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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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. The lack ofsituated or contextual curricular materials integrating conceptual understanding and practiceimpedes students’ abilities to be productive and innovative engineers.Project GoalsThe objective of this research effort is to synthesize early career engineering professionals’ andstudents’ mental representations or models of traffic signal systems and use this knowledge todevelop a concept inventory in traffic signal operations that is relevant to engineering practice.Conducting fundamental engineering education research on student and practitioner ways ofknowing is a critical and often overlooked first step in curriculum and assessment design. Assuch, having an engineering design relevant traffic signal operations concept inventory (TSCI

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew C. Hurt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert C. Deadman, Ivy Tech Community College; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel O. Lybrook, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Professor in the Department of Technology Leadership and Innovation in the College of Technology at Purdue University.He has expertise in Human Resource Development and Curriculum Development. Page 24.973.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Pathways to Technology LeadershipAbstractTechnology-rich organizations need people who can pair technical knowledge, skills, andabilities with an ability to lead people. Organizations have historically focused on hiringemployees with either a strong technical competence or a strong leadership competence. The 21stcentury

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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First-Year Programs

, Learning Outcomes, Project-based Learning (PBL).1. IntroductionThe role of introductory courses in engineering is commonly acknowledged to be extremelyimportant for student engagement as well as retention.4 The introductory courses in engineeringgenerally serve the purpose of raising student awareness about engineering careers and theengineering curriculum while trying to excite and motivate them by using hands-on activities,projects, etc. The core learning objectives of the introductory courses involve activities thatentail application and understanding rather than higher level cognitive outcomes involving Page 24.854.2design and analysis. An

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Engineering as a Professional Calling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9903Engineering and Engineering Education as Spiritual VocationsMs. Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Julia Thompson is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her current research is focused on service-learning partnerships in engineering education. She also does extensive research in global engineering education, and has an interest in how to integrate Quaker process in engineering design. Julia received her undergraduate BS in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley, and worked as a energy consultant for a few years before starting her doctoral studies.Mel Chua, Purdue

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Paper ID #9437A Platform for Computer Engineering EducationDr. Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Sohoni is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Computing Systems at Arizona State University’s College of Technology and Innovation. Prior to joining ASU, he was an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University. His research interests are broadly in the areas of computer architecture and perfor- mance analysis, and in engineering and computing education. He has published in ACM SIGMETRICS, IEEE Transactions on Computers, the International Journal of Engineering Education, and Advances in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anirudh Roshan Sriram, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karthik Ramani, Purdue University

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self-exploration ofproblems by:  Providing an environment that facilitates the integration of engineering analysis and engineering design by allowing users to explore different design options in early stages even before the detailed designs are made  Stimulating an environment for design-analysis exploration, in which questions like „what-if‟, „why‟, „what‟ and „how‟ will be more effectively answered through on-the-fly simulation and visualization.  Allowing better understanding of practical situations through solving problems, where conventional equations do not apply, and also beyond “toy” textbook problems.  Enabling the transition from a model of education that is teacher-centered and passive to

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International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly

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International

/administrative commitment.13Despite the diversity in types of pedagogical strategies, the research on the impact of theseapproaches for students’ preparedness for global workforces has been limited.7 In contrast,however, researchers have identified many challenges associated with the implementation ofinternational experiences in engineering programs: limited capacity of an already content-fulland highly sequenced curriculum, high costs to implement globally focused programs, and therisk of delaying graduation when international experiences are included as a degreerequirement.7, 14 These challenges indicate that a more comprehensive and integrated approach toenhance development of global preparedness in engineering students is necessary to meet

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. Page 24.833.1 He is the primary programmer of the AIChE Concept Warehouse and his current focus is on its continued development, specifically creating and integrating Interactive Virtual Labs.Dr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10148 Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is also an area in which

