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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #8751The Traditional Engineer vs. The Innovative EngineeerDr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is the recipient of three NSF awards supporting research in engineering education. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of Entrepreneurship at Ohio Northern University and Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology. His research interests include engineering innovativeness, entrepreneurial engineering, teamwork, and mindset changes and learning strategies of both engineering students

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #8877Learning Outcomes of Introductory Engineering Courses: Student Percep-tionsProf. Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University Dr. Kaul is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western Carolina University. His re- search interests include Fracture Diagnostics, Structural Dynamics and Control, and Motorcycle Dynam- ics.Dr. Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University Dr. Adams is the Interim Department Head of the Department of Engineering and Technology at Western Carolina University. He has 9 years of industrial experience as an electrical engineer working in the area of analysis and testing of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #9342Fostering Intra- and Entrepreneurship in Engineering StudentsDr. Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University B.S. Biochemical Engineering 1999, Rutgers; M.S. Chemical Engineering 2001, Rutgers; Ph.D. Chemical Engineering 2002, Iowa State University; NSF Graduate Research Fellowship 1999-2002; NRC Postdoc- toral Fellow at NIST 2002-2004. Page 24.624.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Fostering Intra- and Entrepreneurship in Engineering StudentsAbstractEngineers value

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

that high quality of life. Engineers must determine how to allocate scarceresources effectively while also thinking of the operation and eventual dismantling orrehabilitation of their creations. As such, getting buy-in and agreement from all involved partiesis crucial, including engineers, architects, scientists, contractors, owners, users, and otherconcerned parties.While computer science and engineering technology have been well established at West TexasA&M University (WTAMU), the mechanical (2003) and civil (2010) engineering programs are Page 24.1147.2more recent. Curricula for the newer engineering degree programs are similar to other

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Manufacturing

Printrun/Pronterface. Anotheralternative is Repetier, which is relatively newer but not fully proven tool, but has a nicelydeveloped user interface4.Two former RMU manufacturing engineering students, David Beddard and Charles Mura,constructed an open source wooden frame-based NC router in 2011 at the department. Then theinterest of these students and others shifted to Maker Movement and especially the Rep-Rap andother open source technology. After building two Mendel Max machines and promoting them inthe new National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute (NAMII) where the institutionwas in the original proposing team5, Charles Mura was recruited by the lead author to mentortwo biomedical engineering students to build a Mendel Max 1.5

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

specializes in evaluation and research in engineering education, computer science education, teacher education, and technology education. Dr. Brawner is a founding member and former treasurer of Research Triangle Park Evaluators, an American Evaluation Association affiliate organization and is a member of the Amer- ican Educational Research Association and American Evaluation Association, in addition to ASEE. Dr. Brawner is also an Extension Services Consultant for the National Center for Women in Information Technology (NCWIT) and, in that role, advises computer science departments on diversifying their under- graduate student population. Dr. Brawner previously served as principal evaluator of the NSF-sponsored

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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First-Year Programs

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Enhancing the Educational Experience in Introductory Engineering CoursesIntroductionThis paper outlines the restructure of the content and delivery of an introductory engineeringseminar course for first-year undergraduate students using core service learning projectexperiences to shape early student learning of engineering design and practice. The First-YearSeminar in Engineering (FYSE) is a critical entry-level course for undergraduate engineeringmajors in accredited degree programs (accreditation by the Accreditation Board of Engineeringand Technology (ABET)) at institutions of higher education. The course is designed to orientnew students to the University and introduce engineering as a

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Program and Curriculum Design Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute

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Manufacturing

for the entire first- yearengineering students. All engineering students are brought into the First-YearEngineering Program that is part of the Department of Engineering Education.They are required to complete a common first year core of classes matriculating to theirrespective engineering major (Jeremy, 2006). As the industries and societies that revolvearound faces mind-boggling challenges especially if one works with Informationtechnology, manufacturing, oil or gas. They need for engineers in this field are veryacute. Federal stimulus spending in such areas as energy technology and infrastructureshows an increase in demand. But there is still

