Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Arshan Nazempour, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #12940The Effectiveness of In-Class, Hands-On Learning vs. Lecture for TeachingAbout Shell and Tube Heat ExchangersDr. Paul B Golter, Washington State University Paul B. Golter obtained an MS and PhD Washington State University and made the switch from Instruc- tional Laboratory Supervisor to Post-Doctoral Research Associate on an engineering education project. His research area has been engineering education, specifically around the development and assessment of technologies to bring fluid mechanics and heat transfer laboratory experiences into the classroom.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Nathaniel Hunsu, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

research, and investigation of instructional princi- ples and assessments in STEM.Mr. Nathaniel HUNSU, Washington State University Nathaniel Hunsu is currently a PhD candidate of Educational Psychology at the Washington State Univer- sity. He received a B.Sc. in Electronics and Computer Engineering from the Lagos State University, Nige- ria and a M.Sc. in Project Management from University of Sunderland. He is interested in the conceptual change research in science learning. His research emphasis at the time is about how students process textual information for conceptual change in STEM education. He can be reached at nat.hunsu@wsu.edu.Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University Prof. Bernard J. Van Wie did

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ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

during the execution of each program that will prove helpfulwhen implementing the Model.Need to promote ST(EE)2MThe Wind Powering America initiative has set a goal to power 20% of the country’s energy fromwind by the year 2030 6. In order to accomplish this goal, a workforce needs to be developedwith the necessary skillsets. The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) workforcedevelopment analyses studies show that, “The greatest near-term solar and wind workforce needsinclude technicians and tradesmen with hands-on solar- and wind-specific experience,experienced electrical, mechanical and solar engineers, and project managers.” 13 And in orderto create this workforce a “Standardized education and training at all levels – primary

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerry D. Taylor, East Tennessee State University; Brian Todd Bartlett, East Tennessee State University

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College Industry Partnerships

exposed to the most advanced versions of thosetechnologies that the university has at its disposal. Class projects are designed to requirestudents to use these technologies in a manner that is similar to what can be expected in currentsurveying practice and to deliver a final product that is similar to what is delivered in currentsurveying practice. A major goal for this class is to turn out students who are exposed to enoughmodern surveying technology to be able to work alone as a one man survey crew within a fewmonths of being hired by a surveying firm. This should enable them be a productive addition tothe firm shortly after being hired.Although the students in SURV 4550 have already been exposed to the equipment andtechnology used in this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington; Jeremy Kingma, Washington State University; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Scott Winter, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Schneider, Robert Olsen, Sonya Cunningham, Dawn Wiggin, Kirk Reinkens, and Scott Winter, ”The Washington STate Academic RedShirt (STARS) in Engineering Pro- gram,” Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2014. Synergistic Activities & Projects in Education Co-Principal Investigator, Washington STate Academic RedShirt Program (STARS). Grant increases the retention rate of economically and educationally disadvantaged students in Engineering, (2013-present). Page 26.1579.1 Principal Investigator, Early Engineering Institute. Grant increases the math

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Various Prospectives in Power Systems

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Richard Walsh, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

underdevelopment. Students are being encouraged to get involved with this work in the form ofindependent studies or senior capstone projects. Such a project would require the studentor team to develop a significant component in PowerX to include design, development, Page 26.1604.13testing and documentation of their work.ConclusionThis paper presented an overview of a software application called PowerX that initiallystarted out as a research tool and eventually made its way into the classroom to helpstudents get a better understanding of power systems problems and solutions to theseproblems. For the most part, student response has been very positive and assessment

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University; Emily M Hunter, Baylor University; Steven C. Currall, University of California, Davis; Ed Frauenheim, The Great Place to Work Institute

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Engineering Management

the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Currall was a member of the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group. He has been a grantee on $21,533,893 in external funding of which over 78% came from refereed research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and National Institutes of Health. Currall was lead author of a book on university- business-government collaboration entitled, Organized Innovation: A Blueprint for Renewing America’s Prosperity (Oxford University Press, 2014). Based on a study funded by the NSF, the book is the cul- mination of a 10-year research project on interdisciplinary research involving science, engineering, and medicine. He has served as a member of

