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FPD 1: Projects and Teamwork in First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd R Hamrick, West Virginia University; Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

sought. Robotic applications seemed a logical choice in programming, andhave become a popular educational vehicle in recent years. So a low cost robotic applicationwas sought for a pilot course taught in the summer of 2012.Robots have been used in education for some time. Penn State began using robots of its owndesign in its freshman program in the mid-1990’s. Typical sub-group size was kept about threestudents with good success.7 Northeastern University also uses project base learning, andincorporates semi-custom kits to teach programming and electronics. The hands-on approachwas met with a high degree of student approbation.4Louisiana State University uses project based freshman courses that include programmablecontrollers and small robots.2

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Topics in Energy Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

above, and will allow continuous monitoring of the Hadoop Page 23.1181.13cloud computers at a relatively low cost. 12AcknowledgementStudents participated in this study were supported by a grant from the University of the Districtof Columbia STEM Center (NSF/HBCU-UP / HRD-0928444), Washington, D.C. 20008 andfrom a grant from the National Science Foundation Targeted Infusion Project Renewable EnergyGrant (NSF/HBCU-UP/ HRD-1036293).References:[1] P3 International Corporation, Innovation Electronics Solution, 2011.[2] Tweet-A-Watt/Kill-A-Watt from Adafruit Industries, 2009.[3] S. Lakeou, E. Ososanya, B

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dazhi Yang, Boise State Univeristy; Inanc Senocak, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Foundation (NSF) for supporting this project: A SynergisticApproach to Prevent Persistent Misconceptions with First-year Engineering Students (EEC-1232761). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NSF.Reference1. Prince, M., Vigeant, M., & Nottis, K. Assessing misconceptions of undergraduate engineeringstudents in the thermal sciences. International Journal of Engineering Education, 2010, 26(4),880-890.2. Yang, D., Streveler, R. A., &Miller, R. L. Can instruction reinforce misconceptions?Preliminary evidence from a study with advanced engineering students. Paper presented at theAnnual Meeting of the American Educational

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Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University; Ethan E Danahy, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference.4. Richardson, J., and J. Dantzler. 2002. “Effect of a freshman engineering program on retention and academic performance.” ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference.5. Sheppard, S., and R. Jenison. 1997. “Examples of Freshman Design Education.” International Journal of Engineering Education, 13(4), 248-261.6. Board on Science Education. 2012. A Framework for K-12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2012.7. Carr, R. L., Bennett Iv, L. D., and J. Strobel. 2012. “Engineering in the K-12 STEM Standards of the 50 US States: An Analysis of Presence and Extent.” Journal of Engineering Education, 101(3), 1-26.8. Dym, C. L. and P. Little. 2004

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Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl D. Seals, Auburn University; Earl B. Smith, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

the influx and progression of K-12students through graduate school in programs that lead to computing careers. This material isbased in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant NumberCNS-0540492. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography1. Fiegerman, S. (2010). The Dumbest States in America. Jan 21, 2010. Retrieved from http://www.mainstreet.com/slideshow/lifestyle/smartest-dumbest-states.2. Shahami, M. (2008). Overview of the New Undergraduate Computer Science Curriculum. Stanford Research Institute, http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs298

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Kenyon M Richardson; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

 Curriculum    Curriculum flexibility. The extent to which faculty have control of the content and structure of  the course(s) they teach  E  17  Physical classroom layout. The structure of the physical classroom space  E  8  Class size. The number of students in the classroom  E  3 Personal Disposition    Passion for teaching. The level of interest faculty have for

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Issues in Advising and Mentoring

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Educational Research and Methods

hour completionpercentage, number of courses with D or F grades as of Fall midterm, and credit hours attemptedin the spring term. The predictive results showing at-risk students are used to make interventionattempts. Raimondo22 described analysis at the University of Michigan to assess within classperformance by students and offer guidance via a digital resource called “E2Coach”s to assistthem in improving their performance trajectory. McKay23 has used E2Coach to interact withphysics students predicted to be at risk of not succeeding and provide tailored feedback to allenrolled students that they can use to adjust their strategy in the course.Universities have constrained resources including enrollment capacity, faculty, staff, lab space,etc

