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Industry Collaboration in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa M. Holliday, University of Oklahoma; Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Kenneth F. Robson, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

Paper ID #8755Faculty Internship: Providing New Skills for Construction EducatorsDr. Lisa M Holliday P.E., University of OklahomaProf. Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma Matthew received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Texas A&M University. After working for several years in the construction industry both in the field and in management, he joined the Construction Science faculty at the University of Oklahoma in 2012. Along with his research interests in earthen construction and the Latino workforce in construction, he is interested in teaching students to improve their visuo-spatial skills and

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9613Design it! Build it! A Summer Engineering Workshop for High School Stu-dents to Foster Creativity and Change Perceptions of Engineering (Work inProgress)Prof. Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College Vicki V. May, Ph.D., P.E. is an Instructional Associate Professor of Engineering at Dartmouth College. Her research focuses on engineering education and K-12 outreach. She teaches courses in solid mechan- ics, structural analysis, and integrated design at Dartmouth. Prior to relocating to the east coast, Professor May was an Associate Professor of Architectural Engineering at the California Polytechnic State Univer

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Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Montgomery, University of Michigan

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Chemical Engineering

Education, 2014 Incorporating the Online Encyclopedia of Chemical Engineering Equipment Into Your Course ActivitiesAbstractStudents in chemical engineering courses often bemoan the lack of information regarding actualchemical engineering equipment in our curricula. To address this critical need in our curriculaour laboratory has devoted twenty years to the development of an online visual encyclopedia ofchemical engineering equipment, aimed at chemical engineering undergraduate students. Thisencyclopedia provides students with a basic understanding of what chemical engineeringequipment looks like and how it works. In our paper we describe the encyclopedia and presentways to incorporate the encyclopedia into core

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Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryndol A. Sones, U.S. Military Academy

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Nuclear and Radiological

Page 24.1040.3PowerPoint animation. Specific misconceptions were targeted in the demonstration. Apedagogical model referred as U-POSE methodically sequences students through the five stepsof these proposed MCNP6 demonstrations: Understand, Predict, Observe, Synthesize, andExplain. The final step culminates with students explaining the concept by authoring arepresentative concept question with a solution for a peer. This paper provides a model fornuclear engineering demonstration and proposes means for sharing demonstrations created usingthis model.The Problem In nuclear engineering studies at the U.S. Military Academy, the NaI (th) scintillatorradiation detector is a workhorse in our laboratory courses, and it is analyzed in depth in

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STEM and ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #9901Development of a Fundamentals of Electrical and Computing Systems coursefor in-service K-12 Teachers.Prof. Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas Kundan Nepal is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St.Thomas (MN). His research interests span the areas of reliable nanoscale digital systems, mobile robotics and recongurable computingMr. Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas Andrew Tubesing is Laboratory Manager for the Electrical Engineering program at University of St Thomas in St. Paul, MN. He also serves on the faculty of the UST Center for Pre-Collegiate

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sabeen A. Altaf, Institute of International Education; Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Edward Randolph Collins Jr. P.E., Clemson University

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International

research interests currently center around Engineering Education, focusing on interdisciplinary and international teaming approaches to teaching engineering design. Internationalization of STEM education has been a particular passion for Dr. Doerry, and he has developed numerous initiatives to promote international exposure for engineers since arriving at NAU in 1999, including an International Engineering and Science Certificate program, and the Global Engineering College project, an NSF-funded exploration of a comprehensively internationalized curricular model for engineering education. In 2011, he was asked to lead development of the Global Science and Engineering Program (GSEP), an ambitious large-scale initiative

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Wigdahl, The University of New Mexico; Gregory L. Heileman, University of New Mexico; Ahmad Slim, University of New Mexico; Chaouki T. Abdallah, University of New Mexico

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Educational Research and Methods

Youngstown State University, with a Bachelors of Engineering degree in Electrical Engineering in 1981. He then obtained his MS and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from GA Tech in 1982, and 1988 respectively. He joined the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at the University of New Mexico where he is currently professor and was the chair between 2005 and June 30, 2011. Since July 1, 2011, Professor Abdallah is the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at UNM. Professor Abdallah conducts research and teaches courses in the general area of systems theory with focus on control and communica- tions systems. His research has been funded by national funding agencies, national laboratories, and by

