Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Investigation3 Design Evolution Design Focus, Initial Design Ideas, Plans, Sketches, Modelling, Testing, Consider Materials, Chosen Design, Plan of Work, Working Drawings,4 Realisation Manufacture, Assembly5 Evaluation Evaluation, ConclusionWhere a student used two or more headings in one category an average value was calculatedfor the importance which that student placed on the category overall.Phase two involved the analysis of the post design task models. As headings were providedduring this task, analysis of the data was required to quantify the value placed on each stageof the design process by

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Meena M. Balgopal, Colorado State University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Colorado State University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-experimental as students werenot randomly assigned to the sections; rather both sections were opened for enrollment, andstudents were allowed to register for the sections without knowledge of the planned intervention.Furthermore, students were prevented from switching sections after they learned of the researchactivities because both sections were full, and the department did not provide overrides forstudents looking to switch sections. The control and intervention sections were 86% and 77%male, respectively, and 5% and 7% ethnic minority students. The classes were primarilycomposed of mechanical (52% control and 46% intervention), civil (32% and 30%), andenvironmental (11% and 16%) engineering majors. Chi-square tests revealed no

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Lisa G. Bullard, North Carolina State University; Anita R. Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University

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Women in Engineering

Interest SurveyBased on interest expressed at the group’s initial meeting, a survey was conducted to determinethe group’s top priorities and interests. The survey results from the initial group of NTT facultyare shown below in Figures 1-3: Page 24.1019.4To support the NTT Learning Community survey, the authors (in collaboration with NCSU’sOffice of University Planning and analysis) evaluated the results of the NCSU COACHE surveyin order to more clearly define our group’s challenges and goals and to develop an awareness ofhow NTT issues in the College of Engineering span the University. The Collaborative on

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Mechanical Engineering

projectlearning, (b) early prototyping that accelerates and improves the quality of final designs, (c)formal communication (oral and written) that allows clients to easily integrate design projectresults, and (d) cadre of graduate student mentors with exceptional technical leadership skills.Program operation outcomes include: (a) annual planning, oversight, and assessment thatproduces yearly improvements, (b) project results that delight all stakeholders, leading to follow-on projects in subsequent years, and (c) minimal cost to produce results, leading to increasedfinancial resources for infrastructure.Infrastructure development outcomes include: (a) locally produced, web-based design tools,rubrics, and quick references for just-in-time professional

Conference Session

Data Analytics in Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hon Jie Teo, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

online learning.Future research plans include the examination of the types of learner discourse and artifacts thatsupport the formation of recurring network motifs in online communities. In addition, furtherresearch will consider the occurrence of C-type and D-type motifs, which consist of all authorand all participant roles respectively. These were not discussed in this research as they make upless than 3% of the all network motifs. It may be useful to examine C-type and D-type motifs tounderstand the implications of these motifs, as well as the contrast against the learning processesthat underlie the occurrence of A-Type and B-type motifs.References [1] Atkins D. E. 2010.Transforming American education: learning powered by technology

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Kozak, University of Iowa; Darlene Kaskie, The University of Iowa Lichtenberger Engineering Library

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Engineering Libraries

order to report trends in instructional service. According to the survey results,traditional methods for instruction are relevant but no single instruction method is most effective.“The use of a variety of instructional methods, reaching ever-widening audiences, and addressingever-changing needs, is preferred.”3Designing the sessionsWhen beginning to plan for these sessions to reach this ever-widening audience, the original planwas to have one topic taught each week for 15 minutes. Planning required that several keyelements had to be taken into consideration: classes offered, best time of the day, and instructors’availability. All of these elements had to come together for these sessions to work.The discussions of which classes to offer began

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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New Engineering Educators

the homework was: enjoyable, intellectually stimulating, relevant to the material of the course, relevant to the exam material, relevant to real life situations, relevant to your plans for the future, critical to your learning process of the material, fairly graded, graded and returned in a timely manner (see Figure 1 for layout). c. Finally, students were asked to type out what specific strategies the course used that made it a successful experience for the student.3. Negative Homework Course. All of the same questions as above, but relating to a homework experience in a STEM course that the student would describe as “negative.”4. Homework Grading. Questions about grading in courses in the STEM

Conference Session

Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian A. Alenskis, Purdue University, Richmond, Ind.

