Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project director of a National Science Foundation GK-12 grant, Liz developed a highly effective tiered mentoring model for graduate and undergraduate engineering and education teams as well as a popu- lar Family STEM event offering for both elementary and middle school communities. Current projects include providing comprehensive professional development, coaching and program consulting for K-8 integrated STEM using engineering schools in several states and serving as a Professional Development partner for the Engineering is Elementary program. She is also a Co-PI on two NSF DR-K-12 grants focused on practice and research in K-8 engineering education and the chair of the ASEE Long Range Planning Committee on K-12

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Shannon K Reynolds

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Civil Engineering

University17. The fundamentalobjective of the ISI Envision partnership is to aide multi-discipline professionals, from bothpublic and private sectors, in creating infrastructure plans using sustainability metrics as aguiding principle. ISI Envision uses a life-cycle assessment approach to measure thesustainability of each project. This includes evaluating the project for its environmental impacts,life-cycle costs, and socio-economic influences and priorities. Specifically, the rating system isdivided into the following five categories: Quality of Life, Leadership, Resource Allocation,Natural World, and Climate and Risk17. Each ISI Envision category has a list of criteria wheresustainability credits are accumulated if applicable to a specific

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9827Utilizing Think-Aloud Protocols to Assess the Usability of a Test for EthicalSensitivity in ConstructionMr. Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Virginia Tech Kenneth S. Sands II is a doctoral candidate and graduate assistant in Environmental Design and Planning at Virginia Tech. His research focus is on professional ethics and its pedagogy.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons, Virginia Tech Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction & Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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Educational Research and Methods

10 Motive 5 Approach Process Questionnaire (R- Strategy 5 5 Surface Learning SPQ-2F) by Biggs, Kember, 2 10 Memorization 3 Approach & Leung (2001)14 Studying 7 6 Problem Solving Modified from the 4 20 Awareness 5 Approach State Metacognitive Cognitive Strategy 5 Inventory by O’Neil & Abedi, Planning 5 (1996)15

Conference Session

WIED: Pre-College Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Andrews, Aston University; Robin Clark P.E., Aston University

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Women in Engineering

issues raised anddiscussed. A number of these are discussed below.In focusing on the influences impacting girls’ perceptions of engineering and applied sciencethe analysis identified two major underpinning factors: Educational; and Socio-Professional.Each one of these is now discussed in turn. - Educational FactorsIn planning how the interviews should be conducted the two teenage researchers reflectedupon their personal experiences of making the transition from Primary to SecondaryEducation. In particular, it was apparent that the way in which the girls were taught mathsand science at Primary School differed significantly to the learning and teaching approachesthey were later exposed to during High School. In keeping with the participatory

Conference Session

WIED: Curricular Undergraduate Student Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Women in Engineering

the retention quiz illustrate thatthis E3 did not link students to actual previous knowledge and may have caused some confusionas the number of students who accurately answered the combined loading concept questiondropped by nine percent.These results would indicate the bicycle E3; the only one developed by the author, should eitherbe reviewed and revised or discontinued. Considering the time and effort involved in developingthis activity and in building the models, it appears it would have been a more efficient use offaculty time to first implement the proven E3s provided on the ENGAGE website14, includingthose described in Patterson’s17 booklets. Many of those E3’s also come with lesson plans,including concept development, additional

Conference Session

Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

orientation to learning: they expect tests to measure whatthey have learned and internalize the messages of failure that these low grades appear to suggest.Many of the engineering faculty we interviewed agreed with students that tests should reflect amastery of the material: I can’t imagine why anybody would think that that was a good plan for giving tests. I teach statistics. How can a 30 be representative of the knowledge that you’re supposed to learn? (Female White faculty) I don’t know why it exists. I disagree with it because even a smart student who does well with a 50, I just think it’s—there’s no feeling of satisfaction that you’ve learned something. (Male White faculty) You don’t want to see that everybody doesn’t know half the

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge; Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge; Teodoro Navarro

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

and Management Figure 1. Program OrganizationMonthly meetings are held which include the PI’s from CSUN as well as representatives fromthe community college partners. These meetings are used to plan special events for students inthe program, share best practices, and discuss matters related to articulation. Several additionalcourses at the two community colleges have been articulated with our institution since thisprogram began, which has helped to meet the third objective of the grant. Faculty mentors fromCSUN have also made visits to the community college campuses to discuss our institution’sacademic programs and design projects, in order to

