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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marybeth Lima, Louisiana State University; Nicholas Patrick Totaro, Louisiana State University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

learning in basic sciences and math were applied in BE, to establish acommunity of learners, and to combat retention issues. The curriculum was overhauled in partto address a lack of enrollment, and the faculty wanted to ensure that students enrolled in themajor would learn about BE in a supportive environment.The first two courses in the BE curriculum that comprise the “first year sequence” in the majorare:BE 1250 (offered each fall): 2 credit hours; 6 hrs. lab. Fundamentals of engineering design;presentation of an engineering design; graphical expression of engineering design usingcomputer-aided drafting.BE 1252 (offered each spring): 2 credit hours; 1 hr. lecture; 3 hrs. lab. Effect of variability andconstraints of biological systems on

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anas Chalah, Harvard University; Fawwaz Habbal, Harvard University; Michael Raspuzzi, Harvard University

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

innovative ideas to the commercialization stage, and wewant to support their aspirations. Thus, we included in the pre-collegiate curriculum someaspects of innovation and entrepreneurship. Thirdly, we consider design thinking as an importantenabler of innovation. Design thinking is an iterative and interdisciplinary collaborative processthrough which students are able to exercise and practice different types of thinking, includingdivergent, convergent, critical, analytical, and integrative thinking.Teaching DynamicsThe teaching methodology for the program assumes that students have no prior knowledge inany particular subject area, but through the workshops, mentorship, and the hands on activitiesoutlined in figure 2, they learn quickly. Two of the

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Anderson, Montana State University; Abigail M. Richards, Montana State University

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

the curriculum relates to broader engineering themes on the way to Senior Design.Linkages of first year and senior design teams has shown early academic career engineeringstudents were able to effectively decide on whether engineering was an appropriate career path[14]. Future plans include organizing facilitated meetings between Freshmen and Seniorstudents, which could accelerate the development of engineering identity through role acquisitionand socialization [16, 17].ConclusionsThe Senior Design Capstone class in the Chemical and Biological Engineering department atMontana State University was integrated into three undergraduate classes at the freshman-juniorlevel. In Fall 2016, these efforts focused on using technical aspects of the

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Brian Hayt, National Instruments

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

amajor worldwide deployment surge adding generating capacity at a remarkable rate, alsoincreasing employment opportunities [2]. While many universities offer classes in powerelectronics and its role in renewable energy development, the enormous breadth of a modernelectrical curriculum leaves little room to expose students to the issues of grid integration [3]. Atypical first course in power electronics may well focus on the underlying power switchingtechnologies, but the relevance to the associated technologies may be limited [4],[5].Compounding this problem, the enabling technologies for renewable integration, embeddedcomputing, and controls, are seldom taught within a context in which their applicability toenergy production and distribution is

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Novel Classrooms

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayman M. Alabdullatif, Oregon State University; Shane Paul Lorona, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Chemical Engineering

cognitive skills in engineering problem solving. His research interests particularly focus on what prevents students from being able to integrate and extend the knowledge developed in specific courses in the core curriculum to the more complex, authentic problems and projects they face as professionals. Dr. Koretsky is one of the founding members of the Center for Lifelong STEM Education Research at OSU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Students’ Responses to Professionally Contextualized Activities in a Studio ClassIntroductionIn a project to “re-situate” learning to better align student work at school with the work they willdo in professional

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Programs and Pedagogies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; Angelo A. Volpe, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

of shared governance is faculty applying their competency in curriculum, tenure,and promotion in the context of prescribed rights and responsibilities.By tradition, the university role of the faculty senate has been deliberative and advisory. In theproposed environment, the faculty senate provides a platform for leveraging faculty’s role inshared governance by engaging in institutional planning and strategic effectiveness.Organizations have used crowdsourcing [4] asa source of assistance from internet users withproblem solving. In a regional universityenvironment, crowdsourcing could be utilizedas an open call to all stakeholders with domainspecific knowledge on a topic for assistancewith planning and strategic effectiveness.Stakeholders

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Underrepresented Populations

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Srinjita Bhaduri, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katie Van Horne; John Daniel Ristvey Jr., UCAR Center for Science Education; Randy Russell, UCAR Center for Science Education; Tamara Sumner

