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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Mark Highum, Bay de Noc Community College; Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; James Walker, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #14439Revamping Robotics Education via University, Community College and In-dustry Partnership - Year 1 Project ProgressProf. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering at Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priom Chakraborty, Purdue University - Calumet; Akram Hossain, Purdue University - Calumet; Vivek Pillarisetty P.E., Purdue University - Calumet

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technology under Professor Akram Hossain in Purdue University, Calumet. After seeing his insight, the Professor offered him a Teaching Assistant position in the laboratory for guiding the students in the subject of Mechatronics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Page 1 of 14 Designing and Assembling of a Programmable Logic Controls (PLC) Laboratory Trainer and Advanced Research SetupAbstract:A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is an industrialized computer control system thatconstantly monitors the state of input devices and makes

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Lum, University of Washington; Stephanie Gardner, University of Washington; Cathryne Jordan, University of Washington; Matthew Dunbabin, Queensland University of Technology

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associatedopportunities, challenges, and risks associated with this growth are presented. Impacts andprogram significance will be presented in the form of data collected from over 60 programparticipants over the course of four years.literature reviewStudy abroad programs provide unique experiences in new and unfamiliar environments,improve cultural awareness, expanded worldview, and enhance critical thinking and globalcompetence. They offer an opportunity for students to gain diverse academic and life experiencesin and out of the academic environment as well as expand employment opportunities for futurecareers [1]. In addition to providing unique experiences, findings reported by the GeorgiaLearning Outcomes of Students Studying Abroad Research Initiative

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Architectural Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University

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actuallyexplained the problem in detail. In reality most of the videos were extremely lengthy and goingfrom 5-15 minutes.Video Assignment 1:Create a youtube video not less than 1 minute and thirty seconds in length on one of thefollowing topics. • Solving a truss by joint method • Solving a truss by section method • Determine the centroid of a built-up section • Determine the moment of inertia of a built-up sectionThis work can be performed in groups up to 4 people. Upload the video link to the onlineclassroom site.In accordance with the Institutional Research Board, the students were asked to sign a waiver torelease images. All of the students agreed to release video images. Students submitted videosvia youtube.com or as .mp4 to a dropbox. The

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney Hadsell, Cañada College

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successfullypass the course. These challenges inhibit the students’ ability to complete the necessaryrequirements for transfer in a timely manner, if they are able to complete them at all. We havechosen to address these issues by developing a pre-semester physics “bootcamp” to give studentsthe necessary study skills and practice working with physics content before they start theirphysics course. Additionally, we incorporate directed support during the semester to continuedeveloping the student’s ability to succeed.Physics Jam is a 1 to 2 week free program offered to all students taking first or second semesterphysics. During the program, students work on reviewing math concepts they will need to besuccessful in their physics course, developing study

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Katherine Snyder, University of Detroit Mercy

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of position, velocity, andacceleration functions in terms of derivatives and integrals.For 19 years students in the introductory calculus-based physics course at the University ofDetroit Mercy were assessed using a variation of a problem introduced by Arons 1 in Part II of histext. In a previous work on using operational definitions, we examined the results of thisassessment for 8 sections of the introductory course. In this paper we extend the work anddisaggregate the student population by gender. We provide students a chance to cooperativelycorrect examinations. We believe this practice improves student learning and has implicationsfor the administration of fair and equitable assessments of that learning.Student populationThe University of

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Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra A. Erk, Purdue University; Jerome Jamal Nash, Purdue University; Hannah K. Woods, Purdue University

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“PETE”,displaying the familiar #1 recycling code on the base of the cup.1 Plastic cups are typicallyprocessed by a molding method known as thermoforming, in which a thin sheet of PETE isheated and expanded into a cup-shaped mold cavity by either applying a vacuum or mechanicalpressure.2 This processes causes significant stretching of the sheet, as shown in Figure 1. Theshape is then cooled, released from the mold, and trimmed from the sheet, forming a stand-alone,solid plastic cup. Figure 1: Side-view schematic illustrating the three basic steps in a mechanical thermoforming process used to make a cup from a hot plastic sheet.As described in a recent study3, the thermoforming-induced stretching of the PETE sheet to formthe cup’s

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Collins Adetu, Florida A&M University; Camilo Ordonez, Florida State University; Nikhil Gupta, Florida State University

