Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Table 1.The mathematical model dimension encompasses the assessment of (1) the quality of thesolution in terms of how well it addresses the complexity of the problem and accounts for alldata provided, and (2) the use of rationales to support the solution method. The root of thisdimension is assessing how good the procedure is at providing a solution to the specific problembeing given. Does the procedure do what it is explicitly required to do? This dimension of theMEA Rubric contains 3 items and an overall dimension scoreThe re-usability/modifiability dimension consists of two inter-related but subtly differentconcepts. The re-usability aspect focuses on the quality of the solution in terms of how easily itcan be used by the client in new but

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Environmental Engineering

sections, with a total of students 47 overall.The surveyed course is a 1 hour credit, junior/senior level Introduction to EnvironmentalEngineering laboratory (CE 3171) course taken concurrently with the 3 hour credit Introductionto Environmental Engineering lecture (CE 3309) course. Students in the laboratory are junior orseniors in the civil engineering degree program who are concentrating their studies in structural,geotechnical, construction or transportation engineering. Students concentrating inenvironmental engineering are not required to take the Introduction to EnvironmentalEngineering laboratory as similar, more advanced lab courses are taken later in their curriculum

Conference Session

Mechanics of Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Clive L. Dym, Harvey Mudd College; Lori Bassman, Harvey Mudd College

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Mechanics

theconnections between solid and fluid mechanics by developing a spectrum of material behavior,as shown in Figure 1. This spectrum has the limiting behavior of Hookean solids and Newtonianfluids at its extremes, and all the complexities of “real” engineering materials, includingnonlinearity and viscoelasticity, in between. Students can thus recognize the extremes of thespectrum as representing idealizations (rather than the “norm,” as they might expect after twotraditional courses in “strength of materials” and “fluid mechanics”), and can see that thespectrum itself is continuous, explicitly connecting the various behaviors addressed in the course.This perspective is particularly valuable for students interested in biological applications, as thecomplex

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

 at  their  own  and  two  collaborating  institutions.  We  are  studying  changes  in  students’  conceptual  learning  as  a  result  of  participation  in  this  program,  and  are  building  a  repository  of  accurate,  engaging  videos  for  thermodynamics  learning  that  will  ultimately  be  shared  with  other  instructors  and  the  public.    Background  and  Methods    This  work  is  a  component  of  a  broader  study  between  three  institutions  that  seek  to  evaluate  the  effect  of  video  generation  and  viewing  on  student  understanding  of  several  thermodynamics  concepts:  1)  Entropy  and  the  Second  Law,  2)  Reversibility,  3)  Steady  State  vs  Equilibrium,  4)  Internal  Energy  vs  Enthalpy,  and  5

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K. Scott Marshall II, The University of Texas at Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

of concepts was measured. Additionally, the effect of word familiarity and the number of definitions of word were investigated for their effect on the quantity of concepts generated. It was found that the Analogy Seeded Mind-Map method allowed students to generate a large number of concepts in a relatively short amount of time with only brief introduction and explanation of the method.1. Introduction and Motivation Innovation is often a primary goal during the engineering design process. Various concept generation techniques exist to help designers develop innovative solutions. Techniques such as Brainstorming, 6-3-5/C-sketch and TRIZ8, are widely used in the engineering classroom environment. Brainstorming and 6-3-5/C-sketch require the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celine Manoosingh, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, enrollment in the department is 541, with Civil Engineering at 279 students enrolled, andConstruction Management with an enrollment of 262. Table 1 shows the freshman, sophomore, junior andsenior fall populations as of November 2014.Table 1: CECM population as of November 2014On average, in 2012 and 2013 there was an average 12% female students across both programs. Page 26.268.3Strategy for TransformationAfter identifing the need to attract more women to engineering, the department underwent several facultydriven internal reviews to determine what areas could be improved that would create a department with aculture that welcomed and recruited women and groomed for professional practice . The results of thisevaluation identified

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine D. McGough, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, Univeristy of Nevada, Reno; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

