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POTPOURRI

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

engineering and automation, industrial faultdiagnosis, linguistics, material science, music, and physics6.Educational excellence requires exposing students to the current edge of research. To ensure thatstudent projects are along the same trajectory that the industry is moving, educators mustcontinually introduce emerging techniques, practices, and applications into the curriculum. Thefield of computational intelligence is growing rapidly. It is essential that the emerging field ofcomputing intelligence be integrated into the computer science and engineering curriculums.This paper is a study of different approaches that are used by different institutions of highereducation around the world to integrate computing intelligence concepts in their

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Graduate Studies

projects have been developed for the courseas a part of this practicum, and are necessary to complete many of the exercises in thecourse. Generally speaking, manufacturing is to convert materials into products. Themanufacturing processes provide the job opportunities for people. The products made bymanufacturing are to improve our standard of living. To increase the value and quality ofthe products, supply chain and services have to be involved with the manufacturingprocesses. One of the outputs must include waste from manufacturing processes. Theshadow side of manufacturing needs to be addressed first, such as environmental issuesand excess of energy used in industry. Figure 1: Green engineering strategiesAs shown in

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Statics & Strength of Materials - A nice couple

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #7723A Study of Warping of Non-circular Shafts in TorsionProf. Somnath Chattopadhyay, Georgia Southern University Page 23.115.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A STUDY OF WARPING OF NON-CIRCULAR SHAFTS IN TORSIONABSTRACTThis project is geared towards the study of warping as that takes place in non-circular shaftsunder torsion loading. For this purpose specimens of square cross-sections were used. .Thisactivity constitutes a laboratory unit in Mechanics of Materials course taught at the junior level.The students

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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G. Padmanabhan P.E., North Dakota State University; D. Darshi De Saram, North Dakota State University; Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University; James Schanandore, North Dakota State University; Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Ph.D. degree, Darshi has gained ten years of experience in the construction industry, including working in an array of multinational projects. Also, has three years of experience in other industry sectors. He has, thus, gained cross-disciplinary experience in a broad spectrum of activi- ties: design, construction, maintenance, manufacturing, marketing, research and teaching. Presently he teaches Construction Surveying, Financial and Economic Aspects for Construction Managers, Managing for Construction Quality, Electrical and Mechanical Construction, and Land Development.Thomas Charles Schanandore, North Dakota State University Thomas Schanandore is graduate student in the civil engineering department at North Dakota

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FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xingyu Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University

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First-Year Programs

American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their un- dergraduate student population. She currently serves as the principal evaluator for the Teachers Attracting Girls to Computer Science project which aims to increase and diversify the student population studying computer science in high school. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF- sponsored SUCCEED Coalition. She remains an active researcher with MIDFIELD, studying gender issues, transfers, and matriculation models in engineering.Dr. Matthew

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Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul Nutter, Ohio Northern University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

30 Same 8 Material Removal A 20 Same 9 Tolerance Analysis/GD&T A 6 Increase 10 Project Management A 12 Increase 11 Product Prototype Build and Test A 45 Same 12 Plastics/ Polymers B 12 Same 13 Process Development and Test A 30 Same 13 Customer Focus A

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Construction Industry Issues in the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M Holliday P.E., University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Richard Cecil Ryan, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

served as a laborer, field engineer, assistant project manager, project manager, estimator and vice president for various small to medium sized construction companies and as an owner’s representative for a national development com- pany. He has managed and estimated construction projects in Arkansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Nevada and Colorado. After receiving his Master’s Degree, Ken was a Visiting Assistant Pro- fessor at Arizona State University for one year before joining the faculty at The University of Oklahoma in the Fall of 1994. Professor Robson has served as the Director of the Haskell & Irene Lemon Construc- tion Science Division since 1996 and is currently the Robert E. Busch Professor

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Teaching and Assessing Sustainability and Life Long Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

including the outcome of LLL. They identifythe tools and techniques to not only meet these criteria but also to provide a framework forcurriculum development.9 To specifically address curricular challenges and concerns, theauthors of this paper proposed a new course design that can be used to respond to ABETrequirements and criteria. The goal of this project specifically was to implement the designand assess life-long learning skill development with data from surveys conducted before andafter the student exercises.As a basis for this approach, the authors adopted a modified version of LLL definition byHanne Smidt and Andrée Sursock.10 This definition views “LLL as the constant building ofstudent knowledge on a subject matter or concept throughout

