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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gunter Bischof, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Andreas Zwölfer, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz; Domagoj Rubeša, University of Applied Sciences Joanneum, Graz

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Diversity

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Mathematics

othermodules. And, in addition, it often turns out that bridging courses are attended mainly by thewell prepared and most hard working students, who never miss a chance to learn somethingextra (see e.g. Sazhin12).Some universities attempt to cope with the different levels of mathematical preparedness bystreaming their students and teaching the weaker group separately, sometimes using theservices of experienced school teachers rather than university lecturers. In order to cover thesame syllabus as the stronger group it may be necessary to increase contact hours for theweaker group13. Page 26.410.16Amongst the range of strategies for coping with a serious

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General Technical Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #13310Helping Students Develop Better Skills in Solving Word ProblemsDr. John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University Dr. Mullen has been at NMSU since 1990. He currently teaches and does research in stochastic and deterministic OR. Most of his courses are distance or online courses, though he does teach a few blended courses. Page 26.842.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Helping Students Develop Better Skills in Solving Word ProblemsIntroductionStudents often

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allie S Peters, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Katherine N Thorton; Kristen Shinohara; Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

thatembodies the technology as a material or physical object, and (2) a software aspect,consisting of the information base for the tool.8Prior educational research involving Diffusion of Innovations (DI) theory has focused on theuse of computer technology,9 course management systems,10,11 and online teachingmaterials.12 While these studies have found the adoption of technology in classrooms to becorrelated to student achievements13 and teaching experience,14 the focus tends to be on thehardware components of technologies and neglects the software components. Research onhardware has identified relationships between use of technologies and the characteristics ofadopters,15,16,17 but it has not addressed the adopters’ perspectives, which have been argued

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justine M. Chasmar, Clemson University; Brian J. Melloy, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Industrial Engineering

StudentsAbstractThe Study Cycle is a set of guidelines rich with self-regulated learning (SRL) techniques thatenables students to plan, prepare, and enact their studying by focusing on five comprehensivesteps: previewing before class, engaging in class, reviewing after class, holding study sessions,and seeking help as a supplement. This paper reports on initial findings of a qualitative study inwhich a workshop on the Study Cycle was taught to a class of second-year IndustrialEngineering students as an intervention, aiming to understand effects of the module onengineering students’ SRL strategy use in an engineering course. Students self-reported SRLstrategy use in a one-minute paper pre-workshop and two sets of post-workshop reflections. Thispaper examines

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Q. Peter He, Tuskegee University; Jin Wang, Auburn University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

course syllabus change oraddition needed, making adoption extremely easy – the instructor can straightforwardly replace orsupplement some of the textbook examples and homework problems with the examples andproblems provided by the classroom module. Page 26.986.5 4(continued on next page) Page 26.986.6 5 Figure 1 A classroom module on Raoult’s law.3.2 Web modulesFor the web modules, we have been developing a glossary, collections of commonly usedequipments, different biofuel processes, animated video clips, and a reference

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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

.• Facilities: o On campus: standard classroom o In Rome: UW Rome Center• Cost: o Program fee: $4,800. Other administrative fees add another $300. o Recommended student budget: $7,000 to $7,500 is recommended for students to cover the program fee, airfare, food, and other living essentials.• Syllabus: o Course catalog description: Engineering-focused Exploration Seminar that covers Roman civil engineering over 3,000 years from Ancient Rome to the present day. Introduction to civil engineering topics reinforced by practical engineering calculations, local experts and site visits. Provides international and historical perspective on engineering and the

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Brumbelow, Texas A&M University; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; James R. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Whitney L. Anthony, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University

