Conference Session

Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, Berkeley; Frank Hoang, University of California, Berkeley; Pedro S. H. Kim, UC Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

 personality, experiences, skills and values.​  This frame can provide insight into the ways that adult engineering students build their sense of professional identity through multiple modes.   Successful development of an engineering identity is reflected by professional persistence. Work by Lichtenstein et al found that a minority percentage (42%) of seniors definitively planned on  12​pursuing an engineering related career following graduation.​  Undergraduate engineering programs must try to do better to foster engineering identity development so that professional persistence is improved and the workforce is provided a steady stream of capable degreed engineers from a variety of

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Luiz Fernando Capretz P.E., Western University

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College Industry Partnerships

importance of testing activity and are aware that testers are responsible andaccountable for the product quality. The percentage of such students is 17% as against theprofessionals 50%. We can apprise students of the complete product life cycle through real-life projects and exposure to industry processes.The major issue is on the con side. The students are aware that the profession is relegated tosecond-class citizenship and vote that as the most critical issue. However, only 36% of thestudents believe so, as against 73% of the professionals. If students are exposed to this reality,many more may get distracted from the testing profession. The industry has to take care ofthis issue. While they may not have planned for this situation to occur, they

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Hu, Washington State University ; Matthew E. Taylor, Washington State University

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Computers in Education

comparing alternative solutions can learn more than those instructed by the singlesolution. Osakue [12] published an instructional method on teaching solid modeling skills withAutoCAD. The method proposes that, at a planning stage, decomposing complex solid modelsinto segments and sketching each segment isometrically helps students learn the extrusion opera-tion concept of CAD software, as well as Boolean operations. The feedback from students showsbreaking down complex solids into segments helps students understand solid modeling principlesand such principles will be helpful in the use of other CAD software. However, there are few ITSsthat are developed to teach students solid modeling skills. There are also few empirical studies inthe literature

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Shirley J. Mills, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Mathematics

districts, we do not have a complete picture of the data todescribe our results.Bridge to Calculus – the Small-Scale InterventionTypically, more than half of first-year students majoring in engineering and computer science areplaced into courses below Calculus. A fifth to a quarter of the students begin their studies inCollege Algebra. This places these students significantly behind in an engineering or computerscience degree plan, and contributes to difficulties with retention in the majors and successfulcompletion of the major. Students electing majors in mathematics and science are similarly © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 2016 ASEE National Conferenceaffected. We find

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Waldorf, California Polytechnic State University; Trian M. Georgeou, California Polytechnic State University

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Manufacturing

manufacture  Students will attain proficiency in manufacturing processes, the ability to design manufacturing processes that result in products that meet specific material and other requirements;  Students will attain proficiency in manufacturing competitiveness, the ability to create competitive advantage through manufacturing planning, strategy, quality, and control.With these learning outcomes in mind, the objectives of the current study are to  Develop a consistent approach to teaching GD&T across the design and manufacturing activities throughout the ME/MFG and MfgE curricula.  Ensure program graduates can effectively use the tools of the GD&T standard to communicate the functional aspects

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

subsequent questions ask if the student has a graduate degree. Of those responding to thisquestion, 13 definitively said no, three said that they were currently pursuing or planned onpursuing a graduate degree (Engineering Management, Computer Science, MechanicalEngineering), and four of the graduates stated they had a master’s degree (Public Administration,Systems Engineering, Electrical Technology, and Engineering Technology). One of theserespondents is currently working on a PhD in a School of Planning: Urban and Regional Futures.Finally, graduates were asked what their hometown was when they began their studies, and whatthey considered their current hometown. Of those responding to these question, six graduatesstayed in the same town they lived

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lance C. Perez, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Presentacion Rivera-Reyes, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Educational Research and Methods

problems in engineering, from quantitative tocognitive reasoning (i.e., step-by-step, engineering design, rule- and similarity-based).Solving analytical problems in engineering may require the use of the widely accepted processdeveloped by Polya [31]that consists of the following steps: (1) Represent the Problem, (2) GoalSetting and Planning, (3) Execute the Plan, and (4) Evaluate the Solution. In the first step, thestudent reads the problem statement and identifies the objective. This step depends of thestudents’ ability to determine the structure of the problem and identify the concepts and formulasnecessary to solve it. During the second step, students must develop a path to reach the solution.The Execution step is where the student carries out

Conference Session

Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University; Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft; David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Joanna M. Schiefelbein , Texas A&M University; David Charles Hyland, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

Electrical (Due to B 1 3 Emergency Escape Escape Dome Cover Protection for Vehicle Fail Open Escape Delay/Impossible HIGH Redundancy Fires or Other) Inadequate Life 4a Escape Vehicle Leaving the Moon Base Poor Planning Potential Death MED Redundancy

