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Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #18566Assessing Individual Temperament and Group Performance in a Project-Based Learning ExperienceCapt. Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy Captain Jeremiah Stache is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point; M.S. from both the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla; and is currently a Ph.D student at Mississippi State University, Starkville. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of

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Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Jennifer Gonser, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

rathera necessary design consideration in any process or project. Lectures have been added thataddress sustainability in the water, energy, and doctrine/policy blocks. On a wider scale, theprogram as a whole has likewise taken steps to integrate sustainability throughout the entire civilengineering program curriculum. In addition to the Infrastructure Engineering course, it iscurrently addressed in Hydrology and Hydraulic Design, Construction Management, CivilEngineering Site Design, as well as the Senior Capstone Project. Due to the pervasiveness of thetopic throughout the curriculum, civil engineering majors have shown heightened interest insustainability in civil engineering. The program has seen a 22% increase in the independentstudy elective

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Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19332What Does Career and Personal Success Look Like? Engineering Students’Projections for Post-Graduation PlansMr. Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State UniversityDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply a design

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

, P. S., Jones, J. W., Vliet, G. C., & Jones, T. L., "A Project-Centered Approach to Teaching of Thermal-Fluid Systems Analysis and Design," ASEE Annual Conference 2003.7. Banerjee, S., "A group project based approach to induce learning in engineering thermodynamics," ASEE Annual Conference 2015.8. Roy, S., Nasr, K. J., & Berry, K. J., "Development of a Project-Based and Design-Driven Thermodynamics Course," ASEE Conference 2002.9. Bailey, M. & Chambers, J., "Using the Experiential Learning Model to Transform an Engineering Thermodynamics Course," ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2004.10. Dukhan, N. & Schumack, M., "Thermal Science Capstone Projects in Mechanical Engineering," ASEE

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University; Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University; Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Robert G. Stricko III, Ohio State University; Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with teaching and developing laboratory content, leading the in-house robotics controller maintenance, and managing the robotics project development.Mr. Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University Michael H. Schulz is a teaching assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program at The Ohio State University. He is currently the lead developer of the robot course software development team, of which he has been a member for three years. As a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) student, he will graduate in May, 2017 with his B.S.C.S.E and a minor in Music, Media, and Enterprise.Ms. Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department Clare has

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Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Shealy is an assistant professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and principal faculty member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. He received his doctorate from Clemson University. His research is broadly focuses on judgment and decision making for sustainable infrastructure. This includes engineering education for sustainability. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Bridging Engineering and Psychology: Using an Envision Gold Certified Project to Teach Decision Making for SustainabilityAbstract The objective of this research is to help engineering

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Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Diana Gravitt, Western Illinois University

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Construction

as an Inductive Learning Technique with Construction Case Studies Western Illinois UniversityIntroduction & Literature ReviewThis paper focuses on the use of debate as an example of an inductive teaching method in aConstruction Management legal course. The 400 level course is one of the last courses to betaken by the students in the Construction Management program. Typically only the Soils andFoundations, Occupational Safety and Health, and Construction Management capstone coursesare taken after this course, while and Estimating and Scheduling are taken the same semester.Having taught this class multiple times, the author found that traditional lecture, supplementaldiscussion

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University; Robert Allen P.E., Johns Hopkins University; Nicholas J. Durr, Johns Hopkins University; Hien Nguyen, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical

assistant professor of surgery assistant professor of biomedical engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A team leader model for scalable clinical observation in the biomedical engineering capstone design course Work In ProgressOverviewA critical step in undergraduate biomedical engineering capstone design projects is problemidentification and validation. This process is enriched with training in clinical observation androot-cause analysis. For projects developed around a clinical need, active training in observationfor large groups (>50 students) is challenging—many clinical procedures limit observationgroups to three students or fewer

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2: Instructional

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rustin Deane Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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Engineering Design Graphics

paper, industry suppliedcurriculum is defined as instructional material that was created and distributed by specificcompanies (e.g. Dassault Systèmes) from a particular field (e.g. computer-aided engineering).Initial motivation for the course design and investigation formulated from complaints expressedby past senior engineering technology students at Purdue Polytechnic New Albany during andafter their senior capstones. This caused a faculty concern that the students were not fullyprepared for senior capstones and ultimately were lacking skills, knowledge, and/or practice inthe following areas.  Engineering Design o Computer-Aided Design (CAD) o Engineering Drawing o Standards/Specifications  Project

