Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Tamir; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd

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Computing & Information Technology

for improvement. The tests are given at the beginning and endof programs.Project-based learning.5 Courses in GalvanizeU/UNH programs focus on preparing studentsthrough projects that can be applied to address real-world industry or public sector needs. Page 26.1354.3GalvanizeU/UNH ensures not only that industry projects are available through its corporatepartners, but also that they motivate and address the needs and career goals of a diverse studentbody. Data science thesis projects, for instance, would address a wide variety of issues atmultiple levels, including education (local), health services (national) and climate andtransportation

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Qualitative Methodologies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

the Ira A. Fulton Schools of En- gineering at Arizona State University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Celine Manoosingh, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

curriculum reform, co-op and community service learning opportunities, and peersupport through cooperative interaction between departmental programs.The model involves the development of a pipeline of recruitment and retention techniques that create achannel of female students through K-12 outreach initiatives and exposes students to project basedexperiential learning early in their academic career. Once a female student has enrolled in the CECMprogram at Georgia Southern, they will have immediate access to a strong system of support through theCECM Living and Learning Community and First Year Experience programs as they are furtherintroduced to the practice of experiential, community service learning. Retention is key during thefreshman year, and

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

. His research and teaching interests include wearable computing, electronic textiles, and interdisciplinary design teams for pervasive computing. In 2006 he was selected for the National Science Foundation’s Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for his research in e-textile-based wearable computing.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as co-Director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and re- flective practice. Projects supported by the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holt Zaugg, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Timothy L Elliott, Brigham Young University; Alan R Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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International

, it is no surprise that this stress onevaluating the effectiveness of educational programs has spilled over to international programs.A short discussion of this trend can be found in the essay by Darla Deardorff in The Practice andResearch in Study Abroad [8] or in the discussion of study abroad outcomes in Study Abroad in aNew Global Century [9]. Both of these summaries make clear that researchers have approachedthe assessment of international programs from a number of angles. These include looking at theimpact participating on an international program can have on career selection, time to graduation, Page 26.372.2or on career earning

Conference Session

Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Timothy Deloatch, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Jacob Bailey, University of Illinois; Bhuwan B. Khattar; Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cinda Heeren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Mussulman, Engineering IT Shared Services, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #12408Computerized Testing: A Vision and Initial ExperiencesProf. Craig Zilles, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Craig Zilles is an Associate Professor in the Computer Science department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research focuses on computer science education and computer archi- tecture. His research has been recognized by two best paper awards from ASPLOS (2010 and 2013) and by selection for inclusion in the IEEE Micro Top Picks from the 2007 Computer Architecture Confer- ences. He received the IEEE Education Society’s Mac Van Valkenburg Early Career Teaching Award

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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Environmental Engineering

legal issues related to water resources management(WRM); 4. Many students were inclined to think of the course as an imposed GeDC rather thantaking the opportunity to connect it to their major field of study for creating unique expertise; 5.They lacked simple laboratory experiences to visualize the concepts and field trips to provideknowledge about how water works and how related careers develop; and, 6. The assessmentmethods did not facilitate the students to develop enough inquiry, research and communicationskills.Connect2U was developed on a collaborative instructing-learning concept to minimize thesedrawbacks and implemented in gradual steps for six years. The success of the approach wasassessed based on student performance indicators.In

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

educational philosophies: essentialism, perennialism, progressivism,social reconstructionism, and existentialism (Table 2). Students were asked to reflect on theirmost impactful courses from their undergraduate and graduate careers, as well as their ownfuture classrooms, and rate (on a five-point scale) how similar these classroom environmentswere or will be to the model descriptions. Only respondents’ reflections on their most impactfulundergraduate course were analyzed to answer the current research questions in this paper.The Instructional Environment Survey was reviewed by a number of parties to ensure validity, assuggested by previous authors28,29. First, a draft was evaluated by a group of professionals whowork in the area of graduate education

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Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

workload for faculty based on the type of required assessment. 5Some research indicates that the lack of writing skills is often attributed to the lack of consistent Page 26.1777.3practice of those skills after leaving English composition courses. 11Further, research shows that instructors are not consistent in assessing writing assignments, whencompared to standardized tests the scores are significantly inflated. 12 In later work Israel and deJager 13 assert that for the engineering student correct language is imperative for career success.Engineers must communicate to share their work, concepts and technical content, these skills areimparted by

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi , United Arab Emirates University; Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #11716Experiences with Capstone Projects in a Master of Engineering ManagementProgram: A case studyDr. Ali Hilal-Alnaqbi , United Arab Emirates University Dr Ali is an Emirates by birth and a citizenship. He graduated with PhD as a biomedical Engineer from University of Strathclyde in Scotland. Ali is holds a Post-Doc certificate from Harvard. He is a fellow of the BWH in Boston. Ali started his career in 2006 in the UAEU as the assistant professor at the department of mechanical engineering where he is as now works as a department chair and acting assistant dean for research and graduate studies. Ali was promoted

