Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

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Graduate Studies, Student

[Shannon] was very cooperative throughout the semester and rightly understood the importance of the effort I am putting from busy graduate schedule…She tried hard to make up the education she was lacking for the research. Based on this I felt she was very helpful for the research and also showed the correct attitude.Generally Drake takes an evaluative tone of his mentee Shannon, as he calls her attitude“correct” and her understanding “rightly” to indicate alignment with his expectations as asupervisor. By describing her education as “lacking” and explaining the importance of his effortsin the research mentoring relationship in the context of his busy graduate student schedule, he ispositioning himself as superior to Shannon

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech

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Student

cooperative” with their interactions (Table5). As such there is a need for “mutual respect among the members” of the committee to ensurethat meetings are productive and that the dissertation work continues with the full support of thecommittee. While “diverse disciplines” was listed in the top 4 for overall committeecharacteristics, panel feedback from earlier rounds indicated a split view on having a committeewith diverse disciplines. Several participants saw the benefit in a committee with diversedisciplines as a way to refine the students’ knowledge, identify gaps and oversights in the study,and explore the research as a whole from different perspectives. This opportunity led to making

Conference Session

Project-based and Cooperative Learning in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Wayne Freeman P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Anthony H. Hawes LCDR, USCG, United States Coast Guard Academy; Royce Warner James Ph.D.; Eric Jonathan Page, United States Coast Guard Academy; Ali M. Reza, U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

“educational mentor” construct dynamic, by serving as customer,providing subject matter and project management advice, and allowing the students to makegenuine mistakes without high-stake consequences.II. Coast Guard Academy Plasma Lab (CGAPL) Background and Initiatives The Physics Section at the CGA continues to make steps toward developing our studentundergraduate research in magneto-hydrodynamic (MHD) and Plasma Physics with the CoastGuard Academy Plasma Lab (CGAPL). The lab is in its mid stages of development with 8 activeundergraduate students and 4 collaborating instructors and staff. CGAPL is a nexus for ProjectBasedLearning(PBL) and undergraduate exploration. Here, MHD applications to Coast Guardmissions and investigations into plasma

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University ; Junichiro Kono, Rice University

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Curriculum Development

number of U.S. students who choose to pursue graduate study inthis field, while also cultivating a generation of globally aware engineers and scientists who areprepared for international research collaboration.3.1 Program Objectives: The NanoJapan Program is a 12-week summer program that placesfirst- and second-year undergraduate science and engineering students from U.S. universities inresearch internships with Japanese nanotechnology laboratories. The objectives of the educationprogram are to : i) to cultivate an interest in nanotechnology as a field of study among collegestudents; ii) to cultivate the next generation of graduate students in nanotechnology; iii) to add tothe skill set of active nanoscience researchers; iv) to create students

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Teresa Restivo, University of Porto

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Invited - Student Development

huge number of staff elements involved as well as older students (over 90 people)and student time constraints coming from Bologna process are the main reasons for itbeing impossible to design FEUP Project as one semester long with a more significantnumber of ECTS. Following up the effect of this work it also has not such a strongeffect as expected in the students’ performance in writing, oral and visualcommunication skills. And a reason for this is related with the fact that just only in finalyears students are asked to show these skills. This aspect is also difficult to overcomebecause this would need the collaboration of all teaching staff at FEUP immediatelyafter this effort of students’ initiation in good practices.iJUP – Young Research at

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

explored students’ perceptions of their preparedness for the Co-Op work.In general, we found that students felt they were moderately prepared by their course work towork in the Co-Op program, except that many students reported they needed more knowledgeof the industrial standards. Another major challenge students met in the workplace was tocommunicate with clients. Those findings indicate that engineering educators need to betterprepare students with knowledge and skills for workplace engineering. Students also indicatedthat the Co-Op experience helped them develop better engineering knowledge and skills, suchas knowledge of industrial standards, communication skills, which confirms findings fromprevious research that cooperative education is a

Conference Session

Building a Better Program - Construction Curriculum Enhancements

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samaneh Zolfagharian, School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology; Masoud Gheisari, Georgia Institute of Technology; Javier Irizarry P.E., School of Building Construction, Georgia Institute of Technology; Pavan Meadati, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Construction

materials and constructiondetails required for scheduling the construction process. Moreover, different users with variedbackground can collaborate together on one BIM model of a building 16. Students can learn aboutthe architectural design features with BIM in addition to engineering and construction processes,so there is a need for research and development of educational methods supported by BIM andrelated technologies15.Traditionally the construction sequence is taught by using 2D drawings and critical path method(CPM) bar charts. Students find more success when they are able to visualize and conceptualizethe construction sequence in their minds using 3D models to correlate the relationships betweendifferent components and schedule activities

