Conference Session

It's Elementary

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Christine Mendoza

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

are at different temperatures. • As temperature increases, more energy is added to a system. Explore Students • Energy in the • Planning and • Creativity planned and form of heat carrying out • Collaboration conducted an is thermal investigations • Communication Page

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Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

progress at a designated level of proficiency impacts motivation positively. Con-structivist theory10, 11 suggests that the exchange of timely feedback can encourage students tomodify their work. Lovett and Greenhouse12 show that receiving feedback and comments on thesteps of learning have significant influence on learning compared to only receiving feedbackfrom the instructor on the performance. Page 23.549.3In the next section, details of the tutorial modules are discussed. The methods section presents awide variety of results from testing these tutorials in a quasi-experimental setting during Fall2012. The discussion section provides our plan

Conference Session

Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, but do not necessarily teachstudents how to decide when to use a thermocouple, as opposed to another temperaturemeasurement device, or how to properly install a measurement device to avoid experimentalerrors.The idea of redesigning laboratory courses to benefit capstone design has been attemptedpreviously by Folz et. al. In their case, a junior-level materials engineering laboratory coursewas altered to include more engineering design concepts as well as problem solving,collaboration, and communication skills. The teams in this course were assessed during thecourse and showed gains in applying theory to practice. Folz et. al. had planned, but notfinished, assessment of the students after capstone design to determine if the skills learned in

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Page 23.705.3demonstrate the institution’s commitment to students’ post-college career planning.17Course Development and CollaborationIn the spring 2012 semester, a group of undergraduate engineering students taking a systemsengineering management course asked to do their semester project on the feasibility of a careerdevelopment course for engineering undergraduates. Such a course had been debated off and onfor many years by the faculty and had been deemed not academically rigorous to be offered in atraditional engineering curriculum. In any case, the students’ request was granted and thefeasibility study was done. The resulting project for the systems engineering management classwas presented to the course professor, who also invited the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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W Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

used in industry.One of the challenges to teach a capstone project course is to provide students with sufficient motivationand get them invested in the outcome. To achieve this, Horgan, Smith and Thomas in their 2005 ACEpaper5 suggested a problem domain that accurately reflects the concerns and priorities of a real industryclient. They also proposed a Real World Software Process with four different phases: (1) Phase Zero –developing a project proposal which addresses the client‟s needs and clearly identifies goals and successcriteria, (2) Phase One – requirements gathering, release planning, and the initial development, (3) PhaseN – the generic, repeatable cycle in which the functionality of the system is incrementally extended andthe

Conference Session

Sustainability and engineering education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University; Shekar Viswanathan, National University; James Jay Jaurez, National University

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Environmental Engineering

various elements of the student builtgame. These elements include characters, objectives, procedures, rules, dramatic elements, andgame assets 15, 16.Stages of the Game Design Methodology:  Faculty provide a list of term based on course learning outcomes  Students play simple games to learn basics of game design  Faculty gives examples of how course concept might be used  Students begin the four phases of building games: Conceptualization (planning), Early Implementation, Implementation, and Presentation  Faculty give guidance, assessment, and correction at each phase  Utlize the http://nucatalyst.com website for resourcesFor the development process, students are usually given a clear set of terms or concepts that

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching in Architectural Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Brent Nuttall P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Jill Nelson P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Margot Kally McDonald AIA, NCARB, LEED BD+C, Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo; Gregory F. Starzyk JD, Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo

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Architectural

building, renewable energy, and sustainability initiatives in architectural education and the built environment over the past 20 years during her tenure as an architecture department faculty member at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. In the mid-1990’s, she was part of a design-engineering team that produced a feasibility study for a campus biological solid waste and wastewater treatment facility at Cal Poly, and worked as a consultant with Sasaki and Associates on a Sustainability Master Plan for California State University, Monterey Bay. She participated in the Vital Signs Building Case Study Project throughout its 10-year lifespan. This NSF and Energy Foundation funded curriculum project set standards and provided

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

projectdesigned to understand the barriers that inhibit students from pursuing engineering careers in theAppalachian region of the United States and, ultimately, to develop a theoretical framework thatexplains the factors that limit Appalachian students’ pursuit of engineering careers. Theframework would serve as a foundation for research-based interventions designed to broadenparticipation among this demographic.In the first phase of the research project, we are exploring salient influencers of students’ careerchoice process. To do this, we are exploring career paths from the perspective of high schoolstudents, college students, and engineering working professionals. The three differentperspectives afford a quasi-longitudinal1, 2 look at planned (high

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trisha Eustaquio, Purdue University; Rajtarun Madangopal, Purdue University; Alyssa Panitch PhD; Kate Stuart, Purdue University; Ann E Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott Alan Jewett

