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Professional Skills development in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Schmitt, Florida Institute of Technology; Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology; Ted A. Conway, Florida Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

cause consequences foremployability of engineering graduates as some employers may value soft skills more highlythan technical skills 4,15. Therefore, it is integral to teach engineering students skills in empathyon top of the theoretical knowledge and practical application within their specific field 4.In order to increase the effectiveness of designs for assistive technologies, the United States mustupdate the nation’s understanding of disability. This calls for reforms in the educationalpractices for engineering curriculum 12. 2.1.1. Senior Capstone Design EducationSenior capstone design is typically a final requirement for graduation in university levelengineering curriculum. The duration of a senior capstone design class may vary

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Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keelin Siomha Leahy, University of Limerick; Patricia Mannix-McNamara, Research Centre for Education and Professional Practice

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Design in Engineering Education

introduced practical and technical subjects. Thiscohort had the lowest originality levels overall but achieved the second greatest difference(308%) between phase one (6.7%) and phase two (20.5%). The greatest difference (371%) inoriginality between phase one (7.2%) and phase two (26.7%) was evident for the communityschool, which were set up to give recognition to a compromise between secondary andvocational Schools, offering a broad curriculum embracing both practical and academicsubjects.Figure 5: Originality of design ideas between school typesThe following section explores the level of students intrinsic motivation between phase oneand phase two. The hypothesis under analysis; increase in design ideas (due to thebrainsketching strategy) due to an

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan Cardoso Monsão, PPGM-UFBA/BiLab-Business and Innovation Lab; Jes Fiais Cerqueira P.E., Federal University of Bahia (Brazil); Augusto Cesar Pinto Loureiro da Costa, Universidade Federal da Bahia; Jose Siqueira Dias, University of Campinas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Electrical Engineering Using a Para Didactic LaboratoryAbstractThe objective of this paper is to report the implementation of a Para didactic Laboratory in aprivate college of engineering in Brazil to improve the training of engineering students so thatthey can become industry-ready graduates.A very important component in the education of an engineer is the professional tacit knowledgewhich is obtained through the interaction with more experienced professionals. This normallytakes place after graduation. In order to expose the students to an element of professional tacitknowledge sooner, in lieu of the traditional approaches such as curriculum change and teachertraining, we founded a Para didactic Laboratory at our college

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

engages his students in undergraduate research experiences and focuses on infusing creative design and structured problem solving in undergraduate engineering courses. He is also an active member of the American Society for Engineering Educators, American Concrete Institute, and American Society of Civil Engineers.Dr. Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Patricia Brackin is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, where she teaches design throughout the curriculum. She is particularly interested in sustainable design. Her B.S. and M.S. are from the University of Tennessee in Nuclear Engineering and her Ph.D. is from Georgia Institute of Technology in Mechanical

Conference Session

Maker Spaces within the University

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Institute of Product Development, Technical University of Munich; Julian Weinmann, Munich University of Technology; Udo Lindemann, Technical University of Munich

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Design in Engineering Education

consistently ranking in the top five of several universityrankings, such as the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for engineering andtechnology and the Academic Ranking of World Universities. In brief, these spaces can bedescribed as follows:• Product Realization Lab (PRL) at Stanford University is a large and well-equipped makerspace, which is deeply integrated into the curriculum of engineering and design students in the form of project-centered classes. Students learn manufacturing and design skills in parallel by designing and building physical prototypes in a hands-on manner.• Hobby Shop at MIT is a space with a large wood shop and some other machines for university affiliates, focusing more on personal projects and

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Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel P Brown, Northwestern University

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Design in Engineering Education

challenge by integrating newclassroom methods with traditional pedagogical teaching practices, to better prepare futureengineers to meet the demand for design creativity in practice. In my own institution,Northwestern University, for the past 20 years, the education of all engineers begins in twoquarter sequence of Design Thinking & Communication (DTC) [2]. This curriculum augments thetraditional engineering educational pedagogy with the early introduction of designerly forms ofinquiry, and design practice experiences as a foundational aspect of what NorthwesternEngineering has coined “Whole Brained Engineering” education. Having entered academia 10years ago, after 30 years of industry practice, I observed that although students were

