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Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dennis A. Silage, Temple University
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Electrical and Computer
source to passive load 6. Determine the reflection and transmission of power of uniform plane electromagnetic waves incident on low loss and conducting media Embedded System Design Students will be able to: 1. Apply the principles of behavioral synthesis of combination and sequential logic in Verilog 2. Utilize the controller-datapath construct for programmable gate array processing 3. Apply digital signal processing and digital communication in programmable gate array processing 4. Identify the societal and global issues of real-time embedded systems in process control and signal processing Digital Communication
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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Paul D. Plotkowski, Grand Valley State University; Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University
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Diversity
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Cooperative & Experiential Education
desire to infuse even moreindustry practice in the engineering programs led to the introduction of industry based andsponsored capstone projects. The projects are intentionally selected to provide challenging,interdisciplinary problems. The academic majors and industry skill sets of the students on eachteam reflect the needs of the project.The regular interaction between the engineering faculty and our industrial partners providesexcellent opportunities to identify appropriate projects for the capstone program. In addition, theknowledge of the student capabilities and confidence in faculty insight into industrial practicesand expectations allows companies to propose meaningful projects that benefit both the studentsand the sponsor.It is common
Conference Session
Make It!
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Christine Olson; Dan Smoliga
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Manufacturing
describe PublicLab.org, a nonprofit organization that embracesMaker ideals and applies them in the context of science, particularly science to supportenvironmental justice. Second, we describe our experience offering an interdisciplinary,flipped, service-learning, maker, open-science course and specially describe the projectsthat emerged in this course. We close with some reflections on the experience, andprovide some recommendations for other instructors who might be interested in tryingthis idea out on their own campuses.    The Idea of Commons-based Peer Production    In his 2006 book The Wealth of Networks, intellectual property law scholar, YochaiBenkler coined the phrase “commons-based peer production” to describe the “mostsignificant
Conference Session
Make It!
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University
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Diversity
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Manufacturing
toevaluate how this affects students’ designs and learning. Page 26.1122.8AcknowledgementsThis material was supported by grants from the National Science Foundation’s CourseCurriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program (Award No. 0837634) and ResearchExperience for Undergraduates (REU) Program (Award No. 1263293). Any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] Online resource available at: http://www.census.gov/foreign-trade/statistics/product/atp/2014/11/atpctry/atpg06.html[2] Asfahl, C
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Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie Pulford, University of Washington Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Laura D Hahn, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
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Educational Research and Methods
changes with other members. Despite theimportance of conversation toward meaningful change, written expressions provided significantvalue to the community. Seeing the week’s discussion reflected back in text (in the form of aweekly email summary with references) was highly valued by community members, and allowed Page 26.1128.10absent members to retain ties to the community. Cohort/ Topic Duration/ Cohort Member projects/ Facilitator Incentives
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Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Richard K. Grenville, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd.
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Chemical Engineering
resistance to masstransfer is diffusion through the settled bed.BenefitsThese experiments expose students to fluid mixing, in most cases for the first time. They arefocused on understanding mixing processes that that they will experience in practice.The students are also encouraged to compare their results with those reported in the literatureand, as they search, they will realize that there are often several correlations that have beendeveloped to describe the processes. This will demonstrate the need to develop some criticalskills to determine which accurately reflect reality.Finally mixing is subject that draws on other subjects, such as fluid mechanics, heat and masstransfer and reaction engineering, and can provide a synthesis of subjects
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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James L. Huff, Harding University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha Durga Ramane; William G Graziano, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
creating programs or eventsthat allow for students to form personal friendships. Such welcoming environments might becritical to increasing enrollment in engineering among women.References 1. Huff, J. L. (2014). Psychological journeys of engineering identity from school to the workplace: How students become engineers among other forms of self. Retrieved from ProQuest, UMI Dissertations Publishing (3669254). 2. Huff, J. L., Smith, J. A., Jesiek, B. K., Zoltowski, C. B., Graziano, W. G., & Oakes, W. C. (2014). From methods to methodology: Reflection on keeping the philosophical commitments of interpretative phenomenological analysis. Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
pump driven by an air motor, shown in Figure 9.The gear pump is a constant volume device. Theory predicts that if driven at twice the speed,twice the volume flow rate would be produced regardless of pumping pressure. In reality theincrease in pressure leads to internal leakage, which is reflected as a reduction in volume-per-revolution in the data and graphed. The inlet suction pressure also varies with the flow rate dueto fluid friction in the inlet hose. This lab investigates both the pump internal leakage rates andthe tubing pressure loss.In performing this experiment, an air motor turns the gear pump. At the pump outlet is a ballvalve that creates a restriction and thus a pumping load. A rotameter is used for measuringvolume flow rate of
