Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Kelly A. Rusch P.E., North Dakota State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Minorities in Engineering

on numerous projects including utilization of industrial by-products, water quality analyses and wastewater treatment. Ms. Jones has also worked on the LSU NSF STEM Talent Expansion Program team (2007-2009) as a coordinator developing programs aimed at increasing retention of engineering students.Dr. Kelly A. Rusch P.E., North Dakota State UniversityDr. Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University Warren N. Waggenspack, Jr. is currently the Associate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering and holder of the Ned Adler Professorship in Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University. He obtained both his baccalaureate and master’s degrees from LSU ME and his doctorate from Purdue

Conference Session

K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R. Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; David Torres, Northern New Mexico College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and ideas. This phase iscalled ‘CREATE’ on which the students create their own projects.As described by Lee et al.6, the goals of these phases are to learn three major terms calledabstraction, automation and analysis that the authors have found as an effective way to describeCT to youth; however, issues and challenges such as the lack of curriculum standards,infrastructure and lack of opportunities for teachers to learn CT make it difficult to implementCT in day-to-day classrooms activities 6. As such, many programs have been focalized inimplementing after hours CT activities. An example of such projects is the Project GUTS(Growing Up Thinking Scientifically)7.With the current implementation of the Common Core Standards (in particular the

Conference Session

Promoting Technological Literacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

contribute, in this case, to engineering and technological literacy. While theteacher should determine what should be learnt the traditional methods of the stage of“precision” will not achieve “romance”. Methods more akin to those used in primary(elementary) schools are better tuned for its accomplishment e.g., projects and case studies.Whitehead attributed the success of the Montessori system to the dominance of romance in theprogramme [8, p 62) but as has been shown project work and case studies and methods likedebating also require the completion of the other stages of the cycle. It is to quote EdmundHolmes “the path to realisation” [cited in 8, p 66]. It provides the initial basis for insight into thefield of human inquiry and human opinion that

Conference Session

Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiong Hu, Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

career in engineering working with companies such as General Motors, Ford Motor Company and Microsoft, she pursued a Master’s degree in Education from Michigan State University. Later, Araceli completed a PhD in Engineering Education from Tufts University. She is also experienced in education policy and prior to joining the Professoriate, she was Director of Educator Preparation - focusing on STEM education projects at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. In 2013, she was named Director of the Texas State University LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Re- search. Her research interests include studying the role of engineering as a curricular context and problem- based learning as an instructional

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Design in Engineering Education

differences between cooperative, collaborative, problem-based, project-based, and team-based learning as defined in the field. Finally, furtherimplications for practice and future directions for research are identified.MethodsThe research method was a systematic review of research articles. Following systematicreview procedures proposed by Gough, Oliver [18], the goal of the search was to identify arepresentative set of articles describing the use of active learning in engineering education,specifically focused on the use of TBL. The search was done simultaneously using twojournal article databases: The Journal of Engineering Education and Engineering Village.The second database provided coverage of the primary journals in engineering and

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yingjie Victor Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zhenyu Cheryl Qian, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

overbearing; however, it is very true thathumanity’s future relies on the creative mind. As educators, we look forward to inspiring,motivating, and fostering students’ creativity. Most technology and engineering students tend toquickly focus on the technical aspects of a project, and design students tend to focus on usability,quality, innovation, and the aesthetics of products [2]. In this paper, we discuss our collaborativepractice to integrate these two tendency directions and inspire creativity in the practice. As a category of the IEEE VIS conferences, the VAST (Visual Analytics Science andTechnology) challenges aim to push the forefront of visual analytics tools using benchmark datasets and establish a forum to advance visual analytics

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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Construction

manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group, developing energy effi- ciency programs and researching technical and non-technical barriers to energy efficiency in the buildings industry. She has a background in

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David I. Spang, Burlington County College

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Two Year College Division

industry partners. The project subsequently identified towhat extent, and how, each skill is contained as a student-gained competency within thecurriculum.In order to identify and understand the skills required by employers, they must be engaged andinvolved. Often this entails an educational institution creating a forum where an employerrepresentative can experience the institution’s commitment and communicate their knowledge ofrequired skills.The NSF project mentioned previously identified critical technical and non-technical skills aswell, and further created linkages between courses, programs, and careers. The project, originallybegun in 2008, consisted of a one-day planning conference with manufacturing representativesto learn their views

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Andrew J. Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bogdan Denny Czejdo, Fayetteville State University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Nary Subramanian, University of Texas, Tyler; Dawid Trawczynski, Advanced Micro Devices

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #10526Curriculum Development for Embedded Systems SecurityDr. Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University Janusz Zalewski, Ph.D., is a professor of computer science and software engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. Prior to an academic appointment, he worked for various nuclear research institutions, including the Data Acquisition Group of Superconducting Super Collider and Computer Safety and Re- liability Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He also worked on projects and consulted for a number of private companies, including Lockheed Martin, Harris, and Boeing. Zalewski served as a

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University; Fazeel Khan, Miami University