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

interested in. Thesepilot studies highlighted that the youth we were seeking to engage valued hands-on experiencesthat emphasized the use of cutting edge technology and that many of the youth were particularlyinterested in learning more about Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs); i.e. drones. UAVs provedto be an excellent choice, providing youth with both fun hands-on activities, such as learning tofly, as well as offering an interesting platform for integrating a broad range of engineeringphenomena such as load testing, remote sensing, engineering design, and tradeoff analyses.The 16-week Engineering Experiences curriculum has been iteratively refined and studied over athree-year period following a design-based research methodology [9], whereby research

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

the skills of design, fabrication, testing and the use of equipment. It must aimto ensure that the producers of technology can be mastered and managed to promote socialand economic well-being” (Item 55, p 69).“An important principle which is enshrined in this report is the idea that the universalcharacter of technology necessarily constitutes a unifying mechanism and levelling forcebetween the social classes within the education system” (Item 55, p 70)Technology is seen tobe something different to science, and a separate programme is required for its development. To this end the French Ministry of Education decided to introduce a curriculum onTechnologie in which the principal teaching method would be the project (Item 54). In orderto

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion: Concepts, Mental Models, and Interventions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Toluwalogo Odumosu, University of Virginia; Sean Ferguson, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

approaches” (p. 30), Richter and Parettipropose the term “disciplinary egocentrism” as a label for the “cognitive barriers” that stand inthe way of interdisciplinary collaboration. Disciplinary egocentrism is marked by an inability tothink beyond one’s own perspective, a lack of understanding of the value of multiple approaches,and an “inability to integrate and synthesize differing epistemologies and value systems inaddressing complex problems” (p. 38). At its foundation, disciplinary egocentrism grows out ofboth a “rejection of other viewpoints” and “a failure to recognize differences” (p. 38). Given thisdiagnosis, a logical place to begin treatment would be exposure to different perspectives in acontext that makes them meaningful and relevant (as

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Debartolo, Rochester Institute of Technology; Wade Lee Robison

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Engineering Ethics

Engineering Education, 2018 Risk Management and Ethics in Senior DesignAbstractEngineers make ethical decisions all the time in solving design problems, which is theintellectual core of engineering. They need to make those decisions and the grounds for themexplicit. Careful examination of a course’s syllabus can reveal how the ethical considerationsalready there can be made explicit. The Ethics Across the Curriculum (EAC) program at theRochester Institute of Technology (RIT) was designed to bring together faculty from diversedisciplines across the university, who would then spend time examining their syllabi, and seeinghow ethical considerations could be made explicit or naturally introduced as an integral part ofthe course, not as

Conference Session

Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session on Energy Efficiency and Power Grid Security

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Dylan Kollmer; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Li Bai, Temple University; Arif I. Sarwat, Florida International University; Walid Saad, Virginia Tech

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

power grid, and the integration of an intelligent virtual laboratory environment in curriculum. He is an Associate Editor of Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization, and is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Sigma Xi.Dr. Li Bai, Temple University Dr. Li Bai is a Professor in the ECE department, Temple University. He received his B.S. (1996) from Temple University, M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) from Drexel University, all in Electrical Engineering. He was a summer research faculty in AFRL, Rome, NY, during 2002–2004 and the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division (NSWCCD), Philadelphia, PA, during 2006–2007. His research interests include video tracking, level 2+ information fusion, array signal

Conference Session

FPD and DEEDs Joint Postcard Sessions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago; Noe Arroyo; Vincent C.F. Chen, Loyola University Chicago; Allan Beale

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Design in Engineering Education, First-Year Programs

anexperimental section (n=51) in which real-world examples were integrated. For example, thereal-world examples of capacitive and inductive coupling were a touchscreen and mobile phonewireless charger; the real world example of sinusoidal steady state analysis and frequency filterswas spectral analysis of an ECG signal. Through pre- and post-test questionnaires, it wasdetermined that intrinsic motivation differed significantly post-test between sections [21]. Whileother introductory circuits or analog electronics courses have not incorporated real-worldexamples, these courses have been administered using both a traditional lecture approach and aPBL approach. In a two-course sequence of introductory circuits, the mean exam grade forstudents in the two

