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International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ang Liu, University of Southern California; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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International

team projects, iPodia students require dynamic forms of communication to facilitate remote collaboration that is more intimate and hands-on than a full classroom meeting. Utilizing web conferencing tools (e.g., such as Adobe Connect, WebEx, and Blue Jeans), student teams have the opportunity to interact via private chat rooms during class and self-organize project meetings after class to discuss research and share works as if they were meeting in person.(c) Connectivity after Class: Upon the social networking platforms, iPodia students actively share media content that they find interesting and relevant to the course with each other. Such social interactions outside the classroom in turn facilitate new discussions inside

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher R. Anderson, Lafayette College

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #10287Development of Drug Delivery Elective for Chemical EngineersDr. Christopher R Anderson, Lafayette College Chris Anderson is an Assistant Professor of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at Lafayette College. He was previously at The College of New Jersey, where he helped found the Biomedical Engineering Department, developed courses in medical imaging, drug delivery, biotransport, and mentored related senior design projects. He led product development at Targeson, Inc., a start-up company where he developed targeted contrast agents for ultrasound imaging of tumor growth. He earned his and M.S. and Ph.D

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R. Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Sina Talebian, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

as part of our continuous improvement efforts for the newly introducedundergraduate EM program.The results of this first step in continuous improvement will be presented in this paper and thelater steps will continue to be published as a series of papers in both local as well as futureannual ASEE conferences.IntroductionMore than two-thirds of all engineering professionals invest a significant portion of their careerin managing and administering a wide range of technical engineering and research projects andbudgets (CSUN 2012). As the engineering profession evolves, an increasing need has emergedfor entry-level engineering professionals who have both a broad engineering background and theknowledge and ability to interface between the

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9478Improvements through the Second Year Research Experiences for TeachersProgramProf. Tolga Kaya, Central Michigan University Dr. Tolga Kaya currently holds a joint Assistant Professor position in the School of Engineering and Technology and the Science of Advanced Materials program at Central Michigan University (CMU). Prior to joining CMU, Dr. Kaya was a post-doctorate associate at Yale University (2007-2010), a research and teaching assistant at ITU (1999-2007), a consultant at Brightwell Corp. (2007), Istanbul, a senior VLSI analog design engineer and project coordinator at Microelectronics R&D Company

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Joshua M Coriell, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Curriculum Exchange) Course Summary STEM: Explore, Discover, Apply (STEM EDA) is a three course elective sequence for middle school grades 6-8. The curriculum is based on a modular approach; and students spend three weeks on one of the design projects before progressing to the next module. The engineering design process (EDP) guides the students through the design and implementation of the projects and concepts. In addition to

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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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Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Hani Mehrpouyan P.E., California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, CSUB STEM Affinity Group

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

currently the Project Director of CSUB’s US Department of Education Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant (P120A110050). He is also the co-PI of NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636).Dr. Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield Melissa Danforth is an Associate Professor and the Interim Chair of the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at CSUB. Dr. Danforth is the PI for a NSF Federal Cyber Service grant (NSF-DUE1241636) to create models for information assurance education and outreach. Dr. Danforth is the acting Project Director for a U.S. Department of Education grant (P031S100081) to create engineering pathways for students in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

betweenleadership and management, understand and develop ethical principles of entrepreneurialleadership, and recognize various entrepreneurial strategies and apply them as appropriate.MethodsThis course provides an analytical framework to improve understanding of individual and sharedownership models in entrepreneurial organizations, and the way alternative ownership decisionsaffect organizational dynamics. It also looks at the mechanisms that entrepreneurs can use tocreate specific ownership structures and organizational cultures.This course is a half-semester long (7 weeks) covering: 1. Introductions a. Present current state of equity for your project b. Introduction to the pluses and minuses of equity dilution for founders c

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ECE Distance Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; James E. Richie, Marquette University

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Electrical and Computer

and associate chair of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Marquette University. Dr. Richie is a member of ASEE, IEEE, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi and Eta Kappa Nu. Page 24.429.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development of On-Line Lecture and Preparation Resources for Electrical Engineering Laboratory CoursesAbstract –The goal of this project is to convert five electrical engineering undergraduate teachinglaboratories at our university to a hybrid teaching format to increase student satisfaction with thelaboratory experience and promote

