Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy; Robert M. Wendel, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Major Daniel J. Fox, U.S. Military Academy MAJ Dan Fox is an Instructor in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Industrial Engineering

, previous three years to the implementation of the framework theaverage percentage of the students who fails the course was 12.5% while after theimplementation (2011 to 2013) was 2.3% implying a benefit of 10 percentage points. As waspreviously discussed the weight of the PBL assignments is 20% of the final grade. Thispercentage was the same previous to the 2011, the main difference was the use of the frameworkto design the goals of each PBL and the use of the rubrics. Due to the peer assessment activity,the possibility that a student pass the course rewarded by the teamwork assignment is limited butit is possible if the teammates do not complete this peer assessment ethically. Thus, the instructortakes some minutes previously to the peer

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Engineering Management

competence must not be sacrificed orcompromised. Many see these skills as the foundation of an engineering degree and the corebedrock for the 21st century global competitiveness and innovation that the US needs to maintainits standard of living. The National Academy of Engineering summed up these two perspective inthe following statement:7 Technical excellence is the essential attribute of engineering graduates, but those graduates should also possess team, communication, ethical reasoning, and societal and global contextual analysis skills as well as understand work strategies.In addition to these broader engineering perspectives, the ABET EM program criteria provideadditional insight into what should be interpreted as special to

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B. Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

See above emails & letters an email based on a case (17%)7 Textbook: Chapter 11; Course manual: Library: research skills class and quiz Documentation and ethics Unit 8 (3%) Presentation skills (for Textbook: Chapter 9Course manual:8 Presentation skills practice technical briefing) Unit 99 Textbook: Chapter 10 Presentation skills Day 1: Student presentations (15

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Fang Tang, Cal Poly Pomona; Scott Matthew Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in a teamenvironment, ability to understand multidisciplinary problems, understanding of ethical andprofessional responsibility, etc20. The students are also required to document their work andprepare a report at the end of each project year.E. Increased Readiness for Industry CareerThe students involved in this project have shown increased readiness for the industry career.Industry in general and aerospace industry in particular is looking for graduates who possessmultidisciplinary knowledge and skills. Graduates with these skills have better chances of gettingemployed sooner than the students without these skills. The participants’ career in industry oracademia is an important indicator of the success of the project in terms of enhanced

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

What do they do? Who can be an engineer? And how can one become engineer? An introduction to the concepts of green/renewable/sustainable energies 2 Green living and environmental issues. The course will include discussions on engineering ethics. An introduction to the Engineering Design Process, Computer Aided 3 Green design Design, and Green Design Framework Advanced Fundamentals of automated manufacturing systems including

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

-disciplinary work can bring a change of vision, and it has the potential tocultivate shared epistemologies, aesthetics, and ethical systems to people from variousdisciplines. Gunn6 demonstrated that including art with the presentation of engineering topicsincreases student interest in engineering by making the discipline more broad and accessible to awider range of students. Increased interest was also noted during an eight-week digital soundproduction collaboration between music and computers science students4. Not only did studentsfind both technical and artistic motivations to learn, they also created projects that point to waysof revitalizing computer science courses through linkages with the arts and practice.Like perception, for

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger V. Gonzalez P.E., University of Texas, El Paso; Richard T. Schoephoerster, University of Texas, El Paso; Jessica Townsend, Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

(NAE) and its 2007 publicationRising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter EconomicFuture [1] in which they urged a focus on developing, recruiting, and retaining engineers. Datasupporting this demand is documented in the National Science Foundation’s publication, Scienceand Engineering Indicators 2012 [2], using Bureau of Labor Statistics from 2002 to 2018 thatproject job openings from growth and needs replacement, which will top 160,000.There is an evermore urgent need for our higher education sector to graduate engineers whopossess the knowledge, skills, and abilities to respond to a 21st-century world with its technical,social, and ethical complexities. Indeed, engineers’ abilities to meet these needs

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Design in Engineering Education

results on Likert-scale and multiple choice questions areanalyzed and discussed.IntroductionSustainability is an important topic to everyone. Its relevance is acute to engineers who aredirectly involved in enabling the built environment. Accordingly, the well-known ABETengineering accreditation criteria1 requires engineering graduates should be able to “design asystem, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such aseconomic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, andsustainability.” Engineering educators have been making every effort to educate the futureengineers in sustainability and to prepare them with solid knowledge to deal with thesustainability challenges2-6. The

