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ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark William Redekopp, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Electrical and Computer

begs further inquiry.Other modifications of the typical "flipped" classroom approach are also documented besidesvideo prelectures. Bland15 took problem-based learning (PBL) approach to a flipped classroom,where students were presented with assignments before an upcoming class meeting that usedconcepts that had not been discussed prior. Students were expected to find and utilize availableresources (textbook, web, peer-based learning, etc.) to complete the assignments. The goal forthis pedagogical approach was to develop individual learning skills that would better preparestudents for careers in industry where sparse guided assistance is available and moreresponsibility is on the learner to find, evaluate, and then integrate sources of

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn S. Hobson, Virginia Commonwealth University; Cindy Jong, University of Kentucky; Donna Joy Dockery; Mary Hermann, Virginia Commonwealth University; Teresa Jones Carter, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Women in Engineering

careers and career decision option, education, care giving and familial support. Support & Examples of support and encouragement friends provided for the Encouragement choices and decisions the subjects made.Friends/Peers Competitors & Examples of peer competition sometimes with males in particular Barriers and the barriers that arose because of peer influences Aspirations, Personal aspirations, interests, and predilections that motivated the Interests, & subjects to pursue or not pursue a STEM career . Career satisfaction Satisfaction and the factors

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Dana E Schnee, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Community Engagement Division

3.65 (0.61) 3.88 (0.57) 0.24* Theoretical Client 110 3.57 (0.53) 3.80 (0.55) 0.23* No Client 222 3.61 (0.55) 3.78 (0.58) 0.17* *Significant at the p<0.05 level, paired t-testThe pre- to post-mean scores of the overall FYEP students in Table 4 indicate a significant gainfrom the pre-assessment in self-rated technical skills and professional skills. There were alsosignificant gains in students’ perceived technical and professional skills for all types of FYEPprojects, with students engaged in local client-based projects slightly outgaining their peers inboth professional and technical skills. A repeated

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Arnold, Alma High School, Alma, MI; Ze Zhang; Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University; Bingbing Li, Department of Chemistry, Science of Advanced Materials Doctoral Program, Central Michigan University ; Qin Hu, Central Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, international, peer-reviewed journals. She is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the Biophysical Society (BPS) and the Society of Woman Engineers (SWE). Page 23.732.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Incorporating Engineering into the High School Chemistry Classroom Lisa Arnold, Ze Zhang, Tolga Kaya, Bingbing Li, Qin HuAbstract A unique experience is provided to pre-service and in-service teachers to participate in aresearch project via a grant won from the

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Computer Based Grading and Learning Styles

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G Crawford P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Lynn K Byers, U.S. Military Academy; Rebecca Zifchock, United States Military Academy

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Computers in Education

eleven peer-reviewed journal publications and over 30 conference proceedings. She has taught as an instructor, adjunct professor, and guest lecturer in five major universities, including Columbia University, Sacred Heart University, and New York Medical College. Page 23.318.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Computer Aided Design: Learning Style Preference Effect on Student LearningAbstractIn the Computer Aided Design (CAD) course at the United States Military Academy (WestPoint, NY), students learn two different design software packages

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University; Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Aerospace

Mechanical Engineering from University of Central Florida in 2004. He teaches control systems/mechatronics, space systems engineering, and astronautics related courses as well as engineering sciences courses. He has published several peer reviewed journal and conference papers in these areas. His research areas are space systems, robust fault tolerant control, nonlinear control, adaptive control, small spacecraft design, high performance spacecraft components, mechatronics, real-time health monitoring, and diagnostic methodology. Page 23.181.1 c American Society for Engineering

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Information Literacy, Computer Efficacy and Readiness

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Renee Henson, Mineral Area College

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Two Year College Division

. Page 23.1206.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 The Impact of Computer Efficacy on the Nontraditional Community College StudentBackgroundComputers and Internet technologies have penetrated and transformed nearly every facet ofmodern society. In fact, in many work, educational, and social situations, people are expected tohave a certain level of computer skills and Internet access. Colleges and universities and thestudents who attend them are no exception to this transformation. Computer skills are assumed inhigher education as students are often required to write papers and perform homework usingword processing software, retrieve assignments and grades

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Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Casey Cline, Boise State University; Kirsten A Davis, Boise State University

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Construction

mobile learning are far from being a theoretical possibility. Mobile learning is anon-the-ground reality allowing learners to access educational content, communicate and shareinformation with other learners, and elicit support from peers and instructors. While mobiletechnology is not an educational panacea, it is a powerful tool that can support education in waysnot previously possible10. The use of mobile technologies in education can be used to re-enactapproaches and solutions already used in 'conventional' e-Learning by using mobile technologiesas flexible replacements for desktop technologies11, aiding in the acquisition of knowledgeregardless of location and time12.Materials and Methods LaboratoryBolstered by andragogical studies on adult

