Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Improving Female Faculty Experiences in STEM

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Kasi Jackson, West Virginia University ; Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Maja Husar Holmes, West Virginia University; Rachel R. Stoiko, West Virginia University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

implementationactivities.Dialogues was grounded in an institutional strategic planning process and occurred as part of arange of gender equity activities implemented during an NSF funded ADVANCE project. TheADVANCE program provides significant funding to institutional change efforts that recruit,retain and promote women faculty in science, technology, engineering and math fields. TheDialogues process consisted of a series of sessions (ranging from three to eight) that engageddepartmental faculty in a total of eight hours of facilitated reflection activities and discussionsabout implementing the university’s strategic plan to meet the vision of the respectivedepartment. At each meeting, facilitators guided faculty through a series of activities aimed atdefining the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peizhu Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Douglas A. Bodner, Georgia Institute of Technology; Richard Glenn Turner, Stevens Institute of Technology; Ross David Arnold, Stevens Institute of Technology; Jon Patrick Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises)

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Systems Engineering

, simulated learning approach for accelerating systems engineering competency development  validate the ability of such an environment to create an experiential, emotional state in the learner  determine if such an environment, coupled with reflective learning, effectively compresses learning time.If the above are true, then the SEEA could significantly increase the experiential resourcesavailable to a systems engineer (SE) over time, and provide assimilation of the experiences at ahigher rate as compared what would occur naturally on the job.Figure 1 shows how the various concepts developed for the SEEA are related. Figure 1: Systemigram of the concepts involved in the SEEA Experience [6, 7]As shown, the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney, Seattle University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

national dissemination of the survey, it maybe found that different types of teaching methods are more common in different types of coursesor disciplines. As an illustration of that idea, the prevalence of teaching methods used in requiredundergraduate courses (n=19) were compared to required graduate courses (n=5). Teachingmethods such as design and project based learning seemed more common in undergraduatecourses; lectures, guest lectures, and reflections seemed more common in graduate courses.Table 5. Methods that faculty use to teach students about ethics and/or societal issues in theircourses % of 19 required % of 5 required Teaching Method N

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

.”The approach to student engagement that we describe here—like many others developed bySTS/HSS professors teaching engineering students—was developed intuitively by author Wyliewhen she was confronted by an all-too-familiar situation: facing a lot of open laptops and verylittle class preparation or participation in an introductory STS lecture class of STEM studentswho were mostly freshmen, many first-generation college students, and many English languagelearners. In response to the students’ inability or unwillingness to read the assigned sources, she      began asking them to interpret cartoons during class that reflected issues relevant to the day’slecture

Conference Session

Spatial Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wilhelm Alex Friess, University of Maine; Eric L. Martin, University of Maine; Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University, Media; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

attainment of the learning outcomes, whichdo not explicitly reflect SV skills, and can thus not be used to quantify improvements inSV. A further challenge is the difference in the order of topic presentation that the twoexperienced instructors favor, thereby inhibiting the development and use of a formativeassessment method to quantify the impact of the individual pedagogic measures on thestudents SV skill development. There are a number of tools that have been developed to assess SV development,with perhaps the most widely used (in the US) being the Purdue Spatial VisualizationTest (PSVT 34), of which often only the rotations section is used (PSVT:R) 35. Sorby andGorska 4 and Study 24 present a comparative of a number of available tests

Conference Session

Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hank Boone, University of Nevada - Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada - Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

more diverse in acceptedcategories or more accepting of complex identities that may not fit a single category7(p8). Thesechanges reflect shifting social norms, and appropriate assumptions about the individuals beingasked demographic questions7,8. For example, the first US census, conducted in 1790, countedboth (Whitea) males and (White) females, which was a novel approach at the time. However, ittook 180 years, until 1970, for the census to differentiate people of Hispanic or Latino originfrom those who identified as White, a change introduced to help measure anti-discriminationcompliance9. Beyond simply including new categories or dimensions of demographics, smallchanges in how questions are asked such as a shift from “select one” a response

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominik May, TU Dortmund University; A. Erman Tekkaya, TU Dortmund University

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Diversity

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International

: “Intercultural competence describes the ability to effectively and adequately in- teract in intercultural situations based on explicit attitudes as well as the special ability to act and reflect.” 1 (own translation)Looking into Deardorff’s work shows that by ‘explicit attitudes’ the author broadly under-stands, inter alia, a positive motivation for acting in intercultural situations, an appreciationfor cultural diversity, a curiosity towards foreign people, and tolerance for ambiguity in newsituations. Moreover, this definition clearly states, that intercultural competence can only beshown in intercultural situations. Consequently, this means, it only can be development incorresponding learning situations. The developed course should serve as

