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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Justin L Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
along with his Master’s of Science and Bachelor of Science from Purdue’s School of Civil Engineering. Justin is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher in the STEM Education Research Institute at IUPUI. Justin’s research interests include developing pedagogical strategies to improve STEM students’ ethical reasoning skills; exploring the role of empathy within design, innovation and sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories. c American Society for
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Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Yilei Huang, South Dakota State University
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Construction
, schedule,coordination, and visualization. The framework aligns most individual CM subjects directly totheir respective BIM components through the integration and exposes CM students to BIM fromtheir entry to the exit. When students finish the degree, they will have acquired BIM knowledgeand skills in all relevant CM subjects and will be ready for different career opportunities thatrequire BIM. The proposed framework will serve as a case study of how CM programs couldimplement BIM education more effectively and efficiently.IntroductionThe increasing adoption of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the architecture,construction, and engineering (AEC) industry has led to an emerging emphasis on BIMeducation in undergraduate construction management
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Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech
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Diversity
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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering
Science Foundation’s most prestigious, Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) award. She is a Fellow of the American So- ciety of Engineering Education, holds membership in a number of organizations and presently serves on the National Advisory Board of the National Society of Black Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016     Increasing Engineering Literacy among Non-engineering Students Definitions of engineering literacy, as a concept, revolve around abilities andawarenesses those who are engineering literate have
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Student Evaluation in Design Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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
Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas, Austin; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University
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Educational Research and Methods
Maura Borrego is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foun- dation and an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education and serves on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education as Chair of Pro- fessional
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MVCC Technical Session
Collection
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
, Honor, Country, and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.The Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering is one of 11 departments at the Academy,and both the civil and mechanical engineering programs are ABET accredited. The mission ofthe Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering parallels the Academy’s mission, whilefocusing on educating and inspiring students in the fields of civil and mechanical engineering:2 To educate cadets in civil and mechanical engineering, such that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character who can understand, implement, and manage technology; and to inspire cadets to a career in the United States Army and a
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Aunshul Rege, Temple University; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Michael Haney, University of Idaho; Michael John Santora, University of Idaho; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ronald Laurids Boring; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., University of Minnesota Duluth; John F. Gardner, Boise State University
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
 student will participate in a related internship at INL in the summer of 2016. Students from the most recent offering of the class were surveyed through standard course evaluations at the University of Idaho and an additional course survey. The course evaluation was completed by 10 of 15 students. The course and the instructors were rated on a 0 to 4 scale with 4 as the most favorable rating. The survey included a ranking of the value to career or academic pursuits, perceived difficulty, enjoyment of the class and opportunity to comment on the relevancy of the course to their field. Two students from 2014 completed the survey and 4 from 2015. Students provided values of 0 (least favorable) to 5 (most favorable) on the questions of value
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven
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Diversity
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
University of Singapore in 1997. She served as Assistant Professor and subsequently Associate Professor in mechatronics engineering at University of Adelaide, Australia, and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, respectively. In 2006, she resigned from her faculty job and came to Connecticut for family reunion. Throughout her academic career in Australia and Sin- gapore, she had developed a very strong interest in learning psychology and educational measurement. She then opted for a second Ph.D. in educational psychology, specialized in measurement, evaluation and assessment at University of Connecticut. She earned her second Ph.D. in 2010. Li has a unique cross- disciplinary educational and research background in
Conference Session
Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alexandra Chronopoulou, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Douglas M. King, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ehsan Salimi, University of Southern California
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Diversity
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Industrial Engineering
satisfies a statisticsrequirement in the Agricultural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering curricula. Hence, thevariety of technical background of the students taking the course leads to wide range ofexpectations of the course by students. Furthermore, this IE course will be the only directexposure to probability in some students’ coursework, while others will rely on it to preparethem for more advanced coursework on these topics (e.g., design of experiments, simulation,stochastic processes). Hence, it must serve both as a terminal course that prepares students fortheir careers after graduation, as well as an introductory course that provides a foundation forfuture academic study including related sequenced courses in other engineering
