Conference Session

Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Community Engagement Division

. Theserelationships allow the formation of a robust support group that is particularly crucial in the firstyear of an engineering program since most of the retention issues are known to emerge duringthis time.3,10The student cohort component of the mentorship model is further strengthened by integrating aproject in the PBL courses for the freshmen and sophomore students with junior and seniorstudents respectively for four to six weeks of the semester. This component is incorporated toenhance student engagement while preparing the freshmen and sophomore students for the open-ended, challenging courses in the junior and senior years. It may be noted that the sequence ofPBL courses is a required component of the curriculum for all students. Since the group

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Salinas, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Eliud Quintero, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Pablo Guillermo Ramirez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Eduardo González Mendívil, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Mathematics

Fostering Spatial Visualization through Augmented Reality in Calculus learningAbstractWe are part of a team of educational innovation that aims to transform the teaching and learningof Calculus through the integration of digital technologies. We are looking to foster a visual andtangible learning of Mathematics. As a team of educational research we care for developingmathematical cognitive skills that are not explicit in curriculum but have been taken for granted.Most of them is basic to the understanding of mathematics and are useful in the process ofproblem solving. Spatial visualization, for example, has been taken as an innate skill in students,however, experience with teaching solids of revolution, may question whether

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Jacek Kropiwnicki, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland; Phuc Van Nguyen, Purdue University

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Diversity

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International

studentsFinally a comparison between the German and Polish undergraduate students can be made.Given the results of the comparisons relative to American undergraduate students, the results intable 7 are not surprising.The final aspect of this study must return to the original goal of the study: to give guidance to thedevelopment of curriculum and activities that address deficiencies in the preparation ofengineering students. In tables 8 and 9 the American undergraduate students are compared to thegroup of international professionals. Clearly curricula that introduces the excitement of eventsand activities that form an integral part of other cultures is important. This conclusion is clear inthe diversity of contact subscale on all five of the questions in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Tom Weller, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, interconnects and inte- gration techniques using MEMS and other advanced fabrication processes, RF fluidics, and high speed material’s characterization. She has authored or co-authored over 85 professional journals and conference publications and 4 book chapters. Dr. Franklin was the recipient of the 1998 Presidential Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by the National Science Foundation. She is an active member of the MTT-S society in the technical area of passives, packaging, integration and microwave education and is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Microwave Wireless Components Letters.Dr. Jeff Frolik, University of VermontDr. Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC Dr. Carol Haden is a Principal

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Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

utilizing computer simulations and 3D printing in their classrooms to help solve engineering problems.Mr. Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological UniversityProf. Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical &Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University Joshua M. Pearce received his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. He then developed the first Sustainability program in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education as an assistant professor of Physics at Clarion University of Pennsylvania and helped develop the Applied Sustainability graduate engineering program while at Queen’s University, Canada. He currently is an

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

developed a STARS chemistry prep course. WSU has incorporated structured problem sessions where students work in small groups on problems directly related to their current math and chemistry classes. Each university also designed a year-long STARS Seminar series to build study and learning skills. Seminars include topics such as time management, group study, regular reflection on goal-setting and keys to success, learning to learn and cultivating an open mindset, note-taking, asking for help and utilizing resources, reading textbooks, and developing relationships with faculty.Figure 2: Sample UW and WSU First Year Curriculum University of Washington Sample STARS Washington State University Sample

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jake Davis, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $14.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University Nichole Ramirez is a graduate student in the School of

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna H Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Kelly Klima, Carnegie Mellon University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

23University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Varied Variety of classes with no sequenced curriculum 24University of Texas, Austin Environmental Science Institute Variety of classes with no sequenced curriculum   Page 26.786.3With this in mind, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) has asked whether it would beworthwhile to create an interdisciplinary degree offering (undergraduate minor, undergraduatemajor, or graduate program) focusing on climate change. Before assessing whether changes maybe useful, we first

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Jean Lapaix, Florida Atlantic University; Charles Perry Weinthal; Don Ploger, Florida Atlantic University; Malissa Augustin, Florida Atlantic University; Santiago Aguerrevere

