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Faculty Development: Lessons Learned Papers and Lightning Talks

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanos Matsumoto, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Zachary Riggins Del Rosario, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Jean Huang, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Caitrin Lynch, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Kenechukwu Churchill Mbanisi, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paul Ruvolo; Georgia D. Van de Zande, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Faculty Development Division (FDD)

Lessons Learned from Helping Faculty “Make the Pivot” to New Research Areas through a Community of Practice1 IntroductionA variety of personal or institutional factors may lead university faculty to explore, or transition to,new research areas in their scholarly activities, including the availability of local collaborators [1],the needs of undergraduate research students [2], research funding allocated to different fields [3],or institutional environment [4]. At Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering (hereafter Olin Col-lege) a small primarily-undergraduate institution (PUI) where we (all of this paper’s authors) arefaculty members, the institutional culture and recent strategic directions (Sec. 2.1) have led all ofus to

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Institutional Support and Training (Equity, Culture & Social Justice in Education Division ECSJ Technical Session 12)

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia L. Mendez, University of Kentucky; Jennifer Tygret; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Tech Research Institute; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Rice University

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Diversity

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Culture & Social Justice in Education Division (EQUITY), Equity

may identify pragmatic issues of concern and guide institutional efforts toimprove postdoctoral scholar experiences and carer trajectories. Data analysis findings revealedthree themes regarding postdoctoral affairs offices' implementation of best practices from theNPA: (1) firm commitment to utilizing NPA best practices; (2) insufficient staff and authority;and (3) overreliance on postdoctoral scholars to assist office efforts.FindingsTheme 1: Firm Commitment to Utilizing NPA Best Practices. All participants were wellaware of the NPA best practices and available resources. All had systematic ways tocommunicate with postdoctoral scholars through listservs, social media platforms, andnewsletters to share institutional policies, professional

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Computers in Education Division (COED) Track 3.B

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Rossi, University of New Haven; Alice E. Fischer, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Computers in Education Division (COED)

designed to aidprofessional programmers with writing and debugging/testing code. While these AI tools arebeneficial in a professional setting, we believe this kind of ”help” does not help students build astrong foundation. To determine the IDE for our course we first began by creating a series ofselection criteria. Our criteria for selecting an IDE were as follows: 1. The IDE must adhere to the C/C++ language standard. 2. The IDE must not have AI assistance or the AI assistance must be behind a paywall to prevent student use. 3. The IDE should be a popular IDE in industry for the C/C++ programming language. 4. The IDE should be cross-platform.With these criteria in hand, we then looked at several popular IDEs in the C/C++ space

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ELOS Technical Session 6: BYOE (Bring Your Own Experiment): Engaging Students with Creative Hands-on Laboratory Experiences

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chidiebere Akudigwe, Oral Roberts University; Mark Baumruk, Oral Roberts University; Glory Hansel, Oral Roberts University; Grant Kaste, Oral Roberts University; Jonathan Ophus, Oral Roberts University; John E Matsson, Oral Roberts University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division (DELOS)

modifications included cutting the die to a 1-ft length, altering thebottom tab design, and drilling mounting holes to ensure the die was securely attached to thepress. This setup facilitated the creation of consistent bends while allowing for precisemeasurement of applied forces. An Imada digital force gauge was integrated into the punch anddie assembly to monitor the force required for each bend. Calculations determined that a bendallowance of 0.9 in. was necessary to account for material stretching, and a force of 1,184 N wasrequired to achieve the desired bend angle for the stainless steel sheet.A key challenge during the fabrication process involved determining the bend sequence. Giventhe proximity of the three bends, maintaining adequate

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MATH - Student Readiness for Mathematics

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2025 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia Spencer, University of Virginia

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Mathematics Division (MATH)

available for ordinary diAerentialequations and linear algebra. I also want to investigate how much of a role, if any, havingtaken courses in multivariable calculus, ordinary diAerential equations, linear algebra, andpartial diAerential equations, plays in course grades, and whether time since having takenthese classes has an impact. ReferencesBrelin-Fornari, J. (2003, June), Comparison Of Math Skills To Final Course Grade In A MathIntensive Dynamic Systems Course Paper presented at 2003 Annual Conference,Nashville, Tennessee. 10.18260/1-2—12465Loch, B., Jordan, C. R., Lowe, T. W., & Mestel, B. D. (2014). Do screencasts help to reviseprerequisite mathematics? An investigation of student performance

