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Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Direnga, Hamburg University of Technology; Bradley Presentati, Hamburg University of Technology; Dion Timmermann, Hamburg University of Technology; Andrea Brose, Hamburg University of Technology; Christian H Kautz, Hamburg University of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #13219Does it stick? - Investigating long-term retention of conceptual knowledge inmechanics instructionJulie Direnga, Hamburg University of Technology Julie Direnga studied General Engineering Science at Hamburg University of Technology in Hamburg, Germany from 2006 to 2010. Specializing in the field of mechatronics, she received a M.Sc. degree in 2014. Since March 2014, she is pursuing her Ph.D. in Engineering Education Research at the same institution.Mr. Bradley Presentati, Hamburg University of Technology Bradley Presentati completed a B.A. in English literature with an emphasis on creative writing in 2006 at

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

Page 26.1185.4killed in an automobile accident shortly after this meeting. We will all miss her.• Corresponding members of the CECPTC include Angela Bielefeldt, University of Colorado –Boulder; Joseph Hanus, United States Military Academy; Kenneth Lamb, California StatePolytechnic University – Pomona; Daniel Lynch, Dartmouth College; Dennis Truax, MississippiState University; David Vaccari, Stevens Institute of Technology; and Ronald Welch, The Citadel.Proposed CriteriaAfter almost two years of bi-weekly conference calls, careful study, and two face-to-facemeetings, the CEPCTC voted to recommend the following Proposed Civil Engineering ProgramCriteria: PROGRAM CRITERIA FOR CIVIL AND SIMILARLY NAMED

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas; Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas; Magdalena G Grohman, The University of Texas at Dallas; Marco Tacca, The University of Texas at Dallas; Matthew J. Brown PhD, Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology
, The University of Texas at Dallas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Science, and Technology, and affiliate professor of Brain and Behavioral Sciences. Page 26.728.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Exploring Implicit Understanding of Engineering Ethics in Student Teams1Introduction  Given the importance of science and technology in our society, engineering plays a major role inmany prominent social and environmental issues (Zandvoort, Borsen, Deneke, & Bird, 2013). Inresponding to such issues, engineering ethics is shifting its focus from merely preventing harm(both minor and catastrophic) to ensuring the

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Measurement and Instrumentation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Michael Cavanaugh, Michigan State University; Subashini Nagendran Sivakumar, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Thomas David Dionise, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

processes in higher education.Dr. Daina Briedis, Michigan State University DAINA BRIEDIS is a faculty member in the Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Michigan State University and Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Program Assessment in the College of Engineering. Dr. Briedis is involved in several areas of education research including student retention, curriculum redesign, and the use of technology in the classroom. She has been involved in NSF-funded research in the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing comprehensive strategies to retain early engineering students. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation and is

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Technology Mingyu Lu received the B.S. and M.S. degrees in electrical engineering from Tsinghua University, Bei- jing, China, in 1995 and 1997 respectively, and the Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering from the Uni- versity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2002. From 1997 to 2002, he was a research assistant at the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From 2002 to 2005, he was a postdoctoral research associate at the Electromagnetics Laboratory in the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He was an assistant professor with the Department of Elec- trical Engineering, the University of Texas at Arlington from 2005 to 2012. He joined the Department

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Interactive Panel on Perspectives and Practical Skills for Men as Advocates for Gender Equity

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lawrence J. Genalo, Iowa State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Brian P Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Lopresti, Lehigh University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division, Minorities in Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

served on the research staff at Bell Labs where his work turned to document analysis, handwriting recognition, and biometric security. In 2003, Dr. Lopresti joined the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Lehigh where his research examines fundamental algorithmic and systems-related questions in pattern recognition, bioin- formatics, and security. In 2009 he became Chair of the CSE Department, and in 2014 he assumed the role of Interim Dean of the P. C. Rossin College of Engineering and Applied Science.Dr. Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University Adrienne Minerick received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michi- gan Technological University. Adrienne’s

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Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Olina Wisniewski, Northeastern University ; Rachel Lauren Shapiro, Northeastern University; Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University ; Kristen Barbara Coletti, Georgia Institute of Technology; Paul A. DiMilla, Northeastern University; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

years. Rachel works in a chemical engineering lab on campus, has held a co-op position at Davol, Inc. and will be completing another co-op with Entrega Biosciences.Ms. Emma Kaeli, Northeastern University Emma Kaeli is a second-year undergraduate student at Northeastern University, majoring in chemical engineering and pursuing a minor in mathematics. Outside of class, Kaeli works as a chemistry tutor and class grader, and she participates in undergraduate research in a materials science laboratory on campus. She also has held an engineering co-op position with Rogers Corporation’s Innovation Center.Ms. Kristen Barbara Coletti, Georgia Institute of Technology Kristen Coletti is recent graduate of Northeastern