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Mathematics

interest in pursuing in college and as a career. But there is adichotomy - mathematics is a precise science, and any problem solving engineering paradigmprovides an optimal (or near optimal) solution. Anyone with an engineering perspective learns toappreciate this and continue to combine the two skills advantageously. However, not all studentssignificantly develop this skill when learning math in their curriculum as they may not see theconnection between the theoretical concepts in the subject and the practical problems associatedwith STEM fields. This lack of a connection could negatively affect the students’ performanceand interest in STEM. Our initial focus was to develop the robot as a tool for problem solving 1-3.We also made sure that it is

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gunter Bischof, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Andreas Zwölfer, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Domagoj Rubeša, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz

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Diversity

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Mathematics

difficulties are thought to arise from a lack of understanding as to what engineeringinvolves and an insufficient mathematical preparedness.This under-preparedness of first-year university students is not only reflected in theirperformance in the mathematics classes; it propagates into mathematically-oriented courseslike Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Thermodynamics, Fluid Mechanics, andControl Engineering. In our university’s engineering degree programs, drop-out for academicreasons primarily takes place in the first year of study, and the major “culprit” is EngineeringMechanics, followed by Engineering Mathematics (the other courses mentioned before aretaught later in the curriculum). This is in good accordance with a study of Tumen

Conference Session

Makerspaces in the Library: Using 3D printers, Laser Cutters, and Kits to Enhance Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Rogers, North Carolina State University Libraries; Ben Leduc-Mills, SparkFun Electronics, Inc.; Brendan C. O'Connell, Smith College Libraries; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics

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Engineering Libraries

Minneapolis, MN. While working at ADC, Brian volunteered at the Science Museum of Minnesota and quickly discovered a passion for teaching and working with students - especially in an environment that fostered and supported the ”wow” factor associated with in- quiry and discovery. In 2007, Brian left the world of engineering to pursue a career in education. For the past 5 years, Brian has taught various levels of high school physics, mathematics, applied technology, and robotics. Brian joined Sparkfun Electronics to help integrate ”tinkering,” electronics, and computational thinking into the classroom. One of his goals is to help teachers to de-mystify how household consumer electronics work. With a few simple tools

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Brian J. Novoselich, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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Mechanics

processwhereby learners set goals for their learning and then attempt to monitor, regulate, and controltheir cognition, motivation, and behavior, guided and constrained by their goals and thecontextual features in the environment” (p. 453). Specifically in Statics, successful students mustlearn to integrate knowledge and skills from several first-year engineering and mathematicscourses, effectively manage time and study strategies, and develop an awareness of whatconcepts may require additional attention to excel on high-stakes achievement tests. Thoughstudent success in any course is a function of these interdisciplinary skills, because Staticsrepresents such an early pivotal point in an engineering curriculum, student ability to self-regulate learning

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heidi J. C. Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sarah Monisha Pulimood, The College of New Jersey; Becka Morgan, Western Oregon University; Ben Coleman, Moravian College

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

study, but provide stronger evidence thatstudent involvement in HFOSS promotes student learning in the areas of tools and techniquesand technical knowledge about the process and tools used to develop an HFOSS project.1. IntroductionSoftware engineering programs as well as most computer science programs desire to providestudents with experience working on a real-world project in order to supply students with anunderstanding of professional practice including such skills as teamwork, communication, workethic, self-confidence and more. In fact, the SE 2004 curriculum guidelines2 emphasize the needfor including professional practice in the education of software engineers. A common way toprovide this experience is through instructor and/or student

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

José Antonio Riofrío, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Anthony D. Santamaria, Western New England University; Thomas K Keyser, Western New England University; Ronald E. Musiak, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

animatronics. In the fall of 2011, Jos´e became an assistant professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University, where he now teaches various courses in solid mechanics, mechatronics, and first-year engineering.Prof. Robert Gettens, Western New England University Rob Gettens is an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering and the Director of the First Year Engineering Program at Western New England University.Prof. Anthony D. Santamaria, Western New England University Dr. Anthony D. Santamaria completed his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of California, Davis specializing in nuclear imaging of transport phenomena in fuel cell and battery technology. While completing his engineering

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University; LaChelle Monique Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering program described in this paper serves as a catalyst for ongoinglearning taking place during the school year within the classroom. The week long informalSTEM program provided students with an opportunity to discover existing and new resourceswhich could effect change in their lives and the way they view the world through STEM. To takefull advantage of the day the program was structured into two parts. The first part of the daystudents participated in diverse curriculum to include brief lectures with an emphasis on handson experiments and activities. During this time students were encouraged to work in pairs. Thenext part of the day the students engaged in their design project concluding with a reflection anddebriefing period. During the