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

- plementing undergraduate laboratory and lecture courses that address the evolving needs of biomedical engineers, and managing the ABET assessment program for the Weldon School of Biomedical Engineer- ing.Dr. Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Marcia A. Pool is an Instructional Laboratory Coordinator in the Weldon School of Biomedical En- gineering at Purdue University. She is responsible for overseeing and assessing junior level laboratories, bioinstrumentation and biotransport, and is involved with teaching and mentoring students in the Senior Design Capstone course. Recently, she has worked with colleagues to plan and implement a problem- based learning approach to the biotransport laboratory to improve

Conference Session

Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Golder, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Deanna Gail Levis, British Columbia Institute of Technology; Darlene B Webb, British Columbia Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the event successful, the following seven steps need to be taken: (1) finding thesponsors, (2) marketing the competition, (3) registering the students, (4) planning the twoevents, (5) preparing refreshments and gifts, (6) voting for audience choice prizes, and (7)updating after the event.1. Finding SponsorsFinding sponsors is the most important and probably most challenging task, particularly in thefirst year or two. We find most sponsors by canvassing engineering companies, book publishers,and engineering departments at the institute. Page 23.486.22. Marketing the Competition

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Basic Concepts in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian Ph.D., Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Jackie Liao, Stanford University; Zubair Ahmed

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

—what engages and captivates the audience?This paper explores motivational, attitudinal, and influential aspects of storytelling with anentrepreneurial streak and specific focus on the vulnerable introductory phase of studentresponses during classroom design challenges. What motivates students and the way they begintheir projects or start-ups are considered during the opening phases of each class, duringclassroom dynamics and during the introduction of an entrepreneuring story. Stories areexamined and informed by previous work. Storytelling is defined and measured by fourconcepts: self-motivated, ambiguity readiness level, passionate social connections, and empathy.A series of planned prompts alongside classroom work geared towards student

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

half of all high schoolstudents in some of the nation’s largest cities drop out before receiving their diplomas. (8)In some parts of the country, about a third of all high school students fail to graduate (9),and among those who do receive their high school diploma, many find that they are notprepared for the rigors of college academics. Equally alarming, more than a third of first-year college students received or planned on getting remedial help in math during theirfreshman year (9) .And finally, even though males and females take similar math classesand achieve similar scores in the K-12 environment, the participation rate of males inmath is far greater than that of females after high school (10) .In light of these findings, dowe wave the

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Training and Workforce Needs in the Energy Sector

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Mehrube Mehrubeoglu, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

weighed equally to determine the overall student eligibility ranking. Thecandidates were later contacted with official scholarship offer letters. The selection of fivecandidates out of top nine was realized in three rounds of contacting of two weeks of timeperiods. The recipients included four incoming freshmen and one existing university student.Finally, to implement an evaluation plan with the purpose of measuring this project’s earlyimpact in attracting and retaining students for careers in nuclear power, a first semester intakesurvey of not only award candidates but their peers recruited into the Engineering andEngineering Technology program was conducted. In this paper, we discuss the details of thisprogram as it was implemented in the first

Conference Session

FPD 5: Transitions and Student Success, Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Laura Darrah, Residence Life, Western Michigan University; Paul V. Engelmann, Western Michigan University; Cynthia Halderson, Western Michigan University; Bryan W. Thumme, Western Michigan University; Anetra Grice, Western Michigan University

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First-Year Programs

in critical courses in the engineering and applied sciences curricula. Truecollaboration between engineering and applied sciences and student affairs comes about throughidentifying the roles of faculty and student affairs professionals and providing the opportunity forjoint planning and implementation.IntroductionWestern Michigan University (WMU) is a state regional university located in Kalamazoo, MI.Founded in 1903 as a normal school for teachers, WMU is one of 139 public institutions ofhigher learning that are classified by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement forTeaching as “research universities.” WMU offers 139 undergraduate, 81 master, and 30 doctoralprograms. Total enrollment in fall 2012 consisted of 19,478 undergraduate and

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University; Michael S Harris, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi S Behara, Florida Atlantic University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Appdeveloped is relevant to the domain being addressed. Inclusion of content providers is next onour list. The inclusion of ethnographers was neither obvious nor planned for. It was a happy Page 23.1070.2accident when the third author from anthropology got involved as a content provider. He and hisstudents quickly realized that they are more effective as ethnographers, rather than as contentproviders for social and medical Apps. We now realize that with their help these interdisciplinaryteams of business, engineering and arts majors can function as a team and resolve their ‘cultural’and professional differences on a timely basis. So, we now strongly

Conference Session

CEIII Wrapup

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Christy Pettis, University of Minnesota

