Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Aero and Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Elizabeth Chambers, The Cooper Union; Sergio Anibal Rodriguez, The Cooper Union; Robert Michael Walsh, The Cooper Union; David Wootton, Cooper Union

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

approximately $375, making it alow-cost solution to a typically expensive experiment. This experimental rig has become aresearch platform in The Cooper Union’s Automotive Lab with uses in various courses and highschool level STEM outreach programs.MotivationThe initial motivation for this experiment came from the ME160 Engineering Experimentationcourse at The Cooper Union. Engineering Experimentation places emphasis on “data collectionand statistical reduction, computational methods, and written and oral presentation skills”1. Thecourse grading relies significantly on a student’s ability to design, manufacture, implement, andpresent the results of a final experiment. The experiment itself was left open ended, allowing thegroups of three to four

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Jerry Dwyer, George Washington University; Sonya E. Sherrod, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

.1 Regarding student motivation, it is important for minority studentsto have role models to inspire them and for students to be exposed to STEM subjects early andcontinuously.7 It is also helpful for students to be surrounded by a community of STEMprofessionals.1 Although Active STEM does not aim to replicate or validate the programs of theNMSI, the key factors of student engagement, motivation, and exposure to STEM subjects werecentral to Active STEM’s design.Other sources in the literature have attempted to highlight factors specific to these minoritygroups that may deter interest in STEM. Two primary factors for both black and Hispanicstudents are a lack of financial support and poor academic preparation. Hispanic students, inparticular

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Six Sigma, Data Modeling, and Risk Management

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maryam Tabibzadeh, California State University, Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

into various courses offered as part ofthe engineering management program at the California State University, Northridge.What is Risk?The term “risk” refers to potential problems or issues that could arise and adversely impact theprogress or outcome of a project.1 Risk is a part of every project and is usually associated withadverse outcomes; hence, it is generally perceived as negative or an adverse effect.2,3 For thepurpose of this paper, the authors would like to define risk as the product of probability of an eventoccurring and the consequence of occurrence.3,4 Thus, when evaluating risk, engineering or projectmanagers should think of both the probability of how often this negative outcome could occur andalso evaluate that if the risk were

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karthik Sukumar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zheng Zhou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James L. Mohler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Design Graphics

.  The participants for the study were sampled from a 100-level Construction Graphics course at auniversity. Before sampling the participants for this study, 191 students from the course wereadministered the 30-minute version of the PSVT, which contained all three sections. Based ontheir performance, the individuals who scored the maximum and minimum on the test wereselected for this study. Initially, the researchers had decided to select 10 high spatial abilityindividuals, and 5 low spatial ability individuals. However, due to unavailability of participants,7 high spatial ability individuals and 1 low spatial ability individual participated in the study.  The instrument used for testing was the Purdue Spatial Visualization Test. There

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

toappreciate the central role of engineering in all facets of modern life. The civil engineering ideasdisseminated by the Structures course are vital to STEM majors and students majoring in thehumanities and social sciences alike, because civil engineers design and build the systems thatgive us shelter (buildings), enable transportation (roads, bridges, ports), and bring us water andpower (dams, reservoirs). In addition to ensuring the content was accessible to all students, thefaculty utilized evidenced-based teaching practices with the aim of enhancing students’ cognitionand affect, as well as addressing retention and overall student satisfaction4.Three research questions guided the evaluation: (1) As reported by the students, to what extentdid the

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Computing & Information Technology

graduation. These relate to the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that students acquire asthey progress through the program1. Criterion 3 of computing programs includes a set of ninegeneral outcomes that all computing baccalaureate graduates should possess. The nine generalstudent outcomes of computing programs along with two additional computer science outcomesare listed in Table 1. One aspect of the enhanced ABET criteria (2000) in engineering andtechnology is “an understanding of professional responsibility”. In “Embedding ABET’s studentoutcomes for professional skills” section we will walk through ABET’s four professional skillscommunication, teamwork, ethics and contemporary issues, and professional development(previously known as lifelong

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Technological University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

through the use of co-roboticplatforms, in broadening and sustaining student engagement in STEM. The paper presents aweek-long residential STEM learning curriculum designed and implemented to introducestudents to hands-on engineering. The week-long program has been offered for middle schoollevel students, and its effectiveness has been studied. Pre and post surveys have beenconducted to study the impact of the experience in increasing students’ interest in roboticsand engineering. The results of this study show that co-robotic activities increased students’awareness about the role of engineering in protecting the environment and improving humanlife.1. IntroductionScience teachers across the nation have to find innovative ways to incorporate the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guannan Liu, Purdue University - West Lafayette; DeLean Tolbert Smith, Purdue University - West Lafayette; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Anirudh Roshan Sriram, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

usedthat information for design or mathematical purposes. The results of this investigation show thateach student has a unique approach to acquire and utilize information. In addition to what isalready known about information gathering, this study contributes additional insights into theways that first-year engineering students acquire, evaluate and utilize quantitative informationand its role in the overall quality of the final design solution.1. IntroductionThis manuscript presents a Work in Progress study that investigates quantitative informationacquisition and utilization by First-Year engineering students. Engineering work and engineeringcoursework are characterized by both engineering sciences (where mathematics often plays alarge role) and

