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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Jo Dale Ales; Karim Elkholy, Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC); Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University

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 off  meeting  in  January  2013  with  the  joint  internal  and  external  advisory  boards;  both  institutions  have  hosted  their  own  separate  internal  advisory  board  meetings  as  well.  The  internal  advisory  board  meetings  include  other  stakeholders  from  the  respective  institutions.  The  strategic  planning  team  that  includes  the  two  PIs,  two  Co-­‐PIs  and  program  coordinators  meet  on  a  regular  basis  to  provide  feedback  and  to  hold  brainstorming  sessions  on  the  implementation  of  the  program  at  both  the  community  college  and  at  the  university.  A  new  website  with  the  transfer  programs  at  LSU  is  live  and  two  conference  papers  have  been  accepted  at  the  ASEE  2014

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Meena M. Balgopal, Colorado State University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, Colorado State University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University

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-experimental as students werenot randomly assigned to the sections; rather both sections were opened for enrollment, andstudents were allowed to register for the sections without knowledge of the planned intervention.Furthermore, students were prevented from switching sections after they learned of the researchactivities because both sections were full, and the department did not provide overrides forstudents looking to switch sections. The control and intervention sections were 86% and 77%male, respectively, and 5% and 7% ethnic minority students. The classes were primarilycomposed of mechanical (52% control and 46% intervention), civil (32% and 30%), andenvironmental (11% and 16%) engineering majors. Chi-square tests revealed no

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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about our scholarships and the support system that we provided. 2. A scholarship without additional instruction does not guarantee success. 3. Students need to be made to do what they need to do through assigned homework. A required Academic Success and Professional Development class with a scholarship is a very strong incentive to do the “right things”.Academic Support: 4. Academic help is needed. The Guaranteed 4.0 Plan is the best available.6 5. A minimum GPA of 3.0 for continuation of a scholarship is a strong incentive to spend the time needed for learning. 6. Transfer students should be in a study group for each class and need to be

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

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introduces students to the design process andcommon test/simulation/manufacturing tools available in the Electrical and Computer Engineering(ECE) department. Additionally the course content was augmented to provide an introductoryoverview of the core areas of electrical engineering taught at UAF: communications, power andcontrol, and computer engineering. Teaching the “essence of engineering” during a student’s firstyear is one of the recommendations of NAS Educating the Engineer of 2020 [2005]. Page 24.1278.3During the first half of the semester, students are introduced to design tools and the design cycle(plan, simulate, prototype, build, test

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Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew J. Traum, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Vincent C Prantil, Milwaukee School of Engineering; William C Farrow, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Hope Leigh Weiss, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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many engineering curriculado. Second, our approach allows students to realize the interdisciplinary nature of engineeringproblems, which discrete course subjects artificially isolate. Our approach enables students toapply what they have learned in previous classes to solve new aspects of the same project. Third,this project demonstrates the true iterative nature of engineering design and developmentwherein students reassess their modeling assumptions and perform necessarily more detailedexperiments to validate their conceptual design changes.Both direct and indirect assessments are planned to evaluate our program. We will track thenumber of students enrolled in RP courses who join aerospace student organizations like AIAAand who take aerospace

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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; Garufis, 2005), a process often called “writing-to-learn” (Olds, Dyrud, Held, &Sharp, 1993). Pioneering research by Light (Light, 2004) has also shown that the amount ofwriting in a course is more strongly linked to increased student engagement than any othercourse characteristic. So apart from the obvious practical importance that engineers should beable to write well, there is also substantial learning that takes place through the process ofthinking and planning that is required for good writing. The learning associated with writing issimilar to the learning associated with teaching, as both involve the organized communication of Page

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Virtual and Distance Experiments

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Schmidt, Bismarck State College; William Wahlman, Bismarck State College; Zachery Allen, Bismarck State College

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. These are theinstructional and ancillary systems. The original plan for the WebLab system was to create asystem that allowed remote access to laboratory equipment. That plan has come to fruition;however, it became apparent early in the project that much more is needed to make the system aviable educational platform.The term instructional systems is inclusive of all the learning materials, lab manuals, lessons,tests, quizzes, assessment, and laboratory activities that go along with any given laboratory. Theterm ancillary systems is inclusive of systems designed and needed to support the operation ofthe laboratory such as the student database, scheduling system, data logging and trending, etc.While the WebLab project succeeded technically, no

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Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zeit T. Cai, Princeton University; Jeremy John Worm P.E., Michigan Technological University; Drew Dosson Brennan, Michigan Technological University

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inherent lack of hands-on experience, mechanical engineeringstudents may not be as prepared as they could be when entering the workforce.One topic in mechanical engineering which integrates vehicle dynamics with technicalexperimentation is coastdown testing. Coastdown testing is the process of accelerating a vehicleto a high speed on a flat, straight road and coasting in neutral down to a low speed. By recordingthe amount of time the vehicle takes to slow down, it is possible to obtain a model of the loss-inducing forces affecting the vehicle. Obtaining valid coastdown results requires several steps,including experimental planning, data collection, and data processing.The inherent modular nature of coastdown testing allows for easy adaptation to a