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan; Deborah E. Goldberg, University of Michigan; John P. Wolfe, University of Michigan

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-represented groups in STEM disciplines.Prof. John P. Wolfe, University of Michigan John P. Wolfe received his B.A. degree in Chemistry from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1994 and his Ph.D. degree in 1999 from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology under the guidance of Professor Stephen L. Buchwald. He carried out postdoctoral research under the supervision of Professor Larry E. Overman at the University of California, Irvine, prior to joining the faculty at the University of Michigan in July, 2002, where he is currently an Arthur F. Thurnau Professor of Chemistry, and the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the Department of Chemistry. Professor Wolfe’s current research is directed towards the

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Telenko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Saldana, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd Sulchek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shannon K. Yee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

between the lab and the classroom are being constantly challenged inmodern universities. In response to increasing space and time constraints, faculty are findingways to integrate teaching and research. This paper seeks to provide an integrated model foruniversity activities, one in which both students and researchers benefit from research, teachingand extracurricular activities.A primary argumentative model, termed the scarcity model3, claims that research and teachingare in conflict due to time, energy, and commitment. Time, according to a meta-analysis byHattie and Marsh3, may not be as influential as commonly thought. The data indicate that there isnot a one-to-one replacement of teaching and research time. One study suggests that for

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Engineering seminars, and oversees WIEP’s K-12 outreach programming. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Gender in the workplace: Peer coaching to empower women engineering students in the classroom and as professionalsAbstractFormal coaching approaches within higher education is a relatively new concept and holds greatpromise as a way for students to make decisions and to outline action items and means ofaccountability while facing challenges and/or moving forward through transitions such assuccessfully moving from an undergraduate degree program to the workforce. In this study, theconcept of coaching is integrated into a women in engineering senior seminar class at a largeMidwestern university in order

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1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory A. Cooper, United States Air Force; Michael Lawrence Anderson, United States Air Force; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Joseph M. Fulton, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design

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Design in Engineering Education

studentoutcomes.4 While the ABET “General Criterion 3: Student Outcomes A-K” are meant to besatisfied throughout an entire curriculum, the course outcomes of most engineering capstonesseek to meet most of these outcomes in an integrated fashion during capstone design courses.The following outcomes are used to frame and assess the capstone engineering course in thedepartment of this research. 1. Given a statement of customer need, students design a system to satisfy that need based on commercial product development best practices. 2. Students will demonstrate the ability to effectively communicate their design. 3. Students will demonstrate the ability to fabricate a functioning prototype of their design. 4. Students will demonstrate the

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Kirsten M. Ely, Sonoma State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

entrepreneurial processes (ideation, customer discovery, clientvalidation, and commercial viability) that teach the above concepts. Furthermore, we draw onpedagogical research in experiential learning [26] and scaffolding [18] to “package” the processesto support student learning with a minimum of resources.1 It should be noted that n our approachas each of the processes can be implemented independently, different programs can choose toimplement only those that fit best with their program’s logistics and goals.We emphasize that the four entrepreneurial processes we have developed and integrated into ourcapstone curriculum are designed to familiarize our students with an early product developmentphase of a start-up, where limited resources both in terms

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven C. Zemke, Gonzaga University; Diane L. Zemke

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

over 20 years with an emphasis on mechanical packaging of microwave circuitry.Dr. Diane L. Zemke Diane Zemke is an independent researcher and consultant. She holds a Ph.D. in leadership studies from Gonzaga University. Her research interests include teamwork, small group dynamics, dissent, organiza- tional change, and reflective practice. Dr. Zemke has published in the International Journal of Engineering Education, the Journal of Religious Leadership, and various ASEE conference proceedings. She is the author of ”Being Smart about Congregational Change.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 How Students Create Verbal Descriptions of Physical PartsClear and precise

