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Jeffrey S. Bates; Taylor D. Sparks

2016 ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference Teaching Innovation in Materials Science and Engineering Jeffrey S. Bates and Taylor D. Sparks University of Utah, Department of Materials Science and EngineeringAbstractThe courses offered through the Department of Materials Science and Engineering (MSE) at theUniversity of Utah have been strong in theory and characterization, which has been our strengthas the only MSE program in the state of Utah. Industrial Advisory Board surveys, in combinationwith exit interviews, suggested a need to maintain these strengths while adding problem solving,design, and entrepreneurship into the curriculum. To address this

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D. G. Schmucker; J. Lenart; S. J. Burian

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N. Fang; L. McNeill; Robert Spall; P. Barr

engineering graduation and retentionrates at U.S. universities are not keeping up with the nation’s increasing demands for engineeringtalent. In 2000, less than 5% of all undergraduate degrees were awarded to engineers.Engineering bachelor’s degrees have grown only 1% since 2005.This presentation describes the overall framework of a project that has been recently funded bythe Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (S-STEM) ofthe National Science Foundation. The goal of the project is to provide S-STEM scholarshipsupport for academically-talented, financially-needy engineering students, and to train thesestudents to become effective scientific and technological contributors when entering theengineering workforce. The

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Reza Kamali-Sarvestani; Ephraim Nielson; Jared Laufiso

electrolytic method (subtractive) for PCBmanufacturing, the additive process water-based process greatly reduces the number ofmanufacturing steps, eliminates the need for toxic solvents, and greatly reduces metallic andchemical waste. Circuit patterns made using this technology have broad application and can beapplied to many future PCB demands of the marketplace such as medical circuits, flexiblematerial, and sustainable electronics. Using this technology student of Circuit Theory Laboratorycourse, designed fabricated and tested their own capacitors and sensors. It was fast and reliableexperiment and engaged students in laboratory works.References 1 S. Karsten, et al., “Environmental Management in Semiconductor and Printed Circuit Board

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Keith E. Holbert

that aspect was what they liked about the course in spring2015. Furthermore, one of the BSE online students wrote that what (s)he liked most was:“Enthusiasm and explanation of the material was absolutely spot on. To hear an instructor say‘stop and look at my hands’ during a lecture is an absolutely refreshing idea. Really made theexperience like attending an actual lecture. Pausing for input, leads to engaging the thoughtprocess rather than rambling the material in a monotone voice.” 6 5 4 Rating 3 EEE 460 Instructor 2

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Dixon Y. Nielson

awarded in 2014 2.In contrast, the other direction of thought suggests there is no real shortage. A study published inThe Atlantic in 2014 states: “No one has been able to find any evidence indicating current widespread labor market shortages or hiring difficulties in science and engineering occupations that require bachelors degrees or higher, although some are forecasting high growth in occupations that require post-high school training but not a bachelors degree. All have concluded that U.S. higher education produces far more science and engineering graduates annually than there are S&E job openings—the only disagreement is whether it is 100 percent or 200 percent more.” 3This study further

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Susan M. Reynolds

-PLUS (3 points): homework surpasses the assignment requirements and is exceptionally well-presented and professional. The average of the scores (n) will be converted into percentage points per this function: average in percentage points Thus, scoring all 3’s is equivalent to a 100%; scoring all 2’s is equivalent to an 85%; and scoring all 1’s is equivalent to a 65%.From the instructor’s point of view, this was a liberating grading system that allowed relativelyefficient grading by partitioning the student responses into three bins: a minority of students thatsubmitted impressive work, the majority of the students that satisfactorily completed theassignment, and a minority of students (if any) that

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Audrianna Rodriguez; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali; Shannon Ciston; Melissa L. Whitson; Viktoria Zelenak Berendt

: p. 109.3. Hussar, W.J. and T.M. Bailey, Projections of Education Statistics to 2018 (NCES 2009-062). 2009, National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education: Washington, D.C.4. Choy, S., Nontraditional Undergraduates. 2002, U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics: Washington, DC.5. Markle, G., Factors Influencing Persistence Among Nontraditional University Students. Adult Education Quarterly, 2015. 65(3): p. 267.6. Kenner, C. and J. Weinerman, Adult Learning Theory: Applications to Non-Traditional College Students. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2011. 41(2): p. 87-96.7. Scott, L.M. and C.W. Lewis

