Conference Session

Green and Susainable Manufacturing Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Smarth H. Chadha, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Shraman Kadapa, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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include motion planning and localization of ground robots. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A Workshop for Integration of Internet of Things into Green Energy Manufacturing AbstractThis paper describes enhancement of green energy manufacturing subjects using a project basedlearning workshop with Internet of things (IoT). The Internet of things is a collection of all physicaldevices that are controlled or monitored over the Internet. The evolution of IoT has led to thediffusion of wireless personal devices, such as smart mobile phones, personal computers andwearable devices, designed to operate over the Internet. It is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Cathalina Juarez, University of Southern California

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Results of thispart of research led to the delineation and refining of three categories of pedagogical support: (1)College attending support, (2) Program planning and execution support, and (3) Classroom andprogram performance support. These categories led to development and refinement of a collegelevel pedagogical practice taxonomy and inventory which was used in stage two of the researchin which data was collected on 2476 community college students in STEM majors. The intent ofstage two of the research is to determine the role of students’ creativity and propensity ofinnovation had on their persistence and the impact that use of particular pedagogical practiceshad on their persistence, creativity and propensity for innovation in STEM

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy L Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Pradip K Bandyopadhyay, Penn State University (Berks Campus); Mark Johnson, Pennsylvania State University ; Mikhail Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus; Ann Marie Schmiedekamp; Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus; Catherine Cohan, The Pennsylvania State University

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reportingpreliminary data on Cohort 1 after their first semester (Fall 2016). Academic performance dataafter the first semester include grade point average, math course grades, academic social support,and whether they are retained at the University.Overview of the Project Goals and Objectives The current research seeks to accomplish three goals: (1) Increase retention inEngineering among racially underrepresented engineering students by extending a successfulsummer bridge model and transition program to regional campuses in the Penn State system, (2)Develop long-term sustainability plans for these programs, and (3) Compare the efficacy of threedifferent bridge models. The primary outcome measure is retention in baccalaureateEngineering majors following

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Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

interaction and help break thetraditional lecture dominant pattern when cooperative learning protocols are deployed. Thepaper will illustrate how cooperative learning can advance academic success, quality ofrelationships, psychological adjustments, and attitudes toward the college experience. Whatneeds to be done to move the process forward? What are the key components of successfuldeployment of active learning in general and cooperative learning in particular? How tofoster and expand the community of engineering faculty who use cooperative learning?What plans, efforts, and resources need to be mobilized to institutionalize pedagogies ofengagement including cooperative learning at the department or college level?Next, it identifies barriers to

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Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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the effectiveness of the videos inteaching abstract engineering concepts for online teaching. This activity was several yearsbefore CTU initiated its 2015 strategic plan to provide delivery of engineering courses online in2016.Professor Santiago investigated techniques to develop multimedia e-books consisting of videosand other media. The multimedia recordings included using engineering tools and interactiveteaching platforms like Matlab/ Simulink, Labview/Multisim, PhET and Algodoo. The authorexplored numerous internet marketing technologies that appear applicable for developingeducational content and suitable for online delivery. The research efforts led to uploading ofYouTube videos to test and assess its effectiveness. In addition, the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tela Favaloro, University of California, Santa Cruz; Bryan M. Jenkins, University of California, Davis, Dept. of Biological and Agricultural Engineering; Martin Lehmann, Aalborg University, Denmark; Chresten Træholt, Center for Electric Power and Energy, DTU Department of Electrical Engineering; Ronnie D. Lipschutz, University of California, Santa Cruz; Kurt Lawrence Kornbluth, University of California, Davis; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California, Santa Cruz

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(DTU). Each summer, these* Refer to the webpage for more information on the Summer School: https://pire.soe.ucsc.edu/universities host an intensive, four week course housed in Electrical Engineering (UCSC, DTU),Biological and Agricultural Engineering (UC Davis), and Energy and Environmental Planning(AAU). The program is open to selected senior undergraduates, graduate students and morerecently professionals in any discipline from US and European Institutions; participants areadmitted based on their academic qualifications, creativity and commitment to renewable energyand sustainability assessed through the submission of an essay and interview. The bulk of theactivity takes place in the summer during a three week, in-person workshop preceded

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M. Leake, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Weightman MDesRCA IDSA, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign; Baigalmaa Batmunkh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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technol- ogy. In that regard he was an IDEA Studio fellow at Autodesk LLC in San Francisco and is one of the Autodesk faculty Fellows. He was a member of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design working group on the future of design education and served recently as Midwest District Vice President of the Industrial design Society of America. He is currently a member of the Core Planning committee for the new Seibel Center for Design at UIUCMs. Baigalmaa Batmunkh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Baigalmaa Batmunkh received a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering and Technology from Mongolian State University of Agriculture and a Master of Science degree in Industrial Engineering