Figure 1: FTP Cone Types. The Sugar Cone category representsstudents with both a defined ideal future career and matching realistic future career. Sugar Conestudents are able to connect the future to present tasks, and present tasks back to their future.Waffle Cone students had conflicting ideal future careers and realistic future careers. The WaffleCone FTP differs from the Sugar Cone in that the Waffle Cone FTP does not have expressedoutcomes from these desired future careers. Cake Cones had limited expressions of the future,with no desired future career defined6. Figure 1: FTP Cone Types6Past research also shows that students’ perceptions of engineering problems can be driven bythese FTPs. Sugar Cone

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

toappreciate the central role of engineering in all facets of modern life. The civil engineering ideasdisseminated by the Structures course are vital to STEM majors and students majoring in thehumanities and social sciences alike, because civil engineers design and build the systems thatgive us shelter (buildings), enable transportation (roads, bridges, ports), and bring us water andpower (dams, reservoirs). In addition to ensuring the content was accessible to all students, thefaculty utilized evidenced-based teaching practices with the aim of enhancing students’ cognitionand affect, as well as addressing retention and overall student satisfaction4.Three research questions guided the evaluation: (1) As reported by the students, to what extentdid the

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Computing & Information Technology

graduation. These relate to the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that students acquire asthey progress through the program1. Criterion 3 of computing programs includes a set of ninegeneral outcomes that all computing baccalaureate graduates should possess. The nine generalstudent outcomes of computing programs along with two additional computer science outcomesare listed in Table 1. One aspect of the enhanced ABET criteria (2000) in engineering andtechnology is “an understanding of professional responsibility”. In “Embedding ABET’s studentoutcomes for professional skills” section we will walk through ABET’s four professional skillscommunication, teamwork, ethics and contemporary issues, and professional development(previously known as lifelong

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeedeh Ziaeefard, Michigan Technological University; Nina Mahmoudian, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Mo Rastgaar, Michigan Technological University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

through the use of co-roboticplatforms, in broadening and sustaining student engagement in STEM. The paper presents aweek-long residential STEM learning curriculum designed and implemented to introducestudents to hands-on engineering. The week-long program has been offered for middle schoollevel students, and its effectiveness has been studied. Pre and post surveys have beenconducted to study the impact of the experience in increasing students’ interest in roboticsand engineering. The results of this study show that co-robotic activities increased students’awareness about the role of engineering in protecting the environment and improving humanlife.1. IntroductionScience teachers across the nation have to find innovative ways to incorporate the

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guannan Liu, Purdue University - West Lafayette; DeLean Tolbert Smith, Purdue University - West Lafayette; John Alexander Mendoza-Garcia, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Anirudh Roshan Sriram, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

usedthat information for design or mathematical purposes. The results of this investigation show thateach student has a unique approach to acquire and utilize information. In addition to what isalready known about information gathering, this study contributes additional insights into theways that first-year engineering students acquire, evaluate and utilize quantitative informationand its role in the overall quality of the final design solution.1. IntroductionThis manuscript presents a Work in Progress study that investigates quantitative informationacquisition and utilization by First-Year engineering students. Engineering work and engineeringcoursework are characterized by both engineering sciences (where mathematics often plays alarge role) and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Jessica Ha, Florida Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

in both courses, it is proposed that students will better be able to see therelevance and the relationship between student success and their engineering education,improving the net benefit of these individual courses.Section 1: IntroductionAmongst the most powerful high-impact practices discussed in the higher education literature,working towards creating seamless learning environments on college campuses may arguably beone of the most important with regard to student and institutional gains1, 2, 3. At a minimum,seamless learning environments involve the intentional, collaborative efforts of institutionalleaders, staff, and faculty, and a shared focus on student engagement, which facilitates astudent’s potential to learn, grow, and persist

Conference Session

Pedagogical Considerations for Teaching Engineering Professionals

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronie Shilo, Stanford University

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Continuing Professional Development