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Student Evaluation in Design Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amber N. Lyerly, East Carolina University; Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

sequence of courses is intended for students to not only use skills learnedthroughout their academia endeavors, but also to require students to go beyond traditional coursework and expand their knowledge base by deeper researcher, through consulting with subjectmatter experts and experiential learning. Most projects are industry sponsored and for aconsiderable portion of students, the capstone project represents their first interaction with anindustry-like environment. At ECU DoE, two sequential project management and design coursesare required before students begin the capstone course as part of a spiral curriculum [1]. Thesecourses are designed so that the students can begin thinking about the design process and gainsome experience in managing a

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April M. Bryan, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

surprising result was that students ranked the integration of theory as one of the leastbeneficial research experiences. However, learning about the challenges of implementinganalytical designs was ranked as one of the highest. These results are in conflict with each other.The latter response indicates that the students did learn about the integration of theory andpractice. However, the former response shows that the students lacked the appropriate languageto explain it.6.2 Recommendations for Future CoursesThe benefits of the project may also contribute to the enhancement of undergraduate productdesign courses. While product family design is an important approach used in consumer goodindustries, it is often taught only at the graduate level. The

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guannan Liu, Purdue University - West Lafayette; DeLean Tolbert Smith, Purdue University - West Lafayette; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Anirudh Roshan Sriram, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

Education. 2007;96(6); 359-379..4. Atman CJ, Chimka JR, Bursic KM, Nachtmann HL. A comparison of freshman and senior engineering designprocesses. Des Stud. 1999.5. Adams RS, Turns J, Atman CJ. Educating effective engineering designers: The role of reflective practice. DesStud. 2003;24(3):275-294.6. Dwarakanath S, Wallace KM. Decision-making in engineering design: Observations from design experiments.Journal of Engineering Design. 1995;6(3):191-206.7. Atman CJ, Bursic KM. Verbal protocol analysis as a method to document engineering student design processes. JEng Educ. 1998;87(2):121.8. Wendell KB. Design practices of preservice elementary teachers in an integrated engineering and literatureexperience. Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Denis Onen, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary; Derek D. Lichti, University of Calgary; Mark Petovello, Geomatics Engineering, University of Calgary

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Design in Engineering Education

showcase the nexus of science and design using case studies, news, and articles. As an instructor, she was one of the recipients of The Allan Blizzard Award, a Canadian national teaching award for collaborative projects that improve student learning in 2004. In 2005, she was one of the recipients of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Curriculum Innovation Award. She is - as PIC II chair - currently a board member of ASEE.Dr. Denis Onen, Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary Dr. Onen is a registered professional engineer with a broad industrial background in electrical engineer- ing in electronics and embedded systems, integrated circuit design (signal processing and cryptography), biomedical

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony F. Luscher, Ohio State University; Roger Forsgren, NASA Headquarters

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Design in Engineering Education

Leadership (AP- PEL). The Academy’s training curriculum enables NASA’s technical workforce to develop NASA-specific expertise and capability in program/project management, engineering, and systems engineering. It is in- tended to supplement an individual’s academic and professional work experience. Mr. Forsgren holds two Bachelors degrees, one in history from Georgetown University and one in engineering from Cleve- land State University. He also obtained a Masters Degree in Engineering from Cleveland State University. He lives in Virginia with his wife Florence; they have four sons. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Seven Axioms of Good Engineering: Development of A

Conference Session

1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; William W. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Ellen M. Moe

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Design in Engineering Education

