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Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rogelio Palomera-Arias Ph. D., University of Texas at San Antonio; Craig D. Capano, Everglades University

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Construction

to the official program launching, a pilot program was tested in thesummer of 2011, with an AGC member contractor hosting a single faculty member selected froman ACCE accredited institution. The internship was designed as a three-way partnership betweenthe AGC-ERF, the faculty host institution, and the host company. The initial budget of theprogram was $30,000 funded in equal parts by the three internship partners. The internship wasfor a period of two months, and the faculty was a member of the jobsite management team at alevel similar to a project engineer or assistant project manager. This paper presents the modelfollowed for the implementation of the internship, as well as evaluates the results of the pilotprogram from the perspective of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

achievement to learning outcomes. Over thepast few years the project extended the work of implementing and assessing case studies fromCleveland State University to eleven other university partners, and broadened the scope to covermultiple engineering disciplines, as well as the NSF Materials Digital Library. This paperreports on the results from including case studies in various courses at a diverse data set ofuniversities. The results strongly suggest that failure case studies support a subset of ABEToutcomes that may be referred to as the “Professional Component” of the curriculum. TheProfessional Component outcomes include understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility, understanding the impact of engineering solution, life-long learning

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ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Joshua M. Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

student practices fornumber six require using tools and materials to build a device that solves a specific problem,with 9-12 requiring more sophisticated projects involving design, constructing and/or testing adesign of an object, tool, process, or system. 2K-12 science education will find it increasingly necessary to implement practices fromvocational, occupational, and/or industrial technology to fully implement the NGSS framework.Concern for proper safety precautions, limited access to resources, and lack of professionaldevelopment of science educators may prohibit these activities. Even though just a handful ofstates have officially adopted the NGSS standards, the National Science Teachers Association(NSTA) called for states to adopt NGSS in

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yutaka Sho, Syracuse University

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Architectural

reach, the disciplines face new challenges. In Rwanda, onwhich this paper will focus, 40% of the federal budget comes from international aid anddevelopment projects depend on the state of foreign affairs. Under such precarity, designdisciplines often struggle to integrate local participants as primary project drivers. Design andconstruction knowledge, experience and jobs could leave with the foreigners who brought them.In these global projects, the West receives praise in case of success while risks befall on thelocals in case of failure. “Home” in this context is found in the West where designers manageprojects in the distant field of developing countries. The unique overlap between the home andthe field of design disciplines are undermined by

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Page 24.470.2overlap with each other. Furthermore we have designed low cost hardware based on industry-standard components that enables students to own virtually all of the required course material.This encourages experimentation outside of the traditional laboratory environment, especiallysince students have 24/7 access to the laboratory space and equipment. Figure 1. Students working and learning in the labThe class is structured with a weekly assignment which consists of 2 components: an in-labexperiment and a larger project. The Monday lecture reviews last week’s experiment and project,typically beginning with a brief on-line quiz aimed at a summary assessment of the previousweek's activities. This provides us

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Tracy Volz, Rice University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9120Assessing Knowledge and Application of the Design ProcessDr. Ann Saterbak, Rice UniversityDr. Tracy Volz, Rice University Tracy Volz, PhD, is the Director of Rice University’s Program in Writing and Communication. Prior to this role, she spent fourteen years teaching technical communication in the Rice Center for Engineering Leadership and in the Cain Project in Engineering and Professional Communication at Rice. In addition to working with Rice faculty and students, Dr. Volz has conducted communication seminars for professional engineering societies and corporations. Her scholarly interests focus on oral