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Civil Engineering

Page 26.1599.14online resources that students can use for reinforcement and refreshment of difficult topics. Acatalog of dozens of pre-existing, publicly available online videos (e.g., Khan Academy) hasbeen compiled and disseminated to students covering a wide range of topics in calculus, physics,chemistry, statistics, and others, with cross-referencing to specific courses (currently available athttp://ceresources.weebly.com/). Departmental faculty are at work on producing similar videos tocover topics at more mid- and upper-levels in the curriculum. Combined with beginning-of-course diagnostics, these resources should help students identify weak points in theirunderstanding (another form of gap) and have ready resources to address them.In

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D. Voss, Taylor University; Scott Henry Moats, Crown College; Bill Chapman, University of Arizona

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Engineering Physics & Physics

). The syllabus for this class is given in Appendix 3. The FE Examassessments to find curriculum gaps and other outcomes for the Principles class to help mediateare given in Appendix 4 and 5.This key class is essential for a 2 year program and for a 4 year program to bring students to ahigh level for the following reasons:  It helps glue together the various engineering fundamentals (1.0), labs and design (2.0), STEM skills (3.0), and ideas of creative design (4.0) as illustrated in Figure 6 below.  It gives students the necessary skills to qualify for good summer internships. A resume is required and part of the homework assignments.  The course gives closure to the two year experience so students can begin to create

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Communication as Performance

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B. Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. However,one of the entry criteria is that participants must have taken a Communication course at Page 26.571.2the institute within the last five years. In their Communication courses, students getinstruction on preparing and delivering effective presentations and give at least onepresentation as an assignment in the course. See Appendix A for a sample syllabus fromone of the first-term Communication courses.Idol is advertised around campus and the opportunity to participate is promoted in classesby instructors. A maximum of 32 students can register. Typically, about 20 to 24 studentscompete in two rounds, giving six- to eight-minute presentations on

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheng Chih Liu, University of Wisconsin Stout

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Electrical and Computer

days per week and two hours each time, so the course has one more hourthan traditional 3 credit hour courses, and is organized into a 40-minute lecture and a one hourand twenty minutes lab exercise for each class. On the first day of the class, the instructor Page 26.1472.4reviewed the syllabus of the course, course structure, and described the expectations of thecourse and student expectations from the instructor, and explained how a course grade and labwork were determined and evaluated. The project grading rubric was also introduced to thestudents in the first day of the class and is shown in Table 6. A 40-minute lecture covers

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

impact.”  “My experience will definitely have an impact on student achievement. The more honest experiences I can provide to my students whether directly in a lesson or just in conversation then the more students will feel a direct link to a program or plan of furthering their own education.”  “I think there will be an impact on helping prepare kids for research.”  “Yes, it will have a great impact on the students, because I met other colleagues teaching the same course as mine and we brainstormed on how to effectively improve our teaching skills in the field of robotics, automaton and mechatronics. Besides that, the research experience I had will be incorporated in my syllabus.”  “Yes, I

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A Cudney, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Julie Ezzell

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Engineering Management

Academy of Engineering(NAE) has identified that the engineers of 2020 need to have strong analytical and problemsolving skills while being readily adaptable to advancing technologies in a globally connectedworld (1). A classroom syllabus typically contains conventional lectures and a group project. Itmay also contain a business example provided by a guest lecture or case study. These currentteaching methods have displayed positive results, but barriers between academia and industrycan be made seamless by incorporating both advances in technology and motivational techniques(2) . Students will find the transition to be more cohesive after they have completed a curriculumthat facilitates superior student understanding.Initial Assessment: Learning

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Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan Felipe Patarroyo, University of Puerto Rico at Mayaguez; Gerson Beauchamp, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus

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Electrical and Computer

others, How people learn, Washington, DC: National Academy Press, 2000.[17] E. A. C. a. others, "Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs," ABET Report E1 11/19, vol. 3, 2003.[18] G. Beauchamp, "INEL 5508 Digital Control Systems Course Syllabus," UPRM Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, Mayaguez, PR., 2007.[19] L. W. Anderson, D. R. Krathwohl and B. S. Bloom, A taxonomy for learning, teaching, and assessing: A revision of Bloom's taxonomy of educational objectives, Allyn & Bacon, 2001.[20] Texas Instruments Incorporated, TMS320F28069 Technical Reference Manual, 2014.[21] Texas Instruments Incorporated, DRV8833 User's Manual, 2014.[22] J. F. Patarroyo and G. Beauchamp, "A Microcontroller Based System for Improving

