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Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kumar Yelamarthi, Central Michigan University; Eron E. Drake, Central Michigan University

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Electrical and Computer

experience in leading instructional and faculty development programs and services. She annually conducts over 40 workshops on high-impact teaching and learning practices, provides consultations with faculty, de- partments and colleges, and presents at national and international conferences. She is a member of the Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education. Page 26.948.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Increasing Student Learning and Interest in a Flipped First-Year Electrical & Computer Engineering CourseAbstract

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Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #11765Leadership Capacity Building for Manufacturing EducationDr. Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Dr. Niaz Latif is the Dean of the College of Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). He has served for two years as the Dean of the Graduate School and additional two years as the Interim Asso- ciate Vice Chancellor for Research and Graduate Studies at PUC. He has been Principal Investigator for National Science Foundation grants and US Department of Labor grant. He oversaw more than eighty sponsored research/project grants with a value of more than $20 million. He has authored/co

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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney S. Smith, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #12958Understanding the Mentoring Needs of African-American Female Engineer-ing Students: A Phenomenographic Preliminary AnalysisMs. Courtney S Smith, Virginia Tech Courtney S. Smith is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. Her research interests span the mentoring experiences of African American women in engineering, campus climate and best practices for diversity and inclusion in the STEM classroom.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

given to the studentsis considered when utilizing team-based activities in the classroom. It is important for the projectassigned to be complex enough to require the work of the entire team and challenge the studentsthat are involved.3 Time limits, and deadlines that encourage the assignment to be completedthrough collaboration, are essential when designing a team project. If one student can accomplishthe task on their own, then there is no need for the team to work together.Several researchers have written about the use of assigned roles for student teams. For example,Schaffer and Lei explored the advantage of requiring students in a senior-level course to assignand define roles on teams and found that students who were required to take on and

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Robert R. Klein, Western New England University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Training for Leadership and Team Skills from Freshman Year ForwardLeadership and small-group skills for engineers are not only important for interacting with the 3-5 people on a design team during their academic career, but for performing well on professionalengineering teams, which often include customers, support personnel (who are not engineers),and other constituencies in the workplace. This issue is best captured with this quote from Mr.Bock of Google, “What we care about is, when faced with a problem and you're a member of ateam, do you, at the appropriate time, step in and lead. And just as critically, do you step back....". 1Our work

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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Alyce Wilson, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Deonte Cooper, Bulls-Eye

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

promote a healthy student community among academia. He have worked as the Program Coordinator of Promoting Academic Success for Boys of Color (PASBOC). This program exam- ined the relationships of college mentors with elementary mentees to better understand their experiences and outcomes. He earned my undergraduate degree in Psychology from USF. His main focuses are to recruit, engage and graduate underrepresented students from college. His research interest include men- toring relationships, multicultural awareness, game making, K-12 outreach, service learning, app building and robotics. Page 26.311.1

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Colin M. Gray, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

learning.Building upon these findings, the next step in our research program is to develop a model forconcept generation pedagogy that can be adopted by engineering instructors across the country.In this project, our central goal is to ensure the transferability and dissemination of ourinstructional materials and methods to a wide variety of engineering classrooms. Our projectutilizes best practices in pedagogical development and foundational research on implementingnew pedagogy in engineering.Project PlanProblem solving is generally regarded as the most important cognitive activity for engineers;Jonassen goes further to identify design as the most complex type of problem solving 39. Ourproject expands the Design Heuristics approach into a series of

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Jodi Reeves, National University; Frank Xavier Montes; Tom J Gurbach

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Computing & Information Technology

dashboards werechosen as the solution. A survey of the executives using any form of dashboard for theiroperations found that more than 70 percent agreed dashboards had a positive impact ontheir decision making process, largely due to the efficient access of information14. Figure 2. Oklahoma State Regents Dashboard15 Page 26.312.7 Figure 3. UT Productivity Dashboard16Proper Dashboard Implementation PracticesBased on data visualization, and industry best practices in data dashboardimplementation, successful dashboard design and implementation in higher education isattainable. In this section, the comparison of

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Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Steven Brill, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distinguished Award for Excellence in the cate- gory Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-SoE’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 7 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 55 journal articles, and 109 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 16 M.S., and 4 Ph.D. thesis students; 31 undergraduate research students and 11 under- graduate senior design project teams

