Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Todd M. Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Austin Spencer Bohlin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering, innovations are often viewed in terms of threecharacteristics of the solution: (1) it is different than prior solutions, (2) it is valued by a group,and (3) it is implemented13.The above definitions provide a baseline for investigations surrounding what innovation is, butoffer little insight into the inner workings of student innovation projects. Preliminaryinvestigations reveal that students may differ from instructors in the way they characterize thegoals of, experience of, and competencies necessary to complete innovation projects7,14. Theseinvestigations suggests that above all else, engineering students view innovation as a jointopportunity to learn new innovation and technical competencies while also contributing toengineering

Conference Session

Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Educational Research and Methods

surrounding the assessment tool.IntroductionIncreasing the number of Americans who graduate with a degree in science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) is of compelling national interest as the world is becomingmore technologically-dependent.1 As society changes there is a continual need for new devices,tools, and services. Therefore, what is represented as “technology” constantly changes. Theunderlying meaning of technology is fairly stable, but the term is employed differently acrosscontext and application. In society, a variety of technologies are used to provide people withthings like food, healthcare, shelter, transportation, and entertainment. In educational settings,computers and other information technologies help individuals

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Nathaniel Scott Baker; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

student may be appropriate. All students wishingto take this course must also submit an Ethics Agreement to reinforce the ethics expected of acybersecurity professional. An example of a cybersecurity course Ethics Agreement can befound in Appendix A.Learning OutcomesThe Social Engineering course learning outcomes include the following: 1. Explain the various techniques that can be used to complete Social Engineering exploits. 2. Develop an understanding of the psychology of human interaction and how it can be exploited for gain. 3. Learn what technical controls, trainings, and processes can be used to help defend and establish security in-depth to protect against Social Engineering. 4. Overcome uncomfortable feelings such as

Collection

2019 CIEC

Authors

Nicholas Hempenius; Te-Shun Chou; Lee Toderick

service poling score and highly sophisticated heuristics. The five stepswere, continuous collection of scoring data, transportation, storage, analysis, and comprehensivedisplay. The scoring system was designed to be used in a Competitive Labs-as-a-Service(CLaaS) learning system. The scoring system provides light-weight, secure, and automatedscoring of specific data points as deemed necessary by predefined learning objectives.1. IntroductionIn a 2017 Survey done by the Capgemini Digital Transformation Institute, 55% of the 501employers surveyed said that Cybersecurity is number one in a widening digital talent gap [11].To compound this talent gap, an annual global survey on the state of Information Technology(IT) by ESG indicated the situation may

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy A. Bibelnieks Ph.D., University of Minnesota Duluth; Kristen S. Gorman, University of Minnesota; Brian D. Gute, University of Minnesota Duluth; Joshua W. Hamilton, University of Minnesota Duluth; Elizabeth M. Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Andrea J. Schokker, University of Minnesota Duluth; Pete Willemsen, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Educational Research and Methods

all students in a class arecalled upon to do other than simply watching, listening, and taking notes.” 1 Research hasdemonstrated that active learning improves student retention. 2,3 Therefore, educating more SCSEfaculty in active learning techniques and providing them a support structure should help with acampus goal of retaining and supporting a diverse student population. Additionally, improvingstudent outcomes through increased faculty commitment to active learning would help ensurethat students are able to make timely, continuous and satisfactory progress toward degreecompletion.Active learning mitigates several structural barriers to inclusion of underrepresented minoritygroups such as women in science and engineering. 3 Moreover, two

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Bracey, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University; Carnell Baugh, Independent; Shawn Fagan, Temple University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

587 557 544 555 489 497 480 MATH_0701 MATH_0702 MATH_1015 MATH_1021 MATH_1022 MATH_1031 MATH_1041 Chart 1: Incoming 1st Year Engineering SATs versus Initial Assigned Math Course (2011-2013)Using the 2011-2013 data as comparative baselines, a descriptive and regression analysisfor Fall 2014 and Fall 2015 revealed continued and significant deficiencies in actual mathreadiness - 60% of the incoming 2014 cohort and 42% of the incoming 2015 cohortplaced below Calculus I. (Most transfer students had already completed at least 2courses in the calculus sequence and are not included in this