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Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raghu Pucha, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tristan T Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Design Graphics

is honored with Geoffrey G. Eichholz Faculty Teaching Award in 2015 and Undergraduate Educator Award in 2012 from the Center for Enhancement of Teaching and Learning (CETL), Georgia Tech.Dr. Tristan T Utschig, Georgia Institute of Technology Dr. Tris Utschig is Assistant Director for the Office of Assessment at Georgia Tech. Formerly, he was Assistant Director for Scholarship and Assessment of Teaching and Learning in the Center for the En- hancement of Teaching and Learning. He has extensive experience consulting with faculty for research, planning, implementation, and assessment of educational innovations and programs. Formerly, he was Associate Professor of Engineering Physics at Lewis-Clark State College. Dr

Conference Session

1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; William W. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Ellen M. Moe

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Design in Engineering Education

the machine would be tested and a video recorded.Although a Build Day was specified, student teams were encouraged to work with the adjacentteams prior to that so that they could test and modify their segments.As the Build Day approached, we decided to require a few test runs, for several reasons: - Although student teams were strongly encouraged to build and test, it was evident they were not doing this. Requiring a test run meant that students would have to build and test their designs prior to the official run day, giving them extra time to make changes to their design, if needed. - We were interested in documenting this project and planned on recording the machine in action during the official run day

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Curriculum and Resource Exchange

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. Terri Sanger, Purdue University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emma Mann

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

 their   knowledge  of  patterns  to  complete  weavings  in  pairs.  Students  will  also  use  the  properties  of  paper  to  make  decisions  about   which  papers  to  use  as  they  plan  for  their  basket  design.• Lesson  5 – In  the  final  lesson,  students  read  about  construction  engineering  as  they  are  practicing  the  blending  of  three  phonemes   words  presented  in  the  story.  S tudents  are  given  the  chance  to  build  and  test  their  basket  designs  when  wet  and  when  dry,  before a  cycle  of  sharing,  redesign  and  retesting.    F inally,  students  use  what  they  learned  during  designing  and  testing  to  write  letters  to   Max  and  Lola  in

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University; Andrew Ciotola, Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University; Daniel Mancusi, Bucknell University; Mark Yerger, Bucknell University; Adam B Gegg

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

University Mark E. Yerger is the Chief Technology Officer at Bucknell University where he has been a member of the merged Library and Information Technology (L&IT) division since 2009. He oversees the systems and processes that support the seamless flow of information across Bucknell including enterprise technol- ogy operations, application development, business intelligence, systems integration, telecommunications, and networking. In addition, he is also responsible for planning, assessment, project management, and budgeting across L&IT. Mr. Yerger holds an MBA and a Project Management Professional (PMP) certifi- cation and was privileged to join in the acceptance of a 2015 CIO Impact award on behalf of his team

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

and how project-based learning (PBL)takes the center stage in this strategy. We assert that building a camp or even a lesson plan fromlearning blocks creates a totally immersive and engaging environment for the learner and makes itmuch more plug-and-play for the designer/instructor.Our paper will also focus on implementing these learning blocks in a K-12 mixed environment (allgrade levels, male and female participants) versus a much more homogenous cohort (all highschool, all female) type of camp. A showcase of student products (from reflective pieces to actualcreations) will be discussed along with how “check-ins” are built into the learning blockchallenges; the latter as a means to embed assessment into the project workflows dynamically

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Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University; Nathan H. Bean

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Computing & Information Technology

more complex AI, such as neural networks, can be trained.After completing that activity, the students were introduced to the final project: building an AIfor an autonomous Mars rover. The concept was first shown to them as a game, where theywere challenged to get the highest score possible. This required planning ahead to find the bestpath and learning how the rover operates. These activities drew on many areas of CT, includingmodeling and simulation, abstraction, and data representation. On the fourth day, the rover was re-introduced as a game, but this time the rover couldonly see the squares immediately adjacent to it. This required students to “sense” theirsurroundings and act based on limited information, just as the rover would

Conference Session

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen E. Frempong, State University of New York - Canton

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

plan:(1) Instructor will ask students to modify the frequency tank circuit after the initial success to generate three specific frequencies (95MHz, 100MHz and 105MHz) that a customer can switch from one frequency to another.(2) Students who are unable to complete the project design and demonstration within four weeks, will be given an opportunity to complete the project with two weeks extension for 10% reduced points on their own time.ConclusionThis project in Electronic Communications II creates criticalthinking by introducing a design component in the critical part ofthe project which is the high frequency oscillator circuit togenerate the required carrier frequency for modulation. Whenstudents understand modulation process