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and Analysis of Control Systems course, and an undergraduate and graduate levelIntroduction to Mobile Robotics course. In Section IV we present post survey results collectedfrom the students and discuss potential improvements to be implemented in subsequent versionsof the platform. Finally, we present concluding remarks in Section V.II. Platform DesignIn an effort to create a low-cost experimental platform that could be used for multipleengineering courses, we decided to use recycled 0.25 inch plywood to create a reconfigurablebase chassis. The base chassis was designed by a team of 4 members including, 2 students (1undergraduate and 1 Ph.D. student), 1 research associate, and 1 teaching faculty.As part of the design constraints the platform

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Michelle Zugg, Iowa State University

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mode.3 Thisapproach, however, has yet to overcome the following critical shortcomings. 1. The Black-Scholes Formula is based on one discrete up or down movement of an underlying asset in a European call option without dividends (i.e., it can be exercised only at the maturity, implying a single period). This is clearly not the case for numerous engineering projects as there are many decision points before the “maturity” when decisions can be made or real options unfold (e.g., if the electric power price becomes too low, the power plant’s option to contract its operations becomes viable). 2. To mimic the evolution of the underlying asset value, a multi-period binomial lattice

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University Erie, The Behrend College; Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy; Omar Ashour, Pennsylvania State University Erie, The Behrend College

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entrepreneurship, one would have to believe that engineering economy is thatcourse, Figure 1. The literature clearly shows evidence of engineering economy being at thecrossroads of engineering, business, and entrepreneurship. “The importance and relevance ofengineering economic analyses is always emphasized when students discuss their projects withpracticing engineers. Without this interaction students sometimes consider economics to beirrelevant to design – a subject for business students,” noted by Archibald, Reuber, and Allison3.Figure 1: Engineering Economy: The course that is at the crossroads of business, engineering, and entrepreneurship.Engineering education literature has continuously shown that projects with industry can behelpful for

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University; Letitia M. Pohl, University of Arkansas

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, Human Factors, Ergonomics and Safety. Category 10 has the most relevanceto an ergonomics course, although as discussed earlier, some IE programs may combine topicsfrom Categories 10 and 11 in one course. There are 8-12 exam questions drawn from Category10 (7-11% of the FE Exam). The relationship between this list of topics and IE curricular contentwill be further discussed in the next section of this paper. 1. Mathematics: 6–9 questions 2. Engineering Sciences: 5–8 questions 3. Ethics and Professional Practice: 5–8 questions 4. Engineering Economics: 10–15 questions 5. Probability and Statistics: 10–15 questions 6. Modeling and Computations: 8–12 questions 7. Industrial Management: 8–12 questions

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven

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, andidentifying unexpected opportunities to create value. The Kern Entrepreneurial EngineeringNetwork (KEEN) defines curiosity, connections and creating value as three core components ofan entrepreneurial mindset. These 3Cs coupled with associated engineering skills forms KEEN’sentrepreneurial mindset framework. An entrepreneurial mindset enables engineers to developsound technical solutions that address customer needs, are feasible from a business perspective,and have societal benefit.The Tagliatela College of Engineering at the University of New Haven is working to develop anentrepreneurial mindset in its engineering students through a four-faceted framework based onKEEN’s constructs that includes: 1) developing an entrepreneurial mindset amongst

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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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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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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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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

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

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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

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

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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

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

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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

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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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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: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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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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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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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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Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Digital Design and taught up to 2001, till Dr. Terence Kelly (received his doctorate under supervision of Pro- fessor Prasad) took over. From spring 1998, Professor Prasad also developed and taught 16.517, MMIC Design and Fabrication course to meet the growing demand of regional semiconductor industries. He is the recipient of Zone I best paper award by American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) in 2008. He has been appointed as honorable member of IAAB of the MEGHE group of Institution and Shree Baba Ramdeo College of Engineering and Management (Nagpur) in India. He has also received the Best Teaching award for the New England Region, and the Best Campus award for the Zone 1 from ASEE dur- ing 2012. He is

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brynn Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Noah Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Brett D. Gunderson, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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fluent in ASL. One other engineering major is ASL-proficientand familiar with Deaf culture. The remaining two instructors have very little ASL skills butwere able to communicate with the deaf students through an ASL interpreter and by using othernon-verbal communication techniques.President Barack Obama’s 2009 Educate To Innovate STEM Initiative caught the researchteam’s attention regarding the growing need for engineering-based science lessons [1]. InSeptember 2010, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology published areport titled Prepare and Inspire: K-12 Education in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math(STEM) For America’s Future [2]. The report was intended to provide a way to improve K-12STEM education in the

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STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene L. Harding , PE, Purdue University (Statewide Technology)

