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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

forms the basis for SMEcertification exams for Certified Manufacturing Engineer and Certified ManufacturingTechnologist.4The lintel spanning the pillars emphasizes that laboratory experiences, quality, continuousimprovement, and problem analysis pervade the manufacturing engineering field and integrate itsvarious facets. This approach aligns with many of the personal effectiveness techniques.While there are multiple uses of the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge, for the purposesof this paper, the focus is on fostering ongoing dialog among faculty in mechanical engineeringand mechanical engineering technology programs whose graduates often work in manufacturingengineering functions of product-producing industries. Such dialog will help to

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny Ph.D., Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

she holds a patent. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories and the diffusion of educational interventions and practices.Dr. Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University Cindy K. Waters is an Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering at NCA&T State University. She received her B.S. and M.S from Virginia Tech in Materials Science and Engineering Department and a 2004 PhD in Mechanical Engineering, from NCA&T. Her research is in the development and characterization of novel syntactic foams and various porous metals via powder metallurgy and foam casting. She is also significantly involved in engineering education research in the areas of assessment

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

introductory course for engineering freshmen. This feedback can beused to improve curriculum and enhance student engagement. Students are known to find thetransition from high school to a demanding major such as engineering very challenging. Thisstudy provides some insight into the student opinion about this transition. Furthermore, thefindings from this study can be used to improve the delivery of follow-up introductory coursesand enhancement of metacognitive development. The assessment of learning outcomes throughmultiple measures provides a means of understanding the usefulness of laboratory and projectcontent in meeting outcomes, and also allows a comparison of the findings with the data in theexisting literature.2, 3Keywords: Introductory Courses

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Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

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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Addressing the NGSS, Part 2 of 3: Supporting K-12 Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections, Part 2 of 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Baguio, University of Texas at Austin; Wallace T. Fowler P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Susana Ramirez, PSJA ISD

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

PhD in 2000, Page 24.868.4Dr. Seybold took a position with Cal Tech / NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) inCalifornia. During the period from 1993 to 1999, TSGC handled the agenda, application processand logistics while LPI handled the production of learning materials, speakers, and tours. Whena full-time Education and Outreach Coordinator (the first author) was hired at TSGC, a LiftOffplanning committee was formed and the program became much more tightly structured.Members of the committee include NASA engineers, NASA education staff, former participants,space industry staff, and TSGC staff.Initially, our focus was on providing teachers with

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

material with the students.(2)There are several strands of pedagogies of engagement under the umbrella of active learningmethods that have received attention by engineering educators world-wide. (2, 3) For many Page 24.949.2faculty, there remain questions about what “active learning” is and how it differs from traditionalengineering education, since the latter involves activities through homework assignment,laboratories, and, often, group projects. Adding to the confusion, engineering faculty do notalways understand how the common forms of “active learning” differ from each other and mostare not inclined to search for answers. Of the most known and

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ang Liu, University of Southern California; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 24.1035.14[6] Brooks Jr, F. P. (2010). The design of design: Essays from a computer scientist. Pearson Education.[7] Martin, R. (2009). The design of business. Harvard Business School Publishing, Massachusetts.[8] Visser, W. (2006). The cognitive artifacts of designing.[9] Ho, C. H. (2001). Some phenomena of problem decomposition strategy for design thinking: differences between novices and experts. Design Studies, 22(1), 27-45.[10] Cross, N. (2004). Expertise in design: an overview. Design studies, 25(5), 427-441.[11] ICAM Architecture Part II-Volume IV - Function Modeling Manual (IDEF0), AFWAL-TR-81-4023, Materials Laboratory, Air Force Wright Aeronautical Laboratories, Air Force Systems Command, Wright-Patterson Air Force

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Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard L. Zollars, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

is the critique phase of SBLwherein the Evaluation (Evaluate) level of the taxonomy is clearly invoked. This aspect oflearning is not incorporated in many active learning procedures but clearly is an essential part ofSBL.A drawback to the implementation of SBL in a traditional class is that it is time-intensive. Asthe title suggests, this technique has most frequently been used in studio-based classes. The classtime allotted for studio sessions is more typical of that for a laboratory class in engineering—twoto three hours. So while the SBL approach might work in a class for which an extendedrecitation section is part of the class, the time constraints inherent in a typical one-hour classwould seem to be a large impediment to using SBL. With

