Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Matin Meskin, University at Buffalo; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

and Ph.D. degrees from the University at Buffalo [SUNY], in 1971 and 1982 respectively. Having worked as Junior Engineer in Andhra Pradesh State Electricity Board (India) for over a year before arriving in the USA, he joined the Systems Control Department of Westinghouse Electric Corporation, Buffalo, New York in June of 1960 as an Associate Engineer. He progressed through the ranks of Engi- neer, Senior Engineer and Fellow Engineer positions to become Manager, Product/Strategic Planning in 1982 in the Power Electronics and Drive Systems Division and was later appointed Technical Advisor in the Marketing Department of the same Division. His interests in continuing education has kept him in close contact with

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University ; Rosie Sullivan, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

average of 16%.Survey ResultsAnonymous quantitative and qualitative data was collected through surveys and focus groups atthe end of the 2012-13 academic year and also the end of the winter term of the 2013-14academic year for first year (mentee) and second year students (Paul Peck Scholars mentors).The survey data collected recently used questions adapted from National Engineering Students’Learning Outcomes Survey.10On the scaled survey, freshmen students reported the highest improvements in their ability to:• Communicate effectively with others• Manage planning and organization of project tasks and processes• Value how team diversity leads to diverse talents and ways of thinking• Apply interpersonal skills when working with others• Take

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Janet McDonnell, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London; Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Design in Engineering Education

at step one is suggested, the beginning task [may] vary depen- dent on the design task itself, and should serve as a general framework for designing.” 1. Determine design approach. 2. Start by researching. 3. Establish a goal, and prototype different alternatives. 4. Evaluate progress periodically. 5. Utilize knowledge. 6. Plan to take longer than you expect. 7. Assess the perspective of

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Mechanics

Independent Study Presentations Solve equilibrium problems and Peer Review based on friction forcesLectureClass was held two times per week for 110 minutes each period. Lectures, in general,covered about 20 minutes of class and were planned with a minimalistic approach,focusing on the essential points. The remainder of class period was designed for in-classactivities, including problem-solving as well as hands-on lab experiments.In-Class ActivityIn-class activities were based on active-learning strategy, in which students worked on aproblem posed by the instructor –at times individually and other times in pairs or ingroups, before participating in a class-wide discussion. The motivation of

Conference Session

Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Timothy D. Legg, North Dakota State University; Ann Marie Vallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Lori Nelson, Fort Berthold Community College; Joshua Jason Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; G. Padmanabhan , North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

introductory engineering course would typicallyhave initial enrollments of 7 to 13 students each semester but within 3 to 4 weeks that enrollmentwould typically fall to half of the initial number. Both the student and instructor situations wereacerbated by a nationally recognized economic boom.Even weather became an issue with initial plans to teach the introductory engineering course in ahighbred distance education on-site mix. Several times significant winter storms caused thevisited TCU to be shut down while satellite TCUs were up and running. This was made worseby technological problems with the IVN system and connectivity problems. It seems that the 4to 5 courses scheduled each semester for this particular program would strain thatcommunication

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Lynne McCullough P.E., University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

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Women in Engineering

toward girls, such asGoldiBlox. GoldiBlox is a series of construction toys, designed by a female mechanical engineer,which combines building tools with story-telling activities to attempt to engage girls in STEMplay and capture girls’ imaginations. According the product website, the “goal is to get girls Page 26.1255.7building.”7 In addition to the gears, hinges, levers, pulleys, etc., currently included in the productline, plans call for future additions of motors, circuits, and coding, broadening the spectrum ofengineering topics introduced through this “girl-friendly” line of toys. This product, however, isin sharp contrast to the recent

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

managers themselves havebeen fantastic. When I have a trip coming up, and I say here's what I'm doing, I'm planning thistrip, and I want to be a part of this and then they are happy to let me take the time off, and I takevacation time.” Part of the reason that Ethan’s company may not have officially supported hisEWB work is that he was being careful not to force the relationship: “I haven’t been pushing it tothe company to like recognize our chapter and I think that that should happen kind oforganically.”Elise worked at a small environmental engineering company which was seeing a growth in thenumber of employees who were asking for financial support in order to do engineering servicework. At the time of the interview, the company principals in her

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arturo Camacho, University of Costa Rica

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

graphalgorithms in exams, and the raise in final grades suggest that the methodology helped Page 26.1373.7students to learn better the material.Future workIn the future, we plan to explore the suitability of the proposed methodology to otherComputer Science courses. We have considered to use this methodology in two morecourses taught by the author: Audio Signal Processing (elective course) and Probability &Statistics (mandatory course), but we have not been able to find course contents that lendthemselves to use kinesthetic learning. Nevertheless, we still believe that other ComputerScience courses could benefit from the use of this methodology