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Mechanics

thelecture hall and placed them in a separate lecture setting. It is important that students be allowedto take this first engineering core course in their sophomore year of the curriculum due to therequirement of the course as a prerequisite for follow-on core engineering science courses. Bypresenting an online version of the course, the number of students allowed to take the coursewould not be limited, thus giving them the opportunity to stay on track in their chosen major.Second, the college has been making a concerted effort for a number of years to advance andincrease online courses through its Distance Education department, with the goals of increasedenrollment, retention, and graduation within the college. Since the university is situated in

Conference Session

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

) performmathematical computations for CNC Programming, use of programming terminology, and G &M machine code systems. 5) provide an overview of typical machine shop practices, as well asCNC programming and setup operations. 6) work on an industrial term project and write reportand present their accomplishments, and 7) communicate more efficiently.Educational InnovationsHybrid manufacturing integrating both additive and subtractive technologies is getting extremelypopular in the 21st century.5 Although additive manufacturing is an elective course in theengineering technology curriculum, MET3060 CNC Machining Practices is one of the requiredcourses and it is offered in all semesters. Students learn the fundamentals of subtractivemachining technologies first

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Computer Information Science (CIS), but for students in engineering whoutilize ICS as a tool to control a physical process, e.g. critical infrastructure. Page 26.573.22. Integration into existing programsCyber-security concepts are at least generally addressed in CIS and related disciplines such asInformation Technology (IT) and Computer Science (CS), if not specifically addressed in cyber-security concentrations within these. What is missing from these is an understanding of real-timecontrol systems as they are deployed in industry, and their associated industrial processes, asthese tend to be addressed in the electrical, mechanical, and

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Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Xiaofeng Tang, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

National and Institutional Responses to the Bologna Process: The Significance ofthe Danish CaseThe Bologna Process was initiated through a 1999 ministerial meeting involving the educationministers of 29 European countries. While expectations of professional labor mobilityaccompanied the Treaty of Maastricht, given the financial and monetary-policy orientation of theearly conversations about European integration, an explicit focus on higher education andworkforce development was absent from these conversations. The main concern behind Bolognawas that European universities, despite their reputation, were not producing the quantity orquality of graduates necessary for Europe to “succeed” in the global economy.2Following the general logic of economic

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Tom Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, EduData4Action

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

strategy for improving access is to enhance availability of quality online courseofferings. Funded by a National Science Foundation grant, the Online and Networked Educationfor Students in Transfer Engineering Programs (ONE-STEP) project was developed in 2011 toaccomplish an important first step toward this objective of increasing the number of Californiacommunity colleges that now offer online engineering courses. ONE-STEP was developed byCañada College, a small Hispanic-serving community college in the San Francisco Bay Area toimprove community college engineering programs by aligning engineering curriculum,enhancing teaching effectiveness using technology, and increasing access to engineering coursesthrough online education. The project

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

professional endeavors. This Page 26.1309.2integration enabled the instructor to teach mechanical design in a single course starting frombasics of stress analysis to prototyping. 1. IntroductionDesign is one of the core competencies in the engineering curriculum and is an essential skill forany engineer. Translation of a design concept from paper to prototype is a crucial step inassessing the performance of a design, and use of prototyping as a part of design coursereinforces a student’s learning experience. This paper presents a study regarding the relevanceand effectiveness of the use of 3D printers1 in a junior level machine design course

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Sadraey, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Systems Engineering

design phase (commencing with the need analysis), oneof the major objectives is to develop and define the specific design-to requirements for the systemas an entry. The results from these activities are combined, integrated, and included in a systemspecification. This specification constitutes the top “technical-requirements” document thatprovides overall guidance for system design from the beginning. Conceptual design is the first andmost important phase of the aircraft system design and development process. It is an early andhigh level life cycle activity with potential to establish, commit, and otherwise predetermine thefunction, form, cost, and development schedule of the desired aircraft system. The identificationof a problem and associated

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University; Frazier Benya, National Academy of Engineering; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University; Rachelle D. Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Kelly Laas, Center for the Study of Ethics, Illinois Institute of Technology; Simil L Raghavan, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering Ethics