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Christopher McComb; Fariborz Tehrani

both analytical and experimental studies in addition toliterature studies, data mining, etc. Fresh graduate students coming from other schools may needadditional training on research methods and components, if they have not learned them duringtheir undergraduate programs. Further, graduate students are expected to mentor theirundergraduate assistants in the laboratory. Therefore, developing supervising and mentorshipskills are another part of their training. To accomplish such extensive training, graduate studentsmeet the faculty advisor at least once a week. To prepare graduate students for PhD programs,they also participate as teaching assistant and grader, as well as developing proposals for externalfunding. Alumni members of the group

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Multidisciplinary Courses and Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth R. Leitch P.E., West Texas A&M University; Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

computer modeling techniques. Dr. Leitch is a member of ASEE, ASCE, TB, and Chi Epsilon and is a registered PE in Texas and Indiana and a LEED Green Associate.Dr. Roy Jean Issa P.E., West Texas A&M University Dr. Issa is an associate professor of Mechanical Engineering at West Texas A&M University. He joined the College of Engineering and Computer Science in 2004, a year after it started. Since joining the de- partment, he has been in charge of the enhancement of the Thermal Sciences Laboratory. His background is in the area of heat transfer and fluid dynamics. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering from

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Damien Laird; Jack Price; Ioannis A. Raptis

is sacrificed forreach of the field from university laboratories to classroom size, the number of potential algorithms to be tested is greatlysettings. limited. With more advancement in these two categories, it There has been a large number of centimeter-scale multi- will also extend swarm robotics into the classroom as arobotic teams developed in research laboratories worldwide, system for teaching, another discipline in which tools mustbut only a small fraction of them are commercially available. be small and inexpensive in order to be useful. The resultingThe Alice Micro-Robot of EPFL represents a drastic reduction Spider-Bots platform

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Daney, Downingtown Area School District & Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; Gerard F. Jones, Villanova University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University in 1987 where he cur- rently holds the rank of professor. In 2008, after serving as department chairman for six years, he assumed the position of Associate Dean, Academic Affairs where he was responsible for day-to-day running of the undergraduate engineering program of 850 students in five engineering majors. In 2012, he took the po- sition of Sr. Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research. His undergraduate teaching has included numerous courses in heat transfer, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, analysis and design, gravity-driven water networks, and laboratories. His graduate courses are heat conduction, convection, computational fluid dynamics

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Use of Technology for Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

conceptual design for a Data Warehouse which would integrate the different data servers the company used. With i2 Technologies he led the work on i2’s Data Mining product ”Knowledge Discover Framework” and at CEERD (Thailand) he was the product manager of three energy software products (MEDEE-S/ENV, EFOM/ENV and DBA-VOID) which were/are used in Asian and European countries by both governmental and non-governmental organizations. Acharya has a M.Eng. in Computer Technology and a D.Eng. in Computer Science and Information Management with a concentration in knowledge discovery, both from the Asian Institute of Technology in Thailand. His teaching involvement and research interest are in the area of Software Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Firas Hassan, Ohio Northern University; Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #10070Combining Technical and Entrepreneurial Skills in an Electric Circuits Coursethrough Project-Based LearningDr. Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University Heath J. LeBlanc is an Assistant Professor in the Electrical & Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department at Ohio Northern University. He received his MS and PhD degrees in Electrical Engineering from Vanderbilt University in 2010 and 2012, respectively, and graduated summa cum laude with his BS in Electrical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 2007. His teaching interests include control, signals and systems, electric circuits

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Simulations and Project Based Learning I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed H. Elsawy, Tennessee Technological University; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University

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Engineering Technology

material processing, metallurgy and manufacturing systems. Dr. ElSawy received ˜ $2M of state, federal, and industrial grants in support of his laboratory development and research activities. He advised several masters and doctoral students who are holding academic and industrial positions in the USA, Germany and Taiwan. Dr. ElSawy has numerous publications in national and international conferences and refereed journals.Prof. Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-KingsvilleDr. Sally J. Pardue, Tennessee Technological University Sally Pardue, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Tennessee Tech University, and Director of the Oakley Center for Excellence in the Teaching of Science, Technology

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Engineering Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

(including research- and teaching-stream faculty, sessional lecturers andteaching assistants) from across three core second-year courses elected to participate in the studyin 2012-2013; in 2013-2014, nine (9) faculty (including teaching-stream faculty and teachingassistants) from across two core third-year courses elected to participate in the study. Courseswere chosen based on our previous research, notably those that garnered the most frequentmentions from former students as to the impact on their professional development. Theseincluded: • CHE297, Communications Portfolio I • CHE298, Communication • CHE230, Environmental Chemistry • CHE324, Chemical Process Design Laboratory • CHE326, Thermodynamics and Kinetics LaboratoryIndividual

