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Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Michael Wild, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

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Mechanics

helped to develop and teach the six course engineering design sequence which represents the spine of the curriculum for the Department of Engineering. The research and teaching interests of Dr. Nagel tend to revolve around engineering design and engineering design education, and in particular, the design conceptualization phase of the design process. He has performed research with the US Army Chemical Corps, General Motors Research and Development Center, and the US Air Force Academy, and he has received grants from the NSF, the EPA, and General Motors Corporation.Dr. Robert J Prins, James Madison University Robert Prins received his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech in 2005; he is currently an

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F James Boerio, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

-Sacre, M, Atman, C, J, Shuman, L,J, " Characteristics of freshman engineering students: Models fordetermining student attrition in engineering ", Journal of Engineering Education, 86, 2, 1997, 139-149.[2] Grose, T, K, "The 10,000 challenge", ASEE Prism, 2012, 32-35.[3] Johnson, M, J, Sheppard, S, D, "Students entering and exiting the engineering pipeline-identifying key decisionpoints and trends", Frontiers in Education, 2002.[4] Olds, B, M, Miller, R, L, "The effect of a first-year integrated engineering curriculum on graduation rates andstudent satisfaction: A longitudinal study", Journal of Engineering Education, 93, 1, 2004, 23-36.[5] Froyd, J. Ohland, M, W, "Integrated engineering curricula", Journal of Engineering Education, 94, 1, 2005

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Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Rhudy, Lafayette College; Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College

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Mechanical Engineering

individualengineering and musical concepts, respectively. In addition, student understanding and retention Page 26.1180.9of the data acquisition concepts were shown to significantly improve.AcknowledgmentsThis project was partially supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation STEAM CurriculumGrant.References1 Felder, R., Peretti, S., “A Learning Theory-Based Approach to the Undergraduate Laboratory”, ASEE ConferenceProceedings, Session 2413, June 1998.2 Head, L., “Signals, Systems and Music: General Education for an Integrated Curriculum”, ASEE ConferenceProceedings, Session 1424, June 2011.3

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Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

ResourcesIn fall 2014, the authors launched a project to develop a website as a center to access web-basedteaching and learning resources in nuclear engineering and health physics. The main motivationwas to provide students with an easy access to learning resources that are high quality and relatedto the curriculum of our minor program in nuclear science and engineering. These resourceswould be organized topically in a fashion similar to the topics organized in the textbooks usedfor the minor program courses. The resources considered for each topic could include tutorials,PowerPoint presentations, video clips, images, demos, and/or simulations. A maximum limit offive resources per category (e.g.; images) for each topic was considered as a reasonable

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sami Khorbotly, Valparaiso University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #11120A Project-Based Learning Approach to Teaching Computer Vision At the Un-dergraduate LevelDr. Sami Khorbotly, Valparaiso University Received the Bachelor of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering from Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon in 2001. He then received the M.S. and Ph. D. degrees both in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Akron, Akron, OH in 2003 and 2007, respectively. He is currently an Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the Frederick F. Jenny Professor of emerging technologies at Valparaiso University. He teaches in the areas of digital

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Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derek M Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jerimiah Gabriel Welch, Western Washington University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

which improve the efficiencyof delivery of course content while maximizing value-added student activities where interactionswith the instructor and TAs are prized. These techniques include a “flipped classroom” model, on-line video instructional materials, efficient content modularization and customizability, automatedfeedback, integrated assessment mechanisms and team-based in-class activities. A high proportionof class time is structured to support creative project work where students appropriate CAD skillsby applying them to creative problem solving. It is the opinion of the authors that this blendedlearning methodology has the potential to provide a just-in-time delivery of instruction which canbe customized to meet an individual student’s

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Firdous Saleheen, Temple University; Salvatore Giorgi, Temple University; Zachary Thomas Smith, Temple University; Joseph Picone, Temple University; Chang-Hee Won, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

VOLTA can be used as an effective learning tool in circuits’ laboratories.1. IntroductionLaboratories have always been an integral part of the engineering education, where engineeringconcepts were reinforced by hands-on experience in laboratory experiments. Traditional on-siteexperiment-based laboratories have several limitations, such as expensive laboratory resources,limited space, schedule conflicts and short term exposure. Therefore, it is necessary to find Page 26.449.2alternative methods for enhancing the engineering laboratory experience.1,2.Over the past few decades, interesting laboratories have been developed in different branches

