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NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Farhan Azhar, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kristofer Tite, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Alaina M Schiano; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Thinking. This included interactive lectures in design process, prototyping methods and production. The course textbook, “Making It”19 was used extensively during this por- tion of the course. • Week 13 (11/30/15): Keys to academic success as a Mechanical Engineering student. This motivational lecture is included to promote reflection on the students’ exposure to Mechanical Engineering, as well as provide advice and insight into expectations in the sophomore, junior and senior years
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College ; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
both parties to what is occurring outside of their respective fields and ways thateach can benefit from the other. The final product of a lesson plan may not be directly applicableto the engineering faculty; however, the professors are positively impacted in their ownprofessional development by being able to creatively think and influence students before theyreach college. They experience the effort required to make the material applicable and interestingand watch it come to life in their team members’ classrooms, while allowing them to evaluatetheir own teaching styles through the eyes of the teachers to reflect upon.Procedure & Methods Thirty-four public and private schools in close proximity to Manhattan College
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First-Year Issues in ECE Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology
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Electrical and Computer
, in lumens, the amount of light indirectly reflected into Earth’s atmosphere.”This project relied on the operation of both a thermistor and photoresistor. Since thephotoresistor has a varying sensitivity due to temperature, the thermistor data are used to correctfor this, but not transmitted to the ground station. This team was able to participate in both thetethered launch and the rescheduled high-altitude launch. During the tethered launch the balloonnot travelling a great enough distance to produce a significant variance in the sensor output, ascan be seen in Figure 5. This team also discovered problems with some of their circuitcomponents becoming loose or damaged during the flight. As the flight travelled no appreciabledistance, the data
Conference Session
Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Zhengdao Wang, Iowa State University
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Graduate Studies
expertise, technological affordances, and assessment strategies is as clear as possible” (p.105).In contemporary pedagogy, it is crucial that learning environments provide learners ampleopportunities to actively participate in learning that will mimic real-world professional settings.Literature has shown that formative learning activities that engage learners in a collaborative andreflective manner also reflect current professional practices [6], [7], [8]. Formative assessmentsprovide instructors a truer representation of the knowledge and skills gained by the learners byusing various techniques throughout the teaching and learning processes [9].Assessments should also inculcate a culture of heathy dialogues among peers and go beyondassessing
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder
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Environmental Engineering
, some students described their intent to leave engineering due to the restrictivecurriculum and/or a desire for more balance between technical and non-technical courses. Thesethoughts were revealed in their reflective essays at the end of the semester. For example, onestudent described a desire for balance between technical and non-technical coursework: Currently, I am unsure of whether or not I want to continue with the environmental engineering program and become an engineer. Prior to attending CU, I was convinced I was going to become an engineer and save the world…[but] I do not like how technical my course schedule is. As I learned when I did [the course plan] for [environmental engineering], there are relatively
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Douglas E. Melton, Kern Family Foundation
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
. Incorporating an item or two from Table 1 is agood place to start. Also focus on some of these key elements of EML as defined by Wheadonand Duval-Couetil:  In order to better create value in society, students need to learn how to discover, identify, and dig deeper into real problems rather than just solve given problems.  Learning through experience and reflection is critical to entrepreneurship education due to the situated nature of entrepreneurial thought and action.  EML is student-centered and focused on developing a combination of affective factors, thinking patterns, knowledge, and skills.  EML involves creating learning experiences through which students develop self-efficacy, value-orientation
Conference Session
Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steven W Klosterman, Northeastern University
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
as the Myers-Briggs TypeIndicator (MBTI), suggest the typical engineer tending towards a preference for introversion asgeneralized below16. “I like getting my energy from dealing with the ideas, pictures, memories, and reactions that are inside my head, in my inner world. I often prefer doing things alone or with one or two people I feel comfortable with The following statements generally apply to me: o I am seen as "reflective" or "reserved." o I feel comfortable being alone and like things I can do on my own. o I prefer to know just a few people well. o I sometimes spend too much time reflecting and don't move into action quickly
Conference Session
Assessment of Learning in BME
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas, Austin
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Diversity
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Biomedical
the problem. Research has shown that this technique prepares studentsfor future learning allowing them to learn more from subsequent lectures or reading. 4,17,18However, during the first implementation of this new curriculum, students were prompted togenerate ideas about the problem solution using from the following two questions: What do youknow that will help you solve this problem? What do you need to know to solve this problem?Surprising to us, students were giving answers in paragraph form rather than using morecommon problem solving approaches. This prompted the biomedical engineering domain experton the team to reflect on his own problem solving method for transport problems. From thisexplicit reflection, the domain expert made his own
