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Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Kirsten M. Ely, Sonoma State University

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Design in Engineering Education

and non-business courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Generating Start-up Relevance in Capstone Projects1. IntroductionAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) requires students to complete acapstone design experience that prepares them for engineering practice through team-basedprojects incorporating the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier course work [1]- [4].While capstone course pedagogy differs widely from one program to another, in all cases,students are expected, through the process of completing the capstone project, to understanddesign constraints, such as economic factors, safety, reliability, ethics, and social impact. Inaddition, students are

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Multidisciplinary Teamwork

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Taghi Khaniyev, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Jason Andrew Grove, The University of Waterloo; Samar Mohamed, University of Waterloo; Stephanie Joan Johnson M.Ed, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Waterloo is developing a series of sixworkshops intended to be delivered to engineering students in all disciplines in their first threeyears of study. The first three workshops will provide an introduction to team-forming andbuilding, team communication, and conflict management. The last three workshops will providereinforcement and opportunities for application in the same areas and in multidisciplinary settings.This paper describes the first two workshops in this series. Their design is based on the principlethat teamwork skills are best learned by doing, i.e., by practicing in a context that approximatescommon team experiences in engineering. In the first workshop, students work in groups toconstruct a tower out of straws and connectors under

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Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Andreas Jattke, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

of internationalization inhigher education given by Dr. Jane Knight, who described it as a process of integrating aninternational dimension into teaching, research and service.5, 6, 7There have also been many professors from U.S. universities who have gone overseas to helpmake improvements to global higher education, who play important roles in global highereducation, and who provide services for changes to be implemented into the education systemsof other countries. This also serves as an opportunity for the U.S. professors to be able to learnabout other educational systems worldwide and then identify best practices that they canincorporate into their own educational system.8There are also many cultural benefits that can beobtained by the

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Rick Ubic, Boise State University

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Materials

intellectually challenging. Suggestionfrom the teacher participants for improvement mostly involved requests for more guidance onhow to incorporate what they were learning in their research into lessons for their classrooms.By describing this program and the successes and challenges encountered by the participants andorganizers, we intend to help others considering implementing REU/RET programs or othersummer research experiences to design and implement successful programs.IntroductionNumerous studies have shown that research experiences can have a strong influence onundergraduate students’ decisions to pursue graduate education in a science, technology,engineering, or mathematics (STEM) discipline.1–3 These programs can help students developvaluable

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Russell Korte, Colorado State University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University

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, and practicing engineers. Prior to Colorado, Korte was at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he helped redesign the first year engineering program as a Fellow with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in Engineering Education and was a member of the Academy for Excellence in Engineer- ing Education—a faculty development program at the University of Illinois. Earlier, he was a research assistant for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education at the University of Washington.Dr. Christopher Swan, Tufts University Chris Swan is Associate Dean at the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Citizenship and Public Service and an associate professor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at

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Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Paper ID #14442The Making of a Technology Literacy CourseDr. Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio Dan G. Dimitriu has been practicing engineering since 1970 and taught engineering courses concurrently for more than 20 years at various institutions. In 2001, he joined San Antonio College full-time as the Coordinator of its Engineering program and in 2004 he joined the faculty at University of Texas at San Antonio as an adjunct professor. He has been involved with several engineering societies and became a member of the Two-year College Division of ASEE in 2002. His research interests are in alternative fuels

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

., “Cooperative Education Impact on Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Curriculum,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2012. 5. Noyes, C.R., and Gordon, J., “The Academic Effects of Cooperative Education Epxeriences: Does Co-op Make a Difference in Engineering Coursework?,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2011. 6. Shuman, L.J., Besterfield-Sacre, M., and McGourty, J., “The ABET Professional Skills: Can they be Taught? Can they be Assessed?,” Journal of Engineering Education, 2005, pp. 41 – 56.7. Garrison, T., “Use of Experiential Learning for Outcomes Assessment,” ABET Best Assessment Practices Symposium X, April, 2008.8. El-Sayed, J., “The Role of Co-op Experience in Achieving Engineering Educational Outcomes,” ASEE Annual

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saniya Leblanc, The George Washington University; Steffi A Renninger, George Washington University; Ekundayo Shittu, George Washington University

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university/institutionalsettings. The university is private, and the class sizes are small (~15 students in a class). Theaverage graduating class size per department is approximately 40 students. The student body is atight-knit community, resulting in part from programs like the New Student Getaway forincoming freshmen and mentoring in the Student Peer Advisory Network. In 2015, a newnanotechnology facility opened. The Nanofabrication and Imaging Center is designed for bothresearch and teaching purposes, and there is a dedicated teaching nanotechnology laboratorywhich is designated exclusively for student teaching and training purposes. Undergraduateresearch is strongly supported with the Dean’s Office funding a Summer UndergraduateResearch

