Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mafruhatul Jannat, Oregon State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

beliefs about active learning, their current application of active learning exercises in their courses, and connectivity with other workshop participants.Assessment of workshop effectivenessThe impact of the workshop on participants was assessed with reflective open-ended surveyquestions. For that purpose, three surveys were developed and administered in sequence tocollect information on participants’ belief of active learning and conceptual assessmentexercises, the extent they are connected to curriculum development network, and the influence ofthe workshop on participants’ classroom practice. To accumulate data on each category, surveyswere administered at the beginning of the conference on the first day, at the end of theconference

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 24.1126.7The second and third themes were the challenges students faced when attempting to collect,synthesize, and apply design ethnography data during front-end design phases. Studentsstruggled to use ethnographic data because they were not sure what they were looking for.Furthermore, the immersive experience naturally led to the collection of large amounts ofinformation from a variety of sources which required students to actively perform extensivesynthesis. Engineering students may be particularly ill-prepared for the concept of qualitativedata collection and analysis; therefore, design ethnography pedagogy must reflect these keyareas.The fourth theme was the challenge students faced in conducting design ethnography duringfront-end

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Carrick Brunson, Paul Carrick Brunson Agency ; Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

% Google+ 30% LinkedIn 20% 10% 0% Teaching Research Service Do Not UseFigure 9- Social Use by URM faculty for Teaching, Research, and Service Page 24.1277.10 Overall, results of the study suggest that underrepresented faculty members arenot actively utilizing social media in a professional context. When social media is utilized,various platforms are employed at different rates for teaching, research, and service.These differences may reflect the nature of the platform, the target audience, and thecapabilities of the platform.Potential Barriers to Social

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

application of test/simulation/manufacturing tools to design projects; (ii)communications skills via writing lab reports and oral project presentations, including thepresentation of data and design choices; and (iii) team skills via a modified BESTEAMS [Schmidt,et. al 1999] curriculum; all are skills used in subsequent courses.In 2006, we obtained the Circuit Concept Inventory from Helgeland and Rancor [personalcommunication, 2006]. This test was modified to reflect the content of the course and administeredto 15 students as a pre/post-test in 2007. The blue marker in Figure 1 indicates the average gainachieved by those students. Figure 1 was created in the manner of Hake [1998] who comparedlearning gains obtained in introductory physics courses that

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Pan American; Jesus Alejandro Valladares, The University of Texas Pan American

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Page 24.1297.9Reference [12]. The scatter plot shown in Fig. 7 reflects the condition of the local atmosphereduring selected months of 2013. The main characteristic of the graph is the dispersion of data 8 v7into three zones, arbitrary labeled “clear”, “overcast” and cloud/sunny” January is the most extremist of the months as it has clear and overcast skies The days in April are quite variable, and therefore unpredictable. July’s days are mostly clear as well as cloudy/sunny October’s days are quite similar to July’s

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, NC A&T State University; Brianna Shani Benedict, Industrial & Systems Engineering; Garner Ted Stewart II, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering; Elaine Smith Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

initiative is to engage the students in peer-centered support structuressuch as ambassador programs. Ambassador programs help students develop professional skills,especially in the areas of communication and interpersonal relations2. Ambassador programs alsofacilitate student engagement. Student engagement is now highly relevant to most universities,given the new Carnegie Classification emphasis on the constructs reflecting student engagementin higher education3. However, activities to engage students are often discussed by non-students.Likewise, the roles and effectiveness of ambassadors are often discussed and evaluated from anexternal perspective, namely that of faculty and administrators. More explorations are needed tocapture a student-centered

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Construction

importance of this trend is reflected in higher education withthe introduction of sustainable practices into construction curricula. There are several differentmethods of delivering sustainability content including stand-alone lecture courses, structureddiscussions in various construction courses, and a broader coverage of concepts across thecurriculum. However, these methods are usually limited to a face-to-face lecture format becauseof the type and depth of the content. Case studies may be presented to demonstrate theapplication of the concepts, but the focus quickly shifts to a lecture format especially whencodes, standards, and rating systems are to be covered. Attracting and maintaining studentinterest becomes a challenge under these

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rodney L Custer, Black Hills State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

as alignment ofcontent with engineering concepts articulated in science standards, inclusion of well crafted,open-ended design challenges, and designed to enhance student engagement with scienceconcepts. The Teacher Practices themes include sub-components focused on items such asquality of group-based activities, encouragement of students to engage in thoughtful pre-planning, the generation of multiple solutions, and active reflection on engineering designpractices. As was the case with identifying the major categories, the leadership team engaged innumerous conversations and the sub-categories have gone through multiple iterations.Next, we developed descriptions of what implementation would look like across a spectrum ofimplementation

