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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Justin J. Henriques, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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First-Year Programs

education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence (ENGR 331 and 332) and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of Technology and a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Bucknell University.Dr. Justin J. Henriques, James Madison UniversityDr. Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University Dr. Kyle Gipson is an Assistant Professor at James Madison University (United States) in

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Aaron Richard Sakulich, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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International Forum

Engineering Education, 2016 Comparison of Two Project-Based Learning Experiences in Panama City, PanamaAbstractIn 1970, Worcester Polytechnic Institute adopted The WPI Plan, a project-based educationalphilosophy that requires students to complete three research projects during their undergraduatecareers, each the equivalent of a full term’s worth of work. Almost immediately, this curriculumevolved to incorporate off-campus project opportunities, with the first off-campus Project Centerestablished in 1974. This paper compares two groups of undergraduates that recently carried outNSF-funded research at the Panama City, Panama, Project Center in order to fulfill one of theirproject requirements. The first group was

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Nicole Berge, University of South Carolina; Joseph V. Flora, University of South Carolina; Fabio Matta, University of South Carolina; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Ethan Washam, STV Engineers

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

removing unknowns through research, I was able to move down to a direct and effective question.”3.2 Course Outcomes: Student Preparation for the Summer Research ExperienceDuring the first week of the summer research program, the five recipients participated in a groupinterview with an external evaluator. The purpose was to discuss their perceptions of theresearch course and their proposed work plans for the summer. This section summarizes thestudent responses.In describing the course, the first item mentioned was a process of defining the meaning ofresearch, and, over several weeks, refining their definition. One student said, As a class, we decided on what a 20-word definition of what research was the first day, and then at two

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chao Chen, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina; Ramin Madarshahian, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Gabriel Terejanu, University of South Carolina

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

probabilities given that all the concepts are known to ensure logicalrelationships. Future work is planned to further constrain the parameter optimization.Numerical Results from Pilot StudyThe data collected from 37 students over three sequential quizzes has been used to inform thedevelopment of Bayesian networks for knowledge tracking. Each student will have his/her ownindividual model. At the beginning of the class, prior to any testing the probabilities will besimilar across models. However, once the testing begins these probabilities will be quitedissimilar from student to student, which in essence will provide a knowledge profile for eachindividual student. Three quizzes have been given during this study. The first quiz contains twoquestions

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UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona

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Aerospace

direction based on the number of pixels ineither the x or the y direction. Figure 8: Aircraft-Target Position VectorD. UAV Collision and Obstacle Avoidance SystemIn order to utilize the full potential of UAVs, they must be integrated into the National AirspaceSystem (NAS). This requires that the UAVs must be capable of sensing and avoiding obstaclesor other aircraft in their flight path12,13.The collision avoidance system must be able to detect obstacles or other aircraft well ahead ofcollision, perform collision avoidance maneuver, and plan an alternate path for the continuationof the mission. For obstacle detection, sensors such as ADS-B transponders, laser scanners,camera, and sonars are being used3,4,5. The students

Collection

2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lance Hoffman; Rachelle Heller; Costis Toregas

cyberlegislation currently proposed and under discussion. The course grooms GW'sCyberCorps students to succeed by developing their technical, analytical,managerial, presentation, and writing skills with regard to cybersecurity issues.The course also provides a baseline of relevant federal policies and mandates andgives an informed picture of federal government roles, responsibilities, andprocesses in cyber security. It reviews basics of the U.S. Constitution and law andsteeps students in the CSIA elements necessary to planning federal computersystems within a framework that is cognizant of privacy, cost, risk, civil liberties,and public acceptance. It routinely discusses contemporaneous speeches, reports,guides and laws that are shaping how the government

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Multidisciplinary Effects on Student Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Harper Ogle, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, Clemson University; David E Vaughn, Clemson University; Aaron S. Gordon, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Founder and Owner of Integrated Resilience, LLC, he is a former Fluor Fellow, Director of Resilience Solutions, and Secretariat of the World Economic Forum – Disaster Resource Partnership (WEF DRP). He founded and spearheaded development of Fluor’s Business Continuity and Disaster Management Services which helped Clients build resilience by mitigating risk to natural disasters. He has more than 25 years of project management experience in diverse industries, including pharmaceuticals, chemicals, oil and gas, steel mills, microelectronics, water treatment, and contingency operations. His experience in rapid deployment, planning, disaster management, and reconstruction is a culmination of his work in support of the U.S

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Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Herring, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15394Academic Help-seeking as a Stand-alone, Metacognitive Action: An Empiri-cal Study of Experiences and Behaviors in Undergraduate Engineering Stu-dentsMr. Christopher Herring, University of Georgia Chris is currently a PhD student in the College of Engineering at the University of Georgia. Chris’ dissertation work is in the area of engineering education specifically investigating academic help-seeking behavior in undergraduate engineering students. Chris is also interested in energy transformation systems and is investigating acoustic to electrical conversion. After completing his PhD, Chris plans to teach in an

