Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

required sequence of laboratory courses, wherethey compose lab reports, usually evaluated by graduate teaching assistants (GTAs), many ofwhom speak English as a second language. Historically, engineering GTAs have not beentrained in evaluating student writing using formative assessment to help students improve theirtechnical communication skills.This paper provides an overview of a comprehensive research study of a GTA training programimplemented in the Department of Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics at MichiganTechnological University, with more than 1300 undergraduate students enrolled in the major.Situated within the field of Writing Across the Curriculum/Writing in the Disciplines, theprogram was developed to meet the unique needs

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU.Dr. Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State UniversityDr. Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington Professor of Learning Sciences & Human DevelopmentDr. Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University Dr. Montfort is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State UniversityProf. James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University James D. Sweeney is Professor and Head of the School of

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Mileta Tomovic, Old Dominion University; Thomas B. Stout, Tidewater Community College

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Ocean and Marine

States Navy working on aircraft and surface ships. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Competencies Related to Marine Mechatronics Education Abstract With the needs of the military changing in recent years, the U.S. Navy has been requiredto spend more time out to sea. Longer deployments limit the ability for the Navy to perform shipmaintenance and to train their technicians. Recent trends also include reduced numbers of sailors,who typically aid with more efficient naval operations. This leads to the demand for sailors withmultidisciplinary skills, in this case, electrical technician and mechanical technician skills.Mechatronics has long been an occupation that integrates

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian E. Moyer, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and mentors from otheruniversities. It is hoped that descriptions of lessons learned and anecdotal evidence of successesmay benefit other institutions attempting to more closely integrate entrepreneurial concepts withengineering education.IntroductionThere is an increasing interest and demand from students across the country for entrepreneurshipeducation. As highlighted in a recent New York Times article1, the number of college courses inentrepreneurship has risen from only about 250 in 1985 to so many that more than 400,000students were enrolled in such courses by 20132. According to the Chronicle for HigherEducation, “Colleges are responding to this interest, and fueling it, by offering moreundergraduate courses, programs, and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Danielson, Arizona State University; Huong Huu Diem Nguyen, Arizona State University; Kathy Denise Wigal, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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International

participants. She served as one of thefounding faculty of Coconino Community College, building an academic organization from the groundup, including development of institutional policy, organizational structure, curriculum and assessment,and establishing community and institutional relationships. She served as co-chair, editor, and contribut-ing author of the self study for accreditation by the Higher Learning Commission.Dr. Kathy Wigal holds a Doctorate in Educational Leadership (Ed.D), a Masters in Business Administra-tion (MBA), and a Masters in Community College Education (M.Ed) from Northern Arizona University.She has taught both graduate and undergraduate courses in educational administration and educationalpedagogy, as well as courses in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurial need for engagementIntroduction Someone recently asked me, “What do you do in your class? I mean, I walk intoyour classroom, sit down, then what happens?” Ok, I thought, I know how to answer thisquestion: I wanted to enthusiastically explain the structure of the class as a theoreticalblend of psychology, engineering design methods and art; discuss the intentional purposeof building the curriculum iteratively and differently every term, based on the uniquedeveloping social dynamics 13, 41 of every class. Something stopped me and I resisted responding. In that moment, I rememberfeeling the need to shift from an automatic theoretical response 48 to some other,hopefully novel approach, that would underline how I teach; clarify

Conference Session

Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ray Essick, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Emma Mercier, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

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. Mariana Silva, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Mariana Silva is an Adjunct Assistant Professor and Curriculum Development Coordinator in the Me- chanical Science and Engineering Department at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She received her BSME and MSME from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and earned her Ph.D. in Theoretical and Applied Mechanics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2009. Besides her teaching activities, Mariana serves as an academic advisor in the Mechanical

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Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

ensure that students understand the impact of engineering projects on society aswell as the social contexts within which they operate, to develop confidence in the students’ability to solve problems, to help the students function successfully and comfortably in aprofessional engineering environment, and to understand and appreciate what it means to be aprofessional engineerService learning has been shown to do this while also providing an experience that is bothfulfilling and enlightening [1-2]. Many engineering students are overwhelmed by the workloadof the engineering curriculum, and are not stimulated by the course materials. Some studentslack the maturity or experience to understand how the engineering curriculum will be of value tothem in

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado - Boulder; Maia Lisa Vadeen, University of Colorado - Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D. , University of Colorado - Boulder; Denise W. Carlson, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

mentors grad- uate and undergraduate engineering Fellows who teach in local K-12 classrooms through the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program’s TEAMS initiative, is on the development team for the TeachEngineer- ing digital library, and is faculty advisor for CU-Boulder’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Her primary research interests include the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity, path- ways and retention to and through K-12 and undergraduate engineering, teacher education and curriculum development.Maia Lisa Vadeen, University of Colorado - Boulder Maia Vadeen is a Discovery Learning Apprentice at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engi- neering and Applied Science. She