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer E. LeBeau, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Noah L. Schroeder, Washington State University; Brian F. French, Washington State University ; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8885Building Assessment and Evaluation Capacity of Engineering Educators ThroughASSESSDr. Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University Jennifer LeBeau conducts program and project evaluation through the Learning and Performance Re- search Center and teaches in the Department of Educational Leadership, Sport Science, and Educa- tional/Counseling Psychology. Dr. LeBeau’s primary interests lie in evaluation of projects related to STEM education and student success.Dr. Denny C. Davis P.E., Washington State University Dr, Denny Davis is Emeritus Professor at Washington State University, after over 25 years of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.963.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Organ-izing the curriculum with hands-on, biomedically- related learning modulesABSTRACT The relatively new discipline of biomedical engineering emerged from informal collaborations be-tween engineers, physicians and life scientists, and is the fastest growing engineering discipline at mostuniversities. Chemical, mechanical, and electrical engineers play an important and expanding role in thisburgeoning field because the fundamental core principles of each discipline are critical to biomedicalmainstays such as the design of artificial organs. This project introduces hands-on, biomedically

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8477Technical Design Reviews in CapstoneDr. Gene Dixon, East Carolina University Gene Dixon is a tenured Associate Professor at East Carolina where he teaches aspiring engineers at the undergraduate level. Previously he has held positions of responsibility in industry with Union Carbide, Chicago Bridge & Iron, E.I. DuPont & deNemours, Westinghouse Electric, CBS, Viacom and Wash- ington Group. Positions include project engineer, program assessor, senior shift manager, TQM coach, and production reactor outage planner. He received a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering and Engineering Management

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Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University; Gretchen Anne Hazard, James Madison University; Matthew Swain, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

sequence, students work to design and construct prototypesof human-powered vehicles for a client with cerebral palsy who lives in the local community. Aclient with cerebral palsy provides not only a real, client-based design experience, but also anopportunity requiring that the students develop a new customer persona differing from the“myself-as-the-customer” model; this process has proved challenging for many of the students.Ideally, by the end of the academic year, students should learn the importance of disassociatingthemselves from the customer as well as understand the ethical obligations associated with beingan engineer.A critical component of this sophomore project is the development of identity and communityamong a cohort of students. The

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mario Simoni, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Xiaoyan Mu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Moore, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Wayne T. Padgett, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

in 1995 as an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering. Prior to joining the faculty at Rose-Hulman he was an assistant professor at Virginia Tech and an instructor at N. C. State University. After completing his M.S. in electrical engineering in 1976, he joined the DuPont Corporation where he worked in various technical, design, and supervisory positions before returning to obtain his PhD. Dr. Moore directed the electrical and computer department’s senior design program for several years and is currently involved in externally sponsored multidisciplinary graduate and undergraduate projects as well as international project teams and collaborations. He recently spent a sabbatical year at the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kuosheng Ma, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Kai Qian, Southern Polytechnic State University; Dan Lo, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Computers in Education

. Students need to attend thephysical laboratory section and to finish the specific project in the labs. They need to accomplishall pre-set lab activities in a limited time with many constrains and pressure. This instructionmodel jeopardizes students’ learning effectiveness by reducing students’ interests, blockadingcreative thinking, and hindering transformative innovations. Further, the training on theemerging mobile embedded systems education is even less and unavailable.II. Portable labware designIn response to these dilemmas, we are working on developing a labware to be implemented in Page 24.1397.2our embedded systems curriculum without further

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael (Mick) J. Bates, Waynesburg University; Donald Ken Takehara, Taylor University; Hank D. Voss, Taylor University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

gasification, and wind turbine reliability/optimization. Previous to Taylor, Don was at Dow Corning Corporation for 16 years as a technology leader, project leader, and Expertise Center Leader in the R&D of processes and products for silicon containing materials. Don is currently a consultant for university-industry partnerships, grantsmanship, research development, partnership development, engi- neering, project management, and science education. Don received his PhD and MS in Chemical Engi- neering at Northwestern University and his BS in Chemical Engineering at Purdue University.Dr. Hank D. Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois in 1977.He then

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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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

worked three years as a project engineer. Page 24.722.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Improving Students’ Soft Skills through a NSF-Supported S-STEM Scholarship ProgramAbstractIn this paper we explore the soft skills and interpersonal confidence that students gained througha one-credit course. The course was delivered to students receiving the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) that focused on teamwork. Students were grouped in teams of 5 students from sciences,mathematics

Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph O. Arumala, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Construction