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Scheiner, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Century’s report “Rising Abovethe Gathering Storm” describes the US position of eminence in science and technology ascompared to other countries- and how that position is slipping [1]. A major recommendation thecommittee makes is to recruit and retain scientists and engineers. Lichtenstein et al. report thatengineering students are often undecided about their careers, even into their senior year of theirdegree program [2]. Students receiving bachelor’s degrees in engineering often accept positionsoutside of engineering, again indicating that retaining engineers is a major concern.Statistics from the National Science Board and the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicate a specificlack in retention of minorities in technical fields. The number of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Reflections and Advice on the Educational Process

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Student

that were identified by the participants will be discussed in therespective sections as well. Institutional. The institutional elements that were identified focus around the specific milestoneswithin the PhD process that are created by the institution/department that the student is part of. Table 1shows the different process components identified by the special session facilitators as well as thoseidentified by each of the participant groups. The components were aligned to help identify elements thatwere present for all groups and places there were gaps or differences between the groups.In general, all of the groups agreed on roughly the following pathway through the PhD process: 1. Apply and get into graduate school; 2. Complete

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clemente Izurieta, Montana State University; Michael Trenk, Montana State University; MacKenzie O'Bleness, Montana State University; Sharlyn Gunderson-Izurieta, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

most software development now takes place. These stereotypes are especially harmful toyoung students, who may feel disinclined to pursue a career that carries such a negativeconnotation. We investigate a current and successful program –the Software Factory approachwith existing undergraduates, and apply it to K-12 students. The goals of this exploratory casestudy were to counteract negative stereotypes by 1. Having K-12 students work in a team that resembled a small professional software development group, and 2. Having students work in the Software Factory –an especially designed physical space created to promote a realistic open and modern work environment. This case study aimed to address both goals through a summer

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids, and Heat Transfer II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aric Martin Gillispie, University of Central Oklahoma; Adam Dorety, University of Central Oklahoma; Andrew Meier, University of Central Oklahoma ; Grant M. Armstrong; Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

betterperformances within the class. Ultimately, with a freshman design project underway or complete, the students should beprepared to write the first grant to fund future research. Even with minimal understanding,thorough research should allow for the student to develop a simple and unique engineeringdesign to address an area that would make a contribution to the field. In co-author Gillispie’scase, an RCSA grant was prepared by the student through thorough research on minimallystudied areas within fluid dynamics. Ultimately a topic was selected that there was minimalresearch on. For this reason, the student would be required to create a model to solve the problembeing addressed (Figure 1.), run a simple simulation on that model, design the model

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry G. Richards, University of Virginia

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Manufacturing

normally considered trash, in order toemphasize the concept of reuse in promoting sustainability.With the initial implementation of Trash Sliders with middle school science classes, we gaveeach team a box of trash so all teams started with the same materials. Figure 1 shows the kinds ofmaterials they received. With our BLAST students (who were older and had limited time tocomplete the project), we arrayed a variety of types of trash at the front of the room. The teamswere encouraged to examine these materials then meet in their teams to discuss design ideas anddetermine what materials they needed. We had a “work station” with a skilled craftsman to cutand shape the materials as directed by the teams. This avoided any safety problems associatedwith

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET-Related Issues

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Technology

usage, quality can have two meanings: 1. the characteristics of a product or service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied needs; 2. a product or service free of deficiencies. According to Joseph Juran, quality means “fitness for use;” and according to Philip Crosby, it means “conformance to requirements.”ASQ defines continuous improvement11 as an ongoing effort to improve products, services orprocesses. These efforts can seek “incremental” improvement over time or “breakthrough”improvement all at once. The ISO 9001-201512 standard is used by manufacturers to assesswhether they are following a good continuous improvement process. When used within a qualitymanagement system, such an approach emphasizes the importance of