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanshan Li, Purdue University; Yang Chen, Purdue University; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

] Keller, J. M. (2000). How to integrate learner motivation planning into lesson planning: The ARCS model approach. Paper presented as VII Seminar, Santiago, Cuba[19] Keller, J. M., & Litchfield, B. C. (2002). Motivation and performance. In R. A. Reiser, & J. V. Dempsey (Eds.), Trends and issues in instructional design and technology. New Jersey, Merill Prenctice Hall.[20] Keller, J. M. (2008). Learning Theories in Plain English. Retrieved from http://www.learning- theories.com/kellers-arcs-model-of-motivational-design.html[21] Kirova, S., Petkovska, B., & Koceva, D. (2012). Investigation of Motivation and Anxiety in Macedonia While Learning English as a Second/Foreign Language. Procedia - Social and

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, Auburn University; George Edward Turner Jr., Auburn University; Randall William Colvin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teachers indicated they ‘might’ implement the curriculum in their classrooms. Inone case, an 8th grade math teacher reported the curriculum would have to be used with anadvanced class and only after completing the required standards. In a second case, anelementary teacher reported uncertainty about whether the curriculum would be appropriate for5th and 6th grade students. In a third case, an 8th grade math teacher provided positive feedbackabout the curriculum but reported that she would share it with the science teacher at her school,implying she did not plan to implement the curriculum with her math students. In total, anoverwhelmingly large number of teachers who responded to the survey question (117 out of 120,or 97.5%) indicated their

Conference Session

Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific; Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; John J Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Christopher Allen Wejmar, University of the Pacific; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Mechanical Engineering

L. Meriam Service Award, and the 2010 ASEE Mid- west Section Outstanding Service Award. Rencis is a fellow of ASEE and ASME. He received a B.S. from Milwaukee School of Engineering in 1980, a M.S. from Northwestern University in 1982, and a Ph.D. from Case Western Reserve University in 1985.Ella R. Sargent, University of the PacificMr. Brock U Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin Brock Dunlap is currently a graduate student at the University of Texas at Austin studying active learning and prototyping methodology. He plans to graduate in May 2014 with a master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering with a focus in design and manufacturing. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from Brigham Young

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Developing Creativity Competency of EngineersAbstract The complete agreement of all stakeholders on the importance of developing the creativitycompetency of engineering graduates motivated us to undertake this study. We chose asenior-level course in Software Testing and Quality Assurance which offered an excellentplatform for the experiment as both testing and quality assurance activities can be executedusing either routine or mechanical methods or highly creative ones. The earlier attemptsreported in literature to develop the creativity competency do not appear to be systematic i.e.they do not follow the measurement ->action plan ->measurement cycle. The measurements

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

involved with heating the polymer network from themagnetic particles. The objectives of this focus area are to teach students to i) identify howstimuli-responsive delivery systems work and their potential applications, ii) build a remotelycontrolled drug delivery system using magnetic particles and an alternating magnetic current, iii)use the system as a test-bed for the application of fundamental mass and heat transfer principles.4. EVALUATION PLAN Summative and formative project evaluation will be carried out according to therecommended practices of the National Science Foundation 64. The following instruments willbe used as a formative assessment of whether the project is meeting its goals.• Pre and post-tests: The questions (written and

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Robert C Calfee, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University; Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

12 and colleagues  performed a multi-institute study of self-efficacy in women engineering students, finding thatself-efficacy is indeed related to women students' plans to continue in the traditionally male-dominated field of engineering. Similar observations have been found for minority students.With over 30% of the current freshmen at the authors’ institution being from minoritybackgrounds (African American, Hispanic, Native American and/or Pacific Islander)  and 16%first generation college students, methods for increasing self-efficacy through our teaching willbe important to support and successfully educate a diverse student body in engineering.  With regard to self-efficacy in mechanics, Montfort 14 studied conceptual understanding

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

conceptions of and preparations for their specific careers; 2) identify the educational andworkplace factors, or combinations of these factors, that most influence the development ofengineering students into successful ECPs; and 3) illuminate the pathways of early ECPs interms of planning and preparing to meet future career goals and overcome challenges4. Page 24.580.3MethodologyThe PEARS instrument was an online survey administered to engineering graduates four yearsafter earning their engineering bachelor’s degrees in 2007. The graduates came from four U.S.research universities that graduated 2,520 engineering alumni in 2007. Of the 1,801 alumni