Conference Session

Assessment of Student Learning – New Engineering Educators Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University

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New Engineering Educators

early on for the post-changes cases and that could also have contributed to the drop in the results. f) Scientific integrity and depth of analysis: An increase of 7% is observed for this criteria. This dealt with how sound and complex the scientific analysis of the paper was. Keeping in mind that while the data is fake or obtained from external sources, the analysis of the results should still be comprehensive. The students were told to be smart about their results and to anticipate what these results could be so as to effectively discuss them. While it might seem odd to be discussing results that were never really obtained, here again the focus is on the interpretation of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Helen H. Hu, Westminster College; Clifton L. Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; Patricia B. Campbell, Campbell-Kibler Associates, Inc.

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

institutions as they adopted POGIL by providingprofessional development, curriculum resources, and regular mentoring by experienced POGILinstructors. All 13 instructors plan to continue to use POGIL in their IntroCS courses.IntroductionProcess Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL) is a pedagogy that organizes students inlearning teams to develop both content knowledge and process skills (e.g. problem solving,teamwork, and written/oral communication). Compared to most other active learning strategies,POGIL is more explicitly constructive because of the way its activities are designed andfacilitated. POGIL uses an explore-invent-apply learning cycle [1] by incorporating models(e.g., figures, tables, equations, code snippets) and a sequence of

Conference Session

EDGD: Assessment & Student Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Delson, University of California, San Diego; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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Engineering Design Graphics

engineering from the University of California, San Diego, and then went on to get a doctorate in mechanical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1994. He was a lecturer and Director of the Design Studio at Yale University for four years, and then returned to his alma matter, UC, San Diego, in 1999. He is now a tenured lecturer and Director of the Design Center in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering. He teaches hands- on design courses, including an introductory design class, a mechatronics class, and a capstone design class. His interests in design education include increasing student motivation, teamwork, and integration of theory into design projects.Dr. Lelli Van Den Einde

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Professional Development for Teachers and Counselors

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington; Jill Lynn Weber, Center for Research and Learning; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #22274’Helped Me Feel Relevant Again in the Classroom’: Longitudinal Evaluationof a Research Experience for a Teachers’ Program in Neural Engineering(Evaluation)Ms. Kristen Clapper Bergsman, University of Washington Kristen Clapper Bergsman is the Engineering Education Research Manager at the Center for Sensorimo- tor Neural Engineering at the University of Washington, where she is also a doctoral student and graduate research assistant in Learning Sciences and Human Development. Previously, Kristen worked as an ed- ucational consultant offering support in curriculum design and publication. She received her M.Ed. in

Conference Session

Dynamic Pedagogies for Engineering Dynamics

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Cornwell, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kent Ralph Jensen, USAF; Kwangjin Yang, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

section wastaught with a reordering of the topics with kinetics taught before kinematics. Students’ ability tochoose and apply appropriate kinetics principles was assessed using common questions onexams, a common final exam, and an in-class questionnaire assignment administered at thebeginning and end of the semester. In this study we did not see a statistically significantimprovement in performance, and we were therefore not able to duplicate the results from aprevious study that showed that the reordering of the topics in the context of an integratedsophomore curriculum resulted in an improvement in students’ ability to solve dynamicsproblems.Project Description and Background Information: The vast majority of dynamics textbooks(Hibbeler (2016

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Experiences in Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Jerry N. Denton Denton, Western Carolina University

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Manufacturing

programming experience, although this comes at the expense ofexposure to the hands-on basics of wiring safety, sensors, and actuators.For those schools seeking pre-wired solutions there are many excellent suppliers includingEdibon2, Armfield3, Festo4, and many more. These systems often provide very clean interfaceswith an array of capabilities, prepared curriculum, and specialized options. This paper describesnon-commercial PLC trainer units that provide a framework that allows students to do basicwiring and modify the electrical design on a weekly basis. The instructor is then free to addcomponents as needed. In situations that are budget constrained, as is ours, more expensivecomponents may be purchased as funds become available.ET 472 – Integrated

