Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint; Pattabhi Sitaram, Baker College, Flint; Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

modules.Module Topics and lab experimentsMaterials Science Sample preparation for microstructural analysis, microstructural analysis using a microscope, Rockwell hardness testingEngineering Computation: Using Excel and Matlab to solve linear simultaneous equations, singleExcel and Matlab nonlinear equation, matrices, eigenvalue problems. Graphing.Mechanics of Materials Tensile test of steel and aluminum specimens, Charpy impact test, deflection of beamsComputer Aided Basic rules of sketching, drafting and projection. Creating 3-D objectsEngineering using ProEngineer software.Advanced Manufacturing

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Distance Learning in Engineering Technology

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela D Hutson-Stone, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Julie M. Little-Wiles, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

exists surrounding gender engagement in onlinecourses to reference or compare. The most in-depth research found on gender was more than 10years old3. This research references online learning in an internet and web design course. In it,McSporran and Young state that the number of women in technology classes is lower than otherclasses. Survey results also found that women preferred online courses to traditional classroomsettings. In that particular course, it was found that the women scored higher than the men onassignments, projects, and the final exam. In addition, women engaged with the online sessionsand quizzes more often than the men3. Beer, Clark and Jones noted no significant differences ingender in online learning in their study and

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Yan Shi, University of Wisconsin - Platteville

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #10865Teaching Basic Class Diagram Notation with UMLGraderDr. Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering Rob is a professor in the software engineering program at Milwaukee School of Engineering where he teaches courses at all levels. He was recently at University of Wisconsin - Platteville, where he taught for 17 years and helped develop an undergraduate program in software engineering and an international master’s program in computer science. In addition to academic experience, Rob has worked on a number of projects in industry ranging from avionics to billing. He holds a Ph.D. in Computer Science

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Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Spring 2013 Summer 2013 Summer 2013E: Strongly disagree Fall 2013 E: Too slow Fall 2013 (c) (d) Q5: Knowing the lab objectives, we Q6: Giving the same working time should improve: and project, I prefer: 0 10 20 30 40 50 0

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moses Kwame Tefe, Norwich University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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Civil Engineering

Traffic/Transportation Engineer for ten years with a private consulting firm in Ghana called Associated Consultants, before proceeding to the Netherlands in 2002 to pursue a Master’s degree in Urban Infrastructure Engineering and Management. After completion in 2004, he returned to Associated Consultants until 2007 when he gained admission to The University of Alabama. His work experience include traffic studies, signal design, pre-contract services like writing of technical proposals and post- contract services like project supervisionProf. Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University Edwin Schmeckpeper, P.E., Ph.D., is the chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Norwich University. Norwich

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education

Engineering Education, 34(1), 26-39. 5. Stern, F., Xing, T., Muste, M., Yarbrough, D., Rothmayer, A., Rajagopalan, G., Caughey, D., Bhaskaran, R., Smith, S., and Hutchings, B. (2006). "Integration of simulation technology into undergraduate engineering courses and laboratories." International Journal of Learning Technology, 2(1), 28-48. 6. Busch-Vishniac, I., Kibler, T., Campbell, P. B., Patterson, E., Guillaume, D., Jarosz, J., Chassapis, C., Emery, A., Ellis, G., Whitworth, H., Metz, S., Brainard, S., and Ray, P. (2011). "Deconstructing Engineering Education Programmes: The DEEP Project to reform the mechanical engineering curriculum." European Journal of Engineering Education, 36(3), 269-283. 7. Cheah, C., Chen

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Kingma, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington ; Kirk A. Reinkens, Washington State University; Scott Winter, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

by Wright StateUniversity and has had a significant positive impact on the retention rate for underpreparedengineering students10. Studies of students taking ENGR 107 at WSU show that they havesignificant improvement in their math efficacy11. Additionally, WSU STARS will take MATH108 Trigonometry, the prerequisite for the first calculus course required of engineers. Theremainder of the second semester is CHEM 101 Introduction to Chemistry (preparation forcollege chemistry), ENGR 120 Innovation in Design (a project-based introduction to engineeringcourse), and general education credits. After two semesters, students will have completed fourcourses required for graduation, lightening the load in the subsequent four years, while alsopreparing

