Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Nina Magpili, Engineering Management & Systems Engineering (EMSE), Old Dominion University; Zikai Zhou, Old Dominion University; Luis Jose Rodriguez, Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, and Kacey Beddoes. "Team effectiveness theory from industrial and organizational psychology applied to engineering student project teams: A research review." Journal of Engineering Education, 102, no. 4 (2013): 472-512.12. Vygotsky, Lev Semenovich. Mind in society: The development of higher psychological processes. Harvard University Press, 1980.13. Tien, Lydia T., Vicki Roth, and J. A. Kampmeier. "Implementation of a peer-led team learning instructional approach in an undergraduate organic chemistry course." Journal of Research in Science Teaching 39, no. 7 (2002): 606-632.14. Pazos, Pilar, Marina Micari, and Gregory Light. "Developing an instrument to characterise peer-led groups in collaborative learning

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International Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Ashok Ranade, EE Collaborative

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Diversity

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International

, 'Engineering Entrepreneurship: An Example of a Paradigm Shift in Engineering Education', Journal of Engineering Education, 91 (2002), 185- 95.27 Sven G Bilán, Elizabeth C Kisenwether, Sarah E Rzasa, and John C Wise, 'Developing and Assessing Students' Entrepreneurial Skills and Mind‐Set*', Journal of Engineering Education, 94 (2005), 233-43.28 John C Wise, and Sarah E Rzasa, 'Institutionalizing the Assessment of Engineering Entrepreneurship', in Frontiers in Education, 2004. FIE 2004. 34th Annual (IEEE, 2004), pp. T2E/1-T2E/4 Vol. 1.29 John-David Yoder, Robert Kleine, Don Carpenter, and Cynthia Fry, 'Spreading the Fire: Broadening Faculty Support for the Entrepreneurial Mindset', in National Collegiate Inventors and

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Issues in Academic Integrity and the Value of Portfolios, Case Studies, and Supportive Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Patrick H. Knowles Jr., Cleveland Mixer

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #16704Engineering Portfolios: Value, Use, and ExamplesDr. Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University Vincent Wilczynski is the Deputy Dean of the Yale School of Engineering and Applied Science and the James S. Tyler Director of the Yale Center for Engineering Innovation & Design. As the Deputy Dean, he helps plan and implement all academic initiatives at the School. In addition, he manages the School’s teaching and research resources and facilities. As the James S. Tyler Director of the Center for Engineer- ing Innovation & Design he leads the School’s efforts to promote collaboration, creativity, design and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney, Seattle University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

was determined that the research would initially pilotthree separate surveys: (1) a survey targeting engineering deans and department chairs to identifythe names of individuals at their institution who teach students about ethics; (2) a surveytargeting faculty who teach engineering students about ethics via courses; and (3) a surveytargeting faculty who mentor co-curricular activities in engineering.The surveys were each developed using Qualtrics survey software and by keeping in mind bestpractices of usability, reliability, and validity.4,35 After development of the survey instruments,recruiting emails, consent statements, and follow-up interview questions, the information wassubmitted for approval to the University of Colorado Boulder (U3

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University; Coray Davis, Virginia State University ; Ben U. Nwoke, Virginia State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #17176Towards a Sustainable Engineering Entrepreneurship EducationDr. Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University Benedict M. Uzochukwu is an Associate Professor of Technology at the Virginia State University. His research interests include Human Factors and Ergonomics, Sustainment, Logistics, Supply Chain Man- agement, Life cycle Systems, Systems Integration and Management of technology systems. He has a Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from the North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro and has several peer reviewed publications to his credit. He belongs to a number of professional

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine G Nelson, Arizona State University; Susan Shapcott, University of Bath ; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

allowed for themes to emerge from the data in a ‘bottom-up’ inductive approach. When approaching the interviews inductively, themes were drawn fromthe data without a theoretical reference in mind, similar to grounded theory research methods.8Therefore, we sought to find descriptions related to our participants’ perceptions of women inengineering without using existing general theories for women in engineering. Thesedescriptions were then formed into general themes that captured the essence of our participants’perceptions of being a woman in engineering. Nelson interpreted the interviews with knowledgeof the engineering culture, whereas Shapcott, who is pursuing a Ph.D. in educational psychology,framed it with a gendered motivational lens

Conference Session

Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

interdisciplinary process to ensure that the customer and stakeholder’s needs are satisfied in a high quality, trustworthy, cost efficient and schedule compliant manner throughout a systems entire life cycle”A more complete review of what people have in mind what they discuss the meaning of systemsengineering is provided by Fraser and Gosavi18 but for the purpose of this paper, we will focuson the key points that:  Systems engineering is an interdisciplinary, well defined and described process incorporating as series of steps that enhance the likelihood of developing a successful system.SE in the Undergraduate CurriculumBased on the above very basic definition and understanding of SE methods and importance, thereare fundamentally

