Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Effects on Student Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, Clemson University; David E Vaughn, Clemson University; Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

these challenges highlight the need to better preparetoday’s engineers with the intuition, skills and tools they need to tackle these problems. CharlesVest, 9 former president of National Academy of Engineering, asserts that engineering studentsprepared for professional careers in the year 2020 and beyond, “must be excited by their freshman year; must have an understanding of what engineers actually do; must write and communicate well; must appreciate and draw on the richness of American diversity; must think clearly about ethics and social responsibility; must be adept at product development and high-quality manufacturing; must know how to merge the physical, life, and information sciences when working at

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

comparison EntrepreneurshipLangford,M.63Mueller, S. Gender-role orientation as a Journal of Developmental 2008L. and Dato- determinant of entrepreneurial self- EntrepreneurshipOn, M. C.47 efficacyLourenco F., Gender and business ethics of enterprise Journal of Entrepreneurship 2015et al.64 students and nascent entrepreneurs engaged in entrepreneurship educationRehman, S. Gender and work-life balance: a Journal of Small Business 2012and Roomi, phenomenological study of women and Enterprise DevelopmentM. A.65

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Software Engineering Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stefan Christov, Quinnipiac University; Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

managers. The collaboration between the two courses was mainlydriven by the managers’ initiative (based on assignments in the SPM course described below) andoccasional requests for advice by the teams from the ISD course.The assignments of the SPM students (except for one assignment on ethics in software projectmanagement) consisted of two parts. One part of the assignment asked the SPM students to meetwith their teams, to discuss issues related to the current stage of the team project, and to provideadvice, if necessary. The SPM students were expected to provide advice in various areas, such asmaking suggestions about how their teams should approach customers to elicit projectrequirements and how to phrase the elicited requirements; helping teams

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April M. Bryan, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University; Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Design in Engineering Education

FIT are supposed to work coherently and comply with the capstone senior design class deliverable requirements. During the first semester i.e. fall semester, the teams are required to submit reports on Code of Conduct, Needs Assessment, Project Planning andProduct specification, Conceptual Design, and Interim Design. In the second semester, i.e.,spring semester, the teams are required to submit three reports, Operational Manual, reportfor Manufacturing, Reliability, and Economics, and a final project report. Along with thesereports team has to also present periodically and hold staff meetings with the senior designcoordinator to make sure they are on the right track.The Code of Conduct covers the ethical part of the training program. Each

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Roberts, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

graduates.20 Validatingpsychographic measures that can assess these values is important to evaluating how well thegeneral university education is molding a next generation of consumers and professionalscommitted to more sustainable practices. However, within engineering, such psychographicmeasures also allow us to understand how well instruction in the ABET student outcome relatedto sustainable practice is likely to be internalized and pursued by engineering students throughlifelong learning: “an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.” 21The National Academy of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Eric C Pappas, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

containing value statements, and individuals rate their values on a Likert scale. When implicit, value affirmation occurs through the assertion of desirable or ideal behaviors of an individual or population (e.g., an ideal professional engineer would be ethical in all business dealings). • Behavior Understanding: Behavior understanding is the process by which individuals identify their current actions or decisions with respect to a particular domain. In this research, behavior is always explicit taking the form of a survey instrument, and individuals rate their behaviors (as listed in the survey instrument) on a Likert scale. For example, an individual might rate the behavior, “When making

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology; Nicole Simon, Nassau Community College; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Barbara Hillery, SUNY Old Westbury

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #16514NSF TUES Grant: A Collaborative, Multi-Campus Program to EnhanceSTEM Learning in Energy Science, Technology and PolicyDr. Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University Dr. Halada, Associate Professor in Materials Science and Engineering at Stony Brook University, directs an interdisciplinary undergraduate degree program in Engineering Science. He designs educational ma- terials focused on nanotechnology, advanced manufacturing, and how engineers learn from engineering disasters and how failure and risk analysis can be used to teach about ethics and societal implications of emerging technologies. Halada also

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CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

assistance with the consent of the instructor, and maintain effective working relationships among the members. Instructors also monitor group progress, give feedback on how well each group is doing, report each group’s progress to the class as a whole, and insure adherence to accepted standards of: ethics, social responsibility, and safety.Success in implementing cooperative learning is attributable, in large measure, to: properplanning, efforts, dedication, and foresight of the instructor. Experience definitely is a majorfactor. A proper start for instructors wanting to try active learning for the first time(including cooperative learning) is to step into it gradually, and to seek continuous feedbackas to how