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas - Tyler; Kyle Gullings, University of Texas - Tyler; Catherine Elizabeth Ross Ph.D., University of Texas - Tyler

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

in Tyler, TX, with his wife Terra and their dog Ollie.Dr. Catherine Elizabeth Ross Ph.D., University of Texas - Tyler PhD. University of Texas at Austin, 1998 Associate Professor of English, University of Texas as Tyler 1998 to the present c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 SEEKING NEW PERSPECTIVES: ENGINEERS EXPERIENCING DESIGN THROUGH CREATIVE ARTSAbstractThe engineering curriculum of necessity focuses heavily on technical subjects—mathematics,chemistry, physics, and the large body of discipline-specific material. The arts are frequentlypresent only in vestigial form and are regarded as tangential at best to the real engineeringcurriculum. However, an

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Manoj Vanajakumari, Texas A&M University; Ismail Capar, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

with many local community agencies.Dr. Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University Dr. Bimal Nepal is an Associate Professor in the Industrial Distribution Program at Texas A&M Univer- sity. His research interests include integration of supply chain management with new product development decisions, distributor service portfolio optimization, pricing optimization, supply chain risk analysis, lean and six sigma, and large scale optimization. He has authored 30 refereed articles in leading supply chain and operations management journals, and 40 peer reviewed conference proceedings articles in these areas. He has B.S. in ME, and both M.S. and Ph.D. in IE. He is a member of ASEE, INFORMS, and a senior member of IIE.Dr

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

suggested by a noted entrepreneur and author.6By 2010/11, developments by engineering students in the engineering project curriculum had ledto WERCware 2.0. This version consisted of an audio headset on which a stabilized camera wasalso mounted, both connected to a portable, pocket-sized FitPC. Previously separate client-sideelements were now integrated, allowing the use of Wi-Fi from the FitPC as the wireless link, tosupport a Skype connection in both directions between client and coach. During these years, thefaculty team was expanded to include a business faculty and another engineering faculty withprior experience managing larger budgets. Two attempts were made by the expanded team tosecure a Federal grant through the Institute of Educational

Conference Session

Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Findley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John A. Mirth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

coursethat ought to be part of the core curriculum at a liberal arts college, or at a comprehensiveuniversity? Many aspects of this course suggest a potential for success in such a role. Thecourse presents a variety of topics that attempt to integrate perspectives from multipledisciplines, which is a common charge for many core curricula. An increase in the diversity (byacademic discipline) of students enrolled in the course would also likely help to better integratethe course perspectives. As such, the next challenge in course development may be to take thecourse to a broader audience to see if results similar to those described in this paper can beachieved.Another possible area of study for the course outcomes is to break the students down by

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian M. Frank, Queen's University; Natalie Simper, Queen's University; James A. Kaupp, Queen's University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #16507How We Know They’re Learning: Comparing Approaches to LongitudinalAssessment of Transferable Learning OutcomesDr. Brian M. Frank, Queen’s University Brian Frank is the DuPont Canada Chair in Engineering Education Research and Development, and the Director of Program Development in the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Science at Queen’s Uni- versity where he works on engineering curriculum development, program assessment, and developing educational technology. He is also an associate professor in Electrical and Computer Engineering.Ms. Natalie Simper, Queen’s University Natalie Simper coordinates a Queen’s

Conference Session

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; Andrew Peter Borowski, University of Delaware

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

improvement withinthe laboratory curriculum. While 69% of respondents agreed that lab exercises rated either as“Very Effective” or as “Effective” for active learning, the average rating for “the overall qualityand frequency of active learning” in laboratory courses was only 2.4 on a scale of 0 to 4. 51% ofrespondents asserted that the frequency of active learning in lab classes should be increased. Inresponse to what topics they felt exposure to was valuable in a mechanical engineeringcurriculum, 73% responded with advanced analytical software (e.g. MATLAB), 71% withcomputer control & data acquisition, 51% with integrated PLC control, and 47% withmicroprocessors.The second survey prompted participants to rank the labs they had participated in on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firdous Saleheen, Temple University; ZIcong Wang, Temple University; William Moser, Temple University; Vira Oleksyuk, Temple University; Joseph Picone, Temple University; Chang-Hee Won, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

: Circuit TracerIn the hardware section, VOLTA provides assistance for tracing circuit connections. Fig. 4shows the circuit tracer page for an experiment. The troubleshooting guide starts with thecomponent integrity test. A video instruction is provided to check whether the components aredamaged. Secondly, another video instruction shows how to do the continuity test to checkwhether there are any loose connections. A brief description of circuit node and componentconnectivity is given for the desired circuit. This description is generated from a previously-loaded Multsim netlist of the circuit.The Results section contains a guideline for the contents of report. At the end of the lab, thestudents take a laboratory-test which is a post-test in the

