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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A Vogt PE, Kansas State University; William Bowes Hageman, Kansas State University

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academic program levels.SummaryThis project is leveraging the training and skill sets of the returning veterans toward fulfilling aworkforce need in power engineering. The goals are to provide the academic and non-academicsupport structures to allow the veterans to be successful in completing their degree requirements.After initial activities within the power area, researchers plan to expand the program into otherareas of engineering, as well.AcknowledgementsThis work is partially funded by the National Science Foundation Division of EngineeringEducation and Centers projects 1037640 and 1135742.References1. Veterans’ Education for Engineering and Science, Report of the NSF Workshop on Enhancing the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Benefit

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University; Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

) Member Connections; (b) Boundary Conditions; (c) Plan View of Built-up ColumnsNext students created computational models of the Bridge House based solely on the structuraldrawings. Students were given the choice of using either RISA 3D7 or ETABS8. A typicalcomputational model is shown in Figure 3. The student predictions of the fundamentalfrequency in the N/S direction (moment frames) ranged from 0.5 hz to 3.5 hz, with an averag of Page 23.628.42.7 hz, all below the experimentally determined frequency of 4.5 hz. Reasons for the lowprediction of the natural frequency ranged from high weight predictions to innaccurate modelingof the built-up column

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First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Silverstein, University of California, Los Angeles

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First-Year Programs

- tion of data collection, processing and analysis systems. When George Bush, Sr. became the director, Mr. Silverstein became his advisor on Satellite Systems. For more than fifteen years Mr. Silverstein’s con- sulting firm has identified and implemented process and operating performance improvements in client companies; addressing the full spectrum of company operations including: organization development, hardware and software engineering, manufacturing, information technology, finance, procurement, logis- tics, factory planning, and new product development. Mr. Silverstein personally assists many clients by providing ”Chief Executive” services. When he is not actually performing as chief executive, he mentors

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Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie A Lerner, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Two Year College Division

dependent children in their household, and asks to list anyother extracurricular activities or obligations. The object of this writing is to discuss preliminaryresults from the first semester’s data collection.Results and Discussion:One of the issues encountered with this study is that there are only small numbers of studentsthat start at UW - Rock and then transfer to UW - Platteville for a mechanical engineeringdegree. For example, from the various groups, data was collected from 39 senior students, 70juniors, and 20 freshmen. The freshmen were all enrolled at UW - Rock. Six of these studentsindicate plans to continue on to UW - Platteville and pursue an engineering degree. Of the 70juniors surveyed, all but twelve were at UW - Platteville’s main

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RET Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zornitsa Georgieva, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Tyler A Saenz Saenz, West Virginia University; Miracle David Solley, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

oriented and required a number of different skills and types of knowledge to be appliedin order to develop and refine potential solutions. These activities allowed participants toexperience firsthand what their students will face in the classroom and realize the importance ofproviding well-planned and meaningful support mechanisms to guide students rather than givingthem the solution to the problem. By being learners themselves, they acquired valuableknowledge and skills to address elements imperative for a well-developed and effective PBLunit. Their design-based activities were supported by scientific and mathematical concepts thatwere introduced during their engineering research experiences, further developing participants’understanding of

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ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Circuits and Systems √ √ CPRE 288: Embedded Systems √ CPRE 381: Computer Organization √ √ CPRE 310: Theoretical Foundations of Comp. Eng. √ √ Page 23.694.6 CPRE 394: Program ExplorationThe assessment plan is devised such that each student outcome (column) is assessed by at leastone tool from each of the three levels, with the exception of the professional skills found inoutcomes g, h, i, and j. Most course-based

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INTERACTIVE SESSION – Measuring the Impact on Communities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

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Community Engagement Division

undergraduate experiences in awide range of institution types that vary significantly by size (enrollments), variety of establishedengineering and computer science majors, institutional culture, and diversity of undergraduateson campus.The research plan involves 3 phases to address the following research questions: 1) What connections to community are contributing to significant differences in academic engagement? 2) How are significant connections to community strengthened by qualities of institutions under study? 3) How are these connections to community converted to improvements in engagement in the classroom? 4) Why are institutional characteristics of the ―How‖ phase important contributors to engagement?Phase 0 was a

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Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Lepek, The Cooper Union; Charmian Wu, Tufts University; Ryan Poling-Skutvik

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Chemical Engineering

New York City (from Staten Island tothe Bronx) were chosen to be part of the pharmaceutical engineering project. In an effort toengage the students and “break the ice” a series of group activities were developed to introducethe students to chemical engineering, pharmaceutical engineering, and to their fellow teammates.For the first exercise, students were required to work in groups of two to fill out activity formsthat included questions about their teammates (e.g. “what does your teammate plan to learn fromparticipating in this?” Following this, students were given an introduction to the field ofchemical engineering. At the end of the lecture, the students were required to work in teams andfill out questions about chemical engineering (e.g