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Multidisciplinary Curricular Design and Assessment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hsiao-Wen Wang, National Cheng Kung University; Bart J.A. van Bueren, National Cheng Kung University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

sustainability, with an aim ofdeveloping an international and multidisciplinary master’s certificate program to enhancestudents’ capacity for solving multidisciplinary problems through real-world issues and cross-disciplinary team experiences. The taskforce is represented by faculty members fromdifferent departments as the university seeks for a holistic integrated approach. At variousdepartments, courses are modified to shift focus on the circular economy approach; and newcircular economy courseware is being developed. Students and faculty members have beenworking on various initiatives to start pilot projects on campus and in the city. A two-weekinternational summer school on circular economy was conducted in 2017, and a designinternship program was

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 3

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University; Christopher Michael Sales, Drexel University; Yaghoob Farnam, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

Paper ID #21954Empowering Underrepresented Groups to Excel in STEM Through ResearchSprintsMr. Daniel Christe, Drexel University Daniel Christe has research interests at the nexus of mechanical engineering, materials science, and man- ufacturing centering on predictive design for functional fabrics that ”see, communicate, sense, and adapt”. Daniel holds a Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, and an undergraduate degree in Materials Science, both from Drexel University. Daniel splits his time between Drexel University and Elsevier, where he is a STEM Learning Strategist responsible for designing integrative

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First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #23690Work in Progress: Strategic, Translational Retention Initiatives to PromoteEngineering SuccessDr. Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University Dr. Elizabeth Stephan is the Director of Academics for the General Engineering Program at Clemson University. She holds a B.S. and a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Akron. Since 2002, she has taught, developed, and and now coordinates the first-year curriculum. As the lead author of the ”Thinking Like an Engineer” textbook, currently in its 4th edition, she has been the primary author team–member in charge of the development of the

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Craig Prather, Auburn University; Stuart M. Wentworth, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

Annual Conference & Exposition, Austin, Texas.[3] T. Roppel, J. Y. Hung, S. W. Wentworth, and A.S. Hodel, “An Interdisciplinary Laboratory Sequence in Electrical and Computer Engineering: Curriculum Design and Assessment Results,” IEEE Transactions on Education, Vol. 43, No. 2, pp. 143-152, May 2000.[4] J. Craig Prather, Haley Harrell, Lesley Bartlett, and Stuart Wentworth. “Enhanced Radio Lab Experience using ePortfolios.” 2016 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 2016.[5] B. R. Wilcox and H. J. Lewandowski, “Open-ended Versus Guided Laboratory Activities: Impact on Students` Beliefs about Experimental Physics,” Physics Review Physics Education Research, 12, 020132, 2016.[6] B. M. Zwickl, N. Finkelstein, and H

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Middle School Students' Engineering Identity, Efficacy, Attitudes, and Perceptions

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenn W. Ellis, Smith College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia K. Ellis, Smith College

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Time learning adventure, users become participants in an interactive onlinegraphic novel that is integrated with video and an online game. This transmedia approach makesinteractive IE engineering narratives more immersive and emotionally engaging.It is important to note that the Talk to Me novel and associated learning adventures are allavailable for free on the TMW website. Because it can be accessed by everyone, TMW addressesconcerns about the shift toward transmedia resources widening the digital divide between richand poor adolescents.29,30V. Overview of the Through My Window Learning EnvironmentThrough My Window has a variety of elements that can be combined in different waysdepending upon teacher needs. It includes the following

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Virtual Reality, Simulation, and Optimization of Manufacturing

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Y. Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Brandon Roderick Tucker, Washtenaw Community College ; Alan R. Lecz, Washtenaw Community College

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Manufacturing

project willbe presented, followed by the workshop agenda and lecture materials. The workshop surveyquestions are listed and analyses of participant feedback are discussed. The content of theupcoming workshop for community college faculty is represent in the last section.Project DescriptionThis project aims to develop an industry-based learning environment for lightweight materialtechnicians, engineering technologists, and K-12 students and teachers. Washtenaw CommunityCollege and Wayne State University are partnered to develop integrated curriculum in theemerging technologies surrounding lightweight materials properties, optimization andmanufacturing processes and have an articulation agreement in place for a two-plus-two programin which the

