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Circuits and Systems Education 2

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David Braun, California Polytechnic State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #11453A Paramedic Method Drill Master to Improve Student WritingProf. David Braun, California Polytechnic State University David Braun received the Ph.D. degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1991. From 1992 to 1996, he worked for Philips Research Laboratories in Eindhoven, The Netherlands, on semiconducting polymers for display applications. He joined California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 1996 and is now a Professor in the Electrical Engineer- ing Department. See www.ee.calpoly.edu/faculty/dbraun/ for more information. He teaches

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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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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Women in Engineering

(2011-2012) and Professor (2012-). Rohit was the first assistant professor hired into the new Bioengineering department and played a key role in the development of its curriculum and activities. He later founded and serves as the coordinator of the Cancer Community@Illinois, a group dedicated to advancing cancer-related research and scholar- ship on campus. Research in the Bhargava laboratories focuses on fundamental theory and simulation for vibrational spectroscopic imaging, developing new instrumentation and developing chemical imaging for molecular pathology. Using 3D printing and engineered tumor models, recent research seeks to elucidate hetero-cellular interactions in cancer progression. Rohit’s work has been

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University; Kathryn R Pynn, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

enhancing collaboration between peers andpotentially easing the difficulty of the engineering curriculum for some students. Strategies thathave been found to be effective for learning in engineering classrooms and promoting community-building amongst students include cooperative learning activities, model-eliciting activities,problem-based learning, inquiry-based laboratories, and learning communities.3 The use of studentself-assessment tools can help students to increase self-efficacy and confidence in theirengineering-related abilities.11 Many universities are currently utilizing multi-pronged approachesthat include improvements to mentoring and academic advising, the development of a communityof belonging, and improvements to teaching in the

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Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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Maria Alessandra Montironi, UC Davis; Daniel S Eliahu, UC Davis C-STEM Center; Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, Davis where he has helped author a comprehensive curriculum intended to teach 3D modeling skills to K- 12 students. He is an active member of the UC Davis C-STEM Center and has designed numerous educational accessories for use with the modular Linkbots produced by Barobo Inc.Prof. Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis Dr. Harry H. Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Grad- uate Group in Computer Science, and Graduate Group in Education at the University of California, Davis, where he is also the Director of the Integration Engineering Laboratory (http://iel.ucdavis.edu). He founded and directs the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (C-STEM

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Kelly Charles Seals P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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States Coast Guard Academy. He received his Ph.D. from New Mexico State University, his M. S. and B.S. degrees at Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute, all in Electrical Engineering. He was previously an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Tennessee and was a Development Engineer at the Hewlett Packard Company. His areas of interest include laboratory development, antennas, wireless communica- tions, signal processing, and instrumentation. Page 26.116.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Successful “Applications

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Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

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Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

laboratories, in the HVAC concentration and mechanical engineering including first-year courses. Dr. Peuker’s educational research focuses on increasing student retention and success in engineering through implementation of a student success focused approach in introduction to engineering courses. In addi- tion, his work in engineering education focuses on collaborative learning, student-industry cooperation, and developing innovative ways of merging engineering fundamentals and engineering in practice and research. He can be reached at speuker@calpoly.edu. Page 26.143.1 c American Society

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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Elif Ozturk; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Ke Liu, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

education, 21st century skills, and design and evaluation of learning environments informed by the How People Learn framework.Dr. Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University Dr. Michael D. Johnson is an associate professor in the Department of Engineering Technology and In- dustrial Distribution at Texas A&M University. Prior to joining the faculty at Texas A&M, he was a senior product development engineer at the 3M Corporate Research Laboratory in St. Paul, Minnesota. He received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and his S.M. and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dr. Johnson’s research focuses on design tools; specifi- cally, the cost modeling and analysis of

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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Mathematics

Paper ID #11518Advanced Undergraduate Engineering MathematicsDr. Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas Michael P. Hennessey (Mike) joined the full-time faculty as an assistant professor in the fall of 2000. Mike gained 10 years of industrial and academic laboratory experience at 3M, FMC, and the University of Minnesota prior to embarking on an academic career at Rochester Institute of Technology (3 years) and Minnesota State University, Mankato (2 years). He has taught over 20 courses in mechanical engineering at the undergraduate and graduate level, advised 11 MSME graduates, and has written (or co-written) 45

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

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Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Francisco Cocozza, CITIC; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Marcelo Jenkins, University of Costa Rica

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Continuing Professional Development