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Student Experience

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Melissa H. Scheaffer, Utah State University; Tyler Reed Milliken

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recognizedthat parents influence their children’s plans for study and career (Frome & Eccles, 1998; Wei-Cheng, 2003), particularly for engineering (Dick & Rallis, 1991). Studies on the topic oftenfocus on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) studies and careers, but just asFrome and Eccles (1998) include English in their study, we feel that the non-STEM fields wouldprovide benefit if they were also investigated. In fact, a strong link has been demonstratedbetween parents’ entrepreneurial activities and the likelihood of their children pursuingentrepreneurship (Carr & Sequeira, 2007; Solesvik, 2013; Van Auken, Stephens, Fry, & Silva,2006). Our central theme aligns well with the published research on the topic. Of particular

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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planning on taking one or two moresemesters to finish their undergraduate degree (n=5) or were continuing on to graduate school(n=4); these students often did not have concrete ideas of what an ideal career would be. Whilethere was a significant diversity in responses, the researchers identified trends that fit into fourgroups that are distinguished by the degree to which the student described helping people orimproving society as integral to a careers desirability, and whether they expressed this desirebefore or after being asked what would make a career rewarding (Table 2). The types of eachstudent and other demographics are shown in Table 3. For students with internships, theinterview in which they discussed this experience are noted in the

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University; Denise McAllister Wilder NCIDQ, Purdue University; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

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yearprogram. Faculty from multiple disciplinary backgrounds stressed the need for students to beexposed to multiple ways of thinking and making meaning, noting that the benefits of liberaleducation far exceed the writing, presentation, and teamwork skills often considered sufficient toaugment technical content in preparing students to work in industry.The group planned to merge pedagogical approaches traditional to the humanities (seminar) andvisual and performing arts and design disciplines (studio). Each of these approaches would beused to help students integrate knowledge from both technical and liberal education domains.Faculty members’ own experience with these models informed our initial vision of the learningexperience. The initial intention

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Carpenter, Wentworth Institute of Technology; James R McCusker PhD, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Durga Suresh, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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, providing insight into the best practices from anindustry and/or collegiate perspective. For example, the University of Hartford’s Ward College ofTechnology and New Horizons described the importance of identifying industry-specific needs,developing an appropriate plan, establishing a mutual agreement, and assessing the model in orderto make continuous improvement to the partnership and project 1 . This process created a projectthat could make mutually beneficial progress. In another example, Gannon University’s graduateprogram incorporates the academic program with application-based training of key real-worldindustry problems 2 . In explaining their success, the authors describe communication as the key tosuccess, and an annual review meeting

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tehya Stockman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Claire Elizabeth Kincaid, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Thomas Andrew Heale, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Steven Eric Meyer, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Planning and Coordination allocation Translation Artifact used to cross boundaries in language Artifact generated by small population to gain new Self-Explanation understanding for themselves Artifact prompts and facilitates new understanding of Education concepts and/or development of skills in audience Artifact used to discover or compile information previously Gathering of Information unknown to a population (e.g. scientific discovery or group opinion) Facilitation of Decision

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James K. Nelson Jr. P.E., Texas A&M University; John A. Barton PE, Texas A&M University System; James R. Hallmark, Texas A&M University System; Billy C. Hamilton, The Texas A&M University System

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operations and the management and operation of the state’s transportation sys- tem. Mr. Barton held a variety of positions with TxDOT in two TxDOT districts as well as the agency’s central administration during his 30 years of state service including Area Engineer, Director of Trans- portation Planning and Development, District Engineer and Assistant Executive Director for Engineering Operations. Mr. Barton graduated with honors with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1986. To mention a few of his most recent accomplishments, in October 2014 he received the Distinguished Graduate Award of the Zachry Department of Civil Engineering from his alma mater, in February 2015 he was

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

rates.The main goal of this study is to understand how interdisciplinary instruction affects students’ability to identify, formulate, and solve problems, function on multidisciplinary teams, engagewith contemporary issues, communicate effectively in writing, verbally and visually, developappreciation of the impact of planning and engineering solutions in a variety of societal contexts,and develop understanding of their professional and ethical responsibilities. Soft skills, such ascommunication, team spirit, leadership, sociability, time management, documentation,presentation, ethics, negotiation, etc., are all critical in successful delivery of a standout App. Oursurvey questions cover these aspects in a succinct manner.Evaluation Design for