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Yvette Rito, Kansas State University; Jessica Lynn Aschenbrenner, Kansas State University; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University

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Industrial Engineering

Respondents 1-50 5 51 - 150 6 151 - 250 13 251 - 350 5 351 - 450 8 greater than 450 1Responses to four survey questions about problems, projects, and career fair job postings in theentertainment, financial, humanitarian, and manufacturing industries were aggregated to gaininsight to students’ overall interest levels in these sectors. The aggregated response totals areillustrated for all respondents in Figure 3. The entertainment industry received the most ‘VeryInterested’ and ‘Interested’ responses

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Mladenov, Kansas State University; Tara Kulkarni, Norwich University; Mara London, Gonzaga University

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Environmental Engineering

&demonstra0ons& •  Enthusiasm& •  Positive rapport with students •  Frequent assessment of student learning •  Classroom assessment techniques •  Out-of-class homework and projects •  Appropriate&use&of&technology&Figure 2. The ExCEEd model2 with key elements used for in-class activities emphasized in boldtype.The three introductory courses of this study all included an introduction to the following topics:Environmental

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alec Steven Bowen, Oregon State University; Daniel Robert Reid, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. Page 24.426.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development of Interactive Virtual Laboratories to Help Students Learn Difficult Concepts in ThermodynamicsAbstractIn this project, we explore the use of threshold concept theory as a

Conference Session

Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

in the Department of Bioengineering. Her research interests include assessment of motivation, how motivation affects student learning, and student-centered active learning. She is also involved in projects that utilize Tablet PCs to enhance and assess learning, and in- corporating engineering into secondary science and math classrooms. Dr. Benson teaches introductory undergraduate engineering, biomechanics, and graduate engineering education courses. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bio- engineering from Clemson University. Page

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

promote a deeperconceptual understanding of integration with an interpretation of the sign and magnitude of theboundary work transfer using a P-v diagram.Examples of Assignments for Enhancement of Student Depth of KnowledgeIn teaching the first course in thermodynamics for many years, authors have learned that thereare certain areas that students struggle throughout semester. We routinely assign specialproblems or mini projects every semester to help students to overcome their struggle withunderstanding of fundamental concepts. (13,14) One area of student difficulties is the evaluation ofthermodynamic properties in the compressed liquid region. Almost all thermodynamic textbooksprovide compressed liquid thermodynamics property tables only for

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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 PhD, Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

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Materials

integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University Bill Brooks is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineer- ing at Oregon State University. His Ph.D used written explanations to

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip M. Reeves, The Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Prof. Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Liz holds a B.S.E.E. from Penn State (1979), and M.S.E.E. degrees from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1981) and The Johns Hopkins University (1988). She worked in the defense industry for

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nestor L. Osorio, Northern Illinois University

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Engineering Libraries

and others), lists of subject related journals. Librarian's contact - LibGuide's space for the page's owner. Navigation help - gives directions about how to use the LibGuide. Related guides - Guides that offered additional information (subject guides, tutorial guides, etc.). Research ideas - lists of sources where students can find ideas for their projects. The catalog - the library's catalog and others such as WorldCat. Welcome - provides a welcome message to users.This classification scheme was applied to every single page, in this process, labels used forpresenting these materials, services and others, were collected. The labels in Table 1, 2, 11, and12 demonstrated a variety of terminology

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan M. Hicks, University of Florida; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