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Andrew Jackson, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Dawn Laux; Max Renner, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

,” “innovative learning environments,” and “a context-richapplication of English, Communications and Technology” 1. Specifically, this project aims toimprove students’ writing skills, oral communication skills, and presentation skills by reinforcingthe importance of these skills in realistic, project-based design contexts. Administrators andinstructors within all 3 departments hope the integration will improve students’ learning in alldisciplines, increase academic engagement overall, and create a stronger sense of communityamong students. Large-scale integration on this level is an intervention in the traditional university model,which often times includes strict discipline-based divisions of coursework. In this newarrangement, students in each

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Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Pickel, University of Waterloo; G. Wayne Brodland, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Civil Engineering

,and to promote knowledge synthesis in students (1). The University of Waterloo’s Centre forTeaching Excellence and the Engineering Ideas Clinic advocate the “intentional and reflectivelearning from experience” by students in lectures. This is commonly known as experientiallearning (2; 3; 4).This paper presents the findings of a pilot study into the use of bending beam models in a second-year engineering course. The activity was conceived with the intention of improving theunderstanding of the second-year engineering students in the area of beam bending. This includeddrawing connections between physical deflections and their corresponding internal bendingmoments and shear forces. The study used the models as a means to incorporate inductive

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Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington

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Mechanical Engineering

offered in the first university areBiomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. The undergraduate degreesoffered at UTA are Aerospace, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, andSoftware Engineering. The majority of engineering programs in these two institutions are accreditedby ABET, except three programs which are so new that BS degrees have not yet been awarded inthose disciplines. Plans are underway for requesting ABET accreditation visits as soon as the firstdegrees are awarded in those three programs. It is expected that the new programs will receive theirABET accreditation within one or two years. The student enrollment and degrees awarded in eachprogram are summarized in Table 1.Table 1

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Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherina V Tarnai-Lokhorst P.Eng., FEC, Camosun College

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

acquiring the data from the universities hasbeen problematic to date. I continue to pursue this data for inclusion in future papers.Camosun College was formed in 1972 and has kept electronic student grades since that time.Although early data is sparse due to small start-up class sizes and the small number of programsoffered, the current student population as of 2014 is more than 10,000 full time equivalentstudents. This provides a good number for trending correlations.Interestingly, 46% of students at Camosun who have high school physics credits are female. Yetwomen comprise less than 5% of engineering students. The table in Figure 1 depicts thecorrelations between the percentage of women with high school physics credits and thecorresponding

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiina M. Komulainen, Oslo and Akershus University College; Christine Lindstrøm, Oslo and Akershus University College; Tengel Sandtrø, Oslo and Akershus University College

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Electrical and Computer

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Development and use of an active learning classroom for a course on Dynamic Systems1 IntroductionLarge-scale reviews in physics and STEM education research have consistently found thatstudent active learning methods increase student learning outcomes and decrease drop-out rates[1, 2]. Our motivation for testing active learning methods in a technology-rich environment wasthe student association’s request for more active learning methods at our institution, and studentfeedback on course evaluations from fall 2013. The student feedback on a course in DynamicSystems in 2013 was that it was good, but that it required "solid knowledge and skills inmathematics

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Charles Feldhaus; John Buckwalter; Elizabeth Wager

©2019, American Society for Engineering Education Session ETD 415As a result of the need for high quality assessment of student learning and the expectation fromaccrediting bodies for programs to show what students know and are able to do, more recentlyuniversities have adopted the integrative learning model for assessment of student outcomes.According to Budwig and Jessen-Marshall (2018), integrative learning for the college studentcomprises 1) the useful blending of knowledge and skills from different disciplinary areas, 2)putting theory into practice, 3) considering multiple perspectives to advance collaborativeproblem solving, 4) adapting the skills