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Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; John R Luchini
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Engineering Ethics
enhancing undergraduate education through hands- on learning. Luchini-Colbry is also the Director of the Engineering Futures Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which provides interactive seminars on interpersonal communications and problem solving skills for engineering students across the U.S.Dr. John R Luchini Dr. John R. Luchini (1949-2013) earned his Bachelor, Master, and PhD degrees in engineering from the University of Michigan. In 2011, John retired as Senior Research Scientist and Engineer after a 34 year career with the Cooper Tire and Rubber Company in Findlay, Ohio. He was a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers; a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Ohio; and
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ninger Zhou, Purdue University; Tarun Thomas George, Purdue University; Joran W. Booth, Purdue University; Jeffrey Alperovich, Purdue University; Senthil Chandrasegaran, Purdue University; Nielsen L. Pereira, Purdue University; Jeffrey David Tew Ph.D.; Devaatta Nadgukar Kulkaerni; Karthik Ramani
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
, understanding gifted and talented student experiences in talent development programs in and out of school, and conceptual and measurement issues in the identification of gifted and talented populations.Dr. Jeffrey David Tew Ph.D.Mr. Devaatta Nadgukar KulkaerniProf. Karthik Ramani Karthik Ramani is a Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. He earned his B.Tech from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, in 1985, an MS from Ohio State University, in 1987, and a Ph.D. from Stanford University in 1991, all in Mechanical Engineering. Among his many awards he received the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Initiation Award, the NSF CAREER Award, the Ralph Teetor Educational Award from the
Conference Session
Active Learning & Laboratories in Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John W. Sanders, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Mechanics
Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Dr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a research assistant professor with the Department of Curriculum & Instruction. He
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Teaching and Advising Tools Using Computers and Smart Devices
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso; Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas - El Paso
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
? Yes 49 92% No 4 8% Table 8. Results from post development question 2 Spring 2016. Question 3 of the post iAdvise usage survey focuses on ease of access to information.Due to inaccessibility, information that could be gathered by the agent is seldom sought out.Even if the agents understand the notion of “the more credits that I enroll in and pass the faster Igraduate”, it is not often that agents actually take the time to calculate their time to graduation.According to Landis, an expert in the field of engineering education, the more time and effort astudent devotes to planning their career
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Professional Skills development in Design
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael Deininger, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jennifer Chen Lee, University of Michigan
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Design in Engineering Education
the University of Michigan to incorporate the constraints of global health technologies within engineering design at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is the recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, a Teaching Innovation Prize from the UM Provost, and a UM Undergraduate Teaching Award. While at MIT, she was a winner of the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition.Dr. Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan Shanna Daly is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Michigan. She has a B.E. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton (2003) and a Ph.D. in Engineering Edu- cation from Purdue University (2008). Her research focuses on strategies for
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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Rajesh Ganithi, Petroleum Institute
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Manufacturing
Paper ID #15611Teaching Work-Holding in Undergraduate ClassesDr. Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University Dr Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan – Siva is a Srilankan by birth and a citizen of the United Kingdom. His experience in Sri-lanka started with an year’s post-graduate apprenticeship in the manufacturing shops of the Government Railway and nine years in the Cement Industry. He graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from University of Srilanka, and obtained his Masters from the University of Aston and PhD from City University of London, both in the UK. He started his career in the UK as the Senior
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International Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Ashok Ranade, EE Collaborative
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Diversity
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International
required to initiate start-ups but also to succeed incorporate careers. Today‟s corporate houses value engineers spotting opportunities forbusinesses, making decisions with a sense of personal, innate ownership and accountability,developing efficient and effective solutions and delivering value to customers. From thatperspective, development of entrepreneurial competencies has broader appeal and requirements.AcknowledgmentWe thank all the successful entrepreneurs who participated in the survey and the experts Mr.Ashok Saraf, Mr. Raju Goteti, Mr. Snehal Shah, Mr Abhay Joshi, and Mr Ashish Belagali whohelped synthesize entrepreneurial competencies. We also thank Mr. Abhay Joshi and anonymousreviewers who, with their insightful comments, helped us
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Exploring Research Methodologies in Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ryan L Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jack S Rossetti, Syracuse University; Michael Garrett, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University