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew E McFarland, University of Virginia; Reid Bailey, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

. Adams, “Cross-disciplinary practice in engineering contexts,” 17th Int. Conf. Eng. Des., no. August, 2009.[27] V. Kumar, 101 Design methods: A structured approach for driving innovation in your organization. Wiley, 2012.[28] Flash-Integro, “VSDC Free Video Editor.” www.CNET.com.[29] D. Kilgore, C. J. Atman, K. Yasuhara, T. J. Barker, and A. Morozov, “Considering Context : A Study of First-Year,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 321–334, 2007.[30] D. H. Jonassen and Y. H. Cho, “Fostering Argumentation While Solving Engineering Ethics Problems,” J. Eng. Educ., vol. 100, no. 4, pp. 680–702, Oct. 2011.[31] N. Genco, K. Holtta-Otto, and C. C. Seepersad, “An Experimental Investigation of the Innovation

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

of the work conducted. RIPSleverages opportunities offered by other summer research experience programs at KSU,including the NSF-funded REUs, as well as the Summer Undergraduate Research OpportunityProgram. SUROP coordinates a series of academic enrichment and social activities for allsummer research students, including seminars on topics such as graduate school application andresearch ethics. The Federally-funded McNair Scholars program at K-State also provides peerinteractions, enrichment, research experience, and graduate school preparation.Veterans’ programs. The KS-LSAMP project includes a specific emphasis on recruiting andretaining veterans at all partner institutions. Located near Fort Riley, KSU is a designatedmilitary-friendly

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tomas Estrada, Elizabethtown College

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Systems Engineering

satisfactory or not. However, whether in engineeringapplications or in the teaching and learning process, the state vector carries far more importantinformation. The state vector contains all the internal variables based on which the output andfuture evolution of the system are determined. As a reminder, the state vector should includeboth academic dimensions (student preparation, work ethic, achievement level, etc.) andaffective dimensions (student emotional state, physical challenges or disabilities, participation inathletics, etc.). The latter are often a mystery to the instructor (particularly in large classes), butinsights into these domains can often give the instructor valuable insight into how to best help astudent move towards his or her

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

accordingly. In addition, engineers should possess the ability forlifelong learning, understand engineering ethics, and generally apply sustainable approach forpast and present action7, 8,18, 19, 32, 33. Storytelling Based Learning offers a way to approach andcreatively manage the long list of skill-sets required for effective engineering education. We suggest Storytelling Based Learning as a type of disciplinary knowledge creation.There are several levels, categories, and taxonomies of knowledge that vary from learningsyntactical knowledge to semantic understanding and to pragmatic approach where disciplinaryknowledge can be applied to new situations where knowledge boundaries are spanned acrossdifferent disciplines assuring a holistic view

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where interdisciplinary students learn about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder Jacquelyn Sullivan is founding co-director of the General Engineering Plus degree program in the Uni- versity of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. The newly-launched, design- based, ”design-your-own” flexible GE+ engineering degree was initially created as the ”home” for CU Teach Engineering, a

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Robert Feyen, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Educational Research and Methods

cheat, Monitor on Psychology, June 2011, p. 54. American Psychological Association,Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/monitor/2011/06/cheat.aspx    [18] Anderman, E.M. & Murdock, T.B. (2007). Psychology of Academic Cheating, Elsevier.  [19] Rettinger, D.A. & Jordan, A.E. (2005). The Relations Among Religion, Motivation, and College Cheating: ANatural Experiment, Ethics and Behavior, 15(2), pp. 107-129.[20] Martin, M.W., (2013). Implementing Active Learning Principles in an Engineering Technology FluidMechanics Course, Proceedings of the 2013 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition, Paper 6134.    [21] Lang, H.R. & McBeath A., (1992). Fundamental Principles and Practices of Teaching: A Practical

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

group learning and social networking, characterized by collaboration and sharing of content. This causes an ethical challenge for universities, which under certain circumstances view collaboration as cheating and uncited content sharing as plagiarism (p. 167).Higher education as a provider of services is predominantly driven in belief and practice. “Thatis, the university through its faculty determines the curriculum, the content, the instructionalmethods, the study materials, and the class schedule. Digital natives tend to be consumer driven,preferring to choose if not the curriculum and content they wish to study, then the instructional