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Richard Brown Bankhead III, Highline Community College; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Douglas Karl Faust, Seattle Central College; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

the journals Advances in Engineering Education and International Journal of Service Learning in Engineering. He serves as program chair for the Community Engagement Division of ASEE. Dr. Harding was invited to deliver a workshop on Ethics in the Engineering Curricula at the 2009 NSF Engineering Awardees Conference and to participate in the NSF Project Based Service Learning c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Paper ID #12382 Summit. He received the 2008 President’s Service Learning Award for innovations in the use of service learning at Cal Poly. In 2004 he was named a Templeton Research

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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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Federico Garcia Lorca, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

acertain length while withstanding the heaviest weight to catapults that project a baseball asfar as possible while minimizing the weight of the catapult itself. Develop and pitch of ideas challenges focus on selling the ideas. Teams spend theirtime both creating an idea and planning the delivery of it to the judges. Teams can prototypetheir ideas if they think it will help in their presentations. Most teams draw sketches anddiagrams, devoting most of their time developing their solution and preparing the perfectpitch. Examples of pitch challenges are “Pitch for America Challenge”, where teams simulatebeing part of an American trade delegation trying to convince Indian investors to invest inAmerican manufacturing and the “Future of

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James G. O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J. Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Derek Cascio, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

majors,but also including students in computer science or applied math programs. The engineeringprograms at Wentworth Institute of Technology strongly focus on project-based learning.Devices and prototyping are therefore an integral part of many of the courses for which physicsis a prerequisite. Hence, it is essential that students leave with a working knowledge of basiccircuit concepts as well as an appreciation for the complexity that can arise in circuit analysis.Given this population, the main learning outcomes of the new game-based exercise were forstudents to: 1. Demonstrate the ability to add resistors in series. 2. Demonstrate an ability to add resistors in parallel. 3. Decompose a complex circuit into its basic elements. 4

Conference Session

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

this form of instruction is becoming commonplace in K-12education. A site with similar resources, but oriented toward higher education is “OLT:Flipped Classroom Project” from the University of Queensland. It has case studies inseveral disciplines, including Engineering Design. It has synopses of various ways to useclass time, including case studies, peer learning, problem-based learning and project-basedlearning. It gives some advice on how to measure learning gains. Flip It! Consulting hasa blog with posts on various aspects of flipping that will be useful to educators in manydisciplines. A notable collection of links and references to other resources is provided byRobert Talbert at Grand Valley State University. His intention is to turn it

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

of Technology in Dublin, Ireland. She is a professor emerita of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at Michigan Technological University and the PI or coPI on more than $9M in grant funding, most for educational projects. She is the former As- sociate Dean for Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at Michigan Tech and she served at the National Science Foundataion as a Program Director in the Division of Undrgraduate Education from January 2007 through August 2009. Prior to her appointment as Associate Dean, Dr. Sorby served as chair of the Engineering Fundamentals Department at Michigan Tech. In this capacity, she was responsi- ble for the development and delivery of the newly adopted First

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

 individual group innovations.  Each group participating in the experience has a prototype and poster on hand to explain their project.     The programs were initiated to couple design thinking to the entrepreneurial mindset.  The focus of the program is to teach the process, rather than focusing on the outcome of the project.  A student focus on opportunity recognition, customer needs, and field observations of the issue are examples of how the entrepreneurial mindset develops alongside the actual design of the prototype.  While the theory behind this immersive learning program has been detailed elsewhere (Kim and Tranquillo, 2014), t​his paper explores the student perspective on how engineering design and entrepreneurship are linked through

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Karam-Zanders, Louisiana State University; Dina Acklin, Louisiana State University; Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

project. Importantly, thisscholarship program aims to increase the number of engineers in the state and nation, reachingout to those students who have an interest in the field but who are unable to pursue the educationnecessary to acquire a degree.IntroductionIn order to understand the unique needs of the transfer student, an intensive questionnaire wasdeveloped to assess the Pathway to Success program effectiveness. The questionnaire has severalcomponents, including: demographic information, beliefs about self-efficacy in engineering,anticipated and experienced hurdles throughout the program, and scholarship programassessment. Many of the questions posed aimed to better understand the distinctive challengesfaced by transfer students so that the

Conference Session

Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Samuel Alexander Mihelic, Oregon State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