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

in both courses, it is proposed that students will better be able to see therelevance and the relationship between student success and their engineering education,improving the net benefit of these individual courses.Section 1: IntroductionAmongst the most powerful high-impact practices discussed in the higher education literature,working towards creating seamless learning environments on college campuses may arguably beone of the most important with regard to student and institutional gains1, 2, 3. At a minimum,seamless learning environments involve the intentional, collaborative efforts of institutionalleaders, staff, and faculty, and a shared focus on student engagement, which facilitates astudent’s potential to learn, grow, and persist

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Pedagogical Considerations for Teaching Engineering Professionals

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronie Shilo, Stanford University

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Continuing Professional Development

).One of the biggest challenges in designing and implementing the program was the concern that a self-paced online environment may not be an ideal one to achieve a learning objective focused on creativity,innovation, disruption, and the ability to scale these attitudes throughout the organization. Research hasshown that there is a heightened level of creativity and risk taking when working in groups.1 Online1 Amabile, Teresa M. et al.. “Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity”. The Academy ofManagement Journal 39.5 (1996): 1154–1184. See figure 2 in the conclusion.courses offer flexibility in time and location as well as cost efficiencies to the company, but studentswork alone with limited ability to interact or collaborate with other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph V. Flora, University of South Carolina; Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Ethan Washam, STV Engineers

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities were made available for a smallcohort of students. The research program has three goals: (1) to create an integrated learningplan that connects curricular and extracurricular experiences in research; (2) to provide studentswith experiences across the entire research process; and (3) to broaden participation ofunderrepresented students in engineering.This section describes the application and selection process, which was conducted during the fall2014 semester for the first cohort. Detailed descriptions of the research course and summerresearch experience are provided in subsequent sections.2.1 Chronological DescriptionIn its entirety, the research program covers a 12-month period from September through August;Figure 1 illustrates the

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Smith, Australian National University; Jennifer Patricia Turner, Engineers Without Borders Australia ; Nick John Brown, Engineers Without Borders Australia; Joli Price, Engineers Without Borders Australia

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

.The EWB Research Program is a project-based service-learning initiative to support capstonecourses6. EWB-A works with its partners and volunteers to identify projects suitable for finalyear engineering undergraduate or masters coursework students. These are not the firstpriorities for the partners, as those are the focus of volunteer placements, but commonmotivations for partners proposing and supporting projects include: 1. time available, partners are typically focused on implementation and on the ground work with very limited time for research, feasibility studies or design improvements. 2. additional expertise, both in terms of undertaking quality research and depth of specialist engineering knowledge. 3. access to

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce Seifried, The College of New Jersey ; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

levelrepulsive/attractive forces surrounding the water droplet. This highlights a commonmisconception about what can actually be seen and not seen under a microscope. Students alsorepeatedly attributed the shape of the droplet to positive/negative charges rather than surfacetension. This can possibly relate to not comprehending the existence of varying length scalesbetween the atomic and macro scales. In summary, the presentation will discuss how inquiry-based activities on the topic of nanoscale science can serve to identify misconceptions in scienceclassrooms and guide instruction in this area.IntroductionVarious efforts exist to teach nanoscale science & engineering (NSE) content at theundergraduate level [1, 2] and there is a growing NSE

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, The University of Oklahoma; Rui (Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

section, taught by an academicresearcher with experience in engineering leadership education (Instructor B), was recentlyadded. Although the instructors collaborate, their pedagogical approaches and some of thecontent in their respective sections differ. The creation of a new version of the course providedan opportunity to conduct a comparative assessment of the course’s influence on students’understanding of leadership.PurposeThe purpose of this study was two-fold: 1. To evaluate the effects of an engineering leadership course on students’ perceptions of leadership, as measured by the Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (LABS- III),1 and 2. To compare the two instructors’ sections, with the goal of identifying

Conference Session

Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brittany Paige Mihalec-Adkins, Purdue University; Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter Bermel, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

that MOOCs can be marketed as professional developmentof working engineers and dissemination of highly technical information.IntroductionMassive open online courses (MOOCs) are a relatively young and rapidly growing concept inonline education. The term, MOOC, has been defined as “any online educational course that isavailable at no or minimal cost, is open to a very large number of students, and for which theeducational materials and resources are freely available online” (p. 218).1 In general, MOOCsare free of the typical educational barriers of prerequisites, fees, and hard requirements forparticipation in the course, creating an investment-free option to access learning materials.2Indeed, those who enroll in MOOCs are free to enter and