.150,151Over time, students value these techniques124 and show growth of engineering maturity andepistemology,143 but tend to mirror the perceptions and values of their instructors.138,150Experiential reflection refers to instances in which students reflect on situations experienceddirectly, virtually, or vicariously, such as: games or simulations;144,151-153 problem based learning,project oriented learning, case studies, and combinations thereof;133,140,154,155 design basedlearning;132,156 service learning;141,157,158 internships;142 and development of programs andsoftware.159 Retrospectively analytical reflection seeks to determine relationships betweenpreviously obtained knowledge and experiences, including: creating diagrammaticrepresentations of

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Mee Joo Kim, University of Washington-Seattle; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Elizabeth Burpee

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Engineering Ethics

report an increasing writtencommunication workload over time.33 If supervised properly, Wheeler and McDonald reportthat writing allows students to develop and use critical thinking skills.34 While engineeringprograms typically incorporate ill-defined problems for capstone projects—another recognized Page 24.674.4tool for developing critical thinking, writing for reflection will also help develop skills forproblem identification, analysis, metacognition and the formation of value judgements.30,35Snyder & Snyder suggest essay questions rather than simple recall to encourage criticalthinking.25In addition to promoting the development of

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Alec Bowen, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computers in Education

including the development of pre-test and post-test assessment questions. Additionally, he has a background in remote sensing, data analysis and signal processing from the University of New Hampshire.Dr. Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech Dr. Vinod K Lohani is a professor in the Engineering Education Department and an adjunct faculty in the Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research interests are in the areas of sustainability, computer-supported research and learning systems, hydrology, and water resources. In a major ($1M+, NSF) curriculum reform and engineering education research project from 2004 to 2009, he led a team of engineering and education faculty to reform engineering curriculum of an

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University

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Educational Research and Methods

research projects , and holding part-timejobs on campus lead to increased retention and the likelihood of interaction with fellow students,faculty, and staff whereas off-campus activities and decentralized activities such as off-campusjobs decrease this involvement 43. The proximity to campus also is negatively correlated withcritical interactions. Students who drive to campus have less interaction with faculty (especiallyseniors) and do not take advantage of co-curricular activities, community service, andinternships. Therefore, students who tend to have a centralized community tend to see gains inpersonal and social competence associated with ethical development, appreciation for diversity,understanding of self, and citizenship 44.MethodsA

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

mathematics from Spelman College, a M.S. in industrial engineering from the University of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient.Dr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is an Assistant

Conference Session

Issues in ET Education II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leigh Sharma, Southern Polytechnic State University; Christina R. Scherrer, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Technology

question from student perception standpoint. Webelieve investigating real-life performance, instead of student perceptions of their motivation,enhances the ecological validity of our project and decreases the potential for socially desirableresponding. Although there are many possible indicators of motivation (e.g., including grades onlow-point value assignments, attendance and punctuality, rates of non-instructional cellphone/laptop use during class), for this study, we focus on the grades obtained on low point-valueassignments. We believe these assignments may be particularly unmotivating for many studentsbecause they may be seen as a nuisance, given they are such a small component of an overall classgrade, and thus may be easy to dismiss. Our

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Guilford, University of Virginia; Michael B. Lawrence, University of Virginia

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Biomedical

scores andscores received when serving as a discussant. Right: There is a weak positive trend toward increased scores whenserving as a discussant and overall class participation.Retention and recallWe conducted a 12-month post-test of the students from the inaugural class to determine whetherlearning in the Socratic format improves retention and recall. Twenty multiple-choice questionswere selected from across the semester and re-issued to students using the same online quizprotocol that we used during the semester (QuestionPress). This study was reviewed andexempted by our Social and Behavioral Sciences Institutional Review Board (project 2013-0384-00).Average retention and recall measured mid-semester was 75±4% on the same questions used inthe