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

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Biomedical

the University of Washington include introductory and honors courses in bioengi- neering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, bioengineering ethics, leadership, and bioengineering capstone writing and design courses. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity in engineer- ing, and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in K-12 educational outreach. Dr. Hendricks has over a decade of experience leading educational outreach and summer camp programs at both Duke University and the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work-in-Progress: Reflection Enhances Student Engagement and Team Service Project

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

calibration, static and dynamic signals, computer-controlled data acquisition,data analysis, documentation, and technical writing. All those topics are important andapplicable in the two-semester Capstone course in senior design project that the students arerequired to take, not to mention any future projects they may work on as professional engineers.As such, it is recommended that junior-level students take the Measurements andInstrumentation course before the Capstone project. In practice, however, a number of studentstake them concurrently.The Measurements and Instrumentation course is offered only in the spring semester, and is a 3-unit course consisting of two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour lab session per week. The pre-requisites are 1

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Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

equipping students with relevant skills, an overviewof professional engagement, and a major project. The major project for the course involvedteams of 3-4 students working to design one of two civil engineering challenges: either a 20-footcantilevered wooden bridge or a 25-foot diameter wooden tripod. There were two fundamentalpurposes to the course: students were to learn more about their specific discipline so as toestablish realistic goals and motivations for their education and career, and students were tocomplete a major project in order to develop teamwork skills, integrate into the program, andbuild confidence in their ability to overcome intimidating challenges. These initiatives wereintended to improve student engagement with the course

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Clifton L Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; Heidi Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Lori Postner, Nassau Community College; Darci Burdge, Nassau Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

solving and education. In ​Problem Solving and Education: Issues in Teaching and Research, D.T. Tuma and R. Reif, eds. Erlbaum, 1980. 9. J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, eds. ​How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning and Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, 2000. 10. E. Stroulia, K. Bauer, M. Craig, K. Reid, and G. Wilson. Teaching distributed software engineering with UCOSP: the undergraduate capstone open-source project. In ​Proc. of the 2011 Community Building Workshop on Collaborative Teaching of Globally

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CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Leaf, Eastern Washington University; Arin Seth Preston, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter P.E., Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation, Student Learning and Air Pollution Dispersion Modeling.Dr. Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University Dr. Gerlick is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology at Eastern Washington University. He teaches courses in the areas of Robotics, Mechanics, Thermodynam- ics, Fluids, CAD, and Capstone Design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An Undergraduate Service Learning Research Project using a Humanoid Robot to Enhance Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

course under consideration in this work serves undergraduatemechanical engineering students and introduces modeling and analysis of dynamic systems,integration of mechatronic systems, and feedback control of dynamic systems. Previous work onthis course focused on the creation of real-world PBL modules based on known issues in a previousstudent capstone design project [9, 10]. Following semesters continued the use of PBL modules,but without specific stakeholders or focus on the costs associated with student designs. In thiswork, the mechatronics course is modified to improve existing PBL modules by incorporatingEML content. Based on student feedback, indirect assessment, and direct assessment,modifications were made to improve customer engagement

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

engineering work, he is also a published freelance photographer who has works with local and international NGOs. Dr. Striebig was the founding editor of the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development and an assistant editor for the Journal of Green Building. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Annual Conference Utilizing the Chesapeake Bay as a Basis for a Place-based Multi-component Project in Earth Systems EngineeringA systems engineering course is required by all engineering students for the completion of theundergraduate general engineering degree. This paper discusses the implementation of asemester-long, placed-based

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University; Christopher M. Weyant, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Steven Wrenn, Drexel Unviersity, Chemical and Biological Engineering Department; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University, ExCITe Center; Lunal Khuon, Drexel University; Kristin Imhoff, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Kevin Ayers, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Leonid Hrebien, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); James E. Mitchell, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #20575Work in Progress: Curriculum Revision and Classroom Environment Re-structuring to Support Blended Project-Based Learning in First-Year Gen-eral Engineering Laboratory CoursesProf. Brandon B. Terranova, Drexel University Dr. Terranova is an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Engineering at Drexel University. In his current role, he is the lead instructor for the freshman engineering program, and oversees activities in the Innovation Studio, a large-area academic makerspace. He has taught and developed courses in general engineering and mechanical engineering at Drexel. Prior to Drexel, he has taught