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University; Md Hossain Shuvo, Alabama A&M University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

system. Successive steps have been followed for the testing of Robot Control System. The fundamental architecture for the overall testing procedure for Robot Control System is depicted in Fig 8. Fig 8: System testing procedure © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 2016 ASEE Southeast Section ConferenceTherefore, the entire test procedure is carried out based on the planning, designing,implementation and evaluation.i. Test Case GenerationAn apprize

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Solid and Structural Mechanics in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Fleming, Florida Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Aerospace

• S-N diagrams • Miner’s rule • Paris lawAppendix B: Survey questionsThe following survey is administered as part of an effort to improve the aerospace structurescurriculum. Participation in the survey is voluntary. If you do not wish to participate, simplycheck this box  and return the empty form. Survey results are anonymous and will not factorinto your grades. Please do not use cell phones or computers.1. What is your status regarding MAE 4281, Design of Aerospace Structures Already Completed: Year taken _____________ Currently Enrolled Plan to Take in the Future No plan to take

Conference Session

Viewing Engineering Education through the Lens of Social Science: A Candid Dialogue on Race and Gender

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William H. Robinson III, Vanderbilt University; Ebony O. McGee, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

race in urban education, community development, and housing.His work investigates the significance of race in the quality of schools located incommunities that are changing both racially and economically. From a practical andtheoretical perspective, his research draws from Critical Race Theory, educational policyanalysis, sociology, urban planning, political science, community organizing, and youthculture.Facilitators:  Dr. Ebony O. McGee, Assistant Professor of Diversity and STEM Education, Department of Teaching and Learning, Vanderbilt University  Dr. William H. Robinson, Associate Dean, School of Engineering, and Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering, Vanderbilt UniversityMcGee and Robinson have collaborated on

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

ME-Practice classes replacing all traditionallab classes as part of a curriculum revision.The real course content planning started in summer 2013 with the finalization of the detaileddefinition of learning goals and identification of possible practice session experiments (not labs)that accomplish the learning goals in a particular sequence (scaffolding knowledge). Softwarepackages were chosen and coordinated for use in the curriculum to minimize the students havingto learn more software packages than needed. For the two-credit class, 13 weeks of materialswere created that cover safety training and writing instruction, data acquisition, reverseengineering of a consumer product and manufacturing techniques, tension and bending testing

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Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Elkhatib, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Brock Schaffer; Emiliya V. Akmayeva, Students for the Development and Exploration of Space; Patrick John Proctor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Guy Nicholas Wiss, SEDS

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Aerospace

learning13. It is consequentlyimportant to give students the opportunity to study outside of the typical classroom setting whiletackling real-world problems. It becomes the student’s responsibility to conduct research,develop a plan of action, and collaborate within a team. This approach helps discover naturaltalent, applies and expands on classroom knowledge, and may help launch a career in aerospaceor engineering based on that discovery.MethodsStudents were initially surveyed solely to gauge project interest based on academic major andpersonal preference. The group was initially comprised of 16 students willing to devote three tofive hours of work per week, with four students dropping out during the first half of the projectdue to personal

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Diane Stine, Carnegie Mellon University; Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Nichole Hanus, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

reducing the cost of solar in the Development of Solar Photovoltaic energy occur at the state Power,” Climate Policy Initiative, May 31, level instead of the national 2011.6 level, given that this energy source is likely to be more economic in some parts of the country, such as the southwestern United States, than others?Fusion Does the nation need an Holland, Andrew and N. Cunningham, “FusionEnergy “Apollo program” (as Power: A Ten-Year Plan for American Energy proposed by one advocacy Security,” 2014, American Security Project.7 group) that would

Conference Session

Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Ann Claussen, Colorado School of Mines

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New Engineering Educators

theattention that SET garners. Peer review has been proposed as a possibility for both formative andsummative assessment,12,13 in part because fellow faculty members are often able to evaluate aninstructor in ways that students are not able (for example, the instructor’s familiarity with thecourse material and whether the course is meeting its curricular goals). However, such evaluationprograms require a fair amount of planning and discussion amongst the faculty. One of thegreatest challenges is that all faculty do not hold identical views about what effective teaching is,leading to potential conflicts in assessment.Another alternative to SET is classroom observations by a so-called “expert,” frequently anadministrator or member of a Center for

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; John Vozenilek

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Diversity

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Biomedical

section, 73% of the research section, and 46% of theclinical section explicitly indicating the benefit in the course evaluation. The main reason citedfor the lower result in the industry section was lack of physical interaction, since that group useda simulation.Challenges and Future DirectionsAlthough feedback was largely positive from both instructor and students, challenges arose andimprovements are planned for the next offering.One challenge encountered by the team was enrollment management. Although the overallnumber is limited to the class size of incoming freshmen, it was difficult to predict sectionenrollment. Some students were turned away from the research and clinical section due tolimited capacity for shadowing assignments for the

