Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #13438Creating a student organization to engage female students betterDr. Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University Dr. Malini Natarajarathinam is an Associate professor with Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. She teaches classes on strategic relationships for industrial distribution, distribu- tion information systems and new directions in Industrial Distribution. She is also the founding faculty and advisor for the Society of Women in Industrial Distribution (SWID). She works on many service learning projects with her students where they work with many local community

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; SEOK HEON YUN, GyeongSang National University

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Construction

Paper ID #11093A Holistic View of Building Information Modeling Education in Post-SecondaryInstitutionsDr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an assistant professor in the department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Heavy/Highway Con- struction Estimating, Building Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas include Construction

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Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

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Biomedical

in a Bioinstrumentation Laboratory CourseAbstractMany lecture courses use muddy points as an instructional assessment technique that allows theinstructor to gather information about the topics that are not clear to the students at the end ofeach class. Using this information, the amount of lecture time allocated to a specific topic can beincreased or decreased to match students’ feedback and emphasize the areas where the studentsneed more support.A modified version of this technique was recently implemented in a junior level, project-basedbioinstrumentation course that focuses around the design, construction and testing of biomedicaltechnology. At the end of each class, students take an on-line survey where they are asked toidentify the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

funding agencies have investedextensively in projects promoting various forms of experiential learning. Noteworthy amongthese was an NSF grant to the Manufacturing Engineering Education Partnership, whichdeveloped an integrated practice-based engineering curriculum called the Learning Factory (LF).The LF balances analytical and theoretical knowledge with physical facilities for productrealization in an industrial-like setting. It stresses hands-on engineering activities and industrycollaboration, and offers students an alternative path to a degree that directly prepares them forcareers in manufacturing4-5. A drawback of the LF model however is its high implementationcost, which limits its transferability.2. Development of the MILL Model

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Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Mikhail Russu

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

strategies. Inter-rater reliability for the code book wasexamined. Codes focused on the type of course (engineering course, humanities course, seniordesign, first-year), the topic of the course (e.g. sustainability, energy, religion, ethics), andteaching pedagogy (e.g. service-learning, case-studies, project-based).It is concerning that 42% of the engineering students indicated that no courses in theirundergraduate studies influenced their views of social responsibility. Of the seniors whocompleted the survey, 37% indicated that no courses had influenced these views. Of those whowere influenced, the most common courses were engineering courses (44%) and humanitiescourses (44%). Doing design work (11%), projects (9%) and service learning (8%) were

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #12807”What’s in it for me?” A Look into First-Year Students’ Perceptions of a Dig-ital Badge SystemIryna Ashby, Purdue University Iryna Ashby is a Ph.D student in the Learning Design and Technology Program at Purdue University with the research interests focused on program evaluation. She is also part of the program evaluation team for the Purdue Polytechnic Institute – a new initiate at Purdue College of Technology aimed to redesign undergraduate student experiences through offering a combination of deep liberal arts experiences with student-driven, hands-on project-based learning.Dr. Marisa Exter, Purdue

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Willard W. Neel, Virginia Military Institute; Jon-michael Hardin P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 26.70.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Multidisciplinary Re-evaluation of the Fabrication and Operation of the 4th Century CE Roman Artillery Engine known as the Onager.IntroductionMultidisciplinary projects provide unique opportunities to foster critical thinking inundergraduate engineering students and to allow them the opportunity to determine and useapplicable engineering analysis methods. In addition, multidisciplinary projects which combineengineering analysis and a study of technological history are an interesting way to increasestudent interest in the engineering design process.To motivate and reinforce the targeted engineering

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shelby Gilbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tony Anthony Barringer, Florida Gulf Coast University; Anthony M. Hyatt; J. Web Horton; David Hinds

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Materials, Quality Control/Quality Assurance, Pavement Management and Rehabilitation, and Statistics related to Pavement Materials. In the past, Dr. Villiers worked on several projects sponsored by various agencies including the Florida Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, and University Transportation Research Center Region-II. Some of his most recently completed and on-going work include the use of driving simulator to investigate patterns of drivers’ behavior during various rainfall event using different roadway geometries. Deliverables from this project may help Florida Department of Transportation and other agencies with future decision making, such as variable message signs, determining