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Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel F. Jennings PE, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

also follow theproject based approach in teaching leadership to engineering students ((Khattak et al., 2012).Penn State’s (USA) Engineering Leadership Development Minor (EDLM) is a slightly differentmodel than any project based leadership model used in laboratories. The EDLM Model requiresstudents to take multiple courses in leadership focusing on core leadership qualities, globalleadership qualities, and 21st century leadership qualities (Schuhmann, 2011). Similarly,Babucia, Craig, and Connor (2012) discuss MIT satellite development program projects whichprovide students with the leadership education through a project based approach. The MITprogram is a three-term class focusing on engineering topics and developed for implementationat

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eric Nauman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

Paper ID #9006The Purdue Mechanics Freeform Classroom: A New Approach to Engineer-ing Mechanics EducationProf. Jeffrey F Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette Jeffrey F. Rhoads is an Associate Professor in the School of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue Univer- sity and is affiliated with both the Birck Nanotechnology Center and Ray W. Herrick Laboratories at the same institution. He received his B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, each in mechanical engineering, from Michigan State University in 2002, 2004, and 2007, respectively. Dr. Rhoads’ current research inter- ests include the predictive design, analysis, and

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Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Susan B. Mackey-Kallis, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

Internationalization Efforts at Villanova UniversityAbstractIn 2012, Villanova University joined the American Council of Education (ACE) as a member oftheir Internationalization Laboratory. The goal of joining this laboratory was to develop astrategic plan for comprehensive internationalization that will help strengthen the university’sglobal leadership and engagement. ACE describes a process to develop, implement, and monitoran internationalization plan. This paper will describe the status of current internationalizationactivities at the university; specifically focusing on how the Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering can help the university articulate, assess, and attain theirinternationalization goals. This

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Kurtis Kredo; Dale Word

minimize institutional resource requirements,such as test equipment. Since a common set of components and tools are used throughout thecurriculum, student progress can be streamlined in later courses by skipping introductorymaterial and the mechanics of the tools already covered in previous classes. The consistent useof components and tools allows for a better use of course time and for an overall increase inthe material presented to students. To illustrate this process, this paper presents the use ofstate-of-the-art low cost components in the laboratory assignments of a sequence of embeddedand digital systems design courses. Representative components are presented, showing how aflexible and cost effective kit of components is built over several

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Loker, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Penn State Behrend

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Instrumentation

and Computer Engineering Technology program complete a3-credit Measurements & Instrumentation course. There are three main sections of the course: (1)Programming applications using LabVIEW, (2) Data acquisition, sensors, and signal conditioning,and (3) Design of measurement systems. Weekly laboratory activities mirror the lecture materials.Part of the requirements in the course includes an end-of-semester team design project where onepossible option is to design and implement software application for the Finch Robot. Students areprovided LabVIEW SubVIs for all of the robot’s low-level functions (audio buzzer, tri-color LED,left/right motor control, light sensors, obstacle detectors, temperature sensor, and tri-axisaccelerometer values) as

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Eric J. Beckman, University of Pittsburgh, Chemical Engineering Department; Joseph J. McCarthy, University of Pittsburgh; Steven R. Little, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

chemical productdesign class and laboratory class (for a combination of three credits). The senior levelprototyping class did not require modification to the curriculum as it is listed as an elective. Weanticipate that with the nature of the first two classes in the sequence there will be a strongdemand by students for this elective level class.Introduction to Chemical Product DesignThis course is the first one in the sequence and is taken in the spring semester of sophomoreyear. The educational learning objectives for this course are students will be able to (1) utilizedocumented brainstorming techniques and then select the best idea for further study, (2) collectand analyze customer information in order to generate a customer value proposition

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise H. Bauer, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Computers in Education

Experimental Design Course Projects Involving the Use of a SmartphoneIntroductionThe Mechanical Engineering senior laboratory course at the University of Idaho is a project-based course that focuses on experimental design and requires students to design, perform andanalyze their own statistically based experiments. A difficulty that arises each semester,especially in the Fall when there are 40 plus students, is finding enough appropriate experimentsthat can be designed, ran, and analyzed in the last two-thirds of the semester (the course is onesemester) with minimal funds. In the past, we used “canned” projects or Senior Capstoneprojects; however, the canned projects were not interesting to the students and it is becomingharder to develop