).One of the biggest challenges in designing and implementing the program was the concern that a self-paced online environment may not be an ideal one to achieve a learning objective focused on creativity,innovation, disruption, and the ability to scale these attitudes throughout the organization. Research hasshown that there is a heightened level of creativity and risk taking when working in groups.1 Online1 Amabile, Teresa M. et al.. “Assessing the Work Environment for Creativity”. The Academy ofManagement Journal 39.5 (1996): 1154–1184. See figure 2 in the conclusion.courses offer flexibility in time and location as well as cost efficiencies to the company, but studentswork alone with limited ability to interact or collaborate with other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities were made available for a smallcohort of students. The research program has three goals: (1) to create an integrated learningplan that connects curricular and extracurricular experiences in research; (2) to provide studentswith experiences across the entire research process; and (3) to broaden participation ofunderrepresented students in engineering.This section describes the application and selection process, which was conducted during the fall2014 semester for the first cohort. Detailed descriptions of the research course and summerresearch experience are provided in subsequent sections.2.1 Chronological DescriptionIn its entirety, the research program covers a 12-month period from September through August;Figure 1 illustrates the

Conference Session

Tech Session 4: Embedding Engineering for One Planet (EOP) Framework in Engineering Education

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xinyu Zhang, Purdue University; Roneisha Wynette Worthy, Kennesaw State University

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Environmental Engineering & Sustainability Division (ENVIRON)

efficacy of theEOP-aligned module in fostering a deeper understanding of environmental sustainability and riskassessment among engineering students.IntroductionEngineering education is at a critical juncture where the infusion of sustainability into thecurriculum is not just beneficial but essential. As society grapples with the depletion of naturalresources, the rise in emissions and waste, and the impact of climate change, engineeringcurricula must evolve to address these challenges [1-2]. The integration of sustainability conceptsinto engineering courses is pivotal to cultivating a workforce capable of creating a moresustainable future. Prior research highlights significant gaps in the current engineering educationparadigm, particularly in its

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT) Poster Session

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven McAlpine, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division (ENT)

grown upon me that civilization arises and unfolds in and asplay.” [1] Completing his first draft during the rise of Nazi Germany in 1938, Huizinga observedin his final chapter entitled “Play-Element in Contemporary Civilization” that “The elasticity ofhuman relationships underlying the political machinery permits it to ‘play’, thus easing tensionswhich would be unendurable or dangerous- for it is the decay of humor that kills.” [1]To the extent that Man (or Woman) the Maker collaborates in teams, carries out the mission of acorporation, or builds infrastructure for a government organization, (s)he must manage powerrelationships and devise strategies that depend upon a comprehensive understanding of the rules- and therefore must be adept at

Conference Session

Lightning Talk - "Innovating for Impact: Community-Engaged Education, Technology, and Infrastructure for a Sustainable Future

Collection

2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pierre Rahme, Lebanese American University; George E Nasr, Lebanese American University; Abbas A. Tarhini, Lebanese American University; Michel Elkhoury, Lebanese American University; Evan Fakhoury, Lebanese American University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division (COMMENG)

transformative framework in higher education by integrating research and teaching,fostering deep engagement, and creating dynamic learning environments.As universities face increasing complexity and global competition, the VIP model provides a solution thatshifts from traditional knowledge transmission to more interactive, research-oriented approaches. Themodel aligns with global educational trends emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration, experientiallearning, and entrepreneurial mindsets. The VIP framework enables students at various academic levelsto collaborate on research projects, bridging the gap between undergraduate education and facultyresearch and fostering interdisciplinary teamwork. Strachan et al. [1] emphasize that this continuous

Collection

Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

Authors

Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

. Students were required toreview the OER materials and complete the lab experiments on their own, outside of class time.Having these tutorial resources available online freed up class time that previously had been usedto demonstrate use of the software and to assist students as they completed lab exercises in class.The class time saved has been used for active in-class problem solving and for review sessionsprior to examinations. The additional time available to work with students actively in class hashad the salutary effect of improving student performance in the course: the class GPA has shownincreasing trends (effect size = 0.42) after incorporation of the OER materials. Other positiveeffects of the OER grant are: (1) Student competence with