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Special Session: Building Intentional Community Partnerships

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

risk of making incorrect assumptions, oversimplifying cultural considations, and/orproviding a useless or possibly even harmful solution for the community.Alternatively, program leaders and students can have the community more integrated into theprogram and project development. This will take more time and energy by all the participants,and will require a deeper type of contextual listening, and will likely not fit well within moretraditional academic structures. The process of deciding the relationship the program wants tohave with their community needs to be an ongoing dialog, grounded in historical context andreflection. Hopefully, at the end of the workshop, the participants will be on a path of reflection,thinking about their current

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alina Ilyasova, Institute of Additional Professional Education Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Grigoryevich Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University

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Continuing Professional Development

regions. Cluster is understood as a group of adjacent interrelatedcompanies and connected with them organizations that work in a definite sphere. Thisassociation is characterized by commonness of activity. They mutually reinforce each other.Therefore some researchers point out their positive role in the national economy [9]. Duringthe recent years the term “cluster” was defined rather precisely: it is an industry-specificgeographic concentration of enterprises, closely related branches, mutually promoting eachother’s marketability. Many researchers emphasize strategic framework nature of cluster as itsattributive feature. Peculiar features of clusters are as follows: integrated dynamic structures,stable nuclear of distribution of new knowledge

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Additive Manufacturing Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas William Barrett, James Madison University; Matthew Cole Pizzico, James Madison University; Bryan Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly G. Talley, Texas State University; Craig R. Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

University, Nagel has helped to develop and teach the six course engineering design sequence which represents the spine of the curriculum for the Department of Engineering. The research and teaching interests of Dr. Nagel tend to revolve around engineering design and engineering design education, and in particular, the design conceptualization phase of the design process. He has performed research with the US Army Chemical Corps, General Motors Research and Development Center, and the US Air Force Academy, and he has received grants from the NSF, the EPA, and General Motors Corporation.Dr. Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Julie S. Linsey is an Assistant Professor in the George W. Woodruff School of

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shannon M. Sipes, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. in curriculum and instruction with a focus on higher education. In her current professional role, Shannon performs assessment functions at all levels, from small classroom projects through assessment at the institute level. Additionally, she spends a substantial portion of her time collaborating with faculty on educational research projects and grant-funded projects requiring an assess- ment component. Her own research interests are in inquiry methodology, gifted students, and curriculum design. Page 26.264.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Construction Education Topics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui Liu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Rogelio Palomera-Arias, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

expected on several model elements such as furniture and wall layouts. Clearerinstructions are needed during lab demonstrations, and in the term project guidelines, to clarifythe requirement for these parts in order to reduce the unnecessary modeling time spent bystudents.References1. Sacks, R. and Pikas, E.(2013). "Building information modeling education for construction engineering and management. I: Industry requirements, state of the art, and gap analysis." Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 139(11).2. Sabongi, F.J.(2009). "The Integration of BIM in the Undergraduate Curriculum: an analysis of undergraduate courses." Proc., 45th Annual Conference of ASC, Gainesville, FL.3. Wu, W

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington; Ashley Ann Thompson, University of Washington/PCS Structural Solutions; Sheryl Brandalik

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #13280Engineering Rome: Assessing Outcomes from a Study Abroad Program De-signed to Overcome Barriers to ParticipationDr. Steve Muench P.E., University of Washington Steve Muench is an Associate Professor in the University of Washington’s Department of Civil and Envi- ronmental Engineering. His interests include sustainability, construction, roads, pavements, web tools and education. He is a licensed professional engineer in Washington State. Before his academic career, Steve spent 2 years as a transportation design engineer and 7 years as a U.S. Navy submarine officer. Steve lives in Seattle but likes neither

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

curriculum should emphasize their value and reinforce theirimportance in students’ future engineering careers4. Instructors who teach team skills, or whointegrate effective team practices into the design of projects, can set student teams up forsuccess, maximize their learning, and enhance students’ ability to work on teams in the future.Teaching these skills can be challenging however, which led us to create a brief research-basedvideo that integrates research and theory relevant to engineering student teams, from the fields ofengineering education and Industrial/Organizational (I/O) Psychology, a field that studiesbehavior at work. The purpose of this paper is to provide a resource to educators who want tolearn more about the practices

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Defne S. Apul, University of Toledo