Conference Session

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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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Manager at the National Science Foundation funded Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering as well as an active researcher in the University of Washington Department of Neurological Surgery.Mr. Michael W. Shaw, Cleveland STEM High School Education: B.S, in Molecular and Cell Biology, University of Washington (Seattle) M.Ed in Secondary Education (Biology), University of Washington (Bothell) I was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, and moved to the Pacific Northwest over 20 years ago with my wife and two children. I joined the US Marine Corps Reserve in 1998 in order to help complete my education and was activated in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. After 2+ decades in another career, I chose to teach

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Tricia Bertram Gallant, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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Engineering Ethics

. Last, we will discuss the challenges that faculty participants experienced whenincorporating academic integrity into their teaching, as well as the further support they mayrequire in their endeavors. Pseudonyms are used here for confidentiality.Enhanced Awareness of Teaching Academic IntegrityAll participants reported that the workshop helped them become more aware of the importanceof incorporating academic integrity into their teaching. At the same time, they were morereflective on how to effectively discuss this critical issue with their students. For example, Markreflected on how the workshop helped to elicit his ideas on enhancing students’ understanding ofacademic integrity at an early stage of their academic career: So one thing

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University; David K. Probst P.E., Southeast Missouri State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #12261Fishing with Broken Net: Predicament in Teaching Introductory PhysicsDr. Yumin Zhang, Southeast Missouri State University Yumin Zhang is an associate professor in the Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Southeast Missouri State University. His academic career started in China; in 1989 he obtained master’s degree on Physics from Zhejiang University and then was employed as technical staff in the Institute of Semi- conductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences. After receiving PhD degree on Electrical Engineering from University of Minnesota in 2000, he started to work as a faculty member in University of

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kent A. Wayland, University of Virginia

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International

most difficult to implement, due to thepractical limitations of student careers and engineering curricula. Yet reentry programminggreatly enhances the global competence that engineers can acquire by helping them adjustemotionally and behaviorally and by giving them the opportunity for transformative learning.This emotional, behavioral, and cognitive development enhances their global competence notonly by improving their ability interact across cultural lines, but also by helping them synthesizetheir experience into a new understanding of how engineers define and solve problemsdifferently across cultures. Educators have come up with a variety of strategies for solving thisproblem and understanding these different strategies might help overcome

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Jaime Allen Fawcett, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

scenarios of common teamworkproblems and asked about their process for troubleshooting teamwork issues. Participants werepaid $50 for their participation.2.3 SurveyAt the end of their interviews, students completed a modified version of the Persistence in Page 26.841.3Engineering (PIE) survey used in Altman et al 2010. This survey included a total of 70 itemsthat asked the participants about their motivation to pursue engineering, their experiences in theirrespective programs, and the likeliness of continuing their education or career in engineering.The survey also asked the participants for demographic data such as their ethnicity, economicclass

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

eventually spend most of his work life teaching and doing research. Page 26.851.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 How Dialogue on ‘Ingenuity in Nature’ Increases Enthusiasm for Engineering and Science in Traditional Religious CommunitiesAbstractThe perceived conflict between science and traditional religious beliefs appears to be one reasonwhy some young people shy away from pursuing careers in engineering and other STEM fields.A three year grant from the BioLogos Foundation, to help traditional religious communitiesappreciate the ingenuity displayed by our evolving

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey E. Baker, University of Florida, Gainesville; Justin Dunnavant, University of Florida, Gainesville; Janise McNair, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

reached degree parity whenlooking at overall representation and technical business sectors. For Asian Americans, every SVcompany has met and exceeded degree and population parity in regards to overall representationand technical business sectors. For Whites, only one SV company has met and exceeded degreeand population parity with respect to overall representation and technical business sectors.Colleges, universities, and companies continue to work hard to increase the numbers of successfulURM and women students in the pathway to engineering careers. A more thorough review of therecruitment and promotion process is needed to ensure that the culture and environment of SVcompanies are equipped to receive and retain a more diverse pool of graduates

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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Huff, Harding University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #12583Humanizing Signals and Systems: A Reflective AccountProf. James L. Huff, Harding University James Huff is an assistant professor of engineering at Harding University, where he primarily teaches multidisciplinary engineering design and electrical engineering. His research interests are aligned with how engineering students develop in their career identity while also developing as whole persons. James received his Ph.D. in engineering education and his his M.S. in electrical and computer engineering, both from Purdue University. He received his bachelor’s in computer engineering at Harding University

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q Li, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Samuel D. Daniels, University of New Haven

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and studies: 1. Program-Level Assessment: The baseline survey shown in Appendix C will be administered to entering freshmen before they have completed any online module. Psychological measurement theory suggests that lengthy questionnaires can lead to low response rates and distorted responses due to fatigue.10,11 Therefore, the survey was designed to be concise with 37 items. Students’ general entrepreneurial mindset such as the intellectual and exploratory curiosity levels, interests and experiences in entrepreneurship, career goals, etc. will be measured through 12 items. The learning outcomes of the 18 online modules will be measured through 25 items, with one or at most two