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Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Roger V. Lindgren, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St. Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology; David K. Thaemert P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Matthew Sleep, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

spurred changes to the degreerequirements. The last accreditation visit occurred prior to the curriculum redesign and rollout ofthe co-terminal program. The updated BSCE has not been accredited yet.The civil engineering department functions with five faculty members: four full-time teachingfaculty and one part-time teaching/department chair. In addition, the department includes onefull-time technician who aids in the operation of its laboratory space. With only five facultymembers, the program has four specialty areas: structural, transportation, geotechnical and waterresources engineering. Each of these specialty areas has its own dedicated laboratory space andis directed by the faculty member(s) with the associated subject matter expertise.The

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers); Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

in a manufacturing application should be discussed. Examples include: statics, dynamics, mechanics of materials, fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and heat transfer.  Critical areas from the manufacturing knowledge base that all mechanical engineering education programs should strongly consider including in their curricula are: the impact of processing on materials, especially from the vantage point of materials selection, basic manufacturing processes (with laboratory), metrology with linkages to geometric dimensioning and tolerancing (GD&T), and statistical quality control.  When teaching product design, ensure that principles of simultaneous product and process design are emphasized

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Track 3 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; Joniqua Howard, University of Texas Arlington; Ken Darrie Thomas, Auburn University, Biosystems Engineering & The Honors College; Helen Muga, University of Mount Union; Jeanese Christine Badenock, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill; Sheena A Francis, University of Technology, Jamaica 235 Old Hope Rd Kgn 6. Jamaica

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Student Development

.     While   being  mentored  by  a  local  Belizean  engineer  on  a  stormwater  management  project  for  their  school  in  Belize  City,   connections   were   made   to   a   Professor   of   Civil   Engineering   at   another   US   university   who   focused  her   International   Engineering   Field   Experience   course   on   their   project.   In   May   2013,  thirteen  students  from   her   class   visited   Belize   to   survey   the   site,   teaching   survey   methods   to   the   secondary   school  students   as   well.   In   May   2014,   another   group   will   visit   to   continue   working   on   the   project,   which  involves  the  creation  of  a  detention  pond  and  an  ecological  park  for  outdoor  laboratory

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel M. Hull P.E., OP-TEC; Greg Kepner M. Ed., Indian Hills Community College

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Two Year College Division

Education, 2014 Career Pathways for STEM TechniciansAbstractScience and engineering technicians are needed in emerging technologies by U.S. employers.These technicians are being produced by U.S. community and technical colleges usingNSF/ATE-developed curricula and teaching strategies. However, enrollment is low and attritionis high, because there is not an adequate “high school pipeline” to interest and prepare youngpeople to select and be successful in educational programs for these rewarding careers. STEMprograms, developed and offered at high schools throughout the country can provide this“pipeline” by recruiting and educating applied learners to graduate and enroll in technologyprograms at nearby colleges. However

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Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman "Storm" Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

teaching and learning. Storm began his career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to

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Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly K. Ault Ph.D., Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Linjun Bu; Kejiang Liu, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Design Graphics

, Boston, Modesto (CA), and Melbourne. In the fall of 2001, she was invited as the Lise Meitner Visiting Professor, Department of Design Sciences, Lund Technical University, Lund, Sweden. Prior to teaching at WPI, she worked as a Manufacturing Engineer for the Norton Company in Worcester, MA, and Product Development Engineer for the Olin Corporation in East Alton, IL. Professor Ault’s primary teaching responsibilities include undergraduate and graduate level courses in computer-aided design, mechanical design and rehabilitation engineering. Her research interests include computer aided mechanical design, geometric modeling, kinematics, machine design, rehabilitation engi- neering and assistive technology. She is a

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2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

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Katherine Aho; Kavitha Chandra; Ed Roberts

how the computer revolutionized physics research andintroduced into the classroom. We will discuss the design investigated how to use computers as tools to emphasizeof the programming lesson modules and how they are physical concepts. They tested the using computers in physicsincorporated into the physics curriculum. The difficulties, courses at the University of Maryland and concluded that thesuccesses, and failures of this experience will be presented. students scored better on laboratory reports and felt more satisfied with the nature of the work. They also stated that Keywords—R programming; high school; physics

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

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Mudasser Wyne; Alireza Farahani