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Literature and Research Perspectives on Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University; Brett Tallman P.E., Montana State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

involvement ofstudents from marginalized groups. Cooperative class environments are also perceived as“warmer” by students, which contributes to positive outcomes in a host of learning outcomes (likepersistence in STEM after graduation), especially for female engineers [35, 39]. Finally, reflectivelearning can be an important contributor to leadership development as it leads to interdependencewith others [39, 42]; connecting leadership experiences to coursework can deliberately engagestudent in reflective learning on their experiences.The curriculum is only one of two aspects of students’ college experience that influence theirdevleopment. The co-curriculum, such as participation in Greek life, athletics, internships, on-campus employment, or

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rambod Rayegan, Prairie View A&M University; Karla C. Lewis Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Greensboro, SERVE Center

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Apply systematic design procedures to open-ended problems Design solutions to meet desired needs Test potential solutions to an engineering problem Apply engineering skills and tools (e.g., software, experimentation, measurement devices) in engineering practice Integrate engineering skills and tools to solve real-world problems Consider contemporary issues (economic, environmental, technical, etc.) at the local, national, and world levelsData Import and CleaningPre- and post-survey responses were downloaded in comma delimited format (CSV) as bothcharacter and numeric data. The primary difference between the two formats are thetransformation of Likert-type scales (i.e. No ability, Some

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Keshmiri, University of Kansas; Aaron Blevins, University of Kansas; A Ram Kim, University of Kansas

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Aerospace

curriculum. However, in FlightDynamics and Control I and II courses, there are typically no hands-on laboratory or co-curricular elements that demonstrate engineering and scientific principles/theories using real-world problems [1-2]. Such conventional curricula norms in Flight Dynamics and Control I andII courses are challenged in this work.KU student evaluations from 2005-2010 consistently point to the lack of real-world experiencesin many fundamental engineering disciplines. Many laboratory and design experimentsunfortunately take place within the confines of closed space, using pre-defined inputs andoutputs, and a monotonous approach to the completion of an experiment. The majority of classprojects are limited to theories and mathematical

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John E. Post P.E., Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Dennis A. Silage, Temple University

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Electrical and Computer

. 8 Figure 11. PSDBPSK of the Simulink simulation (top) and the PlutoSDR transmitter (bottom) both with rb = 1 kb/sec.The PSDBPSK of the PlutoSDR transmitter is a double-sided power spectral density centered at 0Hz or baseband because of the frequency translation from the carrier frequency fc by thePlutoSDR receiver, as shown in Figure 11 (bottom). Since the data rate rb is also 1 kb/sec, thePSDBPSK of the PlutoSDR transmitter shows periodic nulls every ±1 kHz center at 0 Hz.It’s All in How You Do ItDigital communication systems have been taught in the undergraduate curriculum with theapproach of integrating an analytical solution with Simulink simulation for over a decade.Course materials have been

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy; David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

meet how digital natives interact with information, maintain the integrity of the educationalassessment process, and foster appreciation for individual ethical responsibility in the engineeringprofession? In a 3-year longitudinal study, the authors examined student performance andexperimented with alternate assessment models in an introductory environmental engineering coursefor juniors with multi-disciplinary enrollment. This longitudinal study was designed to indicate betterassessment and academic validation of digital natives while enhancing valuable peer-learning.Individual and course-wide grades as well as student feedback are used to assess student performance.Comparison of course-end comprehensive exam results (assumed to demonstrate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rose M. Marra, University of Missouri; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Douglas J. Hacker

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

ability to consciously and deliberately monitor and regulate one’s knowledge, processes,and cognitive and affective states” [1]. Metacognition is key to developing self-directed learningskills that are foundational to ABET’s required “ability to be a life-long learner.” Self-directedlearning is also necessary for an effective work career, yet it is rarely integrated into engineeringeducation [2].In our IUSE NSF project, we are studying the development of metacognitive and self-directedlearning skills of students and graduates of the Iron Range Engineering program (IRE). IRE is aninnovative, problem-based-learning (PBL) engineering program in Virginia, Minnesota, wherestudents explicitly engage in activities to become aware of and develop