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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Diane Stine, Carnegie Mellon University; Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University; Nichole Hanus, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

the skills they have learned. The module takes a flipped classroom/activelearning approach by using short videos to educate students, activities to practice the skillstaught, and incorporates real-world examples such as hydraulic fracturing, drones, and 3Dprinting.The public policy analysis for engineers module was initially a worksheet developed to helpwalk engineering students through the eight steps of University of California-Berkeley ProfessorEmeritus Eugene Bardach’s “A Practical Guide for Policy Analysis: The Eightfold Path to MoreEffective Problem Solving.”1 First published in 2000, and now in its 5th edition, “A PracticalGuide” is a short, easy-to-read and understand guide based on the work of well-known publicpolicy intellectual

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiming Fan, East China University of Science and Technology; Huaizhong Shao, Zhejiang University

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Engineering and Public Policy

21st Century were presented including the economicuse of solar energy, the development of hydrogen energy, the development of advancedmedications and therapy, maintaining the supply of clean water, etc. 1 U.S. universitieshave jointly launched “Grand Challenges Scholars Programs” to recruit and traininnovative engineers in order to respond to these challenges. After more than 30 yearsof rapid growth, China faces the pains of industrial and economic restructuring: in themeantime a new round of technological and industrial advances offers the bestopportunities for Chinese economic development. But China is also facing a lack ofcreative engineering professionals who can drive the development of new industries. To fill this gap, the Chinese

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Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peilin Fu, National University

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Engineering Management

four weeks) gives students unprecedented focus andflexibility, and lets the students earn their degree on their own schedule. But on the other hand,this accelerated course format, where the students need to complete one course in four weeks,make the courses especially challenging to students.Under the one-course-per-month framework, the Operations Management course contents weredivided into four major topics, each for one week as shown in Table 1. Each week's lesson willconsist of reading from the text, online Blackboard Collaborate sessions, question and answer viadiscussion board, homework assignments, quizzes/exam and a simulation game design project. Table 1: Course Topics and Class Activities Date

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Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ellen Belitzky, University of Bridgeport; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Erika Belitzky, Student

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Engineering Management

results of this simulation exercise with recent literature on success inengineering management. Results demonstrated that effective management of the task was moreimportant than specific knowledge and skill in the technical aspects of the assignment. Studentfeedback was very positive regarding the learning achieved and the relevance of the exercise totheir understanding of leadership and team development.LiteratureExperiential learning projects (ELP) in business have been considered as valuable as internshipsto meet AASCB accreditation standards due to pedagogical benefits and reduced resourcerequirements.1 Managing technical projects in industry requires not only business and technologyskills, but also flexibility and emotional intelligence.2

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Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy K. Zander, Clarkson University

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Engineering Management

been adopted by the client in recent years.Course descriptionIn the Proposed Changes to the 2016-2017 Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs,ABET defines engineering design as “the process of devising a system, component or process tomeet desired needs, specifications, codes and standards within constraints such as health andsafety, cost, ethics, policy, sustainability, constructability, and manufacturability. It is aniterative, creative, decision-making process in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and theengineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally into solutions.” 1 This two-semester course strives to provide students with engineering design practice while learning thebasic concepts of engineering

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Developing Better Engineering Managers - Curricular Ideas from Year 1 Through Graduate School

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph J. Suter, Johns Hopkins University; Stanislaw Tarchalski, Johns Hopkins University; Judith G Theodori, Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineeering; James D Beaty, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Michael McLoughlin, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory; Richard Warren Blank, Johns Hopkins Whiting School of Engineering

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Engineering Management

—filling a critical gap that exists both in traditional engineering management curricula as well as inmost MBA study tracks.As the capstone course in Hopkins’ Master of Science in Technical Management and Master ofScience in Engineering Management, 1 this class is designed for technical professionals pursuingsenior-level or C-suite (e.g., CTO, CIO, etc.) career paths, and its objective is to enhance studentunderstanding of the role of the technical executive in a range of operating environments.Herein, we discuss the need for such a course, our development methodology, and our hybriddelivery model designed specifically for busy technical professionals. In particular, we focus onhow the team, composed of technical executives and faculty with

