Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Hejia Pan, Mississippi State University

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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to our upcoming research investigation into the use oftechnology to facilitate WTLTP in the technology-rich environment of an introductory pro-gramming course. The purpose of our future research direction is to thoroughly investigate howWTLTP can help students learn to program. We focus on understanding the impact of WTLTPinstruction on students’ programming development in comparison to students educated by tradi-tional programming pedagogy. We also plan to investigate how WTLTP may impact students’development as writers. Finally, we have planned data collection that will offer insight into “bestpractices” for effectively integrating WTLTP in classrooms. All of our research is driven by theoverarching research question: How can intermingled

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica M. Cortez, Texas A&M University; Teri Kristine Reed, Texas A&M University; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Sylvia E. McMullen, Blinn College; Jackie Perez, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

students to transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution. For example, the Arizona State and Maricopa Community College Partnership isa two-year STEM program that encourages students to pursue an engineering curriculumhowever these 2-year students are co- enrolled into the University College and not theengineering college. Therefore they do not receive dedicated support or academic advising fromthe engineering college. Research from the National Center for Education statistics hasdemonstrated that community college transfer students most likely to earn a bachelor’s degreeare those students that are enrolled in their major and actively earning credits toward theirmajor.9 This would include receiving program of study planning from people who

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

responsibilities without reducing the teaching load and quality ofinstruction. For example, George stated that he needed some efficiency in undergraduateteaching because he had heavy research and administrative duties, and hybrid learning was agood solution to balance all the work he had. Instructors also mentioned how hybrid format created flexibilities in students’ schedule.According to John, knowing that there would be fewer contact hours; students can plan theirpersonal life accordingly which is especially helpful for non-traditional students, students whohave part-time jobs or students who commute. This advantage was also highlighted by studentsin a previous research study conducted by the authors13. Self-paced learning is defined in

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana Teslenko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

British Columbia,and Engineering Communication Program at Simon Fraser University. This course would createan opportunity to address our own standards, disciplinary values and pedagogical practices. Thegoal was to promote a more inclusive use of communication that enables engineering students todraw upon their interest in engineering and their own communicative resources.The plan was to vertically integrate the two courses, APSC 176 and APSC 201, by movingintroductory modules and assignments from the second-year course to the first-year course. Thisintegration would lay a solid foundation for continuous instruction in communication throughoutthe four years of studies for the Bachelor of Applied Science degree. It is now offered as a three-credit

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas; Lauren M. Van Beek, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Basic camp thegirls had five and a half hours of class time to complete their headbands in the e-textiles classesspread throughout the week.Advanced Camp E-textiles CurriculumThe first two sessions (week 1 and week 2) of the 2014 UST STEPS camp season wereAdvanced Camp. On the second day of camp the girls were introduced to parallel circuits andmicroprocessors. These groups used the Lily-Twinkle, a pre-programmed microprocessor, toconnect three or four LEDs as part of a light-up patch that would then be sewn onto a bag. Thegirls would then take their bracelet and bag home.The original plan was to use this same project for both sessions of Advanced STEPS, howeverthe bag project took longer than planned and some girls left camp with unfinished

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 26.11.2indicated that it was inappropriate to leave out one of the five most common disciplines, and thelatter because its enrollments and pathways are sufficiently interrelated with those of MechanicalEngineering students that studying some outcomes require the consideration of both disciplines.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2013, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. We are publishing in other disciplinaryvenues as we build on our success in being recognized for the best paper in the IEEETransactions on Education in 20111 for the first of our disciplinary studies and with the BettyVetter Award for Research from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

4institutions. To assess whether the program content matched the interests of the participants,participants were asked to indicate the type of institution(s) to which they plan to apply.Institutions were categorized into four groups: research intensive, research and teachingintensive, teaching intensive, and community college. Participants were also asked to indicate ifthey were interested in tenure or non-tenure track positions. As shown in Figure 2, participants’interests shifted throughout the program. Although no conclusive tends were observed with theparticipants’ change in the type of institution to which they were interested in applying, this datadoes reflect the sentiment of indecision that was observed in the post program interviews

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Stacey D. Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Jamora Hamilton, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of Developing Engineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesIntroduction and MotivationThe National Academy of Engineering’s publication The Engineer of 2020: Visions ofEngineering in the New Century identifies 10 attributes necessary for engineering graduates: (1)strong analytical skills; (2) practical ingenuity (skill in planning, combining, and adapting); (3)creativity; (4) communication skills; (5) principles of business and management; (6) principles ofleadership; (7) high ethical standards; (8) professionalism; (9) dynamism, agility, resilience,flexibility (the ability to learn new things quickly and apply knowledge to new

