Conference Session

Interest & Identity

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bin (brenda) Zhou P.E., Central Connecticut State University; Feng Wang P.E., Texas State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

designcompetition, a lock and dam system competition, and a form-board airplane design competition.These three activities are described in detail in the "High Impact Activities" section. Field trip isessential to the NSTI at CCSU program. In each of the two consecutive years, students visited atleast two among the following four places: the State Department of Transportation headquarters,a state landmark project, a regional airport, and a sea port. In the end-of-program survey, participants are asked to rate whether each educationalinstrument helps them better understand STEM principles and applications. The available fouroptions are: "do not agree", "partially agree", "agree", and "strongly agree". Participantresponses are illustrated in Figure 2

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FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Phillips, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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ASEE Headquarters

“blinded” mode, it is not currently possible to use labels, or createunique groups, and then collate the results once the review setting is switched to unblinded.When merging unique groups, the software allows the last decision to take precedence. For thisreason, the authors used the “unblinded” mode, which may have impacted the decisions ofreviewers. In addition, Rayyan tended to get overwhelmed if more than one person in a reviewwas making changes simultaneously, and when using labels, it will only let the user who added alabel remove it later. Despite these limitations and glitches that happened due to the ongoingdevelopment of Rayyan, it did help four authors work together on this project and collateinclusion results.While working through the

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Technical Session 3: The Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shaya Wolf, University of Wyoming; Fiona P. Moss, University of Wyoming; Rasana Manandhar, University of Wyoming; Madison Cooley, University of Wyoming; Rafer Cooley, University of Wyoming; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Computers in Education

require technological understanding to remain competitive in a job market driven by advancingtechnology. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that occupations in information technology andComputer Science will grow 13 percent from 2016 to 2026 [1]. Regardless, most K-12 schools in theUS and other countries do not currently offer Computer Science courses, so state legislatures haveturned their attention to incorporating these programming skills in K-12 curricula. For example, inthe Wyoming Legislature’s 2018 Budget Session, Senate File 29 was passed, adding Computer Sci-ence and computational thinking to the state educational program [2]. This bill requires ComputerScience to be incorporated into the K-12 curriculum by the 2022-23 school year

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Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron W. Coates, Armstrong State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

point average by a magnitude between 0.14 and 0.30,and also concluded that participating students exhibited less anxiety about math and science, increasedself-esteem and greater confidence. Other models that have been reported to be successful involve someor all of the previously described methods as well as general curriculum improvement, the inclusion offamily in Saturday math and science activities, industry speakers and field trips. More recently, Lynch etal [10] proposed a conceptual framework for Inclusive STEM High Schools (ISHS’s). The ISHS model isinclusive and selective, it implements a STEM focused curriculum with instructional strategies informedby research. The ISHS model also emphasizes project based learning, integrated

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Solar and Wind Energy-System Initiatives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Ramirez, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Hiram Moya, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Jose Luis Saldivar Jr, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

farms. Using live data and presenting my final project report. Learning how renewable energy is actually harnessed and how to most efficiently and effectively analyze data to make engineering decisions Presenting my final project report Table 6- What I liked most about the course responses2- What I disliked more about this activity was: Following Table lists their responses by activity Activity Selected responses to: What I disliked most about this activity was 1 That I didn't know this before. Going to the sundial at a specific time. Many cloudy days didn't allow us to perform the activity (7) 2 Equations get messy. I'm not really skilled at Excel. Didn't know how to

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee Oz, Salt Lake Community College; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Brandon Lewis Walker; Christopher F. Thompson, Salt Lake Community College

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Graduate Studies

injection and gas liftfor selected wells to optimize reservoir production plateau and prolonging well’s economic life.Terra Tek, Inc., Salt Lake City, UT, 1985-1987; Director of Reservoir Engineering; Responsible of con-ducting research for reservoir engineering projects, multiphase flow, well testing, in situ stress measure-ments, SCA, hydraulic fracturing and other assigned research programs. In addition, as a group directorhave been responsible for all management and administrative duties, budgeting, and marketing of theservices, codes and products.Standard oil Co. (Sohio Petroleum Company), San Francisco, California, 1983-85; Senior ReservoirEngineer; Performed various tasks related to Lisburne reservoir project; reservoir simulation (3

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University - Calumet; Keyuan Jiang, Purdue University - Calumet; Vivek Singh Rajput

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Computing & Information Technology

and Savarese, Daniel and Dorband, John E and Ranawak, Udaya A and Packer, Charles V, "BEOWULF: A parallel workstation for scientific computation", in Proceedings, International Conference on Parallel Processing vol. 95, (1995).[12] Wikibooks. Building a Beowulf Cluster — Wikibooks, The Free Textbook Project. [online], 2011. http://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Building_a_Beowulf_Cluster&oldid=2210594, last viewed December 2014.[13] Frinkle, Karl, and Mike Morris. "Developing a Hands-On Course Around Building and Testing High Performance Computing Clusters." Procedia Computer Science 51 (2015): 1907-1916.[14] Ngxande, Mkhuseli, and Nyalleng Moorosi. "Development of Beowulf Cluster to Perform Large