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Student
Paper ID #16779Investigating the Influence of Micro-Videos used as a Supplementary CourseMaterialMr. Ryan L Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University Ryan is a Ph.D. candidate at Syracuse University whose research interest range from carbon sequestration to engineering education.Mr. Jack S Rossetti, Syracuse University I am a second year Ph. D. student. Research interests: How students learn How to make teaching more effective and engagingMr. Michael Garrett, Syracuse University Michael Garrett is an incoming graduate student at Syracuse University. Throughout his undergraduate career he developed an interest in
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Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Peilin Fu, National University
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Engineering Management
and a unique knowledge transfer associatedwith the game design methodology, demonstrated in explanation and actual game play by eachstudent.Students FeedbackThe teaching methodologies received very positive feedback from students. Most of the studentsstrongly agreed in their course evaluations that • I gained significant knowledge about this subject. • My ability to think critically about topics in this class has improved. • My ability to do research has improved. • Discussions contributed to my learning. • The required speaking assignment(s) improved my oral communication skills. • I can apply what I learned in this course to my job or career goals.The end-of-course survey in Table 2 reveals the students' opinions on the
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Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Victor Taratukhin, Stanford University; Yulia Yadgarova P.E., Bauman Moscow State Technical University; Anastasia Stelvaga, Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
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Manufacturing
priceboundaries.At the presented investigation the reference framework for the IoT environment withinproduction line (Industrial Internet framework) is proposed. The concept of our framework isbased on the idea of different abstraction layers and responsibilities of software packages.A main proposed result of this study is a new approach for student education. The projectwas developed by the group of students under the supervision of industry vendor. Practicebased learning approaches are hard to overestimate and participation in suchinterdisciplinary, industry - academia initiatives provides students with a great industrialinsights and is exceptionally useful for their future career development.The paper is structured as follows. A brief history and
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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Using Technology and/or Technology Tools to Enhance Learning
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Maua Institute of Techonology; Luiz Roberto Marim, Maua Institute of Technology; Juliana Ribeiro Cordeiro; Hector A. C. Gil, Maua Institute of Technology; Camila Cunha Toledo Guerald, Maua Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
TheEngineering Classroom Paper presented at 2005 Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon.https://peer.asee.org/15116[2] ESCHENBACH, T., & LEWIS, N., & NICHOLLS, G. M., & PALLIS, J. M. (2013, June), The Impactof Clickers on Your Classroom and Your Career Paper presented at 2013 ASEE Annual Conference,Atlanta, Georgia. https://peer.asee.org/22590[3] HUNG, W. P. (2011, June), Clicker Clicks It Paper presented at 2011 Annual Conference & Exposition,Vancouver, BC. https://peer.asee.org/17611[4] PROBST, D. (2009, June), Effectiveness Of Using Personal Response Systems In A Conceptual PhysicsCourse Paper presented at 2009 Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas.https://peer.asee.org/4798[5] ROUX, D., & CZEKANSKI, A. (2009, June), A
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Capstone and Design Projects
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Loryn R. Becker, Michigan Technological University; Ted J. Wierzba, Michigan Technological University; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Ebrahim Tarshizi, Michigan Technological University; Laura Claire O'Connor, Michigan Technological University; Ryan J. Livernois, Michigan Technological University
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Diversity
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Engineering Technology
. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17470Laura Claire O’Connor, Michigan Technological University Laura is a Geological Engineering student at Michigan Technological University, graduating with her B.S. in Spring 2016. She has worked and conducted research within the mining industry throughout her undergraduate career and will be attending graduate school for Mining Engineering in Fall 2016.Mr. Ryan J. Livernois, Michigan Technological University I am a Undergraduate geology student at Michigan Tech graduating in December 2016. I have field experience with geological mapping, surveying, and conducting
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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Seemein Shayesteh P.E., Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis; Lauren Christopher, Electrical and Computer Engineering, IUPUI; Zina Ben Miled, ECE Department, Purdue School of Engineering and Technology, Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis
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Electrical and Computer
, knowledge discovery, data models and computational frame- works. She was the recipient of the Indiana Women in High Tech Award and the National Science Foun- dation Career Award. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Attached Learning Model for First Digital System Design Course in ECE ProgramI. IntroductionDigital hardware design in industry is increasingly dependent on Hardware Description Languages(HDLs) for implementing complex digital systems. Many universities have incorporatedHardware Description Language in their curriculum [1-4]. In our institute also to better followand anticipate the newest industry trends, the first digital system design course in the
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Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Curtis Cohenour Ph.D., P. E., Ohio University; Audra Hilterbran, Ohio University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
