Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University; Cheryl Lea Beverly, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

scaf-fold on prior learning and experiences, addressing a continuum of lower level to higher levelthinking and deep learning as appropriate for the curriculum. Reflection essays, class discussion,individual and group projects/products, peer review and feedback, or other types of activities willbe used to measure learner progress on the learning objectives, and to provide timely and rele-vant feedback to both the instructor and learner. This information will be used by both the in-structor and learner(s) to guide decision making and engagement in bio-inspired design. Rubricsor grading guidelines will be created for each formative assessment to ensure they align with theproject goals and learning objectives. Summative assessment will occur at

Conference Session

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Yonemura, University of Washington ; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Women in Engineering

driven by a variety ofdifferent factors. Some individuals were simply the only individual working in a particularfunction and felt the lack of like others to collaborate with. Maureen expressed this feeling fromthe first day she walked into her job: “I was the only in-house developer. I didn’t know what I was doing and I had no one to help me. The first day, I walked in and they told me they promised five iPad apps in three months…” (Maureen, Women’s)In Maureen's case, feelings of isolation produced doubt regarding her ability to meet heremployer's expectations. Her isolation amplifies her job stress. In other cases, peers with similarjob descriptions were present in the work environment but the age gap between the early

Conference Session

Effective Use of Technology in Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith Virginia Gutierrez, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Frida Diaz Barriga, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM); Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Computers in Education

students in their PLEs could be furtherclassified by means of Bloom's Revised Taxonomy10 knowledge dimension that represents arange from concrete (factual) to abstract (metacognitive); however this was not part of thisstudy.The first part of the survey11 was divided into 3 sections in which students were asked toevaluate in a five-point scale if they: 1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neither agree nordisagree, 4=agree, or 5=strongly agree. The second part of the survey contained open questionsso that students have a space to write about their PLEs as well as his/her learning throughtechnological tools, several information sources, and their PLNs.The information obtained was classified into quantitative and qualitative data. To do this, wecreated

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

homework with peers Mostly individual learning (highly inter-active learning) Students About 50 civil engineering Two sections of ~23 students each: 34 enrolled About 25 architectural engineering engineering/pre-engineering, 5 architecture, 4 natural sciences, 2 business Course Required Part of sustainability-focused residential academic context Sustainability was the second program (similar to a living learning community); learning module in the course about 30% of the students also taking a 3-credit

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

patterns’21. As it was hypothesized that the aptitudes for lifelong learning were present in thesedata, and this hypothesis required testing, the research literature on lifelong learning wasinvestigated for potential theory or theoretical frameworks to guide the study. Deakin Crick etal’s (2004) Effective Lifelong Learning Inventory (ELLI) was selected for a number of reasons6.Importantly, Deakin Crick et al. (2004) have extensively investigated how to characterize lifelonglearning, and write about its many facets6. They explore the notion of lifelong learningholistically in its relevance over one’s lifetime, as well as in the context of traditional learning,including classroom, formal and informal, and self-directed learning6. They position their

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Smith, Australian National University; Jennifer Patricia Turner, Engineers Without Borders Australia ; Nick John Brown, Engineers Without Borders Australia; Joli Price, Engineers Without Borders Australia

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

practical andunfamiliar environment. The workshops taught me not only about basic humanitarianengineering principles, but also about the Cambodian culture. Participating in the trip haslet me meet a wide range of people, both peers and professionals, who I would not have thechance to meet usually. I hope to continue applying what I learned on the trip throughout mystudies and professional career.Both these students went on to enrol and complete the EfaHC course in June/July 2015, oneachieving the highest mark in the class. Both are now currently volunteering with the localchapter of EWB-A. For these students, completing the EfaHC course after the Summitallowed them to use the Summit as a base for some of their assessment items and allowedthem to

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aubrey Wigner, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

more time consuming than a multiple choice test, an instructor canclearly determine what skills were used in the creation of an artifact through a semi-structuredinterview with the student. The authors plan to delve more deeply into artifact elicitation as anevaluative method in further work.This is not to suggest that Making takes the place of rigorous engineering training. As the datapresented in this paper shows, there would be a clear need for the purposeful integration ofhigher level math into project based making. Making alone does not appear to teach the mathskills needed for today’s engineer. The integration of higher mathematics into Making couldcome in the form of post-prototype write-ups. Engineering students could, as often occurs

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven C. Zemke, Gonzaga University; Diane L. Zemke