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

, they do not have specific PMBOK5 correlateprocesses and were omitted from the matrix. Specialization, however, does play an importantrole in accreditation and is an integral outcome because, along with Breadth, it identifies CEManagement as a top tier course and one of the civil engineering subdisciplines needed foraccreditation. As previously provided, the description of Outcome 15: Specialization for thelevel of achievement selected by faculty, is as follows: Apply specialized tools or technologies to solve problems in traditional or emerging specialized technical areas of civil engineering.The ability to satisfy Specialization is conditioned on the use of “specialized tools ortechnologies” in the execution of the course, a

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Jenny Li, Kean University; Patricia Morreale, Kean University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

studentsfor future software engineering courses. The two concepts are integrated developmentenvironment (IDE) and basic software testing. We observed the students’ progress and found thaton average students can program similar projects 80% faster after learning and using the twosoftware engineering concepts. 1. Introduction Introductory software programing is an important first-year course that brings students to thedoor step of the CS major, which we consider as a CS1 course based on the definition given in[1]. It is also a requisite course for many students majored in Science, Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM). The majority of the curriculum of this course is to teach a specificprograming language without any introductory concepts of

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

electrical engineering students in upper division courses thathave a few select hands-on activities distributed throughout the semester will also be studiedwhere a comparison between depth of learning of topics with a hands-on component and topicsthat are taught in a traditional theoretical lecture format will be carried out. An assessment tool to Page 24.282.3determine the concerns and insights of faculty who are responsible for courses in which hands-onlearning activities have been integrated and courses that have a mobile hands-on companion labcourse is under development. The goal is to determine the set of resources and support that

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Curtmola, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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explore ways inwhich Cloud Computing technologies can be leveraged to improve classroom instruction, hasbeen developed to support the educational component of the NSF CAREER grant awarded in2011 to Dr. Reza Curtmola at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The goal of the programwas twofold: first, to expose high school teachers to the concept of Cloud Computing and thetechnologies associated with it, and second, to help teachers develop curriculum units based onCloud Computing technologies that can be integrated into different high-school subjects.Sixteen high-school teachers participated in the program. The participants’ teaching areasspanned a wide array of subjects ranging from Computer Technology, Math, Physics andChemistry, to Human

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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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/engineering earned in the United Statesduring the last twenty years shows that less than 20 percent of graduates account forunderrepresented minorities which place this population in great disadvantage with other ethnicgroups. Given that New Mexico is a state with high percentage of underrepresented minorities,the Department of Engineering at Northern New Mexico College through the support of GoogleInc. and the National Science Foundation has organized and developed Computational Thinking(CT) workshops and activities for K-12 teachers and pre-service teachers during the last twoyears as an approach to increase the awareness of Computer Science among K-12 students inNew Mexico. The curriculum developed in the workshops have provided teachers andpre

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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education; and mathematical thinking.Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation Marisa Wolsky is an Executive Producer at WGBH Educational Foundation with over 20 years of expe- rience turning STEM content into entertaining and educational media. Ms. Wolsky is the Principal In- vestigator for the NSF-funded series Design Squad, for which she oversees all aspects of the production, translating its engineering content into entertaining across many platforms. She is also Senior Producer for the NSF-funded preschool science series Peep and the Big Wide World, responsible for managing its production and working closely with the series’ advisors to oversee the implementation of Peep’s educa- tionally rich science curriculum

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Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael L. Jones, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

obstacles to their Page 24.871.2intended activity.   1  An overview of project-based learning in engineering education Problem-based learning pedagogy has a long history in medical education, wherePBL has increasingly been integrated into core curriculum, even in more conservativeeducational institutions [2, 10]. Medical PBL encourages collaborative investigation ofmedical cases, where students take the lead on case research and resolution and facultyplay an expert advisor role. Meta-analysis of PBL effectiveness studies suggests themove to PBL has shown weak