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

sponsored by National Science Foundation Page 24.621.2(DUE-0942932). As the robotics curriculum and its educational structure as well as effectivenesswere previously covered16,17, this study presents the NSF-sponsored robotics curriculum impactas well as linkage on the engineering design process and describes an open-ended autonomousforestry robot design and construction perspective to retrieve simulated soil samples during theIEEE 2013 Region-5 robotics competition that simulated a forest fire region filled with differenttypes of obstacles and required autonomous robot navigation and effective path planning. Therobotics curriculum focuses on

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

. Page 24.625.6 Figure 2. Introduction to Chemical, Food, and Environmental Engineering Design course structure“Concepts” introduce students to the engineering design process, problem-solving techniques,working in teams, engineering as a profession, and planning for success that students then applyin “Laboratory” on two actual design projects. Students were organized into multidisciplinaryteams of three to four members; the group had a total of thirty-eight students (15 male).The “Concepts” section uses quizzes given in nearly every session to ascertain whether studentshave understood the material in their pre-class reading assignments. In addition, we encouragestudents to write brief reflective journal entries to further solidify and

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas; Edward A. Pohl, University of Arkansas

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

127 346 144 418 146 430 Total 473 562 576 Page 24.629.3 27% 30% 26% 28% 25% 28% Female Minority Female Minority Female MinorityAlthough students are allowed to design a personalized plan of study, the MSOM degreerequirements ensure that graduates receive both a breadth and depth of knowledge within theoperations management field by requiring courses within four core competency areas andelectives. The current course library

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Brett Stone, Brigham Young University; Edward Red, Brigham Young University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Michael Wright; David E. French, The Boeing Company; Shigeo Hayashibara, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Carl Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; John P. Sullivan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

seeking employmentoutside of the STEM fields [6]. 1In addition to these workforce challenges, there is also a growing skills gap [7, 8, 9] which alongwith high attrition rates (45% of young professionals plan on leaving their current employer inthe next five years [1]) presents a perfect storm for employers such as Boeing. In 2011 forexample, Boeing spent $27 Million on STEM programs [5] to inspire the next generation ofinnovators at all levels of the education system to pursue a STEM career.The AerosPACE course builds on two multi-university capstone projects carried out during the2011 – 2012 and 2012 – 2013 academic years. The 2011 – 2012 project

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Edward W. Chandler P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Owe G. Petersen, Milwaukee School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

in evolving program updatesand changes on a coordinated, consensus basis. Annual renewal of the transfer agreementsinspires frequent conversations between faculty members and counters curricular drift.15DiscussionThe AAS-EET to BSEE Transfer Track was launched in the Fall 2013 term when 25 AAS-EETstudents transferred into the BSEE program. As of the second term, 23 of these studentscontinued on track (one student continued off-track and one plans to return in the spring term).The most significant issue identified for this transfer group was students taking on heavycomposite workplace/academic overloads, despite strong academic advising to the contrary.Earlier and more aggressive academic advising in this regard is planned for future transfer

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen L. Bollenbach, University of Virginia; Erika D. Powell, University of Virginia; Stephanie L. Moore, University of Virginia; James F. Groves, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States during most of the past decade.1 Page 24.239.2In 2012 over two thirds of postsecondary institution chief academic officers stated that onlinelearning is critical to their institution’s long-term strategy, up from about 50% in 2002.1 At thesame time, just 30% of institutions offering online courses (but no online degree programs) and60% of institutions offering online courses and degree programs include online education as partof their strategic plan. Additionally, while awareness of and interest in online postsecondaryeducation is high, many in higher education are wary of the medium and cite

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a change from a design challenge based on chemical engineering toone based on agricultural engineering. For grade 4, this was a change from a design challengebased on package engineering to one based on geotechnical engineering.Students received an average of 14 hours of engineering instruction (SD = 8 hours) during theyear. This instruction, based on hands-on and collaborative learning, included preparatorylessons focused on what is technology, engineering, and engineering design process;brainstorming about technology; new critical vocabulary (e.g. design, plan, test); and sometimesa model-eliciting activity15. After preparation, teachers taught the four lessons in the grade-levelselected EiE unit (The Best of Bugs: Designing Hand