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Victoria Bernal, Kennesaw State University, Marietta; Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

softwareengineering curricula offered at the new La Salle University in Arequipa, Peru. The University’sinauguration took place on March 2012. As part of the new SWE program’s assessment, LaSalle University proposed a special software engineering 2014 winter program: SoftwareArchitecture and Computer Gaming Design. These two classes were a good medium for averification of the knowledge in the software engineering academic community (current SWEstudents, current SWE professors, alumni, and individual software developers). Page 26.1387.3The 2014 winter program was the result of three-year planning and collaboration effortsmanaged primarily by the SPSU and La

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

ideas.Next steps of this project, then, include investigating how providing feedback on sample designwork influences the quality of the peer feedback students provide and how it influences theirown work. In addition, we plan to analyze feedback on the different milestones separately tounderstand if students’ and educators’ feedback patterns change for different phases of a design.References1. Atman, C. J.; Chimka, J. R.; Bursic, K. M.; Nachtmann, H. L., A comparison of freshman and senior engineering design processes. Design Studies 1999, 20 (2), 131-152.2. Bucciarelli, L. L., Designing engineers. MIT press: Cambridge, MA, 1994.3. Dym, C. L.; Agogino, A. M.; Eris, O.; Frey, D. D.; Leifer, L. J., Engineering design thinking, teaching

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira Valeeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

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International

impossiblewithout introspection and the ability to conceive of and to apply behavioral strategies thatsolve challenging issues. Thus added language communicative competence is not the solekey factor of a student’s academic mobility, but is instead an important determinant of cross-cultural interaction, during which time they will face a plurality of other demands. Academic mobility provides students with the freedom to plan independently aneducational trajectory that takes into account the contemporary professional demands that areplaced upon an engineer. This includes developing a set of personal characteristics, such asbeing hard-working, enthusiastic, devoted to the profession, self-actualized, relatable, honest,articulate, creative, capable of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqulyn Baughman, Iowa State University; Gretchen A. Mosher, Iowa State University; Ann M Gansemer-Topf, Iowa State University ; Tejas Dhadphale Ph.D., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

benefits of implementing a sustainable and successful capstone course were also expressed as opportunities to provide critical learning experiences for our students. References 1. National Science Foundation. (2014). Investing in science, engineering, and education for the nation’s future. Strategic Plan for 2014-2018. Downloaded October 16, 2015 from: www.nsf.gov 2. National Academy of Engineering. (2008). Grand challenges for engineering. Downloaded August 30, 2015 from: www.engineeringchallenges.org 3. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Cox, M.F., Borrego, M., Beddoes, K., and Zhu, J. (2014). Changing engineering education: Views of U.S. faculty, chairs, and deans. Journal of Engineer in Education, 103(2), 193-219. 4. Saunders, K. Brumm, T

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Brandon Scott Weisberg, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Joseph Boss; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Engineering Technology

or barrierbetween professionals and novice students. The participation of a student in the creation of afixture aids in eliminating this barrier by making fuel cell’s bipolar plates production accessibleto inexperienced technology students. The process of manufacturing a fixture for the productionof hydrogen fuel cell and hydrogen purifier plates required a careful planning and step-by-stepmethodological implementation.Through the use of our designed fixture it is, now, possible to teach students how to use a CNCmilling machine with relative ease while also allowing for precision part machining. The setup ofthe fixture allows students to observe the necessary measures to properly machine a part whilealso teaching them the benefits of

Conference Session

Computing & Information Technology Division Technical Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Baijian Yang, Purdue University

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Computing & Information Technology

introduce students to the problem.It has to be written in a way that leads students to define the problem by themselves. Thestudents must then generate a plan of action that has to be followed to meet the client’srequirements. The problem-solving process obliges the team to go through numerous iterations,and test and review solutions in order to come up with a model that will address the client needs[10] . Similarly, teamwork is essential in MEAs due to the time available to come up with a viablesolution to the problem. Additionally, by requiring multiple point-of-views and perspectives,students can arrive to better solutions in less time [10].A Cybersecurity Themed Model-Eliciting ActivityThis paper presents an MEA called Migration to HTTPS

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Mehdi Shadaram P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

class debates may take unexpected turns, raise unanswered questions, uncover unknown situations, or bring to light things that are not usually covered in everyday conversations. The faculty must establish from the beginning an academic approach to any subject, respect among all participant in the discussion, and a sense of curiosity that will encourage everybody to explore areas of knowledge and thought never experienced before.3. This class is a good candidate to be organized as a Socratic Seminar. For the next offering of this class we plan to have a classroom suitable to arrange tables in a circular format to encourage free exchange of ideas as the Socratic Seminar concept recommends.4. Future course offerings will include new