). Improving laboratory effectiveness in online and onsite engineering courses at National University. Journal of Research in Innovative Teaching, 26-38.6. Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology. (2013). http://www.abet.org/ Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Zone IV Conference Copyright © 2014, American Society for Engineering Education

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Mechanical Engineering

- ever, he has evidently improved the luck of institutions by teaching undergraduate courses in design and mechanical engineering. Dr. Trivett is an Associate Professor at the University of Prince Edward Island, Canada. In 2014, he was appointed director of the Engineering Clinic in the Department of Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo. Thankfully, these institutions continue to thrive, and support innovative programs in engineering. Page 24.152.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 An Attempt to Gamify a First Course in

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Sean J. Creighton, SOCHE; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard K. Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

program has received over $2M in funding and utilizes close to 40faculty members that teach students Cyber Defense, Cyber Warfare, and Cyber Operations thatthey will implement in jobs that are greatly helpful to our country's national defense. Since itsinception, the Scholarship for Service program has had a near perfect job placement rate atagencies including the CIA, NSA, NASIC, and MIT Lincoln Laboratories. In addition, severalstudents have enrolled in PhD programs at different universities around the United States tocontinue their graduate studies.Introduction of Component #2: Student Cohorts through Social Activities and STEM-based gamesThe second component that we introduced in the 2013 Summer Research Program is Student Cohorts.This

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY

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Computing & Information Technology

introductionto the field of computer systems, CS0) and English Composition (EG1).In this paper we describe an innovative approach to the teaching of computing and writing tofirst-year students majoring in a Computer Systems degree at a college of technology. The themeof the learning community is the development of narratives (a plot or schematic structuring oftemporal actions) and their implementation as a video game prototype. Common student learningobjectives and general education student learning outcomes for our courses include: usecreativity to solve problems; understand and navigate systems; work productively within andacross disciplines; use the tools needed for communication, inquiry, creativity, and analysis;gather, interpret, evaluate, and

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Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University; Kimberly Monique Holmes, George Mason University

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Graduate Studies

neededbetter access to career opportunities. Therefore, we changed the focus of the “Career Paths”seminar by asking the visiting speakers to not only describe their experiences in their respectivepositions, but to also discuss how students should prepare for such positions. These topicsincluded discussing needs for various certifications (above and beyond the M.S. or doctoraldegree), external research or teaching experiences, security clearances, and other informationthat might not be shared by the academic department or faculty. We also asked the visitingspeakers to discuss how the students could prepare for, access, and take advantage of thespeakers’ presence at the seminar to have CVs previewed and reviewed for current openings andfuture hiring

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imelda Olague-Caballero, New Mexico State University; Delia J. Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University

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Industrial Engineering

experience away Field Work from the classroom. Field work experiences bridge educational experiences with an outside community which Experiences can range from neighborhoods and schools to anthropological dig sites and laboratory settings. Internship Are job-related and provide students and job changers with an opportunity to test the waters in a career field Experiences

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Mentoring Minorities: Effective Programs, Practices, and Perspectives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew B. A. McCullough, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr., North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Leotis Parrish, North Carolina A&T State University; Marcia F. Williams, North Carolina A&T State University; Ronnie S. Bailey, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

with Dr. Brian Adams, a well-known hand surgeon. In the summer of 2006, he began a post-doctoral fellowship at Mayo Clinic, working on orthopaedic biomechanics and physiology cellular imaging laboratories. This provided the opportunity to work with outstanding clinical and research mentors like Drs. Kai-Nan An, Kenton Kauf- man, Gary Sieck, Ann Reed, Harold Kitaoka, as well as others. His research at that time focused on non-invasive imaging of muscle tissue as well as cadaveric studies of the foot and ankle. Dr. McCullough is a faculty member of the first bioengineering program independently housed at a Historically Black College or University and is a part of the NSF ERC-RMB which includes research on the

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Tricks of the Trade

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Chene Chetcuti, United States Military Academy; Hans J. Thomas P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brent J. Pafford, U.S. Military Academy

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New Engineering Educators

Management from Missouri Science & Technology (2008) and his Master of Sci- ence in Aeronautics and Astronautics from the University of Washington (2012). His teaching focus is thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and aerodynamics.Major Brent J. Pafford, U.S. Military Academy Major Brent Pafford serves as an Instructor of Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy at West Point. He graduated from West Point in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering. Brent also holds a Master’s of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the Cockrell School of Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Commissioned as an Aviation Officer, his former assignments include Air Cavalry Platoon Leader