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Madeleine Arvold, Seattle Pacific University; Steven David Mow, Seattle Pacific University; Zachary W. Cook, Seattle Pacific University; Natalie Goode, Seattle Pacific University; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University; Rida Y. Al-Hawaj, Seattle Pacific University ; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

team development experience which he uses to influence and enrich his involvement with various training and development research based projects purposed to build effective and impactful teams and leaders.Mr. Zachary W Cook, Seattle Pacific University Zachary W. Cook is a master’s student in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Seattle Pacific Univer- sity. He is passionate about developing people, and utilizing research based practices in this endeavor.Natalie Goode, Seattle Pacific University Natalie Goode is a Master’s student at Seattle Pacific University studying Industrial-Organizational Psy- chology.Mrs. Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University Caitlin H. Wasilewski is an Industrial

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

Engineering & Policy from Washington University in St. Louis.Dr. Frazier Benya, National Academy of Engineering Frazier Benya is a Program Officer in the National Academy of Engineering’s Center for Engineering Ethics and Society (CEES). She manages the projects run by CEES including the Online Ethics Center (OEC) for Engineering and Science website. Her work at the NAE has focused on ethics education for engineers and scientists; climate change, engineered systems, and society; energy ethics; and ethical and social issues with advancing military technologies. She received her Ph.D. in History of Science, Technology, and Medicine from the University of Minnesota in 2012 and her M.A. in Bioethics, also from the

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Uzma Shaikh, Purdue University; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; R Edwin García, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

identity of the fourteen participants, demographic information was notdisclosed to the researchers. The participants worked in teams of up to three members and wereinformed by the instructor to form their own teams. The instructor also gave the students theoption of working solo for the project. All of the teams worked on a course project whichconstituted solving a complex computational problem using modeling and simulations. Eachteam had to come up with a team name. The team and their member pseudonyms are listed inTable 1. Table 1 also describes the problem solving tasks undertaken by the team. Three teams(Kinetics, Star Wars 8 and Super Battery) contained three members each. One team (Ramvik)consisted of two members. Three students (Lone Ranger

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Susan Lowes, Teachers College/Columbia University; Devayani Tirthali, Brown University; Arthur H. Camins, Stevens Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12505Student Learning of STEM Concepts Using a Challenge-based Robotics Cur-riculumMercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Mercedes McKay is Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. She has led several national and statewide K-14 teacher professional development and curriculum development programs in STEM education. McKay is co- PI and Project Director for the NSF-funded Build IT Scale Up project to develop and disseminate an innovative underwater robotics curriculum for middle and high school students. She is a

Conference Session

Hands-on Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

, reference books, and URLs (Uniform ResourceLocators) of online resources should be identified for students before any assignment orexercise is issued.3. On-line discussion forumsDiscussion forums add to the active dimension of the course. On-line forums allow activeinteraction among users. They can share and assist others in topics that they have difficultywith. On-line forums should be designed for students as a learning resource center forquestions and answers, learning lessons, difficult issues, and experience sharing (notassignment answers or software/hardware project results). Every student is required toparticipate in the discussion forums. The participation from the students can be counted asclass attendance. Instructor acts as a moderator

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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First-Year Programs

coursework and the design process of undergraduate students in project-based courses.Marya H Schnedeker, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University Marya Schnedeker is a M.S. student at Tufts University in Human Factors Engineering. Her research focus is instructional design. She is currently researching methods of training novice users on CAD software and 3D printers.Sarah Marie Coppola, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Sarah Coppola is a graduate student in Human Factors Engineering at Tufts University. Prior to attending Tufts, Sarah worked as a reliability engineer and completed an AmeriCorps service year teaching in an engineering magnet high school in Paterson, NJ. She draws

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Regina Ruane Ph.D., Drexel University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Dr. Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Radian Belu is Associate Professor within Electrical Engineering Department, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA. He is holding one PHD in power engineering and other one in physics. Before joining to University of Alaska Anchorage Dr. Belu hold faculty, research and industry positions at universi- ties and research institutes in Romania, Canada and United States. He also worked for several years in industry as project manager, senior engineer and consultant. He has

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joerg Mossbrucker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hue V. Tran P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