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert G. Batson P.E., University of Alabama

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Design in Engineering Education

, 2015 An Approach to Teaching People Skills in Senior Design Project Courses Introduction The premise of this paper is that most engineering students are ill-prepared for the demands their careers will place on them to interact with other people one-on-one, within teams, and within organizations—organizations that are often global in character. The senior design project provides an opportunity (literally a last chance) for graduating seniors to recognize and develop people skills needed for success. Because the project is intended to simulate real engineering practice, the faculty member can observe each student’s people skill level in project context and at a minimum provide insights and coaching to each student in order to improve those

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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Business-Higher Education F. Increasing the Number of STEM Graduates: Insights from the U.S. STEM Education & Modeling Project. Business-Higher Education Forum;2010.5 Church, A. STEM Mentoring--Aspiration to Achievement. NCSSSMST Journal. 2010;16(1):13-14.6 Strayhorn, T.L. & Terrell, M.C. The Evolving Challenges of Black College Students: New Insights for Page 26.1146.10 Policy, Practice, and Research. ERIC; 2010.7 Snead-McDaniel, K. Exploration of the Lived Experiences of Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Minority Students, ProQuest LLC; 2010.8 Redmond, S.P

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fei Hu, University of Alabama; Thomas Morris, Mississippi State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

design and wireless sensor networking issues.Dr. Thomas Morris, Mississippi State University Dr. Tommy Morris currently serves as Director of the MSU Critical Infrastructure Protection Center (CIPC), Associate Director of the Distributed Analytics and Security Institute (DASI), and Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Mississippi State University. Dr. Morris received his Ph.D. in Computer Engineering in 2008 from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX with a research emphasis in cyber security. His primary research interests include cyber security for industrial control systems and electric utilities and power system protective relaying. His recent research outcomes include vulnerability

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Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Hee Kim, Iridescent ; Tara Chklovski, Iridescent

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #13613Engineering students teaching hands on engineering design challenges to un-derserved community familiesDr. Amy Hee Kim, Iridescent Amy Kim is the Sr. Director of Content Development at Iridescent, a science and engineering education nonprofit. She is trained in physical chemistry (Ph.D. University of Chicago) with a strong passion for improving STEM education in informal settings. In graduate school, she chose to pursue a career path where scientists can give back to their communities. She was a science policy fellow at the National Academy of Sciences where she learned how to effectively communicate

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Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Foreman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Karl Perusich, Purdue Statewide Technology DO NOT USE DUPE

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Computing & Information Technology

designed for easy integration into existing courses for students in variousprograms. For example, a course in information assurance could include the topics for CISstudents to acquaint these students with aspects of ICS. Likewise, a course in industrial controlcould include the topics for engineering students to acquaint these students with principles ofcyber-security. These courses would be recommended at the senior or graduate level in order tobest accommodate alternative thinking and application. The modules advance the mutual Page 26.573.3understanding of ICS cyber-security concepts so that when encountered in industrial settings,both

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Dirk Schaefer, University of Bath

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

the highereducation system aspire to send their children to the best universities so they can get aneducation that, hopefully, will turn out to be a pathway to a successful and financially secure life.And this is where the dilemma begins. Most of the nation’s top universities who compete forundergraduate students tend to build their reputation (and prestige) reflected through rankingsand tables predominantly on national and international research performance, which means, inessence, external funding level, research quality of the faculty, scholarly journal publications,and Ph.D. graduation rate4. The rankings on undergraduate programs, on the other hand, arenormally not based on any quantitative information. For example, US News

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelsalam Salem, Text Scope; Mais Nijim, Texas A&M Kingsville

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #12420Towards an integrated Hardware And SOftware Book (HASOB)Prof. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Dr. Abdelrahman is currently the Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies and a Professor of Electrical Engineering at Texas A&M University Kingsville. Dr. Abdelrahman has a diverse educational and research background. His research expertise is in the design of intelligent measurement systems, sensor fusion and control systems. He has been active in research with over 80 papers published in refereed journals and conferences. He has been the principal investigator on

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Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel E. McCord, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Diversity