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Bishop, Utah State University; Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Computers in Education

) theory of psychological typesand Kolb’s learning styles. This model consists of five dimensions, with two extremes for eachdimension—the permutation yields 32 learning styles. These dimensions include perception, in-put, organization, processing, and understanding. Corresponding categories for teaching stylesare established along the dimensions of content, presentation, organization, student participation,and perspective.4.2 Peer-Assisted, Collaborative, and Cooperative LearningTopping and Ehly [73] define peer assisted learning as, “the acquisition of knowledge and skillthrough active helping and supporting among status equals or matched companions” (p.1). Thisbroad definition prepares us for the statement by Foot and Howe [25] , “Taken

Conference Session

Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine; Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai

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International

often seek to remain within their “comfort zone” of peers that are of similarethnicity and who have a similar background and learning style, make it challenging for facultyto stimulate the cross-cultural class dynamics necessary for effective building of globalcompetencies. This is perhaps most noticed when US study abroad students join a local class,and requires dedicated measures by faculty to stimulate collaboration among the groups 4.Recruiting and retaining student in engineering disciplines  Attracting and retaining students in the Engineering disciplines is of critical importance toachieve the transition to a knowledge-based economy 21. Engineering students are oftenfrustrated during the first two years of their college due to the lack

Conference Session

Track 4 - Session II - Student and Curriculum Development II

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University

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Student and Curriculum Development

University Qin Zhu is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His main research interests include global engineering education, engineering ethics, and philosophy of engineering and technology. He received his BS degree in material sciences and engineering and first PhD degree in philosophy of science and technology (engineering ethics) both from Dalian University of Technology (China).Ms. Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West LafayetteAndrea MazzurcoProf. Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University Page 21.28.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; Brandon G Morton, Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM for High School Students; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.)

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students illustrating the connection between the arts and the sciences, to catalyze interest in STEM/STEAM.Mr. Brandon G Morton, Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM for High School Students Brandon Morton is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering at Drexel University. He received his B.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in 2009 and his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from Drexel University in 2011. He was an NSF GK-12 fellow from 2011 to 2013. Currently he is researching methods for detecting influence between musical artists.Dr. Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University Youngmoo Kim is Director of the Expressive & Creative Interaction Technologies (ExCITe) Center and

Conference Session

RET Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zornitsa Georgieva, West Virginia University; Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Tyler A Saenz Saenz, West Virginia University; Miracle David Solley, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Impact of Research Experience for Teachers with International and Societally Relevant ComponentsIntroductionWe sought to bridge the divide for teachers and their students between secondary science andmathematics content, on one hand, and the engineering of solutions to real-world societally-relevant problems, on the other hand. The expected outcomes for the Research Experience forTeachers: Energy and the Environment project* (RET) included: 1. Teacher knowledge and attitudes toward science and engineering will improve as a result of participating in ongoing engineering research projects for six weeks during the summer and

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University

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Computers in Education

HPLframework, being part of a close-knit community of learners, actively interacting with each other,can be of great help to the individual student in developing his or her knowledge and understand-ing of the particular discipline; we will elaborate on HPL later in this section. Given this, andgiven the potential that online technologies provide for interaction and collaboration, a number ofresearchers have, over the last several years, explored ways to exploit such technologies to effectcollaborative learning. These researchers have developed a number of tools and techniques, someof which we will briefly review later in the paper, and demonstrated their use in a variety of disci-plines and settings ranging from K-12 through college programs

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cate Samuelson, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

different major.IntroductionThere is strong evidence of student flexibility and vacillation around career options post-graduation from college. Specifically, a single interaction or experience (such as a co-op) cansometimes mean the difference between taking a job after graduation in engineering or anotherfield.1 Further, research suggests that cooperative education and internships result in increasedsocial and cultural capital of those who participate, which can contribute to their ability to secureemployment after graduation.2 Student perceptions of the engineering field, which can be shapedby undergraduate work experiences, can also impact persistence in engineering programs.3-7While there is a growing literature examining the relationship

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E. White, CAU-SES; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

free) alternatives that lead to either a certificate or degree. With today’sinternet technology and social networking capabilities, it seems feasible to provide superior edu-cational opportunities for a much larger and more diverse population of people. The online me-dium is not only a venue for educational innovation through experimental teaching methods, butalso a source of new information (e.g., through online surveys and tracking of student progress).Online experiences should lead to further improvements in modern educational techniques andmethods. This and subsequent papers will explore the viability of these notions while concentrat-ing on several online education scenarios through: 1) further elaboration (particularly, within