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET Related Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Engineering Technology

beneficial to the program and its faculty. ABET’s goal is to insurequality and help the program make improvements. The paper will conclude with best practiceideas for display materials and a description of a typical visit.This paper will discuss the processes and procedures that must to be carefully developed duringthe six years between visits in order to maximize benefit and minimize effort. Preparation for thevisit can be complicated by misconceptions. This paper will address common questions, frequentmistakes and definitions for confusing terms often encountering during preparation for an ABETvisit. One of the most common misconceptions occurs when a program receives theiraccreditation planning packet. This packet includes the: Accreditation

Conference Session

Fundamental: Metrics & Assessment for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

on and below planned construction areas. Today, she is investigating an area where a chain grocery store is to be built. What should she do if she finds the planned construction area has a high risk of earthquakes? A. Approve the design of the grocery store as originally designed. B. Deny construction of any building on the area. C. Suggest a redesign of the building that can tolerate movement. D. Approve the construction of a building and then investigate the soil and rock properties Page 26.177.10 of the area again after the building is built.12. Nina needs to design and build a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Srividya Kona Bansal, Arizona State University; Odesma Onika Dalrymple, University of San Diego; Ashraf Gaffar, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

be an open-source web-based tool that will guide individual or collaborating STEMeducators, step-by-step, through an outcome-based education process as they define learningobjectives, select content to be covered, develop an instruction and assessment plan, and definethe learning environment and context for their course(s). It will contain a repository of currentbest pedagogical and assessment practices, and based on selections the user makes when definingthe learning objectives of the course, IMODS will determine and present options for assessmentand instruction that align with the type/level of student learning desired. To this end, the projectaddresses the following two research goals: 1. Develop the instructional module development

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

require the traditional thesis-based Master of Science (M.S.) degreetraining since they are planning to spend their careers as consulting engineers and are notconsidering future research-based work. Additionally, such students want to complete theireducation in a shorter time frame than is typically required for a traditional research-based M.S.degree. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is developing an environmental engineeringcourse-based Master of Environmental Engineering program to meet these needs.The course-based master’s program being developed would allow students to develop additionalskills and to provide deeper and broader exposure to environmental engineering challenges allwithin a one-year timeframe. The intent of this program is to

Conference Session

Data Analysis and Assessment

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Education; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Eric M. Stauffer, Virginia Tech; Chris Frisina, Virginia Tech; Troy D. Abel, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

adashboard in easing the transition into university life, which was also outside the scope of ouroriginal learning analytics design (see Figure 5). Can help manage pre-matriculation Can help manage finances early on requirements and deadlines (e.g., meal plan use) Assisting students make the transition to university life A real-time "life" management Can offer some kind of function could spur student use of a mapping/navigation function learning dashboard

Conference Session

Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

activate the student camera as they are taking the exam. Remember, these tablets arenot student own and are strictly used only for the exam. Thus, there are no privacy expectationsand the camera can be used to monitor the student during the exam to confirm the student istaking the exam. Future plans include using visual identification for distant or remote students.The instructor page also reports the percentage correct for each problem. This has proven helpfulin identifying potential issues with a particular problem. If the percentage correct is low, then theproblem can be quickly reviewed to make sure the problem is correct and there is not typo

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Daniel Kostar, Daniel Webster College; John Glossner, Daniel Webster College; Linda Marquis, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

HW#3 may be assigned a Page 26.513.7weighting of 15% each, while Exam #1 (a stronger indicator of outcome obtainment) may beassigned a weighting of 55%. Indeed, the resolution of a Performance Indicator may even be atthe level of specific exam questions, etc. A “weighted average” summary for each courseoutcome may be automatically generated. As discussed in the next section, this weightedaverage data may be utilized to aid in program-level assessment. Finally, this table may then bemanually augmented with the instructor’s comments on potential future plans to improveobtainment of any given course outcome. In summary, ACAT’s course-level