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

project. Finally, MEP mentors participatedin several planned social events with MSEN participants in order to help build relationships amongmentors and MSEN students. The project culminated in a poster session where participantsshowcased their design projects to an audience of K-12 administrators, corporate partners, facultyand parents.Preliminary ResultsThe Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) for Middle and High School (6-12)20 uses a 5-pointLikert scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=agree and5=strongly agree) to evaluate students’ confidence and attitudes toward math, science, engineeringand technology and 21st century learning. It was administered in a pre/post format. To get a betterunderstanding of

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

attitudes were characteristic of bothengineers and themselves. Three groups participated in the study: (1) ~120 first year civil,environmental, and architectural engineering students; (2) 18 senior civil engineering students;and (3) 21 students at the end of their junior year of college (in 7 different engineering majors,attending 5 different institutions). Students in all of the groups were presented with a list of 18attitudes and asked to indicate which five were the most representative of engineers and thenwhich five were most representative of themselves; groups 1 and 2 answered this question as partof a written survey in fall 2015 while group 3 answered the question as part of interviews inspring 2015. The interview participants explained why

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Instrumentation

main sections of the course: (1)Programming applications using LabVIEW, (2) Data acquisition, sensors, and signal conditioning,and (3) Design of measurement systems. Weekly laboratory activities mirror the lecture materials.Part of the requirements in the course includes an end-of-semester team design project where onepossible option is the design and implementation of an automated test & measurement system for apower supply and control board (PSCB). For this project, students design and build the PSCB tomeet these requirements: one DC output voltage, one function generator output with user selectablewaveform type (sinusoidal, triangular, square waveform) and user selectable amplitude andfrequency adjustments, four simultaneous TTL outputs

Conference Session

Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

.), and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering (University of Pittsburgh). Prior to entering academia, Dr. Nicholls was a practicing industrial engineer in the freight transportation industry. Address: Donald L. Harrison College of Business, Southeast Missouri State University, One University Plaza – MS 5815, Cape Girardeau, MO 63701; telephone (+1) 573.651.2016; fax: (+1) 573.651.2992; e-mail: gnicholls@semo.edu.Dr. William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University Dr. William J. Schell holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Engineering Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering from Montana State University (MSU). He is an

Conference Session

Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Matthew Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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New Engineering Educators

learnedspecific course objectives. Standards-based grading (SBG) is an alternative approach thatdirectly measures the quality of students’ proficiency toward course learning objectives. Thefollowing paper assessed the use of standards-based grading by ten instructors at six institutionsto identify instructor perceived benefits for students, obstacles to implementation, and bestpractices for integration.    Introduction    Grading systems have been used since the late 1700s to determine how well students meetrelevant academic goals1. Most higher education instructors use a traditional, summative score-based grading system. An example grade book based on this system is shown in Table 1. Scoresare assigned and tabulated for various assignments throughout

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke D. Conlin, Stanford University; Doris B. Chin, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

instructional video related to their tinkering experience.MethodsParticipantsThe participants were sixth-graders (N=76) from a diverse urban public middle school (30%Black, 29% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 12% White; 10% English Language Learners). The teacherssigned up for a field trip and agreed to participate in a follow-up lesson in their classroom.DesignThe study involved two phases. In Phase 1, students went on a field trip to the tinkering space ofa local museum, where they participated in one of two activities, Marble Machines (N=46) orWind Tubes (N=30). Due to administrative constraints, students were not randomly assigned totinkering activity, but teachers were instructed to assign students such that the groups werebalanced on class performance and

Conference Session

Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ernest M. Kim P.E., University of San Diego; Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Cyd Burrows, University of San Diego; Shahra Meshkaty, University of San Diego

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Computers in Education

course.Student perceptions of the use of iPads in the classroom and student attitudes and studentaccomplishments are considered with similar results as reported by Goyings, Klosky, andCrawford [1], and Zhu [2].II. Classroom Instructional MethodsStudents who are in a traditional lecture setting often are so busy trying to capture what is beingsaid at the instant the speaker says it that they do not have the time to reflect upon what is beingsaid. Therefore, they may miss significant topical points because they are trying to transcribe theinstructor’s words. [3][4]. In a flipped classroom, the class-lecture time is replaced by in-classactivities. Lectures and other learning material are delivered so that students are able to view andimmerse themselves in