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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International

needed social skills. These skills include leadership, decision making, trust building, and conflict management.  Monitoring Progress- Groups need to discuss amongst themselves whether they are achieving their set goals; they also need to prioritize the scheduled activities, introduce changes if need be, solicit advice and assistance with the consent of the instructor, and maintain effective working relationships among the members. Instructors also monitor group progress, give feedback on how well each group is doing, report each group’s progress to the class as a whole, and insure adherence to accepted standards of: ethics, social responsibility, and safety.Success

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Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P Brown, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

. ”Sustainable design based thinking, beyond the past environmental focus has unlimited potential in solving social, ethical and economic problems in society.” Dan is currently earning his PhD at Coventry University in the UK, through his research of his thesis entitled ”Differentiation by Design R . A native of Chicago, Dan attended St. Xavier University, earning a Bachelors Degree in Biology, with a minor in Chemistry. Upon graduating, Dan embarked on a career in the chemical and plastics industry where he applied his science education, and natural ability in engineering and leadership to a fast track business career. While serving in roles of increasing responsibility in the rapidly globalizing marketplace of the 1980

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

lecture in these seminar classes, instead designing activities that encourage students todevelop and articulate their own ideas and responses to the texts. Students noted that theseactivities encouraged them to analyze topics more closely and to consider how to support theseobservations by identifying supporting materials and arguments in the course texts. This year’splays all focused on one topic, the building of the atomic bomb, which also allowed for manydiscussions on ethics and decision making in engineering. Some students noted that these typesof discussions made clear the potential for a multiplicity of ethical viewpoints, and by extensionhighlighted the opportunities afforded by multiple approaches to a problem, includingengineering

Conference Session

Computer Modeling/CAD in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aneet Dharmavaram Narendranath, Michigan Technological University; Prathamesh Prashant Deshpande, Michigan Technological University; Madhu Kolati, Michigan Technological University; Datta Sandesh Manjunath, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability (d) an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams (e) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility (g) An ability to communicate effectively (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context (i) A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning (j) A knowledge of contemporary issues (k) An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

incorporate appropriate qualitative validation methods wherever possible. Whilecommunicative and pragmatic validity are typically emphasized in phenomenographic work8,28,the additional elements of theoretical, procedural, and ethical validation, and process reliabilityfrom Walther and colleagues’ framework will also improve the quality of this work. Table 2,adapted from Walther and colleagues33,34, outlines these concepts and specific procedures used.This paper itself, and the resulting conference presentation, represent one critical step in ensuringthe quality and rigor of the work. In particular, by presenting this work, in an intermediate stage,to a variety of individuals, we receive feedback to support communicative validity8,11.Table 2

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental: K-12 Student Beliefs, Motivation, and Self Efficacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer B. Listman, New York University ; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

andlabs were matched to align and maximize interests. Students also received formal collegeguidance and training in public speaking during the summer. The program ended with acolloquium, open to the university community and family members of students, whereparticipants gave short talks to present their work.The program includes two courses: Dimensions of Scientific Inquiry (DSI) and Basic Robotics toInspire Scientific Knowledge (BRISK). DSI, taught by a member of the NYU faculty, is adiscussion-based course that covers scientific methods and practice, including their social,cultural, political, and economic contexts; ethical questions surrounding science and technology;and writing, especially as it relates to college application materials and a

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University, Northridge; Vibhav Durgesh, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

practice, outcome (k).In addition to ABET outcomes in ME-335/L, the Mechatronics course (i.e., ME-435/L) ismapped to ABET outcome (c), which focuses on students’ ability to design a system,component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic,environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability.Since both these courses are mapped to the same ABET outcomes, they can be streamlined andtreated as a sequence of courses in the ME program. The faculty members teaching these classeshave streamlined the course content of ME-335/L so as to better prepare students for the ME-435/L course.Course StructureME 335/L InstrumentationAll junior level students are required to enroll