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Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Freiburg; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

, socio-techno-eco system in the wired, interconnected and culturally diverse world of 2030? QD3 – August 23, 2012: What are your learning objectives for in this course and how do they relate to the competencies? Lecture 3 – ORA, Deep Reading, Learning Statements and A1 QD4 – August 28, 2012: How do I create knowledge? • By using the Observe-Reflect and Articulate [ORA] construct. • Through Deep Reading QD5 – August 28, 2012: How do I keep track of my progress in attaining my competencies? • By writing learning statements in A0 Item 9. Lecture 4 – A Learning Organization / Community QD6 – August 30, 2012: What is a Learning Organization? QD7 – August 30, 2012: What is the relevance of the learning

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Thermal Sciences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georg Pingen, Union University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

implement a flipped-classroom approach6 using screencasts3. I hadpreviously recorded and uploaded my lecture notes using a tablet PC to allow students to focuson comprehension rather than having to write down every word during class. Screencasts servedas an extension of these tablet-recorded notes by recording screen-captures and audio using theopen source software Camstudio7 for short mini-lectures and example problems. The resultingscreencasts are then uploaded to YouTube and embedded on the course website or into PDFreading guides using LaTeX. This has permitted the recording of “passive” course content asscreencasts provided to students prior to class as part of their reading assignment. This ability tomove essential but “passive” course

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 5

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judy Santa Cruz, Texas A&M University; Dimitris C. Lagoudas P.E., Texas A&M University; Darren John Hartl, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

measurement method to study the strain localizationin shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators. With access to a diverse population of graduatestudents and professors from different specializations and institutions, the student wasempowered with much knowledge and ideas to develop a virtual instrument for in-situmeasurements. Development and implementation of this method shows a promising potential inunderstanding SMA actuator fatigue failure mechanisms. Valuable time was comprised ofworking on a challenging problem through integration of software, hardware, and algorithms toproduce in-situ data. The program enriched the student’s educational experience throughdevelopment in research, problem solving, technical writing, and software knowledge required ofa

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

understand the impact of implicit bias, chilly climate, and micro-inequities on whitewomen’s and people of color's continued low rates of entry into and comparatively high rates ofexit from the engineering educational and professional “pipeline” compared to their white malecolleagues. Their studies have spanned the space of gender, race, and engineering by exploringunderrepresented people's relationships as young students with peers, teachers and parents, asyoung ethnically diverse women and men with media, role models, and career visions, asundergraduate and graduate students with teams, mentors, and technical material, and asprofessionals with colleagues, peer-reviewers, and institutional leaders

Conference Session

Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joan B Schuman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Kellie Grasman, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Community Engagement Division

expanded to include increased utilization as a collaboration tool betweenteams and community sponsors as well as a tool for peer to peer evaluation of project teamprogress.ReflectionFor the fall semester 2012, students were given reflective work as part of the course study.Students were asked to reflect on the following questions: 1. Did having a “real” customer improve your performance? Explain 2. Did you feel that you were helping the community with the project? Explain. 3. Do you see yourself doing service in any community in the future? Has this class experience changed that outlook?Eighty-five percent of students felt that having a “real” customer improved their performance,while 11.5% stated that their experience was improved

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R Goldberg, University of Pittsburgh; Jon Pearlman; Christian D Schunn, University of Pittsburgh; Birdy Reynolds, University of Pittsburgh; Shelly Renee Brown MEd, The Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center; University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

research involves cognitive/social psychology studies of science and engineering problem solving and creativity. His educational research and design work focuses on K-12 urban education in writing, science, technol- ogy, engineering, and mathematics—both in isolation and in various combinations.Birdy Reynolds, University of PittsburghMs. Shelly Renee Brown MEd, The Quality of Life Technology Engineering Research Center; University ofPittsburgh Shelly Brown, M.Ed. is an education and outreach coordinator for the QoLT Center at the Human En- gineering Research Laboratories and the University of Pittsburgh Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology. Ms. Brown is responsible for all K-12 outreach projects and

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

,the MESA Program has made a substantial contribution to the success of our engineeringprogram.Once our MESA Center was established, it soon became apparent why this space was a criticalcomponent of the MESA Program. It has served as a focal point for student study groups and acentral location for promoting student scholarships, engineering design competitions, internships,and summer undergraduate research opportunities. The Center has been host to tutoring sessionsfor difficult courses, student success seminars, resume writing and job search workshops, as wellas meetings of several science and engineering oriented student organizations on our campus.The Center has also served as a forum for presentations by faculty and student researchers

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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