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signal powers received by the RWR antennas.IntroductionElectronic warfare (EW) is the “art and science of preserving the use of the electromagneticspectrum for friendly use while denying its use to the enemy.”1 EW is a critical part of modernwarfare, and is used to protect friendly and attack adversary communications, radar, andnavigation systems. Moreover, the principles and fundamental techniques used in militaryapplications are essentially the same as those used in civilian applications. These dual-usetechnologies include such diverse topics as wave propagation, antenna design and deployment,information coding, decreasing susceptibility to jamming, signal amplification, emittergeolocation, and many others.The author developed a course

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Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Radiah C. Minor, School of Agriculture and Envrinmental Sciences, North Carolina A&T State University; Vernal G. Alford III, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University

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. The program seeksto improve students’ competence and self-efficacy in science and engineering, stimulate an interestin pursuing STEM-related careers, and provide engaging “hands-on/mind-on activities.” Theprogram is divided into two initiatives which include an academic year and weekend academy. Atotal of 45 middle school students have participated in a 1-week Girls in Science Lab Camp andfive half-day Girls in Science and Engineering Weekend Academy activities. For the Girls inScience Lab program, the participants were divided into teams and assigned an environmentalscience and engineering themed case study to solve during guided laboratory experience. Studentswere taught how to collect and analyze water samples using university laboratory

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Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; Michael Golub, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Test”14 during the first day of the class and email their results to the professor. Thefree online “Jung Typology Test”14 is based exactly on the concepts and categories of the CarlJung’s and Isabel Briggs Myers’ personality test and consists of 72 yes-no questions. Students’personality types were tabulated and grouped in four different categories (quadrants) based on astudy from Keirsey15. Table 1 illustrates the personality type quadrants.Table 1 Personality Type Quadrants.15,16 Rationals Idealists Artisans Guardians (Quadrant 1) (Quadrant 2) (Quadrant 3) (Quadrant 4) ENTJ – INTJ ENFJ – INFJ ESTP – ISTP ESTJ – ISTJ ENTP – INTP ENFP – INFP

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University; Dharma Varapula, Drexel University

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, sustainability, and green manufacturing.1. INTRODUCTIONMicro-scale experimentation can have substantial educational value in STEM curriculums as itprovides highly visual, accessible demonstrations of fluid, thermal, and chemical phenomena.Further, students can design and prototype these experiments using commonly-available fabricationtools such 3d printers, laser and plotter cutters, and CNC mills. Moreover, these types ofexperiments allow a wide range of laboratory exercises with small demand on resources due to theircompactness, inherent safety, low consumption of materials and generation of waste, and simpleinstrumentation. Finally, the experiments provide students with experience in ‘lab on a chip’technology which is increasingly important is micro

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Technological University; Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Amy Joy Patterson, Michigan Technological University; Jacob Bailey, Nonlinear Autonomous Systems Laboratory

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introducing the concept of robots as co-explorers in everyday life. Neu-pulator is a human-interactive robot that uses electrical activityof human muscles to move a manipulator. It introduces students to assistive robots, which are aclass of co-robots that amplify or compensate for human capabilities. Curricular content has beendeveloped along with the hardware platforms [1]. During WIE and SYP, students did thefollowing: 1) Learned about robotic technology and potential application of robots. 2) Experienced the design process and learned basics of engineering design software. 3) Gained knowledge about production and assembly processes. 4) Programmed their robots using an Arduino kit (including basic electrical components, breadboard

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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-risk for academic disqualification. Thisprogram was aimed at these at-risk first and second year students.In the Summer of 2015, 26 students were chosen to participate in a one-week science exploratorysummer program in Chemistry, Engineering, and Mathematics. The program involves a threeand a half day exploratory workshop in one of the three disciplines, led by an experiencedfaculty member, and concluded with a half-day career workshop conducted by the UniversityCenter for Career Education and Community Engagement. This workshop program was modeledafter previous work that has been shown to increase interest and retention in science andengineering disciplines for underrepresented minorities [1] [2]. The major focus of the programwas to use

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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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State University and Florida Gulf Coast University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrating a Faculty Summer Workshop with a Faculty Learning Community to Improve Introductory STEM CoursesAbstractThe STEM Professional Academy for Reinvigorating the Culture of Teaching (SPARCT)Program at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) combines a 36-hour May faculty workshopfollowed by an academic year-long faculty learning community (FLC) focused on evidence-based teaching practices. Participants teach introductory STEM courses and commit to 1)actively participating in both the May workshop and academic year FLC, 2) implementingchanges in their introductory course based on one or