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Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Emily Elizabeth Wellborn, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

26.1170.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Fundamental: Motivating Factors for Choosing Engineering among Minority StudentsIntroduction Minority populations continue to be underrepresented in the fields of science, technology,engineering, and math (STEM).1 Increasing the diversity in these fields must start with growingminority students’ interest in pursuing STEM undergraduate degrees. In 2009 less than sixpercent of undergraduate engineering students were African American, ten percent wereHispanic, and less than one percent were Native American.1 Klotz compares the need for diversity in engineering to the need for biodiversity in anecosystem in order to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A Heard, Carnegie Mellon University; J F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon Univerisity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

asopposed to products.1 Innovation of products can also be dependent on the innovations arisingfrom materials either through new functionality or improved properties and performance. Oninnovation, a report by Royal Academy of Engineering offered that the long cycles of innovationwe now experience maybe a result of the incremental innovation practices of the past century.2We endeavor to remove these constraints by educating future engineers and scientists in thetheory and practice of innovation with a particular focus on materials.BackgroundWhile generally innovation is associated with products, materials themselves either providefunctional, mechanical or aesthetic attributes to these products. Materials can be viewed as astarting point or as a pool

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Delorme, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Marketplace was created by the Systems Engineering Research Center (SERC) tohelp address a critical challenge of developing the next generation of systems engineering (SE)talent for future US DoD and defense industry needs. Given the scope of engineeringopportunities generated by the US DoD, and the increasing complexity of engineering projects intoday’s world, it is clear that the emerging engineering workforce needs to have anunderstanding of systems engineering processes and tools. According to a 2010 NationalDefense Industry Association, Systems Engineering Division study “The quantity and quality ofSystems Engineering expertise is insufficient to meet the demands of the government anddefense industry”.1 NDIA has identified this as the second

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hamid Mohajeri, DeVry University, Pomona

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Engineering Physics & Physics

following couldbe shown as a very simple proof of Schrodinger equation :From the very basic classical mechanics, General Physics I Class students already know theWork – Kinetic Energy Theory : 𝑊 = ∆𝑘 = −∆𝑈 (1) Page 26.1520.4and at the same time for all conservative Forces we have : 𝜕𝑢 F=− (2) 𝑑𝑥Where ΔU is change in Potential Energy 𝜕2 x FNow

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Gary Teng, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

, and the enhancement of company branding/marketing andbusiness development through the visual attraction of the transparent factory operations.Research ObjectivesThe objectives of this research are (1) to enhance engineering management students’understanding of engineering management principles and practices through the use of atransparent factory design project as a term project to cover broader concerns of engineeringoperations, and (2) to investigate the effect of using this project to enrich students’ understandingof the current issues in engineering management and project management.Due to the growing trend of global business competition, the management of engineeringoperations has to involve issues in branding, marketing, and business

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Hamilton P.E., Boise State University

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Civil Engineering

Accreditation Commission (EAC), the body responsible foraccreditation of engineering programs, changed the criteria for Civil Engineering programs toinclude a requirement that graduates of those programs “can . . . apply knowledge of . . . at leastone additional area of science, consistent with the program educational objectives”.1 This newrequirement appears to have its origins in the Body of Knowledge (BOK), and the desire to makethose ideals and the ABET requirements for Civil Engineering programs become one in thesame. However, for many programs across the country this became an issue of concern andconfusion. Taking its cue from the BOK the “one additional area of science” shortly becamedefined to mean a physical science, as opposed to a social

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Van Dyken, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Patrick Gerard, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 26.1225.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Persistence in Engineering: Does Initial Mathematics Course Matter?AbstractThis study is situated within a larger project that seeks to understand how students that start inprecalculus and struggle in their math courses persist and complete an engineering degreeprogram. The specific aims of this study are to determine 1) the extent to which students thatstart in precalculus persist in engineering after one year, 2) correlations between the grade inengineering students’ first math course and/or the level of that course and persistence inengineering one year later, and 3) the relative number of students that

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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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Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

tool.PROCESS is an acronym for seven stages of problem solving: Problem definition, Representing Page 26.1278.3the problem, Organizing information, Calculations, Evaluating the solution, Solutioncommunication, and Self-Assessment. PROCESS was offered to faculty as a learning aid theycould use in the first year engineering courses to focus on developing engineering problemsolving skills. Figure 1 depicts PROCESS as described to instructors before when decidingwhether to utilize it in their classes.Figure 1: Problem Solving PROCESS. Start with conceptualizing the problem (PRO), thencomplete Calculations and Evaluate the solution for reasonableness and