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Louis, Purdue University; Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Karan Sharma, Purdue University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #11996Engineering Leadership Assessment to Action: Development Leadership Pro-files for Academic SuccessMr. Joseph Louis, Purdue University Joseph Louis is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Civil Engineering at Purdue University and is working as a graduate research assistant for Purdue University’s Engineering Leadership Minor. He received his B.Tech. in Civil Engineering from the National Institute of Technology Trichy India, and a M.S. in Civil Engineering from Purdue University.Mr. Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amadin Osagiede, a native of Londonderry, New Hampshire and originally from

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Communication and Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Lori Breslow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Daniel E. Hastings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #14040Understanding Curricular Approaches to Communication as a Global Com-petency: An Interdisciplinary Study of the Teaching and Learning of Com-municationDr. Christina Kay White, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. Christina White is currently a postdoctoral engineering education research associate with Singapore- MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART) Innovation Centre. She completed her Doctoral degree from Teachers College, Columbia University where she studied engineering education. She is the founding director of the National Academy of Engineering Longhorn Grand Challenges Scholars & K12

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #11388The Impact of a Robotics Summer Undergraduate Research Experience onIncreasing the Pipeline to Graduate SchoolDr. Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology Leyla Conrad is the Director of Outreach in the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) at the Georgia Institute of Technology. She has been developing and leading programs for undergraduate engineering students, ECE female and minority students, as well as high school students and teachers that supports the ECE’s graduate and undergraduate recruitment and retention efforts. She is also the Education and Diversity Director of the NSF

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; John Vail Farr P.E., West Point; Elizabeth W Schott, USMA, Department of Systems Engineering; David A. Wyrick PE, PEM, American Society for Engineering Management

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Engineering Management

P.E., West Point John V. Farr is currently a Professor of Engineering Management and Director of the Center for Nation Reconstruction and Capacity Development at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He was the founding Director of the Department of Systems Engineering and Engineering Management at Stevens Institute of Technology and former Associated Dean for Academics School of Systems and Enterprises at Stevens. Prior to Stevens he was a Professor at West Point. He is past president and Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management (ASEM) and a Fellow of American Society of Civil Engineering. He is a former member of the Army Science Board and the Air Force Studies Board of the

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Multidisciplinary Course Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Charles J Camarda, NASA

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Fabian Zender is an Engineering Performance Coach at The Boeing Company where he participates in research in the Technical and Professional Learning Solutions group. He obtained his undergraduate and graduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology. In his research Fabian focuses on learning as a sociotechnical system, utilizing data analytics and learning science and combining them with traditional engineering approaches to advance personalized learning and optimize organizational performance.Dr. Charles J. Camarda, NASA Dr. Charles Camarda Biography (Long) Dr. Camarda graduated from Archbishop Molloy High School, Jamaica, New York, in 1970. He

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Engineering Economics Teaching Tools

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shervin Zoghi, California State University, Fresno

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy

able to understand. A survey by Lavelle, et al.1 displayed that fewerthan half of participants used effective educational practices (i.e. collaborative grouping) whenteaching engineering economics. By promoting a more engaging and holistic learning approach,students can have the opportunity to become better problem solvers.Accordingly, ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology) has published strictcourse outcome requirements for accredited programs. It is the intent of this paper to highlightvarious methods of teaching engineering economics to students in ways that maximize learning,as well as emphasize its importance for the modern engineer. Through the vigilantimplementation of various teaching styles, experiential learning

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Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Wuerffel, Valparaiso University; Jeffrey Dale Will, Valparaiso University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

others outside of one’s own technical expertise has long been recognized. Thisrecognition has been formalized by the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) by the inclusion of the “ability to function on multidisciplinary teams” in their well-known “A-K” criteria. Page 26.630.2This paper presents an effort to bridge the divide between both art and engineering students andart and engineering faculty by incorporating a cross-disciplinary project involving bothdepartments. The underlying hypothesis for the work is that having real-world, cross-disciplinary projects would increase students’ satisfaction and encourage future work that

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Patricia E Kirkwood, University of Arkansas; Lihua Yang, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering

development  Glorified business  Operation of systems degree involving people,  Easy engineering technology, and processes  To be productive and effective  Optimize processesThe alumni’s definition on industrial engineering were generally consistent with that offaculty’s. In addition to the perceptions they shared with the faculty about usingengineering principles to improve workplace efficiencies and optimization of process,alumni mentioned specific aspects related to industrial engineering such as linebalancing, time studies, engineering principles, “hard