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

Collection

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

.The EWB Research Program is a project-based service-learning initiative to support capstonecourses6. EWB-A works with its partners and volunteers to identify projects suitable for finalyear engineering undergraduate or masters coursework students. These are not the firstpriorities for the partners, as those are the focus of volunteer placements, but commonmotivations for partners proposing and supporting projects include: 1. time available, partners are typically focused on implementation and on the ground work with very limited time for research, feasibility studies or design improvements. 2. additional expertise, both in terms of undertaking quality research and depth of specialist engineering knowledge. 3. access to

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce Seifried, The College of New Jersey ; Manuel Alejandro Figueroa, The College of New Jersey

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

levelrepulsive/attractive forces surrounding the water droplet. This highlights a commonmisconception about what can actually be seen and not seen under a microscope. Students alsorepeatedly attributed the shape of the droplet to positive/negative charges rather than surfacetension. This can possibly relate to not comprehending the existence of varying length scalesbetween the atomic and macro scales. In summary, the presentation will discuss how inquiry-based activities on the topic of nanoscale science can serve to identify misconceptions in scienceclassrooms and guide instruction in this area.IntroductionVarious efforts exist to teach nanoscale science & engineering (NSE) content at theundergraduate level [1, 2] and there is a growing NSE

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, The University of Oklahoma; Rui (Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

section, taught by an academicresearcher with experience in engineering leadership education (Instructor B), was recentlyadded. Although the instructors collaborate, their pedagogical approaches and some of thecontent in their respective sections differ. The creation of a new version of the course providedan opportunity to conduct a comparative assessment of the course’s influence on students’understanding of leadership.PurposeThe purpose of this study was two-fold: 1. To evaluate the effects of an engineering leadership course on students’ perceptions of leadership, as measured by the Leadership Attitudes and Beliefs Scale (LABS- III),1 and 2. To compare the two instructors’ sections, with the goal of identifying

Conference Session

Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brittany Paige Mihalec-Adkins, Purdue University; Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter Bermel, Purdue University; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

that MOOCs can be marketed as professional developmentof working engineers and dissemination of highly technical information.IntroductionMassive open online courses (MOOCs) are a relatively young and rapidly growing concept inonline education. The term, MOOC, has been defined as “any online educational course that isavailable at no or minimal cost, is open to a very large number of students, and for which theeducational materials and resources are freely available online” (p. 218).1 In general, MOOCsare free of the typical educational barriers of prerequisites, fees, and hard requirements forparticipation in the course, creating an investment-free option to access learning materials.2Indeed, those who enroll in MOOCs are free to enter and

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Angelitha Daniel, North Carolina State University; Braska Williams Jr, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

project. Finally, MEP mentors participatedin several planned social events with MSEN participants in order to help build relationships amongmentors and MSEN students. The project culminated in a poster session where participantsshowcased their design projects to an audience of K-12 administrators, corporate partners, facultyand parents.Preliminary ResultsThe Student Attitudes toward STEM (S-STEM) for Middle and High School (6-12)20 uses a 5-pointLikert scale (1=strongly disagree, 2=disagree, 3=neither agree nor disagree, 4=agree and5=strongly agree) to evaluate students’ confidence and attitudes toward math, science, engineeringand technology and 21st century learning. It was administered in a pre/post format. To get a betterunderstanding of

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Manufacturing

processes, enterprise engineering and en- gineering education. Page 26.1699.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Vertical Integration of Capstone Projects in Multiple Courses in the Engineering Technology ProgramsThe Senior Project at NKUIn Engineering Technology Programs the objective of capstone projects is two-fold: provide anopportunity to evaluate the use by students of the knowledge acquired during the program and tofacilitate the program assessment process by addressing the attainment of the “Student LearningOutcomes”, as defined by ABET [1].The project