Community Development projects and in research into sustainable Alternative Building Materials and Renewable Alternative Energy Use in Buildings. Page 24.838.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Kenaf Building Blocks Dr. Joseph O. Arumala. PE, F. ASCEUniversity of Maryland Eastern Shore, Department of Technology, Princess Anne, Maryland, USA Email: joarumala@umes.eduAbstract. Kenaf fibers are emerging as promising alternative building materials that will provide amuch needed boost to the

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rylan C. Chong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Dark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dennis R. Depew, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering and Public Policy

and the project was not presented in the means of policy, but based on twogoals. First, it enabled the students to apply the range of economic topics they learned throughoutthe semester. Second, it was to simulate a real-world project experience by working on a team toaddress various challenges. Participants were randomly placed into teams of four or five, totalingto 15 teams. There were seven teams assigned to Case Study 1 and eight teams assigned to CaseStudy 2. Each team was given four weeks to analyze their case study and write a report. Bothcase studies included four guiding questions (see Appendix C and Appendix D). Page 24.1211.4After

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #10939Use of Microsoft Testing Tools to Teach Software Testing: An Experience Re-portIng. Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica Gustavo Lopez is a researcher at the University of Costa Rica’s Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), where he has worked since 2012. He has contributed to several research projects on software testing and human-computer interaction, and he has also designed and taught training courses on topics related to software testing. Previously, he worked as a Software Engineer at a software development company in Costa Rica. He received his B.S. in Computer and

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

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Women in Engineering

teamsAbstractWomen in masculine fields such as engineering often face a paradox when it comes tointerpersonal communication: if they speak like a woman they may be perceived as weak oremotional, but if they speak and act like a man they may be perceived as difficult to work with.This project attempts to uncover the tacit knowledge that successful engineering women haveaccumulated about communicating successfully as an engineer so that we can pass thisknowledge down to students. Discourse completion interviews with 23 female engineeringprofessionals and 19 female undergraduates asked participants to identify how they wouldrespond to situations where a teammate is dominating a project. We find that while students tendto either avoid conflict or correct

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny Ph.D., Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University Bill Brooks is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineer- ing at Oregon State University. His Ph.D used written explanations to concept questions to investigate technology mediated active learning in the undergraduate chemical engineering classroom. He current in- terests involve using technology to enhance educational practices in promoting conceptual understanding

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WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

, facultyparticipants will increase their skills in influencing team dynamics and project outcomes bylearning how to manage and leverage differences. This paper describes how ReDI fits withinNortheastern and the ADVANCE Program. ReDI goals, components, and outcomes arepresented along with lessons learned from the first two ReDI cohorts.IntroductionADVANCE programs supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) must identify thebarriers that limit the opportunities for women to succeed in academic careers. By leveraging allopportunities (existing and newly created), ADVANCE programs seek to increase the numbersof women faculty. ADVANCE Institutional Transformation sites, of which Northeastern is one,must implement an organizational change model that

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

which includes writing assignments, classroom debates, and student presentations.Beyond concrete skills, the curriculum also aims for students to improve upon soft skills andhigher order thinking as well as creativity; this aspect of the curriculum meshes well with thestandards for mathematical practice that should occur at every grade level. For example, theopening project of the AMES curriculum that introduces the Cartesian coordinate systeminvolves students guiding a peer to a certain spot in the class using only verbal instructions.Unless the student giving directions is very specific, the student following the instructions mayend up in a completely different position than the directing student intended. The resulting affecton the students

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mounir Ben Ghalia, The University of Texas, Pan American; Hasina Huq, University of Texas, Pan American

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9317Developing Engineering Content for K-12 STEM Classrooms by Providing aHands-On Engineering Design Experience for Teachers: A Case StudyDr. Mounir Ben Ghalia, The University of Texas-Pan American Dr. Mounir Ben Ghalia is a Professor in the Electrical Engineering Department at the University of Texas- Pan American. He is the principal investigator and the director of the Research Experiences for Teachers in Emerging and Novel Engineering Technologies (RET-ENET) in the Rio Grande Valley project which is funded by the National Science Foundation. His current research interests focus on cooperative multiple mobile