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STEM and ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Lance Pirtle, University of Oklahoma; Chad Eric Davis P.E., University of Oklahoma; Jessica E Ruyle, University of Oklahoma

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Electrical and Computer

environments. She is also interested in broadening participation in electrical and computer engineering (ECE) by determining better ways to recruit young women to the profession and retaining women in ECE programs. Page 24.757.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Innovative Engineering Outreach: Capacitive Touch Sensor WorkshopAbstract:The United States is rapidly falling behind internationally in Science, Technology, Engineering,and Mathematics (STEM) recruiting with currently, only 16 percent of American high schoolseniors

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Addressing the NGSS, Part 1 of 3: Supporting K-8 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott C. Molitor, University of Toledo; Joan N. Kaderavek, University of Toledo; Hoangha Dao, University of Toledo; Nicholas J. Liber; Regina Rotshtein, University of Toledo; Geoff Milewski, The University of Toledo; Charlene M. Czerniak, The University of Toledo

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Designing Solutions (engineering)Practice 7: Engaging in Argument From EvidencePractice 8: Obtaining, Evaluating, and Communicating Information8.1 Expository Text: the teacher integrates the use of expository text within the science lesson.8.2 Technology: the teacher has students use technology during inquiry activities; or teacher uses the technology with student involvement. Page 24.508.58.3 Formative Assessment: the teacher integrates formative assessments into the lesson.Frequency codesFrequency codes are identified as momentary instructional practices or events that may occurrepeatedly throughout a lesson. Furthermore, frequency codes are

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Learning and Assessment in ME

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Mechanical Engineering

Paper ID #9049Predicting Entrepreneurial Intent among Entry-Level Engineering StudentsDr. Mark F Schar, Stanford University Dr. Schar works in the Center for Design Research - Designing Education Lab at Stanford University. He is also a member of the Symbiotic Project of Affective Neuroscience Lab at Stanford University and a Lecturer in the School of Engineering. Dr. Schar’s area of research is ”pivot thinking” which is the intersection of design thinking and the neuroscience of choice where he has several research projects underway. He has a 30 year career in industry as a Vice President with The Procter & Gamble

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Gary Bright Ph.D., National University

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Manufacturing

capstone course is done at the end, students are encouraged to identifyand select a project about six months before graduation. Typically, projects are proposed bycorporate sponsors, frequently employers of the students or corporations looking for answers to aproblem through the lead faculty (faculty in charge of program). As a result, students deal withreal problems of significant issue to the sponsor and typically involve engineering, technology,science, and business related issues. Interdisciplinary teams of two to three students are assignedto each project. These teams work with faculty members and representatives of the sponsors todevelop detailed, implementable solutions. At the end of the course, students present the projectpresentations to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and have become a powerful force indriving the U.S. economy13. Moreover, entrepreneurs in the technology field are viewed ascritical to the future success of the United States and its position as a global leader1. Manyuniversities around the U.S. have begun to implement curricular and co-curricular programs inan attempt to influence and expose students to experiences that will foster entrepreneurialthinking. More research is being conducted to investigate the impact of these programmaticinitiatives and identify what factors promote an entrepreneurial mindset.In this study we investigate how both interest and intention have influenced engineering alumnitowards entrepreneurship. With respect to entrepreneurial interest, Lent, Brown, Sheu

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

) degree from Pierre and Marie Curie University - Paris VI, Sorbonne Universities (2011) in the area of Engineering Sciences. Prior to his actual position, he was an Associate Professor at University of Wyoming (UW) and prior to that he was an Assistant Professor and the Director of the AE Program at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT). He participated significantly to the development of the current architectural engineering undergraduate and master’s programs at IIT. During his stay at IIT, he taught thermal and fluids engineering (thermody- namics, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics), building sciences, physical performance of buildings, building enclosure, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, University of Michigan; Meisha Nicole Berg, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

graduate levels. Her work is often cross-disciplinary, collaborating with colleagues from engineering, education, psychology, and industrial design.Eli M. Silk, University of MichiganMeisha Nicole Rosenberg, Iowa State University Meisha Rosenberg is a 2nd year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering and Human-Computer Interac- tion at Iowa State University. She received her BS in Mechanical Engineering from Iowa State University in 2011. Her research interests include the use of Immersive Computing Technologies in collaborative design work among engineers and design students. She is current working with Dr. Seda Yilmaz to in- vestigate the role that cognitive style plays in a designer’s ideation process and how tools can be