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Materials

in various applications. This is preceded by a detailed accountof the mathematical basis of the various rheological models and a consideration of theirrespective limitations. A dedicated website has been created for this project. Measures to ensureease of use and broad utilization include packaging of the interactive Matlab programs in theform of downloadable apps. Furthermore, the provision of downloadable experimental data filesalso broadens the scope of future analysis and presents the potential for lecture-only courses tofeature a lab based activity to engage students in greater depth. This format enables the learningmodules as well as the developed simulation apps, which are also available at the Mathworkswebsite, to be used by external

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zupeng Zhou, Guilin University of Electronic Technology; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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International

, and runs the Industrial Design Clinic, where students work on real-world industry problems with specified deliverables for their capstone projects. He is also interested in global engineering and the evolution of engineering education. Page 24.1288.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding Change and Development of Engineering Education in ChinaKey Words: Understanding; Change; Development; Engineering Education; ChinaIntroduction: It well known that Chinese economy is booming, with a dramatic increase in people’sstandard of living. For instance, in China, the

Conference Session

Design Realization

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10205An Ethos of Sharing in the Maker CommunityMs. Christina Hobson Foster, Arizona State UniversityDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Micah Lande teaches human-centered design innovation at Arizona State University and researches how engineers learn and apply a design process to their work. He is an assistant professor in the Depart- ment of Engineering on Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus. Dr. Lande is currently the PI for an NSF funded project investigating the educational pathways of adult Makers and is a co-PI on another NSF funded project on Young Makers. Dr. Lande

Conference Session

New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Zilora, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Jim Leone

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Computing & Information Technology

Engineering Education, 2014 A Mature Approach to AssessmentAbstractEducators can tend to focus on teaching rather than student learning. As such, assessing studentoutcomes is perceived as additional work not directly related to their craft and is an occasionalexercise required to meet the demands of program accreditors. This attitude parallels that ofsoftware developers who see the need to deliver a software project on time and on budget assomething that constrains their creative work. The Capability Maturity Model has been adoptedby many software organizations as a framework to help change attitudes and improve thesoftware development process. In this paper we show that the same principles can be applied tothe assessment

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric L. Wang, University of Nevada, Reno; Ann-Marie Vollstedt, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 24.66.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Method for Adjusting Group-Based GradesAbstractGrades for assignments completed as an individual are a reflection of a student’s actual work,whereas the grade for a group assignment is easily confounded by the effects of their teammates(positively and negatively). Assigning grades to individuals for a group project is importantbecause instructors want to assign grades that reflect effort as well as content. Since all studentsin a group typically receive the same grade for a group assignment, group grades have theundesirable effect of obscuring a student’s true performance. Thus, it is desirable to develop amethod which could be

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Frank P.Eng., Queen's University; Behnam Behinaein Hamgini, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen's University

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First-Year Programs

Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen’s University Page 24.280.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Collaborative cloud-based documents for real-time bi-directional feedback in large lecture activitiesAbstractThis paper presents a pilot project that uses cloud-based documents to provide bi-directional feedbackon open-ended contextualized activities. The course setting is a first year engineering design andprofessional practice course of approximately 700 students, taught in three sections, at Queen’sUniversity, a medium-sized research-intensive

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shakira Renee Hobbs, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; 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

campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356). He is also Co-PI on one NSF-funded project: Should Makers be the Engineers of the Fu- ture?(EEC 1232772), and is senior personnel on an NSF-funded grant entitled Workshop: I-Corps for Learning (i-Corps-L). He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010)and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineeringfrom Purdue

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Spencer S. Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT); Sunday O. Faseyitan, Butler County Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

premiere teach- ing award at RIT. Dr. Kim has directed numerous undergraduate research projects and several students won the first place in the undergraduate and graduate research competitions at the 2012 and 2013 GPEC (Global Plastics Environment Conference; Division of Society of Plastics Engineers).Dr. Sunday O. Faseyitan, Butler County Community College Page 24.655.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Green Plastics Laboratory by Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL)INTRODUCTIONSustainability, industrial ecology, and green

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir Mitin, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Athos Chariton Petrou, SUBY at Buffalo

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Engineering Education, 2014 Hands-on and Virtual Labs for Juniors’ Course on Applied ElectromagneticsIn current submission the authors report on a workshop that was organized as part of the effortson the outreach program of the NSF/TUES funded project “Synergy of educational tools forteaching electromagnetic fields and waves: lab experiments, educational Java applets, numericalmodeling, textbook with power point presentations”. Professors from the College of Nanoscienceand Engineering, University at Albany; Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering,Binghamton University; Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, SyracuseUniversity; and Canisius College of Buffalo, who participated in

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Todd P. Shuba, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mindy Hart, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engagement in large-scale, real-world projects. She has been working with the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) High team to un- derstand whether participating in service-learning engineering projects at the high-school level increases student knowledge about and interest in working in the field of engineering.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University and the Director of Informal Learning Environments Research for INSPIRE (the Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning). She has a BSc in Mathematics from the University of Puget Sound and an MS and PhD in Industrial Engineering from the

