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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Dringenberg, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University

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perceptions and motivations simply remained the same.Second, other perceptions and motivations transformed, but not necessarily in a way that pointedto a transformation in the participants themselves. Finally, there was a group of perceptions andmotivations that showed clear transitions towards self-authorship as a way to think abouttransferring workshop learning back to participants’ home institutions. We present thesefindings in the following tables with discussion.Table 1. Perceptions and motivations that remained the same Workshop start Workshop mid-point I worry about being overwhelmed and My worries have played out; we are time-crunched. overwhelmed and time-crunched, we’re

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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student may last for many years afterstudent’s graduation. Often it is difficult to define, in a clear manner, what mentoring isand how a professor can become a good mentor. The paper describes some attributes ofmentoring and sketches out how a faculty member might become a good mentor tostudents.II. How to Become a Mentor?So how does one become an effective mentor of engineering students? Perhaps we couldlist the attributes of good mentors and simply say “go ahead and do that.” But thisapproach is not without precedent. The National Academy of Sciences takes thisapproach in its book, Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, & Friend. (1) It advises new mentorsto try to implement most of the following: • Listen patiently to their mentees

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Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L.W. Carter, Case Western Reserve University; Brian Yuhnke Jr, Case Western Reserve University

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contemporaryideologies, a material agnostic approach, computational materials science and engineering, andprepare students to work on interdisciplinary teams. With the above stated goals, a sophomoreyear course was redesigned and renamed from “Introduction to Materials Science” to “MaterialsProperties and Design”. The instructor chose to both add additional content and use pedagogies toaddress each of the goals of the newly redesign curriculum. Contemporary ideologies were broughtinto the classroom by adding content at the end of each section to discussion how the topics pre-sented in class were applicable to existing and new real-world applications. A materials agnosticapproach was implemented by utilizing the integrated version of the Callister textbook.1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melodie A. Selby PE, Walla Walla University

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, mutants are attractive and being smart isconsidered a virtue.”1 Since the movies were so recent and well-known, it was an easy universefor us to ‘visit’. When I introduced new concepts, we often explored them in terms of theMarvel Universe before we talked about them in terms of our universe. We also used Avengersas memory aids.This Environmental Engineering class is a junior-level class which meets for 50 minutes, 4 timesper week, for a 10-week quarter. I primarily lecture but I try to incorporate active learning asmuch as possible. Civil engineering students are required to take the class and it is a technicalelective for mechanical engineering students, so there is typically a mix of students. Thisparticular class consisted of seven male

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Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Chene Chetcuti, United States Military Academy; Hans J. Thomas P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brent J. Pafford, U.S. Military Academy

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a three-course core engineering sequence. The rational for this requirement is simple:a leader’s ability to understand and shape the physical world “can both enhance and constrain aleader’s ability to influence the action of people” and “engineering is the process of shaping thephysical world to further human goals.” [1] The belief is that graduates who have studiedengineering are well prepared to solve problems when confronted with complex, ambiguoussituations that require the need to articulate requirements and constraints and formulatesolutions.[1]Problem Statement: Students taking a three-course core engineering sequence have various academic majorsranging from foreign language to law, history, and even physics. Due to schedule

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Classroom Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet

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completedescription of the Ohio State Model, refer to the subsequent section in the paper.The application of the Leadership Approach to classroom management required theauthor to evaluate the three leadership models to determine which one was the mostapplicable to classroom management. For this evaluation, the author considered severalcriteria. Table 1 shows the results of the author’s evaluation of the three leadershipmodels to determine which model was the most compatible for classroom management.Table 1: Evaluating leadership models for classroom management Rating Scale: 1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Neither Agree/Disagree, 4 = Agree, 5 = Strongly Agree Evaluation Criteria Situational Leadership Ohio State

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Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Anita M. Wells, Morgan State University

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 initial occurrence through organization and communication.15Recommendations for faculty include the following:1. Define expectations early in writing and verbally:  The communication of policies, requirements and expectations on the first day of class via multiple modalities is an important  practice. The course syllabus, for example, is an appropriate tool for written communication;4,14 it should be Page 24.226.6 explicit and, where relevant, should  direct students to university resources containing more in depth explanations of policy and procedure.  Passow et al. caution faculty to explicitly define what constitutes cheating

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Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

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GroupsAbstract: This paper describes two aspects of an ongoing faculty development model thatuses small interactive teaching development groups. We used the model with engineeringfaculty at five institutions. The groups focused their work on the design andimplementation of research-based, interactive teaching strategies.The focus of this work is using ongoing faculty development as a means to broaden theuse of research-proven instructional practices in engineering courses. Jamieson andLohmann explain the need for pedagogical research to connect with the needs ofinstructors 1. There is a long-standing gap between research about interactive teachingstrategies and the implementation of those strategies in classrooms. In our project, weattempted to bring