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Tristan Ericson; Scott Kiefer

accurately reflect the quality of work and commitment of eachmilestone grades in the summer of 2014, seven of them, 78%, student, but there still seems to frustration among the morereceived professionalism scores that were at least 6% below dedicated students.the class average. This correlation shows that the points To address the dissatisfaction of the more dedicatedsystem was correcting student grades in a direct relationship students, two additional changes will be implemented duringwith student time and effort put into the project as judged by the next build semester. First, every student is going to bepeer and instructor evaluations. asked to give a five minute

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Arar Alkhader; Junling Hu; Akinwumi Akinkunmi; Prabir Patra; Xingguo Xiong

these depth of burns reflects the degree; it depends on thedesigns are introduced as a protection means to cover and temperature and contact duration with the burning substance.protect the burned tissue from the bacterial infection not as a There are four major degrees of burns, first, second, third, andtreatment means. In this paper a new model for a burns fourth degree burns. Greater degree means greater damagedbiobandage is introduced not only as a protective means but also tissue, and more complicated situation and treatmentas a treatment technique by helping the tissue to rebuild itself as procedure.fast as possible. The main objective of this research is to developa simple

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Ali M. Elrashidi

down links using 10 GHz transceiver bandwidth over 20results and discussion are presented. Section V offers km single feeder. 2.2 GHz reflective semiconductor opticalconclusions. amplifier on ONU is included with offset optical filter. A. Lebreton and B. Charbonnier introduced an experimental II. TECHNICAL ISSUES IN WDM-PON NETWORK SYSTEM system of 20 Gbps using FDM PON architecture [14]. The WDM-PON is considered as an ultimate solution for access authors demonstrate a simulation system of 40 Gbps with RF

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Longyin Sun; Christian Bach

the decision conducted upon how people complete the stages of decision-maker to make effective use of his extensive but limited making in detail, and rich study results were obtained. Forpowers of reasoning. Since traditional ways to cope with example, certainty effect, reflection effect, anchoring effect,decision-making and management have lost their appeal in this regret theory, and overconfidence were discovered.competitive and constantly changing world, people need new Today, mainstream study paradigm is: First, traditionalmethods to deal with them, research on this subject from a new decision-making model and its hypothesis I concrete field isangle is necessary

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Adedamola Akinsanya; Christian Bach

other.” A good story should always convey afactors come together to describe the surroundings, characters lesson to be learnt. How else do we as humans develop fromand circumstances in the story. The evaluation, as noted our experiences?conveys the emotional reflection of the narrator and producesthe reason the story is being told. The factors are explained IMPORTANCE OF MODEL/NEW INSGHTbelow with their varying parts in the sample narrative shown: The model has shown the author the importance of narrative analysis in qualitative research. The narrative was broken1) Abstract: This serves to show the overview of the narrative. down

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Rasha Gaffer M. Helali

module [3]. Software metrics proposed more maintenance than others, even before system isand used for procedural paradigm have been found inadequate completed [2]for object-oriented software products [1]. The word syntacticreflects to what extend we can use source code syntax to B. Semantic metricsestimate some quality attributes. In [12] quality is defined asthe degree to which a product is bug-free. Traditional syntactic metrics discussed above reflect howIn this point it is important to say that the use of pre

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Bhaskar Sinha; Pradip Dey; Gordon Romney; Mohammad Amin; Debra Bowen

509Literature suggests that a capstone or practicum is a unique end of the program experience thatpromotes students’ capacity to implement their completed coursework and use the knowledgeand skills they have learned3,4,5. Different academic programs structure capstone projects withdistinctive objectives5. This paper analyzes community projects in the Bachelor of Science inInformation Technology Management (BS-ITM) academic program for non-profit and low-budget organizations in the technology space. Past available work describes approaches andrecommendations for designing successful capstone projects6,7 including the benefits ofpromoting reflection and critical thinking8,9. Most of these past works focus on the value ofcapstone projects to the students

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Hirshfield, Oregon State University; Jaynie L. Whinnery, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

canuse feedback to evaluate the current conceptions of their students, address errors, reinforcestrengths, reduce the learners’ cognitive loads, encourage reflection and stimulate considerationof alternative solution paths.3,8,12,13 In other words, feedback allows for comparison between adesired educational outcome and actual student performance.9 The instructor can use feedback tofacilitate learning and performance through interaction, information sharing, guidance,encouragement, and reinforcement.12,14Providing feedback for students has been found to be significantly and positively related to gainsin engineering design skills and professional skills, such as communication, teamwork andcritical thinking.4,15,16 Feedback is powerful because it

