Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.; Farhan Qazi

Tagged Divisions

Energy Conversion and Conservation

, has outlined the following steps to organize a solar communitygarden. The organizer need to work concurrently in 3 different areas namely policy, communityorganizing, and project development.o Work on policy to promote community power for support of solar gardens. This can be achieved by working with your local utility, legislators and county planning commission to develop solar gardens programs and zoning rules. Be prepared to support and work toward nationwide policy dealing with solar gardens.o Organize communities by arranging meetings, partnering with local nonprofit and recruiting early adopters. Work with neighborhood associations to find out about parking lots, religious places and unused lands for asset mapping in

Conference Session

K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); John Timothy Gill, Lee-Scott Academy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

following sections, the engineering design serious game will be briefly explained. The later sections will cover the implementation, evaluation, findings and limitations of this study. John Gill, physics teacher at Lee Scott Academy School, was planning to implement a trebuchet project with his students in a physics class. He wanted to introduce the design process in the class before starting to design the trebuchet. The engineering design serious game was chosen to introduce the design process to the students. The engineering design serious game will be referred to as a “game” in the following sections. Page 24.694.3Engineering Design GameThe game

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Olga Stavridis, Ohio State University; Lisa A. Barclay M.S., The Ohio State University ; Lisa Abrams, The Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Jessica Thomas, Ohio State University; John A. Merrill, The Ohio State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

students at summer orientation. The maximum enrollment ofstudents for each class section was 36. Attendance was required and was a component in thegrading scheme. The grade earned by students was either Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.During Autumn 2012, there were four sections of ENGR 1180 offered. The students sat four to atable where a computer was available to each student at the table. The workbook utilized wasDeveloping Spatial Thinking Workbook by Sheryl Sorby and software by Anne FrancesWysocki.8 A Tactile Modeling Set (linking cubes shown in Figure 1) were provided to studentsto build the objects based on a given coded plans (Figure 2) detailed in the workbook. Thesecolorful linking cubes were available during class and for students to take

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajnish Sharma, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Aerospace

practice nonlinear numerical techniques in applied mathematics andengineering to design nonlinear feedback control for aerospace control problems such as , just tomention a few, air traffic control, space monitoring, missile guidance, bio-inspired design ofunmanned vehicles & trajectory planning, space situational awareness, atmospheric reentry andoptimal rendezvous. As a gist, the advantages of implementing a project-based learning exercise are multifold.It is also intended to build a sound programming background for numerical analysis, ordinarydifferential equations and developing user-interactive simulation interfaces using MATLABtoolboxes, which is sort of a judicious investment to practice almost all the engineeringfundamentals

Conference Session

FPD 10: Teamwork

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Adams, Arizona State University; Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

define and understand the problem before moving forward and onlymoving forward with an organized plan; this person is also resistant in Quick Start suggesting aneed to avoid risk. This unique index made a teammate who was unfortunately misunderstood aslazy when what they really needed was more information and an actual plan.The introduction of conation and the Kolbe System™ gave students new vocabulary to use incooperative situations. They were able to better understand their own strengths and what theycould offer to a team scenario as well as better understand their classmates and teammates. Thiswas illustrated in an additional comment on one of the peer evaluation forms (directed to thecourse instructor): “You were hesitant about our

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Foy, L&N STEM Academy, Knox County Schools; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Erin James Wills, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

by multiple days due to technical issuesC. Teaching ApproachThe initial plans for introducing assembly language to high school students was to begin withvery simple projects and slowly introduce code for the students to analyze and understand theorganization and syntax. As processes and vocabulary became routine, the complexity of tasksincreased. The projects were designed to use previous sections of code that the students werefamiliar using to help develop a strong understanding of what was happening and how thedifferent parts of the code functioned. It was important not to overload the students with toomuch information or responsibility for self-learning at the beginning. With each lab, studentsdeveloped troubleshooting skills that could

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim G. Kotnour, University of Central Florida; Charles H. Reilly, University of Central Florida; John A. Selter, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Solutions Connected to and “InSync” with the Project Learner/Reflective PractitionerStudent ResponsibilitiesIn our planning and talking with engineering leaders, the need for the student to make the choiceto be a leader was identified. This choice to enhance their skills leads to the students havingnine responsibilities proactively grow through: 1) Learning the Most from Their Engineering Courses. As shown in the industry’s assessment of the skills (see Table 2), being technically sound is the most important skill. The foundation of engineering leadership is being technically sound. The student must ensure they have the required technical background