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amber N. Lyerly, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

weakness are identified • Important financial performances are testedProof solution gives • Financial performance meets critical requirementsdesired financial value • Areas of financial weakness are identified • Issues of solution responsibility are testedProof solution is safe and • Solution is found safe and meets societal expectationsresponsible • Concerns about ethics and responsibility are identified • Solution is tested in the hands of intended usersAdequacy of solution • Solution meets needs and applications of intended

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alireza Farahani; Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University; Lu Zhang, National University

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Computing & Information Technology

courses in Com- puter Science, Information Systems, and Data Analytics. He has a special interest in ethical conducts in multicultural settings. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Journey to Accreditation: Assessment Made Easy Alireza Farahani Mudasser F. Wyne Lu Zhang School of Engineering and Computing National University San Diego, CA, USAAbstractAssessment is a scientific measure for assessing learning abilities of students. It measuresstudents understanding of concepts and/or procedures by having to show what studentshave learned. Data

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron W. Coates, Armstrong State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

their own interest, high school studentsregard their parents as having the greatest influence on their thinking regarding future career options.Our survey was therefore developed to understand the parent’s perspective, and interpret any additionalfactors unique to the community that contribute to parental attitudes, habits and expectations. Theresearch protocol was reviewed and approved by the university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). TheAmerican Psychological Association (APA) ethical guidelines for research with human participantswere strictly adhered to. Participation was voluntary for all participants. The opportunity to enter adrawing to win a restaurant gift card was provided as an incentive to complete the survey, and there wereno

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Emmanuel Early, The University of Houston-Clear Lake; Jose Daniel Velazco, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Miguel Rosales, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Edgar Cantu, AutoSol Inc.

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Diversity

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Student

scavenger hunt. We also provided lunch andgave freebies to students. The BSC mentors gave a presentation as the initial event for the first day of the orientation. Itwas designed to help incoming students succeed at our university. Throughout the presentation,the BSC mentors discussed different personal techniques used to succeed at UHCL, gainedthrough practical and personal experience. Apart from the main ethical and professional points ofavoiding cheating, laziness, and procrastination, we shared very specific tips for various courses.We believe that with this presentation, we were able to give the students an insight as to what lifeas a university student is like. They learned about their professors before meeting them, aboutwhat courses to take

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Electrical and Control Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Ortiz, LeTourneau University; Paul R. Leiffer P.E., LeTourneau University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

digital communications. Email: oscarortiz@letu.edu.Dr. Paul R. Leiffer, LeTourneau University Paul R. Leiffer, Ph.D., P.E., is a professor in the School of Engineering and Engineering Technology and Chairman of the Engineering Department at LeTourneau University, where he has taught since 1979. He is the co-developer of LeTourneau’s program in Biomedical Engineering. He received his B.S.E.E. from the State University of New York at Buffalo, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Drexel University. His professional interests include biomedical signal processing, engineering design, and engineering ethics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Radio Controlled Race Car Project to

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fu Zhongli, National University of Defense Technology; Huang Zhang, NUDT in China; Tong Wu, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS), National University of Defense Technology (NUDT); Lini ZHOU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Jianchuan Li, National University of Defense Technology; Lian Lin, National University of Defense Technology; wang yang, Continuing Education College, National University of Defense Technolgy(NUDT)

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

flexible and having multidisciplinaryskills in basic technology and application technology, were covered. The Societal codebook included many of the condition aspects and societal issues inengineering. Constructs included "scholarly" atmosphere, respect principles, interactivecommunication and business elements during the engineering process. Relationships betweenengineering and social responsibility, politics, ethics, and global issues were identified associetal issues. According to the data of survey, 65% of interviewers selected "scholarly"atmosphere and only 8% selected the hardware condition among societal issues. Survey datashows that the interactive communication is the main method to cultivate the leadership in theengineering field. 85

Conference Session

Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Radiah C. Minor, School of Agriculture and Envrinmental Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal G. Alford III, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

including coordinating community service for engineering students. • Presenter for the Greensboro Area Mathematics and Science Education Center (GAMSEC) Summer Program • Speaker/presenter at various K-12 institutions. Professor Alford currently teaches Introduction to Engineering Design and Ethics as well as Statics and Mechanics of Materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 After School Matters: Expanding the time to engage Minority Middle School Girls in STEM through Informal learning outside of the classroomAn increase in the diversity of the U.S. pipeline for students entering STEM fields is significantlyneeded. This is especially true for minority and female students