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FPD 2: Building Community

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bereket Berhane, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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First-Year Programs

plotting.An overarching idea behind the SLC is to help students realize that the topics of Calculus I,Physics I, and Programming are most effective when used together in engineering. Theseconcepts in engineering applications are not siloed and nor should the coursework be. Thereforeto address this conceptual misalignment, all three faculty developed mini-projects, or specificassignments incorporating concepts from each of the three disciplines. All three facultycollaboratively developed the real-world application problems that required leveragingknowledge horizontally across all three courses.The bold faced common themes were then mapped to provide a framework in the developmentof the interdisciplinary mini-projects. It was critical to ensure the

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Models of community engagement practices

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee S. Navickis-Brasch, University of Idaho, Moscow; Anne Liu Kern, University of Idaho, CDA; Fritz Fiedler, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jillian Rae Cadwell, University of Idaho; Laura Laumatia, Coeur d'Alene Tribe; Kathy C. Haynie, Haynie Research and Evaluation; Christine Meyer, Coeur d’Alene Tribe Department of Education

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Community Engagement Division

students. Dr. Cadwell currently consults on a $1.2 million NSF grant that she procured in partnership with the Univer- sity of Idaho faculty in Curriculum and Instruction, UI Extension, and two local Native American Indian Tribes: the Coeur d’Alene (CdAT) and Spokane (ST) tribes. The grant, ITEST, Strategies Project—Back to the Earth (BTTE), is addressing a national call to increase the STEM workforce pipeline by supporting and improving the STEM educational experiences for Native American students. Dr. Cadwell is a member of the grant leadership team with expertise in STEM content, curriculum development, and technology ed- ucation. The team is using an interdisciplinary framework to reach under-served populations. The

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bushra Tawfiq Chowdhury, Virginia Tech; Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Akshay Sharma, Virginia Tech, Industrial Design

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Design in Engineering Education

, Fairfax, VA, USA. He studies the use of informa- tion and communication technologies (ICT) for engineering learning and knowledge sharing, with a focus on cognition in informal environments. He is a co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Ed- ucation Research (CHEER), Cambridge University Press (2014). He can be reached at ajohri3@gmu.edu. More information about him is available at: http://mason.gmu.edu/˜ajohri3Prof. akshay sharma, Virginia Tech, Industrial Design Akshay Sharma, an Associate Professor, is passionate about creating thin interfaces in analogue as well as digital media and about using design as a catalyst for the empowerment of women. Currently he is working on projects related to: micro

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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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Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts Boston; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering. A National ScienceFoundation supported project at Tufts University’s Center for Engineering Education andOutreach aims to provide this support to elementary teachers as they learn to develop andimplement integrated engineering and literacy (IEL) activities in their classrooms. As part of theongoing professional development (PD) for this project, participating teachers discussinstructional practices for creating and implementing literature-based engineering activities intheir classrooms. These instructional practices involve attending to student reasoning andfostering student engagement in engineering areas of problem scoping, conceptual planning, andrealizing and testing design ideas.This qualitative research study focuses on elementary

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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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Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Education at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. Purzer conducts research on aspects of design education such as innovativeness and information literacy. Page 24.1155.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Teachers’ Attempts Assessing Middle SchoolEngineering Design WorkAbstractEngineering has made its way into many K-12 classrooms over the past ten years. Teachers areasked to teach engineering through engaging engineering design projects with little

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Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica M. Scolnic, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Kathleen Spencer, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Research Associate at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts University. Her area of expertise is reading and writing instruction, particularly in the content areas and in project-based learning contexts. Her current research focuses on the effects of text-based engineering units on reading comprehension and oral argumentation. She is particularly interested in how interactive, hand-on learning environments can support literacy development among students with reading disabilities.Dr. Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University Page 24.1358.1 c American Society for

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Construction Safety and Risk Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Essam K. Zaneldin P.E., United Arab Emirates University; Amr M.I. Sweedan, United Arab Emirates University; Munjed A. Maraqa, United Arab Emirates University

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Construction

Arab Emirates University. In addition to his experience in the academia, Dr Zaneldin has more than thirteen years of work experience in areas related to design, construction su- pervision, and project management of mega size projects in North America and the Middle East. He has authored and co-authored several journal and conference publications in topics related to engineer- ing education and course management, design coordination, change management, site layout planning, constructability, claims and disputes, and simulation of design and construction operations.Dr. Amr M.I. Sweedan, UAE University Amr Sweedan is an associate professor of Structural Engineering and the Chairman of th Department of Civil and