Brian M Frank, Queen's University

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First-Year Programs

computerizedscoring of student work (Jordan & Mitchell, 2009) and computer-supported peer review (Wood,2009), and considerable success has been found by enhancing lecture time using an interactiveclassroom format and frequent in-class assessment (Hake, 1998; Knight & Wood, 2005).Instructors employing in-class assessment frequently turn to technology including audienceresponse systems (ARS) which are most often dedicated handheld transmitters often known as“clickers”, which include TurningPoint (“Turning Technologies,” n.d.) and iClicker (“iClicker,”n.d.). These approaches have been widely used and their impact on engagement and learning hasbeen presented widely.Clickers have been shown to improve student outcomes (Caldwell, 2007) such as improved

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; John P Henry, Sustainable Learning Systems; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; Talbot Bielefeldt, International Society for Technology in Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

regarding the pros and cons of various energysources. Succeeding in this role requires that the player understand and apply the knowledgeabout power and energy systems learned in both the classroom and the game environment,together with the writing skills to collect appropriate evidence and compose a persuasive piece ofwriting. In fact, the game is designed in the way that automatically composes a final report forthe player by using every justification the player provides in the question prompts (Fig. 1b) atdifferent game stages.Fig. 1: (a) Chat with Mayor for the assignment; (b) a question prompt after a player visited the Mayor's roomAfter players exit the city hall, they must talk to different power system experts located in officesspread

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

heavilysubsidized tuition), the combination of participation in (a) a scholarship program and (b)academic support services resulted in higher academic achievement and retention for females(but both males and females used support services and peer advising at higher rates) compared togroups of students who participated in either (a) or (b) but not both. In the book Talking AboutLeaving, Why Undergraduates Leave the Sciences, 3 it is stated that nationally 40 percent ofundergraduate students leave engineering programs, 50 percent leave the physical and biologicalsciences programs, and 60 percent leave mathematics programs to pursue other non-STEMprograms.Recent findings from the Academic Pathways Study (APS) have shown that among the factorsthat predict the

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses, Labs, and Projects II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Ferris, Portland State University; Robert B Bass, Portland State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

transformers, important elements in protective relaying schemes.Students run experiments to identify fuse conductors through high current applications andexamine waveform phenomena of saturated CT cores. Separately, EM relay and digital relay Page 23.90.2setting calculations and testing for different types of faults are performed. Using ASPEN andETAP system simulation software, students record and analyze information regarding systemparameters under fault conditions for balanced three-phase faults, single-line faults andline-to-line faults for both radial and looped systems. Students use Matlab to write settingscalculations, obtained in course lectures

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Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Bird, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Continuing Professional Development

identity; her research focuses specifically on creativity, interdisciplinarity, and the role of emotion in cognition. She created the synthesis and design studios in the environmental engineering program and is currently developing the professional and design spines for the upcoming mechanical engineering program. She is also interested in faculty development and recently co-organized the NSF-sponsored PEER workshop for tenure-track engineering education research faculty. Page 23.1145.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Teaching Journeys of Engineering Faculty

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Mechanics, Hands-on Demo - Show & Tell!

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead C. MacNamara, Syracuse University; Joan V. Dannenhoffer P.E., Syracuse University

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Mechanics

institutions, statics is typically taken in the fall ofsecond year for civil, environmental, mechanical and aerospace engineering students. Theonly engineering course that the students have taken before statics is the first yearcornerstone course, an experience that is dwarfed by the rest of the first year load of basicscience and mathematics pre-requisite courses. The statics classroom can be one of thefirst true acculturation experiences for these future engineers. This is one of the firsttimes these students are amongst only their departmental peers and are being taught by aprofessor from their home department. Thus, the statics course has a significant role toplay in setting the tone for the years to come, and in introducing students to

Conference Session

"Best" of BED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Idalis Villanueva, University of Maryland, College Park; Rachel L. Manthe, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park; Kevin M Knapstein, Bioprocess Scale-Up Facility, Fischell Department of Bioengineering, University of Maryland, College Park

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Biomedical

writing, design and execution of an experimental plan andself-recognition of their plan). The modified, selected portfolio element rubrics were structuredin a way that competencies into two domains, cognitive and intrapersonal, could be assessed.For example, self- and peer-evaluations were included as part of the rubrics/guidelines to assessinterpersonal domains for select assignments. Additional assessment of all domains included aknowledge pre- and post-survey, team-based progress reports, quizzes, and oral presentations.For this proceeding paper, we will focus on results obtained from the knowledge surveys andsome portfolio elements and reports (Appendix C) to identify what skills and competencies, ifany, were enhanced as a result of the

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Two Year College Division

. Semester-to-semester two-year persistence rates of Cañada students by ethnicity. Page 23.997.3Improving the post-secondary student retention and success has been the subject of many studies.For example, Kuh’s multi-phased study identified high-impact practices including first-yearseminars and experiences, common intellectual experiences, learning communities,writing-intensive courses, collaborative assignments and projects, undergraduate research,diversity/global learning, service learning/community-based learning, internships, and capstonecourses and projects.7 Another study published by the California State University Chancellor'sOffice shows