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Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

learninghad significant impact on student outcomes. 5 Oakes describes in detail those universities doingservice learning in 2004.6 Duffy, et al. also reported positive outcomes on many of the ABET (a-k) criteria. They also reported results of a survey showing that, “…79 percent of departmentchairs had heard of service learning, only 23 percent of departments currently offered it.”Bringle et al and Totten et al described service-learning as: (1) an educational experience that iscourse-based and credit-bearing; (2) an organized service activity consisting of an intentional andthought-provoking application of classroom learning to active and engaging work byparticipating in a group project that meets identified community needs; and (3) a

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brynn Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Noah Kasper, University of St. Thomas; Brett D. Gunderson, University of St. Thomas; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

design of high profile transportation structures. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 DESIGN, IMPLEMENTATION, AND ASSESSMENT OF AN AFTER- SCHOOL ENGINEERING PROGRAM FOR DEAF STUDENTSAbstractThe Engineering Exploration program for deaf and hard-of-hearing students at the Metro DeafSchool exposes middle school after-school program participants to engineering disciplines andconcepts while integrating the Next Generation Science Standards into the program’s curriculum.This project began in the spring of 2014 with a short pilot of four two-hour long sessions, allfocused on Creative Circuitry and sewable/wearable circuits. This paper will focus on theEngineering Exploration program of 2015, which

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University - Calumet; Nirjhar Das Sharma, Purdue University - Calumet; Gautam Agarwal, Wynright Corporation

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Instrumentation

, Argonne, IL in developing direct computer control for hydrogen powered automotives. He is also involved in several direct computer control and wireless process control related research projects. His current interests are in the area of packaging machinery system design & control, industrial transducers, industrial process control systems, modeling and simulation of Mechatronics devices and systems in virtual environment, programmable logic controllers, programmable logic devices, renewable energy related projects, wireless controls, statistical process control, computer aided design and fabrication of printed circuit board.Mr. Nirjhar Das Sharma, Purdue University - Calumet Nirjhar Das Sharma pursued his passion

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

free the industrial partners to develop realistic problems without beingconstrained by educational parameters. Once the AEPs were developed, they were reviewed bythe course instructor to ensure that the scope of the project was reasonable for the course. Eachindustrial partner presented their AEP to students using their own words, without modificationsfrom faculty members, in order to preserve the authenticity. After the industrial partner’spresentation of the problem, students worked in three-person teams to solve the AEP. During atwo-week period, the instructor facilitated a discussion among students and guided them todetermine the knowledge they must gain and information they must gather to solve each AEP. Atthe end of the two-week period

Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part II: Activities for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric J. Fitzsimmons, Kansas State University; Stacey E. Tucker-Kulesza, Kansas State University; Xiongya Li, Kansas State University; Whitney Jeter, Fort Hays State University; Jana R. Fallin, Kansas State Univesity Teaching & Learning Center

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Civil Engineering

Categorical absences)? 12 How did you prepare for lecture? Multiple After lecture, you were assigned either homework, a project, or reading. 13 Multiple When do you typically complete this? If you were assigned homework problems that required multiple steps to 14 Multiple solve, how did you approach the problem? During lecture, are you able to take notes, keep up with the instructor, and 15

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Douglas Kearsley, Western Washington University; Andrew G. Klein, Western Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

metacognition.MethodologySubjects and settingThe Department of Engineering and Design at Western Washington University (WWU),established in 2014 as part of a state-funded transition from Engineering Technology, hasapproximately 400 undergraduate students with about 100 students enrolled in the electricalengineering program. In the conception of the new engineering programs, project-based learningwas identified as a key component of the curriculum, and consequently the majority of courses inthe department have a weekly lab component. While the labs provide an opportunity for hands-onlearning, problem solving at all levels is primarily practiced through weekly homework problems,in introductory courses up through senior-level courses on more advanced topics.This case study

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering and technology students.For example, the following constitute a sample of effective practice furthering our students’propensity for, and capability with, technological innovation:Phase 1 Ideation: In an introductory freshman class using creative brainstorming of howtechnological problems are addressed differently in various regions of the world.Phase 2 Development: Implementing a vertically integrated capstone project that teams studentsfrom each year of the baccalaureate program on an industry-based problem. Senior studentsmentor junior ones to develop advanced skills.Phase 3 Realization: Students work with entrepreneurs, for example in the university’stechnology park or incubator, in implementing an innovationInteraction with Context

