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Software Engineering Pedagogical Approaches

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University; Colin J. Neill, Pennsylvania State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

23.716.6Hypothesis and Experimental MethodologyWe conducted this research using sections of a three credit graduate course in software systemsdesign. The participants were working professionals enrolled in a professional master’s degreein software engineering that requires industrial experience for admission so it is likely hadexperience working in teams. They would also have had experience participating on teamprojects in other courses in the program as software systems design is not the first course in theprogram. However, none of those courses would have provided guidance or training inteamwork.The data collected was from three different sections of the same course. One section was thecontrol group. The other two sections were the condition groups. Prior

Conference Session

Computational/CS Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikunja Swain P.E., South Carolina State University; Wanda Moses, South Carolina State University; James Allen Anderson, South Carolina State University; Cynthia T Davis, SC State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 23.317.2Unfortunately, most of the graduates do not perform well in required introductory computing coursesdue to lack of preparation and interest in STEM subjects, especially computing in K-12 levels. Educatorsare challenged to find ways to address this problem. The STARS (Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service) Student Leadership Corps (SLC), STARS SLC (http://www.starsalliance.org/leadershipCorps.html), a NSF funded initiative at University of North Carolina at Charlotte, is designed to aid the educators in addressing this challenge. The primary objective of STARS SLC is broadening participation in computing through best practices and community building, and there is an alliance of more than 40 academic

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Jim Helbling; Angela Beck

required to perform testing toevaluate analytical predictions under tight schedules, thus learning to ethically report test results.The goal is for students to assimilate these lessons regarding their professional responsibilities asthey transition from student to practicing engineer.Ethics and ABET CriteriaABET criterion 3f and 3h state that students must have “an understanding of professional andethical responsibility” and “the broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context”, respectively1.In order to assist students in achieving these outcomes, the faculty teaching Aircraft DetailDesign at ERAU, Prescott campus, have adopted educational practices designed to

Conference Session

Case Studies in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Mark Cuson; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

study within a civil engineering course that covered topics such asmarket segmentation and a rudimentary competitive analysis, subjects not typically covered in acore engineering curriculum. In both studies, post intervention research reported high levels ofstudent engagement and satisfaction with the case study technique, as well as enthusiasm forentrepreneurship. However, there was no indication of either the extent or quality of theentrepreneurial learning or the impact on the core engineering learning.In an attempt to prepare engineers for a business career many educational institutions haveadopted a pedagogical approach that can generally be described as “design thinking.” While theconcept of design thinking can mean many things, the

Conference Session

K-12 Professional Development II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary R. Mayer, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Allison Jane Fahsl, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Stephen McCaire Marlette, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville; Georgia Bracey, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 23.1355.13collaborated on the selection of materials most appropriate for their school settings. A list ofsuggested materials related to engineering design, including those used during the summerworkshop, was provided. The professional learning communities established during the summerremained intact throughout the following fall in the form of lesson study groups. The idea was tocontinue the collaborative inquiry process among the teachers and promote the verticalintegration of content within the school districts.Lesson study is a method of teacher research that focuses on the development and refinement oflessons to provide instruction that reflects best practices in teaching. The lesson study processused for the purposes of this project

Conference Session

Collaborative Projects in Architectural Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Jan Cowan, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Kirsten Hill, IUPUI Student; Mary Ann Frank, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Architectural

how design can raise the quality of life in a community, andhow appreciation of other cultures allows one [to] help them, has deepened my regard for theseexperiences.” 5Student Two: “This learning matters because it brought a great change in my life.” 5Student Three: “In the future I plan to remain involved in organizations and activities that areconcerned with social advocacy. I also plan on being a part of professional organizations thatwill promote social advocacy.” 5Student Four: “Interior designers should be aware of the impact of such political and socialprocesses on their practices and should implement changes in designed environments thatsupport improved social conditions in order to meet the basic needs and life safety of people

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Sunderland, University of California, Berkeley; Joonhong Ahn, University of California, Berkeley; Cathryn Carson, University of California, Berkeley; William E. Kastenberg, University of California, Berkeley

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

research project. We aim forparticipation in E125 to become a “low-cost” doorway into ethics research opportunities forstudents who might not otherwise consider making space for ethics in their busy schedules.Graduate students are also participating in curriculum evaluation and design. During the spring2013 semester a graduate student instructor is working alongside the E125 instructor to evaluatehow activities could best be scaled up for delivery to a larger number of students. Page 23.881.8ConclusionsEmotions are beginning to establish a presence in the engineering ethics literature, but the role ofemotion in ethical reasoning and decision-making