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of the learning materialis based on individual experiences and interactions in a real world setting, as opposed to themore traditional method utilized in the classroom and lectures. Co-op classes incorporate manyelements of the case method of experiential learning as defined by Kolb [1], a method which hasbeen widely used in a variety of disciplines.Having overseen the course for a number of years, it has become apparent that experientialopportunities facilitate learning beyond the points mentioned above. Further evidence comesfrom student feedback, which demonstrates a sense of obtaining much deeper knowledge relatedto topics covered in their classes. Team work, punctuality, problem solving, and real worldexperience are just a few of the

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Using Technology and/or Technology Tools to Enhance Learning

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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

phones:Kahoot (getkahoot.com). Kahoot is an online classroom-response system that eliminatesthe need to give students handheld clickers. Through Kahoot, teachers create onlinequizzes or surveys and mirror the questions on a big screen or interactive whiteboard; it’salso possible to embed videos.How Kahoot worksIt’s very easy to create questions in Kahoot platform (Fig.1). Firstly, it’s necessary to geta free account (Fig.1 - step 1). Then, after being logged in, it’s possible to create questionsand answers (Fig.1 - steps 2 and 3). After that, it is necessary to get the questionaries’ aname (Fig.1 - step 4) and also, it’s possible to add a cover image to the quiz (Fig.1 -step 5). In order to allow students to play (Fig.2 – step 1), the teacher needs to

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott R. Hamilton, Northeastern University; Jack Fitzmaurice, Northeastern University; Paul John Wolff III, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

studies from the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE), and topics such as the “workplace in the United States.” Each lesson includedanecdotal stories of students in hypothetical situations. According to survey responses, the coursewas well received largely due to the fact the professor was very personable and a goodstoryteller. In a standard University end of course survey only approximately 50% of thestudents responded and while their response to questions about the course on a 1-5 scale wereusually in the 3.5-4.0 range, they noted the course was not challenging and students often askedfor more feedback on their work. There were some complaints that the course should not berequired and some expressed disappointment that it did not

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Kenan Hatipoglu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

collegestudents, female professors, and female professionals (invited as guest speakers). They also metMs. Carolyn Long (President of WVU Tech), Ms. Robin Anglin-Sizemore (Science Coordinatorof Office of Secondary Learning, West Virginia Department of Education), and Ms. MillieMarshall (President of Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc., primary sponsor of thecamp), who shared their personal stories about how females excel in STEM fields with theparticipants. The participating female high school students stayed on university campus duringthe Summer STEM Camp. Figure 1: Participants of the Summer STEM Camp held in June 2015.Relevant work U.S. Census Bureau’s 2011 American Community Survey1 indicates that females aresignificantly

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Grubbs, Baltimore County Public Schools; Greg J. Strimel, West Virginia University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

research designed to examine the cognitive processes of K-12 students while engagedin an engineering design task. Table 1 provides a summary of coding scheme elements identifiedthrough an examination of those studies. A significant difference between these coding schemesis found in the focus and intent of what is expected to be captured. General Engineering Design Process. Two of the coding schemes (Welch & Lim, 2000;Wilson, Smith, & Householder, 2013) adopt what is referred to in this study as a generalengineering design process (GEDP) model to document the amount of time students performeach of the steps. Though both coding schemes were identified by their authors as beinggrounded in research related to engineering design, both

