercises gave students achance to pair up with a classmate and try out what they learned in the first part of the lessonunder the guidance of the instructor and one or two TAs. The second lesson consisted of a fulllecture with a take home assignment given to students at the end of the class. Homeworkassignments were typically focused on concepts involving basic trigonometry and geometry orthe simulation of a physical system (such as projectile motion).Lecture topics were planned in a series of two blocks, a three week sequence followed by a twoweek sequence later in the semester (see Table 1). There was a heavy emphasis on basic

Conference Session

Design Education

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Michael Pastirik; Michael Robertson; William Singhose; Joshua Vaughan; Donna Llewellyn; Marion Usselman

the studentswere, in general, impressed with the car, unfortunately no new membership resulted.4. Course DescriptionCritical factors in gaining student participation in extra-curricular activities range from studentinterest, to perceived applicability to future goals, to the “WOW” factor. Given that the area ofmechatronics combines several disciplines, projects in this field can appeal to students with avariety of backgrounds and interest. An introductory mechanical design course at Georgia Tech,ME2110: Creative Decisions and Designs, provides and excellent forum for teachingfundamental mechatronics concepts [1]. The students can learn the traditional mechanical designcurriculum, planning and evaluation tools, functional decomposition

Conference Session

Integrating Materials and Manufacturing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry

• Logical organization • Personal rapport with teacher• Objective material to study • Learning through personal relationships• Depth and accuracy of content • Personal connection to content. Thinking: T Feeling: F A person prefers mostly to live…in a decisive, planned way, aiming to regulate in a spontaneous, flexible way, aiming toand control events understand life and adapt to it• Work in a steady, orderly way • Work in a flexible way, follow impulses• Formalized instruction • Informal problem solving• Prescribed tasks

Conference Session

Experiential Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sumedha Ariely; Barbara Masi; David Wallace; Amy Banzaert

criteria were not met, faculty were understandablymuch less enthusiastic. Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering EducationTherefore, as part of a planning process to develop an infrastructure and curriculum for thebroader integration of service learning in the mechanical engineering department, we sought tobetter understand faculty knowledge of, enthusiasm for, and concerns about service learning. Inpart, we needed this information to create a tailored educational workshop on service learning forthe faculty. To this end, structured interviews were conducted to gain insight into MITmechanical engineering

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Civil ET

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Aiman Kuzmar

Student Engagement and Motivation: From Time-on-Task to Homework, Prtland Oregon, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory, October 2000.BiographyAiman S. Kuzmar is an assistant professor of engineering at Penn State Fayette, the Eberly Campus. He holds aPh. D. degree from Duke University. He has a Master’s degree from Rice University. His B. S. is from theUniversity of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia. All of His degrees are in civil engineering. His industrialexperience includes working as an Engineer for the NCDOT. He is a registered engineer in North Carolina.Appendix A: List of projects in the Steel Construction courseFall 2002 • Structures, Procedures – Design - Plans Presentation • Design and Construction of the New

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Cecelia Wigal

functions; create objective tree; create 3 levels of implementations of a device. functional block diagrams; present in reports Technical Writing Formatting for readability; eliminating vagueness, Create a report on device research and findings sexist language, wordiness; ensuring parallel construction Ethics and Professional Context Recognizing ethical situations Complete survey on “Professionalism Indicators” Oral Presentations Types of oral presentations; planning and Present research and findings on device organizing

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Mark Urban-Lurain; Taner Eskil; Marilyn Amey; Timothy Hinds; Jon Sticklen

and Mathematics Education at Michigan State University. He is responsible for providing vision,direction, planning and implementation for using technology mathematics and science education and developedseveral introductory computer science courses for non-computer science students serving 2000 students. Page 10.951.11 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education

Conference Session

Assessing Where We Stand

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Steve Eisenbarth; Kenneth Van Treuren

10.164.5 Proceedings of the 2004 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright ©2004, American Society for Engineering EducationThe highly ranked engineering program at Harvey Mudd College18 has a very unique approach tohumanities and liberal arts core. Beginning with a two-course sequence (seven semester hours)in "Introduction to the Humanities and Social Sciences", all students must complete thirtyadditional semester hours in "a coherent program planned with the approval of their humanitiesand social science advisor" and a three semester hour integrative experience "that explores theinteraction between science, technology, and society."18 The selection of approved humanitiesand