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emmanuelle Reynaud, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Linda Barrington, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Ella Willard-Schmoe, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 23.767.3survey for the 2011-2012 academic year.MethodologyThe basic research questions of the project are focused on the attitudes of the students towardsservice-learning and on the impact of S-L on student performance. Over the last eight years, S-Lhas been integrated to various degrees (ranging from 5% to 100% of the grade awarded) in anaverage of 30 engineering courses, and 42 faculty have attempted to implement it (approximatelyhalf of the faculty in the College of Engineering). In 2011-2012, a total of 1059 (unduplicated)students were engaged in S-L projects in the College of Engineering (out of a total enrollment of1828 full time undergraduate and graduate students). Those students contributed for a total of48,368 hours of work for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #6133The iCollaborate MSE Project: Progress Update 2013Prof. Kathleen L Kitto, Western Washington University Kathleen L. Kitto is currently the acting vice provost for research and the dean of the Graduate School. Additionally, she serves as special assistant to the provost for strategic initiatives. She is a faculty member within the Department of Engineering Technology and specializes in Materials Science and Engineering.Dr. Debra S. Jusak, Western Washington University Dr. Jusak is vice provost for academic resources. She is also a professor, having taught computer science for twenty-two years

Conference Session

It's Elementary

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eduardo Alfonso Suescun-Florez, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Ryan Francis Cain, PS 3 The Bedford Village School; Vikram Kapila, Polytechnic Institute of New York University; Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

conference papers. He has mentored four doctoral students, eleven masters students, 25 undergraduate research students, and eleven undergraduate senior design project teams; over 300 K-12 teachers and 95 high school student researchers; and eighteen undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 53 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he directs K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that currently enrich the STEM education of over 2,000 students annually.Dr. Magued G. Iskander P.E., Polytechnic Institute of New York University Dr. Magued Iskander is a professor of Civil and Urban Engineering at NYU-Poly. Dr. Iskander is a recip- ient of NSF CAREER award, Chi Epsilon (Civil Engineering Honor Society) Metropolitan

Conference Session

Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Kurt Paterson P.E., Michigan Technological University; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Annie Soisson, Tufts University

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Community Engagement Division

Department of Engineering, which graduated its inaugural class in May 2012. At JMU, Dr. Pierrakos is the director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) and director of the Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, engineer identity, engineering design instruction and methodology, learning through ser- vice, problem based learning methodologies, assessment of student learning, as well as complex problem solving. Her other research interests lie in cardiovascular fluid mechanics, sustainability, and K-12 en- gineering outreach. Dr. Pierrakos is a 2009 NSF CAREER Awardee. Dr. Pierrakos holds a B.S. in Engineering Science

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Frank G. Jacobitz; Thomas F. Schubert

a three-week time frame in Franceand Australia. While each of these courses, Topics in Fluid Mechanics and Advanced ElectronicCircuit Design, focused on its technical content, the desire for student understanding of thecultural environment and the impact of engineering solutions from a global and societalviewpoint were strong driving factors for each. The development of the two courses wasundertaken with the hypothesis that CIE courses can successfully be taught in an intersessionformat while providing an international experience to the students. In the second offering ofeach course, increased interaction with local industry was a goal. Assessment of the program wascarried out through typical course evaluations, student surveys, student

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Merrill, Rowan University

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Biomedical

goals thatinclude literature reviews, problem formulation, the ability to balance skepticism and creativity,and communicating results are assessed with standard tools: homework, exams, reports, and oralpresentations. Student deliverables are used for post-graduation interviews and at a university-sponsored STEM symposium.IntroductionToday’s medical device market is vast. It is also competitive. As a result, there is a need forbiomedical engineers to know how to model new designs quickly and effectively. To train futureengineers to meet this need, over the last three years we have developed an innovativeengineering senior elective and master’s level class that combines active learning strategies withtoday’s latest modeling tools.Course

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

concepts in a clear visual and verbal fashion to readers of the manuscript.A few graduate programs have implemented formal training of students in the research process.Most notable is David F. Ollis’ efforts described in his 1995 article2 in Chemical EngineeringEducation on “The Research Proposition.” Additional U.S. graduate programs include requiredcourses in the curriculum on writing research proposals (University of Oklahoma3) and researchmethods (Michigan Technological University4 and Arizona State University5). Structuredtraining in research methods is also endorsed in international communities such as in ErstaSköndal University College in Stockholm, Sweden6 and National University of Singapore7.However, to the author’s best knowledge, no

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey G. Groark, Southern Methodist University; Delores M. Etter, Southern Methodist University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

semester to complete a follow-up assessment withquestions related to their use of the curriculum, suggested modifications or best practices for itsuse and the number of additional students impacted by the camp materials. A follow-on paperwill address these results.Program ExpansionDue to the positive results received during the first three years executing the summer camps, thisprogram has been expanded to include CSI Camps-for-a-Day and CSI Teacher Trainings andProfessional Certification Workshops around the country. Each of these programs furtherextends the impact of the CSI Camp curriculum and provides diverse communities around thecountry with the opportunity to engage with this impactful curriculum.CSI Camp-for-a-Day. Based on the positive

