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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10505A Flat Learning Environment - Learning To Solve Ill-Structured ProblemsProf. Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Zahed Siddique is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. His research interests are in areas of product design, product platform design, and engineering education. He is in- terested in peer-to-peer learning, technology enhanced education, motivation, and game-based learning for engineering. He is the faculty advisor of the Sooner Racing Team (FSAE) and coordinator of the Mechanical Engineering Capstone Program.Dr. Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee UniversityDr. Gul E. Okudan

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ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

information necessary omissions. undetermined, and/ or for full understanding. backgrounds unknown.In addition to the Critical Thinking rubric, the Inquiry and Analysis VALUE Rubric includes the Page 24.136.12entire criterion for outcome a. The list of criteria is given below; for performance descriptions,please see the complete set of rubrics.Inquiry and Analysis VALUE Rubric Criteria: • Topic Selection • Existing Knowledge, Research, and/or Views • Design Process • Analysis • Conclusions • Limitations and ImplicationsStudent Outcome b: knowledge of mathematics

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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Rae Volpatti, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Lauren M. Byland, University of Pittsburgh

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Women in Engineering

, Maine’s Title 26, Section 807 General Training Requirements.27. Dolezalek, H. (2005). The 2005 industry report.28. Perry, E.L., C.T. Kulik, J. Bustamante, F.D. Golom (2010). The impact of reason for training on the relationship between “best practices” and sexual harassment training effectiveness. Human Resource Development Quarterly. 21(2): 187-208.29. Antecol, H. and D. Cobb‐clark (2003). Does Sexual Harassment Training Change Attitudes? A View from the Federal Level*. Social Science Quarterly. 84(4): 826-842.30. Bell, M.P., J.C. Quick, and C.S. Cycyota (2002). Assessment and prevention of sexual harassment of employees: An applied guide to creating healthy organizations. International Journal of Selection and

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

higher-order thinking skills, amongmany other outcomes, are enhanced by experiences during their college years. The “collegeimpacts” framework by Terenzini and Reason 12; 13 brings coherence to that research andconceptually combines factors forming the “Undergraduate Experience” in an effort to explainstudent learning outcomes and persistence. Several research studies in higher education (e.g.30-32 ), including ones grounded within an engineering context (e.g.,33), empirically support theframework.Figure 1. Organizing college impacts framework for the “Engineering of 2020” learningoutcomes, which includes leadership skills (revised from Terenzini & Reason12; 13).Our study used a revised version of the framework, which was modified in light

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Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; John J Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Christopher Allen Wejmar, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Mechanical Engineering

has worked as a practicing engineer for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs and MSC Software Corp., as well as various consulting and expert witness positions. He also held a faculty position at University of the Pacific and is an adjunct faculty member at University of Texas, Austin. He has received numerous professional awards including a NASA Post-Doctorial Fellowship, ASEE Best Paper Awards, the ASME Most Innovative Curriculum Award, the Ernest L. Boyer - International Award for Excellence in Teach- ing, the US Air Force Academy Seiler Award for Excellence in Engineering Research and the Outstanding Academy Educator Award. He has published over 100 technical articles and

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Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath J. LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University

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Engineering Economy

, electromagnetics, and system design. His research interests include cooperative control of networked multi-agent systems, resilient and fault-tolerant control, and networked control systems. He received the Best Student Paper Award in the area of Intelligent Control Systems and Optimization at the 2010 International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics, and he received an Honorable Mention Award at the 2012 International Conference on Hybrid Systems: Computation & Control.Dr. Bryan O’Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University Page 24.42.1 c American Society for

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cross, Carnegie Mellon University; Emily Hamner, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10169Identifying and Cultivating Diverse STEM Talent through Creative RoboticsJennifer Cross, Carnegie Mellon University Jennifer Cross graduated from the F. W. Olin College of Engineering with a BS in Electrical and Computer Engineering and is now working toward her doctorate degree in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. A fellow of both the National Science Foundation’s Graduate Research Program and the Institute of Education Sciences’ Program for Interdisciplinary Educational Research at Carnegie Mellon, Jennifer’s research focuses on the impacts of integrating creative robotics into cross-curricular