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Gong, Temple University; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Li Bai, Temple University; Brian P. Butz, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

@temple.edu.Dr. Saroj K Biswas, Temple University Saroj Biswas is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Temple University specializing in electrical machines and power systems, multimedia tutoring, and control and optimization of dynamic systems. He has been the principle investigator of a project for the development of an intelligent tutoring shell that allows instructors create their own web-based tutoring system. His current research focuses on security of cyber-physical systems based on multiagent framework with applications to the power grid, and the integration of an intelligent virtual laboratory environment in curriculum. He is an associate editor of Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

disciplines and continue to makea significant impact in the scientific community.Microfluidics 101: How to teach K-12 students about microfluidics in a 90 minute lecture.The college of engineering at Louisiana State University has three week-long summer campsoffered to both middle- and high school students to increase interest and enrollment in STEMmajors when the students ultimately decide to attend college. These programs are calledREHAMS, XCITE, and Project NJneer and provide the students with a chance to live in auniversity setting and experience all of the engineering majors offered at Louisiana StateUniversity. During the program, students are mentored by counselors (current engineeringundergraduate students), participate in team-building

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Lafayette College, her MSLS from Catholic University of America, a M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is currently working on her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue.Ms. Iryna Ashby, Purdue University, West Lafayette Iryna Ashby is a Ph.D student in the Learning Design and Technology Program at Purdue University with the research interests focused on program evaluation and self-regulated learning. She is also part of the program evaluation team for the Transdisciplinary Studies in Technology at Purdue Polytechnic aimed to redesign undergraduate student experiences through offering a combination of deep liberal arts experiences with student-driven, hands-on project-based

Conference Session

Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brian J Wisner, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

university lab and faculty/graduate studentmentors, the students had to critically review relevant literature to first draft an abstract (within thefirst week of the program) and later formulate an independent research proposal (presented inWeek 4) that would become the basis for their work throughout the program (Figure 1). Studentsselected research groups and projects based their own interests. In the first two years of thisprogram, students have focused on topics such renewable energy, bio-inspired robotics, smarttextiles, manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, and informatics. Students were financiallycompensated for their work (at no expense to the faculty advisors participating each year), whichwas, therefore, considered a full-time occupation over

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Asad Yousuf, Savannah State University; Mohamad A. Mustafa, Savannah State University; Keenya G. Mosley, Savannah State University; Mir M. Hayder, Savannah State University

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

engineering studentsinto STEM Middle and High School teaching careers through partnerships with otherinstitutions, educational courses, scholarship, and summer internship program and outreachactivities. Through the Robert Noyce Scholarship program, XXX University in partnership withXXX Technical College and SCCPSS prepares at least twenty-eight (28) undergraduatemathematics and engineering majors and eight STEM professional to become certified middleschool or high school teachers of mathematics and/or science grades (6-12). Working withregional high schools, XXX Technical College, and STEM employers, the project team recruitshigh-quality students and professionals interested in STEM-focused teaching careers, and theprogram provides a combination of

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jess W. Everett, Rowan University; Maria Perez-Colon, Rowan University

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First-Year Programs

University Maria Perez-Colon is a program advisor in the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering at Rowan Univer- sity, NJ. She received her M.A. degree in Higher Education Administration from Rowan University, and B.A. in English from Rutgers University. Her master thesis focused on the effects of Engineers Without Borders service projects on the global-mindedness of student participants. Page 26.693.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Evaluation of a Dual First-year Student Advising ProgramIntroductionDramatic enrollment growth has prompted the College of

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific

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Mechanics

statistics courses and serves on numerous dissertation committees. She has also directed the evaluation research associated with several state- and federally-funded projects, especially those involving teacher professional development.Dr. Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific Hector Estrada is currently Professor of Civil Engineering at University of the Pacific; a position he has held since August 2006. Prior to joining Pacific, Professor Estrada was chair of the Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville. His teaching interests include structural engineering and mechanics, the design of timber and steel structures, structural dynamics, and earthquake engineering

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International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shweta Chopra, Iowa State University; Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University; Chad M Laux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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International

one and two worked with variousgovernment and private sectors investigating the role of technology adoption and innovation inimproving the efficiency of agricultural supply chain addressing the issue of global food security. This research highlights the potentials and challenges of conducting research in globalsetting. Additionally, the authors have developed a model that can be adapted by engineering andtechnology scholars to conduct research effectively in global environment. Furthermore thispaper includes different ways in which international collaborators can be efficiently involved inthe project (i) before reaching the field, (ii) during the field research and (iii) once the researcherhas left the field. This helps build

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gholam Ali Shaykhian, -; Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University; Jinan Ziade ABD, University of Phoenix

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Computing & Information Technology