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Tricia Bertram Gallant, University of California, San Diego; Robert G. Melton, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Ethics

courses. The focus of this paper ison just one of these courses—a junior-level engineering course—taught by one faculty memberparticipant.Faculty participant. The faculty member whose course is the focus of this study stated that whilehis perception of academic integrity did not change after participating in the integrity initiative,his perception of how to increase students’ understanding of academic integrity did change. Inorder to emphasize the importance of academic integrity, this faculty member stated that hesubstantially changed his course syllabus such that it included a page devoted to academic Page 26.1542.4integrity rather than a short

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Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quintana M. Clark, Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

. Page 26.868.5An online Qualtrics survey was used to collect learning ability data. The subject matters testedfor in our analysis were mathematics and English due to their familiarity and vast differences.Participants were undergraduate Purdue University students studying a STEM major in theCollege of Technology. In particular, the participants were enrolled in Tech 12000, DesignThinking in Technology course. The course was comprised of seven sections of about 40students each. Of the enrolled students N=185. The participants of the study were diverse ingender, age, ethnicity, educational level, and major. The 12 different majors identified wereAeronautical Engineering Technology (AET), Aviation Management Technology (AMT),Building Construction

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Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne L Mundy, Texas A&M Kingsville; Sel Ozcelik, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

learning.CASCADE utilizes design exercises and experiences along with cascaded peer-mentoring. TheCASCADE objectives include infusion of the design process for freshman through senior; anincrease of retention of engineering undergraduate students; and an increase in the 6-yearengineering undergraduate graduation rate. Strategies to achieve these objectives includeincorporation of design experience into targeted engineering courses at all levels; creation of aninnovative cascaded mentoring program; and linkage to the TAMUK Javelina InnovationLaboratory (JIL). This paper provides demographic data, retention and graduation rates.Preliminary numbers showing growth in retention and graduation rates are provided. The resultsdemonstrated that the design

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ERM Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan M. Hicks, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

, E. (2003, June). Teaching reflective skills in an engineering course. In Proceedings of 2003 ASEE Conference.38. Svarovsky, G. N. (2011). Exploring Complex Engineering Learning Over Time with Epistemic Network Analysis. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), 1(2), 4.39. Turns, J. (1997). Learning essays and the reflective learner: supporting assessment in engineering design education. In Frontiers in Education Conference, 1997. 27th Annual Conference. Teaching and Learning in an Era of Change. Proceedings. (Vol. 2, pp. 681-688). IEEE.40. Wiebe, E. N., Branoff, T. J., & Shreve, M. A. (2011). Online resource utilization in a hybrid course in engineering graphics. Advances in Engineering Education, 2

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Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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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

from engineering; it also attracted others from across campusencompassing such diverse disciplines as education, library science, chemistry, biology, andatmospheric science. The group’s intended purpose was to lower the activation barrier to helpinterested faculty try flipping, by sharing group knowledge and experiences. Accordingly, thelearning community was planned as a “working” community where members would learn fromeach other as they redesigned and flipped their respective course(s) and created online material.The specific goals of this learning community were to: 1) Explore pedagogy of a flippedclassroom. What do students do within and outside of a flipped class? 2) Explore technologiesavailable to support flipping a course. 3) Flip

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Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

Theassertion that many researchers make is that it is the responsibility of the entire university toassure quality student writing skills. 1,3,4Institutions that have a formalized program have grown over the last 20 years. 5 This growth hasnot been without challenges. To have a successful program institutional buy-in is critical, if it’snot supported from the top of the organization it is likely to fail. 8 Other factors that impact thesuccess of this type of program include:  Possible resistance from the institution’s English department, with concerns that English competency may be developed outside of the traditional Freshman English course. 9  The belief that writing skills are developed prior to attending college. 10  Increased