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.Mr. Samuel Alexander Mihelic, Oregon State University Samuel Mihelic is a research asistant in Dr. Yantasee’s lab in the Biomedical Engineering Department at Oregon Health and Science University. He received a B.S. in chemical engineering and a B.S. in mathematics from Oregon State University in 2014. He worked as an engineering education researcher with Dr. Koretsky at Oregon State University in 2013

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara Masi, University of Rochester; Dan M. Watson, University of Rochester; Arie Bodek, University of Rochester; Dev Ashish Khaitan; Erik Garcell

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

appointed as an Alfred P. Sloan Fellow (1979-81); NSF-JSPS Fellow, KEK, Japan (1986); and Fellow of the American Physical Society (1985). He served as a project director at the Department of Energy (1990-91), was Associate Chair (1995-98) and then Chair of the Department of Physics and Astronomy (1998-2007). He is on the editorial board of theEuropean Physics Journal C. Prof. Bodek was awarded the 2004 APS W.KH. Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics ”for his broad, sustained, and insightful contributions to elucidating the structure of the nucleon, using a wide variety of probes, tools, and methods at many laboratories.” In 2004, Prof. Bodek received the University of Rochester Award for Excellence in Graduate

Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

choose not to undertakean engineering project in that time or place).While we might count it a victory for some of the non-canonical canons to move, in time, intothe accepted professional society codes, that is the not the primary purpose of creating thisalternative stream of ideals in engineering ethics. Rather we hope to illuminate the politicalnature of the process, the ways insider-outsider dynamics play out in professional societies, andthe contestation of what counts and does not count as engineering.IntroductionWhat are the processes by which professional societies develop Codes of Ethics, and how doesinstitutional power shape both processes and outcomes? Who counts as a moral agent? Who issubject to the code? Does the existence of a code

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W. Dinehart, Villanova University

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Mechanics

the instructor duringthe learning process. These longer periods allowed for the instructor to focus on interdisciplinaryproblems rather than traditional civil and mechanical engineering problems. The authors providea list of supplies and required equipment.18 Hall et al. 19 also outline the design, construction,and fabrication of seven laboratory exercises and a design project for a sophomore levelintegrated statics and mechanics of materials course. Each laboratory and project is detailed, Page 26.780.4including photographs, drawings of the equipment, student work requirements, principles demonstrated, and equipment design and fabrication

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Aerospace

aerodynamics as an applied example.Figure 1. Strategy and toolkit for Backwards Design of courses.The course content emphasizes understanding of pilot controls of the hardware of a rotor,mathematical modeling of theoretical performance models, and design of a rotor to meet adefined mission. The assessment strategies are based on the types of learning in this course,where project-based learning and design thinking employ higher levels of thinking and thereforeneed the matched assessment strategy of a rubric. Pedagogy is primarily based on Perkins’Making Learning Whole, where certain elements for the student are emphasized: distributed,deliberate practice; intrinsic motivation and choice; working on the hard parts with feedback andassessment

Conference Session

Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Mechatronics and Entrepreneurship, a GK-12 Fellows project, and a DR K-12 research project, all funded by NSF. He has held visiting positions with the Air Force Research Laboratories in Dayton, OH. His research interests include K-12 STEM education, mechatronics, robotics, and control system tech- nology. Under Research Experience for Teachers Site and GK-12 Fellows programs, funded by NSF, and the Central Brooklyn STEM Initiative (CBSI), funded by six philanthropic foundations, he has con- ducted significant K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. He received NYU- SoE’s 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2014

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons PE, Virginia Tech; Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Tech; Rongrong Yu, Virginia Tech; Eric A. Vance, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, she was the director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station. Dr. Simmons has nearly fourteen years of engineering and project management experience working with public utility companies, a project management consulting company, and a software company. She is a registered professional engineer, project management professional and LEED accredited professional. Her research interests are in investigating students’ development of leadership skills and other professional competencies and in students’ involvement in curricular, co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. Dr. Simmons is a NSF CAREER award recipient for her research entitled, ”Investigating Co-Curricular Participation of Students

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Linda E. Craugh Ph.D., United States Naval Academy; Ethan E. Lust, United States Naval Academy

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

operation in a detailed way. It also readily demonstrates the three areas ofmechanical engineering: structures and materials, thermo-fluid sciences, and engineeringdesign.The students (who had no particular technical preparation) were divided into small teams andguided through a discussion of what it means to be an engineer and a qualitative overview ofdesign, solid mechanics, material properties, and thermodynamic principles as applied to theconstruct of a small machine. This paper will describe that project-based learning exercise in Page 26.1055.2detail and propose options for extending and adapting it for use as a module within or as aframework for