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Katz, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

city. Everyone wanted to contribute to the communal effort. Acutestress is known to have a bonding effect on affected people, and this was no different.44Most of us planned in anticipation of the spring. We tracked the intermittent campus updatesfrom the administration, which apprised us of the recovery efforts. We planned not only for thespring semester, but, even more basically, for the times when we could simply retrieve ourpossessions that we stowed away in the dorm rooms before the evacuation. At the same time, itwas important to remain cognizant of the fact that, as inconvenient as it may have been for someof the students, there were countless other students native to New Orleans in much starkersituations. In many cases, they had lost

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christie Jilek, West Ada School District; Noah Salzman, Boise State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

exciting towatch students take pride in their games as well as their peers games. Given more time and spaceI would have liked to see the reaction to opening all games up to all class periods and lettingthem play across periods and not just within their own.Teacher ReflectionWhen I first began the lesson planning process, I was unsure of how engineering would look inmy classroom. The thought of students building various things alongside of science was rich inmy mind, however I soon realized that engineering is more than just having students buildthings. I slowly began to realize that engineering wasn’t just having students create a product,but the process of design and redesign is as important as having a problem to solve. I had thenotion that

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of deep engagement.The Instructor breaks the silence, “What are your impressions of Jon’s story?” Classmates in graduate engineering, design, business, law, and humanities make itclear to Jon that he is a natural “conversational storyteller.” One classmate explained,“Everyone can’t do what you just did. You make it understandable and comfortable. Andit’s a meaningful, memorable story – it’s clear to us that you didn’t do the start-up just tosay you did it. ” They all left the classroom that day, planning to do the homework Joninspired: create pages of short stories from every part of your life. Be so comfortablewith the stories that they become second nature, a natural way to respond, and reliablepreparation for a conversation with a

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International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine A. Twyman, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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International

with course learningobjectives, can be categorized as: 1) engineering focused (i.e., visiting companies), 2) academic(i.e., visiting universities), and 3) cultural (i.e., visiting a range of sites while emphasizingrelationships with engineering). In this paper we explore how students’ learning experiencesvaried across those different kinds of visits. Results can inform leaders of similar short-terminternational experiences of engineering students as they make learning-centered decisions abouthow to best plan and balance program itineraries.Related Literature on Study Abroad ProgramsThere are several examples of institutions developing international engineering programs to helpdevelop global engineers. Jesiek et al.4 studied three such study

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International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Lum, University of Washington; Stephanie Gardner, University of Washington; Cathryne Jordan, University of Washington; Matthew Dunbabin, Queensland University of Technology

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Diversity

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International

historically underrepresented within higher education and engineering. Cathryne earned a BA in Speech Communication, Masters in Public Affairs (MPA), and is currently pursuing an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies.Dr. Matthew Dunbabin, Queensland University of Technology Dr Matthew Dunbabin joined QUT as a Principal Research Fellow (Autonomous Systems) in 2013. He is known internationally for his research into field robotics, particularly environmental robots, and their ap- plication to large-scale monitoring. He has wide research interests including adaptive sampling and path planning, vision-based navigation, cooperative robotics, as well as robot and sensor network interactions. Dr Dunbabin received his

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Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

andexperiences in entrepreneurship, career plans, etc., were measured through 12 items. The other25 items were designed to measure the KEEN secondary learning outcomes, with one or twoquestions related to each outcome.Questionnaire GenerationTwo broad sets of items were generated in this survey questionnaire, with one set designed tomeasure the general entrepreneurial characteristics, and the other designed to measure thelearning outcomes defined by KEEN. A literature review on engineering entrepreneurshipassessment indicates that strong interests, high curiosity level, personal experiences and familyinfluences are the main facts that shape a student’s general entrepreneurial characteristics.8 Thefirst set of items was therefore developed to measure

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Innovative Project-Based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Manufacturing

objectives of the WeRMST wereclarified and the plans were made for developing the system. This was followed by theestablishment of the system requirements. As the WeRMST was to be developed using theprinciples of RMS, it had to be capable of producing a product family. However, the objective ofthe project was the development of the WeRMST, not the product family. Therefore, the designspecifications were concentrated on the WeRMST. After establishment of the designrequirements, there was a need to determine whether a product family should be developed orwhether an existing product family should be adopted. As the result of this decision makingprocess was to design a product family, the design process was then split into two parts. One partof the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Erin A. Cech, Rice University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Tom J Waidzunas, Temple University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

transformative, cyclical mixed-method research model to provide a basis forsocial change. The transformative research generates new knowledge of engineering culturethrough surveys of engineering deans, faculty and students as well as ethnographic participantobservations during Safe Zone training sessions with engineering faculty. The cyclical aspect ofthe project plan integrates this new knowledge into another level of Safe Zone training sessionsthat address engineering culture more specifically.1. IntroductionIn its 2012 “Engage to Excel” Report to President Obama, the U.S. President’s Council of Advi-sors on Science and Technology (PCAST) called for producing one million more STEM profes-sionals over the next decade than would be produced at the