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Nebojsa Jaksic; Nikolas D'Angelo; Gabriele Vigano

casting. The comparison of tensile test results ofthe plastic and metal 3D printed students-created test samples has value as a pedagogical tool.Through experimentation, students gained experience in using an important and novel engineeringdesign tool. A questionnaire developed and administered to measure students’ perspective oninexpensive 3D printing technologies shows positive preliminary results but it should be furtherimproved/changed (to measure student learning outcomes directly) and administered to a largernumber of students (to allow statistical analysis). Finally, this paper is envisioned to serve as avaluable resource in implementing a metal clay 3D printer for creating small metal parts.Bibliography1. Lai-Yuen, S., and Herrera, M

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Dina Battaglia; Krishna Sampigethaya; Akhan Almagambetov; Mehran Andalibi; Tyrone Groh; Kaela Martin; Matt Pavlina; Sam Siewert; Anne Boettcher

Medicine, “Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum: Report of a Convocation,” 2015.14 S. Elgin, G. Bangera, S. Decatur, E. Dolan, L. Guertin, W. Newstetter, E. San Juan, M. Smith, G. Weaver, S. Wessler, K. Brenner, and J. Labov, “Insights from a Convocation: Integrating Discovery-Based Research into the Undergraduate Curriculum,” CBE Life Sci Educ., vol. 15, no. 2, pp. 1-7, June 2016.15 A. Zydney, J. Bennett, A. Shahid, K. Bauer, “Impact of undergraduate research experience in engineering,” ASEE Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 91, no. 2, pp. 151-157, 2002.16 A. Zydney, J. Bennett, A. Shahid, K. Bauer, “Faculty perspectives regarding the undergraduate research

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Jing Guo; Kathy Kasley; John M. Santiago

. For some of EE110’s lab experiments, it isnecessary tomeasure bothcurrent and voltageat the same time.Consequently, twometers are needed:one to measurecurrent and anotherto measure voltage.In other words, oneadditional digitalmulti-meter isneeded for thestudents.The myProtoBoard accessory board, shown in Figure 1, was selected to connect the NImyDAQ hardware. The myProtoBoard allows for easy use and to provide breadboard space toset up a variety of circuits. Students also need to have a component kit to do a number of labexperiments in the course. The ELENCO COMPONENT KIT, CK-1000 was selected since itprovided various resistors, capacitors, semiconductors, LEDs, inductors and wires.Based on the specification of NI myDAQ,labs from the on

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John M. Santiago; Jing Guo

Models on Campus, 123 rd Annual ASEE Conference & Exposition, New Orleans, Louisiana, 20162. Santiago, John, Circuit Analysis for Dummies, Wiley, Hoboken, New Jersey, 20133. Gupta, Madhu S, Teaching Engineering: A Beginner’s Guide, IEEE Press, New York, NY, 19874. Carey, Benedict, How We Learn – The Surprising Truth About When, Where, and Why It Happens, Random House, New York, 2014.5. Guo, Jing and John Santiago, Flipped Classroom Method in Teaching ‘Introduction to Engineering’ Course Online, 2016 ASEE Rocky Mountain Section Conference, Cedar City, Utah, 20166. Higley, Michael, Advantages Of Using Both Synchronous and Asynchronous Technologies In An Online Learning Environment, October 15, 2013. Retrieved from https

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Evan Bingham; Clifton Farnsworth; Justin Weidman

Taxonomy, Center for teaching and Learning. VanderbiltUniversity. Bloomshttps://cft.vanderbilt.edu/guides-sub-pages/blooms-taxonomy/ accessed6/13/2016 12:14Bloom, Benjamin S. (Benjamin Samuel), Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Editors, LorinW. Anderson, David Krathwohl. A Taxonomy for Learning, Teaching, and Assessing: aRevision of Bloom's Taxonomy of Educational Objectives. Complete ed. Longman Pub, NewYork, 2001.Paul, Richard W. and Elder, L. (April 1997). Foundation For Critical Thinking,Online at website: www.criticalthinking.org) accessed: 6/13/2016/ 11:03Starr Sackstein, The power of questioning: opening up the World of Student inquiry, Rowmanand Littlefield Pub, December 2015, page 1, page 54Vogt, W. Paul, Quantitive Research Methods