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel M. White, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Computers in Education

University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is also an area in which she holds a patent. She currently has research focused on student learning in virtual laboratories and the diffusion of educational interventions and practices.Dr. Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University Milo Koretsky is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Oregon State University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from UC San Diego and his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley, all in Chemical Engineering. He currently has research activity in areas related engineering education and is interested in integrating technology into effective educational practices and in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Lathe, Milling Manufacturing Laboratory Nanosensors Scheduling Verification Qualitiy Control Documentation and Project Management Data Management Management

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Ana Rita Queiroz Ferraz, Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana; Cristina Voigt Coutinho, Voigt Brasil Recursos Humanos

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

would make use of scrap material and that their study time would beoptimized since they could concentrate on only one project per semester instead of many otherassignments.3.3 The infrastructureSince none of the members had any experience with similar hybrid models, there was nostructure to support the amount of work going on simultaneously. Students demanded places tostore, build and test their projects as well as the machines and tools essential to building them.None of this was provided for, since only the traditional laboratory facilities for demonstrationsand small experiments were in place.3.4 The other departmentsAs the first projects began to be implemented, coordinators of other disciplines found themselvesin an uncomfortable position

Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Penn State - Berks

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

deal of hands-on tinkering experience while others had none. The team metwith the instructor once each week for status reporting and problem resolution. With the help ofthe electrical laboratory and machine shop managers, the students were able to produce very highquality test setups and fixtures which produced very good test results.TEG Project, Year OneThe first year of the TEG project began with no test fixtures and a few TEG samples fromMarlow Industries (which were actually marketed as thermoelectric coolers). The challenge forthe team of four freshmen students was to construct a test fixture which could reliably producehot and cold surfaces and obtain electrical data to characterize the performance of the TEG units.The members of the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid R. Parsaei PE, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Nimir Elbashir, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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International

institutions in the USA and Europe. The engineering programs at TAMUQ haveconsistently put significant emphasis in providing students the opportunities to gain skills inkey areas including internships, ethics, communications, and project management in additionto acquiring hands-on knowledge in the state of the art laboratory facilities generouslyestablished by the Qatar Foundation for TAMUQ students. This paper will highlight oneexample of the success stories of TAMUQ’s ELITE program that is related to theengagement of the students in research activities associated with their discipline beforegraduation. Other examples and success stories of this program will be highlighted in ourpresentation during the conference.The Impact of the Undergraduate

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Projects in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Yu, University of Hartford

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Electrical and Computer

. Ogunfunmi, “Pedagogy of a course in speech coding and voice-over-IP”, ASEE 2008 Annual ConferenceProceedings, AC2008-2673[2] B. Barkana, “A graduate level course: audio processing laboratory”, ASEE 2010 Annual ConferenceProceedings, AC2010-1594[3] V. Kepuska, M. Patal, N. Rogers, “A Matlab tool for speech processing, analysis and recognition: SAR-Lab”,ASEE 2006 Annual Conference Proceedings, AC2006-472[4] T. Falk, W. Chan, “Performance study of objective speech quality measurement for modern wireless-VoIPcommunications”, EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing, Volume: Jan. 2009, Article No. 12,doi: 10.1155/2009/104382[5] S. Moller, W. Chan, N. Cote, T. Falk, “Speech quality estimation: models and trends”, IEEE Signal

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Potpourri

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Webb, Department of Mechanical and Biomedical Engineering Boise State University; Inanc Senocak, Boise State University; Dazhi Yang, Boise State University

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Computing & Information Technology

Turbulence Research (jointly operated by NASA Ames Research Center and Stanford University) and at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, where he worked on large eddy simulation of atmospheric boundary layer flows and source inversion of atmospheric dispersion events, respectively. His research interests include computational fluid dynamics (CFD), wind energy forecasting, parallel computing with GPUs, cavitation and multiphase flows, turbu- lence modeling, atmospheric transport and dispersion, and inverse problems.Dr. Dazhi Yang, Boise State University Dazhi Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Educational Technology Department at Boise State University. Prior to coming to Boise State, she was a postdoctoral researcher and