Electrical Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper presents findings from an impact study of a lower division student experience withinan undergraduate electrical engineering curriculum. This experience, culminating in the secondyear of the curriculum, is integrated across multiple first and second year courses and includeselements commonly found in senior-level capstone project courses. An introductoryprogramming course utilizing an embedded platform is the first course in the sequence. Thefinal course in the sequence requires students to design, build, and test an autonomous mobilerobot. Through a series of milestones, students systematically complete both the hardware andembedded software tasks required for the project. The final milestone

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

lieu of a formal laboratory, is taught as an interactivedemonstration/experimentation session. Simulation and experimentation is used to demonstratethe new concepts from each week. In addition, students are grouped into teams (the size of theteams can vary from two to six and depends on the topic and the equipment available) and aregiven an opportunity to perform their own experimentation as well. Some of this work is done inclass while some is given to the students as hands-on work to be done outside of class. Finally,the course has a final project (design of a simple direct-conversion receiver) that the studentsperform in teams of six outside of the normal class time. The lectures, interactive exercises, andthe project are discussed in more

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shraddha Sangelkar, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Charlotte De Vries, Penn State Erie, the Behrend College; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; William C. Lasher, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Erie we are limited to three 50-minute class periods to teach concept generation.Given this limitation, a balance must be chosen between quantity of the methods taught, and thedetail in which students learn them.In spite of the wide array of ideation methods, undergraduate students often end upimplementing only the basic brainstorming method for their capstone projects. The senior designprojects in the Mechanical Engineering (ME) capstone program at Penn State Erie, the BehrendCollege vary widely from traditional mechanism design and construction projects where standardconcept generation techniques are appropriate, to design optimization problems with a strongfocus on mathematical modeling where concept generation relies heavily on the results

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing & Information Technology

learning resources and modes), employer-relevant and practical (project- based learning) than traditional engineering programs at a lower price point. 7. Employing faculty who are a smart blend of engineers + educators, who explore innovative teaching, and are mentors.The GalvanizeU/UNH Academic Model and Pedagogy GalvanizeU/UNH’s program places hands-on, collaborative, project-based learning at thecenter of education. Emphasizing real world experience, communication, leadership andentrepreneurship, it offers a diverse body of students the opportunity to experience data scienceas an engaging and collaborative profession, pairing technical training with 21st centuryprofessional skills. A priority goal of GalvanizeU/UNH is to

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Musavi, University of Maine; Cary Edward James, Bangor High School

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

found in a traditional high schoolprogram, specialized courses that include an introduction to research method and twoTechnology and Engineering courses, and a University- or industry-based research mentorshipthat starts in the summer of the 10th grade and culminates in a senior capstone project. TheIntroduction to Research method class is designed to provide students with a vital, year long,full-emersion experience into the processes and activities involved with scientific andengineering research and practices. The Technology and Engineering courses, in 10th and 11thgrades, introduce students to the technology tools and their applications in science andengineering practices through modern, hands-on experiments. These courses integrate a

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hirohito Kobayashi, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Mechanics

Laboratory (VML), was developed based on Matlab® Graphic-User-Interface. VML was created as the kinematic information measurement tool to be used ina class project environment. In the project with VML, first, the student will capture a digitalvideo image of an object subjected to the complex motion with a high frame rate digital camerathat is widely available today. As the second step, the student will evaluate the kinematics,position and angle, of the object with digital motion tracking algorithm within VML. Thekinematic information deduced from the motion tracking can be exported as the data inMicrosoft® Excel format. The data can then be used to evaluate other kinematic informationsuch as velocity, acceleration, angular velocity, and angular

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Harris, Red Ball Oxygen, Co., Inc.; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

Industrial Distribution (SWID). She works on many service learning projects with her students where they work with many local community agencies. Page 26.579.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A case study providing evidence of a compounding positive impact on organizations that support education of their membersAbstractStrategic educational investments that foster industry best practices directly and positively affectthe EBITDA of the small businesses. In this paper, we show how investment from a smallbusiness to support an employees’ higher education helps the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Caroline S. Booth, North Carolina A & T State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #13595Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Learning and Research Experiences throughHands on Experiments on Bio-nanoengineeringDr. Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University Narayan Bhattarai is Assistant Professor of Bioengineering, Department of Chemical, Biological and Bioengineering, North Carolina A&T State University (NCAT). Dr. Bhattarai teaches biomaterials and nanotechnology to undergraduate and graduate students. He is principal investigator of NUE Enhancing Undergraduate Students’ Learning Experiences on Bio-Nanoengineering project at NCAT.Mrs. Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #14250Industrial Engineering Technology Curriculum RemappingDr. Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University Ali Ahmad is the Head of the Engineering Technology Department at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. He received a B.Sc. degree in Industrial Engineering from the University of Jordan (Amman, Jordan; with Highest Distinction) and a M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Central Florida (Orlando, Fl, USA). He has diverse expertise in human-computer interaction, quality engineering, and simulating human-machine systems. He previously worked on projects related to transfer of