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Robotics and Automation

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

, Spain, 2002. 20. Whitehouse, T., Choy, B., Romagnoli, J.A. and Barton, G.W., “Global chemical engineering education: paradigms for on-line technology,” Hydrocarbon Processing 80, pp. 100-108. 11, 2001. 21. Cao, L., and Bengu, G., “Web-based agents for reengineering engineering education” J. Educational Computing Research, 23, pp. 421-430, 2000. 22. Watson, J. B. and Rossett, A. “Guiding the Independent Learner in Web-Based Training, Educational Technology,” Vol. 39, Number 3, May 1999. 23. Deci, Edward L., and Ryan, Richard M., “Intrinsic Motivation and Self-Determination in Human Behavior.” New York: Plenum Press, 1985. 24. Uhlig, S. Viswanathan, “Effective Design, Instruction and Assessment of an On-Line Engineering

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Assessment in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University

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Construction

concepts?”, “How do we measure their learning?”, and “How do wedocument the measurements and continue improving?”. The answers to these four questions provide theplatform for curriculum mapping and efforts leading to continuous improvement.Keywords: Curriculum design, Curriculum mapping, Student learning outcomes, Programlearning outcomes.What is curriculum mappingCurriculum mapping as defined by Koppang (2004) is a method of collecting data about what is reallybeing taught in schools and universities. Hale (2008) states that while curriculum mapping is recognizedas a highly effective method for serving students' ongoing instructional needs and creating systemicchange, the means for putting this data-based decision-making process into practice may

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Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lea Marie Eaton, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #10302Students’ Persectives on Homework and Problem Sets in STEM CoursesMs. Lea Marie Eaton, Stanford University Lea Eaton is a senior undergraduate student at Stanford University. She is working towards her B.S in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in Product Design.Dr. Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis

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Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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New Engineering Educators

-residential program, so students areresponsible for their own transportation to and from campus each day. And exampleschedule of a camp week is shown in Appendix A. During the course of the program,participants experience a variety of tours, speakers, hands-on activities, and field trips. Alarge component of the week is a group project where teams of students design, build andlaunch a model rocket made from high-tech engineering composites. During all of theseactivities, camp participants are able to interact with faculty, graduate and undergraduatestudents, and representatives of local industry. Images of the campers in action are shownin Figures 1 and 2. Additional information about the first year of the program can befound in the 2012 paper by

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

to see more impact is in the major designexperience class (ECE Capstone) and later alumni surveys.Artisanal hardwareAs described in more detail in4 our embedded computing course uses custom-designed andlocally manufactured header boards interfaced to the Texas Instruments MSP430 LaunchPad 7.Programs are written in C and are developed using TI’s Code Composer Studio8.Many introductory classes in embedded computing use components that are designed for easyintegration and hide the details. Indeed many of our students have used such introductoryrobotic systems in high school, first-year intro classes or in extracurricular activities. Ourapproach in this class is instead designed to confront the details to gain a more completeunderstanding of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chad M. Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

 Research  Business  Center.  p.   8-­‐10.  16.   Food  Processing,  in  http://www.chooseneindiana.com/,  Northeast  Indiana  Regional  Partnership.  17.   Gambale,  G.,  Top  States  for  Doing  Business:  A  Survey  of  Site  Selection  Consultants  Area   Development  Online:  Site  and  Facility  Planning,   2010(http://www.areadevelopment.com/siteSelection/sept2010/top-­‐states-­‐doing-­‐ business39016.shtml).  18.   Handel,  S.J.,  Silent  Partners  in  Transfer  Admissions.  Chronicle  of  Higher  Education     2010.  19.   Wiggins,  G.  and  J.  McTighe,  eds.  Understanding  by  Design.  ed.  M.P.  Hall.  2001:  Upper  Saddle

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International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, University of Tulsa; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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International

Engineering and engineering education researchers underscore anecessity that U.S. engineering graduates be capable of collaborating across national boundariesto successfully “encounter worlds of professional practice that are increasingly global in nature.”As a result, this emphasis requires engineering educators and professionals to better understandwhat constitutes a globally prepared engineer and the types of learning experiences fosterpreparation of such an engineer.This paper offers an overview of a NSF funded multi-university research program thatinvestigates how globally focused learning experiences within engineering (both co- and extra-curricular) impact students’ global preparedness. The research protocol involves three studiesand

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Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcel Maghiar, Georgia Southern University

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Construction

understanding ofa scheduler’s job. Their pragmatic preparation would be orientated to success if they test thecurrent business practices and/or direct applications of the subject matters in the constructionjobsite. Early in the nineties, Benjamin et. al.1 created a knowledge‐based prototype forimproving scheduling productivity; the results confirm the system's effectiveness and support thefurther development of knowledge‐based systems as tools for improving the productivity of theconstruction industry. Real-world learning based on industry project-specific context and best business practicesmay make students a lot more marketable to industry. Every student from each group is sharingcomments, opinions, concerns and experiences, field trip notes