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

maximize the impact both regionally andnationally.United States – Australia Renewable Energy and Green SkillsLearning Exchange Project - Phase 1 - Building and Implementing theUS-Australia Green Learning Exchange and NetworkProject SummaryIntellectual MeritThe goal of this U.S.-Australia Renewable Energy and Green Skills Learning Exchangeproject is to develop a community of technical educators to improve curricula andpedagogy by sharing best practices in the content, teaching, certifications, articulationand career pathways for the green skills in renewable energy disciplines in both theUnited States and Australia. Specific renewable energy technician-level disciplines to betargeted will include but not be limited to: solar photovoltaic and solar

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International Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Scott Thomas; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Christopher F Thompson S.M.ASCE, Salt Lake Community College

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International

agedparticipants and the impact FLL has on participant’s perceptions of pursuing higher education inthe field of engineering.In the competitive workplace of the world today, it is imperative to have more competentengineering graduates from our Institutions of Higher Ed. The current approach taken for gettingyoung students excited about engineering is not effective enough. Young students are asked“What do you want to be when you grow up?” but often do not know much about their options—not until high school or college are jobs discussed with detail. What if kids could experiencefirsthand what a career-field might entail, even before middle school? By practicing skills ofteamwork, open ended problem solving and critical thinking in a fun and

Conference Session

Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Carroll, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Civil Engineering

completing standard fresh and hardened concrete tests. One frame is tested understatic load, while the second frame is tested under impact load. Each group is given a copy of ACI 211.1-91 – Standard Practice for SelectingProportions for Normal, Heavyweight, and Mass Concrete [31] and ACI 211.2-98 – StandardPractice for Selecting Proportions for Structural Lightweight Concrete [32] and are expected tocomplete a full mix design, which is due one week prior to specimen casting. The concrete mixmay only consist of the four primary constituents: Type I/II Portland cement, coarse aggregate,fine aggregate, and water. The coarse aggregate may be limestone or river rock, but should beno larger than ⅜ in. Lightweight aggregate may be used but it must

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Tammy Yut-Ling Chan; Gustavo Borel Menezes

234Doing presentations is another way for students to actively learn to be better communicators.Groups of graduate students presented their numerical models using MATLAB and MicrosoftExcel for the production of a pharmaceutical-grade drug32. In a biomedical engineering designcourse, groups of students learned professional skills such as effective teamwork andpresentation (to clients) in addition to using technical engineering skills on design problems33. Inan engineering strength of materials class, students viewed lecture content outside of class on-line, so that class time was used for presentations and teamwork to solve complex problems34.Senior DesignActive learning also promotes the deep understanding of engineering and technical

Conference Session

State of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

. Show up to work, willingness to work/learn all of the 1950's skills. How do you change this; adapt the medical model to elevate the profession. I've seen it in Europe, Asia, and with my son in the Marine Corp it works. Stop "wet nursing" and set standards, when is the last time you hear a Nursing Program or Medical School needing recruit the best• Manufacturing Processes, especially metal cutting (machining) and forming.• Pair up the teaching of theory with choosing real parts/components so that students learn both "how stuff works" and common practice. Common practice can make students more useful from the very beginning of their careers and knowing theory will advance them beyond graduates with no theoretical

Conference Session

Innovative IE Course Content

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Ann Layton, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Thomas Reed Willemain, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

solving abusiness problem, instead of just blindly doing analysis with no application for the client.[3]Once an analysis is complete, the information must be presented either in writing or in person toa client. Therefore, it is important for analysts to have the ability to communicate the results ofan analysis in a way that can influence decisions. However, this is the portion of training thatsome analysts, like LaBarr[3] and Starbuck [10], think needs additional attention and training foryoung statisticians. Nonetheless, the best communication in the world will not help if thesenovices do not understand the basic theories and methodology behind the analysis; therefore allskills should be developed and practiced simultaneously throughout the

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cate Samuelson, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington

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Women in Engineering

different major.IntroductionThere is strong evidence of student flexibility and vacillation around career options post-graduation from college. Specifically, a single interaction or experience (such as a co-op) cansometimes mean the difference between taking a job after graduation in engineering or anotherfield.1 Further, research suggests that cooperative education and internships result in increasedsocial and cultural capital of those who participate, which can contribute to their ability to secureemployment after graduation.2 Student perceptions of the engineering field, which can be shapedby undergraduate work experiences, can also impact persistence in engineering programs.3-7While there is a growing literature examining the relationship

Conference Session

Incorporating Technology into Construction Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antoine Jean-Pierre Tixier, University of Colorado at Boulder; Alex Albert, University of Colorado