. Person, J. Dokulil, and M. Jorde. Bug hunt: Making early software testing lessons engaging and affordable. International Conference on Software Engineering, 0:688–697, 2007.6. V. Garousi. An open modern software testing laboratory courseware - an experience report. In Proceedings of the 2010 23rd IEEE Conference on Software Engineering Education and Training, pages 177–184, Washington, DC, USA, 2010. IEEE Computer Society.7. N. B. Harrison. Teaching software testing from two viewpoints. J. Comput. Sci. Coll., 26(2):55–62, Dec. 2010.8. M. Jenkins, A. Martinez, and G. Lopez. Una experiencia de aseguramiento de la calidad en una unidad de sistemas. In Proceedings Latin American Congress on Requirements Engineering and Software

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Matthew S. Bollom

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Biomedical

of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society and the Biomedical Engineering Society, 2002, pp. 2595-2596.3. Layton, R. A., Loughry, M. L., Ohland, M. W., & Ricco, G. D. “Design and validation of a web-based system for assigning members to teams using instructor-specified criteria,” Advances in Engineering Education, 2010; 2 (1), pp. 1-28.4. Chesler, N.C., Brace, C.L., Tompkins, W.J. “Learning Assessment in a Design-Throughout the-Curriculum Program,” American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, Vancouver, British Columbia, 2011; pp. 117.5. Puccinelli, J.P., Nimunkar, A.J.. “An Experience with Electronic Laboratory Notebooks in Real-World, Client- Based

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

Radhakrishnan, National University Prof. Ben D Radhakrishnan is the Lead Faculty for MS Sustainability Management Program in School of Engineering and Computing at National University, San Diego, CA. He develops and teaches Engineering and Sustainability Management graduate level courses. Ben has conducted Sustainability workshops in Los Angeles (Army) and San Diego (SDGE). His special interests and research include promoting Leadership in Sustainability Practices, energy management of Data Centers and to establish Sustainable strategies for enterprises. He spent part of his 2011 and 2012 summers as an Affiliate Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, focusing on the energy efficiency of IT

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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all participating studentsneed to fulfil. This requirement involves active association of the students with an engineeringorganization on campus or involvement in an undergraduate research project. For thisrequirement, students may or may not be working with their mentor. However, they need toreport to their mentor at the end of the semester with a brief report and a presentation thathighlights the main achievements of their work. Student projects may range from involvementwith organizations such as SAE Mini Baja or IEEE Robotics to specifically working in aresearch laboratory on campus or assisting a faculty member with research. This activity isspecifically aimed at stimulating student interest in out-of-class activities. Benefits of such

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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing - 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikki Larson, Western Washington University; William Rasnack; Nicole Hoekstra, Western Washington University; Chloe Boland, Space Exploration Technologies; Eric Leone; Isaac Santos; Katherine Rust Healy; Tanveer Singh Chawla, Western Washington University; Sunni Shoepe

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, the department aims to incorporate the treater into the curriculum, either as a means ofdemonstrating the prepregging process, or as a hands-on laboratory activity. As a result of thetreater’s intentional design flexibility, the processing parameters can easily be manipulated forthis wider range of uses.2. Development of Treater2.1 DesignAlthough both methods of prepreg production are industrially relevant, the research team choseto build a solvent-based treater in order to mimic the manufacturing conditions of the large-scaleaerospace manufacturer that the team has been working with. The lab-scale treater, dubbed theEasy-Preg Treater, can be broken down to four main components, illustrated in Figure 1. Thebath component houses fabric supply

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Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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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

Math AS: AS: AS: AS: AS: AS:  Parent Drop-off  Library Session  FGCU  Field Trip  Introduction to  Introduction  Introduction  Introduction to Laboratory tour  COVANTA Lee Marine and to Civil STEM Summer the Solar Go- in STEM related County Waster Ecological Engineering Camp Kart Challenge Fields Energy Plant Sciences (CE)  Intro to  CE Bridge

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoman; Lucas Balmer, University of Oklahoma; Warren F. Smith, UNSW, Canberra, Australia

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Mechanical Engineering

school and is the advisor of OU’s FSAE team.Prof. Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoman, Norman Farrokh’s passion is to have fun in providing an opportunity for highly motivated and talented people to learn how to define and achieve their dreams. Farrokh Mistree holds the L. A. Comp Chair in the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma. Prior to this position, he was the Associate Chair of the Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Tech – Savannah. He was also the Founding Director of the Systems Realization Laboratory at Georgia Tech. Farrokh’s current research focus is model-based realization of complex systems by managing uncertainty

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Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center; Marie A. Boyette, Florida Advanced Technological Education Center

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Manufacturing

? Schoolbudgets may present an obstacle for providing state-of-the art “hands on experiences” using equipment in theclassroom, a problem that has contributed to the technology and engineering gap in secondary technology education.Current models for incorporating technology into the classroom have high schools working in partnership withbusinesses and community and state colleges for laboratory resource sharing, dual enrollment for technologystudents, and partnerships with vendors (Boyette, Batton & Barger, 2014). Mentors from local companies providetechnical acumen and explanations of how robots are used in industries such as manufacturing, and continue toprovide encouragement for students seeking to enter technical fields upon graduation (Jackson