Conference Session

Software Engineering Concepts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University; Bruce R Maxim, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Paper ID #17780Strategies for Delivering Active Learning Tools in Software Verification &Validation EducationDr. Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University Acharya joined Robert Morris University in Spring 2005 after serving 15 years in the Software Indus- try. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering education, Software Verification & Validation, Data Mining, Neural Networks, and Enterprise Resource Planning. He also has interest in Learning Objectives based Education Material Design and Development. Acharya is a co-author of ”Discrete Mathematics Applications for

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Military and Veterans

) Joyce B. Main is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teach- ing and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Erin Buehler, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Minorities in Engineering

. Amy Hurst, researching the potential uses of 3D printing and modeling in education. Upon graduation in May, she plans to continue pursu- ing research involving children’s interactions with technology and how technology could be designed to continue to enable children’s natural sense of creativity and sociability.Dr. Amy Hurst, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Amy Hurst an associate professor of Human-Centered Computing in the Information Systems Department at UMBC and studies accessibility problems and build assistive technologies. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Fabricating Engagement: Benefits and Challenges of Using 3D Printing to Engage

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Two-year College Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Charlotte B. Forrest

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designed to 1) fill the void created by NSF’s elimination of the preliminaryproposal review process for the ATE program in 2012; 2) address the challenge thatapproximately two-thirds of the nation’s 1,123 community colleges have never received NSFfunding; 3) better manage the rapidly growing number of requests received by ATE centerprincipal investigators and NSF program officers related to grant proposal development andproject management ; and 4) most importantly, develop grant writing and leadership skillsamong STEM faculty members at two-year colleges.The Mentor-Connect project resulted from a comprehensive planning process that involved NSF-ATE principal investigators, NSF-ATE program officers, potential NSF-ATE grantees, theNational Academy

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Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisha Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Isabel M. Altamirano, Georgia Institute of Technology; Bette M. Finn, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Libraries

was needed and provided documentation ofwhat was being built on other university campuses. All of this information would be presented tothe Board of Regents of Georgia to justify the construction of a new library (Box 5, Series 2).Crosland continued to investigate the preliminary plans with other library directors and wrote toEmerson about her concerns. Mr. John Burchard, Head of Humanities and former director oflibraries at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, was invited to the campus to do a librarybuilding study. He supported Crosland’s view that the Carnegie Library was too small and that anew building was needed (Annual Report, 1949-1950).In 1951, Crosland’s dream for a larger library became a reality. Groundbreaking

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College; Meredith Stoops, Benedictine College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

[15][Bellevue College FG07, as cited in [14]]. This is recommended in theservice-learning literature as well [5]. ii. Intentionally and explicitly connecting reflection to learning outcomesAn observed or suspected obstacle to reflection is the thought that it is irrelevant to the task athand [Cal Poly-SLO FG02, as cited in [14]][12][15][10]. This challenge seems to be addressedby the recommendation found in the literature to establish a clear link between reflection and thelearning or course outcomes. This is in reference both to planning of reflection activities [Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology FG09, as cited in [14]][9][17] and also in making thisconnection explicit to students [14][9]. iii. Practical and cultural

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Dore; Rodrigo Arturo Ramos, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Monai Stinnett, University of Maryland Eastern Shore

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to obtain the contactreaction force on the punch (during a test), and stress and strains in the specimen. After thesimulation, the ABAQUS results are compared against the existing experimental data forverification purposes.Failure Criterion for Forming Simulation: The first step of the design process is to calculate the maximum suitable punch force that needsto be provided to the set up. The suitable punch force is the one that will rupture the strongestmaterials (at maximum thickness) that are planned to be tested. The industry considers failure tooccur at thickness strain ( ) of 20%, known as “thinning.” A negative sign is used to illustratethe decrease in thickness of the sheet metal as it experiences higher magnitude of strain

Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Traci M. Nathans-Kelly, Cornell University; Rick Evans, Cornell University

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Mechanical Engineering

Engineering Communications Program (ECP) have developed a sophomore tosenior, communication-across-the-curriculum plan, called the “MAE/ECP Initiative,” to meet theneeds of students, faculty, the college, and industry alike in their quest to heighten the pre-professional skills of graduating students. At its core, the partnership encourages the students'development of communicative self-efficacy in meeting the complex communicative demandsrelated to performing technical work in mechanical and aerospace engineering. This paperdiscusses the pedagogical framework, the research paradigm, the foundational concepts(engineering communication: communicative practice, context, communicative design, andengineering identity), communication modalities (written

