Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington; Stephanie Pulford, Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT)

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

this work, we use and adapt the critique to provide students with a fundamental learningexperience that scaffolds observing and envisioning, toward the creation of effective figures.To help them complete the activity, we provide them with a brief set of adapted designprinciples, drawn from visual design10, data communication11, and an assessment of previousyears’ figures from bioengineering capstone reports.ParticipantsBioengineering senior undergraduates at the University of Washington participate in a capstonedesign course, in which most of the project work is done in laboratories, but students also meetas a group once a week throughout the academic year. We utilized one of the spring quarterclass meetings for our workshop. Students were

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

low cost and exceptionally high value. They consume a polymer filament,typically polylactic acid (PLA) or acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), converting itinto a physical object by depositing it in thin, sequential layers. The entire technology,both hardware and software, is open-source and freely available.University students, faculty and research staff at the Michigan Tech Open SustainabilityTechnology (MOST) laboratory have been researching, designing, building, testing anddocumenting versions of RepRap printers since 2010. Nearly everyone taking part in theresearch became caught up in the process of designing, printing, evaluating andmodifying parts that were used for a variety of different purposes. Researchers working

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

options, we decided to work withan external training organization (ETO), a corporation known world-wide as a leader increativity and innovation. Page 26.748.3A significant amount of discussion was undertaken to decide if the fieldtrip should be offered forcredit or non-credit. Upon a recommendation by the Dean of the College of Engineering, thecourse was offered for one credit. There were two reasons for this decision. First, students wererequired to participate in approximately twenty hours of lecture and laboratory activities over thefour-day trip. Second, offering the course for credit allowed the students’ participation to appearon their

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing – 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Derrick Rodriguez P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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Manufacturing

 experience  that  emphasized  the  interdependency  of  manufacturing  and  design  with  a  focus  in  business  development.2-­‐3  The  Learning  Factory  was  originally  developed  jointly  by  Pennsylvania  State  University  (PSU),  University  of  Washington  (UW),  and  University  of  Puerto  Rice-­‐Mayaguez  (UPR-­‐M)  in  collaboration  with  Sandia  National  Laboratories  through  the  Manufacturing  Engineering  Education  Partnership  (MEEP)  funded  from  the  ARPA  TRP.  This  approach  to  manufacturing  engineering  education  provides  balance  between  engineering  science,  engineering  practice  and  hands-­‐on  experiences.  Furthermore,  the  National  Academy  of  Engineering  published  their  attempts  to  answer  the

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

, genuinely open-minded and interested in growing as a leader.Student-centered approach Page 26.906.10Engineering students face a demanding course load. In the design of this program, the directorswere sensitive to academic load, and as a result, created a concentration in engineeringleadership rather than a minor. Classes are all offered late Friday afternoons at a time whenthere no other engineering classes are scheduled, ensuring that accepted students will be able tocomplete the three-year program by graduation.In addition, the classroom and indeed, the entire program is treated as a laboratory, where allinvolved (participants and instructors alike

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(Sawyer, 2012). For the purposes of this project, innovationis defined broadly as the pursuit of a creative, imaginative, or inventive solutions duringengineering coursework (as opposed to, for example, carrying out a set of laboratory proceduresor following directions in a computer learning module).Instrument Development OverviewThe purpose of this project was to develop an instrument to assess the emergent characteristics ofstudent groups in engineering classrooms and examine them in relationship to studentengagement and student innovation. Our strategy for developing the items was to develop aconceptual framework that described collaborative emergence based on extant literature, writeitems to reflect that framework, and then administer them to

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

pursuing a career inindustry or consulting through a course-based, practicum-oriented program. The program willinclude laboratory components and industry-related collaborations to provide students with Page 26.484.2experiential learning and professional skill development.Within civil engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, there is precedence of adiscipline-specific, one-year course-based Master of Environmental Engineering program. Sucha program was recently developed and launched for structural engineering1. The programconsists of a year of course-work and a practicum that must be completed in the summer prior tothe academic year of

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Gregory John Kostrzewsky, Cummins, Inc; Lin Xiang Sun, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

coordinating the curriculum to combine four traditionalundergraduate years with a fifth graduate year to receive stronger analytical training. Theprogram also includes the integration of industrial experience through summer internships andmentoring of industry-sponsored product-oriented projects.BS-MS students follow the normal undergraduate curriculum in ME through their third yearwhile taking two graduate-level classes in addition to the normal BS course load in their fourthyear. Immediately after receiving the BS degree, students are required to work in industry orgovernment laboratories to gain practical work experience while earning academic creditstowards their graduate degree during that summer. Upon returning from their summerinternships