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #10801Educating Students about Energy: A Practical ApproachDr. Masoud Fathizadeh, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Dr. Fathizadeh has been with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology since 2001. He has worked over 15 years for both private industries and national research labs such as NASA, Argonne and Fermi National Laboratories. Dr. Fathizadeh has established his own consulting and engi- neering company in 1995 and performed many private and government projects. His areas of interests are, control systems, power systems, power electronics, energy, and system integration

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Attracting, Developing and Retaining Talented ME Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marius D Ellingsen, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Mark David Bedillion, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Karim Heinz Muci-Kuchler, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

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Mechanical Engineering

-Director of the Experimental and Computational Mechanics Laboratory at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). Before joining SDSM&T, he was an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Detroit Mercy. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Mechanics from Iowa State University in 1992. His main interest areas include Computational Mechanics, Solid Mechanics, and Product Design and Development. He has taught several different courses at the undergraduate and graduate level, has over 50 publications, is co-author of one book, and has done consulting for industry in Mexico and the US. He can be reached at Karim.Muci@sdsmt.edu

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing Pang, Jackson State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #9001Emerging Impact on Graduation Rates/Times From A Summer EngineeringEnrichment ProgramDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Dr. Robert W. Whalin, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Director, Coastal Hazards Center, Jackson State University. He is Director Emeritus of the Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. He received his PhD in Oceanography from Texas A&M University in 1971 and is a Registered Professional Engineer. Dr. Whalin was Director of Army Research Laboratory (1998- 2003; Adelphi, MD), and Technical Director /Director of Waterways Experiment Station

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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First-Year Programs

be more productive and produce higher quality work on the engineeringdesign project. In future, this course will include the following components as well. • Identify mentors for each incoming engineering student from the following groups (a) senior level students in their chosen major (b) local industry representatives who serve on the engineering curriculum advisory board – these individuals will guide the student throughout their undergraduate degree program at our institution • Emphasize the relevance of proper laboratory practices and their relation to field activities in the context of the community-based engineering project

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Teaching and Pedagogy Issues in Graduate Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #8404Enticing Undergraduate Students to Pursue Graduate Research at an Undergraduate-Focused InstitutionDr. Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University Dr. Aaron Wemhoff earned his Ph.D. from UC Berkeley in 2004. He started work as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Villanova University in 2008 after working for 3 years at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Page 24.533.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Enticing Undergraduate

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Student Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Patsavas; Barrett S. Caldwell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Student

different situations, suchas human-human interaction or cultural learning, affect the student’s progress and perceivedefficacy of learning and laboratory participation. Looking at tacit knowledge management fromthe viewpoint of a student developing through the research lab process shows helps to elaboratedifferent facets of contextualized learning when trying to develop engineering experience,expertise, and integration.IntroductionThis paper describes, from a participant observation standpoint, the development of expertise andsituation awareness as applied to student experience in engineering research as an aspect ofundergraduate engineering education. Because several critical aspects of educationaltransformation are both subjective and

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New Trends in Computing and Information Technology Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicky L. Smith, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computing & Information Technology

2013 0–4 Admission Type New/Transfer Admission Status Direct/University College Class Standing Freshman/Sophomore/Junior/Senior Gender Male/Female Math Level Pre-college Algebra/College Algebra /Calculus CIT 10600 Using a Personal Computer Completed? Yes/No CIT 11200 Information Technology Fundamentals Yes/No CIT 12000 Quantitative Analysis I Yes/No CIT 14000 Programming Constructs Laboratory Yes/No CIT 21200 Web Site Design Yes/No CIT 21400 Introduction

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FPD 3: Retention

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F. James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Joni A. Torsella, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

electrical energy from the reaction of hydrogenand oxygen. Each of the experiments lasts for two weeks.In Engineering Foundations, students are also introduced to a number of professional skills, suchas technical writing, communication, engineering ethics, and the engineering design process.Technical writing is covered by requiring the students to prepare laboratory reports for each ofthe four hands-on experiments. Communication is emphasized through a group presentation thatrequires the students to research one of the fourteen Grand Challenges9 identified by the NationalAcademy of Engineers and to present their findings to the class. Ethics is covered during alecture that uses practical examples and role playing to emphasize the challenges in