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pablo Biswas, Texas A&M International University; Runchang Lin, Texas A&M International University

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Systems Engineering

documentation is required to start the process as users, system analyst, developers, teamleader, quality assurance analyst, and database administrator work together as a team.Recently, the agile development process got lot of attention to the researchers in the area ofinformation technology. Procter et al.24 used a case study of a project to create a Web 2.0-based,Virtual Research Environment (VRE) for researchers to share digital resources in order to reflecton the principles and practices for embedding eResearch applications within user communitiesusing agile development. Garcia et al.13 provided a set of guidelines to develop knowledge-basedProcess Asset Libraries to store system engineering best practices, implemented as a wiki andimproves the use

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Radian G. Belu, Drexel University (Tech.)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Thistechnology is becoming a common practice in discrete part manufacturing industries. Studentswill measure the effects of the thermal status of the machine tool on the machining accuracy ofthe machine tool. Student teams conduct experiments to check calibration of the machine toolsusing Ballbar & LaserXL80 calibration equipment purchased through the NSF grant. Web-basedinteractive instructional modules and tutors are developed for each sensor and equipment usedfor course. MET204 & ET635 (graduate level). Quality Control topics at graduate andundergraduate level focus on the information technology aspect of the proposed project. Studentswill use design of experiments to investigate the effects of the cutting conditions on part

Conference Session

SD Technical Session: Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurlovleen K. Rathore, Texas A&M University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Student

Alexandra Coso is a Ph.D. candidate in the Cognitive Engineering Center at Georgia Tech, where she is pursuing a doctorate in Aerospace Engineering. She is expected to graduate in May 2014. She received her B.S. in Aerospace Engineering from MIT and her M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia. Her research interests include the integration of stakeholders into the engineering design pro- cess, development and evaluation of interdisciplinary engineering courses and programs, mixed methods research designs, and graduate student experiences in engineering programs.Dr. Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University Adam R. Carberry, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at Arizona State University in the Fulton Schools

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Roy Brown, Eastern New Mexico University; Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

success or failure for graduates when they enter theworkforce. As an example, project management skills are often neglected in an engineering orscience curriculum, requiring additional training for those engineers who end up in managementpositions. Skills such as the ability to lead and work effectively as a member of a team arefrequently identified as critical to the success of an engineer, but typically are lacking in newengineering graduates. 1 This article presents some information on impact of the NSF S-STEMon development of students’ professional skills.IntroductionSoft skills are important components of both industry and organizations. While soft skills aremajor components of industry core requirements, the students attending higher

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

  21 Century,  Rising  Above  the  Gathering  Storm:  Energizing  and  Employing  America  for  a  Brighter   st   Economic  Future.  Washington,  D.C.,  National  Academies  Press  (2005).     4. Duderstadt,  J.  J.,  Engineering  for  a  Changing  World:  A  Roadmap  to  the  Future  of  Engineering   Practice,  Research,  and  Education.  Ann  Arbor,  Michigan,  University  of  Michigan  Press,  (2007).     5. Boyer,  E.  ,  Reinventing  Undergraduate  Education  (The  Boyer  Commission  Report).  New  York:   Carnegie  Foundation  (2001).     6. Clough,  G.  W.  (Chair),  The  Engineer  of  2020:  Visions  of  Engineering  in  the  New  Century.  National   Academy  of

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

into the students learning experiences.This leads to the question, “Given the increasing levels of integration of technology into modernsociety, how can this technology best be harnessed to educated people at various academic levelsabout water sustainability issues?”The present research, developed by an interdisciplinary team of faculty and graduate studentsfrom Virginia Tech (VT) and two community colleges in Virginia (i.e., Virginia WesternCommunity College (VWCC) and John Tyler Community College (JTCC)), examines thepotential of a Platform-Independent Remote Monitoring System (PIRMS) in water sustainabilityeducation for students pursuing various academic pathways within engineering.13 The PIRMSuses real-time (delivering data to end users

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Teaching Statics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orval Powell, USAF Academy; Michael Richards, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Nicholas Matthew Brown, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

adjunct faculty member at University of Texas, Austin. He has received numerous professional awards including a NASA Post-Doctorial Fellowship, ASEE Best Paper Awards, the ASME Most Innovative Curriculum Award, the Ernest L. Boyer - International Award for Excellence in Teach- ing, the US Air Force Academy Seiler Award for Excellence in Engineering Research and the Outstanding Academy Educator Award. He has published over 100 technical articles and generated approximately $3.5 million of research; all at institutions with no graduate program. His research includes development of innovative design methodologies and enhancement of engineering education. The design methodology re- search focuses on development and testing