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

women and underrepresented minority students, and her research in the areas of recruitment and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering.Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University Prior to joining the ASU Electrical Engineering faculty in 1990, Dr. Armando A. Rodriguez worked at MIT, IBM, AT&T Bell Laboratories and Raytheon Missile Systems. He has also consulted for Eglin Air Force Base, Boeing Defense and Space Systems, Honeywell and NASA. He has published over 200 tech- nical papers in refereed journals and conference proceedings – over 60 with students. He has authored three engineering texts on classical controls, linear systems

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Karen A. Thole, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the director of marketing for Drexel’s College of Engineering and director of operations for Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Engineering. Now, as CEO of Christine Haas Consulting, LLC, Christine travels around the world teaching courses to scientists and engineers on presentations and technical writing. She has taught clients across gov- ernment, industry and higher education, including Texas Instruments, Brookhaven National Laboratory, European Southern Observatory (Chile), Simula Research Laboratory (Norway) and the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. Christine works closely with Penn State University faculty Michael Alley (The Craft of Scientific Presentations and The Craft of Scientific Writing) and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Maria Virginia Moncada

Tagged Divisions

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. He has been working on thin film solar cell research since 1979 including a Sabbatical Leave at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory in 1993. He has also worked on several photovoltaic system projects Dr. Singh has also worked on electric vehicle research, working on battery monitoring and management systems funded primarily by federal agencies (over $3.5 million of funding). Dr. Singh has consulted for several companies including Ford Motor Company and Epuron, LLC. He has also served as a reviewer for the US Department of Energy and National Science Foundation. Dr Singh has over 100 conference and journal publications and holds six issued US patents. Dr. Singh’s recent work is focused on improved, energy

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonatiuh Rodriguez-Nikl P.E., California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Soonmee Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Gustavo B Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Arturo Pacheco-Vega, California State University, Los Angeles; Adel A Sharif, California State University, Los Angeles; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

physics and/or calculus course on top of that. Weneed to figure out a better way to help students manage their course load, but the issue is really ata larger programmatic level in which some of the courses are more demanding than the unit loadstudents receive credit for.Future ImplementationsWe will continue the program in the spring quarter with Strength of Materials (Mechanics ofMaterials), Strength of Materials Laboratory, Numerical Methods, and Statistics. Both of theproject tasks will be revisited while covering stresses and forces in rods, beams, columns, andbeam columns in Strength of Materials. The Numerical Methods class will make use of theproject by creating parametric simulation modules. Statistics will be integrated with the

Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

thesedevices. Finally, the paper is ended with conclusions and future work.2. Course descriptionThe overall goal of this new teaching practice is to equip students with the knowledge ofadvanced touch sensing technologies and developing microcontroller-based applicationsinvolving various touch sensing devices to solve engineering problems in practice. We taught theadded course materials in 5 weeks, two hours of lecture time and three hours of laboratory perweek. It has three major objectives.  To improve students’ awareness of common and different features among major touch sensing technologies. Page 26.1463.3  To introduce students

Conference Session

Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, The Ohio State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

Communication for Chemical EngineersAbstractGood communication skills are vital for any career. Engineers are often stigmatized as beingpoor communicators, and while this is merely a stereotype, many engineers and STEM studentsdo express disinterest in writing and other forms of communication. While communication isincorporated in many undergraduate chemical engineering courses through laboratory reports,presentations, and informal short answer questions, these items are generally evaluated for theirtechnical accuracy, not on aspects of their delivery and presentation. In the chemical engineeringdepartment of a large Midwestern university, students are required to take two courses in writingand communication. The

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hüseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

discusses a major group project using model rockets in atwo-hour per week laboratory that is a part of a two-credit course in exploration of engineeringand technology at the Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.Introduction:A model rocket is a combined miniature version of real launch and space vehicles. Once amodel rocket leaves the launcher, it is a free body in air. Model rockets have been used asprojects before. Boyer et al. [1] report a similar project for sophomore aerospace engineeringstudents. Figure 1 shows a cross section of a ready to launch model rocket with a B6-4 solidengine. Page 26.1643.2Figure 1. Single stage model rocket with