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International Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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International

Paper ID #11361Developing Global Engineering Competency Through Participation in ”En-gineers Without Borders”Dr. Stephanie Marie Kusano, Virginia Tech Stephanie Kusano is a postdoctoral research fellow from George Mason University Department of Ap- plied Information Technology. She received her Ph.D. in Engineering Education in 2014, B.S. in Me- chanical Engineering in 2010 and her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 2012, all from Virginia Tech. Her research interests include non-curricular learning, informal learning, design education, and students’ professional development. Her teaching experience has primarily been with

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy L. Long III, The Ohio State University; Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University; Trevion S. Henderson, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

the Outreach Chair of the OSU American Society of Engineering Education Student Chapter. His research interests include: (a) technology use, (b) diversity and inclusion, and (c) retention and success, with a particular focus on students in STEM fields. To contact Dr. Long, e-mail long.914@osu.edu.Dr. Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University Dr. Joseph (Joey) A. Kitchen is a postdoctoral researcher and program coordinator with the Center for Higher Education Enterprise (CHEE). Dr. Kitchen manages CHEE’s longitudinal, mixed-methods study of college outreach and academic support programs. He earned a Ph.D. in Higher Education and Student Affairs, a Master’s of City and Regional Planning, and a Bachelor’s in

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rama N Reddy; Kamran Iqbal, University of Arkansas, Little Rock

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Systems Engineering

/. Page 26.988.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Integrating Systems Engineering Concepts in all Design Oriented Courses in the Engineering Curriculum University of Arkansas at Little Rock, 2801 S. University Ave., Little Rock, AR 72204Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary field of engineering that focuses on how to designand manage complex engineering systems over their life cycles. This study makes a case forintroducing core systems engineering concepts in undergraduate courses across engineeringdisciplines. We argue that rapid advances in technology, increasing complexity of engineeringprojects, lack of protection in a globalized world, and the pressures of

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Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Sarkis Babikian, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Terry K Beesoon, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology; Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #13090Maker: 3D Printer from Scratch Made with e-WasteWilliam Sarkis Babikian, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology William Babikian is a full-time undergraduate student in the Mechatronics Engineering program at Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology. He has experience in applied robotics and automation in assem- bly lines. His general interests include computer programming, engineering product designing, and pure mathematics.Terry K Beesoon, Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology I am a student fourth year student enrolled in a bachelor of science program for mechatronics engineering at

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Materials

Paper ID #14159Implementation and Assessment of Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learn-ing (POGIL) in Large Format Classrooms for Introduction to MaterialsDr. Richard E Eitel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE) Dr. Eitel is teaching associate professor in Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at Stevens Institute of Technology, Castle Point on Hudson, Hoboken, NJ 07030; reitel@stevens.edu. Page 26.898.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Implementation and

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Wei-Hsung Wang Ph.D., Louisiana State University; Linda Lee Ramsey, Independent evaluator

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Learning as a Tool for Retention of Engineering Students: An update on the Success of Engineering “Redshirt” Camps and Collaborative Learning Workshops at the University of Houston Cullen College of Engineering. Proceedings from ASEE 2005 Annual Conference & Exposition: The Changing Landscape of Engineering and Technology Education in a Global World. Portland, OR.[4] Chen, X. (2013). STEM Attrition: College Students’ Paths Into and Out of STEM Fields (NCES 2014- 001). National Center for Education Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences, U.S. Department of Education. Washington, DC.[5] Varma-Nelson, P., Cracolice, M. S., & Gosser, D. K. (2004). Peer-Led Team Learning: A Student-Faculty

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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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M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Amy Barton, Mississippi State University; Rani Warsi Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University; Jane Nicholson Moorhead, Mississippi State University

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experiences, and promoting the adoption of evidence-based in- structional practices. In addition to research in first year engineering, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh investigates technology-supported classroom learning and using scientific visualization to improve understanding of complex phenomena. She earned her Ph.D. (2013) in Engineering Education from Virginia Tech, and both her M.S. (2004) and B.S. (2002) in Computer Engineering from Mississippi State. In 2013, Dr. Mohammadi-Aragh was honored as a promising new engineering education researcher when she was selected as an ASEE Educational Research and Methods Division Apprentice Faculty.Dr. James Warnock, Mississippi State University James Warnock is the Interim Associate Dean

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University; Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University