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Civil Engineering

institutional barriers preventing interdisciplinary courses, an already full curriculum,resistance to curriculum change, and lack of knowledge of social sciences and other disciplinesamong engineering faculty and students. To overcome these challenges, a variety of approacheshave been designed to infuse sustainability concepts and techniques into engineering courses andcurricula3-16. These ideas include actions such as modifying learning objectives to includesustainability perspectives, incorporating sustainability knowledge and skills into learningactivities, exposing students to sustainability ideas using co-curricular experiences, and creatingnew learning modules and even entire courses.One general problem that has been difficult to overcome in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

problems that they are asked to solve.Engineering graduates entering industry require business and entrepreneurial skills, so LawrenceTechnological University and others, have implemented comprehensive transformations of theengineering curriculum to instill an entrepreneurial mindset in students (Carpenter et al., 2011).These developments, funded by the Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN), includedan entrepreneurial certificate program and a seminar series that were strongly tied with the businessprograms. Entrepreneurial education was also integrated across the curriculum, throughoutengineering, science, arts and humanities courses (Gerhart and Carpenter, 2013). Starting withfreshman (Gerhart et al., 2014), the College of Engineering

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kijung Park, Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sadan Kulturel-Konak, Penn State Berks; Abdullah Konak, Penn State Berks ; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Americas and First VP. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Model of Domain Learning Based Skill Assessment: Instrument Set Choice Flexibility & ComplexityThe assessment of students’ development in their professional skills has been discussed to bechallenging not only for the engineering curriculum but also in other undergraduate programs,including information sciences, business, and other disciplines. Given the importance ofdeveloping these skills in students, an assessment framework based on the Model of DomainLearning (MDL) is proposed. The use of MDL is aimed at providing flexibility and practicalityin the assessment of these skills. In this paper, the implementation

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R Baker, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in promoting the use of higher-level cognitive skills Page 26.577.1 in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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Dynamic Systems and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University ; Mohsin Mohammad Taufiq, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

mechatronics engineering throughthis hands-on project as an assessment of the design project presented.I. IntroductionA ball-and-beam system is one of the challenging control bench-marking systems integrated intomany practices and techniques [1]. This project will resolve in taking the ball-and-beam conceptand develop a ball-and-plate balancing system. The system will utilize sensors, actuators, andcontrol law to manipulate the servos in a feedback stabilization using three-degree-of-freedomcompensation. This is essentially implementing two ball-and-beam experiments in parallel toconstructing a ball-and-plate prototype.The concept of the ball-and-beam system is a simple system that is an unstable open-loop.Without an active feedback control system

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. A. Karim, Kennesaw State University

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Civil Engineering

courses, progressing to a final year project course. The projects willusually be combined with traditional teaching methods within the same course. They focus onthe application, and possibly the integration of previously acquired knowledge. Projects may becarried out by individuals or small groups. Project-organized curricula use projects as thestructuring principle of the entire curriculum, with subject oriented courses eliminated or reducedto a minimum and related to a certain project. Students work in small groups with a project teamof teachers who are advisers and consultants. Projects are undertaken throughout the length ofthe course and vary in duration from a few weeks up to a whole year. In present day engineering,a completely project

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Browder, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; April Eads

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Engineering Management

guided by the framework. In this context it becomes essential to use pilotprojects to adequately assess the non-linear effects of both the new market growth strategies andthe additional core competencies that result from the innovative technologies. We have foundthat introduction of a Baldrige category 2 strategic planning process in the new ventureassessment process, as well as considering an expanded form of partnerships much earlier thanhas been traditionally done in the business entrepreneurship curriculum as significantimprovements.One method of deployment is to treat business opportunities as quantifiable changes inoperations that provide measurable results. Such an approach is important because in order to becontrolled these items must be

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lija Andrija Yang, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts University; Merredith D Portsmore, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #13742Eliciting Informed Designer Patterns from Elementary Students with Open-Ended Problems (Fundamental)Mrs. Lija Andrija Yang, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach Lija Yang is an Educator in Residence and Curriculum Developer at the Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; she has a M.Ed. in Literacy Instruction K-12 and is a certified Reading Special- ist. She has taught 1-4th grade and integrated engineering concepts and thinking in her curriculum. Her focus is to help educators gain confidence and experience in STEM and enable them to inspire and teach engineering to budding