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Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora B. Honken, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Kate E. Snyder, University of Louisville

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #8649Exploring Engineering Students’ Beliefs on Effort and IntelligenceNora B. Honken, University of Louisville Nora Honken holds degrees in industrial engineering from Virginia Tech and Arizona State University. She will receive a PHD in Education Leadership, Foundations and Human Development from the Uni- versity of Louisville in May 2014. She has held positions in engineering and management for Axxess Technologies, Varian, Amoco and Corning, and has taught in industry, at community college and at the graduate and undergraduate levels. Her research interests include engineering student performance and

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

own learning are better able to adapt to our increasinglyknowledge-driven economy and stay abreast of change in science and technology and thusremain relevant to the modern workforce.PurposeIn order to address these gaps, we need robust curricula that target information literacy skills andattributes necessary to enable life-long learning. Even more importantly, however, we needuseful assessment tools that will provide a better understanding of engineering students’ self-directed learning skills and a valid measure of how these skills improve. While there areassessment instruments that address these skills, most of them focus on information search skillsand a non-engineering application.In this project, we aim to develop two valid and reliable

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9860Measuring the Effects of Precollege Engineering EducationMr. Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette Noah Salzman is a doctoral candidate in engineering education at Purdue University. He received his B.S. in engineering from Swarthmore College, his M.Ed. in secondary science education from University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and his M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University. He has work experience as an engineer and taught science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at the high school level. His research focuses on the intersection of pre-college and undergraduate engineering

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FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelley Lorimer, Grant MacEwan University; Jeffrey A. Davis, Grant MacEwan University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9596Consistency in Assessment of Pre-Engineering SkillsDr. Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Dr. Shelley Lorimer, P.Eng. is Chair of the Bachelor of Science in Engineering Transfer Program (BSEN) at Grant MacEwan University in Edmonton, Alberta. She teaches undergraduate courses in statics and dynamics, as well as courses in engineering professionalism. She is currently participating in a research project with Alberta Innovates – Technology Futures in the oil sands and hydrocarbon recovery group doing reservoir simulation of enhanced oil recovery processes. She has a Ph.D. in numerical modeling

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim G. Kotnour, University of Central Florida; Charles H. Reilly, University of Central Florida; John A. Selter, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

engineeringleadership effort can use this paper to identify potential approaches for their institute.The Need for Leadership Education in EngineeringEngineering colleges are being driven to infuse leadership education into the engineering andcomputer science fields. The need for engineering leaders is being driven by the manychallenges the nation faces (e.g., see the National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges2010; http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/). Technology and engineered systems can providesolutions to these challenges. To bring forth these solutions, the nation needs engineeringleaders. Many studies have explored the role of engineers and the need to change theeducational system to produce these engineers. For example, see • The Science and

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #10333Engineering Students’ Experiences of Workplace Problem SolvingDr. Rui Pan, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University Dr. Johannes Strobel is Director, Educational Outreach Programs and Associate Professor, Engineering and Education at Texas A&M. After studying philosophy and information science at three universities in Germany, he received his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Learning Technologies from the University of Missouri- Columbia. He worked at Concordia University, Montreal and has been the director of the Institute of P-12 Engineering Research and Learning at Purdue

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Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chelsea J. Andrews, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

isdifficult if not impossible to come by without using an in-depth case study approach.1. Crismond, D., & Adams, R. (2012). The informed design teaching and learning matrix. Journal of Engineering Education, 101(4), 738–797.2. Sadler, P. M., Coyle, H. P., & Schwartz, M. (2000). Engineering competitions in the middle school classroom: Key elements in developing effective design challenges. Journal of the Learning Sciences. 9(3), 299–327.3. Roth, W. -M. (1996). Art and artifact of children's designing: A situated cognition perspective. Journal of the Learning Sciences, 5(2), 129-166.4. Welch, M. (1999). Analyzing the Tacit Strategies of Novice Designers. Research in Science & Technological Education, 17(1), 19–34.5