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The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

sports projectiles. She is the co-author of an innovative textbook integrating solid and fluid mechanics for undergraduates.Dr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College Dr. Kristen Sanford Bernhardt is Chair of the Engineering Studies Program and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Her expertise is in sustainable civil infras- tructure management and transportation systems. She teaches a variety of courses including sustainability of built systems, transportation systems, transportation planning, civil infrastructure management, and Lafayette’s introductory first year engineering course. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

for Engineering Education, 1976.4. V. Subbian and F. R. Beyette “Developing a new advanced microcontrollers course as a part of embedded systems curriculum,” IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013, pp. 1462-1464.5. V. Subbian and C. Purdy “A hybrid design methodology for an introductory software engineering course with integrated mobile application development,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2014.6. V. Subbian and C. Purdy “UnLecture: A novel active learning based pedagogical strategy for engineering courses,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2014. Page 24.1301.11

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University

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Engineering Management

Engineering (COE)wanted to teach eight of 10 courses. With the help of the Provost, a compromise was reachedallowing the COB to teach three of 10 courses while COE taught seven of 10 courses. Therevenue for the three COB courses goes entirely to the COB with all administrative costs coveredby the COE. In addition to the quality of the COB courses, another benefit of having three COBcourses in our engineering management program has been enhanced student enrollments. Ourprospective students are very impressed with the COB courses in our curriculum. I would verystrongly advise others who may be considering the development of an engineering managementprogram to work with their COB early on during the proposal phase to reach a compromiseregarding both

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K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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offormal educational settings4. Contemporary values underpinning the nature of STEM basedsubjects’ places greater focus on preparing students to be active participants in society. It istherefore the role of STEM educators to motivate students to explore and establish what is ofvalue to them and in turn to increase the capability of students to critically engage in andhave an impact on society5, 6.In Ireland, proposed change at lower post-primary level (Junior High, 12-15 year olds) aimsto move towards a more design focused curriculum, where the focus of education is on theneeds of the student to develop competencies and not driven by the need to perform in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

by instructors to meet their preferredobjectives. Therefore, while they may be prerequisites to second-year courses, first-yearengineering programs are not necessarily integrated into an engineering curriculum. Further,since they are often designed with little consideration for best practices in introductory coursedesign, overall outcomes and content vary widely. This leads to the issue of course developers“reinventing the wheel,” considering successful models are not adequately disseminated. Theproblem is further exacerbated by a lack of definition for first year models. Despite a developerknowing what they want in a course, he or she may not be able to find a course with similaroutcomes with nothing more than "first year engineering" as a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville (TAMUK); Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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institutions. However, since Hispanics are less likely to earn engineeringor engineering technology degrees15, forestry robotics engineering design can reach out morebroadly with minority groups by integrating robotics with forest or agricultural applications.This presentation describes the design, construction, and evaluation of an autonomous forestryrobot development by a student team and associated engineering design enhancements of arobotics curriculum. The robot design took place as part of the robotics curriculum that wasdeveloped as well as offered by Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as well asMechanical and Industrial Engineering Departments at Texas A&M University-Kingsville(TAMUK), a minority serving institution, and was

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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., Tavener, S., Voss, K. Armentrout, S. Yaeger, P. and Marra, R., 1999, "Using Applied Engineering Problems in Calculus Classes to Promote Learning in Context and Teamwork," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 12d5-14.3. Barrow, D.L. and Fulling, S.A., 1998, "Using an Integrated Engineering Curriculum to Improve Freshman Calculus," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Conference, Seattle, WA.4. Hansen, E.W., 1998, "Integrated Mathematics and Physical Science (IMPS): A New Approach for First Year Students at Dartmouth College," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 579.5. Kumar, S. and Jalkio, J., 1998, "Teaching Mathematics from an Applications Perspective," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of the co-op program as the primary vehicle forassessment of this learning outcome provides the additional benefits of curriculum andassessment input by industry constituents who work directly with the students.Curriculum OverviewThe School of Engineering at GVSU offers a bachelor of science in engineering degree withmajors in computer, electrical, interdisciplinary, product design and manufacturing, andmechanical engineering. The majors share a mostly common set of foundation courses, and eachundergraduate major is a secondary admission program. Criteria for secondary admission includecompletion of all foundation courses with a grade of „C‟ or better and maintaining an overallgrade point average of 2.70 or higher (on a 4.00 scale).All