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Student

Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related frameworks to study student engagement in learning, recruitment and retention in engineering programs and careers, faculty teaching practices and intersections of motivation and learning strategies. Matusovich has authored a book chapter, 10 journal

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Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Terence Geyer, Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

. Teachers College Press.13. Jones, G. (2002). Cyber schools: an educational renaissance. New York, NY: ibooks.14. Kenney, J. & Newcombe, E. (2011). Adopting a blended learning approach: challenges encountered and lessons learned in an action research study. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 15:1.15. Leonard, D.A., & DeLacey, B.J. (2002). Designing hybrid online/in-class learning programs for adults. Harvard Business School.16. Lim, D. H., Morris, M. L., & Kupritz, V. W. (2007). Online vs. blended learning: differences in instructional outcomes and learner satisfaction. Journal of Asynchronous Learning Networks, 11:1, 27-42.17. Loendorf, W. R. (2004). A course investigating technology in world

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Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Darryl Athos Dickerson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Lynn Booth Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Academic Boot Camp (ABC)which was initiated by the Purdue University Minority Engineering Program. It was created toaddress a nine percentage point difference between the 2004 underrepresented minority (URM)first year retention rates and the overall cohort’s retention (67% vs 76%). The program wasoffered for the first time in summer 2005. This program was designed to address transition issuesexperienced by URM students entering a majority institution through a rigorous simulation of thefirst semester engineering experience. Embracing the best practices of learning communities,engineering students are required to live, study, and attend classes together in preparation forglobal competition. Through these methods, the Academic Boot Camp aims to

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Robotics, Automation, and Product Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; James O. Frendewey, Michigan Technological University; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

a lab experience. The new labfacility would allow EET 3373 and EET 4373 to be revised and enhanced to make the coursesappropriate for both ECE and EET students. Students from both disciplines would benefit fromusing the most current PLC technology and would have the opportunity to interface the PLC’swith a new and much expanded set of digital and analog devices that are used in industry. Inaddition, the new equipment will allow us to develop industry-relevant learning materials, andprovide state-of the-art knowledge and experience to students utilizing the facility. Thisknowledge and experience will result in a well-educated graduate with practical hands-onexperience designing, configuring, and troubleshooting industrial control systems

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Thomas Carl Long, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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International

abroad program. Advances in Engineering Education, 4(1), 1-31.9. Olds, B. M., & Miller, R. L. (2008). Using formative assessment for program improvement. In J. E. Spurlin, S. A. Rajala & J. P. Lavelle (Eds.), Designing better engineering education through assessment: a practical resource for faculty and department chairs on using assessment and ABET criteria to improve student learning. Sterling, Va: Stylus Pub.10. Fitzpatrick, J. L., Sanders, J. R., & Worthen, B. R. (2011). Program evaluation: alternative approaches and practical guidelines. Upper Saddle River, N.J: Pearson Education. (p. 348)11. Green, J., Willis, K., Hughes, E., Small, R., Welch, N., Gibbs, L., & Daly, J. (2007). Generating best

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University

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Manufacturing

literature, manyundergraduate and graduate courses are designed on these topics covering: 1) developing andsetting goals and objectives, 2) developing and implementing a healthy business model, 3)establishing growth strategies, 4) key features of a successful leader, sustaining business, andmarketing management, 5) establishing financial stability- approaches and strategies, 6)identifying channels to reach customers, 7) developing continuous and sustainable customerrelations, 8) developing strategies for business growth, 9) how to develop cash-flow, capitalinvestment needs, income-expense tables, cost-benefit analysis, and marketing strategies, 10)advancements in product development, analysis, and simulation, 11) advancements in

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heriberto Garcia-Reyes, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Cesia de la Garza Garza

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Industrial Engineering

increase the teaching efficiency such that these topics arecovered and opens space to promote research and self-learning.The PBL environment designed for the linear programming course have some opportunity areasbut, in a general sense, the results shown that is close to impact all the participants in a positiveway, developing modeling skills, interactive learning and self-confidence to making decisionsusing the results provide for a mathematical model. Also, the course format allows to openopportunities to assess and improve soft skills such as communication skills, team work,leadership and citizenship.Even though this research found very useful the use of PBL environment, it is important toremark the time required to prepare, design and manage