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Rahrooh, Daytona State College; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Robert De la Coromoto Koeneke, Daytona State College

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International

Science from Santa Clara University in 1982. His 34 years of professional career covers: teaching at undergraduate and graduate level, planning, developing and managing project in the areas of Telecommunications and Information Systems. His research interest include embedded systems, digital programmable devices and computer communications. He is a member of IEEE, ASEE and ACM. Page 23.825.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Introduction of New Technologies in the Engineering Technology CurriculumAbstractClosed-loop feedback control system is an important component of a

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State of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Bailey, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Manufacturing

1 3CNC Milling 1 3Die Making I 2 6Mold Making I 2 6Die Making II 1 9Mold Making II 1 9CNC EDM 1 3Mold Maintenance and Design 1 3RedesignIn planning the redesign, instructors decided that the lab space and on-line offerings could beleveraged to accomplish the goals of the project. A new teaching

Conference Session

Programs in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial education across the curriculum. Thenetwork is limited to private institutions with ABET accredited engineering programs and is byinvitation only.The goal of KEEN is to make entrepreneurship education opportunities widely available atinstitutions of higher learning, and to instill an action-oriented entrepreneurial mindset inengineering, science, and technical undergraduates. The skills associated with theentrepreneurial mindset are communication, teamwork, leadership, ethics and ethical decision-making, opportunity recognition, persistence, creativity, innovation, tolerance for ambiguity, riskanalysis, creative problem solving, critical thinking, and business skills (including marketing,financial analysis, and strategic planning).1, 2, 3

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Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Y. Lin P.E., Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

undergraduate seniors and 20 industrial engineers) have been askedthe same question using original definition and new approach; the later improved the testperformance from 65% to 91%. As this was a small class size, the authors plan to integrate thisapproach into the classroom for several semesters and evaluate the impact it has in the learningprocess.6. Summary Page 23.289.6The use of a modifier ○ V in defining a datum axis is proposed to clarify a datum axis when an ○ Mis used in the geometric tolerance associated with the datum. As VC has been clearly defined,students will have no difficulty calculating the fixed gage size for the datum axis

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado Boulder; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky; Ronald L. Miller, Colorado School of Mines; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University

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discipline of chemical engineering (ChE) focusedon concept-based instruction. The project plan is to develop and promote the use of a cyber-enabled infrastructure for conceptual questions, the AIChE Concept Warehouse, whichultimately could be used throughout the core ChE curriculum (Material and Energy Balances,Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Kinetics and Reactor Design, and Materials Science).Conceptual questions, both as Concept Inventories and ConcepTests, will be available throughan interactive website maintained through the Education Division of the American Institute ofChemical Engineers (AIChE), the discipline’s major professional society. The overall objectiveis to lower the activation barrier for using conceptual instruction and

Conference Session

CEIII Wrapup

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Hull Seale, UCSB; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. (2013). http://www.nextgenscience.org/4. Sullivan, J. F., Cyr, M. N., Mooney, M. A., Reitsma, R. F., Shaw, N. C., Zarske, M. S. & Klenk, P. A., (2005). The TeachEngineering Digital Library: Engineering Comes Alive for K-12 Youth, Proc.ASEE Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.5. Johnson, G. (2001). Project Lead The Way® A Pre-engineering Secondary School Curriculum, Proc. 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Albuquerque, New Mexico.6. NEES Strategic Plan 2010-2014. Retrivved March 15, 2013 from http://nees.org/resources/5711/download/strategic_plan_2010-2014.pdf7. Brophy, S., Lambert, J. & Anagnos, T. (2011). NEESacademy: Cyber-enabled Learning Experiences for K-16 Earthquake

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Materials

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Kamal Hossain, Tuskegee University

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Mechanical Engineering

23.372.2energy. The Sustainable Urban Transport (SUT) is such a vehicle.There are multiple SUTs in existence today that match our project design criteria. The MyCarwas originally a manufacturing collaboration between EU Auto Technology and Hong KongPolytechnic University. It was available in Hong Kong, Britain, Austria, and France. In 2010,EU Auto Technology was acquired by GreenTech Automotive. As of today, GTA plans to beginmanufacturing the MyCar in its Mississippi plant soon. Current specifications are unknown.However before the acquisition, The Mycar had a maximum speed of 35 to 40 mph, a chargetime of 5 to 8 hours, and a driving range of 40 to 68 miles. Length, width, and height were 2.6m, 1.4 m, and 1.4 m, respectively. The price was $10,000.001