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE).Dr. Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University I, Mohamed Khairi, my bachelor degree in computer science. I did my Masters in system science from University of Ottawa, Canada. My PH.D was in ”Master Data Management” from University of Phoenix. I have over 20 years of experience in IT industry - ten of them with Microsoft in Redmond, WA. Currently I’m assistant professor at University of Najran. In addition of teaching and Research I’m coordinator of graduation projects and field training for computer and information system college.Jinan Ziade ABD, University of Phoenix My name is Jinan Ziade. Currently a Doctoral student, ABD, at University of Phoenix working on my

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International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Bo Yang

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International

projects andcross-cultural internship opportunities [3, 7]. These types of international collaborativeprograms offer students with diverse learning experiences and international experiences. Page 26.885.2Despite the wide scope of international collaboration in engineering education, currently theassessment of these efforts focuses on students’ academic performance or extracurricularexperience. Students’ high level of thinking or their personal epistemology was rarelyinvestigated. Considering the potential influences on one’s epistemic thinking from diverselearning experiences[8], and considering the critical role of personal epistemology in

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Brocato, Mississippi State University; Amy Barton, Mississippi State University; Kelly Agee, Mississippi State University; Ed Dechert, Mississippi State University; Greg Carlisle, Morehead State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

activity that correlates naturally with delivering professional technicalpresentations. For this project, students completed a pre-survey about their to-date presentationexperiences and overall public-speaking confidence followed by an interactive workshop on thetheatre-based exercises mentioned above. They then completed a post-workshop survey on thesesame concepts before giving their first presentation of the semester in a technical-communicationcourse. Significantly, the workshop was conducted by a theatre professor (one of the currentpaper’s authors) who began his career with an electrical-engineering degree and several years ofexperience in industry. The paper discusses the philosophy behind this pilot study; full details onthe workshop

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He is currently serving as an editor of Journal of Computer Standards & Interfaces.Dr. Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.) Dr. Ertekin received his BS degree in mechanical engineering from Istanbul Technical University. He received MS degree in Production Management from Istanbul University. After working for Chrysler Truck Manufacturing Company in Turkey as a project engineer, he received dual MS degrees in engi- neering management and mechanical engineering from Missouri University of Science and Technology (MS&T), formerly the University of Missouri-Rolla. He worked for Toyota Motor Corporation as a qual- ity assurance engineer for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lisa Huettel, Duke University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.1359.6Week 5: Teams and Scaffolding. Given that many engineering curricula have substantial team-based instruction (e.g., laboratory sessions, group projects), we explored the potential benefitsand challenges of incorporating team-based activities into circuits courses. Before the session,each participant completed a team-maker survey and read one of two assigned articles6,7 oneffective student teams. An initial presentation discussed challenges associated with formingteams, turning groups of students into interacting teams, assessing students individually whenthey work in teams, and dealing with social and intellectual differences among students. Via apoll and break-out group activity, participants shared their prior experiences with

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Sharpe, Portland State University; Geng Qin, Portland State University; Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

26.21.2Workshop students, whose polled responses were used to categorize student response. Thedevice was developed by a team of engineering students working under the moniker “Physics inMotion” (PIM). Two of these students also led physics workshops, and incorporated the deviceinto their workshops to examine student interaction with the prototype.II. Methodsa. Design Considerations A project was undertaken by Mechanical Engineering students starting in the spring of2013. The goal of the project was to identify a need in student education and to applyengineering skills to move towards a solution to the chosen problem. The problem isolated wasinformed in part by the findings of Halloun and Hestenes, who demonstrated4 that students’misconceptions

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Alessandra Montironi, UC Davis; Daniel S Eliahu, UC Davis C-STEM Center; Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

formulatecurricula9, 10 that integrate engineering design core ideas and practice in a multidisciplinarylearning environment. This approach promotes the linking of concepts and hands-on experienceduring the learning process which helps students better remember11, 12 what they learn. Moreover,if the experience utilizes the same tools used by engineers, it can be useful for students whenentering the job market or pursuing higher education. A number of curricula have been proposedto integrate these aspects,13 for example those from Project Lead The Way (PLTW).15NGSS defines the three core ideas of engineering design14 as: (1) Definition of the problem, (2)design of solutions to the problem and (3) optimization of the solution. The curriculum describedin this

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken C Stanton, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

. Page 26.139.2The foremost goals of the needs assessment were to create program and course learningobjectives, as well as guidelines for a program completion certificate, with the objective of theprogram being job placement in the hybrid-electric vehicle engineering industry. The relativelynarrow focus of the program objectives was necessary considering the requirements of therequest for proposals and funding agency. This program was funded from 2010-2014 throughthe US Department of Energy Vehicle Technologies Office under American Recovery andReinvestment Act (ARRA) authority and guidelines. The emphasis in all ARRA projects was onworkforce development, job placement and economic stimulus, and the strategic objective of theHEVE program was to