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

“Juicy details Text animal homes Questioning Words” Identify Looking at Students create Introduce Build and test animals’ how habitats the animals in engineering a hamster STEM basic needs provide for the story above and the exerciseintegration animals’ with tangrams, engineering habitat trail activities Sort animals basic needs. and then create design cycle. using 3-D by Using pattern some on their Plan the geometric characteristics blocks to own. hamster shapes

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Innovative Pedagogy in Civil Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Jeffery S Horsburgh, Utah State University; David E Rosenberg, Utah State University; Daniel P. Ames, Brigham Young University; Laura G Hunter, Utah Education Network; Courtenay Strong, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

, economic, en- vironmental, uncertainty, and when necessary, social and political considerations to plan, design, manage, operate, and re-operate water systems. Applications include optimization for environmental purposes, water conservation, computer support to facilitate conflict resolution, supply/demand modeling, and port- folio management to minimize risk. He has worked in the Middle East, Calif., Maryland, and now Utah.Dr. Daniel P. Ames, Brigham Young University Dr. Dan Ames holds a Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Utah State University. He recently joined the faculty of Civil & Environmental Engineering at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah after eight years on the faculty at Idaho State

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

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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

Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field.Ms. Kristen Strominger, University of Cincinnati - School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and MedicalEngineering Kristen Strominger is the STEM Program Coordinator working under Anant Kukreti on the NSF Type 1 STEP Project in the School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering at the Uni- versity of Cincinnati (UC). Kristen completed her master’s degree in Higher Education, Student Affairs at Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida previous to beginning her position at UC in July 2012. She plans, designs, evaluates and modifies programs supported by the NSF Type 1 STEP Grant in the

Collection

2012 Public Policy Colloquium

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Jack M. Wilson

California.– Governor spoke about this at every stop!– So much for secrecy. 2WHAT’S BEEN ACCOMPLISHED TO DATE?5 leading research universities, EMC, Cisco and state committed501C3 corporation formed to develop/manage facility$95 M from universities, state, industry, tax creditsSite selected/acquired, tech. requirements identified, planning/design completedJohn Goodhue (former VP at Cisco), is appointed as Executive DirectorSeveral joint proposals submitted –some granted 6WHAT IS HPC?Use of large clusters of computers or special-purpose computers in advanced applications – “3rdLeg” of scienceIncreasingly

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Topics in Energy Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Pan American; Emmanuel Benitez, University of Texas, Pan American; Leonel Aguilera, University of Texas, Pan American

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

acquisition systemwith energy management is a small step onto having a micro scale smart grid in our laboratory.Another main reason for developing this project is to have laboratories for student teachings,other projects, and master’s theses. We are planning to have up-to-date laboratories andassignments with engineering tasks which are not taught in other courses. One of our laboratoryassignment plans is to educate our undergraduate students in the programming softwareLabVIEW.We feel that LabVIEW is becoming very popular in the engineering field and it is a good idea tohave our students exposed to it.We have developed a laboratory assignment which is a reduced form of our data acquisitionsystem. This lab will introduce the students to instrument

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Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning through Laboratory Experiences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Georgia L Harris, NIST

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

learningconcepts/facilitation techniques, and the use of worksheets during learning event planning toensure matching of learning objectives, activities, and instructional assessment methods incourses. Each of these topics has an abundance of literature available freely on the World WideWeb, therefore, only a brief description and is made here, with some specific assessments ofmeasurement instruction, along with reference sources.ADDIE Instructional System Design Model“The instructional system design approach is a behavior-oriented model that emphasizes thespecific skills to be learned and the learner’s abilities to demonstrate these skills.”5 The fivesteps of the ADDIE model are analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.Through

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Fresh Perspectives on Information Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John B. Napp, University of Toledo; Phoebe Jane Ballard, The University of Toledo

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Engineering Libraries

andadoption among faculty within engineering regardless of discipline.Blackboard’s Lesson Plan tool enables one to introduce lessons or units of instruction tostudents, and helps to articulate specific information related to the lesson, such as theinstructional level and the subject area, as well as learning outcomes and core competenciesaddressed by the lesson.A link to the learning module was housed inside the lesson plan. A learning module inBlackboard is a tool that enables content, assessment, and communication tools to be packagedand displayed within one unit of organized instruction. Items within a learning module arepresented sequentially in a path determined by the faculty or instructional designer; however,faculty can choose whether

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhang Lei, University of Florida; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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International

Paper ID #5926Introducing Freshmen Engineering Students to Civil Engineering at the Uni-versity of FloridaMs. Zhang Lei, University of Florida Ms Lei Zhang is the graduate students at University of Florida (UF). She earned her BSCE in 2010 from the Tongji University, in her place of birth, Shanghai, China. After that, she came to the United States and is doing her Master degree in civil engineering. She was the instructor for the STEP-UP program for the College of Engineering at UF and was awarded the most outstanding instructor. She is the teaching assistant for the Introduction to Engineering, Public Works Planning

Conference Session

Statics - They can move at constant velocity!