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Best of NEE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matt Anderson, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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anything moresevere. The university academic misconduct policy should be included on every course syllabusand it is a good idea to give students time to read this policy word for word on the first day ofclass and answering any questions that they have regarding the policy.Academic Misconduct Extreme Case 1: A new edition of a Thermodynamics textbook had justcome out and the instructor incorrectly assumed that it might take a few months before studentswould have found access to the solutions. Graded homework was assigned from the textbookand despite explicit instructions one student blatantly plagiarized the solution manual. When thestudent was called into the instructor’s office to discuss the matter they showed up with one oftheir relatives and

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Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M.D. B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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paper will discuss thedetail design of experiments and results of the implementations. Page 24.719.2IntroductionOnline learning, one form of alternate learning, has created a paradigm shift in education, and inparticular, the way knowledge is transmitted [1]. The opportunity to access broader andpreviously underserved markets has been spectacular. Moreover, education can be arranged toform learning communities of geographically scattered learners throughout the world. Thephenomenal growth of online education in recent years has made this teaching method a viablealternative for learners who previously may not have had access to traditional

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham

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goals of the program are (1) to increasegeneral awareness of the field of materials engineering among participants and the largercommunity, (2) to increase the awareness of students and parents of the specificopportunities available to study engineering at UAB, and (3) to recruit students to thematerials engineering program at UAB. The paper will discuss the methods used toevaluate the efficacy of the program, as well as best practices and lessons learned sincethe program’s inception. Since the author initiated the program during her first year as afaculty member, the use of rigorous evaluation methods has been important to justifyingthe time and expense of the program, as well as its value in her tenure portfolio.Background and

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Classroom Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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. (1, 2)A caring college professor helps his /her students by insuring that that they gain the selfconfidence to be themselves and exploit their uniqueness, to be successful, by helpingthem develop the necessary technical skills, and the social and emotional skills theyrequire in their college years and beyond. The faculty member is gentle and sensitive Page 24.951.2about students’ emotions, especially fear from new experiences and fear of failure. Acaring college faculty fosters curiosity which is essential for gaining knowledge. Thus,faculty members have to realize and acknowledge that they are humans themselves, and itis all right to make

Conference Session

Classroom Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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college educators and educational researchers: the POD Mailing List, theACM SIGCSE Members List, and the Engineering Technology1 listserv.The survey received 78 responses. Of course, this is not a representative sample, but thegoal of the survey was not to determine with any level of certainty what most facultypreferred, only to identify issues that faculty should consider in making teaching requests.As such, it identified dozens of considerations that might bear on an instructor’s choices.1 pod@listserv.nd.edu, the listserv of the Professional and Organizational Development (POD) Network inHigher Education; sigcse-members@acm.org, the listserv of the ACM’s Special Interest Group onComputer Science Education; and etd-l@listproc.tamu.edu, the

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Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Marshall, University of Southern Maine; Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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feedback. Students need to know how well they are doingand are typically open to suggestions for improvement. Generally, the clearer and more specifican instructor can be with feedback, the better the results for students. Students also benefit frompeer reactions and should be encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning (i.e., taughtto self-evaluate). Providing accurate feedback and helping students to take charge of learningcan stimulate healthy minds.Active StrategiesTopics included in the “Active Learning” section include: 1) Focusing on Learning and NotTeaching; 2) Problem Based Learning; 3) Facilitating Group Learning; 4) Changing LearningBehavior Outside the Classroom; and 5) Preparing to Teach. Topics included in the

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Best of NEE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Diane Carlson Jones Ph.D, University of Washington; Tamara Floyd-Smith, Tuskegee University; Nanette M. Veilleux, Simmons College; Caitlin Hawkinson Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University

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/herengagement of academics, both in terms of behaviors and emotions.Our research connects to the existing literature in the following six specific areas. Our effortshave used multiple approaches to extend this body of literature describing these connectionsbetween a student’s sense of belonging, academic engagement and both faculty and peer support. 1. Prior research has examined the relationship between a student’s sense of belonging in the academic environment and various academic measures. A sense of community or belonging in higher education has been positively associated with lower levels of burnout among college students,8 increased GPAs among undergraduate transfer students when combined with strong participation in