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Laboratory Exercises for Energy, Power, and Industrial Applications

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2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hyun W. Kim, Youngstown State University; Yogendra M. Panta, Youngstown State University

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activities. It may also be nearlyimpossible for the students to develop in-depth knowledge on experimental design throughcompletely open-end, so-called “sink or swim”, laboratory design projects.Implementation of theme-specific laboratory design projectThe mechanical engineering program at Youngstown State University has been continuouslyupgrading its educational objectives and assessment plan since 1998 when a comprehensiveassessment plan was implemented. It sets a high priority for meeting Outcome (b) - Ability todesign and conduct experiments, of ABET 2000. For proper assessment of Outcome (b), the Page 25.646.2program developed assessment rubrics

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Phillip M. Cormier, SUNY - University at Buffalo; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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evidence of the effectiveness of the productarchaeology framework. This project uses existing survey instruments, including the Engineer of2020 survey and the engineering design self-efficacy instrument to assess positive studentattitudes and perceptions about engineering. Our assessment plan also uses two newly-developed design scenarios. These scenarios require students to respond to open-endeddescriptions of real-world engineering problems to assess students’ ability to extend and refineknowledge of broader contexts. Emerging pre-test/post-test comparison data reveal that theproduct archaeology activities lead to more positive student ratings of both their own knowledgeof broader contexts and their self-efficacy regarding engineering design

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Warren, Kansas State University; Punit Prakash, Kansas State University; Ed Brokesh, Dept. of Bio and Agricultural Engineering, Kansas State University; Gary William Singleton Ph.D., Heartspring; Kim Fowler

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being and development. Students are encouraged toincorporate design mechanisms that allow device data to be uploaded to the Heartspring databasethat already contains these children’s clinical records, individualized education plans (IEPs), anddaily progress and behaviors as recorded on the iPod Touch 4 platforms carried by the paras thatwork one-on-one with these children throughout the day. Participation rates by students in broadcurricula (i.e., biomedical and otherwise) imply that students in any area of engineeringappreciate the opportunity to engage in a project with clear personal and societal benefit.I. IntroductionAbout 1 in 6 children in the U.S. had a developmental disability during 2006–2008, ranging frommild disabilities such as

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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limited research that has been conducted on engineering learning in informal environmentsprovides evidence that participation in engineering programs in secondary school can lead toenrollment or interest in studying engineering in college. In a recent review of the 18 STEMprograms targeting girls, the Harvard Family Research Project’s Out-of-School Time Database10found that most of the programs increased participant’s confidence in their math skills, improvedattitudes toward and engagement in math, and increased plans to attend or enroll in college. Intheir evaluation of FIRST (a robotics club), Melchior and colleagues 11 reported that the Page

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ELOS Best Paper Nominations

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra J. Mascaro, University of Utah; Stacy Bamberg, University of Utah; R. Roemer, University of Utah

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asked to write out two plans for modeling each objectin SolidWorks®. After choosing what he determines tobe the best of the two plans, the student proceeds to (a)follow that plan to create a model of the object inSolidWorks®. Example SolidWorks® models are shownin Figure 1. Ideally, the objects to be measured andmodeled are relevant to the design project and might beincorporated into SolidWorks® models of a team’sdesign competition device. For example, tires (Figure 1a)and SPAM® cans (Figure 1b) were chosen as objectswhen the design project involved designing and buildingSPAM®-powered vehicles.2.2 Manufacturing Labs (b)During the freshman year, students are introduced tothree

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2010 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Douglas Sugg, United States Navy; Elizabeth Gentry, National Institute of Standards and Technology; John Fishell, STEP Conference

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scienceshows/exhibition periods per day over a two day period. About 3,500 students from local 3rdthrough 12th grades attend the two day conference each year. In addition, a Teacher Conferenceis provided separately from the Student Conference to engage teachers in activities to help themdevelop their skills in teaching math and science. Lesson plans and example activities areprovided. About 125 teachers attend each year’s conference provided free of charge by theSTEP Program. A STEP Community Leadership Luncheon is included during the conferenceweek to renew commitment to STEP activities, review progress and obtain new and continuingsupport for the privately funded program. A keynote speaker is the center piece of the luncheonwhere speakers such as

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Innovative Teaching Methods and Learning Models