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

socialbackgrounds are taken into account.Standards and assessment: Setting appropriately high and challenging standards and assessing the learner andlearning progress - including diagnostic, process, and outcome assessment - are integral parts of the learningprocess. 1. The actions of the instructor focus on students learning as opposed to presenting material. 2. In ethically responsible ways, instructors share decision making about learning with students. Teachers control less, but students are involved more. 3. Content is used to build a knowledge base, to develop learning skills and to foster learner self-awareness of their abilities. Teaching approaches account for students’ learning modes and strategies. 4. Instructors and

Conference Session

Modeling and Simulation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E Monterrubio, Robert Morris University

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Computers in Education

checkingconvergence of the analysis refining the mesh.c) Gain experience setting up experimental tests to validate the results.The following ABET outcomes5 are applicable for this course according to the existing coursedescription:a) An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineeringc) An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realisticconstraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety,manufacturability, and sustainabilitye) An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems3. Assessment of the labsWritten reports will be used to evaluate students, as well as the outcomes of their practical work.One report is required for each lab to pace the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

teams.1,2,3,4This has largely been driven by industry’s needs and requirements to become more multi-disciplinary and remain competitive in the workforce. This is also seen in the accreditationrequirements of ABET where student outcomes are implicitly and/or explicitly collaborative innature, e.g. general criterion 3: student outcomes (c) “an ability to design a system, component,or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental,social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability,” (d) “an abilityto function on multidisciplinary teams,” and (g) “an ability to communicate effectively.”5Providing opportunities for students to work in cross-disciplinary teams is a desired

Conference Session

STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

research confer- ˇ e Budˇejovice, Czech Republic in August 2016. In addition, he has been named as one of 14 ence in Cesk´ Jhumki Basu Scholars by the NARST’s Equity and Ethics Committee in 2014. He is the first and only individual from his native country and Texas Tech University to have received this prestigious award. Fur- thermore, he was a recipient of the Texas Tech University President’s Excellence in Diversity & Equity award in 2014 and was the only graduate student to have received the award, which was granted based on outstanding activities and projects that contribute to a better understanding of equity and diversity issues within Engineering Education. Additional projects involvement

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Engineering Technology

also provided the student with an opportunity to view theirdesigns from an ethical and sustainability awareness perspective, thus realizing a lifelonglearning opportunity. Through practice, the students realized that the key success for a designproject is team work, industry interaction, and collaboration.DiscussionsThe outcome of this project was an efficient, easy to build and operate, cost-efficient alternativeenergy training unit which works as a stand-alone mini-lab. The reliability of these types ofprojects will lead other institutions to develop their own systems. The project engaged studentparticipation from different disciplines (electronics technology, construction management, safetymanagement, design and development, and electronics

Conference Session

Using Laboratories for Instruction in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Nathan Schmedake, University of Portland; Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland; Timothy A Doughty, University of Portland; Ken Lulay, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

PortlandDr. Karen Elizabeth Eifler, University of Portland I am a teacher educator with a special interest in teacher induction and retention.Dr. Timothy A Doughty, University of Portland Dr. Timothy A. Doughty received his BS and MS from Washington State University in Mechanical and Materials Engineering and his Ph. D. from Purdue University. He has taught at Purdue, Smith College, and is now an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Portland. From 2009 to 2001 he served as a Faculty Scholar with Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories and has served as the Dundon-Berchtold Fellow of Ethics for the Donald. P. Shiley School of Engineering. His research is in nonlinear vibrations as it applies

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Milana Trifkovic, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

of teaching.1. IntroductionSkills such as communication, professionalism, ethics, and project management are notspecifically taught within the engineering graduate curriculum. These skills, referred to as softskills or professional skills, are often assumed to be acquired as a result of performing academictasks and “constant” communication with other graduate students and faculty members [1]. TheCanadian Association of Graduate Studies (CAGS) recognizes the duty and responsibility ofuniversities to train these soft skills. CAGS defines professional development as knowledge thatmust be provided along with practice and continuous coaching within the graduate programs [2].During their first year of graduate studies, many engineering students