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

participants for further reading Student Code of Conduct Retrieved from https://www.unlv.edu/sites/default/files/page_files/27/StudentConduct-Code.pdfResearch Ethics Holman, J.P. (1988). Experimental methods for engineers. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill: New York. Flowingdata (2015). Graduate student makes up data for fake findings. Retrieved from: http://flowingdata.com/2015/05/20/graduate-student-makes-up-data-for-fake-findings/ Broockman, D. et al. (2015). Irregularities in LaCour (2014). Retrieved from: http://stanford.edu/~dbroock/broockman_kalla_aronow_lg_irregularities.pdf LaCour M. J. and Green, D.P. (2014). When contact changes minds: an experiment on transmission of support for gay equality. Science. 346(6215):1366-1369Publication Ethics

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Student Evaluation in Design Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Robin Dawn Anderson, James Madison University; Cheryl Alyssa Welch

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

increase in production of overseas engineers. Adaptiveexpertise is a skill set that would support students’ preparation for the complex problem solvingenvironments of the real-world. The display of adaptive expertise has been said to "ultimatelylead to students' depth of knowledge and habits of mind that lead to success in their career andenable them to be innovators in the field" [2]. For this reason, it is important for educators andscholars to explore how we can better prepare our students to showcase adaptive expertise. It isequally important to assess the effectiveness of our attempts at facilitating this development.Think-a-louds, [3] interviews [1], and self-report surveys [4] [1] [5][6] [7] have all been used tomeasure adaptive expertise

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #16102Fostering Learning Principles of Engineering DesignMr. Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma Jackson Autrey is a Master of Science student in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Oklahoma from Tulsa, Oklahoma. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Oklahoma and currently is involved with research into design-based engineering education. After completion of his Master’s degree, Jackson plans to pursue a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering.Prof. Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma Farrokh’s passion is to have fun in providing an opportunity for highly

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wolter J. Fabrycky P.E., Virginia Tech

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Engineering Economy

. EE@SL Section V: Extending Equivalence to the System level It should be noted again that the general Design Evaluation Function (DEF) is a combined equivalence approach with its genesis in monetary time value and economic optimization. There is nothing new here except recognition that Engineering Economy content and life-cycle mapping, as in Figure 6, have much in common. System thinking at a higher level is the key consideration, with EE@SL in mind.6VI. Choosing the Preferred System DesignThe Decision Evaluation Display (DED) method of making decisions in the face of multi-criteriais presented (and preferred for choosing from among mutually exclusive design alternatives -candidate systems). Some decision makers consider

Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Novoselich P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

? RQ2: What differences exist among mechanical engineering-centric capstone design teams from civilian and military institutions in shared leadership in terms of 1) the amount of leadership enacted, and 2) the level of leadership distribution within the teams?Review of the LiteratureFormative leadership experiences are critical to the long term development of engineers as futureleaders. Various national level reports have expressed the need for technically minded leaders tohelp shape sustainable, technically sound solutions to the world’s grand challenges (e.g.1; 3). Tohelp develop the next generation of engineering leaders, engineering educators are tasked withimparting a basic understanding of leadership principles for

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann-Perry Witmer P.E., Univerity of Illinois College of Engineering; Keilin Jahnke, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

. As a result, it is hoped that the students will determine an effective collaborative learningapproach that informs each others’ areas of interest regarding international developmentsustainability, while building a knowledge base for better understanding the interrelationshipsamong these disciplines to evaluate long-term interactions between an engineered infrastructureand a recipient community.We emphasize that this course is not design-based, such as an Engineering Capstone project, nordoes it teach technical design. Instead, it focuses engineering minds on the non-engineeringinfluences that must be considered to produce a successful, sustainable engineering design for arecipient outside the designers’ own sociocultural experience.Course

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Outreach and Early Transdisciplinary Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pramod Rajan, Laboratory for Innovative Technology & Engineering Education (LITEE); P.K. Raju, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

and roads only last 50 years and we are currently not fixing them” “Everyone learns differently and uses a different part of the brain while learning” The responses for the second question reveals the engineering thinking andmarketing/advertising skills of both business and engineering students. Some of the responseswere: “Web-based classes that are individualized and games that teach subjects rather than lectures” “A joint nationality research operation is working now to develop an early model. Based in Europe, it is interesting that so many great minds cooperate” “Build more fusion labs to make fusion energy more prevalent” “Using the concept of photosynthesis in plants to store energy