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Paul Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John S Nelson PE, University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Civil & Environmental Enginieering

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

has held these dual responsibilities since 2011. Jeff is currently leading a campus-wide strategic planning process focused on creating more transforma- tive educational experiences for lifelong learners. Jeff first joined UW-Madison’s faculty in 1989 as an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, where he co-founded the Construction Engineering and Management Pro- gram and developed the construction curriculum. In addition, he has authored and co-authored papers on the subject of educating civil engineers. His body of work demonstrates his commitment to using emerging technology in the classroom to prepare the next generation of engineers and other students for the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Jessica Ha, Florida Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

ethics typical of engineering societies. In ASC 1000, a presentation onacademic integrity was given to all students. Later that same day, students participated in amock internship hiring activity where their personal opinions and views on ethical behaviors,specifically engineering students actions towards obtaining an internship, were explored,discussed and challenged by the instructors of both classes. After the in-class activity, where thestudents were broken into groups in order to act as a hiring team for an engineering firm,students were given one week to submit an individual essay. The essay asked them to reflect ontheir initial opinions about the four hypothetical student resumes. The students were also askedto discuss their group’s

Conference Session

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raed Jaradat, Mississippi State University ; Sara E. Campbell, Mississippi State University; Sawsan Abutabenjeh, Miami University

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Engineering Management

the existing toolsand techniques used for systems thinking in educational settings. Bloom et al. developed ataxonomy that classifies the outcomes of students’ learning process (i.e. test items).4 Andersonand Krathwohl revised Bloom’s taxonomy by suggesting more learning process objectives.5Along the same vein, Hopper and Stave developed an assessment framework for systems thinkingintervention in educational settings based on a conceptual systems thinking taxonomy andBloom’s et al. taxonomy of educational objectives.6, 7 The framework is designed for K-12classrooms with a primary emphasis on teachers teaching systems thinking in the classroom.Frank supports the inclusion of systems thinking in curriculum stating “the capacity forengineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University; Alexander R Ollerton, Northern Arizona University; Derek L Sonderegger, Northern Arizona University; Vanessa Fitz-Kesler, Northern Arizona University; Pauline L Entin, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Natural Resources, B.S., 1991 University of California, Davis, Plant Protection & Pest Management, M.S., 1997 Northern Arizona University, Curriculum & Instruction, Ed.D., 2015 Evaluation Coordinator, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 2007-Present.Mr. Alexander R Ollerton, Northern Arizona University Central Arizona College, AA 2011 Central Arizona College, AS 2011 Northern Arizona University, Ad- vanced Chemistry, B.S. - in progress Northern Arizona University, Undergraduate research assistant, 2015-present Northern Arizona University, FYLI TA, 2015-present Aspiring Grdauate StudentDr. Derek L Sonderegger, Northern Arizona University Derek Sonderegger is an Assistant Professor in the Department of

Conference Session

Faculty Development I: Attitudes Towards Teaching

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; John Ivanovitch, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

arithmetic review class and how these ways of thinking interacted with the curriculum. Other research interests include teachers’ professional noticing of learners’ mathematical thinking and orga- nizational change. Ann works on both the implementation and research sides of the ESTEME@OSU project.Mr. John Ivanovitch, Oregon State University I am a third year doctoral student studying organizational change and science education at the collegiate level. My education includes a BA in cell and molecular Biology and a MSc. in integrated biochem- istry/microbiology. Prior to entering the Doctoral program at Oregon State University I worked for over a decade as a biomedical researcher, with projects ranging from biochemistry to

Conference Session

Make It!

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University; Vania Willms

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Manufacturing

programming and video processing require SDK, a system that manages the buildprocess in an operating system, and supporting library integration knowledge. This requirescomputer science skills and a timeline that is beyond the scope of middle school curriculum. Thedevelopment of the vision portion of robot perception research should be implemented at seniorhigh school or college level. This process requires more than 6 weeks of research work in a K-12classroom scenario.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the Research Experiences for Teachers Programunder National Science Foundation Grant No. 1300779. Any opinions, finding, and conclusionsor recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Gretchen A. Mosher, Iowa State University; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University ; Tejas Dhadphale Ph.D., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, 19Engineering graduates are expected to work in team-based projects.30, 31 Multidisciplinarycapstone courses provide a unique opportunity for students to work with their peers from otherdisciplines, mirroring the experiences they will confront in the workplace.32Definitions in the literature exist for terms such as multidisciplinary, cross-disciplinary,transdisciplinary, and interdisciplinary; 21, 3 Lattuca, Knight, and Bergom34 define“Multidisciplinary” as an effort to bring together the tools, viewpoints and understandings oftwo or more disciplines to explain or solve a problem while separating the thoughts of eachdiscipline. This differs from an interdisciplinary approach, which integrates knowledge frommultiple disciplines, with the goal of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