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah A. Cunha; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

-year-old became one of the first uncontained computerviruses 1 to be found in the wild. Some were created as proof of concept, showing whattheoretically can be done by outside software. The use of viruses gradually developed to read,destroy, or even steal data. These functions have become a key part of cyber-crime, and arecontinually on the rise today. The malicious intent of these programs gave rise to the termmalicious software, otherwise known as malware.According to Verizon’s 2014 Data Breach Investigations Report, 63,437 security incidents werereported in the year 2013, and 1,367 of those incidents resulted in a confirmed data breach 2. The2014 US State of Cybercrime Survey claims that an average of 135 security incidents perorganization

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Anderson Arbogast, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the overall fuzziness of that goal hardly contributes to a common set ofactionable processes. However, as a diverse field of researchers, we can hope that a diversity ofsmall steps will eventually coalesce around that ideal. One particular subgoal, as set out in 1, isincreasing an instructor’s capability for accurate formative assessment, or the process of makingstudent learning readily visible using a variety of in-situ tools. Formative assessment differs fromtraditional assessment (ie, traditionally scored tests or homework) in that it aims to illuminatesome of the underlying knowledge structures held by the student, not just their ability to meet anormative proficiency of skills. In that way, formative assessment is a manner of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kepner, Midwest Photonics Education Center; Anca L. Sala, Baker College, Flint

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, health andmedicine, communications, defense, and energy. A new advanced manufacturing institutededicated to Integrated Photonics was also announced in 2015 which has attracted the highestpublic and private investment to date.Focusing on the education of technicians, the Midwest Photonics Education Center wasestablished in 2014 as an NSF ATE supported regional center. It brings together nine collegesand universities and numerous industry partners from nine Midwest states. Its main mission is todevelop and grow two year photonics technician education programs to prepare the highlyskilled workforce the photonics industry needs. The goals of the Center are: 1) Establisheducation programs and strategies to address industry needs for photonics

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Curriculum and Resource Exchange

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Steve E. Watkins, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

how theyrelate to the application of science andmathematics. Example 555 Timer CircuitParts:• 555 timer IC • Multi-meter• Red, yellow, and green LEDs • A range of resistors from 470–1M Ω:• Potentiometers with a range of 0–50K Ω • 470 Ω (Yellow, Violet, Brown, Gold)• 9-12 V Buzzer • 1k Ω (Brown, Black, Red, Gold)• Light Sensor • 220k Ω (Red, Red, Yellow, Gold)• Capacitors: 1 µF, 10uF • 1M Ω (Brown, Black, Green, Gold)• 9V Battery (or variable power supply) • 360 kΩ (Orange, Blue

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Michael Orr, The University of Texas at Austin; Kevin Leigh Webster Jr.; George Turvey, Graduate Research Assistant ; Mouchumi Bhattacharyya

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

economy19-25.All learning modules developed in these six years of work are available free to all USAengineering educational institutions on http://sites.google.com/site/finiteelementlearning/home.Initially, we developed FE learning modules in six engineering areas: (1) structural analysis, (2)mechanical vibrations, (3) computational fluid dynamics, (4) heat transfer, (5) electromagnetics,and (6) biometrics. To evaluate these "Proof of Concept" modules, they were integrated intoexisting courses in the corresponding subject areas. Faculty and students initially assessed theireffectiveness at three higher educational institutions. We included student demographic data,learning style preference data and MBTI data in the surveys' conducted on these

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Marie Villwock-Witte P.E., Western Transportation Institute at Montana State University

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International

-termstudy abroad programs, particularly those that focus on engineering. Rather, the selected studiespresent concepts or ideas that tie in to the findings or recommendations as a result of the coursedescribed herein.Non-EngineeringIn 2005, Lewis and Niesenbaum (1) focused on the benefits of short-term study abroadprograms. The programs that they discussed were not specifically directed at engineers. Lewisand Niesenbaum indicated that they found the primary benefits to be “acquisition of a foreignlanguage, improve their knowledge of the host culture, and even transform their worldviews.”They found that approximately half of the students that participated in their programs studiedabroad again. More interestingly, they indicated that while many have