Conference Session

Student Beliefs, Motivation and Self Efficacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, Clemson University; Justine M. Chasmar; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

these higher-level executive functions such as planning, monitoring,evaluating, and revising guide problem solving processes and are vital in monitoring progresstowards goals.31 Students using limited metacognitive processes typically are unable to identifyand correct errors in problem solving attempts. Metacognitive tasks have been shown to becorrelated to successful problem solving attempts.28 There are two distinct components ofmetacognition: knowledge about cognition and regulation of cognition. Knowledge of cognitionrefers to the reflective aspect of metacognition and includes three components: declarativeknowledge (knowledge about self and about strategies), procedural knowledge (knowledge abouthow to use strategies), and conditional

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

with workplace competencies is experientialeducation10. They stated that “experiential education can be broadly defined as aphilosophy and methodology in which educators purposefully engage with learners indirect experience and focused reflection in order to increase knowledge, develop skills,and clarify values” 10 (p. 2). Brumm et al. further narrowed down this definition, arguingthat “it is work experience in an engineering setting, outside of the academic classroom,and before graduation” 10 (p. 2) and suggested that “Engineering experiential education Page 24.505.5programs, such as cooperative education and internships, present the best place to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Ranjani Lakshman Rao, Brian Lamb School of Communication, Purdue University; Abigail R. Jahiel, Illinois Wesleyan University; Thomas P. Seager, Arizona State University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

other ISSST sessions, reflecting back to participants whatwe heard and saw but through the lens we were developing on sustainability. To prepare for thesession, the research team spread across three concurrent sessions of ISSST, and took notesbased on the following items: 1. What do people consider “sustainability”? 2. What are things our students should understand, know, be able to do? 3. Do we see evidence of our initial gateway concepts: Time; Scale; Feedback; Energy; Modeling 4. What mentions of contexts are made: values; social; political; technical 5. To what degree are conversations focused on US or globally? 6. Any mentions of corporate, industrial, governmental, educational contexts? 7. What did we miss in

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan Ph.D., Boise State University; Patricia Pyke, Boise State University; Susan Shadle Ph.D., Boise State University; R. Eric Landrum, Boise State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the 2007-2008 academic year, the CTL started a faculty learning community (FLC) program(Cox, 2001).13 The program has involved interdisciplinary communities of 8-10 faculty in ayear‐long process of inquiry to promote faculty development and enhance student learning. Theprogram is designed to stimulate dialogue, reflection, and innovation in teaching, to foster asense of community, and to promote scholarly teaching practice. In the early years of thisprogram, a number of STEM faculty were involved in interdisciplinary dialogue aroundundergraduate research, first year student-success, and active learning in large enrollmentcourses. More recently, with support from the Idaho STEP project, we have supported twoSTEM-specific FLCs. In 2010-2011, an

Conference Session

Student-Centered Information Literacy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer (Cong Yan) Zhao, McGill University; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University

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Engineering Libraries

considering students’ information related needs (e.g.what kinds of issues students face when conducting research) and do not address informationneeds within the specific context of students’ own research and learning experiences. Eckel’sopinion piece9 entitled “A Reflection on plagiarism, patchwriting, and the engineering master’sthesis” briefly discusses difficulties that international students in engineering have when writingtheir theses and suggests that librarians and graduate programs have a role to play in educatingthese students on how to synthesize information from other sources and cite their sourcescorrectly.Information literacy needs in a research context Among research studies that examine Chinese students in other disciplines

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn F. Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

individuals to teams or assess an individual’s fitness for a particular careerpath.5,6,7,8,9,10 These studies often produce conflicting results surrounding the benefits of teamdiversity or homogeneity of personality type,5,8 which limits the possible impact of the researchon engineering pedagogy. While some MBTI types may be statistically more likely to be theleader of a team or pursue a particular career, any type can excel in any position or field giventhe proper self reflection and knowledge of MBTI type. The value of this team training aspect ofMBTI is often overlooked or mentioned as an afterthought.5,10 Further, because of this aspect ofMBTI type, some studies discard the MBTI instrument in favor of other, more prescriptiveinstruments.6,7Rather

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Wilson, University of Washington; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University

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Educational Research and Methods