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Michael Patrick Hannigan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Mechanics

. Sponsored by the NationalScience Foundation (NSF), the Engage Engineering project has partnerships with over 30universities and engineering colleges nationwide to implement E3 lesson plans and develop neweveryday examples that can be used to teach engineering concepts at the undergraduate level1.E3 lesson plans have been mostly formulated based on the 5 E’s format: Engage, Explore,Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate 8-9. This format, introduced by Atkin in 1962, is based on aconstructivist view of knowledge creation that encourages students to build their ownunderstanding of new ideas 8. Beginning with engage, students first encounter the topic at handas the lesson is designed to get their attention and interest from the start. The explore

Conference Session

Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mazyar Aram, California State University Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

.(18 units total)All the minor programs should go through an approval process at CSUN. The first step of theprocess is the approval of the department. Second, the Academic Planning Committee (of therelated college) will need to review and approve the curriculum. Six months after the college’sapproval, Educational Policies Committee (EPC) will review the minor. And last, after theEPC’s approval, the department will be authorized to recruit students for the minor.2. Analysis of Existing Sustainable Engineering Certificate at CSUNThe certificate in Sustainable Engineering is a similar program offered by the MechanicalEngineering Department at CSUN, which consists of three core courses (Sustainable Engineering,2013):ME 485: Introduction to

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Terri M. Lynch-Caris, Kettering University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Islands. The NCEES Strategic Plan describes several issues that representchallenges to maintaining an effective licensure process. The document, which is periodicallyupdated by the board of directors, specifies goals associated with each of the issues and describesstrategies for achieving these goals [NCEES, 2012]. Vision The vision of NCEES is to provide leadership in professional licensure of engineers and surveyors through excellence in uniform laws, licensing standards, and professional ethics for the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare and to shape the future of professional licensure. Mission The mission of NCEES is to advance licensure for engineers and surveyors in order to

Conference Session

FPD 3: Research on First-Year Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Sticklen, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Claudia Elena Vergara, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Renée S DeGraaf M.A., Lansing Community College; Louise Paquette, Lansing Community College; Ruth Heckman, Lansing Community College; Neeraj Buch, Michigan State University; Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

and reform.Ren´ee S DeGraaf M.A., Lansing Community College Tutoring Services Coordinator, Student Services Division, Learning Assistance DepartmentProf. Louise Paquette, Lansing Community CollegeRuth Heckman, Lansing Community CollegeDr. Neeraj Buch, Michigan State UniversityDr. Thomas F. Wolff P.E., Michigan State University Page 23.488.1 Dr. Thomas F. Wolff is Associate Dean of Engineering for Undergraduate Studies at Michigan State University. In this capacity, he is responsible for all activities related to student services (academic ad- ministration, first year programs, advising, career planning, women

Conference Session

Starting Them Early

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering and may need some additional training to feel comfortable usingeveryday activities to introduce engineering concepts.This work will be used to inform a study in which we plan to investigate how parent-child conversations, situated around several activities at a museum, help to developengineering interest and expertise. Additionally, the findings were used to developresources for parents.References 1. Yun, J., Cardella, M., Purzer, S., Hsu, M., & Chae, Y., (2010). “Development of the Parents' Engineering Awareness Survey (PEAS) According to the Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behavior Framework.” In the Proceedings of the 2010 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, June 2010

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. Pinelli, NASA Langley Research Center; Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University; Kimberly Marie Brush, NASA Langley Research Center; Jeannine B. Perry, Continental Research Associates, Inc.

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Women in Engineering

Education at the NASA Langley Research Center. She is completing her PhD in Educational Policy, Planning, and Leadership with a focus on Higher Edu- cation Administration at the College of William and Mary. Her dissertation is focused on the preferences of women in an engineering internship as compared to those of men, specifically focusing on the elements and skills that support women’s persistence into an engineering field.Ms. Jeannine B. Perry, Continental Research Associates, Inc. Jeannine Perry joined Continental Research in 1984. As Sr. Project Director, she meets with each client to discuss their needs and outline the research project goals. She is then responsible for planning and monitoring all phases of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 23.221.5important, demonstrating that while not every students’ misconceptions havebeen repaired, most students have experienced long-term misconception repair.Second, these results follow from just two ~15 minute activities in each conceptarea. That is, relative to the entire time students devote on this course, arelatively tiny additional investment creates significant change in conceptualunderstanding.For future work, we plan to continue analysis of these data to better understandhow students’ understanding changes over time and transfers to novel situations.We also plan to isolate the impact of particular activities on the post-test scores.Finally, we are revising and re-envisioning our heat transfer activities to makethem more