Conference Session
Capstone Design Courses I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Lisa M. Del Torto, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Trevor Harty, Northwestern University; Penny L. Hirsch, Northwestern University
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education
bybeing involved with design. All of the faculty/staff interviews were audio recorded, and fourwere transcribed and coded for key insights.iThese insights were then used to develop a pair of surveys to gather feedback from students whohad been involved in the Design Certificate Program and DFA: one survey for alumni and onefor current undergraduates. The surveys were essentially identical in the sections that collecteddemographic information, the students’ experiences with design, and what benefits they felt theyhad received from design at Northwestern, but the alumni survey also included a section thatasked alumni to reflect on the skills they gained from being involved with these design programsand how their design experiences affected their
Conference Session
Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California, Los Angeles
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Engineering Ethics
their jobs: these aren’t CEOs who are terminated withgolden parachutes, but people, already poor, whose source of income is further being harmed bythe arrival of corporations.Janine also explicitly evaluates the work of informal waste-workers, mentioning multiple timesthat they are doing a good job. This reflects the view taken in the video, but the highlighting andthe repetition of this in the utterance is Janine’s. The evaluation happens through two devices: (i)Janine as the speaker tells the other participants that the informal workers were good (line 5-9),and (ii) Janine acts as the voice of the informal workers, quoting them (line 18-20). This alsoserves as an evaluation of the companies, who emerge in Janine’s utterance as being worse
Conference Session
Professional Skills development in Design
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elizabeth Schmitt, Florida Institute of Technology; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology; Ted A. Conway, Florida Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education
wherestudents may be of different demographics than those they will ultimately design for. Upongraduation, students will be expected to design solutions for handicapped or elderly individualswho are from a completely different background 3,29.Within the context of engineering design, the term “empathetic design” has emerged as animmersive design experience meant to help designers understand the needs of the end-user.Empathetic design is defined by Battarbee 30 as the ability of an engineer to immerse themselvesin the lives, environments, attitudes, experiences, and dreams of end users. Further, thisimmersive experience should be reflected in the design requirements 31. This experience is oftenrecommended in various user-centered design
Conference Session
Engineering Cultures and Identity
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park
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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
pseudonyms), was much slower than the class norm (e.g., in labprogramming assignments), and two students appeared to particularly excel. By the end of terminterviews, the professor and other students could pick out who in particular was struggling andslow, as could Isaac himself, who reflected “I just don’t think I have the brain for programming.”This happened, in spite of the fact that programming in the professional world is rarely a timedactivity with “winners” easily noticed, and in spite of the fact that the students with whom hecompared himself arguably did not belong in an introductory programming class. Specifically,two out of the five students arrived through non-traditional pathways (a second bachelor’sdegree, a community college transfer
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Nada Marie Anid, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology; Nicole Simon, Nassau Community College; Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Barbara Hillery, SUNY Old Westbury
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
energy minor, internships, and related activities of the consortium http://liaec.aertc.org/education.htm  Co-development and use of templates for electronic portfolios, used by students in the minor program to document evidence of learning, collect reflections, and assess student progress, both in the minor and in internships related to minor program requirements.  Several consortium meetings held to assess progress, discuss obstacles, and collect information on cross-registration and course development.Energy Education ModelSeveral learning objectives were established for the minor in energy science, technology andpolicy (ESTeP). The goal is that when students complete the minor, they should be able to: 1. Understand
Conference Session
Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Stephen J. Ressler, Education Consultant; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers
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Civil Engineering
-term process of defining mutually agreeableGraduate Attribute Profiles and Professional Competency Profiles for the three principalcategories of practitioners—engineers, engineering technologists, and engineering technicians.The Graduate Attribute Profiles are three sets of assessable outcomes, each of which reflects agraduate's potential to acquire the competence necessary to practice within a given category. TheProfessional Competency Profiles define the elements of competency that a practitioner isexpected to demonstrate at the time of attaining registration.* The IEA Graduate Attribute andProfessional Competency Profiles are, by design, applicable to all engineering disciplines. TheIEA adopted the first version of these profiles in June
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University
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First-Year Programs
in mechanical engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum.Dr. Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University Dr. Benjamin Mertz received his Ph. D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Notre Dame in 2010 and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 2005. He is currently a part of a lecturer team at Arizona State University that focuses on the first-year engineering experience, including developing and teaching the Introduction to Engineering course. He also teaches
Conference Session
Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Efrain O'Neill-Carrillo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Agustin Irizarry-Rivera P.E., University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Cecilio Ortiz, University of Puerto Rico-INESI; Marla D. Perez-Lugo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayguez Campus
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
undergraduate students. The engineering professors delved even further intothe energy policy process by participating in the governing board of the largest electric utility inPuerto Rico and as advisors to the Governor. Policy actions from engineering professors andstudents played an important role in the passing of a comprehensive electric sector reform inMay 2014. The paper also presents university education efforts (supported by a DOE grant) thatprovide the electricity sector workforce and stakeholders with tools and knowledge needed toimplement the reform mandated by law. The paper concludes with assessment results from a newcourse created once the professors returned to UPRM, a reflection on the background requiredfor effective energy policymaking
Conference Session
Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Electrical and Control Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Robert M. Weikle, University of Virginia; Lloyd R. Harriott, University of Virginia
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
experiential nature of our approach, the second half of the class meetingperiod is dedicated to a sequence of “mini-projects.” These mini-projects take the form ofadditional homework problems in which students are asked to perform a set of measurementsand address a set of questions related to the project. By way of example, typical "mini-projects"for transmission lines include measuring characteristic impedance, propagation delay, standingwaves, and the determination of unknown loads by observing reflections, and the design andconstruction of impedance matching circuits and power splitters. A sampling of our experimentalhardware is shown in Figure 21 : (a) shows an image of an “artificial transmission line”(consisting of series of surface mount
Conference Session
Trends in Accreditation and Assessment
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
through experience and reflection, 39 throughencountering different ways of knowing. There is no room for critical thinking and reflectiveaction. 40 Most important, lifelong learning is foremost about a love of and passion for learningitself, rather than focusing exclusively on the discrete knowledge that is acquired. As Deweywrote “The most important attitude that can be formed is that of desire to go on learning. Ifimpetus in this direction is weakened instead of being intensified, something much more thanmere lack of preparation takes place” (48). 41 With these reductionist misconceptions aboutknowledge and learning, it is clear that a concept like lifelong learning didn’t stand a chance.Many of these omissions are in fact related—one needs
Conference Session
Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Educational Research and Methods
communitiescommunity?”Pragmatic “Concepts Transparency “Knowledge Present results to designValidation – “Do underlying research Empathy produced… educators andthe concepts and design… Open-ended and meaningful in the researchers and discussknowledge claims compatible with non-leading social context applications and utilitywithstand reality in the field” questions underexposure to the investigation”realityinvestigated?”Ethical Validation Interview conducted Relaxed and Study results reflect Potential
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Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brittany Paige Mihalec-Adkins, Purdue University; Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter Bermel, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Computers in Education
instruction to the needs of the intended learners isan undeniably critical component of teaching. Smith and Ragan refer to this process asinstructional design and define it as a “systematic and reflective process of translating principlesof learning and instruction into plans for instructional materials, activities, informationresources, and evaluation” (p. 4).7 Further, Smith and Ragan assert that understanding thelearners, which requires consideration of learners’ needs and goals, is not only necessary butcentral to successful instructional design.7 Regardless of educational platform, instructioncannot be appropriately designed to meet the needs of the learners and ultimately produce thedesired outcomes without a comprehensive understanding of the
Conference Session
Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dawn Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Educational Research and Methods
considerations in the design of the course. This sociable environment and desirable community represent the next factors in themodel, Campus Connectedness and Sense of Community. Lee and Robbins have identified socialconnectedness as an aspect of the self that reflects individual awareness of interpersonalcloseness with the social world as a whole28-30. Campus connectedness is the characteristic ofsocial connectedness relating to a student’s connectedness and feelings of belonging with theirpeers in the context of a college environment31. While the collaboration that occurs in learninggroups is found to be an important factor to student persistence, it is the responsibility of aninstitution to provide an encouraging environment beyond the
Conference Session
Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Wilson, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Mechanics
them would be very reflective of the problem they were asked to solve. Othersworked the problem on paper and consulted the video only when unsure about a step, orsometimes to confirm that their approach was correct.Observation 2: High-achieving students watched the video during the experiment lessFigure 3 shows fixation time and dynamics course grade as a function of performance on theproblem completed during the laboratory experiment. There is a visible cluster of students whoperformed well in the course, performed well on the experimental problem, and had low fixationtime. This observation is consistent with the notion that high-achieving students need fewerinstructional supports than other students—this is why they are high achieving. Even
Conference Session
Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University; Jasmine Cherelle Washington; Steven Howell Sims, Hopewell Designs, Inc.; Kevin Stanley McFall, Kennesaw State University
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
