Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P. Scott Carney, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dipanjan Pan, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Michael Smith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

first cohort of twelve students (all bioengineering) was accepted, and in fall2015, the second cohort of twelve students (consisting of bioengineering, electrical and computerengineering, and computer science) was accepted. Herein, we describe our work in developingand implementing the (CSP): http://cancer.illinois.edu/csp.Pedagogical Basis for Program StructureThe CSP is designed to promote persistence in STEM, allow students to develop their identity asscientists and engineers, and excite students to be intrinsically motivated to continue in STEM.The Persistence Framework3 identifies several concepts which positively support persistence inSTEM, especially for minorities and women. Table 1 illustrates how the CSP employs the fourPersistence

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Magda, Weber State University

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Mechanical Engineering

learning. One effective method comes from the simple Latin Proverb “Welearn by teaching”. This process of learning from teaching is also associated with Kolb’sexperiential learning cycle.1 Kolb’s methods of learning were implemented in a senior capstonedesign class where student learning is assessed. The capstone students are required to identify aneducational need within the mechanical engineering technology program. This need is discussedwith the faculty for the development of a hands-on laboratory instrument that will facilitatelearning in the program. The results from these discussions determine the design requirementsfor the capstone project. These capstone students must also learn the design process that hasmilestones with deliverables

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Shirley J. Mills, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

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Diversity

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Mathematics

at improving entering students’ college readinessand mathematics placement. The small scale intervention, A Bridge to Calculus, is intended toimprove students’ placement from College Algebra into Calculus 1. The target population forthis effort are students with high school experience in a Calculus course but whose performanceon placement exams does not reflect this experience. At our institution this is a significantnumber of students and the goal of the project is to develop methods to address and acceleratestudents in this category. The course design, to take advantage of the students’ prior experience,emphasizes practice and mastery using a modified emporium course design and the ALEKSsoftware1. This intervention runs as a summer course

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Holt Zaugg PhD, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Timothy L. Elliott, Brigham Young University; Kathryn L. Watkins, Brigham Young University; Meaghan Lynn Weldele, Brigham Young University; Quincey Cole, Harold B. Lee Library ; Lindsey R. Barnes

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Diversity

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International

engineering education curriculum. Theyoffer the opportunity for engineering students to engage in real-world experiences and learningconnected to instruction within their program. Because these programs are typically resourceintensive and also come at the expense of other activities, determining their full value andimpact is important, especially for accreditation.1, 2 However, the value and learning gainedthrough SA programs is often difficult to measure, especially for a discipline associated with thehard skills and precise measurement associated with engineering. Determining what assessmenttools should be used to evaluate student learning and program value can be a difficult choice.As programs are initiated and in their infancy, common tools such

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerald W. Recktenwald, Portland State University

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First-Year Programs

(www.sparkfun.com) for the BOE-Bot (www.parallax.com) mobile robotics platform. • Use of Arduino microcontroller. After a two-term trial implementation of the LWTL curriculum, we switched microcontrollers from the BASIC-Stamp, which is standard on the BOE-Bot, to the Arduino platform. • Checklists for project management. To help prevent teams from slipping behind on project work, we created a series of checklists that are used to grade weekly homeworkTable 1: History of enrollment and retention for the FE course sequence since it was first implemented. ME 122 was not taught during the experimental offering in AY 2009-10. R1−2 is the retention from the first class to the second class. R1−3 is the retention from the first

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

identity in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Longitudinal Study of the Dimensions of Disciplinary Culture to Enhance Innovation and Retention among Engineering StudentsIntroductionDespite calls to promote creativity as “an indispensable quality for engineering” [1], the U.S.engineering educational system has been slow to develop pedagogies that successfully promoteinnovative behaviors. Although numerous sources recognize the growing scope and complexity ofchallenges that lie ahead in the 21st century, engineering is struggling to balance its goals betweenthe open-ended, vague, high-risk pursuit of innovation and the traditional “following the rules”and “only one possible

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Ryan, East Carolina University ; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; William E. Howard, East Carolina University

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Engineering Ethics

early in the 20th century, authors have approached the general topic of cheating from a widerange of perspectives. Earlier work often simply intended to quantify the extent of participation incheating behaviors or how the prevalence is changing with time 1–3 . Some works have a distinctlydoomsday feel, with a clear implication that we are all in a handbasket bound for bad things,while others are much more optimistic 4 . Through the decades, the word “epidemic” appears inboth academic and lay articles about cheating and academic integrity 5–10 . That fact alone mayindicate that although the issue is deserving of attention, it may not be a substantially differentmoral landscape than it was 10, 50 or 100 years ago. In any case, researchers have