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

competence and leadership. His research and teaching interests include developing global agility, globalization, leadership, project management, ethics, and manufac- turing processes. Gregg has lived in numerous locations within the USA and Europe and has worked in many places including North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Prior to joining BYU, Gregg worked for Becton Dickinson, a Global Medical Technology fortune 500 Company. In this capacity he worked as a product development engineer, quality engineer, technical lead, business leader and pro- gram/project manager managing many different global projects. Gregg received his PhD in Educational Leadership and Higher Education from the University of

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kimberly Baran, The Pennsylvania State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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International

abroad as well as among international students, compared to their counterparts.Differences in specific attributes, including ability to work on a project/product with customersoutside the US, work in a team with members from different countries, and work in a globallydistributed team, were also found. Students who studied abroad and international studentsperceived themselves to be better prepared to work globally.Institutional data were analyzed to identify any areas in which we can make improvements forstudents or that can demonstrate value of international programs to students. For example, weexamined the average deviation from expected number of semesters and years to graduation forthese populations of students. We found no significant

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Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - College of Education; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University; Indhira Maria Hasbun, Utah State University; Daniel L. Householder, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9703Funds of Knowledge in Hispanic Students’ Communities and Householdsthat Enhance Engineering Design ThinkingMr. Joel Alejandro Mejia, Utah State University Joel Alejandro Mejia (Alex) is a PhD student in Engineering Education and Graduate Research Assistant at Utah State University. He received his B.S. in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering from the Uni- versity of Texas at El Paso, and his M.S. in Metallurgical Engineering from the University of Utah. Prior to coming to Utah State University, Alex worked in industry as a Materials Engineer and Project Engi- neer. His current research focuses on how

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Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, Pomona; Brian Joseph Lane

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #9485Bluetooth Smart Phone App for Terrain Sensing VehicleDr. Mohammad Rafiq Muqri, DeVry University, PomonaMr. Brian Joseph Lane Brian Lane is a Project Engineer at inhouseIT, a managed service provider focusing on small to medium sized business. He received his A.S. in 2009 in Electronics and Computer Technology, continuing on to get his B.S. in Computer Engineering from DeVry University. His interests include programming applications for any Apple devices and learning new programming languages. Page 24.234.1

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Mariaeugenia Salas Acosta; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Bonnie L. Angelone, Rowan University, Department of Psychology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9153Control Strategy for a Benchtop Hybrid PowertrainDr. Eric Constans, Rowan UniversityIng. Mariaeugenia Salas AcostaDr. Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan UniversityDr. Bonnie L. Angelone, Rowan University, Department of Psychology I am a cognitive psychologist by training. My primary area of interest is people’s inability to detect changes to visual stimuli, a phenomenon known as change blindness. Through this research I can make inferences about the visual attention system. On this current project I assisted in the assessment of stu- dents’ knowledge

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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brock Philip Ring, University of Central Oklahoma; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

 fields.In this paper we describe our efforts at the University of _________ to design and implement a lowcost PIV system. The design has progressed iteratively: first as a summer project for incoming freshmenas a part of an extant National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Talent Expansion Program (STEP)Grant, then as a part of undergraduate research (UGR) as part of several local UGR student grants,then for senior capstone design projects aimed at design of systems to make quality measurements tosupport our overall research goals. Details of design, costs, strengths, and challenges are presented. Wenow seek to engage students with PIV, our initial ideas regarding this direction are discussed.IntroductionExperimental fluid dynamics is a field that is

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

manufacturing, communications and informationtechnology, defense and national security, energy, and health and medicine. While photonicsplays such an important role in enhancing the quality of our lives, higher education programs toprepare technicians to work in this area are few across the country. The existing programs do notproduce a sufficient number of graduates to fill the current and projected industry needs forphotonics technicians in our state and region as well as nationally2. Baker College has startedaddressing this gap by developing and introducing a two-year Photonics and Laser Technologyprogram, the only such program in our state. This initiative has received enthusiastic supportfrom the photonics industry in the state, and is also

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College Industry Partnerships Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

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College Industry Partnerships

the notion that redefining faculty engagement and differencesamong various categories of service, outreach, and engagement would help move the discussionsof outreach – as an essential component of promotion and tenure – in the right direction. Theoverall goal is to better prepare faculty for accepting outreach activities for Promotion andTenure. Outreach Activities as used in this context are activities that may involve students,faculty members, student organizations, business leaders, professional organizations,administrators, or any combination thereof. These activities are designed to create and supportuniversity-recognized projects that have been encouraged – if not officially sanctioned – bycollege or departmental administrators to