Conference Session

Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

study. Participants signed Institutional Review Board (IRB) consent forms and wereinterviewed twice on two separate occasions with at least a week and no more than three monthsin between the first and the second interview. Two interview protocols were developed fromquestions sampled and reframed from a research study conducted by Reddick (2011) 15 (see Page 26.1146.3Table 1). The first interview focused on learning about the participants’ life history and thesecond interview focused on helping a participant reflect about their mentoring relationships withtheir African-American undergraduate protégés. Each interview lasted approximately 45 to

Conference Session

Delivering Value in Publishing and Scholarship

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Spence, University of Toronto; Amber Saundry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Tara Mawhinney, McGill University; Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University; Eugene Barsky, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

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Engineering Libraries

. We suspected thatmissing titles would be mostly in the form of conference proceedings rather than journal articles.Given that a previous study by Young suggests that conferences in engineering have a short shelflife (he states that “only 10% of all conference proceeding citations were older than 17 years”1),having missing titles in the form of conferences seems less problematic. The current studyexamined not only the percentage of missing titles at each institution but also the breakdown ofsource titles by format to determine if they were predominantly journal or conferences.This study identifies how our four large academic libraries have dealt with collection challenges,and how individually (and as a group) we have aligned our engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serah Wambui Njau; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; Paul B Golter, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Cecilia Dianne Richards, Washington State University; Fanhe Shamus Meng; Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Nathaniel Hunsu; Negar Beheshtipour, WSU; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Amber DeAnn Graviet, Washington State University; Arshan Nazempour, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

desktop learning modules (DLMs) registered a gain of 0.57 (1.0 possible) with70% of the students achieving minimum competency.1 This is compared to a respective 0.26 gainand 39% competency for a control group taught by lecture, with an average effect size of d =0.98. Substantive affective gains accompany results every time DLMs are implemented, whetherin the US,2 or internationally, e.g., at Ahmadu Bello University.3 DLMs are designed to demon-strate industrial fluid flow and heat transfer concepts within a standard classroom4 allowing stu-dents to visualize how processes work and immediately tie mathematical models to physical real-ities. However, a recently commercialized DLMX costs $18,000 per station, albiet with 7interchangeable cartridges

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

one or more faculty members onthe project team is similar to the organization of the Vertically Integrated Program(VIP) [1, 2]. This program emphasizes multidisciplinarity to a larger degree than VIP.Faculty members submit proposals that describe aspects of the project including: • What is the element of the grand challenge to be addressed and how will it be address? • How do the educational and disciplinary backgrounds of the proposed team members align with the elements of the grand challenge? • Who is the faculty member (or members) who will advise the students? • Who is the graduate student who will support the team? • How will the team maintain cohesiveness over multiple semesters? • Approaches for letting

Conference Session

Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Rodriguez-Silva Ph.D.; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

studentsfrom signing off in global studies. As per their findings, the majority of students were interestedin study abroad programs in both universities. As expected, the limiting factors for global studyprograms were time and financial resources. Surprisingly, a study by Redden (2012) shows thatonly 1% of students in U.S. colleges participate in study abroad programs and only 4-5% of that1% are from engineering disciplines. It shows the greater need of such programs in theengineering colleges across American universities. Several authors and educators have stressedthe need for 21st century engineers to understand global cultures and business practices as theworld is becoming increasingly flat (Wilk et al., 2001; Bidanda et al., 2005; Dave and Dong

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, The Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

Communicationfor Chemical Engineers.Course Goals and ObjectivesThis course was approached utilizing the Backwards Design methodology, beginning with whatwe wanted the student to gain by the completion of the course. Since communication is a subjectin which the students will likely have highly variable backgrounds and needs, the desire was tocreate a course with enough flexibility and focus on growth so that each student may improve inthe areas most applicable to them, while continuing to develop and practice areas that are alreadystrengths. The course goals and objectives are listed in Table 1.Table 1. Summary of course goals and corresponding objectives. Course Goals: Upon completion of

Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olgha B. Davis, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

mathematicalidentity constructs. Major themes and sub-themes that run through these articles will bediscussed in detail in this work to bring meaning and closer answers to the question of how doracial and mathematical identities shape the transfer experience of African American engineeringmale students who attend 4-year institutions. The author includes their own critique of this bodyof literature.1. Introduction This work provides a review of the literature around five scholarly topics: racial identitydevelopment theory, mathematical identity in higher education, and transfer and engineeringexperience. The strands of literature that is used in this study intersect at race and racism andunderstanding the overall experiences of AAMs in

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Laura C Chezan, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

used in the analysis. The evaluation in this study is based on a Circuits course inelectrical engineering technology, for a relatively small-lecture classroom. IntroductionThe use of audience response devices, such as clickers, has become a common learning tool invarious universities. As a result, a considerable amount of literature has focused on their use inthe classrooms, in case studies from different disciplines. Caldwell (2007) makes a detailedreview of the literature related to clickers, their use, typical characteristics of questions used,attitude towards clickers and practice tips (1). A detailed report on the use of clickers for exampleis presented in Gachago (2008) (2). Students’ perception on the use of clickers was analyzed

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy K Tang, Stony Brook University; Pao-Lo Liu, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Charles R. Westgate Sr. P.E., Binghamton University; Kim A. Scalzo, State University of New York, HQ

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

an accomplished educator. Her dedication in promoting women in engineering was recognized by an IEEE Region 1 Award in 1998, an IEEE Regional Activity Board Achievement Award also in 1998 and an IEEE Third Millennium Medal Award in 2000. In 2004, together with Dr. Serge Luryi, Dr. Tang initiated a project that promotes entrepreneurship in engineering education in collaboration with three other higher education institutions on Long Island. For their pioneering contributions, the IEEE Long Island Section awarded Dr. Luryi and Dr. Tang, the Athanasios Papoulis Education Award in 2006. Dr. Tang is currently the Associate Chair for the Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. She also serves as the Faculty

Conference Session

Software Applications in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Untener P.E., University of Dayton; Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Buck Jones, Engineered Software

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Engineering Technology

, but appropriate for this point in the course. In thefollowing five chapters, as just a small part of each, the use of the software is increased,introducing new capabilities of the software, paralleling the increased complexity of theprinciples and problems in the text. A screenshot of one of the problems is shown below inFigure 1 below.Figure 1 Simple fluid system modeled in PIPE-FLO®Students at this point in the course are becoming very skilled at seeking out the many elementsof required data from the text in both chapters and in the appendix. This requires substantialpaging through to gather the required elements. In the software, one of the first things studentsnotice is that the data is a bit more accessible. Not only do some basic clicks

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

in engineering and engineering technologyan opportunity to participate in a new approach to the recruitment, retention, education, andplacement of academically talented and financially needy students. The SPIRIT (ScholarshipInitiative via Recruitment, Innovation, and Transformation) Scholars program establishes atransformative learning environment that fosters the development of professional skills andincreased technical competency through interdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL),undergraduate research, peer-to-peer mentorship, and focused institutional support services.1-8WCU is classified as a regional comprehensive masters-granting university and was awarded theCarnegie Community Engagement classification in 2008.9

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Donate, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

say you have adata source in which each of two objects are identified as a person and you want to define arelationship between these two objects that they “know” each other. Using RDF triples, orstatements, containing a subject, predicate and object, you can do just that as seen in Figure 1from Hebeler6.            literal  value       Figure  1  -­  Sample  RDF/XML   triple  Applying our example, the subject is the first person, the predicate is the property defined as“knows” from FOAF7, and the object is the second person. FOAF stands for ‘Friend of a Friend’and