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ross B Kaplan, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Timothy M Johnson P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Ralf Oliver Schneider, Wentworth Institute of Technology ; Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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and desires of the stakeholders.The project team members have identified the stakeholders as R&D (Engineering, Industrialdesign), System operator, and Subjects to be scanned for fever screening. Handling temperaturereadings in a large gathering is anticipated. In order to understand the operational needs, thefunctional overview of the operator requirements is necessary. A generalized design approach interms of human factors is necessary to cover this broad spectrum. A wide range of hand sizes andvarious levels of hand strength should be considered. The interdisciplinary R&D team currentlyis planning a qualitative focus group to deepen our understanding of the potential operator. Thehand-held portable temperature scanner has to be low

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Pedagogical Innovations in Laboratory Education

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian P. Sangeorzan, Oakland University; Matthew Nathaniel Bruer, Oakland University; Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Xia Wang, Oakland University

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large collected volume and the relatively long collection times. Students would nothave a sense of the required collection volumes or times without having conducted theuncertainty analysis before conducting the experiments. In fact, it is very easy to have relativeuncertainties of less than one percent with a little planning. Table 3. Sample Injector Calibration Data Injector #1 20,000 μS Period Volume Uncertainty = +/- 5 ml; Time Uncertainty = +/- 0.3 sec Rail Vol. Pulse Pressure Collection Collection Flow Width (psig) Volume Time Rate Uncertainty Uncertainty (μS

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Koplow, Northeastern University; Francis Di Bella, Northeastern University

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Chicago, Ill Engineering Technology Division How to Rescue a Poorly Operating Experiment in Engineering Technology and Change it into a “Real-World” Engineering Technology Learning LessonFrancis A. Di Bella, PE Director of School of Engineering TechnologyMichael Koplow, Adjunct Instructor ThermodynamicsNortheastern University, Boston, MAABSTRACTA planned experiment that goes awry can never be completely avoided. Even the bestplanned lab experiment in an engineering technology course will suffer a somewhatembarrassing failure in the middle of the experiment, with a lab team of engineeringtechnology students looking on, dispirited and possibly embarrassed for the seeminglyhelpless instructor. But this is the

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Unique Laboratory Experiments and Programs

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Yao, East Carolina University; Philip Lunsford, East Carolina University

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plan is needed to teach all these Page 11.861.5topics within a relatively shorter time than for a regular electrical engineering program.LabVIEW from National Instruments [4], a graphical programming software package,serves as an excellent teaching assistance to deliver these concepts. The authors developa virtual lab session that uses LabVIEW to teach basic Boolean algebra and digital logic.Instead of explaining rules of Boolean algebra in a regular lecture, the students are told tomanipulate the switches on graphical interfaces and watch the changes of the indicators.With this straightforward observation, they are then taught Boolean algebra rules

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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timeconstraints, we contracted with a local assembly company to machine the case and mount thecomponents at the cost of approximately $100 per unit. The machine work required is verysimple, employing little more than a drill press and saw. We have available complete plans, billof materials, and manufacturing files for the printed circuits.Equipment and Laboratory SetupAt the University of Virginia, we currently use this device for a sequence of 3 experimentsrelated to transformer-rectifier power supplies. Taken by themselves, each of these experimentsis relatively straightforward and well-known. The first is a simple full wave supply with noregulation, the second with a simple Zener diode regulator, and the final with a 3 terminal fixedregulator, 78L05.8

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Aero and Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Cardenas, Harvey Mudd College; R. Erik Spjut, Harvey Mudd College

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. b. Demonstrate the safe and proper use of computer-based and embedded-processor- based data acquisition systems. c. Demonstrate proper techniques for debugging/troubleshooting an experimental setup. d. Design, build, and fly a custom set of transducers to make engineering and/or scientific measurements. 2. Demonstrate experimental and analytical skills: a. Demonstrate the design/planning and completion of safe experiments to answer open-ended questions. b. Demonstrate manipulation and presentation of experimentally-obtained data to answer open-ended questions. c. Analyze and compare the results of mathematical and computer modeling of an

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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one-semester capstone class. These half-courses allow students to exploreembedded system interfacing or higher-level embedded concepts while planning andinvestigating ideas for their capstone project.Our objective in this presentation is to give other educators working with courses in EmbeddedComputing a description of our laboratory experiments that have been shown to provide studentswith a contextual basis for the relevance of the in-lab experience1. We will describe theseexperiments in a high level way and show how they build on earlier BYOE presentation materialfrom the University of Virginia. In showing how we structured these experimental courses, alongwith the actual experiments, we provide insight on how individual institutions may

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominik May, TU Dortmund University; Claudius Terkowsky, TU Dortmund University; Tobias R. Ortelt, TU Dortmund University; A. Erman Tekkaya, TU Dortmund University