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Work-in-Progress Oral Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason R. White, University of California, Davis; Ahmet Palazoglu, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

of the 2015 Annual Conference and Exposition, ASEE (2015). 4. Toh, C. A. and Miller, S. R., “Choosing creativity: the role of individual risk and ambiguity aversion on creative concept selection in engineering design,” Research in Engineering Design 27:195-219 (2016). 5. “Criteria for Accrediting Engineering Programs, 2017-2018,” ABET (2017) http://www.abet.org/accreditation/accreditation-criteria/criteria-for-accrediting- engineering-programs-2017-2018/#outcomes 6. Dutson, A. J., Todd R. H., Magleby, S. P., and Sorensen, C. D., “A Review of Literature on Teaching Engineering Design Through Project-Oriented Capstone Courses,” Journal of Engineering Education 86(1):17-28 (1997). 7. Mills, J. E. and

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Joseph Balz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of technology; Stephen Michael Misak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Technology, is aimed atproviding opportunities for students to gain meaningful, hands-on design experience and toparticipate in humanitarian projects while earning academic credit. These projects are focused onconnecting a team of motivated students with a client to develop a useful solution to their problem.The academic curriculum does not include many opportunities to connect classroom learning withpractical design prior to senior capstone projects. Providing students this opportunity not onlyhelps make the world a better place, but it also changes what it means to be an engineer, instillinga sense of global value into their work. The goal of this paper is to illustrate the entrepreneurialmindset that students develop through this program and to

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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V. Dimitra Pyrialakou, West Virginia University ; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Konstantina Gkritza, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

investments, and transportation data analysis c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Research Needs Statements for Project Topic Selection: A Pilot Study in an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Transportation CourseIntroductionDesign projects are an integral part of undergraduate engineering education in the United States.When topic selection for senior projects, capstone design courses, or term projects is placed inthe hands of the students, they can find it puzzling, even overwhelming. While it is recognizedthat topic selection presents a great challenge for college students1, 2, limited research exists onthe subject, especially as it pertains to

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annalisa Onnis-Hayden , Northeastern University; Carolina Beatriz Venegas-Martinez, Northeastern University; Marissa P. Dreyer, Northeastern University

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Environmental Engineering

improve water-use efficiency and watershedmanagement around the world. Moreover, providing clean water and restoring the nitrogen cycleare two of the fourteen National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges that futureengineers will need to act upon. Therefore, treating once-used water on-site to safe effluent-reusestandards—rather than using the water just once and flushing it back to an expensive, high-maintenance centralized treatment plant—has the potential to help address these challenges byrestoring the local water-nutrient cycle.With these considerations, during the spring of 2016 a capstone project at NortheasternUniversity was designed to task civil and environmental engineering students to providesolutions to those Engineering Grand

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Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tristan Utschig, Kennesaw State University; Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University; Valmiki Sooklal, Kennesaw State University; Eduardo Farfan, Kennesaw State University

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Design in Engineering Education

nuclear materials to fight terrorism,recent development of nuclear medicines and the need for medical imaging have generatedstrong interest in the development of radiation detection and monitoring devices [2,3]. However,only 21 ABET accredited programs exist for nuclear engineering. Additionally, although manynew certificate programs and minors have emerged to serve these needs and train engineers toperform specific tasks in industry, there is a lack of opportunity for the students in theseprograms to develop substantive experience in the nuclear engineering field through participationin multidisciplinary, collaborative senior design or capstone project work.Paper OrganizationThe paper begins with a review of the literature on interdisciplinary

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DEED Postcard Session 2 and Presentation of Student Essay Competition Winners

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jered H. Dean, Colorado School of Mines; Kristine R. Csavina, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work in Progress: Self-Guided Professional Development as an Enabler for Multidisciplinary ProgramsAbstractThe capstone design program at Colorado School of Mines serves three departments and fourdegree programs, each having their own demands, distinctive industry-specific languages, anddepartmental expectations. Each discipline is looking to the capstone design program to provideABET required capstone projects and assessment, professional practice training, and instructionin multiple discipline specific design tools and techniques to their students. This paper describesthe use of student-specific professional development plans, in