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

course did not include a semester projectthat could have been used as the main document for a writing assignment and any writingcomponent in the course should not have taken much weight on the grading scale and was not tobecome a course objective in itself. With that in mind, several low stake writing items wereassigned along the semester including discussions or comments in quizzes, tests or homeworkassignments, and reflection paragraphs on graded tests, while the main writing component of thecourse was an end of the semester paper that each student had to prepare on a chosen topic.Topics were selected from the material studied in class and the collection of papers resulted fromthis assignment were compiled into a class portfolio that was made

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University

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Industrial Engineering

support business and community development, and alleviate public and environmental health hazards. Education: Educational infrastructure for K-12 educational programs, technology centers, community colleges, and research and comprehensive universities. Also included are the administrators, teachers, and curricula for each source of graduates. Leadership Development and Capacity Building: The organizational platform to administer Deming’s SPK is reflected in:  Partnerships and collaboration among government, business, and nonprofit and philanthropic sectors.  Analytical tools and technical support available to the organization.  Tourism: Cultural assets of the arts, traditions, and musical heritage and the ecological assets such

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fu Zhongli, National University of Defense Technology; Huang Zhang, NUDT in China; Tong Wu, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies (CNSSS), National University of Defense Technology (NUDT); Lini ZHOU, Center for National Security and Strategic Studies, National University of Defense Technology; Jianchuan Li, National University of Defense Technology; Lian Lin, National University of Defense Technology; wang yang, Continuing Education College, National University of Defense Technolgy(NUDT)

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

-contained unit and generated labels to reflect its initial meaning. Third, we identifiedrelationships among labels and generated categories. These categories were constantlycompared to other categories, with the goal of grounding the categories in the data. Weconstantly compared responses for similarities and differences and asked questions: What isgoing on here? What category or what property of category does this incident indicate? Whatis actually happening in the data17? In the fourth phase of analysis, relationships between thecategories were examined and then collapsed under a construct (higher-level category) thatexplained most of the variation in the data3. The above steps led to the development of codebooks for Character, Technical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, University of the Pacific; Kevin Leigh Webster Jr.; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

)** (MBTI; p = 0.114, MWp = .046)Machining Analysis Spring 32.41** Extrovert (N=10) > Introvert (N=8)* UoP 20 65.9 87.3 (MBTI; p = 0.034, MWp = .055)during Chip Formation 2013 (p < 0.001) Active (N=14) > Reflective (N=4)* (ILS; p = 0.024

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association; Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

identification: whereas belonging reflects one’s perceived fit within a group orentity, identification reflects the subjective importance one places on being a member of the group orentity. Domain identification is important because when it is high, positive outcomes are self-relevantand rewarding, thereby motivating achievement. 8, 21, 22, 29Importantly, research indicates that women’s engagement in quantitative fields tends to be low whenwomen endorse negative stereotypes about their group. For instance, one line of research indicates thatthe more women endorse negative stereotypes about their group’s ability in the physical sciences, theless they feel like they belong, and the lower their self-efficacy therein. 33 This work indicates that

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

faculty developingstudent-centered conceptual change instructional methods. Faculty worked collaboratively withlearning scientists to promote effective task and instructional sequence design. The researchersfound that the greater the extent of collaborative reflection between engineering faculty andlearning scientists, the greater the shift toward student-centered practices.5Other researchers (e.g., Borrego et al.) have used Everett Rogers’ model of diffusion ofinnovations to characterize faculty change through professional development.6,7 They found thatfaculty tend to only progress through the earliest stages of change: awareness and interest, andtend not to move to actual practice. The key issue here is that, without change in

Conference Session

STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

does one evaluate such a program?Purpose This paper describes the evolution of an evaluation strategy for this unique approach toSTEM education. The reader should note that as a case study, this paper will have a differentorganizational format than one might normally expect. The focus of this report is on theevaluation strategy and methods, rather than program outcomes. After the introduction andpurpose here, 1) we report a summary of the program outcomes, 2) a description of the externalevaluation, 3) key analysis, and 4) conclusions. First we report the results, then the rest of thepaper is a description of how we produced the results. The true outcomes here are our methods. Clearly, systematic approaches to reflecting on and

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Engineering Technology

calculator that consists of a latitude-specificsun path diagram covered by a transparent dome. The dome reflects the entire sky and horizonon its surface, indicating the position and extent of shading obstructions. The sun path diagramcan be seen through the dome, illustrating the solar window. The solar window is compared tothe obstruction reflections to determine the dates and times when shading will occur at the site.When a sun position is overlapped by an obstruction, the sun would appears behind theobstruction, and the location is shaded. The pictures of the solar path calculator are shown inFigure 6.Figure 6. Solar pathfinderTo use the Solar Pathfinder™, the unit is located at the proposed array site. It is leveled andoriented to true south