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Materials

Paper ID #12605Using Graphical Data Presentation Techniques to Improve Student Success,Teaching Effectiveness, and Program AssessmentDr. Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Dupen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at Indiana University – Pur- due University Fort Wayne (IPFW). He has 9 years’ experience as a metallurgist, materials engineer, and materials laboratory manager in the automotive industry. His primary interests lie in materials engineer- ing, mechanics, and engineering technology education. He is also an experienced contra dance caller

Conference Session

Statics Online

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carisa H. Ramming, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

at an offcampus location was in place. However, in this first course offering, no separateaccommodations were requested.Discussion labs are where the online course and on-campus course differ in that the onlinecourse did not have a discussion lab. The discussion lab is a time when students in smallergroups of 24 students review additional example problems, take check-point quizzes, andparticipate in hands-on laboratory experiments with the teaching assistants. The decision not tohave a discussion lab for the online course was one that was made with much reservation. Thedriving factor was the dilemma of how to schedule a time when all 39 students would be able toCourse Format On-campus Statics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Thomas L. Merrill, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

to multidisciplinary engineeringprinciples through application to artificial organs. This project adapts and implements researchequipment and methodology used by medical and engineering researchers to teach engineeringprinciples. At the freshman level, students will be engaged in the scientific discovery processusing exciting hands-on design challenges to analyze artificial organs. In more advanced coreengineering courses and laboratories, students will explore the function of artificial organs in thelaboratory and investigate the variables affecting their performance.The engineering goals of this project are: (1) to explore the function of human and artificial or-gans; (2) to apply current research methodology state-of-the-art medical

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

. Transform Teaching and Learning: Improved retention as a result of expanding our undergraduate teaching assistance (UTA) programs and institutionalizing a formal UTA training pedagogy. A working knowledge in best practices will enable them to be both effective and engaging in the laboratory and/or classroom. 2. Increase Faculty and Student Interactions: Improved retention as a result of implementing University-wide and discipline-specific (intentional) community building activities that foster STEM students’ sense of identification with STEM departments.This project’s conceptual framework is built around three mutually intersecting groups: STEMfaculty, STEM undergraduates, and STEM Undergraduate Teaching

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

courses of 1) CAD/CAM, 2)Manufacturing Processes, and 3) Manufacturing Automation etc. Previously, CAD/CAM class atVSU was using Solidworks and Matercam for student training. Although Solidworks owns alarge portion of school users with its simplicity on CAD education and learning, it cannotsupport the integration of CAD/CAM/CAE, while NX has the capability. Solidworks is not thecurrent applications for many industries including Rolls-Royce, Alstom, and Newport News ShipBuilding. This project enriched the VSU’s curriculum of CAD/CAM on laboratory settings,experiments, and also better prepared the students’ readiness for job market. The processmonitoring part of this senior project tightly links the “Manufacturing Processes” and“Manufacturing

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Kathleen Louise Nazar; Paul Bonfanti, Villanova University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

• Study Abroad opportunities• Laboratory facilities • Laboratory facilities• Education is good • Small class sizes• Advisors are good • Friends in other majorsWhat do you think of the faculty/mentors available to you?• Vast majority of faculty are willing to help students • Vast majority of faculty are willing to help students• Faculty can help give you confidence • Large number of women faculty• Mentors can be both male and female faculty • Faculty is very knowledgeable• Faculty realize that you are students and that you • Class work is based on real problems have other

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Tamir; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd

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Computing & Information Technology

choosing learning outcomes beforeinstructional methods or assessments. This means one chooses the outcome of the learningexperience first, and let that guide the teaching/learning and the assessment/evaluation. Thismethod challenges "traditional" methods of curriculum planning in which a list of content that isto be taught is created and/or selected first and teaching/assessment methodology usually arelectures and laboratories, with written exams as assessment of learning. In backward design, the Page 26.1354.4educator starts with goals, creates or plans out assessments and finally makes lesson plans.Supporters of backward design liken the

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #11982Serendipitous Advantages of a Multi-Disciplinary Senior Seminar Course forEngineering StudentsProf. Bijan Sepahpour, The College of New Jersey Bijan Sepahpour is a registered Professional Engineer and a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the College of New Jersey (TCNJ). He is currently serving as the chairman of the ME department at TCNJ. Prof. Sepahpour has been actively involved in the generation of design-oriented exercises and development of laboratory apparatus and experiments in the areas of mechanics of materials and dynamics of machinery for undergraduate engineering programs. He has advised on