Conference Session

Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Brown Bankhead III, Highline College; Tessa Alice Olmstead, Highline College; Judy Mannard PE, Highline Community College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

self-reported their race and/or ethnicity, 65% identified as being students of color, as shown inTable 1. This suggests a racially and ethnically diverse demographic. In addition to racial andethnic diversity, our engineering students are culturally diverse. Collectively, a class ofIntroduction to Engineering students can be expected to speak nearly 20 different languagesfluently, with greater than two out of three students being multilingual.In addition, many of our students were enrolled in a dual degree program where they have theopportunity to take college credit classes as junior or senior high school students. 26% of ourstudents were considered to be high school students attending college. On the other hand, 16%of our students were non

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Teresa J Ryan, East Carolina University Department of Engineering ; William E Howard P.E., East Carolina University

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Engineering Ethics

assessing the students’ learning as well as emphasizing the common threads.IntroductionCase studies have been utilized in engineering to teach ethics and demonstrate the practicalapplication of learned skills 2,4,6 since the 1960s and 1970s 7 . Data has been collected regardingtheir use in lieu of, or supplementing, lecture-based delivery of information 1 , and utilizing casestudies enables students to actively participate in class and allows them to see engineering as itapplies in the real world 8 . While some of the faculty interviewd by Haws use both real andhypothetical case studies, there is no mention of engineering achievements utilized in the study ofmechanical and electrical engineering programs at seven universities 3 . However, it seems

Conference Session

Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roes Arief Budiman P.Eng., University of Calgary; Vishash Kumar Sharma

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Mechanics

Paper ID #17345Combining Ordinary Differential Equations with Rigid Body Dynamics: Teach-ing a Second-year Engineering Dynamics Course to Two-year College Grad-uatesDr. Roes Arief Budiman P.Eng., University of Calgary Received PhD in Materials Science and Engineering at University of Toronto in 2001. Currently a Senior Instructor at University of Calgary and have been teaching Probability & Statistics for Engineers course in the past three years. Maintain a small research group (1 PhD, 1 MEng) on pipeline failure and reliability.Vishash Kumar Sharma c American Society for Engineering Education

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

team lies in qualitative methodologies, cultural theory and the belief that outliers offer great insight into the workings of power. Her research interests include cultural theory, the cultural/historical construction of women’s identities and roles in past and present societies, and most recently, equity issues surrounding gender and underrepresented populations in engineering education. She can be contacted at cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services Dr. Pan is currently working as a sales, product and remarketing analyst at Toyota Financial Services. She received her Ph.D in Engineering Education, M.S. in Statistics and B.S. in Electrical Engineering.Dr. Randa L. Shehab, University of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Engineering Alignment with Core Curriculum (Physics)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meera N.K. Singh PEng, University of Calgary; Qiao Sun, University of Calgary; Cassy M. Weber, Science Alberta Foundation (o/a MindFuel)

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics, Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. She is the CEO of MindFuel (Science Al- berta Foundation), a registered charity and non-profit, which develops award winning STEM resources for K-12. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 An Evaluation of a Digital Learning Management System in High School Physics Classrooms 1 Meera Singh, 1Qiao Sun, and 2Cassy Weber meera.singh@ucalgary.ca; qsun@ucalgary.ca; CWeber@MindFuel.ca 1 Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering, The University of Calgary, 40 Research Place N.W., Calgary AB, T2L 1Y6. 2 CEO, MindFuel, Suite

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jan P. Allebach, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

skills are essential for career development. However, in typicaluniversity settings, undergraduate students take different courses and work on different projects indifferent teams each semester. As a result, students lack opportunities to work on multi-yearprojects and develop the skills essential for long-term planning. To remedy this situation, ourdepartment has created elective courses that allow students from all years (first-year students tograduate students) to work on research projects under the supervision of faculty members and thementorship of senior graduate students. These projects provide the opportunities for students tolearn many skills essential in workplace, such as (1) understanding how projects are designed andmanaged; (2

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

, assignments, and tests”15. Content analysis can be used to gathereither quantitative or qualitative data, each paradigm using similar approaches and eachpotentially reinforcing the findings of the other. The general steps we would recommend for theinformal analysis of course artifacts are: 1. Identify the objective of the analysis 2. Define of a coding scheme to captured desired data 3. Code the documents to elicit data 4. Verify coding reliability 5. Analyze data for trends 6. Validate the analysisThis method is generally standard to any content analysis, but here we are looking to describe itsuse for specifically understanding and informing curricular design.Identify the objective of the analysis The first step for

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Kelly P.E., Retired ; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Liv Haselbach P.E., Washington State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

topics such as low impact development and carbon sequestration, and is active in the sustainability education community. Dr. Haselbach is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED AP (BD+C). Prior to her academic career she founded an engineering consulting company in the New York – Connecticut area. Her degrees include a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Uni- versity of Connecticut. She is currently an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University, an Associate Director of the USDOT Tier 1 UTC: Center for Environ- mentally Sustainable Transportation