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael T. Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

the student received prizes. The UIW SMSE paid for the LunchBanquet.Program Evaluation, Effectiveness, and ResultsA pre-survey was administered while the students were applying for the camp, shown in Table 3below. Daily and final program surveys were conducted to assess the effectiveness ofminiGEMS 2015. The daily surveys indicated the program execution efficiency and allowedimmediate corrective actions, if necessary. The participant interest in engineering as a potentialcareer increased considerably, partially due to popular, hands-on, robot projects and the dailyguest speakers as were reflected in the post-survey results shown in Table 4. The finalsummative survey quantified program effectiveness and is shown in Table 5. The

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

able to quickly learn how to use new instruments with capabilities designed to meet thespecific needs of an Environmental Engineering laboratory and only a small amount of class timewas spent explaining how to use the Virtual Instruments. In another study, to reinforce thelecture portion of the course and address the concerns over reflective experiences in cooperativeeducation opportunities in a mechanical engineering curriculum, Peters et al18 introducedmathworks® simulation exercises. The redesigned lab experiments provided a positiveexperience for the students while meeting the course objectives. This type of platform may behelpful to meet the objectives of distance education programs remotely which seems to be arecent trend with increasing

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne-Marie Jacob Job, Tulane University; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Donald P. Gaver, Tulane University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Fellows matriculatedthrough the FDA along a path of relatively unstructured discovery, wherein they learned aboutthe agency and the processes and issues associated with product regulatory practices. Likewise,the agency came to realize the value of an exploratory approach to orientation and training that iscurrently under consideration for new FDA analysts.The FDA internship has also proven to be influential to the professional growth of the graduatefellows. They found particular value in their role as “active witnesses” to the agency’s SignalReview Meetings, where they were able to observe, reflect and follow up with professionals onthe decision making process associated with the adverse effects of a medical device. Theseinteractions taught them

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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Mathematics

memory, step-by-step instructions on how to perform theoperation...When an action is repeated and the individual reflects upon it, he or she can make an internalmental construction called a process which the individual can think of as performing the same kindof action, but no longer with the need of external stimuli...An object is constructed from a process when the individual becomes aware of the process as atotality and realizes that transformations can act on it...A schema is an ... individuals collection of actions, processes, objects, and other schemas whichare linked by some general principles to form a framework in individual's mind... Baker, Cooley and Trigueros (2000) applied APOS theory to understand undergraduatestudents’ conceptual

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; David H Torres, Purdue University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

from the Reflective and Perceptual sub-scales of the instrument.14• Moral Disengagement: 24 item scale that measures eight interrelated moral disengagement mechanisms.15Engineering Ethics Scenarios: • Ethics Knowledge Questions: We are using the same five knowledge/scenario questions that were employed in the earlier SEED research project.16-17 The format of these items is similar to questions that appear on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. They are multiple- choice format; each has a preferred answer. • Engineering Ethics Scenarios: We have adapted three situational-judgement situations focused on ethical issues in engineering practice adapted from prior work by Jesiek et al.18 Each multiple-choice question

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex H. Wong, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

absence.Furthermore, the increasing social statistics reflected more and more parents are concerned withtheir children’s safety and how the baby-sitters have treated them. A domestic service robot canfulfill these demands easily. Therefore, home monitoring and surveillance is a good example ofthe basic applications that robots can easily do for us, and it can serve as the first step for thosewho are willing to learn mobile robotics from the scratch to finished products.In this RET project unit, students will learn how to build the robot which can patrol and monitorour house condition when we are away from home. The challenge of this research project is two-fold. First, the robot must be able to move freely and patrol the area autonomously. Second, it mustbe

Conference Session

Pedagogical Considerations for Teaching Engineering Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Suzanne Ehrlich, University of North Florida

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Continuing Professional Development

exploring the adoption and acceptance of such technologies is useful, so is theimportance of studying the impact of feedback, and its form, on student learning using the COIframework. Previous studies (Ice, Curtis, Phillips & Wells3; Dias & Trumpy4) offer a deeperunderstanding on students’ experience and sense of social presence as a result of audio feedbackstrategies, reflecting students’ value for effectiveness and efficiency in the context of audio-based feedback.Feedback to Improve Students’ Perception of EngagementHarper5 proposed that instructors are in search of meaningful methods for promoting interactivityand engagement. Proper attention to instructional design informs us that appropriate and regularfeedback is a necessity for