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Engineering Technology

Purdue course. It should be noted thatthe many years of investment in the OLI website by Dr. Anna Dollár and Dr. Paul Steif haveprovided an economical, yet credible, alternative to textbooks and video-recorded facultylectures.Course Design Page 24.1139.3Purdue’s course was not planned as a typical “flipped” class, in which the content is deliveredonline and the full lecture time utilized for other purposes. In this initial use, OLI replaced thelecture component entirely. Thus, OLI then was primarily used to effectively teach the conceptsof statics. The course planning identified two topics that were no longer in the current Purduecourse

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pete Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Design in Engineering Education

BS program at its four year anniversary, the faculty and the IAB concludedthat not all students in the program were taking full advantage of all the experiential learningopportunities being offered. Therefore, the plan of study was revised and three one-creditpracticum courses were added. In each of these courses, students now participate in working onone of the school’s race teams while endeavoring to meet individual learning objectives. Thecourses do not involve traditional lectures or assignments. Rather, they resemble internshipopportunities, where the students are literally imbedded in an industry-like entity (in this case theuniversity race team) and undergo on-the-job training under the observation of faculty members,lab technicians

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

Authors

Shakira Renee McCall, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Randi Michelle Taylor, Arizona State University; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

energy” [4].The STEAM Machines™ summer camp curriculum introduces students to the previouslymentioned science and engineering topics through the construction of Rube Goldberg-style chain reaction machines. After being given a simple task to complete (e.g. zipping azipper or hammering a nail), students learn and apply the engineering design process asthey plan and build their chain reaction machines. The construction of a chain reactionmachine is a powerful vehicle for introducing students to technical information becauseof the ability of these machines to capture students’ interest and to spark theirimagination. A 2007 survey of 319,223 students in the United States, Canada, Australia,and Mexico found that “a large portion of K-12 students who

Conference Session

Sustainability

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Caroline Carvill, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #10531The Grandest Challenge: Models for Communication Development in Tech-nical ContextsDr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment & Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include techni- cal communication, assessment, accreditation, and the impact of pen-based technologies on learning and teaching. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of En- gineering Education, IEEE Transaction on

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen Michael Morse, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Venkatesh Uddameri; Elma Annette Hernandez, Texas Tech University; David L. Ernst, Texas Tech University - Construction Engineering

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Computers in Education

interpolation, regression, numerical integration and solving linear systems ofequations. This course is not intended to cover all numerical methods students may need insubsequent courses in their degree plan but rather to provide a basic skill set they can build onthroughout their education. Table 1 lists the topics covered in the Introduction to Engineeringcourse. The first section of Table 1 lists the topics related to numerical methods and the latersection lists the topics related to programming. Page 24.1223.3Table 1. Introduction to Engineering Course Topics Course Topics Geometry and Trigonometry Review

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

faculty members accompany the organization on its field trips. 2. Leadership – Students who assume officer roles within the SSC encounter all of the challenges of leading a group of individuals, including building consensus, implementing Page 24.1224.6 plans / projects, running meetings, maintaining order and successfully collaborating. While leadership skills are a virtue regardless of the profession, construction management students particularly benefits from leadership experience as they proceed with their careers and assume the kind of responsibilities common within the industry. 3. Meeting management – In one of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Hallam, University of Texas, San Antonio; Dorie Jewel Gilbert; Olivier Wenker MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Gary L. Frankwick, University of Texas at El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

andstudents. The certificate program has 17 modules and culminates in a concise business plan andproposal for seed funding to complete a proof of principle technology demonstrator (from PhaseII of this program). This program drives more technologies towards risk reduction and readinessfor investment by the UT Horizon Fund, the strategic venture fund of the UT System, whilebuilding a core experiential-based entrepreneurial competency15 in the UT System. Thesebusiness plans will also serve as the basis for any technology transfer office to assess the marketpotential of the innovation as part of their patenting and licensing process. While a fullevaluation of the program’s effectiveness awaits the project’s conclusion in 2014, feedback fromparticipants

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

about our scholarships and the support system that we provided. 2. A scholarship without additional instruction does not guarantee success. 3. Students need to be made to do what they need to do through assigned homework. A required Academic Success and Professional Development class with a scholarship is a very strong incentive to do the “right things”.Academic Support: 4. Academic help is needed. The Guaranteed 4.0 Plan is the best available.6 5. A minimum GPA of 3.0 for continuation of a scholarship is a strong incentive to spend the time needed for learning. 6. Transfer students should be in a study group for each class and need to be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

introduces students to the design process andcommon test/simulation/manufacturing tools available in the Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE) department. Additionally the course content was augmented to provide an introductoryoverview of the core areas of electrical engineering taught at UAF: communications, power andcontrol, and computer engineering. Teaching the “essence of engineering” during a student’s firstyear is one of the recommendations of NAS Educating the Engineer of 2020 [2005]. Page 24.1278.3During the first half of the semester, students are introduced to design tools and the design cycle(plan, simulate, prototype, build, test