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University; James B. Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9051Building Engineering Interest and Sandcastles through Collaborative Instruc-tional DesignDr. Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State UniversityMr. James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University Page 24.244.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Building Engineering Interest and Sandcastles through Collaborative Instructional Design (Works in Progress)AbstractA collaborative research project between students and faculty in the California Polytechnic

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CPD Technical Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

improving organizational systems. He is internationally recognized, has contributed to the literature more than 110 articles, presentations, books and reviews on software development methodologies, management, organizational change, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR) and in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR) and mediation.Mr. Mark T

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CPD Technical Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Continuing Professional Development

, 2014 Personal Improvement Plan: a professionalism assignment for engineering studentsAbstract:Iron Range Engineering (IRE) is an innovative project-based engineering program which placeshigh value on the integration of technical learning and professional skills. The IRE studentsmust enroll and complete one Professionalism course per semester (Professionalism I throughProfessionalism IV) during their four semester upper-division experience. As part of eachprofessionalism course, students complete and submit an assignment named PersonalImprovement Plan (PIP). Each semester, through various experiences within the project teamsand discipline-specific workshops, each student self-assesses his/her improvement in

Conference Session

Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Distinction in 2010. Dr. Natarajarathi- nam’s research interests include coordinated decision making in stochastic supply chains, handling supply chains during times of crisis and optimizing global supply chains. Her research articles have won best paper awards at Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators Conference and Society of Marketing Advances Conference. She currently serves on the Editorial advisory board for International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management. Dr. Natarajarathinam has worked on several research projects funded by government agencies and industry. She has a strong passion for student development. She is the founding faculty of the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education

education, and it isparticularly prevalent in the field of undergraduate engineering education. A strict definition ofcollaborative learning differentiates a collaborative project from one that merely requirescooperation. In collaborative learning, students work in groups to together develop a sharedunderstanding of and solution for an ill-structured problem14. Teachers are redefined as“coaches” helping students to work towards a set of possible open-ended solutions, and studentstake some ownership of their own learning through reflection. Typically, students learn aboutteam skills in addition to course content. Engestrom5 identified three stages that are characteristicof collaborative learning. In his view, for learning to be truly collaborative

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James F. Groves, University of Virginia; Leigh R. Abts, University of Maryland, College Park; Gail Lynn Goldberg

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

increasing U.S. emphasis upon science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM)education, many primary and secondary schools would like to add engineering to their curricula.1These schools are challenged though, because engineering education credentialing pathways forteachers are, at present, largely nonexistent, and K-12 engineering curricula are actively beingdefined, debated, and considered for implementation.2, 3 Still, recent years have witnessed astrong upsurge in discussion and activity around these challenges, and efforts are underway to:  Provide teacher training (e.g., The Infinity Project, Project Lead the Way),  Define K-12 engineering curricula and standards (e.g., Engineering is Elementary, Engineering by Design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum A. Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kerri S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

educational topics.Dr. Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State University Page 24.87.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Platform for Computer Engineering EducationAbstractThe goal of the Progressive Learning Platform (PLP) pilot project is to design and test a platformto teach students how the underlying hardware building blocks relate to organization andarchitecture of microprocessors. PLP helps students link computer engineering concepts—logicdesign, microprocessors, computer architecture, embedded systems, compilers, operatingsystems, and high-level language constructs—in

Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Alan Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology; James Kemp Ellington, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

Education, 2014 Ethical Climate in Interdisciplinary Teams: Development of the TECSAbstractOne way to empirically evaluate team ethics is through ethical climate, which is defined as theprocedures, policies, and practices in regard to moral or ethical concerns seen in the workplace.Peers and supervisors may influence individuals’ perceptions of ethics and moral situations,which will lead to a shared understanding of how the group should think about moral situations.The current researchers adapted the concept of ethical climate and brought it to interdisciplinarystudent teams. Teams on lengthy projects often face ethical problems, and the researchersdeveloped a tool to address some of the unique considerations for ethics in