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

concept, for example, in the computer science context, it would be developing a program to run the telescope, focusing on the program development cycle, with writing (editing) the code, compiling, executing, and debugging it  experiment – this activity relies on enforcing the essential concept of scientific inquiry, which in the context of computer science would be testing the software developed for a telescope, with outlining test plans, conducting actual testing, and showing the test results  project – this activity is typical to a full-fledged engineering process, that is, developing software in four stages, with formal (a) requirements, (b) design, (c) implementation, and (d

Conference Session

Applications of Online Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston (CoT); Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston (CoT); Barbara Louise Stewart

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

-14; gaining insight into time use15; and planning and allocating time16,17 . Additionally, some authors focused on techniques for managing time9, 18-33. Furthermore,some authors viewed time management as a process of self-regulation, goal setting, orprioritizing34-36 or as a means to mitigate stress or achieve life balance20, 37, 38.For this study, the authors were also interested in knowing whether the literature provided insighton whether instructional design can influence time management or whether time managementskills can be taught. The research review showed mixed results. While multiple authors 19, 39-43contended that skills to support time management can be taught and learned, studies by Slavenand Totterdell22 and Macan24 did not

Conference Session

WIED: Medley

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Beth A. Powell, Tennessee Tech University

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

formalize a process. There's always a formal process for communication in the workplace anyway. There's always some planning time, some meeting. You have to formalize that. (White professional)One reason that procedures may be so effective is that they influence future behavior rather thanharp on past problems. For instance, one professional noted that formal brainstormingprocedures “driv[e] the conversation forward” (White professional) by providing a means tohear from everyone in the group. Rather than focusing on interpersonal relationships, formalprocedures can provide a mechanism for hashing out ideas.By contrast, less than one-fourth of students (4/19) mentioned following formal procedures orestablishing ground rules as a means

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University Sibiu, Romania

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

determine the optimal architecture, structure, sizeand control strategy of the hybrid power system. It can perform comparative economic andmodeling analysis on a distributed generation power system in order to get the best solution interms of cost, performances, size and structure. Several educational modules were developed, arein process or planned to be developed. The first developed module is about how to use, interactand understand with HOMER software package. Other modules are focusing on how design,analyze and optimize hybrid power systems (implying various combinations of wind, solar, fuelcells and batteries). A module underway to be developed is one that can be considered as a guideon how to use renewable energy to secure a sustainable grid

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

group is responsible of only one designcomponent: architecture, structure, HVAC or Lighting/electrical. An office standard prepared by thedepartment of civil and architectural engineering is distributed over the students.This course teaches the student how to prepare a final set of discipline specific construction documents,including engineering calculations production drawings, and specifications. The student will discusscontracts, ethics, and construction administration as they relate to the project.Autodesk Revit 2013 is pivotal in system design. This program allowed students to layout the architectureplans, sections and elevations of the architecture plans, structural, ductwork, piping, lighting fixtures,power panels, power and lighting

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radian G Belu, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.)

Tagged Divisions

Ocean and Marine

and pressure. The paper presents the design, testing and implementationof such EH system, supplying power to a WSN node, and the lessen learned during this project. 3. Low-Coast Energy Harvester for a Costal Monitoring Wireless Sensor NodeThis project is an underway project for MET 421/422/423 (Senior Project Design), preformed bya team of four students, two electrical and two mechanical seniors. MET 421/422/423 is asequence of three-quarter capstone project design courses required for all the BSET majors. Thecourse focuses on planning, development, and implementation of an engineering design project,which includes formal report writing, project documentation, group presentations, and projectdemonstrations. The goal of these courses is to

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-Lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

mentor) acts as arole model and guide for a less experienced person (a protégé) specifically advising he or she inacademic, personal, and/or professional aspects of their lives 14-16. The term “mentor” comesfrom the Greek poet Homer, in which Odysseus in The Odyssey selected “a trusted friend,Mentor, to educate, tutor, protect, and guide his son” (p. 66) 17. Professional mentoringoriginates in teaching, medical, and clinical practices 18,19. The meaning of the word “mentor”can have multiple contextual meanings such as “teacher”, “counselor”, or “advisor” relative tocorporate and educational environments. In general, mentors provide feedback regarding career plans and interpersonaldevelopment and are committed to helping protégés succeed in