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Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #6565Bending Moments to Business Models: Integrating an Entrepreneurship CaseStudy as Part of Core Mechanical Engineering CurriculumDr. Mark Schar, Stanford University MARK SCHAR works in the Center for Design Research - Designing Education Lab at Stanford Univer- sity. He is also a member of the Symbiotic Project of Affective Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University and a Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Dr. Schar’s area of research is ”pivot thinking” which is the intersection of design thinking and the neuroscience of choice where he has several research projects underway. He has a 30 year career in

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Teaching with Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael L Falk, Johns Hopkins University; Mike Reese, Johns Hopkins University; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

across disciplinarycurricula.A frequently used method for integrating computing into the engineering curriculum has beenthrough the development of introductory programming courses e.g., 11,12-16 introduction toengineering courses, 17,18 or numerical analysis courses 12 designed for all engineering majors. Asecond more-focused scheme has integrated computing through projects and exercises as part ofdisciplinary courses 19-21. And a third approach has focused on developing specific courses incomputational science and engineering 22. Other forms for integrating computation have centeredon the use of tutorials and online modules 23-25. Some instances have infused computing modulesin more than one course 26-28, vertically integrating problem-based

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob P. Moore, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Chris North, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

informal environments. He also examined the role of ICT in supporting distributed work among globally dispersed workers and in furthering social development in emerging economies. Page 23.998.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 PROMOTING CONCEPTUAL UNDERSTANDING IN ENGINEERING STATICS THROUGH THE USE OF ADAPTIVE CONCEPT MAPSAbstract:In this paper, the authors discuss their continuing work on a NSF TUES Phase 1 project in whichthey are exploring the feasibility and effectiveness of a scalable concept map as an organizationaltool for a digital textbook. This tool, termed the

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University; Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University; Matthew W Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Manoochehr Zoghi P.E., California State University, Fresno; Philip W. Johnson, University of Alabama; Tara L. Cavalline, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Michael K Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #5930 permeability, mine ventilation, multiphase & transient flow in porous media, remediation of oily soils, carbon sequestration, water-jet drilling, highway warranties, lightweight fill, construction change orders, and engineering education. His current projects include: construction change orders, rapid testing of water for potability, and the role of management in engineering failures. During his university career Dr. Johnson has taught 25 different graduate and undergraduate courses. His current interests include Forensic Engineering, Engineering Service Learning, and Civil Engineering Materials. Dr. Johnson is also a noted educator of professionals, having presented over 50 weeks of training in

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Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

curricula.Through joint efforts of the University of California at Berkeley and the College of the Atlantic,was carried for environmental monitoring. Joint efforts between Harvard University, theUniversity of New Hampshire, and the University of North Carolina have led to the deploymentof a wireless sensor network to monitor eruptions at Volcán Tungurahua, an active volcano in Page 23.1244.10central Ecuador.Just as they can be used to monitor nature, sensor networks can likewise be used to monitorhuman behavior. In the Smart Kindergarten project at UCLA, wirelessly-networked, sensor-enhanced toys and other classroom objects supervise the learning process

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Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

pursuing a Ph.D. at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.Dr. Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin Dr. Richard H. Crawford is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin and is the Temple Foundation Endowed Faculty Fellow No. 3. He is also Director of the Design Projects program in Mechanical Engineering. He received his BSME from Louisiana State University in 1982, and his MSME in 1985 and Ph.D. in 1989, both from Purdue University. He teaches mechanical engineering design and geometry modeling for design. Dr. Crawford’s research interests span topics in computer- aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology. Dr. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh

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Socio-cultural Dimensions of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonio Jose Soares P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Rabbani Muhammad, Florida A&M University; Doreen Kobelo, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; G. Thomas Bellarmine P.E., Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Chao Li, Florida A&M University; Salman A. Siddiqui, Florida A&M University

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Community Engagement Division

Engineers Society. He is licensed to practice architecture in Washington D.C., Illinois, New York, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Muhammad has won the following awards: the Florida A&M University’s Division of Engineering Technology Teacher of the Year Award for the years 1993, 1994 and 2000; theZeta Educational Thespian Association Design Award; and the 1st Place Kopper Corporation Design Completion Design Award. His research travels have taken him to Mexico, Senegal, Edmonton, Canada, Lagos, Nigeria, and London and several other places. Muhammad has completed projects in planning and approval stage, renovation, new housing, international large scale, preservation, religious, hotel, food preparation, medical facility

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Engineering Ethics Division - Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Borenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert J Butera, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