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Razi Nalim P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Manikanda K Rajagopal, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Robert J Helfenbein, Indiana University-IUPUI, School of Education

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Educational Research and Methods

, “Teaching and Learning in the College Classroom: A Review of the Research Literature”, Ann Arbor: Regents of the University of Michigan, 1986.10. J. F. Milem, J. B. Berger, “A modified model of college student persistence: Exploring the relationship between Astin’s theory of involvement and Tinto’s theory of student departure”. Journal of College Student Development, vol. 38, pp. 387-400, 1997.11. R. M. Felder, R. Brent, T. K. Miller, C. E. Brawner, R. H. Allen, “Faculty Teaching Practices and Perceptions of Institutional Attitudes Toward Teaching at Eight Engineering Schools,” ASEE FIE Conference, Session T1G, 101-105, 1998.12. C. Hsieh, and L. Knight, “Problem-based learning for engineering students: An evidence

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

use of narrative and storytelling has become acknowledged as hybridizing a cultural activitywith a research method, serving as one among many decolonizing methods that have a history ofuse in indigenous communities and communities of color37,39 (as indeed in white communities).Researchers in the social sciences have been using narrative to understand complexity withinindividuals' experience.33 Cynthia Winston and colleagues40 use narrative via the telling of “lifestories” to create cases of black students in STEM disciplines both as a way to think about theirpersonal psychological development and for students to learn about themselves. Culturalperformers including Anna Deavere Smith,41,42 the national storytelling project StoryCorps

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te-shun Chou, East Carolina University; John Barry DuVall, East Carolina University; Kamalesh Panthi, East Carolina University; Tijjani Mohammed, East Carolina University

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New Engineering Educators

kinesthetic. Figure 5 shows one section of the controlroom in the Global Classroom. Page 23.1162.11 Figure 5. The Control Room of the Global Classroom3.4. Module Four: Asynchronous ToolsWhile synchronous learning enables students to meet at the same time for discussions,presentations and collaboration, asynchronous learning enables students to learn at differenttimes and locations. Instructors using asynchronous learning methods must think carefully abouthow they want to provide students with learning materials that can be studied at their own pace,when time is available. The environment should also provide a place where the

Conference Session

Research on Learning, Performance, and Impact

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

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Minorities in Engineering

analytical thinking skills of 80% and 75% for CARE 11 and 10 groups, respectively, and helped the students understand and complete their math and science tasks.  Analytical Reasoning- learning by-design activities improved analytical reasoning of over 65% of the students compared to 66% using STEM research projects with faculty. Design projects helped 67% of students explore their potentials (with 61% and 71% for CARE 10 and CARE 11, respectively).The agreement is probably higher one the over 30% students were “not sure” or disagreed. CARE 10 students who took Logic/Problem

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

approach. It was noticed by my department chair that studentscharacterized both classes as transformative experiences. In this way, T-shaped coursesare quickly noticed by students and administrators. University alumni in particular see themerit, and view this type of training as something that makes their alma mater special.For that reason, these activities can become great show pieces for the administration.Both the biomusic project and Brain Mind Culture class have been featured inUniversity-level publications.In the process of building a T-shaped experience, faculty may also find others at theirinstitution who wish to collaborate on an unusual project. For example, through ourregular contact in the Brain, Mind and Culture class, the comparative

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education and co-director of the VT Engineering Communication Center (VTECC). She received her Ph.D. in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and an M.A. and B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdis- ciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a National Science Foun- dation CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios for graduate students to promote professional identity and reflective practice. Her teaching emphasizes the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 23.594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Faculty Development Using Virtual Communities of PracticeA large number of reports from prestigious national organizations, for example, the NationalAcademy’s reports on the Engineer of 2020,44, 45 have called for substantial changes inengineering education. Some of this urgency is due to changes in the skills and knowledge thatengineering graduates need to deal with the complex, interdisciplinary nature of currentengineering problems, as exemplified by the engineering grand challenges identified by theNational Academy.46 An additional factor is the change in the engineering student population;for example, the demographics, web experiences

Conference Session

Novel Pedagogies 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liu Junhua, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Yue Zhang, Singapore University and Technology and Design; Justin Ruths, Singapore University of Technology and Design; Diana Moreno, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD); Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

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Educational Research and Methods

experiences; (2) facilitate students’ engineering skills; and (3)develop students’ capabilities and dispositions for engaging in collaborative project-basedinquiry and critical thinking. To assimilate new information and incorporate it into the existingknowledge, students need to restructure their knowledge for themselves, which can beaccomplished through active learning. A number of tenants underlie this teaching philosophy,including (Knight, 2004): students take direct responsibility for their knowledge, proactivelyengaging in the study of their texts and reference materials, participation and leadership in courseactivities, completing assignments, laboratories, and exploration in the field; the instructorassumes more of a role of a facilitator: “a