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Valasek, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #13273Enhancing Systems Engineering Content in Aerospace Courses: CapstoneDesign and Senior Technical ElectivesProf. John Valasek, Texas A&M University John Valasek is Director, Center for Autonomous Vehicles and Sensor Systems (CANVASS), Director, Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory, Professor of Aerospace Engineering, and member of the Honors Faculty at Texas A&M University. He teaches courses in Aircraft Design, Atmospheric Flight Mechanics, Modern Control of Aerospace Systems, Vehicle Management Systems, and Cockpit Systems & Displays. John created the senior/graduate level course AERO 445

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Technical Session: Student Experience & Perspectives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Theiss, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Student

Laboratories at a Doctoral/Research University. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, Vol. 41, No. 3.7. Roehrig, G.H. & Luft, J.A. (2003). Graduate Teaching Assistants and Inquiry-Based Instruction: Implications for Graduate Teaching Assistant Training. Journal of Chemical Education, Vol. 80, No.10.8. Shannon, D.M., Twale, D.J., & Moore, M.S. (1998). TA Teaching Effectiveness: The Impact of Training and Teaching Experience. The Journal of Higher Education, Vol. 69, No. 4.9. Verleger, M.A., & Diefes-Dux, H.A. (2013). A Teaching Assistant Training Protocol for Improving Feedback on Open-Ended Engineering Problems in Large Classes. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition: Atlanta, GA.10. Krueger, R. A., & Casey, M. A. (2009

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

duration, the number of the students involved, and the impact onstudent learning and career development. It started in the spring of 2010. Tristan Maerzgraduated from the BME program at LTU in 2009. He showed strong interest in biomaterials andtissue engineering research from the courses I taught where I shared my previous researchexperience in these areas. After graduation, Tristan was hired as a research engineer in Dr. KevinBaker’s Orthopedic Research Laboratory in William Beaumont Hospital while also starting hisgraduate study at Wayne State University. With support from Dr. Baker, Tristan approached me Page 26.672.4and proposed to start a

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Matthew James Walter McLarnon, University of Western Ontario; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Bill Rosehart, University of Calgary

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course were identical with the exception of minor changes to theactual content of the team projects. Specifically, projects for the control group (andcorresponding weighting for course grades) included a sailboat (10%), a racecar (20%), abiomimetic design (20%), and a video game (30%). In contrast, the training group projectsincluded a musical instrument (10%), a structure (10%), bridge (25%), and racecar (40%). Bothcohorts were required to sketch, construct, present and test their designs in the laboratory. Page 26.689.7Adapting the theoretical foundation of CC, we created a simple and clever acronym, SUIT,which was the basis for a 90-minute

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Ted Song, John Brown University; Will C. Holmes, John Brown University; Kyle Andrew Crouse, John Brown University; Zachary Jordan Lee, John Brown University; Cameron Drax Geiger, John Brown University

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coursework program in the Australian environment, proceedings of the 2007 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, paper AC 2007-1562.9. C. Baukal, J. Colannino, W. Bussman, and G. Price, Industry Instructors for a Specialized Elective Course, Paper AC 2010-67, proceedings of 2010 American Society for Engineering Education conference, June 20- 23, 2010, Louisville, KY.10. F.S. Gunnerson, R.T. Jacobsen and G. Pillay, A strategic alliance between regional universities and industry at a national laboratory, proceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, pp. 3895-3903.11. J.V. Farr and D. Verma, Involving industry in the design

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert S Crockett, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan L. York, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

wide variety of students, of course centered around technology, butfostering the “creative collisions” that lead to taking innovations to the next step.1 Infrastructureincludes the requisite 3D Printers and similar tools for early physical ideation, but also“hackable” hardware which can link computer-controlled systems to users (e.g. Oculus Rift, aMyo Armband, a NeuroSky Brainwave Kit, Leap Motion Controller, Arduinos, Android & iOS-based hardware, etc). Fundamentally, Innovation Sandbox is a clubhouse where students acrossall majors and academic levels can meet to explore modern technology and apply it to extremelybroad topics. Any development beyond early exploration and play is better served in othercampus machine shops and laboratories

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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José Antonio Riofrío, Western New England University; Robert Gettens, Western New England University; Anthony D. Santamaria, Western New England University; Thomas K Keyser, Western New England University; Ronald E. Musiak, Western New England University; Harlan E Spotts Jr., Western New England University

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degree he served a one year fellowship in the UC Davis Graduate School of Management as a Business Development Fellow focused on entrepreneurial skill building. He subse- quently worked as a postdoc in the Electrochemical Technologies Group at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory developing materials characterization techniques for fuel cell and flow battery systems. He holds a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and is currently an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Western New England University in Springfield, MA.Dr. Thomas K Keyser, Western New England University Dr. Keyser is a Professor of Industrial Engineering and Engineering Management at Western New England