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to inspire teachers and students in STEM. As

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Jessica D. Gale; Beth A. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing; Brian Douglas Gane, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jayma Koval, Georgia Tech, CEISMC; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Jayma Koval is a Teacher in Residence in Georgia Tech’s Center for Education Integrating Science, Math and Computing (CEISMC). Previously, Jayma was a middle school science teacher and coordinator of her school’s Science Olympiad team.Mr. Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology Page 24.1071.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Science Learning thatIntegrates Design, Engineering and RoboticsThe SLIDER curriculum is an inquiry and project-based learning curriculum that utilizes LEGOMindstorm ™ NXT kits to teach 8th grade physical science disciplinary content

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, FLATE (Florida Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence); Marie A. Boyette, FLATE; Nina C. Stokes, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Hillsborough Community College in Tampa, FL. Dr. Boyette’s research interests center around data structure and analysis for impact and imple- mentation, and meaningful instructional outcomes for educators, traditional, and non-traditional students. Her practice includes development of experiential learning strategies employed in summer workshops for teachers and exploration of diversity through standard coursework.Mrs. Nina C Stokes, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center Nina Stokes joined the Florida Advanced Technological Education Center (FLATE) at HCC in 2011 as Florida Energy Systems Consortium (FESC) Project Manager. She graduated from the University Col- lege of North Wales, U.K., with a B.S. in Marine

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Michael W. Seek, Old Dominion University; Jon Lester, Old Dominion University

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Construction

students. He has served as the Civil-Site design option evaluator for Senior Design projects each semester as part of his normal teaching responsibilities. Dr. Lester has developed new courses in Civil Engineering Technology to better distribute the student load in Fluid Mechanics and the accompanying laboratory. Dr. Lester has also taught the Professional Engineering preparation courses through the ODU Business Gateway. Dr. Lester has embarked upon the initial asynchronous modality course development and was instrumental in promoting the program forward with this initiative with the Center for Learning and Teaching. He has developed an asynchronous course for Fundamentals of Building Construction and will develop

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Apurva Anil Kambale, Michigan Technological University; Megan Farrish, Michigan Technological University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9876Testing and Refinement of e-Learning Modules on Metacognition and Moti-vationDr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Uni- versity. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State UniversityMiss Apurva Anil Kambale, Michigan Technological UniversityMegan Farrish

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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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

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Transforming a Freshman Electrical Engineering Lab Course to Improve Access to Place Bound StudentsAbstractThis paper discusses the transformation of an introductory electrical engineering lab course intoan interactive hybrid teaching model, a combination of face-to-face and online instruction, toexpand access to Electrical and Computer Engineering to place-bound students. The modifiedcourse will include inter-campus collaborative hands-on laboratory and team project experiences.This has the potential to transform the educational experience of the often isolated place-boundstudents in rural communities, building their social capital and connecting them to a larger

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, NC A&T State University; Brianna Shani Benedict, Industrial & Systems Engineering; Garner Ted Stewart II, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering; Elaine Smith Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

communities in a form closer to thenatural state. When faculty and/or researchers observe student communities, the lens ofobservation is clouded by biases introduced by the non-student observer’s role as evaluator,administrator, and at times, course instructor. These observer biases are well known in theresearch literature and can be compounded by actor biases (students being observed), such thatstudents may significantly alter their behaviors when observed by non-students. Page 24.1308.2Purpose of the ProjectIn this project, we focused on a student ambassador-led effort to observe the process of a newambassador program that consisted of, among other

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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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

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Department at Lawrence Technological University will offer a program in which our graduates have: (a) an ability to apply knowledge and principles of mathematics, science, and engineering in the solution of civil engineering problems (b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze data and interpret results (c) an ability to design a civil engineering system, component, or process to meet desired project needs (d) an ability to function on multi-disciplinary teams including participation in a senior-level design project sequence (e) an ability to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve engineering problems

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

technologies to enhance Drexel’s Engineering Tech- nology course offerings. Eric is currently pursuing a Ph.D in Computer Engineering at Drexel, and is an author of several technical papers in the field of Engineering Technology Education. Page 24.1091.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Imaging of Solar Cells:A Gateway to Teaching STEM DisciplinesAbstractIn this project, we are using image processing (both visible, near infrared, and farinfrared) to study various aspects of solar cells including their materials, deviceoperation, defects, variability, and reliability. Laboratory projects

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee P.E. P.E., Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

misfortunes with frequentfailures and limited success. Regrettably, most of these ancient tools and technologies were lostover time simply decomposing back into dust. Technological change has accelerated rapidly to apoint where what is new today is obsolete tomorrow. No longer are products repaired for futureuse as they were for centuries, they are simply thrown away and replaced with new models withmore features. This is especially true for technological artifacts from the past hundred or soyears. The artifacts remaining were often left in attics, basements, sheds, closets, and otheroverlooked spaces. They were hidden from sight, simply forgotten gathering dust, eventuallydiscarded, and ended up in a dump or landfill. Twelve years ago a project was