Implications of Engineering: Selected Read- ings (Wiley/IEEE Press, 2000) and co-editor of The Growing Gap between Emerging Technologies and Legal-Ethical Oversight: The Pacing Problem (Springer, 2011), and has published numerous articles on engineering ethics and societal implications of technology in engineering, law, social science, and applied ethics journals. Herkert previously served as Editor of IEEE Technology and Society Magazine and an Associate Editor of Engineering Studies. He is or has been an active leader in many professional or- ganizations including the Society for Ethics Across the Curriculum, the Society on Social Implications of Technology (SSIT) of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

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Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jale F. Akyurtlu, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Lumumba Harnett, University of Kansas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

2013.Dr. Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University Otsebele Nare is an Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering at Hampton University, VA. He received his electrical engineering doctorate from Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD, in 2005. His research interests include System Level Synthesis Techniques and K-16 Integrative STEM education.Lumumba Harnett, University of Kansas Lumumba Harnett is an Electrical Engineering doctoral student in the Electrical Engineering and Com- puter Science department at University of Kansas and Graduate Research Assistant at KU’s Information and Telecommunication Technology Center. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering at Hampton University in Hampton, VA. While at Hampton

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities are discussed.The second year activities have continued to focus on the achievement of the five objectives ofthe grant project. These are: a) create and implement a new Associate of Applied SciencePhotonics and Laser Technology (AAS PLT) program; b) fully equip an Optics and PhotonicsLaboratory for education and training; c) train faculty to teach core courses in the AAS PLTprogram; d) perform outreach activities to local high schools to promote the new program; e)educate 30 or more students or workers by the end of the project.Objective a) has been fully met by the end of year two in the grant project. The program has nowbeen offered for a full two academic years, and all the program curriculum was developed andtaught at least once. The

Conference Session

Communication and Literacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University Designing Education Lab; Autumn Turpin, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

combination class with many scenario-based learning exercises and two main projects, it standsto benefit from structured, intense writing instruction for students. Barriers to InclusionOne of the most influential reasons that classes do not integrate more writing components intothe engineering curriculum is lack of time. This is addressed in “Adventures in ParagraphWriting,"5 which mentions that many engineering programs include writing education in a“bookended” fashion - in the freshman intro and senior capstone courses. The paper’s thesisindicates that more frequent, concise writing assignments based on course material will providestudents with beneficial exposure. The goal of this experiment was to provide

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

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Mechanics

26.694.3MethodologyA first course in mechanics of materials that is part of the general engineering curriculum at theUniversity was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the flipped classroom approach. The courseis required for bioengineering, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering majors, or chosenas an elective by those majoring in Engineering Physics and Engineering Management. Thecourse selected for this study is four semester credits and was taught over five weeks. Thecourse was taught twice during the summer of 2014 in the first and third summer sessions, withthe first session conducted as a traditional lecture-based course; and the second iteration of thecourse taught using a flipped classroom approach. Both courses met five days per week for

Conference Session

Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher M Weyant, Drexel University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kristina M. Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

technology in the classroom. She is a co-PI on two NSF grants 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 a Fellow of ABET and of the AIChE. Page 26.1610.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search AbstractThis paper focuses on the dual-career job search with an eye toward iteratively

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Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, University of Washington Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks

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Educational Research and Methods

finite duration. 6. A learning community has 6-15 members, and ideally 8-12.The portrait of a learning community that emerges from these recommendations is of a programthat is highly integrated, supported, resourced and structured—a well-oiled faculty developmentinstitution-within-an-institution. This model shows the clear influence of highly successfulefforts in student learning communities and K-12 faculty learning communities, both of whichcan (and perhaps must) make use of top-down organization, heavy incentivization, and explicitreward structures for participants. This tightly integrated model has proven enormouslysuccessful in many of its implementations in higher education, most notably the learningcommunity program at Miami University

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the first-year engineering curriculum. It will be a repository ofopinions on diverse learning environments, as authored by first-year engineering students.Specifically, an online questionnaire asks students – anonymously – about their pre-conceivedassumptions as they entered first-year engineering at Northeastern University. These questionsattempt to uncover what first-year students had thought about with respect to what they thoughttheir professor would be like, what they would look like, how diverse their classroom would be,etc. This data is collected in addition to non-specific demographic information, which is used tobroadly connect common misconceptions to background at a future date.BackgroundDiversity levels in STEM have been and are