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Yanhua Cao, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

competitiveness, economic prosperity, and security. Creativity isdefined by some cognitive researchers as the introduction of new variables, significant leaps,or novel connection, and is a process resulting in a novel products1,2. Torrance concludedthree characteristics of creativity: originality, idea fluency, and flexibility, and claimed thatevery person has his or her creativity and that creativity could be cultivated3. Amabileestablished a psychological model of creativity that includes four factors: intrinsicmotivation, domain knowledge, creative skills, and environment4. Metacognition refers to theawareness of and reflection on one’s learning process and is higher-order mental processes5,6.Metacognition includes making plans for learning and

Conference Session

Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

dynamics, andbackground information on the types of illnesses faced by the residents at the partner facility.Each project team updated the class on their progress over the past week, their plans for the nextweek, and discussed any problems they were facing. The remainder of the time was devoted toworking on the projects. Students were also expected to work on their projects outside of class,as necessitated by the project.In addition to the work on their projects, students were also required to complete several otherassignments throughout the semester. Each week, students were required to answer severalreflection questions related to the topics discussed during class or to the status of work on theprojects. Also, at the beginning and end of the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Lin Li, Prairie View A&M University; Lei Huang, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

undergraduateclasses. New course materials integrating parallel and distributed computing concepts weredeveloped and offered to undergraduate students. Class surveys were collected to guide futuredevelopment. Based on the results, more courses will be revised to accommodate HPC contentsin the coming years. A project-based learning scheme will also be introduced to our new coursedesign and implementation including subjects like Computer Vision and Machine Learning. Thisarticle presents the current outcomes and findings of the project and a detailed plan of theongoing education and research activities.BackgroundHPC technology has moved beyond bulky multi-rack supercomputers1, making its way into eversmaller systems, in particular, embedded devices and

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Brian L Houston P.E., University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

products used in CETinstruction, and are the typically used by CET students in completing tasks in the aforementionedcourses. Integrating GPS equipment and Civil 3D has improved courses and is expected to betterprepare our graduates for careers in the civil engineering industry. The CET departmentemphasizes incorporating current technologies and computer applications as part of the CETcontinuous improvement plan, heavily emphasized by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET).This paper describes the pedagogical aspects of developing, teaching, and coordinating four CETcourses to maximize the use of the GPS equipment and Civil 3D software as well as discussingthe positive impact this has on student learning. Related course

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., Idaho State University; Lawrence H Beaty; John F. Gardner, Boise State University; Indrajit Ray, Colorado State University; Katya L Le Blanc, Idaho National Laboratory; Michael Guryan, Idaho Regional Optical Network, Inc.

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

current and planned efforts to modernizethrough smart grid initiatives. The goal of the course is for students from multiple disciplines,ranging from college juniors to graduate students, to arrive at an intuitive perspective on thecontrol, human, and cyber security aspects of the electric grid through a game-ified gridsimulation. Understanding of the multiple challenges and failure modes in critical infrastructure(e.g. growth without investment, arbitrage, and malicious actors), is achieved intuitively throughthe “Grid Game,” shown in Figure 2. That intuitive study, though important in its own right, isaimed at developing curiosity to engage students in attacking the underlying details of thevarious aspects affecting the technology outcomes.The

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Koufakou, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

(specific tasks and deliverables are discussedin the next paragraphs). Therefore, teams carry out design, implementation, and testing in a muchsmaller scale than requirements analysis, as design, implementation, and testing are the focus ofother courses.The team project deliverables are shown in Table 2. Student teams receive fewer points forcompleting early deliverables such as finding a client and submitting their proposal (3%), andmore points for advance deliverables such as SRS and Test Plan (9%). A large part of the projectgrade (60%) comes from the final deliverables and presentation at the end of the semester.Table 2. Project Deliverables and timeline Deliverable Timeline

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

acknowledged as an important milestone in the engineering andengineering technology curricula. This project serves as a culminating experience for students intheir senior year where they can synthesize content from multiple courses in order to deliver aproduct or a solution to a technical problem. Many institutions offer a two semester project withstudents allocating the first semester for studying the background, for reviewing possibledesigns, and for planning their activities. The second semester is typically spent on execution ofplans, build, fabrication, assembly and testing of a prototype. It may, however, be noted that Page 26.1074.2there are

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

plausible.Maxwell4 makes recommendations for ways in which researchers can protect against thesevalidity threats, and several of those are particularly useful for observational data. The first isplanning for intensive, long-term involvement with the research study10. Little interpretation canbe made from one or two cases, but several observations made over and over again with similarpopulations can lead to trends and potential theories. Second, researchers should plan to collect“rich” data to get a full picture of what is happening in the observations11. Observers may verywell be effective at capturing all that is happening during an observation, but observationsbacked up with audio or video recordings allow researchers to go back and reexamine what