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Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

-148.6. M. J. Karcher, G. P. Kuperminc, S. G. Portwood, C. L. Sipe and A. S. Taylor, Mentoring programs: A framework to inform program development, research, and evaluation, Journal of Community Psychology, 34(6), 2006, pp. 709-725.7. H. J. Mitchell, Group mentoring: Does it work?, Mentoring & Tutoring, 7(2), 1999, pp. 113-120.8. E. S. Scott and S. D. Smith, Group mentoring: A transition-to-work strategy, Journal for Nurses in Staff Development, 24(5), 2008, pp. 232-238.9. T. Waller, S. Artis and B. Watford, The Pact: A framework for retaining 1st year African- American engineering men, ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition June 24-27, 2007 of Conference.10. S. Davis, G. Jenkins and R. Hunt

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

hosts, optimized for kids to play on their cell phone or other mobile device);• mini-design contests that ask kids ask for quick creative solutions to small-scale projects;• a “Sketch on Sketch” website feature that enables kids to contribute their own design ideas to those of other kids;;• an overarching game where kids earn points for contributing their ideas and participating in challenges, designed to sustain engagement and provide motivation to keep building and sharing,.AcknowledgementThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1129342. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University; Scott Pack

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Computing & Information Technology

appreciate the lab experience.While all these topics are addressed in the class, with supporting data, and examples, the lab onlyaddresses a subset of these concepts.The lab is designed around the idea of the time-machine in the movie “Back to the Future”. Asmall microcontroller is connected to two analog input devices—representing the brake andaccelerator of the DeLorean Sports car/time machine used in the movie. The microcontrollerincludes web server hardware and software and it serves up a dynamic web page. Thespeedometer of the DeLorean is displayed on a web page both as an analog speedometer dial andas a digital display.There was some concern that since the movie trilogy was released in the 1980’s, that many of thestudents would be unfamiliar

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiwen Mao, Auburn University; Yingsong Huang, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Auburn University; Yihan Li, Auburn University; Prathima Agrawal, Auburn University; Jitendra K Tugnait, Auburn University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

work on promoting adoption of the SDR lab atother institutions once it is fully developed and tested. ACKNOWLEDGMENTSThis work is supported in part by the US National Science Foundation (NSF) under Grants DUE-1044021 and CNS-0953513, and through the NSF Broadband Wireless Access and Applicationcenter (BWAC) Site at Auburn University. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or Page 23.822.11recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the Foundation. REFERENCES[1] J. Mitola, “The software radio

Conference Session

Development of Computational Tools

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Biswanath Samanta, Georgia Southern University; Yong Zhu, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30458

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Computers in Education

education at NC State, ASEE Southeast Section Conference.3. Peercy, P. S. and Cramer, S. M. (2011). Redefining quality in engineering education through hybrid instruction, Journal of Engineering Education, 100(4), pp. 625–629.4. National Academy of Engineering (2012). Infusing real world experiences into engineering education, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC, www.nap.edu.5. ASEE (2012). Innovation with impact: creating a culture for scholarly and systematic innovation in engineering education, http://www.asee.org/about-us/the-organization/advisory-committees/Innovation-with-Impact.6. ASEE (2012), Going the distance: best practices and strategies for retaining engineering, engineering technology and

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Lau, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, and farther from their day-to-day needs. Eventhough each individual house may have increased insulation, better windows, and high efficiencyheating and cooling systems, the total energy use goes up because of the larger size, greaternumber of electrical gadgets, and farther travel distances. More generally, this tendency forincreases in efficiency to lead to greater energy use is called the Jevons Paradox.2 These trendsare illustrated in Fig. 1. House size increased slowly through the 1980’s and then more rapidly inthe 1990’s and 2000’s. Because housing codes and building practices generally improved theefficiency of houses with time, the energy use per square foot steadily declined. From the 1970’sto the 1980’s, total household energy use