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stanley M. Forman, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

and writing components to the two freshman introduction to engineering coursesat the University of Pittsburgh, though continued practice through various course and universityactivities was also encouraged. Specifically for engineers, we can look to the attributes listed forThe engineer of 202013 – strong analytical skills tops the list, but here the list starts to match andexpand the list in the introduction. The engineer of 2020 needs skills in practical ingenuity,creativity, communication, business and management, leadership, along with high ethicalstandards, sense of professionalism, dynamism, agility, resilience and flexibility. Encompassedin this is the imperative for engineers to be lifelong learners.8 Here is the telling paragraph

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Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques, James Madison University; Daniel Devon Imholte

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Design in Engineering Education

experiences rely on final reports and presentations for formal evaluation ofperformance, capstone experiences that include a traditional course component also use regularquizzes and examinations on the design content being instructed.17 Further, many engineeringprograms have found it useful to include peer evaluations, which translate to a team grade aswell as an individual grade to accurately evaluate student performance during these capstoneexperiences.6Capstone models can also vary by capstone course lecture content. Many capstone modelsencompass both a lecture component and the applied capstone design project. While this is themost common implementation, not all capstone models include a lecture component. Rather,they focus on the applied design

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic M. Halsmer PE, Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University; Jessica Fitzgerald, Oral Roberts University; Taylor Gipson Tryon, Oral Roberts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

information pathways and observed the resulting performance. In assessing theoverall achievement and results of the study, the reviewers concluded that “the mechanism usedin Escherichia coli to combat heat shock is just what a well trained control engineer woulddesign, given the signals and the functions available.”35One can easily see that these kinds of conclusions naturally lead to interesting discussions abouthow such exquisite engineering can emerge by accident. Nevertheless, researchers continue toapply reverse engineering techniques to natural systems simply because it works. Biologist E. O.Wilson writes, “The surest way to grasp complexity in the brain, as in any other biologicalsystem, is to think of it as an engineering problem…Researchers

Conference Session

Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to advertise and promote the scholarship program. This effortincluded high school visits and teacher networking, participation in college day fairs and internetposting through various websites. After months of effort in the middle of Japan’s Fukushimanuclear disaster, a total of seventeen applications were eventually received by April 1st deadline.Secondly, a scholarship selection committee was formed by the university faculty, staff and alocal industry representative to provide a fair selection process. The selection criteria includedactual class rank, SAT/ACT scores, financial need status, reference letters, essay writing skillsand whether the candidate was first generation U.S. resident college student. Each committeemembers’ rankings

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerry Volcy, Spelman College; Carmen Sidbury, Spelman College

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First-Year Programs

  Page 23.389.6• Generate  shapes  • Hypothesize  and  correct  for  distortions  in  the  shape  • Write  a  technical  paper  and  deliver  a  technical  presentation  of  findings    These  are  detailed  below.    • Mechanical  Assembly  The  mechanical  assembly  task  proved  to  be  an  effective  means  of  immediately  engaging  the  students  in  the  project.    In  particular,  harvesting  the  laser  diode  from  a  common  laser  pointer  and  re-­‐purposing  it  for  the  project  offered  a  “tear-­‐down”  7  and  re-­‐engineering  opportunity  that  elicited  many  questions  about  how  the  device  functioned  and  how  the  laser  pointer  itself  is  manufactured.    Further,  de-­‐soldering  unwanted

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Training and Support for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Sherif N Kinawy, University of Toronto; D. Grant Allen, University of Toronto; Chris Damaren, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto; Bryan Karney

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New Engineering Educators

portfolios include ateaching philosophy, sample syllabi and course material, assessment material, and a discussionof the application of teaching theory to practice. This project occurs while students develop theiracademic CV and cover letters from the seminar-based aspect of the PPIT program. Theintention is for each student to be well on their way in developing a course as they begin theiractual academic searches. In addition to these activities, students are expected to deliver a 20-minute microteaching activity in the presence of their peers and course staff. This is essentially avideotaped lecture of each student, pending their approval, where the video is returned to eachstudent for personal self-reflection. Students then write a brief

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mark Anderson, Rensselaer

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Design in Engineering Education

the other hand,laboratory courses and engineering design courses are often used to teach communication andteamwork skills 1. Typical communication skills include, but are not limited to, maintaininglab/design notebooks, writing technical reports, and oral presentations. A project-based coursemay also include writing a proposal.On-line collaboration tools, also known as groupware, are widely used in many organizations toimprove their productivity and the quality of their products. Currently, Wikipedia includes over95 software tools 2. Types of collaboration tools include bulletin (discussion) boards for threadeddiscussions, public folders for sharing documents, and version control systems for concurrentediting software source codes or CAD