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

. thoroughlydescribes graphical communication of parts, but does not mention verbal descriptions.2 TheMechanical Design Process by Ullman briefly mentions that parts can be described semanticallyand that teams must communicate to collaborate, but does not elaborate on semanticrepresentations.3 Verbal descriptions of parts seem to lie outside the typical curricular materialsfor engineering.In a previous study we identified that students had difficulty communicating design ideas withtheir peers on design teams.4 This difficulty occurred during sketching and verbal descriptions ofparts and assemblies. Students’ difficulties with verbal communication directly interfered withtheir ability to work productively together.In this study we examine the verbal aspect of

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University; Jacob William Leachman, Washington State University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company

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Design in Engineering Education

, not including travel expenses or voluntary shoptime. The total publications for the project include five peer-reviewed journalpublications [7-11] and two doctoral dissertations.Project 1 Timeline6/2012 project start7/2012 spec9/2012 prelim design1/2013 final design5/2013 build complete testing begins, iteration through 1/20144/2014 project finishedProject 2Project 2, a long-range UAV, was Design/Build/Fly project for tracking African WildDogs in Zimbabwe. Cost constraints were critical – the non-profit who approached theSchool of MME—Washington State University capstone design program, known as theIndustrial Design Clinic (IDC), had minimal money to support the project, and thecapstone clinic funded parts and materials from residual monies

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That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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New Engineering Educators

alumni to date. Dr. Lohani collab-orated with his colleagues to implement a study abroad project (2007-12), funded under the US-BrazilHigher Education Program of the U.S. Department of Education, at VT. He has published over 70 papersin peer-reviewed journals and conferences. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Combined Contribution of 12 REU Students to the Development of the LEWAS LabAbstractThe Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) lab is a high-frequency, real-time environmental monitoring lab located on the campus of Virginia Tech. This lab hasdeveloped over the course of 9 years from a prototype system used in one class to a real-timeenvironmental

Conference Session

Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University; Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft; David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Joanna M. Schiefelbein , Texas A&M University; David Charles Hyland, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

and integration of the teams. Even though the PM is a peer, he/she must act as anauthority. In general, this has not been a problem because the teams quickly recognize thebenefit of the PM provides. The DPM is a backup for the PM, but he/she also provides theconfiguration management for the project. The organization is shown below in Figure 1. HALO Project Manager Deputy Project Manager Communications, Architecture Construction Electrical Power Life Support Command & Robotics

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Capstone Design in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott McGuirk Ph.D., United States Air Force Academy; John G. Ciezki, United States Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

as air-core inductors using thick wiregauge. The initial electrical system testing consisted of charging then discharging the Rayleigh circuitcapacitors through power resistors at 20V , 150 V, and 400 V to assess heat dissipation issues and to notepotential ringing problems in the PFN. As of this writing, testing is on-going. The low-voltage capacitorshave been charged to 50 V, and successfully discharged through the armature. No issues were found. C. Measurement System Testing 12The Rogowski coil was first used with a low-power PFN to demonstrate its ability to capture short pulseduration currents. The bullet chronograph will be assessed during integrated system testing. Specifically,the

Conference Session

Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

, 12Student Veterans’ Acculturation to U.S. Higher Education Culture Acculturation models offer a theoretical framework to explain student veterans’ culturalconflict as they reintegrate into higher education.15 Acculturation is as a complex process ofbalancing cultural changes resulting from the encounter of two or more cultural groups.21 Asstudent veterans (non-dominant group) enter the culture of higher education (dominant culture),acculturation models take into account the existence of peer differentiation and dynamicsbetween both groups. Berry’s acculturation model discussed four possible resolutions from thiscultural exchange: (a) assimilation, (dismissal of prior cultural identity and acceptance of newculture), (b) separation (cultural

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael R. Ladisch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the institution. • Impact on research (direction/integrity) • Impact on student advising12. Financial and personal costs (and • Personal factors to consider: goals, benefits) to founders of new venture resources, time, talent, tolerance for risk and Faculty involvement in expected rewards commercialization and startup activities • Impact on publishing, tenure, promotion impacts their relationship with and view • Relationships with administrators, peers, of their institution and associated and students responsibilities. • Maintaining balance13. Effective communication

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University; Sebastian Reuter P.E., RWTH Aachen University; Kristina Lena Lahl, RWTH Aachen University; Rene Vossen, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

the Humanities Cologne. Her PhD thesis focused on identity models in the transcultural space and used specific examples of German speaking literature from Bohemia and Moravia in the Czech Republic. Whilst a lecturer at the universities of Cologne and Olomouc and writing various publications, Kristina Lahl researched sociocultural references in German literature from the age of Enlightenment to the present using transdisciplinary approaches. Her main areas of research are sociotechnical narratives, ritualization and human self-assurance in interaction with artificial intelligence, as well as Second-Order Cybernetics.Dr. Rene Vossen, RWTH Aachen University Dr. Rene Vossen is Managing Director of the Institute for