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A Ross, University of Detroit Mercy; Katherine Snyder, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

questions on the final exam are somewhat more challenging, there aregains made especially by female students. We believe that part of the gains for the femalestudents is that they had an opportunity to reason and discuss, out loud, how they thought about aparticular problem. First Exam Final Exam Females 32% 38% Males 40% 41% Table III Comparison of female and male students and percentages of correct responses from the first exam and from the final exam.We plan to further investigate

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Cenk Erdil, Marist College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

informatics.We look at a number of leading undergraduate-level health informatics majors, and we proposeengineering-oriented health informatics degree programs focused in STEM education, that can (i)complement existing health informatics programs, and (ii) directly help narrow the skills gap inhealth informatics. In the future, we plan to continue analysis of both undergraduate and graduateprograms in other informatics fields, especially in medical and healthcare, in more detail from anengineering perspective, and share results with the community.References 1. D. Cenk Erdil. How much informatics is too much for public health big data? Big Data and Analytics EdCon 2015, August 2015, Puerto Rico. 2. The open medical record system. https://openmrs.org

Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

university.” [19] Additionally, WCU isassembling its own Military Advisory Committee to facilitate the integration of military studentsinto institutional planning, which will no doubt include, among other things, a more consistentprocess for evaluating military training for academic credit. Until statewide and institutionalcommittees develop and state institutions implement a coordinated process, however, the JSTevaluation process will continue to be challenging.The following paragraphs illustrate how the JST evaluation process has been applied at WCU.JST ReviewsSixty JSTs, stripped of identity information, were randomly chosen from the files of the DMP todetermine patterns in the types and quantities of credit recommendations and awards. The

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy, Engineering Science, Careers, and Technical Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Johannes Strobel, University of Missouri

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

pathwayincludes the most explicit inclusion of engineering and technology courses whereas the Science,Mathematics, and Computer Science pathways do not specifically require engineering coursesfor their completion and (2) CTE courses are designed to address students who are moreinterested in entering the workforce after their high school degree, so CTE provides a lower entrypoint into STEM careers than a college-bound track.A. Roles of Career and Technical EducationIn the past, vocational education was known for job-training courses for students, who planned todirectly enter the workforce after high school2,3. However, along with the revision of the termfrom “vocational education” to “career and technical education” (CTE) by Carl D. PerkinsCareer and

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Lydia Yang, Ph.D., Kansas State University; Doris Wright Carroll Ph.D., Kansas State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

  Non  Tenure-­‐track   Tenure-­‐track   Missing   Frequency  Figure 2. Number of faculty respondents by position track.With Institutional Review Board approval, we acquired email addresses of potential participantsfrom the university’s planning and analysis office. An Internet survey procedure first articulatedby Dillman was utilized.20 First, participants received an e-mail survey invitation directly fromthe researchers. Participants were recruited by an introductory e-mail correspondence thatinvited their participation. It was followed days later by the electronic survey email, a follow-upe-mail and a final debriefing correspondence

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Scott Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

written in advance by the instructors, andin other cases the students participate in developing the rubrics).Table 1- Course Objectives for the Summer Grand Challenge Program RH330 • Analyzing contexts, audiences, and genres to determine how they Technical influence communication and • Crafting documents to meet the demands and constraints of professional Professional situations Communication • Integrating all stages of the writing process, ethically and persuasively, to respond to technical contexts and audiences—from planning, researching and drafting to designing, revising and editing • Collaborating effectively within and across teams with

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg S Mowry, University of St. Thomas; Camille M George, University of St. Thomas

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

/injerahowto.htm.18. “Injera Electric Baking: Energy Use Impacts In Addis Ababa Ethiopia”, Dave Sood, World Bank funded study, 10 May 2010. http://www.ethioenergyauthority.gov.et/attachments/article/62/Ethiopia_Injera_May_17_201 0_FINAL_Report1%20(1)%20DAVE%20SUD%202007.pdf19. "Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker", Windshield Shade Solar Funnel Cooker, 2004. http://solarcooking.org/plans/windshield-cooker.htm.20. Kreith, F., Kreider, J.F., “Principles of Solar Engineering”, McGraw-Hill, New York, NY, 1978.21. Kenisarin, M., Mahkomav, K., “Solar energy storage using phase change materials”, 2007. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032106000633.22. “Hitec heat transfer salt”, 2013. Retrieved from http

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State Univeristy; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Course 5 creditsCalculus II Workshop 1 creditSTARS Seminar 1 creditGeneral Chemistry I 5 credits• Academic Advising: The STARS staff provides individualized mentoring and advising. STARS students meet with an academic advisor at least six times a year to plan courses and discuss personal or academic issues.• Residential Living-Learning Community: During the first year, STARS students are required to live on campus. At WSU, students are placed into the Engineering Living- Learning Community. At UW, residence in an engineering learning community is strongly encouraged. However, beginning the 2016-2017 academic year, UW will require STARS students to live in the