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor; Francine K. Schlosser, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

recently awarded University of Windsor’s Golden Jubilee Professorship in Business. Page 24.912.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Modern Engineering Sandwich: Management, Globalization and Entrepreneurship on Top of Product DevelopmentIntroduction As globalization leads to an internationally integrated production and consumption ofgoods, cultural products, and services, local and national identities are challenged. Globalizationcreates challenges and opportunities for companies providing goods or services. The coursediscussed in this paper reviews the impact

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; Bassam H. Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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of New Mexico. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing curriculum and training development, teaching short courses, and coordinating the scheduling and registration of COSMIAC and NSF courses. Mr. Kief has a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of New Mexico. He has published and taught in the areas of digital and programmable logic, satellite design and in verification and validation of systems. He is also an IEEE senior member.Mr. Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College Mr. Bassam Matar is a ”fun and challenging” guy who clearly gets things done and loves his work. He is a 22-year veteran engineering faculty in the Maricopa Community College District. After 11 years of

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ECE Program Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh; Gregory F. Reed, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

, teaching activities, and related pursuits include advanced electric power and energy generation, transmis- sion, and distribution system technologies; power electronics and control technologies (FACTS, HVDC, and MVDC systems); renewable energy systems and integration; smart grid technologies and applica- tions; and energy storage. Dr. Reed has over 27 years of combined industry and academic experience in the electric power and energy sector, including engineering, research & development, and executive man- agement positions throughout his career with the Consolidated Edison of New York, ABB Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., and DNV-KEMA. He is an active member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society and the American

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K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas

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support and minimal risk;• Including members of the K-12 community, education and learning science community, as well as industry on department and college curriculum committees; and• Integrating the design experience vertically by including K-12, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and graduate students in engineering design projects; among others.However, one particular solution for engineering recruitment and retention is to train teachers inSTEM areas so that they can intercede while students are still young. Many universities conductsummer programs for middle and high school students; however, little has been done to train K-12 teachers. This paper documents the efforts to increase STEM awareness of pre-serviceteachers through a one-week

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Hannah McQuade, The Center for Engineering Education Research; Andrew League, Michigan State University; Chris John Bush, The Center for Engineering Education Research; Michael Cavanaugh, Michigan State University, Center for Engineering Education Research

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Educational Research and Methods

several research projects focusing on competencies- based curriculum redesign and implementation aimed to integration across curricula; increasing the re- tention rate of early engineering students; providing opportunities for STEM graduate students to have mentored teaching experiences.Dr. Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University Mark Urban-Lurain is an Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Center for Engineering Edu- cation Research at Michigan State University. Dr. Urban-Lurain is responsible for teaching, research and curriculum development, with emphasis on engineering education and, more broadly, STEM education. His research interests are in theories of cognition, how these theories inform the

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Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Darrell Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #9669A Multidisciplinary MOOC on Creativity, Innovation, and Change: Encour-aging Experimentation and Experiential Learning on a Grand ScaleDr. Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests include problem solving, invention, and creativity in science and engineer- ing, as well as robotics and computational dynamics. In addition to her membership in ASEE, she is a Senior

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarvesh S. Kulkarni, Villanova University; Frank Klassner, Villanova University; Vijay Gehlot, Villanova University; E.J. Dougherty III, Villanova University; Sue McFarland Metzger, Villanova University; William P. Wagner, Villanova University

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experiential and inter-disciplinary learning intheir curricula. For instance, some courses attempt to introduce experiential leaning throughinter-disciplinary projects.4 Others teach loosely related topics using a unifying theme in fieldssuch psychology5 and biology.6 However, most inter-disciplinary courses usually focus on thedepth of specific content in a couple of disciplines rather than the breadth, i.e. integration ofcontent across a variety of disciplines. More specifically, all students taking such an inter-disciplinary course are required to master the skills and the content equally well regardless oftheir core discipline. An immediate shortcoming of this approach is that it severely restricts thediversity of student participants with respect