Conference Session

Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Tirupalavanam G. Ganesh, Arizona State University; Diana Karen Chen, Arizona State University; Jorge Luis Roldan

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Educational Research and Methods

classes, 25% ofstudents attend a week long residential summer institute aimed at introducing the GCSP at theuniversity. Students enroll in a semester long multidisciplinary course in their first semester toexplore the grand challenges and to develop a plan to meet program requirements. The summerinstitute and introductory course provide students an opportunity to connect with their peers andnear peers who have made progress in the GCSP and begin building a community of scholars.Subsequently, students choose their own path through the program completing courses andexperiences relevant to their Grand Challenge theme. Requirements include at least twosemesters of research, 80 hours of service learning, and coursework combined with experience(s)in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Caymen May Novak, Oakland Unversity

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

withdeveloping outreach activities and presentations for K-5 students in an economicallydisadvantaged charter school in Detroit. The outreach activities were meant to excite the K-5students about STEM and to provide them with an opportunity to engage in some hands-onactivities. These predominantly African American students had very little prior exposure tocollege students and even less exposure to role models working in STEM.Program Organization:The REU undergraduate student researchers were first told about plans for an outreach activityon the very first day of the REU program. The activity was scheduled on a day during the secondweek of the REU program due to the K-5 academic calendar. Many students initially voicedconcerns at the thought of having to

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Denny C. Davis, The Ohio State University; Sarah Winfree, The Ohio State University ; Kaycee Ash, The Ohio State University; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education

did affecting them, but took no changes needed, began thoughts not identify a plan to address identifiable action to address your and behaviors to positively manage your motivations motivations. your motivationsStep 6: Expert ReviewThe authors obtained reviews from experts to confirm that proposed assessments will meet needsand to obtain suggestions for improvement. Three occasions were used for this review: projectadvisory board, Capstone Design Conference workshop (2016), and interested engineeringeducation professionals at an ASEE focus group (2016). Each occasion and its findings aredescribed below.Advisory Board. The project advisory board for the NSF-funded grant was

Conference Session

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily A. Bovee, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

reported on their career plans and theirexpectations for their future education. Our research team is interested in a number of questionsrelated to describing the motivation and career intentions of current and former engineeringstudents, understanding the ways that the programmatic elements in place support or underminethat motivation, and providing recommendations to guide the development and implementationof future supports for retention in engineering.In the current paper, we focus on factors that underlie students’ feelings of belonging in theMichigan State University (MSU) College of Engineering (CoE). One notable aspect of the MSUCoE is the CoRe Experience, a program that supports first-year engineering studentsacademically, professionally

Conference Session

ETD Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Korenic, Youngstown State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #17775Youngstown State University ”Gateway Project” Rain Garden Design Up-grades and Community EngagementProf. Robert J. Korenic, Youngstown State University Robert J. Korenic earned a Bachelor of Engineering in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering from Youngstown State University. He has approximately eleven years of work experience in water resources planning and management. He also has worked in the wood and light gauge steel roof truss industry. He is currently an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of the Civil and Construction Engineering Technology at Youngstown State

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry M. Lunt, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Technology

; Design Design, Architecture, Art & College of Liberal Arts Planning School of Design Information Technology School of Technology College of Eng & Tech Info & Logistics Tech Polytechnic School Schools of Engineering Info Communication Dept of IT College of Tech Technologies Computing and Info Tech School of IT College of Science, Tech, Eng & Math

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., University of Tulsa

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Engineering Ethics

publications6,7,8.In the planning for year five of the expert witness training, several changes were planned withrespect to the simulation scenario, the method of the role-play, and the evaluation of theprogram. First, in effort to gain a larger archive of scenarios which could be used for this type ofrole-play, the instructors created a new lawsuit dilemma which involved a car lift collapseaccident. A second program change was also implemented due to the size of the engineeringcourse increasing dramatically when over 60 students enrolled. The instructors responded to thechallenge by adjusting the method of the role play to no longer be a group interaction but simplyfocus one student interviewing at a time. Also, in attempt to systematize the experience

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Yasar, State University of New York, Brockport; Jose Maliekal, State University of New York, Brockport; Peter Veronesi, State University of New York, Brockport; Leigh J. Little, State University of New York, Brockport

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

practices and crosscutting concepts todeepen understanding of content as well as cognitive processes that permeate the fields ofboth science and engineering. These recommended practices are listed below.27 1. Asking questions (for science) and defining problems (for engineering) 2. Developing and using models 3. Planning and carrying out investigations 4. Analyzing and interpreting data 5. Using mathematics and computational thinking 6. Constructing explanations (for science) and designing solutions (for engineering) 7. Engaging in argument from evidence 8. Obtaining, evaluating, and communicating informationClearly, one of the principals of science and engineering education is to cultivate