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Hands-on Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammed Taqiuddin Taher, DeVry University, Addison; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

years of academic experience. He taught courses in Engineering, Computer Science, and Networking. Presently he is teaching courses in Cisco, Microsoft, UNIX, Data Communi- cations, and Emerging Technologies. Dr. Taher began his career as a Project Engineer for Zenith Data Systems Company. He worked at Benton Harbor Plant in Michigan for 2 years. Professor Taher is a member of IEEE and ASEE.Dr. Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison Dr. Ahmed S. Khan is a Senior Professor in the College of Engineering and Information Sciences at DeVry University, Addison, Illinois. Dr. Khan has more than thirty-two years of experience in research, instruction, curricula design and development, program evaluation and

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; Jason Howison, The Citadel; Kevin Skenes, The Citadel

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First-Year Programs

with new students who might have other interests as they visit campus andspeak to the current group of students. Other research could focus on instructor activities to raisethe overall course objectives evaluations and to determine the best techniques as well as the mosteffective means to introduce the five focus areas to the students. Furthermore, retention shouldbe monitored to determine if the course has any positive or negative effects on studentperceptions.References[1] Davis, Barbara G., Tools for Teaching, Jossey-Bass Publishers, San Francisco, CA, 1993.[2] Chickering, A. W., & Gamson, Z. F., (1991) Applying the Seven Principle for Good Practice inUndergraduate Education, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.[3] Brown, B.L., “New learning

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

papers, and provides faculty development workshops on effective teaching. In 2006, the Kern Family Foundation named Dr. Carpenter a Kern Fellow for Entrepreneurial Education recognizing his efforts to bring innovative team based problem solving into the engineering curriculum to promote the entrepreneurial mindset. In addition to his work on ethics and entrepreneurial skills, Dr. Carpenter is an accredited green design professional (LEED AP) and practicing professional engineer. As founding Director of the Great Lakes Stormwater Management Institute, he conducts research on water management and routinely provides professional lectures/short courses on innovative stormwater treatment design and its role in Low Impact

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Vercellino P.E., Youngstown State University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #12601Implementation and Effects of a Bridge Program to Increase Student Learn-ing and Retention in Engineering ProgramsDr. Tony Vercellino P.E., Youngstown State University Dr. Vercellino attended Southern Illinois University Edwardsville and received a B.S. in Civil Engineer- ing. While working on his B.S., he worked as an operator for an industrial wastewater plant over the course of 4 years. After graduating, he worked 2.5 years as a consulting engineer designing municipal water distribution and wastewater collection/treatment systems. Tony attended graduate school at Texas Tech University, receiving both a M.S

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luz Adriana Amaya-Bower, Central State Connecticut University

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Mechanical Engineering

findings show that the current Page 26.343.2methodology can be expanded to other classes throughout the curriculum.1 IntroductionThe main goal of an educator is to provide knowledge and experience to the students throughdifferent teaching techniques. Developing and improving these techniques is an area that has beenstudied for many decades and will continue evolving for many years to come. As an educator, onehas to find teaching methods which best fit the subject matter and provide a learning experiencethat eventually will improve the professional practice 1 . In recent years, studies have shown thatfor engineering, mathematics and science there

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Jennifer A Farris, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides Ph. D., Texas Tech University; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

, impact student engineering team collaboration processes and learningoutcomes. A quasi-experimental field study of partially-distributed teams composed ofundergraduate and graduate engineering students at Texas Tech University and California StateUniversity, Northridge.The authors expect the distance and the frequency of communication to be major factors thatcould impact student learning outcomes when the students are working on projects whichinvolve virtual teams.Although this research is focused on engineering students, it is expected to have broad industryimpacts as well, as industry projects also often use partially-distributed or even fully-distributedteams. Thus the research project will provide better “real world” training for both

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Klosterman, Northeastern University; Steven T. McGonagle, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

description and framework can be of useby other leadership programs. Page 26.503.13In summary, as a final assignment in a select graduate program in engineering leadership,students are tasked to research and develop a case study and prepare a presentation to the class asmethod for analyzing and assessing leadership skills and characteristics as displayed by historic,contemporary or iconic leaders in engineering and technology.The result is a richer understanding of leadership as demonstrated by historical andcontemporary figures and is an example of a best practice in a nationally recognized curriculum