Conference Session
Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics
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Diversity
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering
Page 26.1230.2is a focus on formative assessment, progress monitoring, and student maturity. For example,daily openers and closing reflections are included in our course revision that are not typical in acollege course. Recommendations are provided in the lesson plans to guide high school teacherson how best to coach the student design teams and organize the hands-on materials/exercises.The rationale for these changes is the need for the material to be easily digestible by high schoolstudents and teachers who have not been involved in a hands-on design course previously.The hardware items used in the curriculum did not change between the collegiate and highschool versions. Both curricula use the SparkFun Inventor’s Kit (SIK), the Simon Tilts
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Engineering Laboratory Experiences
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
André J. Butler, Mercer University; William Moses, Mercer University; Stephen Hill, Mercer University
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Mechanical Engineering
mechanical engineering curriculum. The course was renamed MAE302 Experimental Methods for Mechanical Engineers, and consisted of 3 hours of lecture and 3hours of laboratory per week which results in 4 credit hours (3-3-4) to reflect the increasedcoverage of measurement, data interpretation, and writing.The original lecture schedule provided for a total of fifteen 50-minute lecture periods, includingin-class testing. An effort was made to organize lectures so that material significant to alaboratory assignment was discussed in class directly prior to that activity. Further, laboratorywork began in the third week of lecture so that there was sufficient lead time on topics prior tothe beginning of the laboratory tasks. In this arrangement, lecture
Conference Session
Faculty Development II
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Diane Carlson Jones Ph.D, University of Washington; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Nanette M Veilleux, Simmons College
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
support in higher education is significant, studies of therelationship between faculty support and engagement are notably absent from the highereducation literature, particularly in engineering education research. This work seeks to addressthis gap, in part, by studying the relationship between faculty support (both formal and informal)and behavioral and emotional engagement, because the latter constructs reflect the motivationalstate of the student and motivation is an important predictor of present as well as future behavior.MethodsThis research is part of a larger five-year, multiple institution research study that examinesconnection, community, and engagement in STEM education. In this larger study (describedelsewhere14), patterns of
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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel
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Diversity
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Civil Engineering
talented pullout program to experience STEM disciplines in a college environment tonot only inform the future mathematics and science classes they have and will have, but also tobegin the discussion on the importance of going to college and follow-on careers, especially inSTEM disciplines. The School of Engineering and Science and Mathematics work together toprovide four distinct one hour blocks of activities and interaction with discussion of how deviceswork (theory). The key focus is engineering and each student group of 25 students see two onehour blocks on engineering (civil and electrical). The students complete a reflection on the day-long experience and the teachers incorporate pictures of the activities the students experiencedinto future
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy
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Electrical and Computer
Course Coordinator generates a draft, or “read-ahead” document that fully describesall aspects of the course, followed by a meeting attended by all course instructors (if multi-section), other relevant stakeholders such as students as well as other instructors impacted by thecourse. Attendees include faculty members both inside and outside of the program. At theconclusion, the draft document is revised to reflect the input of the EOCR attendees.B. EOCR Outline and Content Here the EOCR document provides the faculty a comprehensive snapshot of the course. Thisincludes, or eventually includes the following: 1. List of EOCR attendees 2. Executive summary of course 3. Pending issues from the last EOCR 4. Summary of course changes in
Conference Session
NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
, grant number EEC 1441825. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not Page 26.228.5necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography1. Bualuan, R. (2006). Teaching Computer Programming Skills to First-year Engineering Students Using Fun Animation in MATLAB,” Paper presented at the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Chicago, IL.2. Devnes, P.E. (1999). MATLAB and Freshman Engineering. Paper presented at the 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &
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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Runing Zhang P.E., Metropolitan State University of Denver; Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jeno Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver
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Systems Engineering
. Thediversified academic programs, student bodies and the integrated Engineering Technology ofCivil, Electrical and Mechanical Programs at Metropolitan State University of Denver gives theuniversity an exceptional advantage to develop a new bachelor’s degree of Sustainable SystemsEngineering program. This program will incorporate current interdisciplinary majors of socialsciences, natural science and engineering across the campus to provide students with theknowledge, skills, and leadership needed to ensure high professional standards and protect publicsafety, health, welfare and through sustainable development practice. The curriculum will becontinually updated to reflect the growth of the development of human society with regard tosustainability and to