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Steinbrink, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Barry J Brinkman, Gannon University; Theresa Vitolo, Gannon University; Adam Finn Nogaj, Gannon University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

)faculty mentoring, (2) a university initiative derived from Supplemental Instruction, STEM-PASS(an acronym for STEM Peer Assisted Study Scheme), and (3) student-to-student tutoring.A. Faculty Mentoring Intervention ApproachSEECS faculty members are diligent about checking the grades and progress of SEECS students.Each SEECS student is assigned one SEECS Principal Investigator (PI) as a secondary academicadvisor. Grades are checked at midterm and more frequently as required. When a student isfound to be in need of specific intervention, the first line of action is a meeting with their SEECSPI. Students are made aware of the danger of loss of scholarship funding, and the PI and studentagree to a plan of action. Students are made aware of existing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed, University of Texas, Austin; Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

but have them to either side of my body. Avoid pauses and have complete thoughts flowing that are clear and concise.” (Presentation 1) “Practice enunciation, breath and relax and take my time.” (Presentation 1) “Provide the wide example of things and show the application and give more of an idea of what I am doing.” (Presentation 2) “Plan, plan, plan. Narrow down the background info that is important and relevant.” (Presentation 3) “I will attempt to highlight the importance of my research and its application.” (Presentation 4) Student responses reflect detailed evaluation of specific areas of improvement. Commonareas of improvement identified by students included body language

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Gross, Kettering University; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Stacy Lynn Mann, Kettering University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

establish project objectives when different project tasks must be completed. 15. Use technical literature or other information sources to fill a gap in your knowledge. 14. Identify and plan for risks in an engineering project. 13. Prepare a sketch of a design concept that is understood by your colleagues. 12. Analyze the tradeoffs between alternative design approaches and select the one that is best for your project

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter W Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Brad Dennis, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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validation 37VAV.fnd V&V terminology and foundations 5VAV.fnd.1 V&V objectives and constraints k EVAV.fnd.2 Planning the V&V effort k EVAV.fnd.3 Documenting V&V strategy, including tests and other artifacts a EVAV.fnd.4) Metrics and measurement (e.g., reliability, usability, and performance) k

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First-Year Programs: Sunday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip Reid Brown, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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interpreting and measuring constructs of course-level motivation that relate tolearning[14-18]. The following sections are an overview of both frameworks and how they relate to theredesign of the IPCCourse Design FrameworkBackward Design [1] is a widely used framework for course development and assessment of courses andcurricula. It has three main steps: 1. Identify desired results: Come up with high-level course outcomes. 2. Determine acceptable evidence: Draft demonstratable objectives and assessments that measure them. 3. Plan learning experiences and instruction: Come up with coursework and course-related interactions that guide students towards demonstratable objectives.Once the process is complete, best practice is to use

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Holly Wilkinson P.E., Dartmouth College; Alicia Betsinger, Dartmouth College

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sight of one’s engineering goals when all one does is take prerequisiteclasses and other college requirements. Students from underprepared backgrounds tend tostruggle especially hard during their first year and often end up dropping their plans to studyengineering quite early on in their college career. These students are especially vulnerable duringtheir first year here since, after having been high achievers in their high schools, they now mightexperience their first class in which they struggle and receive a poor or even failing grade.Students’ confidence often drops after one such event, and it is our goal to supply the academicand emotional support to prevent a first poor grade from derailing a student’s path through ourschool.The Thayer

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Cameron Wesley Davis, Southern Methodist University; Laura A. Frazee, Southern Methodist University; Jennifer Diane Boehm, Southern Methodist University

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American telephone network. Rodney was Chairman of the T1X1 Technical Sub- Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Fujitsu, Rodney worked for Bell

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Aerospace Hot Topic: Unmanned Aerial Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Aerospace

theUAS research projects. At least four students are pursuing or are planning to pursue their studiesfor PhD degrees in the area of unmanned aerial systems and related areas. About 60% of thestudents who have already graduated are pursuing or planning to pursue their studies for aMaster’s degree.B. Presentation at Student and Professional ConferencesThe students involved in the summer research program are highly encouraged to present theirwork at student and professional conferences. The community college students are required topresent their research at the end of summer research program during the Research Symposiumorganized at Cal Poly Pomona.The students have been presenting at the annual Southern California Conference forUndergraduate