Conference Session

Laboratory Development in ECE I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tan Ma, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University; Ahmed Taha Elsayed, Florida International University

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Electrical and Computer

25 Irradiance (W/m2) 10000 600 20value 8000 Wind speed(m/s) 400 15 6000 4000

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Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee, Eastern Washington University; Doris M Munson, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University; William R Loendorf, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

. lab)? - How does our study relate to others in terms of student programs of study and the size of the project database? - Does attending the first class have any correlation with the final grade?These and other aspects related to attendance and student success will be evaluated in the future.Additional data collected from new courses will be incorporated into the project database witheach passing quarter and the database will continue to grow. The project team will publish resultsfrom future studies in hopes of establishing a useful dialogue in higher education on the aspectsof attendance.Bibliography 1. Armstrong, J. S., 2012, “Would Mandatory Attendance be Effective for Economics Classes,” retrieved December

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Laboratory Experiences in Signal Processing and Controls

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the number of wires that you have to connect. Typically, groups of 5 holes are Each vertical group of 5 holes is connected. Every hole in this horizontal line is connected.The prelab asks students to find an expression for the transfer function Y(s)/U(s) for the systemfrom the equations in the Appendix, given the following system parameters: L = 1 m, xr = 0.25m, xf = 0.1 m, T /   1 m/s. Only look at the first five modes, that is, let n=5.Students are also asked to plot the frequency response of the vibrating string versus frequency in

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

., "Development of an educational environment for online control of a biped robot using MATLAB and Arduino," Mechatronics (MECATRONICS) , 2012 9th France- Japan & 7th Europe-Asia Congress on and Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM), 2012 13th Int'l Workshop on , vol., no., pp.337,344, 21-23 Nov. 2012 [3] Neto, J. M.; Paladini, S.; Pereira, C.E.; Marcelino, R., "Remote educational experiment applied to electrical engineering," Remote Engineering and Virtual Instrumentation (REV), 2012 9th International Conference on , vol., no., pp.1,5, 4-6 July 2012 [4] Ogawa, H.; Oguntoyinbo, B.; Tochi, K.; Naoe, N., "Electric vehicle project for introduction to engineering Creation Experiment

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Sustainability and engineering education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; TAHAR MESSADI, UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS; John Henry Kester III, University of Arkansas

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Environmental Engineering

(Brundtland Report). Oxford: Oxford University Press.2 Blewitt, J., & Cullingford, C. (Eds.) (2004). The Sustainability Curriculum: The Challenge for Higher Education.Earthscan: London, UK.3 Shephard, K. (2010). Higher education’s role in ‘education for sustainability’. Australian Universities Review,52(1), 13-22.4 Corcoran, P. B., Walkerm K. E., & Wals, A. E. J. (2004). Case studies, make-your-case studies and case stories: Acritique of case-study methodology in sustainability in higher education. Environmental Education Research, 10(1),7-21.5 Groat, L., & Wang, D. (2002). Architectural Research Methods. John Wiley and Sons, Inc.: New York, NY.6 Wiek, Arnim; Ness, B.; Brand, F. S.; Schweizer-Ries, P.; & Farioli, F. (2012). From

Conference Session

Mentoring Minority Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

undergraduate diversity (ROSE-BUD) program funded by an NSF S-STEM grant to increase the recruitment, retention and development of underrepresented popula- tions in electrical and computer engineering. She has approximately 20 peer-reviewed publications with two in the Computers in Education Journal. She also recently published a book on Mobile Robotics for Multidisciplinary Study.Dr. Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Deborah Walter is an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She teaches courses in circuits, electromagnetics, and medical imaging. Before joining academia in 2006, she was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

and presentedin Figure 4 indicates that students have different modes of attention. As examples, considerparticipant O-01802, who remains on-task for a majority of lecture, but occasionally “checks out”of lecture. Compare participant O-01802’s behavior with O-11801 who is mostly off-task, butoccasionally “checks in” to lecture. We also observe various on-task and off-task durationperiods. For example, participants O-02802 and O-03803 have long on-task duration periodswhereas O-05801 and O-05802 have very short on-task periods. Participant O-07802 is off-taskfor nearly the entire lecture (on-task for only 4% of lecture), while participant O-06801 is on-taskfor the entire lecture. On-task duration period, amount of task switching, and overall