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Using Technology and/or Technology Tools to Enhance Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

practice system compared to the traditionallecture preparation options.IntroductionIn a flipped pedagogy, the roles of in-class and out-of-class activities are switched. In mostimplementations, this manifests itself by moving content delivery outside of class, freeing theinstructor to use the designated lecture time to focus on solving problems and addressingcommon misconceptions.1 Flipped classrooms have been implemented in a variety of math,computing and engineering courses. A comprehensive survey of the research on flippedclassrooms is provided by Bishop and Verleger2 who found that students tend to prefer in-personlectures rather than videos but also appreciate the active learning opportunities that the flippedclassroom affords. Much of the

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

addressingthe following research questions: 1) How does the combination of programming and electronics exercises and design activities affect student engagement when learning programming concepts? 2) How does learning about the relationship between programming and electronics influence students’ understanding of commonly encountered technologies like smartphones and computers?MethodThe outreach activities described in this paper took place in the Spring of 2015 at South MiddleSchool, an economically and racially diverse school serving the residents of Boise, Idaho. Theactivities were carried out in two 8th grade and one 9th grade technology classes. We worked withthe school’s Technology and Engineering teacher to integrate the

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

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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

number of females enrolled in theUIW Engineering Program is less than 5%. The same trend follows in several other STEMprograms offered by the neighboring educational institutions in southwest Texas. There has beennumerous studies in education that emphasize the importance of teaching and learning science inmiddle school classes.1 By having an early exposure to the fundamental aspects of science at theelementary or middle school levels, the students and their parents can make an informed decisionabout pursuing a university education in STEM.2,3 The authors’ discussions with various fundingagencies and many professionals in K-12 STEM education point to the fact that there needs to bemore emphasis given to the students and their parents regarding

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania; Wayne Blanding, York College of Pennsylvania

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

cooperative work experience. For each co-op assignment, three different metrics areused to evaluate the experience, and each metric has been designed to gather program assessmentdata. Metric 1: Approximately mid semester, a faculty member visits each student at theiremployment site, meeting with both the student and their supervisor(s). At the site visit, thefaculty member collects assessment data on the student’s performance, how well the institutionhas prepared the student, and educational areas that the employer feels can be improved.Feedback gathered during the faculty member’s visit is recorded using a common reporttemplate. Metric 2: At the end of the co-op assignment, the students complete an online, self-evaluation of their experience. A

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katelyn Elizabeth Gunderson, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology ; Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Jamie Ladge; Robert Garrick, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Wyoming, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).RIT and Northeastern have formal cooperative education programs while University ofWyoming and Virginia Tech do not and consequently only a small percentage of students (2%and 10% respectively) participate in voluntary co-op programs at these two universities. Thepurpose of that study was to investigate the concern over a lower percentage of womenparticipating in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields which consequentlytranslates into a lower percentage of females in these areas of the work force.1 The studyexamined whether retention of students in engineering majors could be improved through astudent’s self-efficacy and to what degree contextual

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

ofeach step in the Engineering Design Process used in the engineering courses developed. The EDPdeveloped and used for this work is shown in Figure 1, below. As there is not one universallyaccepted EDP, there is also not one universally accepted approach for each of the steps in theEDP. For example, ‘ideation’ is generally understood to be a step about brainstorming differentpossible design concepts, but there are many different ideation and brainstorming strategiesadvocated by various members of the design community. It was necessary to provide scaffoldingfor students to provide clear evidence of their design process while still being authentic andflexible. The EDP log is not a replacement of a full engineering or design notebook; rather, it

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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

Cariana Cornel, Brigham Young University; Caralea M. Cornel, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

the cybersecurity discipline. A longerterm objective is to increase female enrollment in higher-education cybersecurity majorsalthough for now, this is beyond the scope of this paper.The Information Technology (IT) industry demand for skilled cybersecurity analysts isincreasing. The “employment of information security analysts is projected to grow 37 percentfrom 2012 to 2022, much faster than the average for all occupations”1. Today, “women representjust 10 percent of the cybersecurity workforce”. 2 In the same article, David Shearer, CEO of theInternational Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC2) stated: “Theinformation security field is expected to see a deficit of 1.5 million professionals by 2020 if wedon’t take