engineeringIntroductionUndergraduate engineering programs in the United States require an engineering designexperience, often described as, ‘senior design’, as part of the ABET (the Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology) accreditation process. The ABET Definition of Design is, “Engineering design is the process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. …... The engineering design component of a curriculum must include most of the following features: development of student creativity, use of open-ended problems, development and use of modern design theory and methodology, formulation of design problem statements and specification, consideration of alternative solutions, feasibility considerations

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University Erie, The Behrend College; James F. Kimpel, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Knowledge Creation,” Greenwood Publishing Group, Quorum Books, Westport, CT, p.52, 2002.[3] J. Darrell Gibson, M. Patricia Brackin, “Techniques for the Implementation and Administration of Industrial Projects for Engineering Design Courses,” Proceedings of the 1999 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.[4] James Noble, “An Approach for Engineering Curriculum Integration in Capstone Design Courses,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 14(3), 197-203, 1998.[5] Ana Vila-Parrish, Dianne Raubenheimer, “Integrating Project Management & Lean-Six Sigma Methodologies in an Industrial Engineering Capstone Course,” Proceedings of the

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victor Taratukhin, Stanford University; Yury V. Kupriyanov, National Research University Higher School of Economics; Jörg Becker

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Corporate Member Council

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College Industry Partnerships

company would prefer to get the right students in the rightcourses and does not want to teach the somebody, who wants to be an SAP consultant infuture, software testing technologies.The students as well as university and industry representatives state that the joint educationalprogram shows high practical applicability, as it was specifically designed to teach new ITtechnologies. The interviewees also mentioned that in comparison to the joint-programstructure, the university curriculum is out-dated and no longer meets the fast changingrequirements of the IS field. The joint program is strongly seen as an opportunity to close thisgap.During the interviews we have also analysed the satisfaction level of the students whoparticipate in the courses

Conference Session

Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

, andprofessional identity formation in a specific field of study. The reintegration of a prior militaryexperience and identity into a new, emerging professional career and civilian identity is asignificant area for further research. Our study intends to address this void in the existingliterature by investigating the role of military experience and identity in student veterans’ careerchoice in engineering and how they envision the engineering profession as an ideal pathway fortheir integration into civilian society. MethodsResearch Design The present study employed a phenomenological research design. The phenomenologicalapproach is widely used in social research in order to explore people’s experience in

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael T. Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

camp named GEMS (Girls in Engineering, Mathematics, and Science)for selected high school girls in San Antonio. Therefore, it seemed natural to conduct a similarcamp for middle school girls with an emphasis in Engineering and which included more activelearning activities in Robotics. Additionally, miniGEMS integrated easily into the mission ofUIW which emphasized access to education for all in our community. In April 2015, we appliedfor an ‘Engineering Summer Program 2015’ grant offered by the Texas Higher EducationCoordinating Board. We received about $14,000 to run the one-week engineering summer campfor middle school girls. With the help of the three of the middle school teachers that we metduring the Super Saturday event, we advertised the

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill Davishahl, Bellingham Technical College; Joel N. Swisher, Western Washington University

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Two Year College Division

. Joel N. Swisher, Western Washington University Joel N. Swisher, PhD, PE, is Director of the Institute for Energy Studies and Research Professor of Envi- ronmental Science at Western Washington University. The Institute offers interdisciplinary education and training related to the science, technology, policy and business aspects of the conversion and use of energy resources. Previously, Dr. Swisher was Consulting Associate Professor at Stanford University and an in- dependent consultant in clean energy technology and business strategy. He was formerly CTO at Camco International, and Managing Director of Research and Consulting at Rocky Mountain Institute, where he led research and consulting work for numerous

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Prybutok, The University of Texas, Austin; Anita D. Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Mary Jo Kirisits, University of Texas, Austin

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

ofimprovement, many upper-division students wished the curriculum was presented in a morehands-on fashion, included more labs to complement the courses, involved more collaboration,and exposed them to more real-world applications of the material covered in class.Both upper- and lower-division students commented on the need to expose people to engineeringearlier in school and in life. Both upper- and lower-division students also commented on the lackof diversity, leaving comments such as “Engineering, as is, is a profession that attempts to beexclusionary discipline [sic]. An attempt should be made to expose underrepresentedcommunities to engineering on a personal level and portray engineering as less of a difficultscience but a fun one