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer H. Choi, University of California - Davis

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Biomedical

their team roles effectively, the use ofdelegation to make progress, written notes, and impact of planning ahead. One team stated “Ourorganizer did a very good job at scheduling out meetings and making sure we were ontrack…being on this team has definitely made us better planners and organizers.” Another teamcommented that “our organization skills were refined and we were able to accomplish muchmore in a shorter amount of time.”Overall PE scores did not show any significant changes from DC1 to DC2. Specifically, 38% ofstudents had higher PE2 than PE1 scores, 42% had decreased PE2 scores, and 20% had the samescores for both evaluations. It should be noted however, that decreased PE scores were also aresult of improvement in fellow team member

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Martin, Youngstown State University; Anna M. Martin, Kent State University

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Computing & Information Technology

verylimited amount of research that examines the simultaneous learning of computer software andengineering concepts. Prior research has identified the benefits of the sequential presentation ofinformation to learners with low-levels of computer-based technology knowledge, while muchless is known about the presentation of computer-based materials to those that are moreexperienced.2,4 Better understanding of the way in which instructional design impacts learners ofvarying levels of expertise has the potential to better guide efficient instructional planning anddelivery.4Design/Methods Given the limited understanding in the literature about learners with advanced technologyskills, we will utilize a quantitative quasi-experimental pretest

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed B. Trabia, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Julie A. Longo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Engineering Ethics

assistance to the campus and community, and maintains the collec- tion in assigned subject areas. Her current research interests include information literacy instruction and assessment, the impact of student affect on learning, data literacy, and data management planning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Training Graduate Engineering Students in EthicsAbstractThe Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegasembarked on providing ethics instruction to incoming graduate students in the form of amandatory workshop. The College has a diverse graduate student population, including asizable international component, who are enrolled in several M.S. and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Lizabeth T Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and rewards, or to reach a goal one must lay out a step by stepaction plan. It is often impossible within this epistemology to entertain alternatives like the joy oflearning, the internal desire to master a topic, or attending to an outcome manifests it.This basic assumption of the necessity of force creates a set of methods. In objectivist science,the purpose is to understand natural mechanisms so that these can be generalized to like systemsand manipulated for predictable outcomes, scalability. Because understanding comes throughquantifying indicators, measurements and techniques must first be devised to enablequantification. These measurements are presumed to be accurate indicators of some naturallyoccurring parameter even though the

Conference Session

UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Upward Bound; Samuel Vanderwaal; Carl H France; Logan Walker Graves, UAF

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Diversity

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Aerospace

forming a ‘company’ to solvea problem posed in the form of a contracting statement of work (SoW). The company forms its ownorganizational structure, schedule, and plan of attack for satisfying the SoW requirements within theacademic semester. The project for the first offering of the course (fall 2015) was two-fold: to retrofitan existing Lockheed Martin Stalker aircraft with new electronics and to completely build out a DJIS900 hexacopter. Both assets were needed by ACUASI to satisfy changing operational requirementsfor arctic research missions.This paper provides details of the course structure, the resulting UAS payloads and componentsfabricated for the university, and how these assets support UAF/ACUASI’s arctic research efforts. Inaddition

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Innovation Through Propagation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

practitioner, engaged administrator in engineering education).During the two day workshop, the participants discussed at large the initial thoughts of thewriting teams; and then separated into smaller groups, led by a consultant expert in each of thethree areas, to think further about the ideas presented in light of the larger group discussion.Issues discussed during the early session were then posited into potential research plans tofurther thinking around the issue. By the end of the workshop, participants had broad-spectrumagreement on the issues and considerations for how research on these issues may be conducted.Further, the writing teams had armed feedback for their position papers that will inform theengineering education community and its

Conference Session

MVCC Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

its citizens, advise them about necessaryprecautions, and make evacuation plans in the event of a dam failure. The Trevi Group, an Italiancompany, has negotiated with the Iraqi government to make $380 million worth of repairs andthe Italian Prime Minister has agreed to deploy their own military forces to provide security ifthe Trevi Group is awarded the contract. The Iraqi government is divided in their response to thisoffer of the Italian government: Iraq’s ambassador to the US, Lukman Faily, has no objection toadditional security forces from Italy but the head of Iraq’s Ministry of Water Resources, Mohsinal-Shammari, does not want “foreign support” for security of the dam.30In short, the political situation surrounding the dam remains