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brookstein, Temple College of Engineering; David Brookstein, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #16243Shaping New Student Identity as ”Creatives” in the 21st Century GlobalEconomyDr. David Brookstein, Temple College of Engineering Dr. David Brookstein is Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs. He is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and has 12 U.S. patents. DEGREES Doctor of Science in Field of Mechanical Engineering, MIT, 1976 Master of Science in Textile Technology, MIT, 1973 Bachelor of Textile Engineering, Georgia Tech, 1971Dr. David Brookstein, Temple University David Brookstein is Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs and Professor of

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education Division

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #17255Leveraging Historical Ties Between Cognitive Science and Computer Scienceto Guide Programming EducationDarren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education Darren Maczka is a Ph.D. student in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech. His background is in con- trol systems engineering and information systems design and he received his B.S. in Computer Systems Engineering from The University of Massachusetts at Amherst.Dr. Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Tech Jacob Grohs is an Assistant Professor in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech with Affiliate Faculty status in Biomedical Engineering and Mechanics and

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT); Cibele V. Falkenberg, Auburn University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

—asignificant source of anxiety for many educators, particularly those in engineering or STEM ingeneral 1,11. Loss of classroom control weighs heavily on the minds of instructors making atransition from lecture to active learning. Yet somewhat ironically, opening the door for a bit ofspontaneity in a STEM classroom can be one of the easiest ways for an educator to test thewaters of classroom improvisation. When we asked Dr. Susan Walsh about ways to adapt improvmethods and activities to traditional STEM classrooms, she suggested an activity that she doesfrequently in large-lecture biology classes: she pauses her lecture to prompt her class to stand upand act out the motion of a given bit of lesson content along with her. “I take these abstractconcepts

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lina Trigg, William Mason High School

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #15773Identifying and Recommending Teachable Techniques from Academia andIndustry to Prepare Learners to Solve Complex ProblemsMiss Lina Trigg, William Mason High School I am due to graduate high school in 2017 and have experience in business and engineering environment in the private sector with a Fortune 500 company. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Identifying and recommending teachable techniques from  academia and industry to prepare learners to solve complex  problems  Abstract   This paper presents observations and

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

that enables and enhances personalintrospection and contemplation leads to the realization of our inextricable connection to eachother, opening the heart and mind to true community, deeper insight, sustainable living, and amore just society.”The approach is implemented in a senior level capstone design two course sequence which isheld concurrently with a course in engineering ethics. Projects undertaken by student designteams are primarily suggested by members of local and regional non-profit and not for profitagencies that focus on meeting the needs of residents with various physical, mental andemotional challenges. The engineering ethics is course is held during the fall semester while thecapstone design course sequence begins in the fall

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Education Research Colloquies, "The Research Agenda for the New Discipline of Engineering Education," Journal of Engineering Education, vol. 95, pp. 259-261, 2006.[2] J. S. Bruner, Actual Minds, Possible Worlds. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1986.[3] K. W. Fischer, "A Theory of Cognitive Development: The Control and Construction of Hierarchies of Skills," Psychological Review, vol. 87, 1980.[4] L. Vygotsky, Thought and Language (translation newly revised and edited by Alex Kozulin). Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 1986.[5] T. S. Kuhn, The structure of scientific revolutions, 3rd ed.. ed. Chicago

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Stickgold-Sarah, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebecca Thorndike-Breeze, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Nuclear Science and Engineering. Each individual research project is overseenby a faculty member within their lab, often with direct mentorship from a graduate student orpost-doctoral fellow. Several communication deliverables - a proposal, a conference poster, ajournal article and an oral presentation - are required throughout the year, based on eachstudent’s research.We have two principal challenges. First, our students’ numerous and varied engineeringdisciplines each possess their own underlying and often tacit reasoning patterns, habits of mind,and foundational assumptions2, see also 3-6 - all of which must be taken into account as studentscommunicate their research. Second, the tacit quality of these assumptions and mental processescreates

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Michael Mercado; Dale C Rowe, Brigham Young University

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Aerospace

aerospace and information technologydomains. As evidenced by the ideas presented in this paper, a great deal of progress can be madeby bringing individuals together in closely related fields to innovate methods of defense thatprotect our critical and other infrastructure. If we do not, we put ourselves at risk as our worldbecomes more interconnected. Industries that once had little concern for attack in cyberspace mustnow become much more aware of the threats and devise defense strategies that best protect theirassets.In engineering and technology, cyber-security occupies only a small portion of the educationalsurface area that is considered in today’s curriculum. It is necessary that new technologies bedeveloped with security in mind. Not only