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Electromagnetics & Power Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nurhidajat Sisworahardjo, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Ahmed Eltom P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Abdul R. Ofoli, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga; Edward H. McMahon P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

advisory board for ChSCC’s general engineeringprogram. By meeting at the start of every semester, each institution can be updated on thechanges at the other, ensuring that any planned or proposed curriculum changes are mirrored atthe neighboring school. Issues students encounter while negotiating the transfer process arediscussed. An articulation agreement exists between UTC and ChSCC negating the need forstudents to petition individual courses. Further cementing the relationship, UTC graduates havebecome adjunct professors at ChSCC and ChSCC instructors have become UTC graduatestudents. UTC has begun further outreach with nearby community colleges to build similarrelationships.Lessons learned from interactions between the institutions include the

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Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn Bowers, Gonzaga University; Ellen M. Maccarone, Gonzaga University; George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University

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Engineering Ethics

 semester of the program is organized as a traditional course in which students learn software engineering techniques that they apply to their projects, including requirements engineering, risk assessment, estimation and scheduling, project management, and design and development approaches for large­scale software projects. Students are expected to create project plans, give presentations, and develop working prototypes of their software by the end of the semester. Traditionally, the second semester has consisted of fewer software engineering topics, and a greater emphasis on using class time to allow students to work on their project through various in­class exercises. These exercises cover a range of topics designed to help students complete

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Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fred J. Looft, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

Engineering; Requirements Development; Functional Analysis; System Design; Integration, Verification and Validation; Trade Studies and Metrics; Modeling and Simulation; Risk Management; and Technical Planning and Management.The course outcomes were specified as follows. At the completion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Explain what a system is, what systems engineering (SE) is and what is meant by the SE development process. 2. Explain the classical SE Vee diagram, and be able to elaborate on different phases of system development activities along different points of the diagram. 3. Explain what a good requirement is and provide examples of good requirements. 4. Explain what is meant by validation and verification

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Dunn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stephanie Swartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Arthur L.C. Antoine, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

graduate school7. Undergraduates who participate insummer or semester-long research experiences report positive effects such as: “thinking andworking like a scientist”, clarification/confirmation of career plans (including graduate school),and enhanced career/graduate preparation5.Despite these benefits, however, becoming involved with research early in their undergraduateprogram can be difficult for students8. One study suggests that compared to upperclassmen, a muchlower percentage of first-year students consider themselves to be engineers, and the discrepancybetween males and females who consider themselves engineers is the largest among first-years9.In addition, faculty members are reluctant to include new undergraduates in their

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joseph Victor Sinfield, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

discovering the path to success, rather than on predicting howto succeed. In addition, they emphasize departure from pre-established goals or means [55],effectively embracing what in the management sciences is termed an emergent strategy [42], ascritical information is gathered through experiments or trials. Rather than implementing solutionsat full scale, these entrepreneurial approaches emphasize a stepwise scaling of solutions to learnwhat will and will not work, by planning to learn [54] and proactively pursuing “smart” failure[57, 58]. Similar approaches could be useful in engineering and engineering education researchand practice, where often times plans from deviate from originally envisioned paths.BehaviorsAnother component of the framework

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Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Cindy S Ziker, SRI International; Derrick Cornell Gilmore, Kentucky State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Kamal S. Ali, Jackson State University; Philip Puthumana, Verizon Foundation

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

devices.Mentoring: The participants interacted with college student mentors, local technologyentrepreneurs and corporate leaders, minority inventors, and other speakers, to encourage self-efficacy. The National Cares Mentoring Network provided training to program staff on thementoring needs of African-American boys.Middle School Teachers: Each of the universities integrated middle school teachers into programactivities. Teacher involvement ranged from being embedded with students who were learningthe new skills, to having teachers develop lesson plans to use for instruction in their schools.Morgan State University hosted a week-long 3D modeling workshop where teachers developedfour transdisciplinary lesson plans based on 3D modeling that could be

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Stephanie Ann Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Renee Falconer, Colorado School of Mines; Allison G. Caster, Colorado School of Mines