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

preparing students for a future of rapid technological changeand globalization.The major goals of this project are to answer four specific research questions: • RQ1: What factors contribute to students’ motivation to pursue engineering? • RQ2: How do motivational attributes correlate to learning and cognition in engineering, especially problem-solving and knowledge transfer? • RQ3: How do motivational attributes change over time as knowledge, experience and skills in one’s field develop? • RQ4: What relationship, if any, do the particular aspects of bioengineering (BioE) and mechanical engineering (ME) have to motivation, learning and cognition in those

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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott F. Kiefer, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

and complete a quality project build. The idea was to insure that the students hadcompleted enough of the build to gain the understanding about machining and tolerancing earlyin the semester. That way they would be able to complete the build and create a well-functioningdevice by the end of the semester. The second change that was made to the machine designproject build was the encouragement of using rapid prototyping technology. Students wereencouraged to use the engineering program’s rapid prototyping machine to explore fit andfunction before spending a lot of time machining the finished version of complicated parts. Theywere also allowed to use the rapid prototyping machine to create finished components if thestresses in their design

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Andrew Michael Heiman; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

becoming more and more competitive, engineeringdegrees are often required in technological fields. The fact that one is an engineer holds weightin today’s tech-based society.Another Maker sees engineers in a different light, An engineer is kind of specific in its output.This is noted as specialized where the term “making” is rather ambiguous. The same Makercontinues on to say: If I called myself an engineer I would expect myself to be an electrical engineer or a civil engineer and figuring out those particular problems and that particular skill set.The Maker who discussed Making as a professional tag continues, when asked about engineersin the workplace: people in professional engineering firms, and by professional

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Alec Bowen, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge 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

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Teaching Approaches for Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley J. Brummel, The University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., The University of Tulsa

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #8857Developing Engineering Ethics through Expert Witness Role PlaysDr. Bradley J. Brummel, The University of Tulsa Bradley Brummel is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at The University of Tulsa. His research inter- ests include using role plays and other simulations to teach responsible conduct of research. He conducts interdisciplinary research with Mechanical Engineering, Neuroscience, and Computer Science. His work has appeared in journals such as Science and Engineering Ethics, Personnel Psychology, Human Rela- tions, and Journal of ManagementDr. Jeremy S. Daily P.E., The University of Tulsa

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Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

1090 1106 1090 1075 1089 1087 1080 Year Page 24.1346.4 Figure 2: First-time Entering Freshman Average SAT Score Data Collected by the Office of Institutional ResearchMotivation for Supplemental InstructionIn an effort to increase the number of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics(STEM) graduates at The Citadel, The President tasked each STEM department in 2011 withincreasing overall enrollment by 10% by 2015 as part of The Citadel’s Strategic Initiative [5].As a result, the strategic plan of School of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andres L. Carrano, Auburn University; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID); Matthew M. Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #8888Integration of experiential learning to develop problem solving skills in deafand hard of hearing STEM studentsAndres L. Carrano, Auburn University Andres Carrano is the Philpott WestPoint Stevens Associate Professor of Industrial and Systems Engi- neering at Auburn University in Alabama. Prior to this appointment, he was on the faculty of engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology where he founded and directed the Toyota Production Systems Laboratory.Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID) Wendy A. Dannels is a member of the instructional faculty in Engineering Studies at the

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

belief as “dominant” because it is a view that has given theprofession and educational institutions the idea that its knowledge is somehow superior than thepublic’s own knowledge with respect to engineering. In previous work, Beddoes & I 2 havealready questioned if engineers’ perception of a public lacking in understanding of engineeringwas really true, or if, as Science, Technology & Society (STS) research had suggested since the1980s, that engineers were perceiving any public skepticism about the benefits of engineering asdue to a public that was uneducated and misinformed, without any substantial proof. (pp. 1-2)Instead of accepting the prevailing view of the public’s understanding of engineering held by