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

session.Keywords: flipped class, inverted lecture, pedagogy of engagement, active learning1. Introduction“Flipped” classes have surged in popularity over the last three years, driven by the ease ofrecording and posting video content for students to watch, and the need during class timeto compete with distractions from portable electronic devices. Evidence for the benefitsof flipping is starting to mount. Studies have shown improved learning in architecturalengineering and chemistry courses [1], economics [2], and biology [3], among otherfields. Many other studies report student perceptions of improved learning [1, 4, 5] .The instructor who desires to “flip” a class confronts two issues: how to locate or createcontent for use outside of class, and how to

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Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

the community projects mightbe just community engagement and not service learning. That is not the case. Thestudents involved in these projects are benefitting from all the four stages of learningdefined by Kolb (1984).Figure 1: Kolb’s model of experiential learning Page 26.1367.3 1. Concrete Experience: The students are going on field trips, organizing meetings with the project stakeholders, and presenting updates to members of the team at the sponsor. They will be making presentation with their results to the governmental agency and even to the public that will be affected by the results of the project. They are very actively

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Innovative Use of Technology II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ting-Ting Wu, Graduate School of Technological and Vocational Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology; Rustam Shadiev, Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University; Yueh-Min (Ray) Huang, National Cheng Kung University; Chin-Feng Lai, National Chung Cheng University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

-book system provides not only common functions, but also features speed reading,intensive reading, main concept reading and professional knowledge database ofterminologies of embedded system. In additions, it offers various multimedia annotations andassistance learning functions. All students’ reading activities can be recorded in back-endlearning portfolio database of the e-book system. The information stored in students’ learningportfolios allows them to monitor their own reading progress, achievements and issues. Inthis study, we attempted to test the feasibility of the e-book system as well as to explorestudents learning behavior during the e-book-assisted reading. The following researchquestions were addressed in this study: (1) Do

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Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

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Computing & Information Technology

Data Mining for Adverse Event Detection and Action RecommendationAbstractMany real-life data mining applications use sequence data modeling, in which data isrepresented as a sequence. A temporal sequence is a finite ordered list of events (t1,e1),(t2,e2), …,(tn,en) where ti represents time and ei represents the event taking place at time ti.ei takes place before ei+1 for 1≤ i ≤ n-1. This model can be used in data mining, calledsequence data mining, to predict certain event that may take place at a specific time.Sequence data mining has a wide range of applications. This data mining technique canbe used for prediction of adverse events and can recommend appropriate actions to betaken as needed. In aviation safety, the

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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

. Keywords: continuous professional education, cluster, cluster approach,engineering staff Introduction Nowadays one of the priorities of the state policy in Russia is to create an innovativeeconomy characterized by enhancement of the role of scientific knowledge, innovativetechnologies, and availability of infrastructure, through which it will be possible to create anddisseminate new knowledge. Thus, professional education becomes a factor of socio-economic development of the regions and the Russian Federation as a whole [1-5]. Educational innovation and clusters that are based on the interaction of main actors –educational institutions, enterprises, and social organizations - play a special role in thedevelopment of the

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bingbing Li, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Li Ding, California State University Northridge

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Engineering Management

industry. Moreover, nano-manufacturing technologies produce nano-materialwastes and nano-particle emissions that have been shown to produce more toxic effects onanimals than bulk materials due to the small particle size and large surface area-to-mass ratio12.In short, impulsive adoption of nano-manufacturing into large-scale industrial productions maypose a severe risk to human health and result in adverse environmental impacts.While the integration of macro-nano manufacturing has begun, and global application of suchmanufacturing systems are expected to expand into a broad array of industrial sectors in the future,the scientific investigations of the sustainability of integrated macro-nano manufacturing, asshown schematically in Figure 1, have

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Century LeadersAbstractWe have created a three-year leadership curriculum for undergraduate students enrolled in theOpus College of Engineering at Marquette University - a medium-sized, private, urban,religiously affiliated university. The objectives of this people-focused, technical leadershipprogram are to: (1) develop engineers who are able to address 21st century global challenges;(2) prepare individuals to lead, not only through innovation and technical expertise, but alsothrough their ability to motivate, engage and guide people and organizations who represent thefull range of diversity across the human spectrum; and (3) educate and develop the leadershipand character of outstanding engineering students, who are able to lead technical teams

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University; Nova Alexandria Glinski Schauss, Oregon State University