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session II - Faculty Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Danielle Marie Dowling, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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Faculty Development

), and improve students’ attitude towardscience and engineering in general (Haury, 1993). And because inquiry instruction calls uponteachers to adopt the view that “the class is the arena for…exploration of students’ participation,knowledge, and reason” (Hammer, 2005; p. 503), it fosters an educational environment in whichstudent reasoning can be laid bare through debate, discussion, and collective exploration.Creating such a learning community within the classroom is important, because as Beatty et al(2006) have observed, “Telling students what to think is notoriously ineffective; eliciting theirthinking, confronting it with alternatives, and seeking resolution works better.”The focus of this paper will lean more toward the inquiry instruction

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kristen Strominger, University of Cincinnati - School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering; Urmila Ghia, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

engineering undergraduate students into the College’sscholarship – such as conducting research and presenting the findings. In this paper theprograms implemented for each strategy are presented followed by results documenting theimpact of the strategy on retention and student success. Finally, the conclusion sectionsummarizes the highlights of the accomplishments and the challenges faced. This paper willhelp serve as a resource for others planning similar programs for engineering undergraduatestudents. The University of Cincinnati (UC) is an urban, comprehensive, research-intensive, publicinstitution with over 42,000 students. The UC College of Engineering and Applied Science(CEAS) has over 3,000 undergraduate and 650 graduate students, and grants

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Christopher J Rowe, Vanderbilt University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

necessary tools for success in initiating and nurturing their careers. Onegoal of the course should be that students would agree with this student’s statement: “I loved therelevancy of this course to things that I will be doing my entire life – extremely helpful!”A tangential aspect for continuing this course is to see how it will affect student satisfaction longterm in their undergraduate program. Annual exit surveys completed by graduating seniorstypically rate career center support services very low. Whether or not the quality of service isactually low is subject for debate. However, if this intervention improves students’ perceptionsof the career center’s quality of service resulting from collaboration between the engineeringschool and the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Dirk Ifenthaler, University of Freiburg; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

been assigned specific roles or functions to perform and who have a limited life span of membership [1]. Over the past few years, at the University of Oklahoma, a graduate course titled AME5740 Designing for Open Innovation has been designed, course content and assignments developed and a learner centric paradigm instantiated. Different facets of this course have been described in several publications – most recently in [2], [3]. In these papers, the authors explore the key question: How can we foster learning how to learn and develop competencies? In this paper we document our initial findings as to how far we have succeeded in facilitating students learning how to learn and develop competencies within this course

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suxia Cui, Prairie View A&M University; Yonghui Wang, Prairie View A&M University; A. Anil Kumar, Prairie View A&M University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

this collaboration project, the middle school is one of the NASA Explorer Schools in ametropolitan area. Having one astronaut graduated from this middle school, the whole school isvery proud of being involved in exploring the space. Both the administrators and teachers aredoing their best to broaden students’ view towards the outer space. As one example, eachsummer, they send students to NASA for training and competition. The school’s explorer club(roughly enrollment of 60 students per semester), usually meet after classes and work on variousscience project throughout the whole school year. Recently, they connected to space station andtalked to astronaut in real time. Students were able to ask their own interested questions directlyto

Conference Session

Programs in Support of Systems Engineering Education

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chet Boncek Jr, Raytheon Company

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Systems Engineering

. In partnership with the educational branch of the New England Patriots, Mr. Boncek designed the ’Power to Hear’ engineering design challenge to encourage students to explore areas of STEM especially those related to communications systems. Mr. Boncek has been a technical advisor in the ”Science-of-Sports” program for four years. Page 23.86.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 A Novel Partnership for Advancing K-12 STEM EducationAbstract: By imparting expectations and behavioral norms for effective cooperation andteaming, effective study habits and by serving as

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simin Hall, Virginia Tech; Clifford A. Shaffer, Virginia Tech; Eric Fouh, Virginia Tech; Mai Hassan ElShehaly, Virginia Tech; Daniel Breakiron, Virginia Tech

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #5951Evaluating Online Tutorials for Data Structures and Algorithms CoursesDr. Simin Hall, Virginia Tech Dr. Simin Hall is a Research Assistant professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) at Virginia Tech (VT). Currently she is collaborating with Dr. Cliff Shaffer in Computer Science Department on a National Science Foundation funded TUES project to improve instruction in Data Structures and Al- gorithms (DSA) courses. Her applied research in education is in cognitive functioning using online learn- ing technologies. She has redesigned two undergraduate courses in Thermodynamics for online