Conference Session

Visualization tools and uses in graphics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathy Schmidt Jackson, The Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Design Graphics

@tech.edu: A study of comfort and the use of technology. Journal of College Student Development, 42(6), 625–31.9. Bonwell, C. C., & Eison, J. A (1991). Active learning: Creating excitement in the classroom. ASHEERIC Higher Education Report No. 1, George Washington University, Washington, DC.10. Taylor, M. M., Lederman, S. J., & Gibson, R. H. (1974). Tactual perception of texture. In E. C. Carterette & M. P. Friedman (Eds.), Handbook of perception, Vol. 3: Biology of perceptual systems. New York: Academic.11. Druyan, S. (1997). Effect of the kinesthetic conflict on promoting scientific reasoning. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 34, 1083-1099.12. Sathian, K. (1998). Perceptual learning. Current

Conference Session

Instructional Innovations and Global Issues in Architectural Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Architectural

Instructional Media; 2002; 29:4.2 Hofstein, A, Rosenfeld, S., Bridging the Gap Between Formal and Informal Science Learning, Studies in Science Education, 1996,;28: 87-112.3 Tuthill, G., Klemm, E, Virtual Field Trips: Alternatives to Actual Field Trips, International Journal of Instructional Media; 2002;29:4.4 Ignatiuk, G., Influence of the Amount of Time Spent in Field Trip Activities on Student Attitude Toward Science and the Environment. S.S.T.A. Research Centre Report No. 49, Canada-Saskatchewan, 1-9. Page 23.1236.95 ABET – Assuring Quality in Technical Education, www.abet.org6 Krepel, W., & DuVall, C., Field Trips: A

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Innovative IE Course Content

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Ann Layton, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Thomas Reed Willemain, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

age where largeamounts of data are being collected with a growing need for those that can make “data-drivendecisions” [3]. McKinsey Global Institute, a business and economic research firm, claims thatwith the growth of digital data, the United States is going to need an additional 140,000 to190,000 analysts and more than 1.5 million managers capable of performing data analysis [4].Additional calls have been made for more statisticians in the federal system, working in placessuch as the Bureau of Labor Statistics or the United States Census Bureau [5].These pleas are not new, however; even in the early 1980’s authors were writing about the needto make the field of statistics as a separate discipline [6] and recognizing the growing need

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E Winters, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

G. Hackett, Toward a Unifying Social Cognitive Theory of Career and Page 23.621.18 Academic Interest, Choice, and Performance. Journal of Vocational Behavior, 1994. 45(1): p. 79-122.7. NAE, The Engineer of 2020: Visions of Engineering in the New Century. 2004, Washington, DC: National Academies Press. xv, 101 p.8. Bankel, J., K.F. Berggren, K. Blom, E.F. Crawley, I. Wiklund, and S. Ostlund, The CDIO syllabus: A comparative study of expected student proficiency. . European Journal of Engineering Education, 2003. 28(3): p. 297-317.9. Lattuca, L.R., P.T. Terenzini, and J.F. Volkwein, A study of the

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Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maurice F. Aburdene, Bucknell University; Marie Catherine Pizzorno, Department of Biology, Bucknell University; Alexander P Thompson, Bucknell University

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Computing & Information Technology