Conference Session

ME Laboratories and Undergraduate Research

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; James Dautremont

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Mechanical Engineering

students. The experience suggests that anin-lab support person is important and the ability for that individual to communicate with theremote student groups via an audio-visual interface can enhance the student experience. Inaddition to the above, future development of this project includes provision of a means to controlthe PTZ camera, adding an audio feed to give students additional feedback when useful (e.g.fluid flow labs) and developing pre-labs for students to better understand the equipment beingused. We are also considering various means to allow students to conference among separatelocations in and out of lab. Our plan is to refine the remote setups and redeploy for the comingyear and also develop/adapt laboratory experiences in our other

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don E. Malzahn, Wichita State University; Lawrence E. Whitman, Wichita State University; Ali Ghobahi Katamjani, Wichita State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Page 24.465.13equivalent or are all degrees of the same value? Obviously there are more inputs into the systemof higher education than number of faculty and there are likely other outputs. This is a verysimple structural model.References[1] Massy, W.F., “Initiatives for Containing the Cost of Higher Education,” Stretching the Higher Education Dollar, American Enterprise Institute: Special Report 1, 2013.[2] Duderstadt, J. J., Engineering for a Changing World, The Millennium Project, The University of Michigan, Available at: http://milproj.dc.unich.edu, 2008.[3] College Board Advocacy and Policy Center, Trends in College Pricing , Trends in Higher Education Series, Available at: http://trends.collegeboard.org, 2012.[4] Gabriele

Conference Session

Engineering & Our Global Society

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

wenjuan wang, Beihang University ; Ming Li, Beihang University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Jian Yuan, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

a modern profession,per Western standards. Confucian liberal learning remains a promising resource that could helpdevelop personal and professional integrity among Chinese engineering students and practicingprofessionals, including in terms of both “micro-ethical” and “macro-ethical” considerations.20At the micro level, Confucianism provides guidelines for how to appropriately deal with human Page 24.474.9relations, including the relations between engineers and other stakeholders. At the macro level, aConfucian outlook offers processes and standards to evaluate the sociopolitical ramifications ofengineering projects in terms of their roles in

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

betweenparticipants and computer-assigned scores is much lower; slightly less than 0.7.Currently a group of senior-year students from computer engineering are developing a web-based project based on the modified TF-IDF algorithm. The goal is to make this projectaccessible to people from around the world, so that they can submit their exams for calculation.This is in response to questions asked during ASEE-2013 where instructors wanted access to thissoftware for their own courses. The users of this platform will have their documents categorizedand added to the existing repository, and in return receive a scored wordlist based on themodified TF-IDF algorithm

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manuel D. Rossetti, University of Arkansas; Kim LaScola Needy, University of Arkansas; Edgar C. Clausen, University of Arkansas; Carol Schubert Gattis, University of Arkansas; Micah Hale, University of Arkansas

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

to encourage and enable academically talented but financially needy studentsto complete STEM degrees and enter the workforce. The SIIRE project addresses NSF’sprogrammatic goal by integrating external (industry supported) intern or co-op experiences ofstudents with ongoing on-campus engineering research activities to provide a guided pathway toa graduate engineering degree. The requested scholarship funds defray student educational costsduring their sophomore, junior, and senior years of undergraduate study and during 1.5 years oftheir graduate studies.The SIIRE program addresses the following objectives:1. To provide underrepresented and financially needy undergraduate students with information on the benefits and opportunities associated

Conference Session

Curriculum Development and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. Page 24.556.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Examining Diffusion Networks and Identifying Opinion

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; R. Edwin Garcia, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

techniques used by the battery industrythrough leaning the theoretical and practical aspects of battery fabrication. The instructional teamdesigned this course to build students’ conceptual understanding by integrating the usevisualization and graphical artifacts, like the ones depicted in figure two, and engaging thestudents in the use of modeling and computational analysis to complete class projects andhomework assignments.In addition, the instructor focused on teaching students how to model and analyze batterysystems using analytical and computational techniques used by practitioners and research expertsin battery systems design. The computation tool used in the course was the Virtual Kinetics ofMaterials Laboratory (VKML). The VKML tool is an