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miguel Pando P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Sandra Loree Dika, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

geomaterials, Dr. Pando has been actively involved in teaching and mentoring students at both UPRM and UNCC, including 14 undergraduate civil engineering students through the NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program. Examples of his recent and ongoing engineering education research projects include the development of a Bridge to the Doctoral Program to attract Latinos to geotechnical earthquake engineering (NSF-NEES), use of a multi-institutional classroom learning environment for remote geotechnical engineering education (NSF-TUES), as well as a mixed methods study of the role of student–faculty relationships in the persistence and retention of underrepresented minority students in engineering (NSF

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International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven H. Billis, New York Institute of Technology; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

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International

lab exercises. To ensure compliance with the “nature of team work”, thefollowing have been instituted: • An “ECE Team Guidelines” document is distributed to all students in the ECE lab sequence (see Appendix A). • A “Teamwork Rubric Template”, used by the “Lab Team Captain” at least five times during the semester, to document the nature of the teamwork through the contribution of each team member to the project (see Appendix B).It is clear that here is where the students learn some of the most important aspects of a globalperspective, (i.e., to employ effective and appropriate interaction and teamwork with people), asillustrated by the attached evaluation form. Even in the absence of team members with

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ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher E. Larsen, University of Missouri; Rose M. Marra Ph.D, University of Missouri, Columbia; Nai-En Tang; David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Robert Andrew Winholtz

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Mechanical Engineering

that collaborative tools for education are often chosen with thepurpose of supporting prevailing instructional practices rather than transforming instructionalstrategies. Second, they maintain that current research on collaborative technology has focusedon learner achievement while largely ignoring learning theory. This study describes the experiences of mechanical engineering students assigned to aseries of collaborative projects in two semesters of an engineering materials course.Participating students were given two different online collaborative tools, and two differentinstructional scaffolds for each semester. Participants worked in small groups to solve complexopen-ended problems. We interviewed student and faculty participants to

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Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn F. Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

of all 2.0 students or all 4.0students, which limits the possibility that the average GPA of the team is an important factor inteam success. Over the course of the semester, teams work together on projects in which theysynthesize concepts from previous coursework to design a complete chemical process.Completion of these design projects requires teams to meet for significant periods of time outsideof course meetings, both with and without the course instructor. Data Collection. To understand how Myers-Briggs Type Indicator® (MBTI)1 type make upaffected team dynamics outside of course meetings, we took a document analysis approachduring the Fall 2012 offering of Senior Design that included four data sources: 1. MBTI type results from a

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT; María Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sadie Wolters; Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Briana A. Neuberger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Victoria Scholl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9492The Use Of Peer Evaluations In A Non-Traditional First Year System DesignClassMr. Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT Joe Pow is the Associate Director of the Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Institute of Technology. He was the designer and first instructor of a new non-traditional project-based course for incoming Imaging Science freshmen which has had a transformational impact on the Cen- ter. Prior to his arrival at RIT, he was a project manager for the Department of Defense, where he was responsible for the development and production of a wide

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FPD 8: Teaching Design in the First Year

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah

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First-Year Programs

semester, studentsbegin to develop problem and needs statements. Those statements begin to take shape as theybegin to identify marketing requirements, design specifications and begin the design process.Students are placed on interdisciplinary teams where they create innovative conceptual solutionsto some of the grand challenges. The conceptual design project in the course has helped studentsrealize where their interests lie. Furthermore, students begin to understand how their corecoursework relates to both the design process and their future engineering courses. In addition to conceptual design, students in the class are introduced to researchhappening within the College of Engineering through both tours of research facilities as well

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ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven P Marra P.E., Johns Hopkins University

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Mechanical Engineering

components,terminology, standards, and design tools and methodologies. Laboratories, also scheduled everyone to two weeks, provide the students with opportunities to apply the lecture material to realmachine components and systems and to develop practical skills in design and machining. Eachlaboratory includes three separate activities for the students to perform, and almost all of thelaboratory equipment was designed and constructed in-house specifically for the course. Thethird component of the course is a design project, which is assigned at the beginning of thesemester and requires the students to integrate what they learn from the weekly lectures andlaboratories, in addition to the material they learn in the Mechanics Based Design lecture