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalya A. Koehler, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

portion of the class, after the student has completed readingthe related chapter in the text book. The modules are used to prepare students for solving open-endedquestions in a face to face part of the course. Also, the module can serve as a study guide for reviewpurposes. In the modules, students view the video demonstrations of how to solve problems and thenpractice problem solving step by step with verification (correct/incorrect) and explanatory programfeedback presented for each step. The pilot development of the modules with six participants was conducted, and a plan for therefinement of the modules design was laid out. The educational design research methodology was used,which not only targets the problem of designing an online

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Julia Yoo, Lamar University

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Engineering Economy

LamarUniversity. It will give students more opportunity to learn and practice Engineering Economicswhenever they have spare time. The preliminary assessment results in Fall 2012 semester arepresented in this paper. Surveys and interviews are conducted with randomly selected students toget a better understanding of the impact of the mobile app. The authors are now in the process oftransforming the app into game-style. Further development and improvement with formativeassessment is planned in the next three years.* Acknowledgment: This project is partially supported by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation DUE-1140457 to Lamar University. 1. Introduction Engineering Economics is a core class in engineering and is often required in

Conference Session

K-12 Robotics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Selin Frances Sirinterlikci, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

opportunities to high schoolstudents. The theme selected for the research activities is alternative actuation methodsfor robotics. These new actuation methods do not utilize conventional electric motors.Recent developments of flexible gumby robots1, interesting memory alloy behaviors2 aswell as other alternative means such as magnetic and pneumatic actuation are employedin attracting students into this field. A 3-day pilot study was developed and conductedwith participation of 8 interested high school students. Students designed and built robotsthat were actuated by pneumatic propulsion or magnetism. This paper will presentobjectives and structure of the initiative, lessons learned from the pilot study, and willconclude with the future plans. As a part

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzana Ansari, University of California, Berkeley; Jennifer Wang, University of California, Berkeley; Ryan Shelby, University of California, Berkeley; Eli Patten, University of California, Berkeley; Lisa A Pruitt, University of California, Berkeley

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Community Engagement Division

personalitystyles; presented pathways for implementing mission statements and plans of action; offeredopportunities for strategic thinking, problem solving and brainstorming; utilized teamwork indiverse settings; and implemented K-12 service learning through outreach teaching activities.9,10Students were placed into teams of three to six based on their learning styles26 to diversifygroups and thereby enhance educational perspectives and optimize design outcomes.27,28 Teamscompleted three-hour labs at the local science museum each week to conduct brainstorming andprototyping exercises based on the “Engineering is Elementary” design process loop developedby the Museum of Science, Boston (Figure 1).29 In addition, each team independently conducteduser needs

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Marshall, University of Southern Maine

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #6341A Laboratory Based, Problem Solving Pedagogy Prepares Engineering Tech-nology Graduates to Succeed on the JobDr. John Marshall, University of Southern Maine John Marshall received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University and is the departmental Internship Co- ordinator at the University of Southern Maine. His areas of specialization include Power and Energy Processing, Applied Process Control Engineering, Applied Automation Engineering, Fluid Power, and Facility Planning. Page 23.57.1

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Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chet Boncek Jr, Raytheon Company

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Systems Engineering

limited to allow a plausible approach Procedural plan was developed and followed through to completion Setup and follow-through of project is orderly and logical Thorough use of data and observations Conclusions are consistent with data that was collected Team demonstrates knowledge of relevant content matter Team members understand the scope and limitations of the project, and have an idea of what further research is warranted Team conducted sufficient research, as evidenced by appropriate citation of scientific literature and reference sourcesQuestions to Consider Has the team identified a clear, bounded problem statement and/or objective? Did the team follow a logical plan for completing the project

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Novel Methods of Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Shen-En Chen, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Gary Bruce Gehrig P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Construction

will be offered in ETCE 4251- Highway Designand Construction and CEGR 6090 – Nondestructive Testing courses.The rationale for the multi-disciplinary, project-based course is to optimize the learningexperience with supervisor evaluation and to stimulate student creativity. The key pedagogicalobjective in this study is to establish a potentially creative and synergistic environment forstudent learning through interactions between multi-discipline teams: Civil EngineeringTechnology/Construction Management and Structural Monitoring students. The goal is forstudents to meet the CIET/CM and CEE program outcomes as well as criteria defined in theUniversity strategic planning for student achievements.However, since the two student levels are distinct

Conference Session

Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaojing Yuan, University of Houston (CoT); Heidar Malki, University of Houston (CoT); Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE)