.[11] However,that plan remains at a very early stage of development.The need for assessmentMany scholars are interested in investigating the effectiveness of ethics and RCRtraining.[12-13] Some of the assessment efforts have been supported by the Council ofGraduate Schools’ (CGS) Project for Scholarly Integrity.[14] Along these lines, there isa profound research opportunity at our institution; yet, it is one that remains largelyunfulfilled. The ongoing implementation challenges relating to developing an academicpolicy, which covers all new doctoral students, and resource limitations have not allowedfor a formal assessment of our RCR program at the present time.ConclusionThis paper describes initial stages of an RCR plan that covers doctoral

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"Best" of BED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Clobes, University of Virginia; William H Guilford, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

part of this exercise)“prompts students to develop higher-order cognitive skills.”6 While we have no control group forthis particular intervention, we find no evidence that this or any other element of a single-semester written assignment alters cognitive skill.Eight months after the end of the writing project we conducted an assessment of informationrecall to determine if the type of paper written by the student influenced their long-term retentionof information. Five questions were selected from among those posed on exams during thesemester that were related in topic to the papers students wrote – that is, questions having to dowith the cytoskeleton, molecular motors, and nitric oxide. Five additional questions wererandomly selected that

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Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Gilbert, Sinclair Community College

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Energy Review Panel of the Ohio Board of Regents, and is on the Advisory Board of the Midwest Renewable Energy Training Network. Page 23.279.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Center for Energy Education LaboratoryIntroductionSinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio, designed and constructed a Center for EnergyEducation Laboratory to support its Energy Management Degree and Energy TechnologyCertificate programs. As a renewable energy program is included in the Energy ManagementDegree, energy efficiency and renewable energy equipment, instrumentation and projects

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

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christi P Patton Luks, University of Tulsa

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Chemical Engineering

project. Two midterm exams were given as well as a comprehensive finalexam.The second section was based on my adaptation of the PBL techniques that I had read about andhad tried before. I conducted several mini-lectures throughout the session, but these wereinterspersed between experiments and problem-solving sessions. The lectures covered theoryafter they had actively discovered the need for the theory. The lectures, largely, began with adiscussion of what difficulties they had encountered in their last segment of work and what ideasthey had for fixing them. We then, as a group, propelled the process further with any necessarytheory, then split up again to continue solving the same problem or moved on to a new problem.I consider this approach to

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pyoyoon Hong P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

-ended problems address considerably the student outcomes on an ability torecognize, formulate and solve civil engineering problems and an ability to engage in lifelonglearning. (Sobek and Jain, 2004) To stimulate creative thinking through open-ended problemsolving skills and to verify and fortify the structural knowledge acquired through graphics andcalculations, students are to work with 3-dimensional real objects in a small group environment.As shown in Figure 5-1, small-scale models, commercial construction toys, and structural termprojects are utilized in this stage. The real 3-dimensional structural behavior appreciated duringtheir project provides the students with ample opportunities to test their comprehension modeland to confirm their

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Assessment of Student Learning 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Glenda R. Scales, Virginia Tech; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Virginia Tech; Dakota Farquhar-Caddell, School of Education

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Educational Research and Methods

different uses of tablet technology, led by the faculty member,make an impact on students’ innovative thinking skills. The methodology being used for this project will avoid a media comparison study10; weare not comparing the use of instructional technology versus the lack of instructional technology.Studies that resort to media comparisons have consistently shown no significant differencebetween groups11. Our research is meant to explore how active and engaging learning strategies,primarily those that use slate enabled technology and its related features, impacts students’innovative thinking skills in large lecture courses and in doing so address a gap in the literature.Previous studies have already identified active and engaging learning

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; James Nelson, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-level, project-based electrical engineering courses and researches how kids learn engineering through informal engineering education activities.James Nelson, Arizona State University James Nelson is an undergraduate student in the Department of Engineering in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University. Page 23.368.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Defining Makers Making: Emergent Practice and Emergent MeaningsIntroductionMakers are an emerging community of self-described DIY-enthusiasts, tinkerers

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Beyond the Classroom: Summer and Scholarship Programs to Engage Minorities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey W. Fergus, Auburn University; Shirley A Scott-Harris, Auburn University

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Minorities in Engineering

providevery large offers may attract outstanding students who may have otherwise attended otherinstitutions, but changing which institutions the students attend may not increase the number ofunderrepresented students in the profession. In addition, the scholarship awards need to becomplemented with academic support programs so that students persist to graduation.In this paper, these ideas will be illustrated using results from a National Science Foundation(NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (S-STEM) projectthat targets students from underrepresented groups who have financial need, but do not qualifyfor university-level scholarships. The project provides scholarships of full in-state tuitionsupport for up to four