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12659LEGO-Based Underwater Robotics as a Vehicle for Science and EngineeringLearning (Curriculum Exchange)Ms. Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES) Mercedes McKay is Deputy Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) at Stevens Institute of Technology. She has led several national and statewide K-14 teacher professional development and curriculum development programs in STEM education. McKay is co- PI and Project Director for the NSF-funded Build IT Scale Up project to develop and disseminate an innovative underwater robotics curriculum for middle and high

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. (1991)). Page 26.207.4 5. Preparation for moot-court appellate arguments (1 week) 6. Midterm exams, exam preparation, exam review (2 weeks) 7. Project reports (2) (1 week)DeliveryThe course provided students with a preview of law school, including use of a law-school IPtextbook, but with greatly advanced pedagogy, including explicit learning outcomes, practicetests, practice arguments, and real IP attorneys as moot-court judges.The first two editions of the course used a traditional law-school casebook, which provided botha solid foundation in IP law and the look and feel of law school. However, importantdevelopments in IP law in 2012 and 2013

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Susana Ramirez, PSJA ISD; Judit Györgyey Ries, The University of Texas

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

NASA Heliophysics Ambassador.Dr. Judit Gy¨orgyey Ries, The University of Texas Judit Gy¨orgyey Ries is a Research Associate at the University of Texas/McDonald Observatory, and at the Center for Space Research. She received her undergraduate Astronomy degree at the E¨otv¨os University in Hungary. She has an M.S. in Aerospace Engineering and a PH.D. in Astronomy from the UT at Austin. She has worked with the McDonald Observatory Lunar Laser Ranging, and in 1997 she joined the Small Solar System Objects project conducting astrometry for orbit determination of Near Earth Asteroids candidates. She is also collecting and analyzing light curves to determine physical characteristic. She is also actively involved in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Tadd, Dept. of Chemical Engineering, University of Michigan; Elaine Wisniewski, University of Michigan; Leena N Lalwani, University of Michigan

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

a M.S. in Chemical Engineering (2001) from the University of Toledo and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from The Ohio State University (1997). Prior to entering graduate school in 1999, he worked as a Project Engineer and a Process Engineer for Pilkington, Inc. in Ohio and Michigan. Throughout graduate school and beyond his research has focused on catalysis. He has extensive experience preparing, testing, and characterizing heterogeneous catalysts in addition to experience with supercritical fluids. Dr. Tadd has authored and coauthored 18 papers and presentations in catalysis and catalysis integration, and holds a patent for a control methodology for hydrocarbon reforming reactors. Concurrently with his

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and ET

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint

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Engineering Technology

designed to require the use of interdisciplinary approaches to understand andsolve complex energy-related issues. Examples of case studies incorporated in the course includethe following:  Energy use and global warming;  Page 26.542.5 Renewable energy and sustainable development;  Energy and pollution; and  Renewable energy and environmental issues.For example, students read case studies about renewable energy and environmental issues for aspecific state, and then pursue sustainable energy projects that provide economic gain while alsoensuring that local communities and ecosystems aren’t harmed, but may

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-class exercises and additional teamtime. Since the flipped classroom model shifts course content with low cognitive load to videos,students learn this material outside of the classroom. Now, students spend even more timeduring class applying the design process to their projects. For example, teams developappropriate design criteria, brainstorm and select a design solution, and build physical prototypesduring class.The first objective of this project is to create educational materials to flip the first-yearmultidisciplinary engineering design classroom. To date, we have completed a substantiallibrary of videos, associated quizzes, and in-class exercises. The second objective of this projectis to answer the engineering education research question