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany - SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, Evaluation Consortium University at Albany - SUNY; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; Otsebele E. Nare, Hampton University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Lisa D. Hobson, Prairie View A&M University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

,” and the 2012 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Region ”Distinguished Teacher” Award. He teaches courses in both analog and digital electronic circuit design and instrumentation, with a fo- cus on wireless communication. He has more than 15 years experience in the development and delivery of synchronous and asynchronous web-based course supplements for electrical engineering courses. Dr. Astatke played a leading role in the development and implementation of the first completely online un- dergraduate ECE program in the State of Maryland. He has published over 50 papers and presented his research work at regional, national and international conferences. He also runs several exciting summer camps geared towards middle school, high

Conference Session

Solar and Wind Energy-System Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Ramirez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Hiram Moya, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Luis Saldivar Jr, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Bachelors Degree in Science in Electrical Engineering. I have interests in renewable energy, and hope that through impor- tant research, I can help impact the world with a more efficient, more environment friendly, and more innovative energy source on which we can fully depend.Dr. Hiram Moya, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley Dr. Hiram Moya earned his Bachelor of Science degree in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University at College Station, Texas in 1996. After working in Accenture for 5 years, he founded and became the managing Partner of HMGroup LLP. While working in his firm, Dr. Moya was also taking graduate courses from the University of Texas at Dallas, and online courses from Texas A&M

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Amy Huynh, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Totonto

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

supervision for a PhD student studying teamwork in engineering teams aspart of a dissertation.The other end of the spectrum is practice, or leadership development. This refers to theactual skill development and behavioural change involved in improving students’competencies as leaders. A number of programs exhibit this extreme, and one example isTufts’ Masters of Science in Engineering Management, which focuses on integration ofskills and real world application in corporate engineering contexts.The majority of programs are strongly oriented towards the application of leadershiplearning to practice. Very few programs are aiming to produce new research or scholarsin engineering leadership, and most seek to improve the capacity of their graduates tolead

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

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Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University

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First-Year Programs

Survey of Student ExperienceAbstractThis paper is a report on evidence-based practice in a first year engineering program forMechanical Engineering Students. We adapted a year-long curriculum called Living with the Lab(LWTL) that uses a project-based, hands-on instruction to introduce students to engineeringfundamentals, programming, sensors, controls and engineering design. While adhering to thespirit and much of the content of the original curriculum, we added material, created newhands-on projects, introduced a flipped instructional model for the first course in the sequence,and experimented with an alternative final project model. We briefly describe our key innovationsto the LWTL curriculum.Introduction of this curriculum has coincided with

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anita Vila-Parrish, North Carolina State University; Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Lina Battestilli, North Carolina State University; Hailey Queen, North Carolina State University; Jessica Young Schmidt; Susan Carson, North Carolina State University

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First-Year Programs

traits in recent collegegraduates (Hart Research Associates, 2007). There is no doubt that these expectations arecritical for STEM majors who are entering the ever-changing, high-tech workforce as well asthose pursuing academic careers. In the Engineer of 2020 (2004), the National Academy ofEngineers (NAE) highlighted the importance of education that prepares students for a rapidlychanging, global, technologically advanced, and innovative workplace. In order to be successfulin such an environment the NAE outlined the characteristics of the future engineer. Amongthese characteristics are strong analytical skills, practical ingenuity, creativity, agility, andflexibility.Creative work in most disciplines is more than having eccentric or unique

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

design thinking. To clarify how the best answerscontains a conversational storytelling theme whether for an interview, discussing aresearch project, or teaching a new class, we begin by offering the methods of the coursethrough which planned prompts/questions are utilized as a tool to encourageconversational storytelling. Then the theory and practice of conversational storytelling inthe classroom setting contains an entrepreneurial parallel that is organized around adiscussion of four concerns. Finally, implications are considered.Method The mixed-methods of socio-cognitive psychology, design thinking, andprojective cues30 used in this work fulfill multiple purposes. Projective cues refer to thediagnostic imagination prompts directed at

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University

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International

environments.”“To this end, we call on engineering educators, engineering administrators, and engineeringpolicy leaders to take deliberate and immediate steps to integrate global education into theengineering curriculum to impact all students, recognizing global competency as one of thehighest priorities for their graduates.”6.2 Looking Back Ten YearsAlthough the Newport Declaration received some publicity (it was published, for example, in theASEE Prism magazine), the impression of the authors is that it did not get a lot of attention.Nevertheless, by at least some measures, the response of engineering programs has beensignificant. According to the Institute of International Education, study abroad participation byengineering students has more than

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Seth Schlisserman; Alexandra Kirshon