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

engineering”, including 20 attitudes (Table 1): “commitment, confidence, considerationof others, curiosity, entrepreneurship, fairness, high expectations, honesty, integrity, intuition,judgment, optimism, persistence, positiveness, respect, self-esteem, sensitivity, thoughtfulness,thoroughness, and tolerance.”2, p. 148 Interestingly, the attitude entrepreneurship is omitted fromthe list in Appendix O of the BOK2, p. 172; this is perhaps indicative of the difficulty in convergingon a single set of appropriate or desirable attitudes. Some of these attitudes are reflective of a“People Mind” as described by Goldberg and Somerville12, such as consideration of others.Despite the seeming certainty of the list of important attitudes that were articulated for

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #15919Inspiring Future Hydraulic Engineers with Problem-Based LearningProf. Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Inspiring Future Hydraulic Engineers with Problem-Based LearningI. Abstract In Taiwan, the importance of the hydraulic engineering field is growing, particularly in terms of recent water supply sustainability issues and the ongoing prevalence of weather-related events and challenges, such as droughts and floods. In order to inspire 21st century students who will serve as professionals in the hydraulic engineering field, problem solving

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

stated: I thought that the science of structures would bereally hard to understand for someone with an english[sic]/history mind like me but it turns outthat civil engineering is not too intimidating [survey response]. Furthermore, when responding toquestions specifically about STEM abilities (content knowledge, skills, and habits of mind),students acknowledged an increase in content knowledge. For example, a student stated: Myunderstanding of the subject has increased especially in terms of evaluated civil engineeringstructures and understanding the basic science behind how they work [survey; 4/29/2015].Another student noted: I definitely now understand how engineering is really a way of problem-solving in interesting, creative ways [survey

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Economy

you mind if we ask your mother’s mother about this recipe?” “Of course not” was the reply of the first chef, however he probably wasn’t ready for the answer that his grandmother gave. Her reply was “Goodness no, that’s not how one cooks roast beef, how wasteful! You see, when your mother was growing up the only cooking pot that I owned was somewhat small, so whenever I had a large cut of meat like a roast beef I would cut off the ends so that it could fit in the pan.”  As engineers we know that after a process is designed and implemented the initial internal and external design assumptions, constraints and opportunities change over time. What fit and worked well in one timeframe may not hold over time. With this

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Nathaniel Scott Baker; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

ethical implication of Social Engineering 3. Develop Your Tools a. What tools can be used in Social Engineering? b. How to be resourceful? c. Baiting 4. Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) a. Gathering information b. Sources of available information 5. Becoming Another Person a. What is pretexting? b. Researching your target c. Plan and prepare 6. Know Your Enemy a. System Scanning and Surveillance (Antivirus, OS version, etc) b. Phone calls, surveys, phishing, scrapers c. Practice Makes Perfect 7. Mind Tricks a. Basic Building Blocks of Social Engineering b. Microexpressions, and how to use them 8. Elicitation a

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries: Extending Our Outreach

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #14559Using Altmetrics as an Engineering Faculty Outreach ToolProf. Megan R Sapp Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan Sapp Nelson is Associate Professor of library sciences at Purdue University Siegesmund Engi- neering Library. She serves as a liaison to Civil Engineering and related departments in the schools of Engineering, Technology, and Science. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Using altmetrics as an engineering faculty outreach toolAbstractEngineering faculty members are increasingly looking at the pros and cons of the number ofresearch communication tools that

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E Faulkner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

has been paid to the habits of mindand attitudes towards mathematics that engineering faculty wish their students to develop. Whilewe know that mature epistemologies and symbol sense are expert-like behaviors, we don’t knowif faculty are implicitly referring to these habits of mind when they discuss “mathematicalmaturity.” Furthermore, we don’t know if the calculus sequence is engendering matureepistemologies or symbol sense in engineering students. There may be a fundamental mismatchbetween what mathematics instructors want students to leave their courses with and whatengineering instructors expect students to enter their courses with are well documented 9.Our preliminary discussions with faculty indicated that mathematical maturity, not

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15716Abstraction Thresholds in Undergraduate Electrical Engineering CurriculaDr. Lance C. Perez, University of Nebraska - Lincoln Dr. Lance C. P´erez received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Virginia, and his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Notre Dame. He is currently a Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he directs the Perceptual Systems Research Group. His research interests include information, video and signal processing, engineered healthcare and engineering education.Dr. Presentacion Rivera-Reyes