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui (Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Women in Engineering

education. She can be contacted at cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.Dr. Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma Dr. Susan E. Walden is the founding Director of the Research Institute for STEM Education (RISE) and an associate research professor in the Dean’s office of the College of Engineering (CoE). She is also a founding member of the Sooner Engineering Education (SEED) Center. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Barriers to Broadening Participation in Engineering Competition TeamsIntroductionDespite years of efforts to increase diversity in STEM, engineering continues to be a white maledominated discipline. The low representation of female and minority

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Faculty Unite! Effective Ways for Educators to Collaborate Successfully

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; Barbara E Smith, North Carolina State University; Louis A Martin-Vega, North Carolina State University; Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

colleges within a variety of institution types.The NC State College of Engineering Faculty Development Office was inaugurated in Spring2008 with the express goal of connecting faculty in the college with professional and personaldevelopment opportunities. Its foundational mission was to recruit, promote, and retain excellentfaculty across the college; actively engage faculty, administrators and staff across departments,and celebrate faculty success, achievement and promotion.This case study introduces the history and establishment of a sustainable model with specificstrategies for the potential to impact institutional change at a range of engineering collegeswithin a diverse set of academic institutions.1. Introduction The success and

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Teaching and Advising Tools Using Computers and Smart Devices

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taekyoung Kwon, Seoul National University; Myungchul Kwak, Seoul National University; Junghwan Song, Seoul National University; Selin Chun, Seoul National University; Seokho Chi, Seoul National University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Time (h) Figure 1. The remaining energy level of a smartphone is plotted over time when either of BLE and WiFi interfaces is turned on for scanning purposes. In case of WiFi, there are several weaknesses of WiFi signals over BLE signals. First, WiFiconsumes energy more quickly than BLE due to its scanning mechanism. Fig. 1 shows how fastthe remaining energy of a smartphone decreases as it continuously collects the beacon frames ofaccess points (APs) to obtain their RSS values. WiFi scanning spends 1.5 times more energythan BLE scanning, and nearly 2

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynette Frances Johns-Boast, Australian National University; Gerry Corrigan, Australian National University

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Educational Research and Methods

definitional frameworkIntroductionThe curriculum is one of the most important artifacts an institution creates 1. It has the powerto both determine and to drive educational outcomes and “there can hardly be a moresignificant concept than ‘curriculum’ with which to understand higher education” 2,p.6. It is,however, one of the least studied. One of the most notable results of a “review of theliterature on curriculum in higher education in the UK, the USA and Australia … is thedearth of writing on the subject” 3.Higher education is in the middle of rapid and disruptive change. To remain relevant, notonly should our curricula be designed to meet the needs of students, industry, employers, andsociety but they should be “flexible and adaptive in a dynamic

Conference Session

Student Teams, Groups, and Collaborations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan; Aditya Johri, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods

, & McGourty, 2005). The Shuman et al.(2005) discussion of professional and ethical responsibility clearly discussed ethicalresponsibilities within the scope of an overall professional responsibility. In earlier work,Besterfield-Sacre et al. (2002) delineated professional traits as professional image; positivework ethics; independent learning, thinking, and motivation; continued desire for learning;and being goal-oriented, organized, and able to manage time (Besterfield-Sacre, Shuman, &Wolfe, 2002). AAES identified professionalism as a foundational, Tier 1 personaleffectiveness competency and professional ethics as a Tier 4 Industry-Wide TechnicalCompetency in their Engineering Competency Model (2015). As with any categorizationprocess

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1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; William W. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Ellen M. Moe

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Design in Engineering Education

system.In the big machine project, each team of 4-5 students (a total of 58 teams) was assigned a sectionof the machine of about 10 feet long and was asked to communicate with the adjacent teams tocoordinate input and output requirements. Teams had to use the design process to design theirsegments such that their inputs and outputs would align with the preceding and the followingteams’ segments, thus creating the big machine. Teams also had to demonstrate creativity withthe design of their segments, and follow additional constraints outlined by the instructional team.The purpose of our study is to describe the project and assess how well it worked, both in termsof implementation and in terms of student outcomes. Specifically, this paper will: (1