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

positions during his 23-year career in the US Army Corps of Engineers. He is a graduate of Norwich University and Florida Tech, where he earned a master’s in Organizational Leadership and Psychology. He is a US Army Ranger and served as Professor of Military Science and Leadership at Providence College, and also at Florida Tech. Prior to assuming his teaching role at Northeastern Universities Gordon Engineering Leadership program, he spent five years in industry as Director of Operations of King Industries in Norwalk CT.Prof. Simon Pitts, Northeastern University Simon Pitts is director of Northeastern University’s Gordon Institute of Engineering Leadership and pro- fessor of practice in engineering leadership. Before

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Assessment and Outcomes: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer; Zachari Swiecki, University of Madison-Wisconsin

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Educational Research and Methods

Vice Chair of Biomedical Engineering with an affiliate appointment in Educational Psychology. Her research interests include vascular biomechanics, hemodynamics and cardiac function as well as the factors that motivate students to pursue and persist in engineering careers, with a focus on women and under-represented minorities.Prof. David Williamson ShafferZachari Swiecki, University of Madison-Wisconsin Graduate student in educational psychology, learning sciences area Page 26.679.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Epistemic Network Analysis as a Tool for

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Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

experiences.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 (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; K. Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #12280Large-scale Research on Engineering Design in Secondary Classrooms: BigLearner Data Using Energy3D Computer-Aided DesignDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriela De Mattos Veroneze, North Carolina A&T SU; Zhichao Li, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Pedro Augusto Pinto Caldeira

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

report will berequired to have a conference format so the undergraduates can practice writing papers. At the end of the semester each group will present their Power Houses model as well astheir written project. To access students learning progress as well as attribute grade a finalwritten exam will be given. The expected outcome of this class is to engage students in using renewable energy thrutheir professional careers showing that there is an alternative to traditional models.Conclusion Renewable energy resources are here to be explored, studied and improved. The mainobjective to this class is to get engineering students from different departments and teach themhow these resources can be used in their projects as well as

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #11576The ”T-Shaped” EngineerDr. Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University Dr. Peter Rogers, Professor of Practice Engineering Education Innovation Center The Ohio State Univer- sity Columbus, OH 43210 Rogers.693@osu.edu Rogers joined the university in October, 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industrial experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing, developing products us- ing multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. He brings this experience to the university where he leads the effort in developing

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rim Razzouk, Arizona State University; Anshuman Razdan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Ambika Prasad Adhikari, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering in the School of Computing, Informatics and Decision Systems Engineering (CIDSE). Dr. Razdan has a BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering and PhD in Computer Science. He has been a pioneer in computing based interdisciplinary collaboration and research at ASU. He leads the Image and 3D Exploitation and Analysis (I3DEA) lab (http://i3dea.asu.edu) He is the Principal Investigator and a collaborator on several federal grants from agencies including NSF, NGA and NIH and DHS, US Army, USAID, and Science Foundation of Arizona. He has led or participated in over $25Million grants in his career. Anshuman has published extensively in refereed journals and conferences and is sought as an

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

by Levin and Dean titled Generation on a Tightrope1, the authors present asnapshot of undergraduate students enrolled between 2009 and 2014. The authors begin bylaying the foundation: Today’s college students are struggling to maintain their balance as they attempt to cross the gulf between their dreams and the diminished realities of the world in which they live. They are seeking security but live in an age of profound and unceasing change. (p. ix)… They desperately want the economic opportunity their parents enjoyed but are coming of age during a deep recession with reduced career prospects. They want to believe in the America Dream and are optimistic about their personal futures but they are

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Environmental and Ecological Engineering at Purdue University. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and group members are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her ”Learning from Small Numbers” project researching the stories of un- dergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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New Engineering Educators

academic career, he spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development. Page 26.1654.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Agile Project Management to Maximize You and Your Coauthors’ ProductivityAbstractFor decades as information technology (IT) projects grew bigger and more complex, projectfailures seemed to become increasingly common, in spite of intense efforts to apply traditionalproject planning. Those traditional planning tools focused on balancing the triple

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bilal Ghosn, Rice University; Tracy Volz, Rice University

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Biomedical

two key skills that engineering students should develop to achievesuccess. Most commonly, students are exposed to training for these skills separately in the earlyyears of their collegiate coursework followed by their combination in the latter years of study,particularly in upper-level design courses. In fall of 2014, we introduced “Design forDisabilities: Engineering Design Principles for Minimizing Patient Limitations,” a new first-yearwriting intensive seminar (FWIS), in an attempt to expose students to engineering designprinciples and technical communication in the context of an experiential-learning project early intheir college careers. By doing this, we hoped to provide a strong foundation for the developmentof core competencies in our