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Olivia Lang, University of St. Thomas ; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Debra Monson, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

years, the University of St. Thomas School of Engineering has offered STEPScamps which stand for Science, Technology, and Engineering Preview Summer camp 1 2 3. Thissummer camp is aimed at introducing middle school students from various backgrounds to basicaspects of engineering with hands-on, engaging materials and methods. At the 2015 STEPScamp, participants were a mix of rising 7th-grade male and female students who expressed aninterest in learning science and/or engineering concepts on their application form. At each of thefive 13-hour camp sessions offered, 20 students worked in two small groups learning aboutcircuits and vector drawings, this was followed by a trip to the University of St. Thomasengineering labs. The camp educators and

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CEED Paper Session 1: Using Co-Op and Internships to Improve Diversity, Retention, Learning, and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University - San Marcos; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University - San Marcos; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University - San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University - San Marcos

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

ProgramThere were two key drivers for the change in the internship program. Since the impact of earlyinternships on STEM (specifically, engineering technology) major retention is the focus of thispaper, this driver is first presented.A. The Issue of STEM Major RetentionThe President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s (PCAST) recent report 1predicts that the U.S. workforce’s supply will be 1 million short of the demand for graduates inscience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM), but less than half of those who enterU.S. colleges to pursue majors in STEM persist to graduation. According to the NationalScience Foundation, in 2006 the relative percentage of students receiving STEM degrees were atlevels no different or lower than

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Using Technology and/or Technology Tools to Enhance Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; Simon William Cavenett

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First-Year Programs

institution andaugmented with ad-hoc communication between academics and students, often on a one-to-one basis by telephone and mail correspondence. During the 21st century the ubiquitousadoption of Internet-enabled technologies and methods has most significantly changed themethods and technologies relied upon for distance education, such that these students nowtypically obtain and interact with their study materials, academics, and fellow students via theInternet, and hence known as ‘online’ students. A combination of technologies and methods in conjunction with on-campus and online learningmodes for distance education is defined by Huang as a mixed-mode e-learning environment(MMEL).1 To accommodate on-campus as well as online students the term

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan D. Hertel, Museum of Science; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science; Gregory John Kelly, Pennsylvania State University; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

role of the student notebooks in the engineeringdesign activities. In this study we pose two questions: • In what ways do notebooks structure engineering design activities? • What roles do the engineering notebooks play in helping student engage in engineering practices?Educational intervention and study contextData for this analysis were collected as part of a large-scale efficacy study of the Engineering isElementary curriculum. Engineering is Elementary (EiE) is an elementary engineeringcurriculum that fosters engineering literacy in students in grades 1-5. Each of the twenty EiEunits engages students in a particular field of engineering that is related to a science topic theyare already learning about in school, ultimately

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: Using Technology and/or Technology Tools to Enhance Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tareq Daher, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Stuart Bernstein, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Brett Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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First-Year Programs

providerecommendations for engineering faculty teaching freshman courses who want to explore theblended approach to teaching. Examples for online learning activities and how to integrate themwithin class active learning activities to increase student engagement and success rates areincluded. Key words: Engineering Freshman, Active learning, Blended course Design, & StudentPerceptions. 1. Introduction College instructors aim to craft curriculum and learning experiences which align withboth the needs of the learners and the content they are teaching in order to meet expected courseoutcomes. College instructors are content experts who have a multifaceted role. They serve asdiagnosticians who explore

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Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Erin Susan Araj, Santa Clara University

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Design in Engineering Education

 can be set up to view the eFolios with permission.   A Digication template was made for the course as an example scaffold for students. The template included a home section to serve as a welcome page, a biography section for their own biography as well as for team members, a ‘journey’ section for their individual project contributions, a team documentation section for all team related/contributed documentation, a reflections section for assigned reflective pieces, and a final project section to serve as a repository for their final project documentation. A screenshot of the template portfolio is given in Figure 1 where the different sections can be seen at the top menu ribbon. Template text and/or examples were added in all sections to