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11644Creativity and Innovation as Part of the Civil Engineering BOKDr. Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting Stuart G. Walesh, Ph.D., P.E., Dist.M.ASCE, D.WRE, and F.NSPE (stuwalesh@comcast.net, www.helpingyouengineeryourfuture.c is an author; teacher; and an independent consultant providing leadership, management, and engineering services. Prior to beginning his consultancy, he worked in the public, private, and academic sectors serving as a project engineer and manager, department head, discipline manager, marketer, legal expert, professor, and dean of an engineering college. Walesh’s technical specialty

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University, West Lafayette / Pontificia Universidad Javeriana - Bogota, Colombia; Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

department of systems engineer- ing at Pontificia Universidad Javeriana in Colombia since 2005 and is currently on a leave of absence. There he taught systems thinking and coordinated the professional internships, the social internships and the graduation project. He worked as Software Engineer in different companies for seven years before transitioning to academia.Mariana Tafur, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mariana Tafur is a Ph.D. candidate and a graduate assistant in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She has a M.S., in Education at Los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia; and a B.S., in Electrical Engineering at Los Andes University, Bogota, Colombia. She is a 2010 Fulbright Fellow. Her

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington

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Mechanical Engineering

. There are a number of ways to create such a community, and no single solution is sufficient. Thebest recommendation is for the university to have a holistic approach employing multiple strategiessuch as: tutoring, mentoring, learning centers, first-year student programs, at-risk student programs ,strong academic advising, and career awareness7.Over the years, much has been done to understand and improve the retention of students8-12.Universities use problem solving recitations, and the integration of math/science/engineering intomore exciting engineering courses with more active design projects for students. Many of theseefforts have had limited success and are often overwhelmed by changes in the student bodyattending the university, changes in

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Diversity

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International

research, and facilities layout. Before joining to SIUE he worked at Rochester Institute of Technology as a faculty member and Computer Integrated Manufacturing System project coordinator for RIT’s integrated circuit factory. He is a senior member of IIE and SME, and a member of ASEE, Alpha Pi Mu and Tau Beta Pi.Dr. Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville Page 26.718.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 International Cooperation in an Industrial Engineering Dual-diploma Program S

Conference Session

Best of DEED

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #12879Exploring the Impact of Cognitive Preferences on Student Receptivity to De-sign ThinkingMs. Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Jessica Menold is a second year graduate student interested in entrepreneurship, the design process, and innovativeness of engineering graduates and professionals. She is currently working as a student mentor in the Lion Launch Pad program, where she works to support student entrepreneurs. Jessica is currently conducting her graduate research with Dr. Kathryn Jablokow on a project devoted to the development of a psychometric instrument that will

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denia Djokic, University of California, Berkeley; Wil V. Srubar III, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

otherengineering disciplines.IntroductionEngineers must gain the ability to communicate and collaborate across disciplines in addition togaining a deep technical disciplinary knowledge. This is increasingly true in modern society inwhich scientists and engineers must address complex, interdisciplinary challenges on a globalscale. While current efforts at teaching interdisciplinary problem-solving at the collegiate-level(e.g., class projects, capstone courses) exist, the effectiveness of many of these approaches areineffective in achieving interdisciplinary learning objectives. Richter and Paretti (2009)identified two main learning barriers to common interdisciplinary approaches: (1) students areunable to identify the relationship between their own

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Tricia Bertram Gallant, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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Engineering Ethics

Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working with faculty to publish educational research. Her research interests primarily involve creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship education.Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Her research interests include first-year engineering

Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

-funded project that these learning modules are a component of can be foundelsewhere16.It should be noted that the pedagogical foundation for this project is based, in part, on the KolbLearning Cycle17, which presents a four-stage cyclical model of learning that stresses theimportance of these four stages in the learning process; these stages are often simplified asevents that involve “feeling”, “observing”, “thinking”, and “doing.” Kolb’s Learning Cycle hasbeen applied extensively in engineering education18-19 and it has been reported that learningactivities that involve students applying all four-stages of Kolb’s model provide the maximumopportunity for complete comprehension of the material20. More details of the implementationof Kolb’s