Conference Session

Technology-Related Educational Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

funding policy. Dr. Madhavan also served as Visiting Research Scientist at Microsoft Research, Internet Services Research Group. His research has been published in Nature Nan- otechnology, IEEE Transactions on Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Learning Technologies, and several other top peer-reviewed venues. Dr. Madhavan currently serves as PI or Co-PI on federal and industry funded projects totaling over $20M.Dr. Michael Richey, The Boeing Company Dr. Michael Richey is a Boeing Associate Technical Fellow currently assigned to support technology and innovation research at The Boeing Company. Michael is responsible for leading a team conducting engineering education research projects that focus

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello ; Cynthia Concepción Castro, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Campus Monterrey

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. Students became more effective communicating their ideas and learning how tocollaborate with peers. This was evident during the big-circle discussion; as time advanced,students’ questions were more elaborated and showed a deeper understanding, theircommunication became more organized and structured, and their models were more robust(more coherent representations) towards the end of the semester.Students’ appreciation of the course could also be counted as a positive result.Students’ opinions regarding the integrated courseThe research group was interested on knowing students’ opinion about their experience duringthe integrated Physics and Mathematics course. To that end, a Google Survey was implementedand sent to all the students who had taken the

Conference Session

Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Qin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haishao Pang, Beijing Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education for more than 30 years. As a manager, teacher and researcher, she has served many departments, including Office of BIT President, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, School of Law, etc. In 2011, she built the Center for Faculty Development (CFD) of BIT, which has been named as the National Demonstrational Center by the Ministry of Education of China. Now, professor Pang is the head of Graduate School of Educational and the director of CFD at BIT. Her teaching, research, and writing focused on general education and suzhi education, faculty de- velopment, and higher education management. She has published 8 books, more than 50 papers, and undertook around 15 research projects. Her monograph ”General

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

. Now a Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Tech- nology, she served as the founding Director of the Rose-Hulman Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education, and is currently the Associate Dean of Learning & Technology. Dr. Dee has given more than 60 presentations, seminars, or workshops on teaching and learning, and is a founding member of the team that gives Rose-Hulman’s ’Making Academic Change Happen’ workshop. She is an author of many peer-reviewed publications in the areas of engineering education, biomaterials, and tissue engineering. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on tissue-biomaterial interactions; fun- damental engineering analysis; capstone

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Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E. McDermott, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

approach.Literature Review: The Flipped EE ClassroomThe flipped classroom, which was implemented in this course in the fall 2014 semester, is anactive-learning approach that enables higher-engagement activities during class, such as problemsolving, with the instructor present as a guide; this is done by having students review lecturecontent beforehand using media such as online videos3, 4.Upon a review of the literature, we found other electrical engineering courses that have beenflipped, with mostly positive results. In a signal processing course, the instructor noted that ittook a few weeks for the students to adapt to the new environment, engage with their peers, orask for assistance5. However, by the end of the term, less than 10% indicated a preference

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Scotty D. Craig, Arizona State University

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Electrical and Computer

facultydevelopment initiatives, organized by ASEE and sponsored by NSF, Virtual Communities ofPractice24 (VCPs) aimed to bring together practitioners in specific disciplines with faculty activein the scholarship of teaching and learning in those disciplines. One of the authors participated inthe VCP and found it to be useful, but more as an introduction to research-based instructionalpractices, than a comprehensive resource to walk a practitioner through implementation andevaluation of an innovation. The main issue again was the general context in which mostexamples of innovative teaching practices were presented. The participants saw the value ofvarious practices such as peer instruction, but found it hard to translate it to the context of theircourses

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Riley P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Jason D. Millar, Oregon Institute of Technology; Samuel Lozano, Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean St.Clair, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

of technology in the classroom provides an opportunity for studentsto interact more efficiently with information and peers in a learning environment. The interactiveteaching methods discussed in this paper relate to active, inductive, and problem based learning(PBL). Active learning is most generally defined as any instructional method of engagingstudents for the entire duration of the teaching contact time6. In addition to traditional homeworkand examination, active learning allows students to participate in collaborative activities thatpositively influence student attitudes and study habits for course material6. Inductive learningencompasses interactive instruction techniques including inquiry learning, PBL, project-basedlearning, case