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

departments.Unfortunately, however, the reality of such group experiences often proved demoralizing forwomen. Woodfield (2000), for instance, found that female professionals entering a computingcompany looked forward to working in teams, but found the practical experience of teamworklacking, largely due to conflicts in collaborative styles that led to an under-recognition ofwomen's contributions to the project. Many researchers have reported cases where racism andsexism emerged in team contexts (Hewlett et al., 2008; Ingram and Parker, 2002; Neilsen et al,1998; Tonso, 2007). Perhaps as a consequence, Neilsen and colleagues (1998) found manywomen shunning groups, stating that they preferred to work alone. Female engineering studentsin Natishan, Schmidt and Mead

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Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Suter, Johns Hopkins University; Stanislaw Tarchalski, Johns Hopkins University; Judith G Theodori, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineeering; James D Beaty, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Michael McLoughlin, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Richard Warren Blank, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

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Engineering Management

using case studies, graduate-level readings, and team assignments toeducate future engineering leaders forms the basis of our classes. 3In both programs, students are required to take a total of 10 classes. Table 2 lists the courses thatform the core curriculum for both programs. Technical Management students select 10 of the 22listed classes. This curriculum is focused on developing leadership skills that graduates can putinto practice managing projects or technical staff.The Engineering Management program, which prepares graduates for positions as technicalleaders with titles such as chief technologist, chief information officer, or chief engineer,provides a much more in-depth technical focus. Students in this program select 5 classes fromthe

Conference Session

Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seong Jin Kim, Minnesota State University; Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Construction

Paper ID #16845Team Building for Collaborative Learning Environment in Construction Ed-ucationDr. Seong Jin Kim, Minnesota State University Seong Jin Kim is a Ph. D. in Building Construction. He had diverse teaching experiences in K-16 settings. His primary interests in research are class environments in teaching and performance improvements based on the team work and team alignment in construction organizations and job sites.Dr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University

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Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady; Rebecca S Hartley, Clemson University Center for Workforce Development; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Hope Epps Rivers, South Carolina Technical College System; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Stephanie Denise Frazier, South Carolina Technical College System

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Two Year College Division

excellent way to connect with their targetaudience. We think of Teaching.Technicians.org as a match-maker for faculty development: itconnects seekers to providers in ways that benefit both. The combined approaches of all of these organizations has resulted in a variety ofprofessional development experiences for two-year college educators and administrators. Theseinvestigators continue to review relevant research and assess ongoing professional developmentactivities for interest and impact. It is critical to continue to examine, pilot, and adopt emergingbest practices for two-year college instructor professional development to ensure thattechnological education remains relevant and responsive to the rapidly changing high-techsector. Further

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Kelly P.E., Retired ; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Liv Haselbach P.E., Washington State University

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Civil Engineering

Engineering Department at the Uni- versity of Louisville where he has taught since 1981. He holds a Ph.D. in civil engineering from the University of Cincinnati. His area of research is non-destructive testing and evaluation of materials with a focus on concrete structures. He teaches courses and conducts research in the areas of design and con- struction of pavements. He is currently involved in conducting research in condition survey of bridge structures using remote sensing technology. He has also been actively involved the American Society of Civil Engineers, serving on the Educational Activities and Continuing Education committees as well as the Technical Council for Computing and Information Technology

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Evaluation Consortium University at Albany/SUNY; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

“significantly better learning outcomes than the traditionallecture/recitation approach”.In no field is the need for reform of educational practices more important than that of STEMcontent. Because of changes in K-12 education, STEM students are entering the collegeexperience with a background in hands-on constructivist learning; they are expecting and learnbest via hands-on technology supported, active learning. In addition, continued advances intechnology coupled with the needs surrounding a growing content base and real-world problemswithin STEM indicates that constructivist learning will best serve future professional demands.21st Century STEM graduates must be not only be well versed in today’s current content and © American

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Mark Tehranipoor, University of Florida; Caitlin Nichole O'Brien, University of Connecticut

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Graphics, Juniper, R3Logic, Cisco, Qualcomm, MediaTeck, etc.) and the Government (NSF, ARO, MDA, DOD, AFOSR, DOE, etc.). He is a recipient of several best paper awards, the 2009 NSF CAREER award, the 2014 MURI award, the 2008 IEEE Computer Society (CS) Meritorious Service Award, the 2012 IEEE CS Outstanding Contri- bution, the 2010 IEEE CS Most Successful Technical Event for co-founding and chairing HOST Sympo- sium, the 2009 and 2014 UConn ECE Research Excellence Award, and the 2012 UConn SOE Outstanding Faculty Advisor Award. He serves on the program committee of more than a dozen leading conferences and workshops. Prof. Tehranipoor served as the guest editor for JETTA, IEEE Design and Test of Computers, and IEEE

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Chen, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina; Ramin Madarshahian, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Gabriel Terejanu, University of South Carolina