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Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia Charter P.E., Oklahoma State University; Ridge Reid, Oklahoma State University; Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

exhaust hood for appliances thatutilize solid fuels as the primary heat source. NFPA 96 defines solid cooking fuel as “any solid,organic, consumable, fuel such as briquettes, mesquite, hardwood, or charcoal.” (1) Solid fuelspresent an added hazard, specifically when the creosote that results during the solid fuel burningprocess mixes with grease-laden vapors from other cooking appliances within the kitchen.However, NFPA 96 provides an exception for cooking appliances that are gas-powered and havea limited size tray for solid fuels solely intended for food flavoring. This gas-poweredequipment, if the list of restrictions in NFPA 96 is met, will not be required to have a separatekitchen exhaust hood. However, there is minimal information provided

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Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karla Steinbrugge Fant, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

of Programming Skills in Lower- division Computer Science and Electrical Engineering CoursesMotivationIt is generally accepted that all engineering students should be able to perform someprogramming tasks. For example, ABET calls for electrical engineering (EE) curricula to include“engineering topics (including computing science) necessary to analyze and design complexelectrical and electronic devices, software, and systems containing hardware and softwarecomponents.”1 In most disciplines, programming plays a supporting role as one of the tools thatfuture engineers will need to tackle problem solving and design projects. Because it is consideredsuch a basic tool, programming is typically taught in freshman or sophomore courses

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

know empirically the extent that the variousexperiences contribute to global preparedness, nor do we even agree on what global preparednessis. These experiences are expensive both for the student and for the University that provides theexperiences – how can we ensure students are getting an appropriate educational value for theirmoney? How can these experiences be tailored to achieve educational value? How should weadvise students based on the individual’s background, prior global preparedness, and financialresources so that the experiences are most effective?This research addresses two perceived gaps in engineering education: 1) the need for asystematic study of curricular and co-curricular offerings in international engineering educationto

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Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Armand Joseph Chaput, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Texas at Austin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

- A Capstone Design Approach Armand J. Chaput (ajchaput@mail.utexas.edu), Senior Lecturer Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics The University of Texas at Austin1.0 OverviewA hands-on educational approach for teaching undergraduate aircraft design students aboutSystems Engineering (SE) has been developed which we believe is applicable to otherengineering disciplines. The impetus for the initiative is our conclusion that (1) fundamentalunderstanding of the principles of SE and their practical application is important for all engineersand (2) SE can be taught as a principle of design without displacing other course content

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg L. Saylor, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering ethics, researchin an academic setting, and graduate education opportunities and application process. Thefreshman year programs implemented showed success in recruiting students for the S-STEMprogram, and can serve as a model for other undergraduate programs looking to enrich theexperiences of their undergraduates by providing a comprehensive, supportive, and career-relevant environment inside and outside of the classroom.1. IntroductionEngineering education is constantly evolving and changing to meet the current and projectedneeds of the engineering profession. In 2010 1 the National Society of Professional Engineers(NSPE) released a position statement proposing additional undergraduate engineering outcomes:Leadership, Risk and

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Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Paul Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John S Nelson PE, University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Civil & Environmental Enginieering

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

popularity of the movie 1 and book 2, “The Martian,” provide an interesting and helpfullaunching point for reconsidering what it takes to be an effective project manager in today’sworld where projects must often adapt with agility to changing conditions or fail.In “The Martian,” astronaut, mechanicalengineer, and botanist Mark Watney is leftbehind on Mars when the team needs to rapidlyevacuate due to a sudden sand storm. Watneyis presumed dead after being hit by flyingdebris and the team is unable to rescue his bodybefore the ship needs to launch to avoidtragedy. Watney regains consciousness, onlyto discover has team has left and he needs tofigure out some way to stay alive long enough,with very limited food, oxygen, and supplies, topossibly