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Classroom Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

is important to emphasize that no particular device is required for this class. The universitydoes have a very good wireless network accessible from all classrooms. Use of the Blackboardcourse management system is required for all instructors, but otherwise there is no particularuniversity requirement for the use of electronics in the classroom. The current study does notseek to determine the efficacy of any particular device. Rather, the central questions are 1) Whattypes of devices do students in Measurements in Analysis own? 2) What are their attitudestoward the use of electronics during in-class activities? and 3) Is there a measurable effect onstudent outcomes as a result of electronics-enhanced cooperative in-class activities

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INVITED PANEL: Preparing your Teaching Portfolio

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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about theirteaching.Introduction: What Type of Teaching Portfolio are We Talking About?Teaching portfolios take a variety of forms (e.g., papers collected in a three-ring binder;multimedia-rich electronic documents), are used in a variety of educational settings (from pre-Kto post-graduate education), and are prepared for a variety of reasons. For example, a portfoliomay be formative in nature, serving as a place for collecting evidence of improvements inteaching, reflections on one’s identity as a teacher, or to share experiences with colleagues in anorganized way. The main purpose of these portfolios might be described as ‘improvement’1(both documenting and encouraging improvement). Portfolios can also be summative in nature,designed to

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Best of NEE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

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undergraduate research assistants is both difficult and rewarding. Students come tothe project with different backgrounds, motivations and work ethics. While engaging inundergraduate research can be a powerful learning experience for students,1 expending resourcesto train undergraduates does not always translate to increased research output or academic creditfor faculty mentors.2–5This paper presents a three-stage, scaffolded approach to training undergraduate researchassistants, based on experiences and lessons learned in mentoring more than 50 undergraduatesin engineering research projects. This three-step methodology reduces faculty effort whilepreserving the learning experience for new undergraduate researchers, and helps faculty quicklyassess the

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Classroom Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

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New Engineering Educators

, the SFIP has been proposed as a mechanism to diffuse Page 24.1074.2engineering education innovations in the classroom. Diffusion of educational innovations is achallenge that has defied a satisfactory solution for decades as evidenced by the many referencesin the literature; for example, Borrego [1] states that “despite decades of effort focused onimprovement of engineering education, many recent advances have not resulted in systemicchange”. The Research Council of the National Academies’ report on transforming STEMeducation [2] states that support is required to implement “innovative STEM course developmentthat exceeds substantially the

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lea Marie Eaton, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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researchers and were generated based on experiencewith homework in STEM courses, both from a teaching and a student perspective. The surveywas composed of five main sections:1. General questions about the student’s school, year of study, major, and average number of problem sets assigned per week.2. Positive Homework Course. Questions relating to a homework experience in a STEM course that the student would describe as “positive.” a. Initial questions asked for the name of the course, and the type(s) of homework utilized in the course. The name of the professor was asked, but was optional. b. Then students were asked to rate on a scale from Never, Rarely, Sometimes, Often, to All of the Time, the amount to which they felt

Conference Session

Classroom Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew E. Jackson, East Carolina University; Sherion H. Jackson, Grand Canyon Univeristy

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New Engineering Educators

where anunderstanding of group dynamics, team organizational, and communication skills come into play.Students and faculty face a particularly difficult task when working in academic teamenvironments. Most students realize that several artificial constraints are in play for these student-centered projects. These artificial elements include – but are not limited to: 1) the short-termnature of the team assignments, 2) the final objective of the project assignment [usually a reportor an artificial product] which is generally never developed into a sustainable design or functionalproduct that will ultimately be manufactured, distributed, and maintained throughout a typicallifecycle, 3) the low probability that their individual long-term success is

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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two faculty members who each made the move after over fifteen years inindustry, one who is now early in that transition and the second moving toward full retirement.These experiences along with a review of literature, both on general career transitions and thoseinto education, are used to outline not only ideas on best practices for being successful in thetransition, but pitfalls and traps to be aware of and avoid. The specific goals of the article are to: (1) Provide an overview of the literature on the motivation for career change and explore the current research on the personal reasons for these transitions. In particular, examining specific types of positions and how they fit career changes into engineering education

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Best of NEE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Adam Redd Livingston, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R. Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Josiah A. Yoder, Milwaukee School of Enginering

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chair asked the new faculty members to complete the following tasks: ● attend at least one week of the experienced faculty member’s course, ● invite the experienced faculty member to then attend at least one or two lectures of the new faculty member’s course, and ● have at least one de-briefing session between the new and experienced faculty members.Different constructs for reporting on and evaluating mentoring case studies have been presented.Sherwood, et al offered a mentoring case study construct in four areas: Motivation, CoursePreparation, Class Lectures, and Additional Assistance.2 Chism and Szabó proposed thatevaluation of an instructional development program can be performed at three levels: 1. Howsatisfied were the