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Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jewell Amanda Brey, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Danianne Mizzy, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

craft. The goals are to foster interdisciplinary student collaboration and to providestudents with the opportunity to learn and apply the hands-on skills promoted by the Makerculture. Each semester, a different Maker is selected through an application process. The Makerleads a small group of students through a series of hands-on fabrication workshops during thesemester. When the project is complete, the program culminates in a capstone event that sharesthe project with the larger University community.The MIR executive committee, which consists of 6-8 undergraduate students, leads andadministers the program with faculty support. The committee issues the Call for Proposals forboth Makers and student participants; conducts interviews and reference

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Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

while the social dimension is underemphasized5.The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (RHIT) Civil and Environmental Engineering (CE)Department opted to integrate appropriate sustainability concepts into the existing coursecurriculum in addition to having sustainability course taught at the sophomore level. Integratingthese concepts within the curriculum provided a better appreciation of the holistic nature ofsustainability in civil engineering applications. However, we found that many students stillstruggled to incorporate social sustainability in their capstone project designs. Therefore, thegoal of this paper is to discuss how we created and implemented a community engagementengineering module for our Codes and Regulations course with

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Insights and Practices for Engineering Leadership Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

thecompetition was finalized by selecting the best project based on team “pitch,” the leadershipdevelopment continued with the students developing a leadership plan to launch their projects.This paper will present the details of the pedagogical approach, with a step-by-step explanationof the structure of a “capstone” leadership development project incorporating team dynamics,structured deliverables, and techniques of engagement of the business and engineering majors inthe context of a competitive sustainability challenge program. This paper will present collectedassessment data, an analysis of the data, and provide recommendations for improvement.IntroductionThe work described in this paper focuses on a capstone engineering leadership experience

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Strategies to enhance student learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima P.E., Louisiana State University; Ann D. Christy P.E., Ohio State University

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Biological & Agricultural

references, and other materials used by localenvironmental consultants. The results were a series of design reports which were delivered tothe township (Christy et al., 2000).Senior capstone design course: International humanitarian engineering design projects. Atthe Ohio State University (OSU), the Department of Food, Agricultural and BiologicalEngineering expanded the senior capstone design experience to begin at the junior year and toinclude the option of international design projects. For three weeks during the summer betweentheir junior and senior years, teams of students would travel to South Africa to meet withcommunity groups and define design needs. The student teams then returned to the US andworked on year-long capstone design projects

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Design in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Annmarie Mullen, Bucknell University

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Biomedical

’s, and use a case study from aspecific biomedical engineering capstone sequence to illustrate how the availability of rapidprototyping has impacted capstone projects and biomedical engineering education at theundergraduate level.The Early History of Rapid PrototypingRapid prototyping (RP) is the process by which a computer-aided design (CAD) file is used tocontrol an automated technology in order to produce a physical model.1 Its origin is often cited tobe with the release of the first technology by 3D Systems in 1987 and it was primarily used tocreate a first generation prototype to quickly verify a design.1 The first commercializedtechnologies in the 1990’s were based upon addition or removal of liquids, powders or solids(Table 1). Liquid

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Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Billy Gray, Tarleton State University; Daren Davis, Tarleton State University; Erick C Jones P.E., University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy

and unconscious assumptions throughout his career. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Integrating Costing into an Engineering Economics CourseIntroductionThe Engineering Technology department at Tarleton State University has been working with itsindustrial partners for over 20 years to allow students the opportunity to engage in real worldprojects during their senior capstone projects. Over the past few years, the projects haveincreased in complexity and have shifted from facility layout and safety based projects to nowinclude tool and process design, with the added benefit that many of the companies are taking theprojects and implementing them at some point after students have

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogical Techniques II: Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Jo Pinkelman, Technische Universität Darmstadt; David J. Dixon, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Manfred J Hampe, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

capstone chemical engineering process design course. TheAdvanced Design Project (ADP) course is a three-week, intensive senior level design course,which includes mechanical engineers and chemists from a technical German university andchemical engineers from a private German university of applied science and an Americanuniversity. The nontraditional approach utilized in the ADP course meets the ABET accreditationstandards set by the traditional American chemical engineering capstone process design course.Additional emphasis, especially in terms of acquisition of communication skills, ability to workon a multidisciplinary team, and obtain a global perspective, is obtained in the ADP course. Theseskills are typically much more difficult to practice