, especially concerning class sizes, access toresources, and community. The most salient are differences in class size as smaller universitiestend to have smaller class sizes as seen in our two study populations. Several studies haveexplored differences in class size and have noted that while grades do not explicitly reflect Page 24.1025.5knowledge gains, there is a negative relationship between grades and class size 40. In K-12  environments it has been shown that smaller classes offer faculty the opportunity to giveattention to individual students leading to increased individualized learning and the greaterfrequency of support for active

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren F. Smith, UNSW, Canberra, Australia; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma

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Design in Engineering Education

Program.Prof. Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma Page 24.1198.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 THE DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETENCIES IN A DESIGN COURSE FROM A STUDENT PERSPECTIVEAbstract A structured approach using surveys was implemented within the boundaries of anundergraduate design course to track progressively the changing student self-perceptions ofcompetence during a semester long design activity. Using self-evaluation, the students wereasked to reflect and articulate upon their own competency levels while being led through an illstructured system design

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin L Autenrieth P.E., Texas A&M University; Cheryl A Page, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Chance W. Lewis, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

- surveyresponses on many of the survey questions contradicted those impressions.The E3 team investigated the use of another survey design to more accurately reflect the changesin the teachers’ self-reported understanding of engineering. Since all experimental designs haveadvantages and disadvantages, program administrators need to review the relevant options anddetermine which survey approach is the best fit for their program. Shadish et al.34 outline severalquasi-experiment designs to consider when a control group is lacking (which was the case for theE3 program evaluation).Pre-post survey designThe one-group pretest-post-test design can be appropriate when attempting to change acharacteristic that is resistant to change35. The pre-post design is a

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, innovation regulation, and other aspects. Skilled or not, individual innovators and teams operate within the System of Innovation. An innovator skilled at the highest levels will understand how to play the game effectively within the System of Innovation. A particular System of Innovation need not be based on the Innovation Competencies, but we argue that the more effective ones (even in the natural world) are. The System of Innovation includes the (optional) ability to represent (model) the Innovated System. So, models of System 1 may, but need not, appear inside the models of System 3, and 2. Likewise, we are interested in educating future innovators about the System of Innovation itself, and encouraging their reflection on

Conference Session

Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kendra Woodberry Brinkley, Virginia Commonwealth University; Falcon Rankins, Virginia Commonwealth University; Stevara Clinton, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Chemistry; Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 24.5.3students.(15) Our research focuses on this university’s journey to transform the on-campusprogram to a totally virtual experience. Students who participated in both the online program andon-campus programs were interviewed. The 30 minute interviews were recorded and latertranscribed to evaluate if there are any reoccurring themes between the two groups of students.Students who participated in the online summer bridge program are currently freshman studentsenrolled in STEM fields, while those who participated in the on-campus program are upperclassmen and are reflecting on their freshman experience at the university. Researchers alsocompared the students’ academic achievement in their freshman math and chemistry courses.Finally

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering EducationThe different roles assumed by faculty members reflect the type of curriculum used in theengineering classrooms. Some instructors enjoy the authoritarian stance and provide students thetraditional education 38. In the traditional education format students are told what they areexpected to know and concepts are presented deductively 10,16. Other instructors become toolaissez-faire and become a silent member of the classroom or mainly an observer—whereinstruction primarily allows students to grow and learn on their own with little or no extrinsichelp 25.The role of the instructor in the classroom for course development in engineering educationcannot be divorced from the understanding of theories of learning and the effectiveness of

Conference Session

Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert G. Ryan, California State University, Northridge; Nathan Durdella, California State University, Northridge; Teodoro Navarro

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Minorities in Engineering

Engineering Education, 2014 A Case Study of Success: Mentoring and Supporting Under-Represented Transfer Students in a Mechanical Engineering ProgramAbstractCalifornia State University, Northridge (CSUN), like many large urban institutions, has a verydiverse student body. This diversity is not only reflected in ethnic and racial differences, but alsoin the students’ educational backgrounds. Our institution enrolls a large number of transferstudents, mostly from community colleges in California. These students face a number ofchallenges, including the adjustment to a new learning environment, issues related to transfercredits, and the necessity of taking additional courses to complete lower

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

essentially adaptations of the R. R. Moore Industrial FatigueTesting Machines which cost in excess of $150,000. The goal is to produce an affordable and afully functional version of the apparatus that produces dependable results. The time factor forconducting fatigue testing in an educational environment has been incorporated in the designprocess. The process for the design of the apparatus, its subsystems, and the features ofcomponents are discussed. The results of two sets of tests conducted on two different materialsare presented. Summary of an assessment reflecting on the positive educational outcomes due tothe use of the EFTM is shared with the engineering community.I- IntroductionLaboratory experimentation is a critical final link for a