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William Travis Horton, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

causes of failing to attain the certification and isworking with the city engineers to develop a plan to attain that LEED Silver certification.Otter Feeder for local zoo: The goal of the otter feeder is to provide a means for otters in thelocal zoo to be provided with fish in their pool without the involvement of zoo staff. The intentis to provide entertainment and enrichment for the otters as well as entertainment for the patronsof the zoo. The team worked through prototypes that could hold fish and release them. Theproject is near completion and involves two tanks of live fish that will release them at times setby the zoo staff into a tube that leads to the otter pool. The tanks are encased in a man-made rockin order to make the device look

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

Norman "Storm" Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

,  Colby  and  Sullivan  (2009)  shown  below  in   Figure  1.   Page 24.792.2 Figure  1.   (Grubbs, 2013)   The  process  begins  with  user  studies  and  problem  identification;  continues  through  the   development  of  a  conceptual  design,  prototyping,  and  testing;  and  ultimately  culminates  in   a  sustainable  implementation  plan  resulting  in  the  creation  of  the  marketable  product   designed  to  solve  the  problem.  (Grubbs, 2013)   The  iterative  nature  of  the  design  process  is  apparent  in  this  model

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

lower power distance, consultative or democratic practices are embraced. Latin American, Asia, Africa, and Middle Eastern countries score very high (have high power distance), whereas Western/Northern Europe and Germanic countries score low. United States score in the middle.2. the level of stress in a society when there is an unknown future, uncertainty avoidance. Societies with high uncertainty avoidance try to reduce stress by careful planning and step-by-step processes and by implementing rules, regulations, and procedures. People in low uncertainty avoidance cultures tolerate change more easily and have fewer roles. They are relatively comfortable with the unknown.3. the degree to which the society emphasizes individuals and

Conference Session

Learning and Assessment in ME

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Lynna J. Ausburn, Oklahoma State University

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Mechanical Engineering

previously measured for engineering students.Through a complex and lengthy process, Conti and his associates developed and validated theinstrument known as Assessing The Learning Strategies of AdultS or ATLAS. An importantadvantage of this instrument is that it is simple to administer and is currently the generally-accepted method for measuring learning strategy preferences.18 Three distinct learning strategygroups were identified: Navigators, Problem Solvers, and Engagers.26 Navigators plan theirlearning and focus on completing the necessary activities to achieve their goals. Order andstructure are important to these learners, who tend to be logical, objective, and perfectionists.They want clear objectives and expectations at the beginning of a

Conference Session

Teaching Communication II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Vadyak; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Christine Haas, Christine Haas Consulting

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

teaching by UTREE members effective?This work-in-progress paper outlines our plans to answer these two questions. First, toprovide a sense of possible teaching, research, and service that such an organizationcould provide to a college of engineering, this paper provides an overview of thoseactivities by UTREE at Pennsylvania State University. Second, to determine whether aformal analysis would even be warranted, this paper analyzes the results of two surveys.The first is a self-evaluation by the UTREE members of their own professionaldevelopment, and the second is a survey by faculty about the effectiveness of theteaching by UTREE members. Third, this paper discusses what would be needed to makean organization such as UTREE a sustainable

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M

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First-Year Programs

-0600; Web site: http://www.proquest.com/en-US/products/dissertations/individuals.shtml, 2010.2. Diseth, A.; Pallesen, S.; Brunborg, G. S.; Larsen, S., Academic Achievement among First Semester Undergraduate Psychology Students: The Role of Course Experience, Effort, Motives and Learning Strategies. Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning 2010, 59 (3), 335- 352.3. Oseguera, L.; Rhee, B. S., The Influence of Institutional Retention Climates on Student Persistence to Degree Completion: A Multilevel Approach. Research in Higher Education 2009, 50 (6), 546-569.4. Whalen, D. F.; Shelley, M. C., II, Academic Success for STEM and Non-STEM Majors. Journal of STEM Education: Innovations

Conference Session

Teaching Communication I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Kelly J Cross, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

team members to ensure overall team success. As withcommunication, this disconnect between the rubric and engineering faculty beliefs may suggestthe need to adapt, and here expand, the rubric to capture components of teamwork that arecentral to professional engineering practice. In this case, engineering faculty do not appear toexpect everyone to be a leader, but rather, to be able to identify the strengths of individual teammembers and develop reasonable work plans that effectively utilize the team’s personnelresources.Implications and Future WorkAnalysis of a subset of 16 of 50 faculty interviews suggests that while faculty often articulatecriteria for effective communication that aligns with national standards, their beliefs show

Conference Session

Data Analytics in Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Barton K. Pursel, The Pennsylvania State University; Anna Divinsky