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First-Year Programs

almost universally viewed as a good thing” 8.A new innovative approach has been developed to increase engineering student success andretention by linking student development focused first-year engineering courses and a projectcalled “Design Your Process of Becoming a World-Class Engineering Student”. It is importantto emphasize the “engineering” student development focused first-year courses to distinguishfrom general student development focused courses. The first-year engineering courses at theUniversity of Alaska Anchorage and Oregon State University were developed after the modelpresented by Raymond B. Landis who outlines five cornerstone objectives which will benefitengineering students: 1) improve their peer environment; 2) teach them

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Brad Joseph Johnson, Rowan University

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Computing & Information Technology

engineering discipline and 2more projects for out-of-discipline choices. At the same time, each faculty member shares theirlist of projects, each specifying the maximum number of students required from each discipline.Once all the input is collected, discipline managers (DM’s) from each of the engineeringdepartments manually sorted students according to the preferences and project constraints.Figure 1 attempts to visually capture the existing assignment approach.Figure 1. The existing approach involved faculty pitches where faculty members described their project’s needs (left) and students submitted their preferences via paper-based formed (right

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacie Edington, University of Michigan; Archie L Holmes Jr., University of Virginia; Petra Reinke, University of Virginia

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First-Year Programs

and BackgroundCommon reading programs offered at the start of the first year provide a valuable opportunity tomodel intellectual engagement among engineers, broaden students’ thinking about the role ofengineers in society and forge connections between first year students and the larger engineeringcommunity, including faculty. The purpose of a common reading program is “to provide acommon academic experience for all first year students and to strengthen the academicatmosphere of the institution from the first day the student arrives on campus.” [1] Most programsinvolve the entire first year class reading the same book and participating in a guided discussionof 20 students or less. While many institutions offer university-wide common reading

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

thatdistinguish itself from the other ITL methods: (1) A relatively longer duration and amount oftime a student is involved in the research project; (2) A clearly defined research scope andobjective; and (3) Promotion of both teamwork and individual excellence. This paper describeshow I leveraged my own background and student interest to initiate the collaborative researchproject, how undergraduates participated in the research project through different avenues, andhow the experience enhanced their skills in critical analysis, problem-solving, communicationand teamwork, which positively impacts their career, regardless of whether they pursue anindustry job or an academic position after graduation.Some practices I have been promoting in undergraduate

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Technology

components are presented anddiscussed. Feedback from students is also discussed. The experience gained may be useful tothose considering ways to develop and teach enhanced courses that meet both ABET criteria andindustry demands.IntroductionThe University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown offers a 4-year Bachelor of Science degree in CivilEngineering Technology. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology outlines CivilEngineering Technology Program Criteria for accreditation.(1) One of the requirements of theABET general criteria is that an Engineering Technology (ET) program must demonstrate thatgraduates have an appropriate mastery of the knowledge, techniques, skills and modern tools oftheir disciplines. Another criterion requires graduates to

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric A Holt, University of Nebraska ; Scott Kelting, California Polytechnic State University

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Construction

by NAHB education. The evaluations did not collect anyidentifying information from the students. It had only their responses to the survey questions,listed as a numerical response to a Likert scale of 5 (strongly agree) to 1 (strongly disagree). The Page 26.1088.3instructor interviews were conducted via email invitations and phone calls. Researchers engagedthe instructors in casual conversation about their experience teaching the CGP curriculum totheir college students. Both student and instructors identity were protected and this study wasIRB approved.research questionThis study attempted to answer the following question: What lessons have

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Measurement and Instrumentation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian M Frank, Queen's University; James A. Kaupp, Queen's University; Natalie Simper, Queen's University; Jill Scott, Queen's University, Kingston (Canada)

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Educational Research and Methods

fromthe Faculty of Arts and Science (Psychology, Drama and Physics), and from the Faculty ofEngineering and Applied Science (Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, GeologicalEngineering, and Mechanical Engineering) consented to participate in the project.This four-year study is following a cohort through an undergraduate program using fourapproaches to assessing TIS as illustrated in Figure 1, including: • standardized instruments • meta-rubrics used to score artefacts created by students for academic purposes • in-course assessment of TIS • group problem-solving sessions independent of academic workThe study is documenting the costs, time commitment, participation rates, and correlationsbetween these approaches, and evaluating the

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Student Motivation and Faculty Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

themajority of problems. The practice is quite common: out of the 83 engineering undergraduatesand alumni we interviewed, all but three had experienced the practice. 1 And, as we indicatedabove, our research has also found that female students are particularly troubled by left-of-centergrading, suggesting that the practice may have major implications for the retention of diversepopulations. 1LOC grading is a subset of norm-referenced grading. Norm-referenced grading, popularlyknown as grading on a “curve,” involves grading students on the basis of their rankings within aparticular cohort. It is typically contrasted with criterion-referenced grading, which involvescomparing students’ achievements with clearly stated criteria for learning outcomes and