Education: Teaching and Learning with Rube Goldberg. TechTrends. 47(5): p. 6-13.3. Jordan, S. & Adams, R. (2008). “…A Good Imagination and a Pile of Junk”. Paper presented at the 2008American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition4. DeBartolo, E. A. (2002). Development of an Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design Course. Paperpresented at the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Conference & Exposition5. DeBartolo, E. & Robinson, R. (2007). A Freshman Engineering Curriculum Integrating Design andExperimentation. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education. 35(2): p. 91-1076. Graff, R. W., Leiffer, P. R., Green, M. G., & Koblich, J. (2011). Thirty Years of Rube Goldberg Projects

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Seth Schlisserman; Alexandra Kirshon

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Kirshon is a Decision Science major at Carnegie Mellon University with an additional major in Professional Writing and a minor in Public Policy and Management. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Teamwork in Engineering Undergraduate Classes: What problems do students experience?AbstractWhile teamwork is commonly integrated into engineering programs, it often discourages womenand minorities. The purpose of the current research is to better understand what teamworkproblems women and minorities most frequently encounter and the resources they currently havefor solving these problems. The researchers report findings from a two-part study. In Part I, 677engineering

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Eva Leong

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

aseither an undergraduate or graduate student, and asked respondents to rate their experiences on ascale of 1 to 4, where 1 indicates a “poor experience, decreased my overall confidence ofsucceeding in structural engineering” and 4 indicates a “great experience, increased my overallconfidence of succeeding in engineering”. The most popular courses (as reported in Table 8)among the survey respondents were structural analysis and earthquake engineering. Senior(capstone/integrated) design, finite element analysis and foundation engineering were given thelowest ratings. The finding that capstone design was unpopular was somewhat surprising, but thesurvey questions did not allow us to uncover reasons behind these responses.Table 8. Respondents’ ratings

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M. Del Torto, Northwestern University; Bruce Ankenman, Northwestern University; Stacy Benjamin, Northwestern University; Trevor Harty, Northwestern University; Penny L. Hirsch, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #15236Exploring Interdisciplinary Design in Relation to Workplace Success andCampus CommunityDr. Lisa M. Del Torto, Northwestern University Lisa Del Torto is an Assistant Professor of Instruction in the Bobbie & Stanton Cook Family Writing Program at Northwestern University. She teaches and coordinates Northwestern’s first-year design course, Design Thinking & Communication, a collaboration between the Cook Family Writing Program and the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Del Torto completed her PhD and MA in Linguistics at the University of Michigan and her BA in Linguistics and Spanish

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Lesya M. Hassall, Iowa State University; Nadia V. Jaramillo Cherrez, Iowa State University; Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

fact had questions after completing the learningmodules might have put the students in an uncomfortable position. Likewise, the cookie-cutterassignment instructions were not part of the learning modules, because the intention was tochallenge students and evoke their creativity, rather than dispatch the exact requirements for anexcellence performance. So, bringing some uncertainty and messiness to learning was by design;the flipped format was a process to ensure that, in the end, student struggles are simply a part oflearning.Productive learning in class. The students agreed that online modules, integrated self-evaluationexercises and a follow-up graded quiz prior to in-class time helped to plan for and anticipate in-class sessions before they

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

to their capstone design colleagues. The survey was officially open during the month ofFebruary 2015 and responses were accepted through mid-March. A total of 522 respondents, representing464 distinct departments at 256 institutions, participated in the survey.This paper focuses solely on the qualitative responses to the eleven open-ended questions at the end of thesurvey. Participants were asked to “please provide responses to as many of the following questions asyou choose; all information is welcome!” The collected responses represent a rich and extensive set ofqualitative data with 250-350 separate responses per question.The approach used for analyzing the responses followed an open coding and integration methodology.11For each question

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahriar Shamsian, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Jeffrey Miller, University of Southern California; Michael Shindler, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

as these and present solutions for such challenges through acombination of technology and approach to teaching.1. introductionA primary goal of engineering education is to provide students with requisite technicalgrounding along with practice and experience in the design and evaluation of real andpractical systems. This goal becomes increasingly difficult with the expanding body ofknowledge, integration of concepts across disciplines, and complexity of design toolsneeded in engineering industries.1 While an expert/apprentice model of education maybe more fitting to preparing engineers for professional practice, traditional instructionmodels include in-person lectures covering fundamental technical concepts with thebulk of practice and