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Computers in Education

” or“non-studio”, providing them with an option of having a hands-on art experience or competingjust the readings and quizzes. Students received a Certificate of Accomplishment aftercompleting five quizzes with an average of 70%. Those who also submitted 2 assignments were Page 24.907.9awarded a Statement of Accomplishment with Distinction. It was interesting to see that manystudents, who in the beginning were not planning to create artwork, enjoyed the art makingaspect of the course so much that they wanted to submit their assignments and evaluate theirpeers’ work. Section 5 discusses the insights discovered by mining the Art MOOC data

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jitendra S. Tate, Texas State University, San Marcos; Dominick Esperanza Fazarro, University of Texas at Tyler; J. Craig Hanks, Texas State University, San Marcos; Walt Trybula, Texas State University & Trybula Foundation, Inc.; Satyajit Dutta, Texas State University; Robert McLean, Texas State University; Fritz Allhoff, Western Michigan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

their students, whereas Texas State willinsert appropriate modules in existing courses. UT at Tyler also plans to offer these coursesonline to their students as well as industry professionals and community leaders. At Texas State,these modules will be taught face-to-face.Introductory Course: “Introduction to Nanotechnology Safety” introduces students tonanotechnology, nanomaterials and manufacturing, national security implications, and societaland ethical issues of nanotechnology. This course will be a freshman/sophomore level course.After completing this course, students will be able to: (a) understand the ethical and societalimpact of nanotechnology,(b) understand fundamental concepts in sustainable nanotechnology,and (c) understand the

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hans J. Thomas P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Michael Nowatkowski, U.S. Military Academy; Brodie K. Hoyer, U.S. Military Academy; Michael J. Benson, U.S. Military Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Luksa Luznik, United States Naval Academy; Wesley Anderson, U.S. Air Force Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

summer in which to complete an externship. However, due Page 24.960.4to other graduation requirements, the majority spend less than four weeks with the most frequentduration being three weeks. The opportunities afforded to the students are diverse andcategorized into three general areas: 66% worked at a government lab/agency, 24% worked at anindustry lab or facility and 10% worked at another academic institution. For externships to be successful, planning begins a year in advance. The fall prior, facultyspends their time identifying where they want to focus their efforts and coordinating newexperiences. Externships that were conducted the

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

. Students are asked to answer aquestion individually; then they discuss the answers and can be given an opportunity tochange their answer. It takes time to plan good peer-instruction exercises, and it’s easierto justify the time when many students will benefit from it. Students may be moreunderstanding when asked to purchase a clicker for a large class rather than a small class.Tech support is needed to make clickers work smoothly, and it is more likely to beavailable if the class is large.Category 2: Less effort per credit hour taught. In a large class, on most campuses, youwill get TA or grader support; in a small class, you may not. If you have multiple TAs,they can specialize in performing different tasks. For example, in a recent class

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlos Efrén Mora, La Laguna University; Jorge Martin-Gutierrez, Universidad de La Laguna; Beatriz Añorbe-Diaz, Universidad de La Laguna; REYES CARRAU MELLADO, Universidad La Laguna; Antonio González Marrero, University of La Laguna

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Ocean and Marine

screens, presentations and videos is also advisable. Use of tools such as the iPad & Apple TV set would allow us generating more fluent group dynamics. • Despite familiarization with student’s private computer tools, it is usually just limited to online web surfing and basic use of productivity tools. On both short experiences this interfered on development of activities since many doubts arisen among students. In the case of the third experience, the plan of a complete subject dedicated to the use of collaborative tools was also included. In any case, despite the initial lack of awareness, one of the things most appreciated by students were precisely those collaborative tools as they eased their

Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Branoff, North Carolina State University; Modris Dobelis, Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

feature relations; correct feature terminations; correct feature duplication;correct part design intent; and part accommodates planned and unforeseen design modificationwithout feature failure. They further define the components of CAD expertise to include thegeneral categories of the part modeling task, procedural 3D CAD knowledge, strategic 3D CADknowledge, declarative 3D CAD knowledge, graphical and visualization capability, modelingdeconstruction capability, and metacognitive processes 19.Evaluating CAD ModelsStudies involving the evaluation of CAD models have been quite diverse. In a study of thecorrelation between parametric modeling ability and performance on the Mental Cutting Test,Steinhauer used the general categories of approach

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Community Engagement Division

and McTighe (2005) identified three stages: (1) Identify desiredoutcomes and results, (2) Determine what constitutes acceptable evidence of competency in theoutcomes and results, and (3) Plan instructional strategies and learning experiences that bringstudents to these competency levels. They posit this approach will help faculty designinstruction that promotes understanding and fosters student engagement.Another important approach to curricular reform that called for improvement throughoutundergraduate education has been in service-learning pedagogy. Service-learning is a teachingmethod in which students participate in organized service activity for academic credit that meetsidentified community issues, and that reflection done by the