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Erin Cole, Acute Systems, LLC; Walter E Thain, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Computing & Information Technology

required to demonstrate basic MPLS functionality. The threerouters would include one router to push labels, one router to swap and pop labels and the thirdrouter for egress from the MPLS network. Referring to MPLS examples during the explorationof MPLS and traffic engineer design planning resulted in the topology of three P and two PErouters. The combination of three P and two PE routers provides multiple Label Switched Paths(LSPs). Figure 3 demonstrates a sample of permutations for multiple LSPs distinguished bydashed and solid arrow flows, respectively.The numbers in circles indicate flows 1 through 4 sourced from and destined to computers thathave open source traffic generator software installed. The computers are labeled TG1 throughTG4, which

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Multidisciplinary Engineering

most valuable aspects of yourexperience with the program for your professional career?, 2) what were the benefits Page 26.1178.5of your interactions with graduate students?, 3) if you are planning to purse graduateschool, did participation in the program have an impact on your decision? The surveydata have been grouped in six categories: (i) multidisciplinary teamwork, (ii) effectivecommunication, (iii) understanding of impact of engineering on society, (iv) problemsolving, and (v) design, (vi) research /graduate school.Multidisciplinary Teamwork: To evaluate development with respect tomultidisciplinary

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

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

to rate ideas isexplained further in Table 2. As this process was repeated for each member of the conceptgeneration team, (4 members), each idea packet was evaluated by 8 different students. Two ofthe instructors also evaluated the idea packets from all 21 concept teams.After the evaluation of ideas, the project team was given time to discuss all the idea generationmethods that their peers learned. At the end of the discussion, students filled out the feedbacksurvey. The survey asked questions about preferences: which methods they liked and whichmethods they plan to apply to their projects. The last day was concluded with a brief wrap up ofthe do’s and don'ts for concept generation.EvaluationThe ideas generated by the concept teams were

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

oninterpersonal skills showing the strongest connection to results8. Effective training is directlyrelated to performance, adaptation, and skills, and indirectly related to empowerment,communication, planning, and task coordination9. Ideally this brief video would be paired with aclass discussion or a reflection assignment to crystalize learning, similar to the reflectionassignment modeled by the students near the end of the video10, but the video can also standalone as an educational tool.Individuals are more motivated by work if they believe it to be important to them personally11,and receive the most benefit from training when they are highly motivated to learn12. As a result,the teaching of team skills and communication, which may seem out of place

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raquel Perez-Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

education community. Various survey instruments and metricshave been used to gauge the effectiveness of individual programs and undergraduate researchprograms in general. The current paper is a summary of an examination of the effectiveness of athree year NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates site focusing on Neuro-engineering.Since one of the goals of this REU site, and all undergraduate research programs at ourUniversity, is to encourage students to continue their education at the graduate level, theAttitudes Toward Graduate Studies Survey (AGSS) was developed to measure changes instudents’ opinions about graduate school and their plans to pursue or not pursue graduate studiesas a result of participating in an undergraduate research

Conference Session

BIM in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stan Guidera, Bowling Green State University

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Architectural

required information connected with the projects’ planning,construction or operation, and decommissioning” [6]. It is a digital representation of physical andfunctional characteristics of a facility providing accurate 3D representations of a building and thecapability to affiliate attributes and data to the components and objects that form the model [7].Similarly, the National Institute of Building Sciences published the following definition: “Building information models, or BIMs (are) digital, easily managed and shared representations of physical and functional data that define buildings throughout their life cycles—are increasingly seen throughout the public and private real estate and construction sectors as a way to

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Foster, George Fox University; Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

thefirst and last Monday nights of the semester were planned for orientation and presentations,respectively. Throughout the semester, students spent three hours each week on SE. Then, forone hour they would meet with their advisor to present the work they had completed, askquestions, and receive feedback. If time remained, they would plan the following week’s work.Unlike in the past, this meeting could occur any time during the week when all participants couldattend. This allowed instructors to have more direct oversight over their SE teams. Faculty werealso limited to no more than two teams at a time. These changes were not without concern. Twoof the initial “pillars” of the SE program were eliminated—the idea of overlapping student teamsand the