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin, The University of Dublin; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

” 3. “Things are not always what they seem” (An exploration of perception and learning). 4. “Meaning. True of False; Real or Imagined”. (An exploration of constructivism and realism) 5. “From Perception to Self Perception and a Little Management En-Route”. (About what people bring to their work and what organizations bring to them and the affect of structures on those relationships). 6. “Sharing Problems. Living in Communities 7. “Thinking about making a Good Engineer Possible”. 8. “Aspiration in Engineering Ethics” 9. “Preparing for the future: Individuals and Organizations”. 10. “Changing Us: Changing Society”. 11. “Journey’s End: A New beginning?Exhibit 2. The 11 Journeys. Each exploration occupied between

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

pursue a solution.Leader Inspires other individuals and facilitates achieving a key result or a group of[new name] aligned results. Builds an environment to make others effective at working together. Empowers others to deliver against the common goal. Envisions an end goal and influences others to rally together towards the goal.User Empathetic Understands the feelings, thoughts or experiences of another person/group. Is ethical and humble regarding customer or stakeholder needs. Knows what is important to the stakeholder audience and/or customer. Investigates the full innovation life cycle - not just the inception and initial

Conference Session

Survey and Assessment Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Envisions an end goal and influences others to rally together towards the goal.User Empathetic Understands the feelings, thoughts or experiences of another person/group. Is ethical and humble regarding customer or stakeholder needs. Knows what is important to the stakeholder audience and/or customer. Investigates the full innovation life cycle - not just the inception and initial implementation.Visionary Has ideas about what could/should happen or be done in the future based on an understanding of user needs. Able to see how a solution to a current problem can be fully implemented in the future. Sees strategic long term value of idea to

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammadjafar Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University; Ilkhomjon Amanov, Eastern Michigan University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

benefits.Future studies could focus on the instructors’ point of view of the role of smartphones inclassrooms and how instructors perceive the influences of smartphones on students’ learning andperformances to determine why many instructors are banning the use of smartphones inclassrooms.References[1] Brown, D. G., Burg, J. J., & Dominick, J. L.; A strategic plan for ubiquitous laptop computing, Communications of the ACM, 41, pp. 26-35, 1998.[2] Brown D.G., & Petitto, K. R.; The status of ubiquitous computing, Educase Week, 38, pp. 25-33, 2003.[3] Melerdiercks, K.; The dark side of the laptop university, Journal of Ethics, 14, pp. 9-11, 2005.[4] Young, J. R.; The fight for classroom attention: professor vs laptop

Conference Session

Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Shari Ann Robinson, University of Florida Counseling and Wellness center

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Design in Engineering Education

has a mental health problem.4. Rubric developmentThe concept for the Correction Action Rubric for Problematic behaviors is based on the Faculty911 Guide [15] published by the Dean of Students and the Counseling and Wellness Center(CWC) and a faculty and the aforementioned staff development program titled “Working withdisruptive students” presented by the Associate Director of Crisis Emergency Services at theNew Faculty orientation every year. The premise is that faculty have an advantage point of beingan important resource because they are knowledgeable of students and their particulardevelopmental stage; aware of the stressors that students encounter; serve as representatives ofthe institutional ethic of care; knowledgeable of the campus

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver; Bernard Chao, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

respon- sible for funds as PI or Co-PI from 52 separate proposals totaling almost $6,500,000. Courses taught include undergraduate finite elements, thermodynamics, fluid dynamics, heat transfer, and engineering economics and ethics, and graduate finite elements, numerical methods, thermodynamics, statistical me- chanics, plasma fundamentals and gas dynamics.Bradley Davidson, University of Denver Dr. Bradley Davidson is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and director of the Human Dynamics Laboratory at the University of Denver and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. He holds a BS in civil engineering from Tennessee Tech, an MS in engineering mechanics

Conference Session

Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Jeremy M. Goodman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

faculty and TA professional development in the College of Engineering, conducts rigorous engineering education research, and promotes the growth of engineering education both locally at UM and nationally. Dr. Finelli’s current research interests include evaluating methods to improve teaching, studying faculty motivation to change classroom practices, and exploring ethical decision-making in engineering students. She also has established a national presence in engineer- ing education; she is a fellow in the American Society of Engineering Education, is an Associate Editor of the IEEE Transactions on Education, and past chair of the Educational Research and Methods Division of ASEE.Mr. Jeremy M. Goodman, Franklin W. Olin