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik R. Wright P.E., United States Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

8% 75% 17% Plans Development 7% 63% 30% Stormwater 19% 49% 42%The results of the survey indicate a strong preference for the video tutorials. The authorsbelieved that the student’s preference correlated appropriately with the learning styles surveyresults. The impact on the engineering design project will now be discussed.Impact on the Engineering Design ProjectThere were two embedded indicators within the engineering design project submission to assessthe effectiveness of the Civil3D instruction10,11. The preliminary grading plan and storm waterdrainage plan, each worth 25% of the final grade for a combined 50% of the

Conference Session

Nanotechnology

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti; John Muth; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

workers2. At the same time, it isrecognized that nanotechnology is still a developing field and nanotechnology R&D is expectedto accelerate throughout the decade3. Patents and scientific papers on nanotechnology topicsquadrupled in the last decade, and this growth has accelerated in the past couple of years4. All ofthese trends point to a need to train nanoscience researchers and scientists to continue the growthin this field and meet the nanotechnology vision for 2020 set forth by NSF3.Along with continuous advances in nanoscience and technology, educators have developeddifferent courses and programs at both undergraduate and graduate levels to attract the best andbrightest students to the field and help creation of a new work-force. Wansom

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tammy VanDeGrift, University of Portland; Jon Down, University of Portland

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

skills to compete in the globalbusiness environment when they meet with international business leaders on their travels abroad.They interact with America’s best entrepreneurs to learn business strategies. They design,implement, and lead a business project that aims to be the best of its kind in the world. They aretreated to guest lectures in the classroom and a year-long series of business workshops held bysome of the Northwest’s most successful business leaders. See Appendix 2 for descriptions ofthe three courses in the E-Scholars program.E-Scholars travel both domestically and abroad to meet business leaders across the globe. Allstudents travel to New York, where they meet with companies, consultants, non-profits andgovernment agencies, to

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama, Huntsville; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage

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Engineering Economy

statisticallysignificant difference at α = 0.05. It should be noted that these grades are reasonable for agraduate course since a C is generally considered unsatisfactory at the graduate level. As ameasure of practical significance, the experienced instructor’s assessment of student quality isthat the latter class was on average a weaker group—which makes their better performance evenmore significant. The students learned the material in a better way using modern tools, in a waythey will remember better, and in a way that will help them get a job. This is far more importantthan the improved test scores.The students were highly engaged in the 2013 class; they felt that learning the material usingspreadsheets was a job skill that they could market. This was

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Joshua Schmidt, Brigham Young University; Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Outcomes Criterion Professional Skills from ABET General Criterion 3 3d An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams 3f An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility 3g An ability to communicate effectively 3h The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context 3i A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning 3j A knowledge of contemporary issuesABET outcomes clearly demonstrate a focus on core technical skills as well as other skillsincluding leadership as indicated in Table 1.Preparing engineering graduates with the leadership skills necessary for real

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. McBride-Pluskwik, Iron Range Engineering, a program of Minnesota State University, Mankato; Puteri S. Megat Hamari, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

resources practices, an ethical problem exists. Withoutthe business-provided greenhouse, the capacity for aquaponics food production would bediminished, and fewer people would benefit. This discussion was more meaningful to the studentsthan a published ethical case since it directly impacted the work of the team on their project.Another example of project-related ethics discussion arose from a team working on anentrepreneurial project. The goal of that project was to design a workable, marketable productduring the semester. Ethics discussions arose during the design and product development stages.For example: Due to cost to manufacture, will the product only be available to wealthierfamilies? What will be gained from this product and what will be

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark F. Schar, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University

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Mechanical Engineering

initiated a engineering education research project on the impact of online activities on mechanics self-efficacy and achievement.Dr. Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied finite element analysis. From 1999-2008 she served as a Senior Scholar at the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, leading the Foundation’s engineering study (as reported in Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field). In addition, in 2003 Dr

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Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Wilcox , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #9583Nature/Society: Situating student learning outcomes in a first-year Sustain-ability Studies courseMr. James E Wilcox , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute James Wilcox is a doctoral student in Science & Technology Studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where his dissertation project investigates the practices and politics of energy policy interventions. From 2011 to 2013 he was the Program Coordinator for Vasudha, an Undergraduate Living & Learning Com- munity dedicated to sustainability at RPI. Prior to coming to RPI, he served as an Education & Outreach Fellow in the Office of