performed for the project helped in professional readiness. I have frequently performed such comparisons when selecting components such as servo motors and controllers [b]. ” • “All of the members of the group brought different skill sets to the project. This was a benefit as it bought several viewpoints. Working in an engineering field requires much of the same collaboration [c].” • “I have found the design process for this project to have reflected actual engineering design progressions in professional experience since graduation [a, b]. This class was valuable not so much for the technical skills practiced, but in gaining a level of experience and trust in the structured design process as a tool
Conference Session
Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rui (Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma
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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity
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Women in Engineering
, or reliance on the prospective member to take initiative toparticipate. Earlier work identified the fallacy of the open recruiting narrative.20 Formalrecruitment procedures are by-passed in favor of network friendships, excluding those who donot have high levels of cultural and social capital. Even though teams recruited at college ofengineering-wide events, they continued to be populated primarily by white male ME studentswith pre-existing friendships and other connections. Due to the effects of homophily andtransitivity (explained earlier), both team membership and leadership were limited to a cadre ofstudents with high social capital.19, 20 The survey results presented here reflect the samehomogenizing influences.Persistence barriers
Conference Session
Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University
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Educational Research and Methods
). Categories not relevant to active orinteractive pedagogies removed from original framework. Lecture and guided practice categories added.These strategy descriptions were used to create survey items for student self-report measures(example items are including in the measures section below). The first six instructionalapproaches align with Chi’s (2009) descriptions of interactive learning, and the last two alignwith Chi’s (2009) descriptions of active learning. Although not entirely comprehensiveaccording to more recent accounts (Borrego, et al., 2013), the categories likely reflect manyforms of instructional strategies students engage with in their engineering courses and can beused to conduct a multidimensional examination of classroom
Conference Session
Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Ismael Pagán-Trinidad, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; Evelyn Villanueva, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center; David W. Pittman PE, US Army Engineer Research and Development Center
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
described was not incentivized by agency or ERDCfunding of the UPRM. The origin of the initiative was federal government policy tostrive for a workforce with demographics reflective of the national population orreflective of the demographics of the population of engineers and scientists. Laws,policy, executive orders and regulations encouraged recruitment strategies for allgovernment organizations to ameliorate the disparity that exists for underrepresentedgroups in any government organization. A compilation of the metrics documentedthroughout the paper forms the framework for the partnership assessment. Table 10summarizes eight activities along with a metric for each activity and a column thatprovides the authors evaluation of the benefit (either
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Christina Marie Sias, Utah State University; Anne Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
deviate from the design cycle. For example,instead of developing prototypes that provided solutions to problems, the teacher generatedengineering lessons evolved to a focus on building models of processes (e.g., the sprouting of aseed) or tinkering to make a product, without documentation, testing, evaluation, or redesign aspart of the process. While students were engaged in these activities, many of the lessons werenot aligned with basic engineering principles and design, but did involve hands-on building of aproduct or tool in response to provided criteria. However, the notion that engaging students inhands-on activities to build something as engineering reflects a limited understanding of trueengineering design.36 The research of Nadelson et
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
reflecting on what’s working and not .3,4 By taking action on important initiatives ABET’s leaders have demonstrated the innovative spirit they promote in engineering programs. As an example, reference recent changes to the Criterion 2 assessment requirement. With this in mind, now is the time to engage the activated community in a discussion aimed at re-designing the processes inherent in program evaluation.  The confluence of opportunity, culture, and timing all make this a great time to take up the opportunity and engage the question “what needs changed and how best can we do it?” Consider the historical context of engineering accreditation.  History of ABET and Engineering
Conference Session
Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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Diversity
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
social impact-focused programs werethe most likely to emphasize organizational forms of leadership (although not to anextreme), possibly reflecting a broader systems view of engineering’s potentialcontribution to society.Cluster 3 – Influencing core curriculumThe third and final cluster that was observable included the two programs explicitlyfocused on engaging all engineering students in leadership education. This involvesfaculty buy-in and relationships with key administrators that are fundamentally differentto developing small, targeted programs using self-selection mechanisms to recruitparticipants. Given the focus on undergraduate students, both of these programs are usinga wider range of strategies: teaching mandatory courses on leadership
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
stepsfor solving problems: (1) define the problem, (2) gather pertinent information, (3) generatemultiple solutions, (4) analyze and select a solution, and (5) test and implement the solution.Pappas [36] stated that in order to solve engineering design problems, students require the use ofcreative critical thinking approaches that include: reflection, writing as thinking, visualization,unstructured brainstorming, and understanding the nature of “intentional change” in personalgrowth.Despite the proliferation of definitions, frameworks, and step-by-step approaches for problemsolving, there is a consensus regarding some of the important skills associated with effectiveproblem solving. It seems that all the approaches identify that effective problem