Conference Session

Mechanics Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Mechanics

-section in which square grids were drawn along the faces of the specimen. Upon twistingthe specimens take the shape as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1 Demonstration of warping in rubber specimens in torsionWarping was further demonstrated by using the membrane analogy. A steel plate with a squarehole was used. Rubber sheet was rigidly clamped at the edges of the hole and made to bulge byapplying pressure from beneath the plate. The resulting bulges (torsional hills) for the squarehole is shown in Figures 2. Page 26.1712.3 Figure 2 Torsion Hill for Square Cross Section

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

. Figure 1 and Figure 2 show snapshots of the concept test question and student responseson PollEverywhere.com from Graphical Communications, and Dynamics courses respectively.Figure 3 shows a snapshot of the open-ended question and student responses from ControlSystems. The lectures were punctuated by multiple-choice conceptual questions or open-endedquestions to test students’ understanding of the material. In the multiple-choice conceptualquestions, often the distracters (incorrect responses) reflect typical student misconceptions.These questions are good indicators of students’ conceptual understanding, especially infundamental courses. The open-ended questions provide the senior-level students an opportunityto improve their critical thinking

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Richard Cozzens

even more critical for the local economy. For example, the impactof one successful skilled job placement in Iron County has the same economic impact asskilled job placements in Salt Lake County. This Southwest Aerospace and ManufacturingStrategic Workforce Investment, (SAMSWI) will prepare individuals for high growth andhigh wage jobs to meet local aerospace and manufacturing needs, critical to grow the localeconomy.Rural southern Utah lags behind the overall state scores in median income and per capitaincome, and most counties served by this proposal have higher unemployment rates and agreater percent of persons in poverty as shown in Figure 1. While the focus of SAMSWI isto build our Iron County job placement and 9 additional Southern Utah

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Patricia Fox; Charles McIntyre

respondents said “that their studyabroad experience helped to significantly develop or improve their intercultural skills, flexibilityand adaptability, self-awareness, curiosity, and confidence.”14 In addition, the majority ofrespondents said, “that study abroad helped to cultivate their interpersonal, communication, andproblem-solving skills to some degree.”14The American Institute for Foreign Study (AIFS) report is a study of 1,600 AIFS study abroadalumni from 1990 to 2010. This report describes how their alumni regard the impact of theirstudy abroad experiences. One key finding indicated that 58% of 2,700 respondents said that“developing skills and intercultural competencies which contributed to obtaining my first jobafter graduation.” 1 Another

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Elaine Cooney; Scott Deal; Andrew McNeely; Harry Chaubey

to do research aboutthe ADAU1761Z evaluationboard, as well as testing it. Figure 1 From left, Professor Elaine Cooney, with Michael Bauchert, Colin Eades,She also worked with the Kaci Darrough, and Alex Perr working in the Engineering Lab on the project.Arduino Mega and a TFTtouch shield to create a user interface and research serial communication.Collin Eades is a sophomore Music Technology major minoring in computer science. He isinvolved in music composition, studio engineering, and performance around the localIndianapolis area. Collin wrote a large portion of the program that runs the device created andcame up with several of the design concepts that were used in the device.”Alex Perr is a senior Electrical Engineering

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Mingli He; Debora Gilliard; Rebecca Trammell

programs or other industry training.In order to exam the feasibility and usefulness of such program, MSU Denver conducted a seriesof survey. Survey responses would only be used internally at MSU Denver to direct curriculumdevelopment and potentially market the new degree. In this paper we use secondary survey data.The first survey aimed to understand the interests in such degree from employers’ point of view.1Distributed with the help of the Presidents of the Rocky Mountain chapter of the AssociatedBuilders and Contractors and the Associated General Contractors of Colorado, the result of thesurvey indicated strong support for the type of degree proposed, referring to Figure 1. Surveyresponse: importance of a pathway to a 4 year BA degree in