surrounding thedevelopment of the grader are discussed as are feasibility testing for larger UndergraduateEngineering Classrooms and the potential impact on student outcomes.IntroductionA recent content analysis of job advertisements for civil engineers revealed that more than 50%of the job positions required proficient MS Office® skills2. Several curricular advising boardsand engineering alumni have also placed an emphasis on developing MS Office® skills inpreparation of engineering careers. Specifically, the spreadsheet-based program MS Excel® hasemerged as a fundamental tool for computing functions across diverse fields, including business,health, manufacturing, and education. This ubiquity has created an increased demand for MSExcel® and similar
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Instrumentation Technical Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie
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Instrumentation
, Erie Stephen Strom is a lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department of Penn State Behrend, and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering from Carnegie Mellon University. His career includes over thirty years experience in designing and programming embedded systems and has multiple patents for both hardware designs and software algorithms c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Automated Test & Measurement System for a Power Supply and Control BoardAbstractJunior-level students in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology program complete a3-credit Measurements & Instrumentation course. There are three
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Capstone and Design Projects
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Honghong Liu; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Chih-Ping Yeh, Wayne State University; Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University
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Engineering Technology
microcomputers, and engineering standards to the building, testing, operation, and maintenance of electrical/electronic(s) systems;c. the ability to analyze, design, and implement control systems, instrumentation systems, communications systems, computer systems, or power systems;d. the ability to apply project management techniques to electrical/electronic(s) systems.In addition, students will benefit from hands-on practice and strategy analysis/coding, and mostimportant of all, prepare for the potential career in the future automotive industry.AcknowledgementsThis work was supported in part by the National Science Foundation, ATE, under grant numberDUE-1400593References1. US Department of Transportation: http://www.its.dot.gov
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Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Krista Lynn Adams, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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New Engineering Educators
science, it’s also communication, application, management, etc. It’s using what I know to impact others, for this project I was able to impact teachers and children alike.’ ‘One big impact this experience could make on my professional career is to encourage myself and the engineers I work with to do outreach with the community… We do have the opportunity to learn the latest scientific breakthroughs and read frequently through primary literature. It is our responsibility to share the developments we learn with the public. Keeping others informed is vital for social, economic, and political spheres.’Integrating cross-disciplinary activities into undergraduate courses takes considerable time
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: BYOE Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia
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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies
seeking careers in energy-related fields. In the Spring of 2015, we conducted a survey of 2nd year Electrical and ComputerEngineering students through our Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering courses to assessstudent interest in a laboratory class devoted to an energy-related topic.1 The results indicatedthat 80% were interested in learning about energy efficient systems design and would either be"very likely" or "absolutely certain" to take a laboratory course that illustrated how such systemsare designed and analyzed.Switching voltage regulators are at the heart of nearly all alternate energy system designs thatinvolve electrical machines and devices, thus motivating an introduction to the techniquesinvolved in realizing such devices; the
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The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette
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Continuing Professional Development
,others simply eliminated technology altogether.The College of Engineering’s Division of Engineering Professional Education (ProEd) and theCollege of Technology’s Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research(ProSTAR) share a common purpose, mission and vision. Underlying these is the fundamentalpremise that both serve the graduate educational needs of professional working adult learners inthe STEM disciplines; this through credit and non-credit program offerings spanning theeducational continuum of engineering and technology.Both organizations, ProEd and ProSTAR, recognize the similarities of their mission and sharedpurpose to provide learning opportunities to those in technical professions with careers inprogress. To this
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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University - Berks
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Instrumentation
Paper ID #15542A Smart Fluid Level Instrument in a Sports Drink BottleDr. Dale H. Litwhiler P.E., Pennsylvania State University - Berks Dale H. Litwhiler is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He received his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Lehigh University all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Smart Fluid
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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh
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Chemical Engineering
The author has been fortunate to teach a wide variety of courses in our curriculum – fromthe multidisciplinary freshman engineering design course to the material & energy balancecourse to the junior year transport course to the senior year capstone design course. This hasbeen a great opportunity to help the students make progress with their engineering skills, and towitness their development over their entire college career. Up until capstone design, the studentsusually solve clearly defined technical problems while selecting appropriate mathematicalrelationships. In contrast, design requires the students to use different skills, which rely muchmore on practical knowledge – which is why an effort was made to distribute students