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jean M. Trusedell, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Technology Education and the recipient of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Educational Excellence Award and the ASEE Chester Carlson Award. He is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering Education and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 High School Students’ Reflections about Participation in Engineering Service Learning Projects (Work-in-Progress)IntroductionThere

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Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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Environmental Engineering

, sediments, and tastes and odors. They calculated on the cost to treat one liter of water,and reflected on which scenarios would be most appropriate for each of the purification methodsused in class.In a follow up class, the instructor created a table that the class collectively completed thatincluded the method, whether the method was effective at removing various contaminants. Aguided discussion on water quality and the biological, chemical, and physical contaminants thatcontribute to water quality ensued.Seven purification in total were used: solar water disinfection (SODIS), ultraviolet (UV)disinfection using SteriPEN, membrane filtration using the LifeStraw family size hanging filter,boiling, filtration using a Katadyn filtration system

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Yeonsu Ryu

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Industrial Engineering

out how the professional uses the specific method beingcovered in class. Essentially, they are asking, “How do you do this at General Motors?” as anexample. After each of the five conference calls, the student group writes a reflective paperabout what they have learned. This method differs from the traditional case study approachbecause the students do not just read what is written, but can ask initial questions and ask follow-up questions to get a better understanding of what is important by the inflection of the mentor’svoice and hearing the mentor convey it in his/her own words.This research is for the purpose of sharing best practice with other instructors and understandingthe key factors to the program’s success. With this preliminary

Conference Session

Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Brianna Healey Derr, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

“green screen”; developing a threestep iterative process for videos based on story boards; and changing how concepts wereidentified. In the first year students selected from a list of relevant concepts, in the second yearconcepts were represented mathematically. During both years the videos were scored usingrubrics on both accuracy of conceptual understanding and production values, and were also peer-evaluated. Comparisons of video scores to performance on standard exams and the results ofconcept inventories are presented. We also reflect on the value of videos for self-explanationand for engaging with conceptually difficult material. Example student videos will be used toillustrate both correct and incorrect conceptual explanations.Introduction

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University; Jeremy M. Slagley, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

manifested because it’s the right thingto do, it reflects authentic leadership and not just literature and business cards. This authenticleadership leads to authentic values-driven culture.The values-driven culture is essential for safety because the safety professional or projectengineer is not omnipresent to the workers to direct every behavior. Every individual mustbecome a leader. Authentic leaders can exist at all levels of an organization; a forklift driverdoes not need the title CEO or foreman to manifest his actual values in voluntarily instructing anew employee in the virtues of inspecting the truck’s brakes every day whether the rules requireit or not.Organizational leaders, including those directly responsible for safety, must act

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International Forum

to completion”. One student did note, though, that the unstructured natureof the project “was sometimes challenging, as five voices clashed and caused a lot of tension -especially in the last few weeks”.In general terms, these evaluations reflect the experience of Chieffo and Griffiths in a study ofover 2,300 students – 93% of students that studied abroad generated unique, qualitativecomments about their program experience, while only 57% of their on-campus did so. In general,the comments of the former group were more introspective and related to personal gains, whilethe latter group commented primarily on classroom learning and logistics [26]. Of the 15students participating in on-campus projects advised by the author during this time

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Design in Engineering Education

and consistency in the problemposed. The briefs selected referenced a similar artefact, though outlined differing themes. Thecontrol (a) and experimental (b) briefs implemented entailed; Design and make a mirror; (a) for bathroom setting to hold personal grooming items with a marine theme, (b) for a utility setting to include storage for small personal items to reflect favourite pastime.Implementation of TasksThe participants were arranged in groups of between four and seven students. All instructionsand time guidelines were read aloud to ensure no misconceptions or misunderstandingoccurred. All participants commenced the control design based task; phase one. A periodsubsequent to phase one, all participants

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University & University of Hawaii - Manoa; Cody Alan Chapman, University of Tulsa

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Diversity

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International

Engineering Global Centrism Engineering Global Prep6.0 DiscussionThe results of this study, which furthers initial results reported in a previous conference paper[25], indicate that the NanoJapan students made sizable gains on all of the EGPI subscales, butonly differences on the Engineering Ethics and Humanity subscale were statistically significant. .The difference between groups may reinforce the importance of aspects of the NanoJapanprogram that encourage students to reflect on culture differences between the US and Japan,which they were of course experiencing daily as part of their research assignments. This findingsuggests that international experiences that combine intensive language and culture instruction,hands-on, cutting-edge research