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Jackson J. Graham; Randy C. Hurd; Tadd T. Truscott

Exeriment [TD1002A]. Retrieved 2015, from http://www.tecquipment.com/prod/TD1002A.aspx5 WL 372 Heat Conduction Unit. (2005). Retrieved 2015, from http://www.usdidactic.com/html/p3684.htm6 H112B Linear Heat Conduction. (2011). Retrieved 2015, from http://www.p-a- hilton.co.uk/products/H112B-Radial-Heat-Conduction7 Radial Heat Conduction Exeriment [TD1002A]. Retrieved 2015, from http://www.tecquipment.com/prod/TD1002B.aspx8 Incropera, Frank P., David P. Dewitt, Theodore L. Bergman, and Adrienne S. Lavine., 2007 "Physical Origins and Rate Equations." Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley. pp. 4. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

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Jason C. Ganley

process is applied one step at a time, faculty may successfully raise student performance, expectations, and self-confidence.References1 Y. H. Elawady, A. S. Tolba, “Educational Objectives of Laboratory Types: A Comparative Study,” International Journal of Computer Science and Information Security, vol. 6 (2), 2009, pp. 89 – 96.2 B. R. Young, H. W. Yarranton, C. T. Bellehumeur, and W. Y. Svrcek, “An Experimental Design Approach to Chemical Engineering Unit Operations Laboratories,” Education for Chemical Engineers, vol. 1 (1), 2006, pp. 16 – 22.3 L. Jiménez, J. Font, and X. Farriol, “Unit Operations Laboratory Using Ill-posed Problems,” International Journal for Engineering Education, vol. 19

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John M. Santiago; Jing Guo

system level and from a variety of perspectives before coming up with atechnical solution. The system-level thinking builds upon the specialized technical skills fromother courses found in CTU’s graduate engineering programs. The capstone course attempts toprovide a right mix of technical merit, system engineering thinking, and improvedcommunication skills.References1. Blanchard, S. Benjamin, Wolter Frabrycky, System engineering and Analysis (Fifth Edition), Prentice Hall, NewJersey, 2011, pg. 37 (Vee-Model)2. Buede, Dennis, The Engineering Design of Systems – Models and Methods (Second Edition), Wiley, 2009, pg.10-123. Sage, Andrew P. James E. Armstrong, Jr., Introduction to System engineering, Wiley, 2009, pg. 78.4. SPCA, "Shelter Intake and

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Jing Guo; John M. Santiago

. Assignment “07AA Active Assignments Week 7” provides an overviewof the work that needs to be competed in week 7.Figure 1. 07AA Active Assignments Week 7As shown in Figure 1, Week 7’s work started from “WK07 Intellipath Type Questions.Intellipath is an adaptive learning platform and a personalized learning technology3 which can beviewed as an intelligent tutoring system. It customizes learning for students based on students’pre-determined knowledge state on a particular subject or topic3. Intellipath was adopted inCTU’s existing online courses such as math courses. By using this platform, students report thatthey can move quickly through the course material on what they know and focus on what they donot know, so they are not left behind or doing

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Angela R. Bielefeldt; Daniel Knight; Christopher Swan; Nathan Canney

, American Society for Engineering Education, 2001, 90 (2), 223-229.13 Bielefeldt, A.R., N.E. Canney, C. Swan, and D. Knight, “Efficacy of Macroethics Education in Engineering,” American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, 2016, New Orleans LA.14 Knight, D., A. Bielefeldt, N. Canney, C. Swan, “Macroethics Instruction in Co-curricular Settings: The Development and Results of a National Survey,” Frontiers in Education (FIE) Conference Proceedings, 2016.15 Eagan, K., E.B. Stolzenberg, J. Berdan Lozano, M.C. Aragon, M. Ramirez Suchard, and S. Hurtado, “Undergraduate Teaching Faculty: The 2013-2014 HERI Faculty Survey,” Higher Education Research Institute