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A Student-Led Approach to Integrate ASPEN Plus® in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum at the University of Kansas
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Shao, Michael; Shiflett, Mark B. – Chemical Engineering Education, 2021
Simulation software has experienced growing interest in chemical engineering curriculums for its usage in commercial engineering practices. This article describes the ASPEN Plus® version 10 (V10) simulations and a student teach students approach to integrate ASPEN in the chemical engineering curriculum at the University of Kansas (KU). Videos,…
Descriptors: Chemical Engineering, Teaching Methods, Computer Simulation, Computer Software
Instructional Factors Influencing Conceptual Understanding of Signals and Systems
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Crockett, Caroline; Finelli, Cynthia; Powell, Harry C. – European Journal of Engineering Education, 2022
This paper investigates what instructional factors influence conceptual understanding (CU) of signals and systems for senior undergraduate engineering students. Previous results show students in signals and systems courses typically gain little CU, though evidence-based instructional practices, such as active learning, can increase gains in CU.…
Descriptors: Engineering Education, Concept Formation, Undergraduate Students, College Seniors
Teaching a Standalone Optics and Lasers Course Using Project-Based Learning
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Clark, Renee M.; Wang, Mohan; Splain, Zachary A.; Chen, Kevin P. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2020
Contribution: A hybrid approach involving reduced lecture content with project-based learning (PBL) was introduced to a standalone course in optics at an engineering school not specialized in this area, with promising results. Background: At most schools, optics is an elective "niche" area involving a single senior course. This presents…
Descriptors: Optics, Light, Lasers, Active Learning
Using Studio Culture to Foster Epistemic Change in an Engineering Senior Design Course
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Walker, Erica B.; Boyer, D. Matthew; Benson, Lisa C. – IEEE Transactions on Education, 2019
Contribution: This paper furthers understanding of how to use studio culture to develop instruction that supports learners' epistemic development in the context of an engineering senior design course, with a focus on student development of epistemic frames. Background: Current capstone engineering design courses do not integrate the educational…
Descriptors: Design, Studio Art, Teaching Methods, Educational Change
Academic Boredom among Students in Higher Education: A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Characteristics, Contributors and Consequences
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Sharp, John G.; Hemmings, Brian; Kay, Russell; Murphy, Barbara; Elliott, Sam – Journal of Further and Higher Education, 2017
Academic boredom usually contributes adversely towards student engagement and performance across a diverse range of settings including universities. The formal study of academic boredom in higher education remains, however, a relatively underdeveloped field and one surprisingly neglected in the UK. Rooted in Control-Value Theory, details of a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Seniors, Student Attitudes, Learner Engagement
University Student Perceptions of Self-Efficacy in Foundation-Level Mathematics Teaching Methods
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Bingen, Charles W. – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to examine college algebra students' perceptions of self-efficacy relating to method of instruction in a large-lecture seminar and self-paced mastery outcomes course. This study was prompted by a lack of information currently available regarding students' perceptions of specific methods of instruction regarding…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Remedial Instruction, Teaching Methods, Algebra