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proficiency) to “10” (highlevel of proficiency) in…1. …handling laboratory equipment, measurement tools and software for experimentation. (1)2. …identifying strengths and weaknesses of engineering specific theoretical models as a predicator for real material behavior. (2)3. …planning and executing common engineering experiments. (3)4. …converting raw data from experimentation to a technical meaningful form. (4)5. …applying appropriate methods of analysis to raw data. (4)6. …designing technical components or systems on Basis of experiments results. (5)7. …recognizing whether or not experiment results or conclusions based on them “make sense”. (6)8. …improving experimentation processes on basis of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2006 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd Kaiser, Montana State University; Stilson Applin, Montana State University

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testing.Discussion The primary objective of creating the new microelectronic fabrication course wasto develop and implement a laboratory-intensive course that would train undergraduatestudents in microfabrication technologies. The objective has been completed. The courseexposed students to a limited set of microfabrication tools and clean room safetyprotocol. It focused on the fabrication techniques used to create basic PMOS and NMOStransistors. A second course is planned that will expand on the fabrication skills and reinforce design issues pertinent to microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), culminating in the fabrication of prototype

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Nichole M. Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University

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Paper ID #8866Access to Cooperative Education Programs and the Academic and Employ-ment Returns by Race, Gender, and DisciplineDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education.Dr. Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University and a

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Ranjani Lakshman Rao, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University; Abigail R. Jahiel, Illinois Wesleyan University; Thomas P. Seager, Arizona State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University

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content but have the potential to allow students todive much deeper into content should faculty members provide those opportunities. We provideillustration of these gateway concepts, and demonstrate the overall framework’s use for guidingfaculty members’ curriculum development.Pre-Workshop activities and ideasSelecting workshop participantsThe planning and implementation of the Assessing Sustainability Knowledge workshop was amulti-dimensional component of the overall project. The workshop’s goal was to synthesize keysustainability concepts and relationships into a framework that can be used to guide assessmentsof sustainability knowledge.In the fall of 2010, we put together a list of potential candidates that we wanted to invite, basedon their

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University

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project aims to characterize how engineering students view and approach innovation. Aspects of the research that are accomplished so far include: 1) a multi-phase protocol that includes interviews, process mapping tasks, and think-aloud protocols, 2) a content analysis to determine typical innovation and discovery behaviors used in innovation in technical areas, and 3) a meta-synthesis of assessment methods used in engineering entrepreneurship. Based on the findings from these studies, we made recommendations that inform activities associated with the educational plan including classroom activities and assessment tools. Introduction While innovativeness is a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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mobile hands-on learning into their courses.Deborah Walter (RHIT) and Kathleen Meehan (VT) have initiated the development of a conceptinventory for non-ECE majors who are enrolled in circuits classes with either hands-on activities inthe classroom or laboratory exercises conducted outside of the classroom, both facilitated byportable electronic instruments. Co-PI Ella Ingram (RHIT) has studied the existing literature obteaching circuits, examined circuits concept inventories developed by others in the field, andparticipated in the learning of basic concepts in circuits and use of lab equipment along withstudents enrolled in circuits classes for non-majors. The plan is to present a draft of the conceptinventory at the 2014 workshop to obtain

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado Boulder; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University

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Core Chemical Engineering Curriculum – Year 3Overview and ObjectivesWe report on the progress of the third year of a CCLI Type 3 project. The goal of this project isto create a community of learning within the discipline of chemical engineering (ChE) focusedon concept-based instruction. The project plan is to develop and promote the use of a cyber-enabled infrastructure for conceptual questions, the AIChE Concept Warehouse, whichultimately could be used throughout the core ChE curriculum (Material and Energy Balances,Thermodynamics, Transport Phenomena, Kinetics and Reactor Design, and Materials Science).Conceptual questions, both as Concept Inventories and ConcepTests, will be available throughan interactive website maintained through the

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Steven D. Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Michael Keith Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Matthew W. Roberts, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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their curricula in the last five years. Both universities have developed,piloted, and institutionalized two new infrastructure-themed courses. As a result of ourindependent (to date) efforts, we have generated a wide variety of teaching materials for the fourcourses. Importantly, the transformation of our curricula has involved more than adding newcourses; as a result of having all department faculty involved in the planning andimplementation, our institutions have experienced a “trickle down” effect, in which newinfrastructure-themed material has been added to nearly every course and entire coursesequences have been modified. As a result, important topics such as resilience, infrastructureprotection, environmental impacts, and sustainability

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Roy Brown, Eastern New Mexico University; Mo Ahmadian, Eastern New Mexico University

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about half of the eleven criteria apply to technical mastery: all others cover “softskills” (i.e., creativity, communication, teamwork, problem-solving, life-long learning,and appreciation for diversity). 2In addition suggested List of Professional Skills for Engineering/Engineering TechnologyEducation 2  effective oral communication and presentation skills  effective written communication  creativity and/or creative problem solving  interpersonal skills  ability to work effectively on a team  time management and planning  conflict resolution  ethical decision-making  the importance of continuing self-education  an appreciation for diversity,  an understanding of the profession’s place in a larger