Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn T. Wrate P.E., Northern Michigan University; Michael D. Rudisill, Northern Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

on a Three-Phase, 2500 kVA Transformer Figure 5. Students Testing the 72.5 kV Puffer SF6 Circuit Breaker Figure 6. Testing the Control Power for the Circuit BreakerTwo-Year versus Four-Year DegreesAll faculty strive to fully develop their student’s potential. When the student stops at theassociate degree it is very similar to preparing them for a trade. While it is possible, upwardmobility within their profession is limited. It is quite possible they will remain at the tester levelfor the duration of their career. With a baccalaureate degree it is much more likely that thestudent will promote into higher levels, either in operation, design, or management. That said, itis difficult to convince

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig N Musselman P.E., A & E Consulting; Sanjeev Kumar, Southern Illinois University - Carbondale; Norma J. Mattei P.E., University of New Orleans; L.Robert Smith, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

alicensing board perspective, the experience requirements need to be very broad becauseengineers from all backgrounds, i.e., design, construction, industry, management, regulatory,product development, technical sales, i.e. from all “walks of life” should be able to becomelicensed. Therefore, the nature of engineering experience required is universal only in a verybroad sense.In the past year, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) has acted to further define theearly career engineering experience that is ideal for a civil engineer to become ready to practiceat the professional level (2). This new policy was formulated on the basis of the experientialcomponents outlined in the 2nd Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (3

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer B. Daines, Colorado Technical University; Tonya Troka, Colorado Technical University; John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University

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Mathematics

struggle.Conclusion While CTU is excited about the increases in student performance we have seen inboth Trigonometry and Pre-calculus, what is even more promising is the realization thatwe can bring our already successful Intellipath application to our campus-based students.Because we now know that integrating adaptive learning into traditional, ground classescan enhance student learning and, thus, enable success in follow on math courses, futureplans include incorporating the same technology and approach in lower level mathcourses on campus in order to provide Engineering students the strong math foundationthey need to be successful in their programs and in their careers. References 1. Blair, R

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Backens, Christopher Newport University; Anton Riedl, Christopher Newport University; C. Gerousis, Christopher Newport University; Dali Wang, Christopher Newport University

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Electrical and Computer

subjects while being fun at the same time. We intend to use the class as away for engineering students to build their own community and establish their own identity. Wenoticed students working in groups in this class tend to stick together afterwards in study groups,which contributed to their success in other classes. In addition to team building, we view theengineering design course as a “career molding” experience by showing the exciting, hand-onside of engineering. We believe all of these aspects contribute to the improvement of studentretention rates.In this paper, we will address the motivation for redesigning our engineering experience for firstyear students and re-shuffling of the CE 4-year plan based on observations and student

Conference Session

Make It!

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark G. Diller, University of Dayton; Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

positive comments. A few of thesecomments are included below, again illustrating the positive impact of the workshop. “So much fun! I love how we make useful products. Professors provided great overview and were so great!!” “Very, very hands-on and had very obvious connections to respective engineering field. The professors were the best and explained everything. Their explanations of each part really left me with a deep understanding.” “So much fun! We learned so much about the technology part of engineering and even got to create our own circuits and flashlight case.”While the workshop has been successful, it is always being refined and improved. This projecthas been used to introduce students to applied engineering careers for

Conference Session

Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina C Adam, National Institute of Microtechnologies, Romania; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael George, Student- California Polytechnic State University; Benjamin Kevin Kraw, California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student; Lindsey Chase, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanics

Fulbright Scholar at Kathmandu University it Nepal. At Cal Poly, he coordinates the departments industry spon- sored senior project class and teaches mechanics and design courses. He also conducts research in the areas of creative design, machine design, fluid power control, and engineering education.Michael George, Student- California Polytechnic State University Michael George is currently a 4th year student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. His interests include mechan- ical systems design, control systems, and mechatronics. Michael’s dad is a residential contractor who got him interested in building and creating things. Because of this, Michael became interested in engineering during high school when researching careers

Conference Session

Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rhudy, Pennsylvania State University - Berks; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University - Berks

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Mechanical Engineering

allMechanical Engineering students, and is typically taken in their sophomore or junior years in theprogram. Most of these students at this point in their academic career have only had minorexposure to MATLAB within their introduction to engineering course, which is a commonapproach taken by many institutions3,4,17. The goal of the MATLAB portion of the class was toteach students about computer programming using MATLAB as well as to leverage andreinforce engineering concepts from dynamics in the process. Each week typically contained 25minutes of MATLAB demonstration from the instructor, 25 minutes of in-class time to work onexercises facilitated by the instructor, and one MATLAB programming assignment which wastied into the dynamics course content for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Laura Frost, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

University and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been teaching chemistry in higher education since 1995 and has been recognized with several teaching awards over the years.Dr. Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Jackie Greene is Assistant Director of the Lucas Center for Faculty Development at Florida Gulf Coast University. She worked in faculty development during her career with public schools, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, and in her current position. She is involved with the SPARCT Program as a member of the planning committee and she analyzes the qualitative data for program review and assessment purposes. Dr. Greene received her degrees from Kent