Conference Session

Open Forum in Chemical Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

as a whole, students from 1990 would find much that they recognize in the chemicalengineering curricula of today, while they might not recognize the classroom activities or co-curricular opportunities as familiar.. In discussion of these results at the AIChE 2016 AnnualMeeting, it was observed that a stable curriculum is a sign of a stable body of knowledge and amature field, rather than a sign of stagnation.Works Cited1. Pintar, A., B. Aller, T. Rogers, K. Schulz, and D. Shonnard. “Developing an Assessment Plan to Meet Abet Ec2000.” Paper presented at the American Association for Engineering Education, Charlotte, NC, 1999.2. ABET. 2017. Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2017-2018. http://www.abet.org/accreditation

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

solutionsby way of challenging their opponents. We plan to take advantage of this discovery next time,moving from a formal poster presentation to a managed debate.DiscussionOur use of theatre through role-playing brings together humanistic and engineering learning inthe context of a complex problem within the rapidly expanding, heterogeneous, nineteenth-century context of Worcester, Massachusetts: a city whose heterogeneity in many waysrepresents the challenges that contemporary engineers face. In some cases, students are naturallydrawn to the role-playing activities: some of them have performed in theatrical productions orhave immersed themselves in role-playing games like Dungeons and Dragons. We have seenstudents who embrace the opportunity to

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary P. Halada, Stony Brook University; Peter H. Khost, Stony Brook University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

in every part of what we do. And I feel that we have reached at a point where giving it up isn’t a viable choice either. Without the phone book, I realized that I didn’t remember any phone number of my friends … without a GPS … I bet I can’t even go to the next town. “ “Although this assignment made me realize how attached I am to my phone and laptop, it also allowed me to do the things I had liked to do [without technology], such as sketching and reading.” “Without technology, it becomes clear how I would need to plan out my social life with others (which is something I’m not big into). Technology allows for the spontaneous making of plans with others, even if it’s [only] ten minutes

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Toluwalogo Odumosu, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

theappendix to this paper.) As the attached article demonstrates, cities around the country are considering whether equipping police officers with body cameras can restore trust between police and citizens and discourage police misconduct. Imagine that you are the lead engineer working with the city council of a mid-sized American city to develop a plan for integrating a network of body cameras into the city’s information technology networks. The city leadership has not purchased the body cameras yet, but they are clearly excited about the potential of body cameras to resolve disputes and restore trust between citizens and local police. The city leaders are looking to you to advise them because

Conference Session

ETD Learning Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex C. Kanu, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

flipped classroomindicated that team-based in-class activities helped them to learn and retain the course contentsbetter than with the traditional classroom approach. While these results were specific to aplastics engineering technology course, similar results have been reported elsewhere in materialsscience courses.9,10 However, the author plans to continue this study by adopting the flippedclassroom approach in other engineering technology courses such as thermodynamics, appliedstrength of materials, and engineering materials. The results of the future studies will furtherelucidate the findings of this preliminary work.References 1. Bishop, Jacob L., and Matthew A. Verleger. "The Flipped Classroom: A Survey of the Research

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Kayleigh Millerick, Texas Tech University; Kay J. Tindle, Texas Tech University; Lesley Cremeans, Texas Tech University; Stephanie J. Jones, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

questioned; teacher is questions; students motivated to inconsistent and unpredictable work by fear and ridicule; may dread studying a subject once passionate about; uncomfortable in the instructor’s presenceClearly, if the student has dread for the subject matter or is fearful of asking questions, thestudents are less likely to excel in the course, which leads to non-mastery of the course material.Self-efficacy is described by Bandura as individuals’ beliefs in their capabilities to plan andexecute activities to achieve an outcome

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

in identifying product market fit and key activities andresources to develop a scalable and repeatable business model, before launching a venture, thusensuring more success for new start-up companies.Lean Launch operates on the foundation of “evidence-based entrepreneurship.” In the past,business founders wrote a business plans to seek investor funding to launch their business. Underthis model, however, entrepreneurs would need to make assumptions that they can’t necessarilysupport and they may not obtain adequate feedback from potential users until the product is onthe market. Steve Blank, author of the Lean Launch curriculum, argues that this traditionalbusiness plan approach neglected the voice of the customer and these plans fail because

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jafar F. Al-Sharab, Northwestern State University; Curtis Paul Desselles Jr., Northwestern State University of Louisiana; Mauricio J Escobar Medina; Robert Dalling; William Spencer Heitman; Ariell Nashalette Shield