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Educational Research and Methods

effort was lost, due in part to unintentionallack of institutional support.Fifteen years later, facing the challenges of financial shifts, changing perspectives aboutuniversities, new competition from for-profit and online universities, and changes in student andparent expectations, Mines organized committees and began a formal strategic planning process.Through this process the faculty and staff agreed that there was a need for greater emphasis onteaching and learning. The plan identified four goals for the university. Explicit within three ofthe four goals was a call for a center to provide the leadership and support to innovate instructionsystemically.Faculty were asked to submit proposals to begin efforts to meet the goals set forth in the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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International

and student-driven curricula. The paper provides an overview and describesthe development of the first and fourth component of the curriculum, i.e. the role of technologyand the content for the course planned until the publication of this paper, and it serves primarilyto document the design and initial development phases of the ongoing project.IntroductionOne of the most pressing topics in educational development has been the need for educationalaccess and equity for diverse students and the potential role of technology to achieve thisinclusion. To achieve this objective, the educational context needs consideration, in particularwith respect to available resources and existing social, political, and cultural structures. Todesign an enriching

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Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, University of Alaska Anchorage; Herbert P. Schroeder, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Matthew E. Calhoun, University of Alaska, Anchorage

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

from 2010 to 2013; 95% advanced one grade level in mathematics,science, or engineering, while 79% of the participants completed the college level mathematicscourses and 85% completed the college level science courses11,12,14.The ANSEP Summer Bridge component is a ten-week summer experience for recently graduatedhigh school students who are planning to pursue STEM degrees14. Summer Bridge studentscomplete a college level mathematics course and a paid internship within an external engineeringor science organization14. Summer Bridge components vary in size from 20 to 30 participants.Between 1998 and 2013, there have been 250 participants of which 95% have continued on toengineering or science 4-year degree programs after participation in the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Jeremi S London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Then faculty were asked todevelop changes that the fictionalized faculty could implement into their classroom—one thatwould be easy to implement and one that would be more significant. The final step of thisactivity was to have faculty identify specific changes that they could make to their own teachingto improve student learning. The end of the workshop concluded with a discussion of the largerRED project and plans for future NEXUS workshops. Faculty notes taken during the activitywere collected to capture the barriers and catalysts that faculty identified and ways that theywould like to make changes to their classrooms.!!In addition to the ASU-based NEXUS activities, two team members also delivered a three-hourworkshop at the University of

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Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

individuals different from the faculty memberswho actually taught those courses to be evaluated. The intent is to give unbiased evaluations ofthe evidence collected. Furthermore, a set of rubrics is used for each PI so that the raters employconsistent criteria when an article from the same student is being evaluated. Action itemsgenerated from different raters are then summarized as a report and feedback to the programdirector or chair to take corrective actions for improvement. The program director or chair maythen choose to disseminate or generate sub-action items for faculty to act on or to change thecurriculum as a result. This multi-rater methodology is adopted by BlackBoard® [16].Augmented with the above is the assessment plan. The assessment

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University; Paul Moses; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University

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Ocean and Marine

introductory understanding of electrical powerand energy systems for marine platforms including ships and submarines. The course covers ACand DC marine systems, power distribution design, power generation, energy storage, electricpropulsion, power management, system protection, condition monitoring, electrical systemmaintenance and class rules.Course is offered for first time in Spring 2016 and will be offered in the future in the Fall semester.Lecture 3 hours; 3 credits. Pre-requisites: Fundamentals of Electrical Technology, Introduction toElectrical Power, Electrical Power and Machinery, or equivalent.Required Course Textbook: Shipboard Electrical Power Systems by Mukund Patel [7].Software / Labs: MATLAB, will incorporate labs from planned Marine

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Graduate Studies

traditional view of providing superior products or services. Companiescannot attain competitive advantage unless their logistics and transportation professionals,irrespective of their functional orientation and current job responsibilities, fundamentallyunderstand the dynamics of how products move from one place to another. A well designedgraduate program in this area can produce graduates who can handle the job. The issue is that thenumber of graduates in this field is not meeting the current industry demand. Many U.S.Universities have recently developed and are planning to develop graduate degree programs inthis area. This research (funded by the U.S. Department of Transportation) analyzed the need andidentified best practices in logistics and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amjad Aman, University of Central Florida; Nina Orlovskaya, University of Central Florida; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Yunjun Xu, University of Central Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

screen shots illustrating thermodynamic concepts and chargetransport concepts from the Fuel Cell Science module.Software evaluation/assessmentEvaluation status and approachSo far there have been two evaluations conducted to test the effectiveness of the software in liveundergraduate engineering classrooms at a large university in the south-east of the United Stateswith sample size of 144 and 135 during Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 respectively. In addition,there is one evaluation planned for Spring 2016 at the home university and another evaluation tobe conducted in Summer 2016 at a different university. The sample size for these futureevaluations are expected to exceed 200 students each. To assess the software’s effectiveness it isimportant to