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E McDermott P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

choice now, becomes optional in fall 2015) 2. Electric Machinery (i.e. this course) 3. Power Generation, Operation and Control 4. Power Distribution Systems Engineering and Smart Grids 5. Construction and Cost of Electrical Supply 6. Introduction to Thermodynamics 7. Introduction to Nuclear Engineering 8. Power Electronics (a graduate course open to seniors)The ABET outcomes to be addressed in this course include: a. Ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering b. Ability to design and construct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data e. Ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems f. Understanding of professional and ethical

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Joseph Lombardo, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard SEAS; Evelyn Lynn Hu, SEAS Harvard

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Diversity

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International

, such as through first-year introduction to engineeringcourses or through required design “cornerstone” subjects throughout the undergraduatecurriculums across the US. This is partly driven by the requirements that ABET sets forengineering degrees. ABET Criteria 3 (a) through (k) include design explicitly, especially Page 26.1362.2through criteria (c) and (e). The ABET criteria also implicitly include design throughrequirements for teamwork, ethics, social context, and other broad considerations. Another  driving factor to include engineering design in freshman courses is to increase student interest inengineering, improve retention, and improve

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie L. Cutler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Computers in Education

. How does student interaction with a simulation transition the students to the application of skills in the real world?2. What skills can students identify and connect between the simulation and a real-world application?II. Literature ReviewSimulations in the Classroom“The pedagogical value of the hands-on experience that a laboratory provides is ubiquitouslyendorsed by educators,”7 (p. 541). However, true hands-on activities may not exist or beavailable for all type of industries, such as within health care and core engineering sciences fieldsdue to cost, access, or ethical obligations. For these fields where direct hands-on experience isnot available, simulations can offer many benefits over learning environments that provide

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A. Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Crist Simon Khachikian, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

● researching and● writing business letters ● reading/evaluating literature referencing● making presentations ● basic communication theory ● writing● writing reports ● Gantt Charts abstracts/summaries ● pitching your projectEngineering Professionalism - This laboratory allows students to explore applications of ethicsand systems of moral principles and environmental stewardship in engineering practice● Ethics in Engineering ● FE and PE registration ● history of engineering The SLOs were further subdivided into core competencies (a sample of competencies is provided in Table 1), which

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

problems;  Synthesize and transfer knowledge across disciplinary boundaries;  Comprehend factors inherent in complex problems;  Apply integrative thinking to problem-solving in ethically and socially responsible ways;  Recognize varied perspectives;  Gain comfort with complexity and uncertainty;  Think critically, communicate effectively, and work collaboratively; and  Become flexible thinkers.In this institutional context, we have developed an interdisciplinary course (ProgrammingNarratives: Computer Animated Storytelling [PN]) designed to help non-computer systems majorstudents develop computational thinking skills through computer programming combined withEnglish writing skills to satisfy the college requirement of an

Conference Session

Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Scott Duncan, Valparaiso University; Shahin S. Nudehi, Valparaiso University; Robert D. Palumbo, Valparaiso University; Daniel Blood, Valparaiso University; Luke Jerod Venstrom, Valparaiso University

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Mechanical Engineering

was developed, students used a pyrheliometer to measure thesun’s irradiance and correlate it to the calorimeter power readings. The final analysis includedan uncertainty analysis which incorporated both biased and random uncertainty contributions.5.3 Outcome C: An Ability to Design a System, Component, or Process to Meet Desired Needs Within Realistic Constraints Such as Economic, Environmental, Social, Political, Ethical, and Health and Safety22Student participants in the solar furnace project developed an ability to design a system to meetdesired needs within realistic constraints. Three examples will be used to illustrate this point.First, the overall budget for the solar furnace was 500 thousand dollars and this budget

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

due to work ethic/learning style differences. Almost half described the activity asgood or great. Most of those expressed how much the activity helped them learn, however almostall students viewed it as a presentation with presentation skills. The final comment suggestsredefining the approach to move away from a presentation style to a discussion format. This willbe attempted in Spring 2014. Multiple students expressed the desire to have more student-ledexamples, which is also being implemented in Spring 2014. In general, it appears the studentsput more effort into truly learning the material with this activity than with homework. Thedownside is that they only put this effort into one problem during the entire semester.Conclusions