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Ludwigsen, Kettering University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

traditionalcalculus-based physics sequence, with topics in mechanics. This paper is intended to introducethe structure and pedagogical approach in this curriculum—designed to influence the mindset ofstudents as they begin the pursuit of STEM subjects at the college level. Page 26.1554.2BackgroundThe laboratory component of introductory science courses has evolved over the last five or sixdecades. Borrowing taxonomy from chemistry education,1 the general trend has developed fromexpository or verification laboratories to inquiry-based laboratories, which can be categorized aseither open inquiry or guided inquiry activities. The review by Hofstein and

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Manisha Tripathy, Texas A & M University; Arun R Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Rebecca C Simon, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

displayed the decrease of Napoleon’s army during the Russian campaign would be veryhelpful in formulating effective interventions. This is the ultimate intent of very preliminarywork presented in this paper.Progress through a Four-course Mathematics SequenceLike many engineering programs, undergraduate engineering curricula at Texas A&MUniversity require four courses in mathematics: Calculus I, Calculus II, Multi-variable Calculus,and Differential Equations. Catalog descriptions of the curricula indicate these four courses aretaken in a sequence in consecutive semesters. What percentages of students take and completethese four courses as presented in the course catalog? Figure 1 depicts results of 14,047

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Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer I. Clark, Montana State University ; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; Angela Colman Des Jardins, Montana State University; Christine M. Foreman, Montana State University; Brett W. Gunnink, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Katherine Ruth Stocker

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, computer science, and physicsJennifer I. Clark1, Sarah L. Codd2, Angela C. Des Jardins3, Christine M. Foreman2, Brett W. Gunnink2,Carolyn Plumb2, Katherine Stocker3Affiliations:1 Department of Education, Montana State University2 College of Engineering, Montana State University3 Department of Physics, Montana State UniversityThe College of Engineering (COE) and Montana Space Grant Consortium (MSGC) PeerMentoring Program at Montana State University began as a pilot program in 2013 with twoupper-division female peer mentors. Each of these women was assigned about 35 freshmanfemale engineering, computer science or physics students. The program was an overwhelmingsuccess, and a survey at the end of the year indicated that 90% of the freshmen

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; Marja M.S. Vauras, University of Turku; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

productive Problematizingdisciplinary engagement.Engagement has beendefined generally as “active,goal-directed, flexible,constructive, persistent, Authority Accountabilityfocused interactions with thesocial and physicalenvironments.”5 (p. 399) Weuse Engle & Conant’s termproductive disciplinary Resourcesengagement5 to capture thekind of interaction with Figure 1. Characteristics of contexts that support PDE (Engle, 2012; Engle and Conant, 2002)4,5people and objects likely toresult in deep learning ofSTEM concepts and practices. Engagement is productive to the extent that

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University; Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University

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Diversity

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International

ofengineers in working towards sustainable development. This is reflected in the creationand adoption of ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 which included six professional skillsto prepare engineers who were more aware of how their profession, products and servicesare embedded in the larger global, socio-economic and political context. The question ofhow to measure and evaluate preparedness of engineering students to meet theserequirements remains an open question[1].Responding to the ABET criteria and the growing consensus that engineers of the future Page 26.1294.2should be trained to work in multicultural, global environments has lead to engineeringeducation

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ECCD International Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

. Project Genesis and Community NeedMuhuru Bay, Kenya is a fishing village located on the shores of Lake Victoria, close to theTanzanian border. Although a few small shops in the business district of Muhuru Bay areconnected to the national grid, the vast majority of households are not. Most people rely on smallsingle-wick kerosene lamps (see Figure 1) and flashlights or candles for lighting. Kerosenelamps are hazardous, noxious, expensive and produce low-quality light of generally less than 20lumens, which is inadequate for studying or reading3. Approximately 4000 people live in thegreater Muhuru Bay area, most of them surviving on a few dollars per day. Figure 1. A typical kerosene lamp, fabricated from a used aerosol canister. A quarter is shown

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

electrical engineering.The second class (combination of ENG 1 and ENG2) is offered to non-engineeringstudents. Most of the students are primarily from the College of Design. The Department ofIndustrial Design has included this sequence in their curriculum to cover technical literacyrequirements, and are considered two parts of the same class from the Industrial Designcurriculum. The first is called “From Thoughts to Things” and the second “How Things Work”.The first term begins with how engineering works, the engineering process, and the criticalpoints of engineering technology, design, and methodology. The second class works on practicalissues of engineering and engineering basics of how things work. These classes cover aspects ofengineering and