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Diversity
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
wereapproximately 75 students enrolled in the course during the first run. One lecture section isoffered each semester of the first run. To measure the effectiveness of each type of equipment,both qualitative and quantitative data are being collected from the students. The quantitative datacollected included exam scores, laboratory report scores, concept inventory, and satisfactionsurvey. The concept inventory was based on the test by Bristow et al. 11 The qualitative dataincludes laboratory observation and student reflections included in their individual laboratoryreports. The data between the two groups were analyzed for differences in overall courseperformance as well as the attainment of the objectives listed in the experiments above
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Hands-on Active Learning
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steve C. Hsiung, Old Dominion University; Feng Jao, Ohio Northern University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Technology
local school in thedistance learning network. An on-line real-time monitoring system can also be used for theclosed book exams. Examination questions should reflect the course objectives.2. Weekly performance check on laboratory assignmentsMeans need to be designed so that faculty can review the activities or laboratory results thatstudents need to complete. This will require weekly performance checks on laboratoryassignments. One way to do this is to schedule one-on-one sessions between students and theinstructor. This can be done with an on-line chat, telephone conversation, or a two way videoconferencing using computer software applications that the faculty can view students workvia a webcam.3. Laboratory review test questionsReviews for
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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Krupczak, National Science Foundation; Mani Mina, Iowa State University
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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
and engineer- ing philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. Page 26.1748.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Work-In-Progress: An Approach to Engineering Literacy Emphasizing Components, Functions, and Systems.AbstractAll introductory and general education courses benefit from having strong themes that serve tounite course material. Technological and engineering literacy courses that address diversetechnological topics without a convincing and fundamental theme risk
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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John C Nesbit, Simon Fraser University; Li Liu, Simon Fraser University ; Qing Liu, Simon Fraser University; Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
assignments, asking questions, giving hints,evaluating responses, providing feedback, prompting reflection, providing comments that booststudent interest) and adapts or personalizes those functions by modeling students’ cognitive,motivational or emotional states. This definition distinguishes ITS from test-and-branch tutorial Page 26.1754.2systems which individualize instruction by matching a student’s most recent response againstpreprogrammed, question-specific targets. Complicating matters, there are sophisticatedcomputerized adaptive testing systems, not usually considered to be ITS, that use item responsetheory to model student ability as a
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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University; Carol Sevier, Boise State University; Amy J Moll, Boise State University
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First-Year Programs
deadlines, and perseverance in theface of challenging assignments or topics. We will continue to incorporate math and/orMATLAB with the open-ended design lab activities to illustrate to students the relevance andvalue of these analyses in the design process.AcknowledgementsThank you to Jude Garzolini for her assistance in data collection. This material is based uponwork supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. DUE-0856815 (IdahoSTEP). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material Page 26.700.10are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National
Conference Session
Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yi Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
tool presentsstudents with the opportunity to evaluate a selection of previous student work that span Levels 1 to 4before beginning to develop their own simulation projects. The tool inquires about the level of interactivityand presence of models and/or simulations. The final questions ask students to reflect on the sample piecesof work and how seeing them influences their design choices. This intervention will be assessed in futurestudies by comparing students’ responses to the guided instructional tool and the simulation level achievedby the teams.A limitation of this study is that it does not address the various types of simulations that occur at Level 4simulation. A future study should be conducted to understand how to scaffold student
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International Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Artem Bezrukov; Petr Osipov; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University
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International
:  declarations (the level of intentions to globalize university’s activities in the forms of concepts, strategies and internationalization programs);  reconnaissance (seeking optimal internationalization ways and approaches specific for a university);  organization (creation of a sustainable internationalization environment where all globalization initiatives are supported by faculty and students);  productivity (the level at which internationalization is integrated into any aspect of a university’ life. Page 26.823.5This classification reflects the “ideal” (optimal) internationalization pathway. Each level can
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Dynamic Systems and Control
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Daniel J Cox, University of North Florida; Lawrence K. Mao, University of North Florida
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Mechanical Engineering
: system identification using transmissions, rigid-body PD and PID control,reflected inertia, transmissions, fundamentals of servo control, control with drive flexibility, Page 26.833.6control with backlash present, disturbance rejection, non- collocated control, compensators andfilters (lag, lead, notch).The one-credit laboratory course spans most of the experimental topics of the ECP 205, ECP210, and ECP 220 and with the exception of the LQR experiments have been performed overtime in the undergraduate curriculum. Keeping in mind that the one-credit laboratory coursecomplements theoretical learning in two successive three-credit lecture course