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Yasser Elkhatib, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) IUPUI Chapter; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Emily Carol Rosales, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Austin C. Stanforth MS, IUPUI

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

analysis indicates the effect of altitude is minimal within the parameters ofthis study. Analysis of our data did not significantly demonstrate an improvement in solarproductivity at increased altitudes. However, the rigorous test methodology developed provides ameans for quantitative analysis in cities with greater levels of pollution relative to the city tested.The survey of students indicated a positive correlation between participation in the project andthe amount students felt they learned during the process.Introduction Many undergraduate lab courses in the science and engineering fields are designed tointroduce students to fundamental experimental techniques through guided laboratory tours, butmay not develop a student’s ability to

Conference Session

Simulation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha Smith P.E., University of Southern Indiana; Julian Ly Davis, University of Southern Indiana

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Computers in Education

hours of technicalelectives. The Introduction to Finite Element Analysis is one such elective, available to juniorsand seniors who have had prerequisite courses in differential equations and solid mechanics. Thecourse format includes two hours of lecture and a two hour computational laboratory. The firsthalf of the semester has focused on theory using one dimensional elements (rods, trusses, andbeams). The second half provides practice with two and three dimensional models, incorporatingSolidWorks software. Student assessment included midterm exams, weekly homework exerciseson theoretical content (e.g. stiffness matrix calculations), small programming assignments, com-prehensive exercises which include physical experiments, and a student

Collection

2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Sarah Jurak; Emil Jurak; Ramazan Asmatulu

or remove and replace segments through controlling the process. In 2011, biologist J.Craig Venter created the first viable bacterial cell that was designed in a lab by digitally writingits genetic code and synthesizing it in a laboratory.25 Science is advancing with the goal of beingthe first, for instance, to engineer skeletal muscle that can be used to repair damaged humanlimbs 26 or develop a new strain of fungus resistant corn.27 The behavior of a synthetic programcannot be completely and reliably predicted. Therefore, in designing a synthetic genetic programthere is the possibility of unintended consequences. This causes concerns about the creation oforganisms that may be harmful for humans and the environment and could potentially

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

, Oregon State University Ms. Lyman-Holt has been the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory since 2005. She manages and leads the diverse outreach and education programming at the laboratory which serves over 5000 visitors per year, including K-12 students, undergraduate, graduate students, media outlets and the general public. She managed the NEES REU program from 2008 to 2014, developing and implementing programing for the distributed REU program. She is dedicated to increasing engineering literacy among the general public, interest in STEM among K-12 students, and interest in research and professional development among undergraduates. She holds a BS in from Whitman College

Conference Session

Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12025A Robotics-Focused Instructional Framework for Design-Based Research inMiddle School ClassroomsMr. Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering Matthew Moorhead received his B.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nevada, Reno, in 2014. He is currently pursuing a M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering at NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering, Brooklyn, NY, where he is a teaching fellow in their GK-12 program. Matthew also conducts research in the Mechatronics and Controls Laboratory with an interest in robotics and controls.Dr. Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D. Voss, Taylor University; Scott Henry Moats, Crown College; Bill Chapman, University of Arizona

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Engineering Physics & Physics

Paper ID #13421Engineering Program Growth with Mesh Network CollaborationDr. Hank D Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss, Taylor University Dr. Hank D. Voss received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from University of Illinois in 1977. He then worked for Lockheed Palo Alto Research Laboratories prior to coming to Taylor University in 1994. He is currently a Professor of Engineering and Physics at Taylor University. Some of the courses that he regularly has taught include Principles of Engineering, Intro to Electronics, Statics, Advanced Electronics, Jr. Engineering Projects, FE Review, Control Systems

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roger A Beardsley PE, Central Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Mechanical Engineering Technologyprogram at CWU each course has a lab section attached and the labs are performed more or lessconcurrently with the related discussion in the lecture. In developing the revisions to the labactivities efforts have been made to make the activities relevant to situations that students couldenvision encountering in various work situations. Lab revisions have been made with an eye onthe fundamental objectives of engineering instructional laboratories, as described by Feisel andRosa (3). The seven labs presented in the current suite of labs are based on a 10 week quarter,with extra weeks given for a self-designed lab. For a semester based schedule there would bemore opportunity to include additional labs such as a