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Engineering Technology

, career plans, their reason for applying to the summer research program, and tworecommendation letters. The selection committee was formed from participating facultymembers, who meet towards the end of the March to select REU fellows based on the merit oftheir applications. Applicants were asked to rank available research projects based on their interest and wereaccommodated as much as possible to work on projects from among their top three selections. Inthree years, the REU Site accommodated 35 fellows, 34% of whom were underrepresented andminority students. The fellows came from universities and colleges in 18 states across the nation. Page

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Novel Methods of Construction Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

instrument was developed for the purpose. It wasadministered once at the beginning of the semester and once at the end of the semester. Thetotal number of students was 54. Only the responses of students who participated in both thesurveys were used for analysis. The final sample size was 39. The statistical technique usedfor data analysis was General Linear Model. The results of the study validate the importanceof all learning objectives.Key words: Assessment, Construction Science, Course Learning Objectives, EnvironmentalControl Systems.IntroductionProgram Quality AssessmentInstitutions of higher learning are becoming increasingly involved with the continualimprovement of their educational programs. It incorporates planning, assessment, and

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin M Fitzgerald, Museum of Science; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Advancing Technological Literacy and Skills(ATLAS) of Elementary Educators indicated that a key place to influence preservice engineeringeducation is in education students’ required science courses. To this end, the BEST grant workswith both education and science faculty. Teams of science and education faculty participate in anannual summer professional development workshop focused on engineering and technologycontent and related pedagogy. They then develop plans for course modules that integrateengineering concepts and activities, implement their modified courses that fall semester, andassess student impact. During the midyear meeting in January faculty present their labs andactivities to colleagues, receive feedback, and brainstorm successful

Conference Session

"How Do We Compare?" - Students, Case Studies, and Learning Approaches

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Chemical Engineering

either included or excluded. While the majority of students seem to have higherscores when their own self-evaluation is included in the computation of this score, the statisticalsignificance of this observation is more modest, on the level of α=0.2.We did not implement any measure to determine student preferences for the two types ofevaluation systems. Both the point division and CATME systems are being implemented again inthe Spring 2013 semester and plans for a student attitude survey are ongoing. Page 23.32.8References[1] Michaelsen, L. K., A. B. Knight, and L. D. Fink (eds.), Team-Based Learning: A Transformative Use of SmallGroups in

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael R. Allen, Department of Mathematics; Dale A. Wilson, Tennessee Technological University

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Mathematics

test anxiety. I felt it acouple of other times during my plan of study. I had worked all the homework assignments and hadstudied the night before the exams, yet I felt unprepared in some cases and just not ready. I realizedsomething was missing. In the Math classes I have taught, I was the one to visit for assistancewith homework and to clear up any misconceptions. The reason I could help was because I wasmathematically confident. I knew what I was doing. But mechanical engineering was, in manyways, new material to me. I had to gain confidence. But confidence comes with competence. Iknew I had to become proficient in the material to the point I could teach it. Here is where all ofHigher Education could take a lesson from Engineering. Because

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Howard P Davis, Washington State University

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Biomedical

documenting data used in risk assessmentand reduction, including: deriving a risk score, defining an action plan, revising the risk score,and specifying an outcome measure. During the class time, teams perform an initial riskassessment for a few hazards in their design, determine if these risks justify redesign, propose Page 23.1394.4design changes, and re-assess the risk. They then reflect on the importance of Prevention throughDesign and its value to themselves, their employers, and society in the future. The lesson endswith a quiz to determine how this lesson has affected individual students’ attitudes andunderstanding of Prevention through

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mei Zhang, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering; Amy B Chan Hilton, Florida State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

interdisciplinary education andresearch activities. In addition, several 2012 NanoCORE fellows made presentations atprofessional and technical conferences (and won awards) and co-authored in publications. Also,three of the NanoCORE research students participated in FSU’s Honors in the Major program Page 23.937.5(Fall 2011-Spring 2012). The students are extending their NanoCORE research into senior theses.NanoCORE research fellows completed an anonymous survey at the end of their project,responding to questions about their experience in the NanoCORE research program, opinionsabout graduate school and research, and future plans. All the responses to the

Conference Session

Information Tools and Techniques for Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Richards, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Libraries

previous section, even the proximity in printed textbooks is far from ideal. In thebooks studied, 36.6 percent of the references were to objects that were not proximate (see Table3). Page 23.1008.7Intelligent digital composition should be able to overcome this limitation. For example, a devicescreen could be divided into two windows – one with the text being read, and the other withreferenced material. With high resolution note-pad devices, 100 percent proximity should beachievable. This type of next-generation e-textbook could improve proximity and potentiallyimprove student learning as compared to printed textbooks. In planning research