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Construction

- gineering and Applied Science Dean’s Performance Award, and the Best Technical Publication Award from the Journal of Safety, Health, and Environmental Research for a paper on a new teaching innova- tion. He has also selected as an ASCE ExCEEd Teaching Fellow Teaching Mentor and as a President’s Teaching and Learning Collaborative Member. Page 23.1139.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Teaching construction hazard recognition through high fidelity augmented realityABSTRACTThe ability of designers, managers, and workers to identify

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Bringing Industrial Applications into the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maddalena Fanelli, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Dennis J. Miller, Michigan State University; Martin C Hawley, Michigan State University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 23.781.3to compile simple PHA's to put the process to practice. To guide and facilitate compilation ofthe information and clarify our expectations, we are providing tables outlining the neededinformation. A simple and uniform format is expected to make the procedure less cumbersomeand help establish a methodical approach that can be applied across systems for bothexperimental and design course tasks, or in future applications beyond the classroom. Thetemplate is based on the industrial experience of one of the authors (M.F.), who contributed toand compiled PHA’s while performing research and development work in the fields ofmicrochannel technology (Velocys, Inc.) and biotechnology (Draths Corporation).Unit OperationsIn the Unit Operations

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Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W Eric Wong, University of Texas, Dallas

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

research focus is on the technology to help practitioners develop high quality software at low cost. In particular, he is doing research in soft- ware testing, debugging, security/safety, and reliability at the application and architectural design levels. Professor Wong is the Vice President for Technical Operations of the IEEE Reliability Society and the Secretary of the ACM Special Interest Group on Applied Computing (SIGAPP). He also has an appoint- ment as a Guest Researcher from NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Page 23.742.1

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CEED - Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #6919Engineering Students’ Perceptions of Workplace Problem SolvingRui Pan, Purdue University, West Lafayette Rui(Celia) Pan is a Ph.D candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She hold a M.S in Statistics and B.S. in Electrical Engineering.Dr. Johannes Strobel, Purdue University, West Lafayette Johannes Strobel is Director of INSPIRE, Institute for P-12 Engineering Research and Learning, and As- sistant Professor of engineering education and learning design and technology at Purdue University. NSF and several private foundations fund his research. His research and teaching focuses on

Conference Session

Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Interdisciplinary Design Experience and a core faculty member in the Institute for Leadership in Technology and Management at Bucknell. He was the founder and inaugural chair of the Undergrad- uate Research Track at the Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) conference, and co-organized the Biomedical Engineering Body-Of-Knowledge Summit. He served on the board of the Biomedical En- gineering Division of the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) and was elected as chair of the division in 2012. He is the winner of the 2010 National ASEE Biomedical Engineering Teach- ing Award and in 2011 was selected to be a National Academy of Engineering Frontiers of Engineering Education faculty member

Conference Session

Innovative IE Curricula

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Paul Sly, Iowa State University; Daniel P Bumblauskas, University of Missouri Harvard University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #7050Evaluation of Perceptual Changes in an Engineering Sales ProgramDr. David Paul Sly, Iowa State University Dr. Dave Sly is a Professor of Practice within the Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering department. He is a registered Professional Engineer with B.A., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Industrial En- gineering, as well as an M.B.A. in Marketing from Iowa State University. In addition to teaching, Dr. Sly is president of Proplanner, an Industrial Engineering software company located in the ISU Research Park. For the past five years, Dr. Sly has worked extensively with business and academia on the

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Kristenson Jaeger, Northeastern University; Kerri Liss, Northeastern University; Bea van den Heuvel; Ellen Wilson, Northeastern University

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New Engineering Educators

used in early education settings, it canbe applied to higher education for complex subjects that are being taught for the first time,particularly in the form of peer-scaffolding.A study on scaffolding in technology-enhanced learning environments, “Bridging Research andTheory with Practice,” explores the possible effects of student learning development “incollaboration with ‘more able peers’.” While it is apparent that peer-assistants are potentiallyvaluable to the cost-effectiveness and quality of education for their classmates and instructors,there is still limited data on the personal and individual effects on such peer assistants. One studytouches on some of the personal gains of a peer learning assistant stating, “The cognitiveprocesses

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Aiman S. Kuzmar

assess this way of teaching courses. This is especially the casewith very short time periods like one, two, and three week intervals. Not only do we needcontributions from educators on specific courses, but we need much more contributions frompsychologists, behavioral experts, and policy makers among others.Aside from a few and sporadic comments from students, there is very little research wherestudents evaluate this educational technique. The opinions of students who are currently takingshort term courses may be biased for various reasons. Opinions of students at a later stage likefive, ten and fifteen years after graduation are important and needed.That is, there is a strong need to investigate this topic holistically. Nonetheless, this should