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackson Lyall Autrey, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

possibly inaccurate? His quest for answers to the key question are anchored in three projects, namely, Integrated Realization of Robust, Resilient and Flexible Networks Integrated Realization of Engineered Materials and Products Managing Organized and Disorganized Complexity: Exploration of the Solution Space His current education focus is on creating and implementing, in partnership with industry, a curriculum for educating strategic engineers—those who have developed the competencies to create value through the realization of complex engineered systems. Email URL http://www.ou.edu/content/coe/ame/people/amefaculty/mistree.html LinkedIN http://www.linkedin.com/pub/farrokh-mistree/9/838/8baProf. Zahed Siddique

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Innovative Graduate Programs and Methods, Developing Master's & Ph.D. Programs and Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Graduate Studies

mapping of identified universities (table 3)with identified best practices. Figures 3-5 show specific best practices adopted by USuniversities that offer master program in logistics & transportation related programs. Table 3: University mapping best practices List of best practices for graduate education Number of universities practicing best practices A, Best Practices Related to Program Content 1. Clearly stated program requirement 22 2. Well-rounded curriculum 19 3. Up-to-date and effective course content 27 4. Well integrated research 25 5. Continuous

Conference Session

UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Upward Bound; Samuel Vanderwaal; Carl H France; Logan Walker Graves, UAF

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Paper ID #15656UAS Design in Active LearningDr. Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Michael C. Hatfield is an assistant professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and Associate Director for Science & Education, Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration. He earned a B.S. in electrical engineering from Ohio Northern University; an M.S. in electrical engineering from California State University Fresno, and a Ph.D. in Electrical/Aeronautical Engineering from the University of Alaska Fairbanks.Dr. John Monahan, University of Alaska

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Putko P.E., University of Massachusetts - Lowell; Juliette Nicole Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

optimization under uncertainty. She is a member of the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative.Juliette Nicole Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts - Lowell Juliette N. Rooney-Varga is Director of the UMass Lowell Climate Change Initiative and Associate Pro- fessor of Environmental Biology. Her microbial ecology research has spanned diverse topics related to carbon cycling, climate change, and energy; from feedback loops in microbial production of methane in the Arctic and the climate system, to harnessing electricity produced by anaerobic microorganisms in soil. She recently led the NASA-funded Climate Education in an Age of Media (CAM) Project to integrate student-produced media and climate change science, while

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Allison Wright, Texas Tech University; Ashley Nicole Haseley, Texas Tech University

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International Forum

 focuses on engineering and culture. Looking toward the future, IEP and Cultural Experience Abroad (CEA) are creating three geographically diverse programs while integrating engineering curriculum and cultural immersion.        Background Texas Tech University (TTU) was founded in 1925 and located in Lubbock, Texas.  The 2015 U.S. World and News Report ranked the Engineering program 94th as one of the “Best Engineering Schools” in the United States. Since 2010, engineering student enrollment has increased more than 32.3%. Within the Whitacre College of Engineering (WCOE)  there is an office dedicated to the International Experience Initiative (IEI) called International Engineering Programs Office (IEP

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia; Susan K. Donohue, University of Virginia

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Mathematics

. Figure 15 shows a student about to launch the projectile.At the end of our scheduled visits to his school, we were asked if we could leave all our materialsand supplies for a few weeks. Several weeks later, we learned that four teachers had developedand taught an integrated curriculum. The teachers’ areas were English, History, Science andMathematics (Algebra). The students learned about the history of medieval warfare, the scienceand engineering involved in building different types of structures and weapons, the mathrequired to determine how to aim the projectiles and maximize the distance traveled, and theyconducted research and wrote reports on their results. Figure 14: Standard Catapult Design