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Dallas P.E., Texas Tech University; Tanja Karp, Texas Tech University; Brian Steven Nutter; Yu-Chun Donald Lie, Texas Tech University; Richard O. Gale, Texas Tech University; Ron Cox; Stephen B. Bayne, Texas Tech University

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College Industry Partnerships

notsuccessful in the initial recruiting effort and determined that a more organized initiative wasneeded to provide sufficiently trained engineers for the analog business units. A plan wasformulated to identify the top analog faculty in North America and to recruit and hire their topgraduate students. A list of 50 professors was identified. In 1997, the Analog University Programwas established and furnished with a multi-million dollar budget to fund graduate studentstipends during their studies. The agreement was that top MS and PhD analog students would befunded at a level consistent with other graduate fellowships and research positions at therespective universities, with the understanding the students would do an internship at TI, write athesis

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

rehearsal took approximately eight hours on the weekend, the actualassembly took about an hour and a half. The rehearsal was beneficial for discovering thatmore pieces were needed, some of the concepts on paper did not work as planned, andpieces did not go together as easily as anticipated. Because a 100 pound block ofconcrete was being suspended, the students developed a safety plan to protect the publicwhile the structure was displayed.Figure 12 shows the final structure constructed and on display. The structure wasprominently located and generated lots of curiosity and questions. It was reported in thelocal paper. The structure was dismantled later in the day and the thousands of pieceswere returned to their containers.The feedback from the

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vamshi Krishna Bolly, Purdue University; John Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; J. Eric Dietz, Purdue University

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Computing & Information Technology

Technology and a Director in Purdue’s Discovery Park, Dr. Dietz is responsible for the catalysis of the Purdue’s homeland security research, increasing the impact of Purdue research on society, and or- ganizing interdisciplinary projects within the university. Prior to his current responsibilities, Eric was on loan from Purdue to Governor Mitch Daniels to serve as the founding Executive Director for The Indi- ana Department of Homeland Security, a new state agency of over 300 people responsible for emergency planning, training, fire and building safety, and disaster response for 6.2 million Indiana residents. During this period, Eric led Indiana’s response to 7 Presidential Major Disasters and Emergency Declarations which

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9597A Study of Feedback Provided to Student Teams Engaged in Open-EndedProjectsDr. Laura Hirshfield, Oregon State University Laura Hirshfield is a Post-Doctoral Scholar at Oregon State University. She received her B.S. from the University of Michigan and her Ph.D. from Purdue University, both in chemical engineering. She is cur- rently doing research in the engineering education field, investigating technology-mediated active learning in a chemical engineering curriculum. After her post-doc, she plans to pursue a career in academia.Ms. Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University Jaynie Whinnery is a graduate

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong, San Francisco State University; Nilgun Melek Ozer, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Nick Patrick Rentsch, San Francisco State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and implementing the curriculum; engaging industry partners and engineeringprofessionals; and encouraging family involvement in program activities. Program outcomesassessments include pre- and post-program student surveys that measure student interest inpursuing an engineering degree, academic self-efficacy and motivation, attitudes and enthusiasmof participants towards the program activities, knowledge of specific engineering topics, andawareness of resources and skills needed for success in engineering. A follow-up survey has alsobeen developed to track changes in student attitudes, interests, and educational plans years afterparticipating in the program. The paper presents the results and lessons learned from five yearsof implementation of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

concepts,which are described in detail in the document. 2 Define a simple design problem reflecting a need or want that includes 3-5-ETS1-1 specified criteria for success and constraints on materials, time, or cost. Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on 3-5-ETS1-2 how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. Plan and carry out fair tests in which variables are controlled and failure 3-5-ETS1-3 points are considered to identify aspects of a model or prototype that can be improved.A Literature-based design contextIn this study, we explore a promising approach to bringing contextualized

Conference Session

Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, Clemson University; Justine M. Chasmar; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

these higher-level executive functions such as planning, monitoring,evaluating, and revising guide problem solving processes and are vital in monitoring progresstowards goals.31 Students using limited metacognitive processes typically are unable to identifyand correct errors in problem solving attempts. Metacognitive tasks have been shown to becorrelated to successful problem solving attempts.28 There are two distinct components ofmetacognition: knowledge about cognition and regulation of cognition. Knowledge of cognitionrefers to the reflective aspect of metacognition and includes three components: declarativeknowledge (knowledge about self and about strategies), procedural knowledge (knowledge abouthow to use strategies), and conditional