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

components are used to augment the courses in order to enhance students’mastery of the subject matter and its applications. Usually, the capstone design course at thesenior level allows students to synthesize what they learned and exercise their creative ability.The main goal is to facilitate an environment for students to walk through the entire designprocess from the formulation of ideas, through implementation, test and validation. There aremany reasons that might contribute to the difficulty faced by the students in their ability tosynthesize and be creative. Two specific contributing reasons that we identified and attemptedto address are (1) insufficient critical thinking exercises and (2) lack of self-motivated activitiesunlike the cook-book

Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fong K. Mak, Gannon University; Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

example, a set of three PIs are defined for each SO, theevaluation effort will be at least three times more time consuming.To further improve the assessment model used, the traditional rubric-based assessment model isaugmented by classifying courses in the curriculum to three levels: introductory, reinforced, andmastery. It is customary for the traditional rubric-based assessment model to include only thecourses in the mastery level for the program outcomes assessment. The drawbacks of lookingonly at courses at the mastery level are: (1) lack of information needed at the lower level toidentify the root cause of the deficiency when the symptom occurs at the higher level courses; (2)lack of the mechanism to compute a clear indicator such as the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mayari I. Serrano, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

also include socialactivities to show that college can be fun, too.The Computer and Information Technology department actively participates in these outreachprograms. A variety of activities designed by faculty, undergraduate, and graduate students havebeen used in these sessions over the past ten years. Some example sessions included the use ofthe following tools: 1. Web page development (static HTML to dynamic ASP.NET) 2. Social media tools through a Twitter-enabled game 3. Programming languages a. Alice b. Scratch c. Scratch 4 Arduino d. C# 4. Physical computing a. Arduino board b. Phoenix Contact Nanoline microcontrollerThe remainder of this paper will present the

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Laboratory Pedagogy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Sahar Tariq, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

werechanged so that the first three lab reports are still individually written, but the last four lab reportsare group reports. Each lab group also does a term long group project in which they design,execute, and report on an experiment of their choosing, using borrowed lab equipment andworking during open lab times.The current labs and the project were developed prior to the current study. The requirementsgiven for each lab and the project were analyzed to determine whether or not the existingassignments explicitly asked for the desired behaviors determined from the literature review. Theresults, listed below in Table 1, show that all of the desired behaviors were requested explicitlyin a minimum of two assignments, with six of the nine behaviors

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey, West Virginia University; Sai Sadhika Veeramachaneni

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

pollutants in human upper airways, attrition and university retention, increasing student awareness and interest in research and engineering, STEM education, and recruitment and retention of women and minorities.Ms. Anika Rachelle Coolbaugh, West Virginia UniversityMiss Sai Sadhika Veeramachaneni c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Critical Thinking Course for First Year Engineering StudentsIntroduction:Critical Thinking has been defined as “an actively, purposeful, organized cognitive process usedto carefully examine our thinking and the thinking of others, in order to clarify and improve ourunderstanding” [1]. Critical Thinking skills have become necessary in today’s society forstudents

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

April M. Bryan, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

researchexperiences and inclusion of a systems level thinking into traditional design courses.1 IntroductionOver the last thirty years, engineering programs have sought to increase the design experiencesoffered to their undergraduate students1-2. This increased attention to engineering design wasmotivated by feedback received from industry indicating that there was a need for engineeringgraduates who were not only technically proficient, but who were also competent at applying thisknowledge to achieve realizable objectives within complex industrial environments1. In order toensure that this objective was achieved, the Accreditation Board of Engineering andTechnology3, ABET, incorporated the need for attaining proficiency in design as one of its 1-7criteria

Conference Session

Technology-Related Educational Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Mussulman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

learn about student preferences and behaviors regarding their exam times. This paper exploresthe exam times that students choose, when students make and change their reservations, and thecorrelation between when students choose to take exams and their exam performance.Among our results, we find that students prefer to take exams in late afternoon/early eveningtowards the end of the exam period. In addition, we find that students frequently re-schedulewhen they take exams; 42% of reservations are later canceled/rescheduled. Finally, we find thatthere is a correlation between how early in the exam period a student takes an exam and theirscore on the exam.1 IntroductionIn large classes, running exams can be a logistical nightmare, which leads

Conference Session

Make It!

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin Talley P.E., Texas State University; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

. The term public engineering was chosento be analogous to the field of public history as the aim here is educate the public aboutengineering topics. This paper attempts to describe the construction of the interactive displaysystem. The description is broken up into three areas: user experience, materials and installation,and software.User ExperienceThe Informal Interactive Video Hallway Learning Experience is implemented on the user side inthe hallway with a video screen and a “button” box as shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Informal Interactive Video Hallway Learning Experience: Hallway sideThe user walks up to video monitor displaying black screen saver with the text, “Press anybutton.” Once the user presses a button the screen saver

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Martino, Roger Williams University; Amine Ghanem, Roger Williams University