Conference Session

Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Linjun Bu; Kejiang Liu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

an important aspect in the development ofmodeling strategies.Barnes et al.24 suggests that many of the exercises presented to students are in the form of“elegant solutions” which present essentially one single obvious modeling approach. Fortunately,even very simple parts such as those presented in standard graphics texts can be modeled usingdifferent strategies. In planning a part model, the designer must decompose or “featurize” thepart to be created in the solid modeling system. Two common strategies for modeling simpleparts involve decomposition into features based on either additive or subtractive approaches.30Metrics for Evaluating Solid Model Part ComplexityIt is important to choose parts for CAD instruction that present increasing

Conference Session

FPD 5: Course Delivery Methods and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Brooke Morin, Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

University uses the inverted classroom approach. Thestudy should be expanded to the entire first year engineering program to determine if there areany differences due to the different populations, different course content, different contact timeavailable, and different class sizes.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to acknowledge the Fundamentals of Engineering for Honorsinstructional staff for their assistance in developing materials used in this course andadministering the survey to collect data. Also, the authors would like to thank Dr. DebGrzybowski for her valuable input and guidance in the planning stages of this study.References1. J.F. Strayer. “How learning in an inverted classroom influences cooperation, innovation and task

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

practices faculty describe (including coaching, role modeling,being pushed to explain plans and decisions), they also tend to place more emphasis on therapport they are able to develop with their mentors and the encouragement and affirmation theyreceive, but may be less aware of the ways in which faculty mentors seek to protect studentsfrom both project failures and learning failures. The findings thus provide rich insights into howstudents experience teaching and learning in design environments, what they value about thoseexperiences, and, perhaps most importantly, what dimensions of mentoring are more and lessvisible as meaningful supports.By better understanding students’ experiences and perceptions, the findings from this study canhelp design

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Erno Lehtinen, University of Turku; Marja Vauras, Centre for Learning Research, University of Turku; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington; Simone E. Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and our future plans. During the first year of thecollaboration each team has invested effort into building research capacity, coordinating thecollaboration, creating working relationships and an understanding of working habits betweenteams, and exploring the theoretical underpinnings of productive disciplinary engagement. Page 24.1137.3We begin by discussing our overarching theoretical framework, productive disciplinaryengagement. Next we describe the four contexts of the four different research teams represented(Washington - high school students, Oregon - undergraduate engineering students, Finland - highschool science students, Australia

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #9847Subscribing to WII-FM: When will we Begin to Function as a Team?Dr. Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University Dr. Jackson serves as a Tenured, Full Professor in the Department of Technology Systems at ECU. He is a senior faculty member in the Industrial Engineering Technology (IET) program where he teaches a variety of IET courses, including: Production Systems Engineering and Production Planning, Engineering Economics, Human Factors Engineering, and Risk Assessment. His career spans 40 years in the fields of aviation, aerospace, defense contract engineering support, systems acquisition, academics, and

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Conference Session

Computer Hardware

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne W. Walter, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Timothy G. Southerton, RIT Mechanical Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

graduating in the spring of 2014 he plans on pursuing a career in mechanical engineering with a strong focus on consumer electronics and new product design to help make the world that much more entertaining. Page 24.1170.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Teaching Robotics by Building Autonomous Mobile Robots Using the ArduinoIn recent years I have been teaching a project-based Robotics course within our quarter-based Mechanical Engineering program using the Stamp microcontroller. Students workin teams to complete a number of weekly lab exercises

Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University; Alan D. Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

statements. Based onthe feedback of both review groups and the psychometric analysis of the pilot data, we madechanges to the instructions, the scenarios, and the items. For example, a rating statement mighthave been reworded to make it clearer. We included additional items for each scenario so wecould see how the items performed, with the plan to reduce the number of items using the pilotdata. As a result, the scenarios of Version 2 of the instrument had 16 – 24 items each whichincluded additional items for each schema that is required for scoring. It was administered to175 participants.Results from the Version 2 pilot identified several items that did not perform as well as orsimilarly to other items in the same schema. In Version 3, these items

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne L. Berliner -Heyman, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Rosa M. Cano, NJIT; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

benefits?Offering mixed gender programs and all-female programs meant that approximately 70% of thestudents accepted into our summer enrichment programs were female. This and a markedincrease in applications from 4th and 5th grade boys prompted the addition of two all-maleprograms during the summer of 2012. The programs were identical to the fourth and fifth gradeFEMME programs and the 4th and 5th grade mixed-gender programs. Each of the programsaccepted 23 to 25 students; across all six programs there were 141 students.EvaluationA semi-qualitative and objective evaluation was planned to examine differences in classroomclimate, changes in students’ attitudes toward STEM, increases in content knowledge andchanges in students’ perceptions of what