Conference Session

Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacie LeSure, Utah State University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Minorities in Engineering

showed that service participation yieldedsignificant positive results in the following eleven areas: (1) GPA, (2) writing skills, (3) criticalthinking skills, (4) commitment to activism, (5) commitment to promoting racial understanding,(6) self-efficacy (7) leadership activities (8) self-rated leadership ability, (9) interpersonal skills,(10) choice of a service career, and (11) plans to participate in service after college.A joint investigation at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell and the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology disclosed that students who participated in service-learning had a betterunderstanding of the connection between engineering and community needs 36. According toTsang et al., “Service learning is an effective strategy

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

a graduate student, Rudolpho Azzi, who happened to be an experienced teacher, thegroup worked to assemble a research program and teaching laboratory in behaviorism at theUniversity.15This work was deemed a success, and Bori and Keller were invited to take their work to theUniversity of Brasilia, Bori to create a new department of psychology, and Keller to continue onas advisor. With the university’s doors yet to open, they had the time and space to plan. It was inthe course of designing from scratch an introductory course in experimental psychology that thegroup came up with PSI. Pressed to be experimental in form as well as content, the group beganconsidering how their knowledge of behaviorist principles could be applied to the

Conference Session

Computing in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Anthony Vernier, Ohio State University; Patrick M. Wensing, The Ohio State University; Craig E. Morin, MindWare Technologies; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Brian Rice, Ohio State University; Kevin Robert Wegman, Ohio State University; Chris Hartle, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

State University Kevin is a third year Chemical Engineering undergraduate student at The Ohio State University who is a teaching assistant for the Engineering Education Innovation Center (EEIC). His roles in the EEIC include lead undergraduate teaching assistant and head of robot course construction. Kevin plans to graduate after Fall of 2014 and begin graduate school in Nuclear Engineering at The Ohio State University. Page 24.369.1Chris Hartle, The Ohio State UniversityMr. Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State UniversityDr. Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University c American Society for

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, Virginia Tech; Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

appointment) and still be able tomaintain suitable progress in the fellow’s Ph.D. plan of study. For this implementation, fellowsapplied in early spring, were selected by late spring, and arrived on the RHIT campus coincidentwith new faculty orientation. The fellows were placed in receptive departments and were invitedto participate in the daily life of the organization. Both fellows attended the new facultyorientation activities as appropriate (e.g. the annual teaching workshop, but not the HR benefitsseminar), and were introduced alongside other new staff and faculty at the annual opening daysymposium. During the fellowship, the fellows attended departmental or institutional meetings,participated in Homecoming activities, ate in the faculty/staff

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick P Rentsch, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Two Year College Division

in 1968, and is located in Redwood City, California. During the 2012-2013 academic year,the College enrolled 10,271 students, with Hispanic students comprising 45.8% of all full timeequivalent (FTE) enrollments, Caucasians 30.4%, Asians 7.6%, African-Americans 3.7%,American Indian/Alaska Natives 0.3%, Filipinos 3.1%, Pacific Islanders 1.8%, multi-racial 2.9%,unknown 4.5%. 6At Cañada College, the discrepancy in the levels of preparation among different ethnicities ismanifested in student persistence. During a recent planning initiative led by the College President,a cohort study of newly enrolling students at Cañada was performed. Table 1 shows a summaryof one-year and two-year persistence rates of students by ethnicity. Among Hispanic

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education

NationalAcademy of Sciences states that, “Ensuring clean water for the future requires an ability tounderstand, predict and manage changes in water quality.”1 p. 8 These three abilities can bealigned with the levels of Bloom’s revised cognitive taxonomy.49-50 Understanding, as evidencedby an ability to explain the occurrence of changes in water quality, fits with the second level ofthis taxonomy i.e. understanding. Predicting what is going to happen as the result of a particularevent in a watershed fits with the fifth level of this taxonomy, i.e. evaluating. Developingmanagement plans for a watershed requires the synthesis of diverse factors impacting this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

; Garufis, 2005), a process often called “writing-to-learn” (Olds, Dyrud, Held, &Sharp, 1993). Pioneering research by Light (Light, 2004) has also shown that the amount ofwriting in a course is more strongly linked to increased student engagement than any othercourse characteristic. So apart from the obvious practical importance that engineers should beable to write well, there is also substantial learning that takes place through the process ofthinking and planning that is required for good writing. The learning associated with writing issimilar to the learning associated with teaching, as both involve the organized communication of Page