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initiative started. There were suggestions to do mini-conferences,bring in nationally-known speakers in the area, or have campus meetings to discussteaching topics. Little action was taken.At the annual ASEE Campus meeting in October, 2010, a committee was formed underthe title of ‘ASEE Dissemination Group’ and given a charge to develop an engineering-education based event, which could be a seminar, workshop, or discussion. Fourcommittee members met to make definite plans. The committee first decided that ourmain considerations would be that presentations should come from College ofEngineering faculty, to help ensure that the topics and discussion pertain to engineering,engineering technology, math and physics, and that all presentations should

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Online Teaching

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #11534Teaching an Electrical Circuits Course OnlineDr. Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Carlotta A Berry is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is the director of the multidisciplinary minor in robotics and co-director of the Rose building undergraduate diversity scholarship and professional development program. She has been the President of the Technical Editor Board for the ASEE Computers in Education Journal since 2012. She is a member of ASEE, IEEE, NSBE, and Eta Kappa Nu

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lash Mapa, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #13044RFID Signal Penetration through Particulate SolidsMs. Rekha Gummireddy, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Lash Mapa is a Professor in Industrial/Mechanical Engineering Technology at Purdue University Calumet (PUC). His undergraduate and graduate degrees are in Chemical Engineering. He has several years’ experience as a Chemical Engineer, Process and Project manager with European and U.S. manufacturing organizations. Currently, he is involved in the MS Technology program at PUC and has managed over thirty lean six sigma projects with manufacturing, service industry and educational institutions

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Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #11531Teaching a first course in Human-Robot InteractionDr. Carlotta A Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Carlotta A Berry is an associate professor in the department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She is the director of the multidisciplinary minor in robotics and co-director of the Rose building undergraduate diversity scholarship and professional development program. She has been the President of the Technical Editor Board for the ASEE Computers in Education Journal since 2012. She is a member of ASEE, IEEE, NSBE, and Eta Kappa Nu

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington; Lise Johnson, The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Michael W. Shaw, Cleveland STEM High School; Shannon Jephson-Hernandez, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

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“Traumatic Brain Injury: A Neural Network Journey” (Grades 6-12)—This teacher-authored curriculum is a product of the Research Experience for Teachers (RET) program, asummer research experience for secondary teachers at the Center for Sensorimotor NeuralEngineering at the University of Washington. This engineering research center is focused onimproving lives by connecting brains and technology. Research focuses on the design of aclosed-loop co-adaptive bi-directional brain-computer interface which could improve the qualityof life for people with specific types of spinal cord injury, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and otherneurological disorders. In this seven-week program, teachers become apprentice researchers inlabs conducting cutting-edge neural

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Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kasun Sanjaya Somaratne, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #11973MAKER: Gyro’clock - The spinnable time readerKasun Sanjaya Somaratne, British Columbia Institute of Technology Kasun Somaratne is a second year Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology student at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). He explores his interest in electronics and creativity through innovative projects and experiments. His design for a wireless signal indicator vest for cyclists won the 2014 BCIT Student Innovation Challenge Award in the applied research category. He aspires to become an electronics engineer to help advance the field of electronics and to pursue his passion

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Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Marie Coppola, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Leonardo Andres Madariaga, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach / Federico Santa Maria Technical University; Marya H. Schnedeker, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University

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Engineering Education, 2015 The Assessing Teachers’ Experiences with STEM and Perceived Barriers to Teaching Engineering (RTP-1)AbstractThe next generation science standards (NGSS) call for all K-12 students to participate inengineering experiences. This will be a new subject area for many schools in the U.S. Teachersreceive training to teach science and math, but most elementary and middle school teachers havenot received engineering or technology education training. As the push for incorporating moreSTEM into K-12 increases, it is important to understand teachers’ attitudes and experiencesrelated to engineering and STEM at the K-12 level. The Novel Engineering Project (formerlyIntegrating Engineering and Literacy Project

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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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Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Derek W Rector, Diamax Information Systems; Jana Jurukovska, Diamax Information Systems

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research on women in science and engineering into practical tips for faculty mem- bers. She earned M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Cognitive and Human Factors Psychology from Kansas State University and a B.A. in psychobiology and political science from Wheaton College in Massachusetts.Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering Greg Pearson is a Senior Program Officer with the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) in Washing- ton, D.C. Greg currently serves as the responsible staff officer for the NSF-funded project ”The Status, Role, and Needs of Engineering Technology Education in the United States.” He is also study director for the Chevron-funded project, Guiding Implementation of K-12 Engineering in the United States. He