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Programs in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James V Green, University of Maryland, College Park; Alyssa E. Cohen Sherman, University of Maryland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

applied, hands-on analysis based on analyses, workshops, and projects. The four steps usedto design the course include: (1) defining the topics and deliverables, (2) establishing theschedule and budget for student teams, (3) determining a strategy and timeline for team selectionand advancement, and (4) developing a format for customer validation and business modeldevelopment.Topics and deliverablesThe first step to designing the course was to define the topics and deliverables. In order to definethe topics and deliverables we performed a university and private sector assessment of Page 23.386.2innovative courses and training programs in this area

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caridad Cruz López, Universidad de las Américas, Puebla.; Aída Hernández Hernández, Universidad Politécnica de Tlaxcala; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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International

project funded by the Campeche State Council for Scienceand Technology (Consejo Estatal de Investigación Científica y Desarrollo Tecnológico deCampeche). Its goal is to promote an early approach to engineering and science among thestudent population at the upper elementary, middle and high school levels of the State ofCampeche by creating high quality learning environments that promote interactiveclassrooms and contribute to a better understanding of science and mathematics whilepromoting careers in science, engineering and technology12.In general, Mexican teachers and students have an incomplete understanding of engineers andengineering as a profession1, 2, 12. Images shape the way individuals view the world13, thus,eliciting and understanding

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Supporting Diversity in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chung Hyuk Park, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

control as well as aspects of interaction with humans and the surrounding environment, has resulted in over 130 peer-reviewed publications in a number of projects – from scientific rover navigation in glacier environments to assistive robots for the home. To date, her unique accomplishments have been highlighted through a number of awards and articles, includ- ing highlights in USA Today, Upscale, and TIME Magazine, as well as being named a MIT Technology Review top young innovator of 2003, recognized as NSBE Educator of the Year in 2009, and receiving the Georgia-Tech Outstanding Interdisciplinary Activities Award in 2013. From 1993-2005, Dr. Howard was at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of

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Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Gerald C Nelson, Mississippi State University; Abby Thompson, Mississippi State University ; John Louis Gazzini, Nimbus Mobile LLC; Read Sprabery, Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University

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Chemical Engineering

accomplish the formation of an entrepreneurial culture at Mississippi State Uni- versity. Nelson is also the director of the Entrepreneurship Program in the College of Engineering at Mississippi State University. He implemented the Entrepreneurship program at MSU in March 2001 to establish relations and invite entrepreneurial leaders and experts to Seminar Series. He mentors students involved in the program, plans and executes Project Teams, and markets the program to students. He advises the Entrepreneurship Club and the Engineering Toastmasters Club. From July 1999 to March 2001, Nelson was the chief operating officer at Deka Medical Inc. in Columbus, Miss. In this role, he was responsible for manufacturing operations

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Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Krupczak, Hope College; Gregory Bassett

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, engineering design methodologies encourageconsideration of a variety of alternative arrangements for subfunctions as well as the particularcomponents employed to achieve functional requirements. This type of work requires anunderstanding of the relation between abstract function and physical structure as well as thecorrespondence between the total system and individual elements. The existence of multipleconcepts for a particular design solution implies that the engineering designer has an abstract orgeneral function in mind which is projected into specific implementations. It can be seen thatabstract thought characterizes this process from understanding the problem through developmentof a particular solution.Similar Thinking but Differing in

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina

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Civil Engineering

-evaluate the solution of theengineering problem. Decision worksheets are not graded to encourage students to express theirknowledge. Each AL exercise addresses key concepts to provide an acceptable solution to thedriving question. Therefore, assessment of individual concepts is performed after each ALexercises using homework assignments and at the end of the EFFECT with a final project. Thefinal project discusses the final engineering solution to the driving question and a reflection ontheir learning.EFFECTs are developed in stages. Key concepts are identifying during the first developmentalstage. AL exercises are designed to help students understand these concepts. Later stages

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Ozturk, Texas A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Lauralee Mariel Valverde, Texas A&M University; Prentiss Dwight McGary, Prairie View A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

essential part of modern design endeavors. Intoday’s industry, engineers use CAD models throughout their work. This makes CAD educationcrucial. However current CAD education has typically focused on narrow skills related toparticular CAD software. The skills necessary to adapt new CAD software and effectively utilizethe existing models in modified designs are not the primary emphasis in CAD education. In thispaper, the most recent findings of a three-year NSF supported iterative project are discussed. Theproject goals are to examine the role of adaptive expertise in CAD modeling and investigate theimpact of a learner-centered contextual exercise on students’ modeling behavior and othereducational outcomes.This paper builds on previously reported