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University at Buffalo. He is currently working on the development of a comprehensive uncertainty quantification framework to accelerate the scientific discovering process and decision-making under uncertainty. Some projects currently supported by NSF and VP for Research include discovery of novel catalytic materials for biorefinery industry, modeling and prediction of naturally occurring carcino- genic toxins, and development of statistical models for tracking individual student knowledge. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Bayesian Network Models for Student Knowledge Tracking in Large Classes Chao Chen1, Seyedramin Madarshahian2, Juan Caicedo2, Charles Pierce2, Gabriel Terejanu1

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

College, a Master’s degree in Computer Science and Software Engineering from Auburn University, eleven years of experience in industry as a software engineer, and three years as a full-time faculty in the department of engineering at a small Midwest engineering university.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suhas Xavier, Arizona State University; Christian Murphy, Arizona State University; Kevin A Gary, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

is the former Associate Chair for Computing in the Department of Engineering, and remains active curricular design and implementation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work-in-Progress: A Student Activity Dashboard for Ensuring Project-based Learning ComplianceAbstractProject-based learning is an effective pedagogical tool for software engineering education.Students working in small teams may leverage an industry-practiced software processmethodology to define, design, construct, and validate a quality software product. In a project-based environment, students learn both technical competencies in the face of a complex scalableproblem, but also contextual

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Computing & Information Technology

impact of computing on individuals, organizations,and society(h) Recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in continuing professional development(i) An ability to use current techniques, skills, and tools necessary for computing practice.(j) An ability to apply mathematical foundations, algorithmic principles, and computer science theory inthe modeling and design of computer-based systems in a way that demonstrates comprehension of thetradeoffs involved in design choices(k) An ability to apply design and development principles in the construction of softwaresystems of varying complexity Performance indicators are a means to focus on specific expectations of a program. Theyfacilitate the curriculum delivery strategies, and assessment

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Laura Ikuma, Louisiana State University

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any facet of STEP at LSU influences persistence, while controlling fordemographic variables. Persistence was defined as retention plus graduation rates. Resultsshowed that along with higher financial contributions (FISAP) and ACT scores, STEPparticipation does predict persistence at LSU overall, in a STEM discipline, and in engineering.Future analyses will be conducted to examine each type of STEP participation separately (peermentors, supplemental instruction participants, transfer program, etc.). These overall retentionand graduation rates will be continually monitored as the granting period progresses.Best Practices We are in the forth year of the STEP 1B project after six years of NSF funding for LSU’sSTEP 1A project5, so there

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill Guariento, University of Glasgow; Nazmi Abdel-Salam Almasri, The Islamic University of Gaza - Palestine; Anna Rolinska, University of Glasgow

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International

, with the ultimate aim of developing a thrice-strong student: a scholar; alifelong-learner, and a global citizen. To embrace this challenge, universities also devise listsof ‘graduate attributes’, which they actively promote among the student population andencourage staff to embed into course designs (e.g. the University of Glasgow ‘GraduateAttributes Matrix’: http://www.gla.ac.uk/students/attributes/).These newly-identified requirements must in turn impact pre-sessional courses, i.e. languageand study skills provision offered to international students prior to their postgraduate study atan overseas university. By definition, teaching English for Specific Purposes (ESP), forexample for engineers and scientists, foregrounds the learners

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Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George C. Wang, East Carolina University; John St James Stewart Buckeridge, RMIT University

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Engineering Ethics

costs of our builtenvironment. Impacts during manufacture, transport, installation use, winning and disposal ofconstruction materials can be significant, yet often invisible.Various construction material selection and specification remains a challenging, sometimes evencontentious issue. Many designers experience difficulty understanding the full extent ofenvironmental and human health impacts of building materials as they are not easily quantified.Complete and accurate information is elusive. Life-cycle assessment, a thorough accounting ofenvironmental and human health impacts of a material, is the best tool for truly evaluatingmaterials.The benefits of globalization for the construction industry are clear, but the cross impact

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bruce W. Char, Drexel University; Isuru Daulagala, Drexel University; Nagarajan Kandasamy, Drexel University; Thomas T. Hewett, Drexel University

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from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining Drexel, he was a research scientist at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems, Vanderbilt University, from 2003-2004. Prof. Kandasamy is a recipient of the 2007 National Science Foundation Early Faculty (CAREER) Award and best student paper awards at the IEEE International Conference on Autonomic Computing in 2006 and 2008, and the IEEE Pacific Rim Dependability Conference in 2012. He is a senior member of the IEEE.Dr. Thomas T. Hewett, Drexel University Tom Hewett is Professor Emeritus of Psychology and of Computer Science at Drexel University. His teaching included courses on Cognitive Psychology, Problem Solving and Creativity, the Psychology of Human