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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Mathematics

either enrolled or recentlycompleted (i.e. 1 week after the course completion) a Numerical Methods or Analysis course at alarge Midwest university during a particular semester in the United States. Each participant wasasked to complete a questionnaire consisting of calculus concept questions and interviewed forfurther investigation of the written responses to the questionnaire. The research question isdesigned to understand students’ ability to apply Riemann’s limit-sum definition to calculate thedefinite integral of a specific function. Qualitative (participants’ interview responses) andquantitative (statistics used after applying APOS theory) results are presented in this work by usingthe written questionnaire and video recorded interview

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Assessment of Learning in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aldin Malkoc, Arizona State University ; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #15725Value of Student Resources in Materials Science and Biomedical EngineeringCoursesMr. Aldin Malkoc, Arizona State University Aldin Malkoc, BSE is a student in the Barrett Honors College and School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering at Arizona State University. Aldin is enrolled in the 4+1 program to receive his Bachelor’s in Engineering Science in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2016 and his Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Arizona State University in 2017. The primary focus in his master’s thesis will pertain to the study of nanoparticles in biosensor

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Mechanical Engineering Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

, all engineering programs requesting accreditation for the first time or seeking re-accreditation by Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) of ABET must demonstrate thatprogram meets a set of criteria that include both the general criteria for baccalaureate andassociate degree programs and the program criteria required by the program lead society (e.g.,ASCE, IEEE, ASME) [1]. The programs must also meet all the requirements listed in theAccreditation-Policy-and-Procedure-Manual of ABET [2]. The general criteria consists of eight(8) components: (1) students, (2) Program Educational Objectives (PEO), (3) Student Outcomes(SO) (4) Continuous Improvement, (5) Curriculum, (6) Faculty, (7) Facilities, and (8)Institutional Support and Financial

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Circuits & Systems Education II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Paul Benedict Caballo Reyes, Florida Atlantic University; George Roskovich, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

intuitive explanations that can help instructors and students tobetter understand topics in digital control systems. For clarification purposes, some explanationsrefer to existing textbook material.In order to explore the validity and usefulness of the new approach, a 40-minute presentationusing visualization techniques was given to a Control Systems class followed by a questionnaire.Answers are based on a scale of “1” to “5,” “5” being strongly agree, “3” neutral, and “1”strongly disagree. The following is a brief summary of the results based on 20 responses: 50% ofthe students agreed and 30% strongly agreed that they better understand how a controller inhardware translates to software code. 55% strongly agree and 40% agree that

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland; Aziz Sukru Inan, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Students using Purdue University’s New “Bottom-Up” ApproachIntroduction Historically, undergraduate Electrical Engineering (EE) programs have taught electronicconduction phenomena using a “Top-Down” approach. That is, traditional programs start withlarge devices (i.e., “Top”) and teach how interesting electronic conduction phenomena change asthe size of the device decreases towards the nano-scale (i.e., “Down”). So, for example, if oneconsiders a normal three-dimensional (3-D) macroscopic resistor, as shown in Figure 1 on theleft, where diffusive transport due to electron scattering is dominant, students are taught that theresistance is calculated as R=L/(σA), where L, A, and σ are the resistor’s length

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Assessment Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University; Kevin L Devine, Illinois State University; Josh Brown, Illinois State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

accurately and consistently evaluating students’ modelingstrategies. Some of these methods include using concise rubrics for evaluating models 1-6,developing activities where students can evaluate their own models 7, and using automatedelectronic evaluation tools 8-9. One of the main challenges has been developing a method thatclearly informs students about how their models will be evaluated, is a valid and reliable tool forassessing design intent, and allows faculty to evaluate models in a timely and consistent manner.Rubrics have been shown to provide reliable scoring of performance and have the potential topromote learning and/or improve instruction 10. The main purpose of the rubric used forevaluating the models in this study was to create a