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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
(Sawyer, 2012). For the purposes of this project, innovationis defined broadly as the pursuit of a creative, imaginative, or inventive solutions duringengineering coursework (as opposed to, for example, carrying out a set of laboratory proceduresor following directions in a computer learning module).Instrument Development OverviewThe purpose of this project was to develop an instrument to assess the emergent characteristics ofstudent groups in engineering classrooms and examine them in relationship to studentengagement and student innovation. Our strategy for developing the items was to develop aconceptual framework that described collaborative emergence based on extant literature, writeitems to reflect that framework, and then administer them to
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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University; Kathryn R Pynn, Syracuse University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
repeated in ECS 101 in the Fall. For statistical analysis, data were lumpedinto two groups reflecting the cohorts before the course redesign (2011, 2012) and the cohortsafter (2013, 2014). Comparisons were made using t-tests for equal or unequal variance and datawere determined to be statistical significant at p-values less than 0.05.Results and DiscussionIn 2011 and 2012, a total of 56 students enrolled in the Engineering and Computer Sciencesummer bridge program. All of these students enrolled in and successfully completed thesurvey-style Engineering seminar course that was then offered. These students were a verydiverse group, with respect to race and ethnicity. In 2011-12, 64.3% of the students enrolled inthis program were under-represented
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Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering
Collection
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
occurs during interpretive research, we offerthe following reflections regarding our backgrounds, “conceptual baggage”13 and insights relatedto this research.Julie’s career vision is to be a national catalyst for increasing the diversity of students inengineering, and to help all students—particularly those who are underrepresented— achievetheir academic, professional and personal goals. She is a faculty member at a predominantlyWhite institution, where she has taught large-enrollment freshman and sophomore levelengineering courses. In her previous position at a diverse institution, she was the foundingwomen-in-engineering program director and director of recruitment and retention. Her studentaffairs and teaching experience, combined with her
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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Samuel H. Huang, University of Cincinnati; Sam Anand, University of Cincinnati; Manish Kumar, University of Toledo; Imelda Castañeda-Emenaker, University of Cincinnati
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Manufacturing
Engineering Education, Vol. 19, pp. 747-753. 5. Ramos F, and Espinosa E, 2003, “A Self-learning Environment Based on the PBL Approach: An Application to the Learning Process in the Field of Robotics and Manufacturing Systems,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 19, pp. 754-758. 6. Smith TL, and Janna W, 2003, “Reflection on Scholarship of Integration as a Model for PBL in Undergraduate Engineering Education,” International Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 19, pp. 730- 733. 7. Newman M, et al., 2003, “A Systematic Review of the Effectiveness of PBL – Results of a Pilot Study,” American Educational Research Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, April 2003. 8. Dennis JK, 2003, “Problem
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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska Fairbanks; Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
on labs and homework. Mini-quizzes were given at the beginning of most class sessions to gage students’ conceptualunderstanding of the material.MethodsThe overall study design includes mixed-methods; however, the majority of the qualitativeportion of the study design and data collection will be described in future papers. Students wereadministered online surveys composed of Likert-scale and open-ended questions. The surveyinstrument was designed to measure students’ video use patterns, ease of video accessibility,preferences for study media, and social capital indicators along with demographic information.Although the survey was generalized as much as possible, specific questions within theinstrument were adjusted for wording to reflect the
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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
disciplinesmeaningfully” (p. 2).Engineering education, at any grade level, cultivates competences that are useful beyond theacademic context. Ioannis N. Miaoulis5, founding director of the National Center forTechnological Literacy (NCTL), writes “I use my engineering training constantly to solveproblems far removed from engineering, such as dealing with personnel issues or fundraising”(p. 39). The content of engineering allows students to make connections between their academicstudies and their daily lives. Engineering education trains students to think analytically, and touse their knowledge base to make improvements. As Author4 states “Engineering requiresstudents to be independent, reflective, and metacognitive thinkers who can understand that priorexperience
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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2
Collection
2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University
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Diversity
Tagged Divisions
Engineering Management
Councilof Excellence are the following (http://www.criticalthinking.org):  Active and skillful conceptualization  Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation  Observation, experience, reflection, reasoning and communication  Clarity, accuracy, and precision  Relevance, sound evidence, and fairness Many, if not all the SCL practices/methods, support and demonstrate one or more of theabove principles. The Council on Science and Technology at Princeton University has identifiedseveral methods of Student-Centered Teaching methods (also referred to as Student CentricInstruction, SCI). These methods range from small group discussions to case studies to computersimulations and games (or gamification: the process of