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Facilitating Student Success and Inclusion

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raja S. Kushalnagar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gary W. Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Aaron Weir Kelstone; Brian Trager, Rochester Institute of Technology; Mary Rose Weber, Rochester Institute of Technology; Shareef Sayel Ali, Rochester Institute of Technology NTID and VTCSecure's ACE Innovation Lab; Jason Dominick Lee, Rochester Institute of Technology, Center on Access Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

engineer who retired from IBM after serving for 30 years. He is a development engineering and manufacturing content expert. He develops and teaches all related engineering courses. His responsibility as a director of Center on Access Technology Innovation Laboratory include the plan- ning, implementation and dissemination of research projects that are related to the need of accessibility. He received his BS from RIT and his MS from Lehigh University. His last assignment with IBM was an Advanced Process Control project manager. He managed team members in delivering the next generation Advanced Process Control solution which replaced the legacy APC system in the 300 mm semiconductor fabricator. Behm has fifteen patents

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

date.Conclusions and Future DirectionsAs these efforts progress and the authors expand their understanding of the influence of liberaleducation on engineering curriculum, we plan to continue to explore the means by which thesetwo areas are more closely integrated and are then less viewed as separate areas but more as twosides of the same issue. While the course discussed here is only a small start, looking to the workof others, there are opportunities for greater integration of topics such as ethics, sustainability, andsocial justice into core engineering courses. 7 Students at this institution currently have access to achapter of Engineers Without Borders USA. However, it is not clear whether participation in sucha group achieves the desired effect on

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Sukhristina, Kazan National Research Technological University; Artem Bezrukov; Julia Ziyatdinova

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International

-Pacific region.Vietnam was selected as one of the target countries for integration with industry due to itsmultiple regional and national agreements and projects. For instance, 40 percent of crude oiland around 25 percent of natural gas Vietnamese companies produce together with theirRussian partners; the largest Russian and Vietnam oil producing companies signed aMemorandum of Understanding (MoU) to facilitate their joint work. In 2015, other importantdocuments were signed, specifically a Plan of Investment, an MoU on revamping the powerplants in Vietnam, an agreement between railway companies, and others.4However, even after critical documents have been signed by both parties, it is important toconsider different aspects of establishing

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christos Zahopoulos PhD, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

shows that in a some questions the was a significant drop between the post-and delayed post-test. In any case, the author plans to investigate this effect in the future.The finding that the 3rd Law is the one with which the students have more difficulty is consistentwith the finding of Hestenes et.al1. and of the author of this paper, who has given this pre/posttestto hundreds of teachers, who have participated in the professional development programs overmore than 20 years, and retired science and engineering professionals who have participated inthe RE-SEED Program. (RE-SEED – www.reseed.neu.edu – recruits, trains, and places retiredscience and engineering professionals in STEM classrooms to support teachers and students asvolunteers. Since

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota; Nuri Oncel, University of North Dakota

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

regularlydesignated courses to educate undergraduate students in nanoscience and nanotechnology. Thedevelopment of NSNT is one of the main goals in the strategic plan of UND. Developing NSNTcourses is essential to meeting the needs of industry in the region – and beyond – to provide muchneeded education and training for engineers.This paper describes an NSF-funded project to establish a nanoscience and nanotechnology(NSNT) program at UND. The project aims to foster new interest in nanoscience andnanotechnology among UND STEM students from a multidisciplinary perspective. Faculty fromElectrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, and Physicsare actively involved in preparing and delivering the NSNT course content. This

Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent; Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

deadlines in a design course allows veterans to quickly develop a schedule and supporting documentation to best facilitate team efforts. 2. Lack of comfort with the open-endedness of a design project. Military leadership provides missions and objectives to subordinates. Subordinates develop their own mission plans and objectives and push to the next subordinate level. The process continues downward until it reaches the lowest level. With the exception of coordinating certain elements, the method of mission accomplishment is open-ended. This provides lower military units with the flexibility to adapt and accomplish the objectives in whatever manner they see fit. 3. Inherent reluctance of students to begin

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd D. Morton, Western Washington University; Ying Lin, Western Washington University

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Computers in Education

effectiveness of the selected MCU-based platform compared to the traditionaldedicated DSP hardware, we propose to use the following assessment measures:  First, students’ feedback in the form of survey questionnaires will be collected. We plan to conduct two sets of surveys: One from students who completed the DSP class in spring 2015. In this course, the dedicated DSP hardware was used. As a comparison, we will also obtain surveys from students who will complete the DSP class in spring 2016. In this course, the MCU-based DSP hardware will be used. Such feedback will help us to assess how the students feel about the effectiveness of the proposed MCU-based platform compared to the DSP-based