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

,theMakersClubstudentswillmakedemonstrationsandwillbeengagedtoinspireunderprivilegedstudents.ThiscanbeconductedbyeitherinvitingstudenttoNSU-LSMSAfacility or our Makers Club participants will make visits to the schools in theunderprivilegedareas.OneofthefutureplansoftheNSU-LSMSAMakersClubistodevelopawebsiteforthecluband incorporate online modules where students can review materials on their own andcomeprepared.Inaddition,thewebsitewilldemonstratetheachievementsoftheclubandpostusefulinformationtothecommunityandotherinterestedgroups.On the financial side, the future plan for the NSU-LSMSA Makers Club to target STEMrelated grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) and other organizations topurchase scientific equipment to support research and learning activities for the Makers

Conference Session

Technology for Faculty Development and Classroom Management

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Dina M. Battaglia, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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New Engineering Educators

currently stands, we believe Recap’s technology glitches hinder true learninggains and have decided not to implement Recap during the spring 2017 semester. Plans to revisitthe technology later in 2017 to see what improvements have been made will determine future useand implementation decisions.References1 Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L. & Cocking, R. R. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience and School. (National Academy Press, 2000).2 Fisher, D., Frey, N. & Rothenberg, C. Content-Area Conversations. (ASCD 2008).3 Brookfield, S. D. & Preskill, S. Discussion as a Way of Teaching. (John Wiley and Sons, 2005).4 Alexander, R. J. Towards Diologic Teaching: rethinking classroom talk. (Dialogos, 2017).5 Dreyfus

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Chicago

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

SfT initiative provides more than 15 hours ofprofessional development for all of the instructors involved in the program. All instructorsadditionally have access to lesson plans and video tutorials the SfT initiative’s website(www.scientistsfortomorrow.org).Each session includes 10 weekly, 90-minute classes exploring the modules. In each module,the participants develop a final product they can take home, e.g. in “Alternative Energies,” theparticipants build a solar-powered car and in “Physics of Sound and Mathematics of Music”the participants build a monochord with a Pythagorean scale, a major chord wind-chime and awell-tuned Diatonic Xylophone. After the 10 meetings, each out-of-school-time organizationdevelops its own end-of-module

Conference Session

Motivation and Engagement

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Denny C. Davis, The Ohio State University; Sarah Winfree, The Ohio State University ; Kaycee Ash, The Ohio State University; Bashirah Ibrahim, Ohio State University; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, Identifies problems/hurdles before negative makes excuses impact on project or scheduleSelf-development Demonstrates no efforts to Demonstrates improvement in all areas, improve performance positive influence on othersMotivational Development. A student’s intentional development of motivations often resultsfrom project situations that reveal needs for more fruitful motivations. A student first recognizesthe opportunity or need for motivational change, takes responsibility, identifies a plan, and actsto achieve desired change. The student chooses to take no action, takes limited action, or fullyengages in motivational development.The project team

Conference Session

Design Tools and Skill Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Annie Abell, Ohio State University; Kelly DeVore, Columbus College of Art and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

, design (commercial interiordesign, product design, graphic design), and the sciences alike. Traditionally, students in both engineeringand design were taught to repeat these steps or actions until proficiency is achieved. The outcome wasalways (quite often) fixed and had a set goal, not articulated by the user necessarily, but by the designer orengineer.Many descriptions or models of design processes that incorporate design thinking are general descriptionsor models, so that the process could be applied to any discipline, whether it is a classic design discipline(e.g., product design, interior design, etc.) or another discipline that engages in problem-solving activities(e.g., engineering disciplines, city planning, architecture, etc.). The

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

were taught programminglanguages (or coding skills in a graphical and text-based languages) after some classes inalgorithmic thinking or planning your code with flow diagrams or pseudo-code beforecoding. 35% Female (%) 30% Male (%) 25% Total (%) 20% 15% 10% 5% 0%Figure 3. Contribution to the skills part of the student responses to their view of theirview of the engineering foundation course’s contribution.Typical answers for the contribution of engineering foundation course to their teamworkskill development include

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Douglas, University of Wisconsin Colleges Online

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

. Though some work remained with the projects to create a uniformlook and include text panels that matched the rest of the exhibit, the director was overall verypleased with the work done by the students.Developing service opportunities for the online students was a greater challenge, and a fairamount of time was spent determining how to incorporate service learning into an onlineenvironment. Ultimately, it was decided to take a student-led approach, where teams were givenan opportunity to develop and implement their own project ideas. As a back-up plan for thispilot, there were options for groups that were not able to come to a consensus. Of the projectgroups, two teams developed their own ideas (website for engineering students, STEM

Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Rebecca Medina, Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

collaboration. Each side knows the other side well, including organizational structure andpeople. The partnership is mainly managed by the two authors of this paper, but many people inboth organizations are involved. At the University, an event planned with the BGCPC needs littleexplanation; at BGCPC, the University will often be suggested as a possible collaborator.University students and student groups have a ready partner for proposed activities without ourneeding to recruit partners.This continuity has the benefit that each partner has learned how to be flexible, responsive, andfluid but also consistent. We are willing to try new ways of delivering content (STEM Day hasevolved considerably), to admit mistakes, but to always assume that we will

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gilbert C Brunnhoeffer III P.E., Roger Williams University

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Engineering Economy

waiting for thatgiant payday. Given that each employee is likely to receive a pay raise at the end of a year, wealso introduce the concept of a widening pay gap due to the effect of compound interest. Thewhole example is geared towards explaining the time value of money and showing the studentshow to use simple arithmetic (not mathematics, such as present value and future value equations)to evaluate the economic worth of a dollar today and compare it to a dollar at a specific time inthe future. At the age of eighteen, five years in the future is an eternity so it takes some time fortheir personal time and planning horizon to stretch out five years.The key to introducing the concepts of engineering economic analysis is to lay out the

Conference Session

ETD Curriculum

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumitra Basu, Fitchburg State University

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Engineering Technology

and organizations in the communities of interest  The curriculum contents need to be “forward looking” as well, since the purpose of the curriculum is to prepare students for the future, while learning from the pastInstitution:The curriculum contents must be aligned with the goals of the parent institution, and its strategicplan. This requirement has the highest priority. Therefore:  The program curriculum contents need to support the goals of the parent institution. This is a mandatory need  The program curriculum contents needs to keep sight of the strategic plan of the parent institutionAccreditation:The criterion laid out by accreditation bodies that relate to curriculum contents provides

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Lague P.Eng., University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa; Richard Jean L'Abbé

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students graduate with an entrepreneurial mind set that enable them to play leading roles in existing organizations or create their own jobs.Mr. Richard Jean L’Abb´e Retired past President and CEO of Med-Eng Systems Inc, a world leader in the design and production of protective ensembles and electronic equipment to safeguard against the effects of military and improvised explosive devices. Med-Eng equipment was trusted in over 120 Countries and Territories around the World. Mr. L’Abb´e, graduated from the University of Ottawa (Canada) in Mechanical Engineering (’79). He is a big proponent of Strategic Planning and Human Resource optimization. Constantly creative, and focused on solving the customer’s needs, Med-Eng

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Helen Meyer, University of Cincinnati

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

challenges planned for their classrooms. While some of the supplies wereconsumables materials, teachers were also encouraged to use some of the supply budget topurchase equipment which could be used annually in their classrooms if they chose to repeat theengineering design challenges beyond their participation in the project. Generally speaking, two types of teachers applied to participate in CEEMS. The first typeconsists of enthusiastic teachers who love to learn and apply new strategies in their classrooms.However, this project also provided generous stipends to the participants, as well as scholarshipfunds to cover 20 graduate credit hours of coursework, which could be applied to a master’sdegree in Curriculum & Instruction at UC. As a

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

. The electrical parameters of the motor were calculated. Later, an encoderwas attached and control of the motor was coupled to the signal from the encoder.In the AC motor lab, an AC motor is planned using a coffee can and three-phase power wired tosix field coils. If properly constructed and wired, the coffee can will spin using the inducedvoltage from the three-phase coils on the face of the tin can. The rms voltage of the coils is 30VAC. In a future lab, the students may build an inverter and spin the same three-phase coffee-can motor using the same concepts as found in the original ac waveform but with variable speed.Summary:The “Motors” course needed to be changed but the manner in which the change came about wasnot expected. Examination

Conference Session

The Best in DEED

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

nationwide surveys2,3 using many of the same questions and includingsome new categorical and open-ended response questions. Taken together, the results capturetrends over time and document strategies and changes in capstone design education across theUnited States.In addition to collecting longitudinal data, a logical extension of the capstone survey initiative isto collect data from other countries, to explore how capstone design education implementationvaries around the globe. Australia and New Zealand were chosen as the first countries in thissurvey expansion plan, in part to maximize geographic distance from the United States whileminimizing language barriers. Moreover, there is an existing body of work with reference toengineering capstone

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Giovannelli, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

,the students yet remained receptive to them. Dr. Giovannelli credits this to that firstunthreatening text on day one: to Augustine’s observation of a silent reader.The Course Reader (Giovannelli, 2016) also provided a list of cultural dimensions (from GeerteHofstede, 2005), i.e., of over-arching cultural characteristics. These include, for example, how aculture deals with time or space; how a culture regards honor, power, or identity; whether themembers of a culture operate as a collective or as individuals; and to what extent the culturepractices long-term or short-term planning. Each week featured one specific cultural dimension,strategically paired with that week’s content.For example, the week on the Industrial Revolution featured the