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

differentiation refers to the preference from an evolutionary perspective thatlife becomes more complicated and more diverse. Subjectivity is a recasting of theadmonishment against treating others as objects rather than as subjects each possessing their ownunique set of self interests. Communion refers to the intricate web that we belong to as citizensof the Universe. An act is ethical if it promotes differentiation, subjectivity and/or communion; itis unethical if it violates these principles.Upon completion of this introduction to applied ethical theory with a specific emphasis onengineering ethics, the course focuses upon a set of ethical issues described by Kaebnick7 thatmay confront them in their future careers as biomedical engineers including the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota; Nuri Oncel, University of North Dakota

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It also covers ethical, social, andenvironmental impacts of nanomaterials. The second course uses a combination of lecture anddiscussion in addition to case studies and problem-based learning.The results pertaining to student knowledge are being analyzed and will be covered in a laterpublication. In addition, the collaborators are collecting data to determine students’ interests innanoscience and nanotechnology as a discipline and as a career field, as well as their attitudestoward the societal and economic impact of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Participatingstudents are asked to complete a survey about their awareness of and attitude aboutnanotechnology, their motivation for studying nanotechnology

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roes Arief Budiman P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Mathematics

, generalizing the connection between exponential and Poisson distribution, will beused to discuss their differences and to point out nuances in the wording of someprobability problems that yield different answers when both distributions are used. Lastly,a teaching tool for explaining central limit theorem is discussed based on guessingweights of books. This guessing game proves useful to explain sampling distribution.1. IntroductionAlthough it has been argued since 1960s [1] that probability and statistics is as importantas calculus as a mathematical foundation for engineering students who have to cope withuncertainty and variability in their professional careers, majority of engineering programsin North America have one course for both probability and

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University - Northwest

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Engineering Technology

for sightseeing and directions, but do not seem to appreciatethe complete full potential of its wide application of Google Earth in their futureprofessional engineering career. However, recent article [6] by Yang (2015) promotedseveral online resources utilization in geotechnical engineering education among themGoogle Earth has been recommended as the first Internet choice for geotechnicalengineering education. Article [7] by Puchner (2011) provided many demonstration ofusing Google Earth to track rapid natural and/or human factors effects on topography,coastal erosion, dam level fluctuation, drainage systems, flood lines and land use history.Article [8] by Kumar (2014) promoted the teaching of geotechnical engineering usingprofessional

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thefirst course that BME students take in their major, involves modules on anatomy, bioethics,careers within BME, and conservation-based problem solving. In previous iterations of thecourse, a design project was implemented that allowed students to propose solutions to problemsidentified during a tour of a clinical care facility. While this project was a useful exercise toengage students in engineering design, they often had no quantitative basis for their designproposal. Instead, they often relied on intuition and preferences as opposed to being data-driven.In the present course offering, the design project was restructured to (1) utilize the data-drivenQS methodology and (2) focus on the development of concepts for devices to aid individualswith

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Fox, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles McIntyre, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tiffany Erin Whinery, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

Institute of IUPUI. She is also a graduate student in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. She is currently pur- suing a Master in Technology degree in Organizational Leadership and Human Resource Development. Her primary foci of her research include: assessing, evaluating, and improving leadership programs, as well as career and professional training and development. Tiffany is currently redeveloping the assess- ment plans for the Organizational Leadership and Technical Communication undergraduate programs in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. She is also involved in the strategic planning, facilitation, and analysis of program needs assessments for IUPUI and external organizations

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen R. White MRSC, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles, the statistical evaluation of assessment in- struments, and increasing student engagement with hands-on activities. He has received a NSF CAREER award and served as a Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute.Dr. Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C. Dee received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering. A past member of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University, Dr. Dee is now a Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She served as the founding Director of the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University; Marat Valiev, Innopolis University; Daniel Martin Johnston, Innopolis University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

. Savitskaya, Organization and Conducting of the Russian Unified State Examination in English: the Experience of Tomsk Region, Proceedings of the XXV annual international academic conference, language and culture, Tomsk 20-22 Oct 2014[3] T. Stanko, Why girls with interest in IT in high-school do not choose IT career - extended study, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, USA June 14-18, 2015

Conference Session

The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

industry closely parallels the method for rubricdevelopment in academia. This section describes the need for rubrics in industry, and explores amethod for developing a rubric to assess the professional skills of engineers. The rubric isdesigned to evaluate professional skills in the context of playing team-building games during anengineering hiring process. First is a brief background on the need for rubrics in industry,followed by a proposed process for developing and using a rubric for assessing professionalskills in this context.Understanding the Need for Rubrics in Industry Growth in engineers’ careers relies on promotions and hiring based on evaluations at alllevels. Many companies have clearly defined values that guide company

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Mechanical Engineering

. The student must show deepened methodological knowledge within the main area of the program.MSc degree (five years) For the MSc degree, the student must show knowledge about the scientific base and proven experience of the chosen area, and insight in current research- and development activities.Table 2: learning goals of four types of program and the related degrees.Summarizing the differences between degreesThe professional 5-year degree is recognized by industry as a professional engineering degree,where the program prepares students for an engineering career. Key differences between the5-year MSc degree and the 2-year masters degree are