“Revolution Postponed” is a critical analysis and review of the Human Genome Project. In thisarticle, published in Scientific American, author Stephen S. Hall compares the current progressof the endeavor to its projected outcome and discusses its future potential. The overall sentimentof the article is that the extensive amount of research and resources applied to the project hasproduced too few valuable results. Page 23.636.4When the Human Genome Project commenced in 2000, many anticipated that it would transformmedicine and essentially lead to the cure of most human diseases within ten years. That ten yearwindow has closed, and while the project has

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Harry B Santoso, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Teaching, vol. 23, 1994, pp. 346-348.2. Stewart-Wingfield, S., & Black, G. S., “Active versus passive course designs: The impact on student outcomes,” Journal of Education for Business, vol. 81, no. 2, 2005, pp. 119-125.3. Elshorbagy, A., & Schonwetter, D. J., “Engineer morphing: Bridging the gap between classroom teaching and the engineering profession,” International Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 18, no. 3, 2002, pp. 295-300.4. Dorestanni, A., “Is interactive learning superior to traditional lecturing in economics courses?” Humanomics, vol. 21, no. 1/2, 2005, pp. 1-20.5. Felder, R. M., & Brent, R, “The ABC’s of engineering education: ABET, Bloom’s taxonomy, cooperative learning, and so on,” Paper

Conference Session

Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; James J. Sluss Jr., University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

35.5 39 Influence mentor(s) while in college. Parental Motivation to study engineering due to parental influences. 15.8 19.6 InfluenceThe second reason for this focus was driven by the interest level from the pupils in some of theworkshops ECE has directed in the past and observing the success of existing programs, such asBotball and FIRST. The common theme of both of these programs is that they are focused onthe creation of a technologically advanced robot and framed into a fun competition that engagespupils. They have found a great way to leverage the intrinsic behavioral and intrinsicpsychological motivators. The merit of this recruiting methodology was reinforced whileserving as a mentor in the FIRST

Conference Session

Biological and Agricultural Engineering Education Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chi N. Thai, University of Georgia; Yan-Fu Kuo, National Taiwan University; Ping-Lang Yen, National Taiwan University

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Biological & Agricultural

. 188 weeks) and d also for thee different teechnical trainnings alreaddy received bby UGA vs. N NTUstudeents. UGA students s werre mostly sen niors and alrready had takken courses on ElectricaalCircuuits and Senssors and Tran nsducers, bu ut they only hhad formal ssoftware traiining in MattLaband not n in C/C++ +. On the oth her hand, NT TU students were at the sophomore level and haadformaal training inn C/C++ pro ogramming, but b may not have yet takken courses iin ElectricallCircuuits or Sensoors and Transsducers. Furrthermore, a “contract teeaching” appproach was uusedfor UGA U studentss to allow thhem to choosse their own challenge leevels in the llast 2 projectts outof a total t

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

andMotivations Survey as well as data collection and analysis outcomes of the subsequent phases ofour study will be topics of future publications.References1. NSF/NIH/USED/USDA/NEH/NASA. (2009). Survey of earned doctorates.2. Baker, S., Tancred, P., & Whitesides, S. (2002). Gender and graduate school: Engineering students confront life after the B. Eng. Journal of Engineering Education, 91(1), 41-48.3. National Science Foundation. (2012). Research in engineering education solicitation. Retrieved September 26 th, 2012 from http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503584.4. Finke, R. A., Ward, T. B., & Smith, S. M. (1992). Creative cognition: Theory, research, and applications. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.5

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FPD 4: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part I: Multimedia, Large Classes, and TAs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

Page 23.121.4directly or indirectly, their own conception of the right answer and not support the solutionsbeing produced by the students.The second purpose is to prepare TAs to reliably evaluate and provide feedback on students’work on the MEA(s) slated for implementation in a given semester. TAs need guided practicewith prototypical student work that highlights different solution paths that they might encounter.This enables the TAs to develop a level of expertise with the problem posed in the MEA.Because the feedback the TAs provide is critical for students to be able to improve theirsolutions, the primary activity of the TA training model is focused on allowing TAs to exploreand practice their feedback skills.TA Training with MEAs in