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Koufakou, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

geared towardsgraduate students. These students are described as professionals who are mature and responsibleto “self-direct their learning according to their individual learning style and pace” 10.Course DescriptionThe Software Specifications course (CEN 3073) presented in this paper is a 3-credit hourundergraduate course without a laboratory component. The CEN 3073 course is taught in thesecond semester of the junior year, after an ‘SE Fundamentals’ course in the previous semester,and before ‘Software Architecture & Design’ and ‘Software Testing’ courses in the followingsemesters. Students arrive at this course with intermediate knowledge of programming andexperience developing a group software project (from the SE Fundamentals course in

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia Sisiopiku, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Robert W. Peters, University of Alabama, Birmingham; Ossama E. M. Ramadan, University of Alabama, Birmingham

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Civil Engineering

University of Alabama at Birm- ingham (UAB) His educational background is in the field of chemical engineering, with his BSChE degree from Northwestern University and his MS and PhD degrees from Iowa State University. He served a Re- search Area Leader in the Energy Systems Division at Argonne National Laboratory prior to joining the faculty at UAB. At Argonne, he directed research involving treatment of contaminated soils and ground- water. At UAB, Dr. Peters has taught advanced undergraduate/graduate level courses on the topics of sustainable engineering and energy resources. He has led a number of research projects involving energy conservation and sustainability at UAB. He also has had several projects in which he has

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

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Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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Electrical and Computer

, TX.Hoffbeck, J. (2014). Using Practical Examples in Teaching Digital Logic Design. Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference. Indianapolis, IN.McCarthy, D., Wright, C., Barrett, S., & Hamann, J. (2010). Student-created laboratory exercises for a Digital Systems Design Course using HDL and PLDs. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference. Louisville, KY.Peterson, B., & Clark, A. (2012). PRISM: The reincarnation of the Visible Computer. Proceedings of the 2010 ASEE Annual Conference. Louisville, KY. Page 26.1062.15Vahid, F. (2011). Digital Design. Wiley.Wang, G. (2010). Preview, Exercise, Teaching and

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General Technical Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

. Balamuralithara & P.C. Woods. Virtual laboratories in engineering education: The simulation laband remote lab. Computer Applications in Engineering Education, 17(1), 108-118. 2009. Page 26.1133.13 Appendix Figure 4. Medical and Biomedical Education Digital Technology in Engineering Education Figure 5. Higher Education Research Instructional Technology Medical and Biomedical Education E−LearningFigure 6. International BLEE Metacognition, Motivation

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Communication as Performance

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Alley, The Pennsylvania State University; Lori B. Miraldi, The Pennsylvania State University; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. What the students are not accustomed to, though, is our requirement that they designvisual aids using the assertion-evidence approach.7 In this approach, the slides have a succinctsentence headline that states the main takeaway of the slide (scene). That takeaway is supportedthen by visual evidence—bulleted lists are not used. Because this approach has so few words onthe slides, the students have to fashion almost all of the sentences on the spot. In our sections of the course, we have chosen the assertion-evidence approach for threereasons. First, the approach has its roots at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,7 whichmeans that the approach was designed with scientists and engineers in mind. Second, test resultsshow that audiences

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devdas Shetty, University of the District of Columbia; Claudio Campana, University of Hartford; Suhash Ghosh, University of Hartford

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Manufacturing

. James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones, Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation (New York: Simon & Schuster, 2010). 3. Madhav S. Padke, Quality Engineering Using Robust Design, AT&T Bell Laboratories (Englewood Cliffs New Jersey Prentice Hall, 1989). 4. S. M. Yoo, D. A Dornfeld, and R. L. Lemaster, ―Analysis and Modeling of Laser Measurement System Performance for Wood Surface,‖ Journal of Engineering for Industry 112 (1990), 69–76. 5. D. Shetty and H. Neault, Method and apparatus for surface roughness measurement using laser diffraction pattern. U. S. Patent 5,189,490; filed on Sep 27, 1991/93 6. G. E. P. Box, S. Bisgaard, and C. A. Fund, ―An Explanation and Critique of

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry L. Meyers, Youngstown State University; Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University; Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

includesa 1-credit course devoted to selection of an engineering major. This includes hands-on activitieslead by faculty and industry professionals to learn about each of the engineering disciplinesoffered.At the Private institution, the students are exposed to a basic engineering design process throughmulti-week projects that are not intended to aide in engineering discipline selection. However,students complete a series of homework assignments throughout the semester that aid inselecting their major, understanding engineering career options, and integrating into the Collegeof Engineering.At the Large Land Grant, the students are exposed to a variety of engineering disciplines throughweekly laboratory experiences, but selection of a major is not a