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods In Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A Jones P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Edward R Evans Jr. , Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

Professional Engineer, PE 054155E, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Jones began his engineering career in 1986 with General Electric Company in Erie, Pennsylvania. Subsequent to that time he worked for Morrison Knudsen Co. in Boise, ID, and Atchison Steel Castings Co. in Atchison, KS. He then returned to General Electric Company as Engineering Manager of Locomo- tive Truck Design Group. His most current industrial experience began with LORD Corporation in 1998 as Product Engineer and Engineering Manager. Mr. Jones is an Associate Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers with specific interests in vehicle suspension design, vibrations, structural design, and manufacturing.Mr. Edward R Evans Jr

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experience greater levels of anxietythan male students (Papanastasiou, 2008). In order to encourage strong students to pursuegraduate study and to prepare for research-based professional positions, a strong exposure toundergraduate research is critical and the experiences students have with conductingundergraduate research can be very influential in continuing education decisions.Undergraduate engineering students also are often not exposed to the roles people outside oftheir major play in projects they may work on in their careers. In a recent study, Coso et al.(2010) researched second year engineering students conducting an interdisciplinary researchproject to identify the personnel who should be involved in the creation of a retaining wall

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

Technology, from Brigham Young Univer- sity. Gregg also does consulting in project management and leadership working with IPS Learning and Stanford University where he provides training for fortune 500 companies throughout the world.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Office of Global Engineering Programs, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, all from the University of Waterloo. Ada’s research and teaching interests include decision making under uncertainty, subjective probability, gender issues in STEM disciplines, design teaching, experiential and online learning, team processes, and expert vs. novice review in engineering design.Prof. Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo Oscar Nespoli is a Continuing Lecturer in Engineering and Mechanical Design in the Department of Me- chanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo). Oscar joined Waterloo following a 23-year career in research, engineering and management practice in industry and govern- ment. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering

Conference Session

Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

classroom. Finally the obvious outcome of international service learning is the students getinternational design experience. The projects make it very easy for students to expose themselvesto international design codes and standards rather than the national and local requirements. Theycan interact with more engineers around the globe, and perform engineering services whereneeded. They are also exposed to other cultures and understand the real world problems andconstraints. This opportunity easily enhances students’ personal skills, and improves their abilityand confidence in dealing with bigger problems, and therefore prepares them for theirengineering career [40].Another important benefit for students is that the international service learning

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Robert J. Witt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Robert Rice, University of California - Merced; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark has a BSS from

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Mark L. Sivak, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

popularity and many universities have beenintroducing them into their curriculum.1-10, 14-18 These courses may be taught by a dedicatedgroup of faculty with engineering experience in industry, who may be more design-oriented (asopposed to research-oriented), and who may have demonstrated exemplary teaching abilities thatengage first-year engineering students.11,12 Additional motivations for this approach includebetter career preparation for engineering students and improved engineering education ingeneral.The University of Virginia found that cornerstone courses had better course ratings by studentsthan traditional sections and that graduation retention rates were higher with students who hadtaken the cornerstone courses compared to the traditional

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

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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

. Also, after completing [the environmental engineering course plan] I realized that I got much more excited about the classes dealing with culture and the environment (i.e.: “people and the environment” and “global development”) and it made me wonder whether or not environmental studies would fit me better. Additionally, I am currently enrolled in the journalism school and I was hoping that if I were to transfer into the engineering school, I could keep journalism as a second major. However, after studying my four-year course plan, I realized it would be nearly impossible to do both and still graduate on time. Moreover, I was really hoping I could go abroad at some point during my college career, but with the

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

, thehalf-life of technical knowledge in the profession is often stated to be between 2-7 years2,meaning new learning will be a continual event throughout a 30-40 year career. Therecruiter of new engineering students for a PBL engineering curriculum often engagespotential students with this commentary: “I’d like you to visualize your first day of work after graduation. Let me tell you two things that are not going to happen on that day… two things your new boss isn’t going to say. First, she won’t say “Greetings John, welcome to ABC Engineering, we are glad you are here. I would like to introduce you to Dr. Jill. We have hired her to be your professor. When you need to learn something new, Dr. Jill will be here

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April M. Bryan, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

; 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.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University Nicholas D. Fila is a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and a M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His current research interests include innovation, empathy, and engineering design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The

Conference Session

1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruturaj Soman, Florida A&M University/Florida State University ; Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University; Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

junior stage prior to actual project-work in the capstone course year. To support thispedagogical approach, a sophomore-level capstone course [5] aims to improve computer-lab basedexperimental skills of students on the verge of entering their senior year. Here, as in otherpublications, the importance of working in teams is instilled.By default, the concept of team-based learning [6] seems an obvious choice to groom engineeringstudents to be part of their professional careers. In addition to this, efforts have been done toincorporate a collaborative learning approach [7]. A dedicated method known as the meeting-flowapproach [8] to actively monitor progress and quality of project work shows promise in terms ofmaking students understand the