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather C. S. Chenette, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Tony Ribera, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Chemical Engineering

engineering and science courses. Laws et al. highlightsignificant learning gains in university students who participated in active learning classrooms(30% vs 75% of students who understood fundamental acceleration concepts)7. According toLaws et al., the elements that improved student learning include using peer instruction andcollaborative work; using activity-based guided-inquiry materials; using a learning cyclebeginning with predictions; emphasizing conceptual understanding; letting the physical world bethe authority; evaluating student understanding; making appropriate use of technology; andbeginning with the specific and moving to the general7.Inductive-learning is a method of learning which exposes the learner to an observation orexperience

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College ; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

engineering faculty to form a partnership to createdynamic lesson plans that promote inquiry in the classroom. The stigma very often placed on themath and science classroom is that the content is difficult and uninteresting. By providingmultiple professional development sessions, constant communication with the engineeringprofessors, and peer review with other teachers within the program, teachers developed lessonplans that helped not just one, but all teachers interested in bringing engineering to life in theirclassrooms. When presenting math or science content at the middle and high school level, these initialexperiences could potentially be the catalyst to drive students toward a career in these essentialfields. The goal of persuading

Conference Session

Software Engineering Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stefan Christov, Quinnipiac University; Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

project management,including intensive communication with developers and potentially dealing with intricatepersonality issues.In addition to the difficulty to provide students with opportunities to exercise management skills,it could also be challenging to provide students with the experience of being managed andmaintaining a professional and productive relationship with a manager. Computing curriculatypically have students develop software artifacts on their own or in a team of peers, but studentsrarely work closely with a manager.To address the above issues, we established a collaboration between a senior-level softwareengineering course on SPM and a sophomore-level computer science course on introduction tosoftware development (ISD). The

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

to mentor students. I love helping them find great answers to challenging problems. (R68)3.3 Challenges in Capstone DesignResponses to the question “What are your biggest challenges regarding capstone design?” grouped intofourteen categories as shown in Table 4. The three most common categories are discussed followingTable 4. Table 4 - Categories and Content Themes Regarding Challenges in Capstone Design Category # Resp. Content Themes (n=364) (in descending order of frequency) time in general; increasing class size; instructor time needed; other student Workload/ commitments; workload; time spent reading, writing

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

question proved to be the leastcomprehensive, with 6 respondents (21%) indicating “other”. Two of these write-in options maybe added to the revised survey before national dissemination (do not assess; in-class discussions).No individuals in this survey were using an individual standardized assessment method; the lackof use of these instruments may point to the fact that many instructors may not be aware of theseinstruments, perhaps due to lack of formal training in ethics instruction. Alternatively, it mayreflect the difficulty of creating standardized instruments that measure students’ knowledgeand/or attitudes toward macroethical issues and/or a lack of faculty confidence in suchinstruments. These results related to assessment merit a deeper

Conference Session

Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

global accreditation community has affirmedthe importance of educational breadth, in multiple agreements including the Washington Accord,the Sydney Accord, and the Dublin Accord.14 Engineering historian Bruce Seely has noted thecyclical nature of these calls. 15An ABET-funded study on the impact of EC 2000 by Lisa Lattuca and colleagues at the Centerfor the Study of Higher Education at Penn State16 found that 75% of the approximately 150chairs surveyed reported “some” or “significant” increases in emphasis on communication,teamwork, use of modern engineering tools, technical writing, lifelong learning, and engineeringdesign, without significantly impacting technical outcomes. More than half the faculty reportedsimilar gains in these areas in

Conference Session

Mentoring, Advising, and Facilitating Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

better understanding of their early career work. Drawing from the PEARS data,Brunhaver4 showed that engineering graduates who were non-engineering focused four yearsafter earning their degree were different from their engineering focused peers in terms of certainundergraduate experiences (e.g., they were less likely to have participated in an internship or co-op) and level of technical interests. Moreover, while women and men graduates in this samplewere not different in terms of their current position (engineering or non-engineering), they weredifferent in terms of future plans. Women tended to have lower technical self-efficacy andinterests than did men, which helped to explain why they were more non-engineering focused intheir

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farhan Azhar, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kristofer Tite, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Alaina M Schiano; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Orientation, Introduction to Mechanical Engi- neering, Introduction to Engineering Communication and Report Writing, Introduction to Matlab and plotting. The communication and plotting modules were incorporated to sup- port the laboratory project reporting during the first part of the semester. • Weeks 4-9 (10/5/15 -- 11/9/15): Brief introduction to Mechanical Engineering Principles. These concepts included position, velocity, acceleration, load paths, forces, moments, stress, strain, and thermo-fluid conservation laws. The presentation of theory was intro- ductory and conceptual using examples. • Week 10-12 (11/16/15 – 11/23/15): The Engineering design process, with a focus on De- sign