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Measurement and Instrumentation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Michael Cavanaugh, Michigan State University; Subashini Nagendran Sivakumar, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Thomas David Dionise, Michigan State University; Abdol-Hossein Esfahanian, Michigan State University; Jon Sticklen, Michigan Technological University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

involved in several research projects focusing on competencies- based curriculum redesign and implementation aimed to integration across curricula; increasing the re- tention rate of early engineering students; providing opportunities for STEM graduate students to have mentored teaching experiences.Mr. Michael Cavanaugh, Michigan State UniversityDr. Subashini Nagendran Sivakumar, Michigan State University Suba Nagendran Sivakumar is a Research Scientist in The Center for Engineering Education Research (CEER). She received her PhD in Plant Pathology from Michigan State University. Her scholarly inter- ests include: research and teaching in Plant Pathology, Molecular Biology and improvement of STEM teaching and learning

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Louis, Purdue University; Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Benjamin Ahn, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Karan Sharma, Purdue University

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Purdue University. Her research interests include graduate-level en- gineering education, including inter- and multidisciplinary graduate education, innovative and novel grad- uate education experiences, global learning, and preparation of engineering graduate students for future careers.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica F. Cox, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue Uni- versity, the Inaugural Director of the College of Engineering’s Leadership Minor, and the Director of the International Institute of Engineering Education Assessment (i2e2a). In 2013, she became founder and owner of STEMinent LLC, a company focused on STEM education assessment

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Post Doctoral Research Fellow from the University of Birmingham, UK. She was a Visiting Professor at Michigan Technological University for five years, and an Associate professor at Tennessee Technological University for 7 years prior to arriving at the University of the District of Columbia in the Fall of 2001. Dr. Ososanya research interests include new applications for VLSI ASIC design, Microcomputer Architecture, Microcontrollers, Nanotechnology, and Renewable Energy Systems. In recent years, she has worked with colleagues to apply these technologies to Biomass research, Solar Cells efficiency capture research, and Renewable Energy Curriculum developments. Dr. Ososanya teaches a myriad of Electrical Engineering

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Georgia; Barbara Ann Crawford

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Student

employment in the roleof faculty members, they are well prepared in science, math, and engineering content andpractice, however, they generally lack training in student learning and instruction. A pragmaticapproach guided the investigation lead by three research sub-questions related to: a) practicealignment with the United States Next Generation Science Standards; b) knowledge of reform-based teaching practices; c) how fellows implement biomedical engineering research intosecondary science classes. Surveys, interviews, and lesson plan documents were utilized toanalyze the phenomenon from three perspectives in the form of an instrumental collective casestudy. The National Science Foundation GK-12 program, the context of the study, operated as

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Victoria Bernal, Kennesaw State University, Marietta; Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Manhattan-based mobile media development company developing augmented reality systems. He has also designed and implemented numerous mixed-reality systems for a variety of platforms and clients, including the British pop phenomenon, Duran Duran, and is currently developing augmented reality games for mobile platforms. Academically, he is an active researcher with several ACM and IEEE publications in virtual and augmented reality. As a graduate student in the Graph- ics, Visualization, and Usability (GVU) Center at the Georgia Institute of Technology, he contributed to early research in the nascent field of self-harmonizing karaoke software. He currently serves as a Profes- sor in Computer Game Design and Development

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana Bairaktarova, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Nooshin Nassr P.E., University of Oklahoma; Dan Thomas Carlton, University of Oklahoma, College of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Page 26.1389.8serve to impact an individual’s spatial ability. We expect that this analysis to be the most impactful 7in the future as the lived experiences that impact spatial ability can be translated into instructionalinterventions that can be applied in existing curricula in STEM disciplines. 6. Conclusion We trust our study will inform engineering education community in two ways: 1).Gaining a deeper insight on the intrinsic relationships between spatial thinking and STEMdisciplines. 2). Findings from this study can lead to clues on how to integrate elements of spatialthinking with engineering concepts and incorporating

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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

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni H. Newton, CEISMC; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie A Wind, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology After 14 years in the middle and high school math and engineering classroom where Mr. Rosen was working on the integration of engineering and robotics into the teaching of the core curricula classrooms. He has now been at Georgia Tech’s CEISMC for the past 8 years working on curriculum development and research on authentic STEM instruction and directing the state’s FIRST LEGO League competi- tion program. Mr. Rosen has authored or co-authored papers and book chapters that address issues of underrepresented populations participation in engineering programs and the integration of robotics and engineering into classroom instruction.Dr. Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of