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas; Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas; Magdalena G Grohman, The University of Texas at Dallas; Marco Tacca, The University of Texas at Dallas; Matthew J. Brown PhD, Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology
, The University of Texas at Dallas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

learns, understands, makes a decision, or thinks through a problem, two types ofcognitive processes or systems are involved:System 1 – implicit, unconscious, automatic, and works fast but is learned slowlySystem 2 – explicit, conscious, effortful, controlled, and works slow but is learned quickly(Kahneman, 2011; Rydell, McConnell, Mackie & Strain, 2006).In learning, these dual processes work for two different types of information. While conceptualinformation is obtained by fast-learning (System 2) processes, subliminal information is obtainedby slow-learning (System 1) processes (Rydell et al., 2006; Nosek, 2007). System 2 learning isdirect and declarative, while System 1 learning is mostly indirect and non-declarative. Studentsmight learn

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Tricia Bertram Gallant, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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Engineering Ethics

Academic Integrity into Engineering CoursesAbstractThis study examined how a professional development workshop affected faculty members’perspectives about incorporating academic integrity into their engineering courses. Embedded inthe context of a new initiative at a large Mid-Atlantic University that aims to enhanceengineering students’ understanding of academic integrity and professional ethics, the workshopfeatured three aspects: 1) enhancing faculty members’ self-efficacy in teaching academicintegrity and professional ethics; 2) facilitating their development of instructional strategies forteaching integrity and ethics; and 3) supporting their classroom implementation of instructionalplans. Seven faculty participants were interviewed after

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Lulay, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Deborah S. Munro, University of Portland; Shazib Z. Vijlee, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated needs.The distinguishing feature of many professional engineers is the way they think about the designprocess. Engineering educators have considered the best ways to teach design for many years torefine the education process. Problem Based Learning (PBL) is often considered one of the bestmethods for exposing students to the design process [1].Dym et al. provide assessment data on the use of PBL in introductory classes and also in a globalcontext [2]. Others evaluated PBL in the comparison of engineering and other education fields[3]. Orhun

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Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha M Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

experience descriptors: 1. Exceptionally good experience: “Irealized that I myself am on the path to being a pioneer,” 2. Good experience: “This projectreally confirmed that I enjoy the work I do,” 3. Mundane experience: " I didn't feel that I was abig part of the research,” and 4. Disappointing experience: "I wouldn't say I learned somethingsignificant during this study.” Most participants had a good experience, but insight from theother three experience descriptors give valuable perspective into the varied experiences. Thisanalysis is helpful to both graduate students interested in research and professional development(i.e. blended) experiences, and educators creating blended experiences in that it demonstratesthat a common blended experience can

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

surveyscollected at the mid- and end-of-semester points to allow for both qualitative and quantitativerepresentation of their opinions. Implications and transferability of our findings and lessonslearned to other courses or programs in the field will be discussed.IntroductionThe globalization, knowledge economy, and rapid technology evolution of today threaten thecomplacency of narrow professional fields. In today’s world, for business and even nations tostay competitive, engineers need to adapt quickly to the change and be first to advance [1, 2, 3].Baccalaureate engineering education often struggles to keep up with this change. According toHewlett Packard’s estimations, technical knowledge and skills gained at school are outdated asearly as 18 months

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elissa T. Morris, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

outside of the scope of this work.History of engineering education and the role of designEngineering education is continually evolving. The purpose of formal engineering education inthe United States, at its inception in the early 1800s, was to promote “the application of scienceto the common purposes of life” 1. Engineering educators in the 1800s were merely practitionersand relied on their professional, hands-on experience to train their students. Interestingly,engineering was not viewed as an esteemed academic endeavor at the time. The Homestead Act,the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Morrill Land Grant Act led to rapideconomic development in the late 1800s, and the amount of engineering schools significantlyincreased

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ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Farhadi, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

present the development of our educational DCmicrogrid platform which includes popular renewable energy sources and hybrid storagesystems. This lab-scale platform provided an educational environment for senior students andgraduate students to take part in laboratory experiments and to understand and develop new ideasfor DC power system applications. I. Introduction Power system planning and its design are the major challenges of the future power system [1]-[3]. Recently, DC microgrid and hybrid DC power systems have gained a lot of popularity andinterest. The importance of the DC power system is not only because of the fact that most of therenewable energy sources such as solar and fuel cell have a DC output but also becauseimplementation