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Klosterman, Northeastern University; Steven T. McGonagle, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Leadership Program (GEL) is to “create an elite cadre ofengineering leaders with exceptional abilities to lead engineering teams by providing purpose,direction and motivation to influence others to achieve collective goals.”In prior papersi an overview of the complete structure of GEL has been described, including theassessment of industry’s need for improvement in engineering leadership and the current impactand consequences of poorly led engineering projects. A representative syllabus and approach tothe engineering, product development, technical and scientific content was also presented.Further, the global risk to the competitiveness of companies if this need is not addressed waspresented in 2012ii.The following sections describe themes that the

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Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Zundl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Laura Stiltz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Helen M. Buettner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

engineering a residentialenvironment as well as intentional peer and faculty interaction to promote their success in thefield of engineering, has exceeded expectations in retaining undergraduate women from the firstto third year in engineering. Aspects of this community include students residing together on afloor of the co-educational hall dedicated to first-year students in engineering, access to aDouglass Peer Academic Leader (PAL) in-residence, support from a female engineering graduatestudent mentor, enrollment in the Douglass first-year course Knowledge and Power: Issues inWomen’s Leadership, and interaction with faculty from all engineering disciplines during theirlinked course Introduction to Engineering which is taught by a full-time faculty

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Faculty Development I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Martyn Taylor Haynes II, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

his work in Michigan, Taylor completed his Baccalaureate at the University of California, Irvine. As a teaching post-doctoral fellow, Taylor is heavily involved in education-based re- search efforts in the chemistry department while also serving as an instructor for the Introductory Organic Chemistry course. Page 26.1092.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Leveraging Reflection to Deepen Engineering Graduate Student Instructor Professional Development1. IntroductionPreparing graduate student instructors (GSI) to teach engineering students

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared David Berezin, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Jane Kokernak, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

modeled by working in four sub-teams. Themeeting occurs at the semester’s mid-point, and it is three hours in length, which is set aside andscheduled in the course syllabus for lab activities. For this study, we analyzed a portion of thetranscript on the first segment of the meeting, in which team members gave presentations on eachconcept and held a question-and-answer session.A. Duration of Product PresentationsIn our examination of the audio recording and transcript of the decision meetings, we counted thetime duration of the product presentations for both Team A (Figure 4) and Team B (Figure 5). 12   10   8.00

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Lynna J. Ausburn PhD, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

ATLAS. This instrumentwas used in the present study to assess preferred learning strategies. An important advantage ofATLAS is that it is simple to administer and is currently the generally-accepted method formeasuring learning strategy preferences.18 Three distinct learning strategy groups wereidentified: Navigators, Problem Solvers, and Engagers.26 Navigators plan their learning andfocus on completing the necessary activities to achieve their goals. Order and structure areimportant to these learners, who tend to be logical, objective, and perfectionists. They want clearobjectives and expectations at the beginning of a course and in advance of activities, such as inan explicit and detailed syllabus and precisely defined assignments and

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Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Kylie Hensley, SUSTAIN SLO; Rachel Pittman; Jada Golland, SUSTAIN SLO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

how the student narratives spoke to these two questions: 1)How is SUSTAIN different than the traditional course experience? and 2) How did SUSTAINaffect you?In their interviews, students reported that SUSTAIN SLO was different than traditionalexperiences as it included 1) open assignments and structure, 2) a new look at education andlearning, 3) different relationship with faculty and peers, 4) a recognition of the importance ofspace to be yourself, and 5) significant collaboration and team building. As for the impact ofthese differences, students reported 1) increased capacity for personal reflection, 2) a new senseof ownership in education, 3) a discovery of internal motivation and the joy of learning, and 4)deepened friendships that led to