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Civil Engineering

courses as well. Whilestructural analysis courses do not typically use all of the topics taught in previous engineeringmechanics courses, the authors of this paper believe it is important to reinforce those topicswhenever possible, especially since they will be imperative once the students graduate.Therefore, an image showing characteristics of flexure is included in the interactive images aswell.The computer-aided program selected to develop the models was SolidWorks, for a number ofreasons: 1) SolidWorks is capable of solving problems commonly found in engineering, such as the analysis of displacement, stresses, shear, bending moment and buckling etc., and presents solutions in a 3D format8, 9. 2) The use of SolidWorks has shown

Conference Session

Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martina V. Svyantek, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

system, disability status, ethnicity, gender, genderidentity, gender expression, national origin, race, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, andany other visible or non-visible differences”1 within its definition of diversity. Recognizing theefforts of its members and divisions to advance diversity and inclusion efforts, ASEE even tookthe step of naming 2015 as the Year of Action on Diversity.The year 2015 also marked the 25th anniversary of the passage of the Americans with DisabilitiesAct (ADA), a major piece of law focusing on the civil rights of the disabled community. Thehistory of this Act includes disability activists abandoning their mobility devices at the base ofthe U.S. Capitol Building to crawl up its 83 steps, in protest to

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie A. Francis, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Rachel L Lenhart, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Jason R. Franz, University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University; Jarred Kaiser, Boston University; Joseph Towles PhD, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Biomedical

Microsoft Kinect (Redmond, WA) tomeasure their jump height for comparison toprofessional athletes and animals. Next,students quantified their maximummechanical power output on a stationarybicycle (Trek, Waterloo, WI). Then, studentsused signals from a Wii balance board(Nintendo, Redmond, WA) to assess theirbalance with and without inducing a reflexvia tendon oscillators. Finally, they walkedon a treadmill in a virtual hallway thatprovided either appropriate or inaccuratevisual feedback. Figure 1. Conceptual questions answered by students before and after the event.Survey QuestionsTo evaluate the impact of the interactivebiomechanics-related activities, three

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa G. Guvench, University of Southern Maine; mao ye

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Instrumentation

the device fromexcessive currents and overheating via current and power limits also specified by the user. TheLabVIEW runtime window indicates the progress of the measurement time with a highlightedhorizontal bar graph display and plots the drain I-V characteristics of the device in real time as thedata is gathered. At the conclusion of the measurement an Excel compatible file is created forfurther evaluation, interpretation, graphing of the data, and for SPICE parameter extraction [1].Power MOSFET devices, to measure their I-V characteristics under a PC’s control, require apower supply with a minimum of two channels which can be controlled by a PC via a serial, or aGPIB, or a USB interface. Our experiments were conducted with a Keithley 2230

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Lisa L Lattanza MD

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

physics, mathematics, andmechanical and electrical engineering, while simultaneously equally or even overrepresented infields such as biosciences, environmental science, and biomedical engineering [1]. This unequaldistribution of female talent persists, despite increased awareness and achievement in STEMamongst high school age women [2]. In many respects, this situation is similar to the medicalprofession, where women are entering and completing medical school at equal rates to their malecolleagues, but they are concentrated in specific specialties, such as pediatrics and familymedicine, while sparse in others [3-7]. Orthopaedic Surgery is one of the least gender diversemedical specialties, with 4% women in practice and 14% in residency [5

Conference Session

Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Guruji Education Foudation

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering education - Annual conference of American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE). His current research interests are engineering education, software engineering, and developing innovative entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Applying “The New Age of Innovations Principles” to Software Engineering EducationIntroductionThe ever-increasing ubiquity and criticality of software requires a mature softwareengineering discipline. However, it is still an evolving and young discipline, 1, 2, 3 which iscausing changes in the character of software development 4. Educating students in such adiscipline presents difficulties but also offers

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University; Cherrylynne Rochelle Nethken, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

framereflection activities to better compliment their students learning.IntroductionDocumenting the use of reflective practices in engineering education has been a recentundertaking by the Consortium to Promote Reflection in Engineering Education (CPREE)1; 12partner institutions around the United States led by the University of Washington (UW). Facultyinvolved with CPREE are promoting the use of reflection activities and assignments on theircampuses and are engaging their colleagues in conversations about the benefits of reflection ineducation.2 CPREE has amassed a large database of reflection activities and assignments fromthese faculty in their National Field Guide, which can be accessed on their website,www.cpree.uw.edu. Here educators can find

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University; Alexander R Ollerton, Northern Arizona University; Derek L Sonderegger, Northern Arizona University; Vanessa Fitz-Kesler, Northern Arizona University; Pauline L Entin, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

routinely use scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical knowledge andskills in their jobs; this knowledge fuels innovation and entrepreneurship.”1 Whereas nationallythere is an increased emphasis on STEM graduates and a specific goal of doublingundergraduates in STEM fields from 200,000 to 400,000 by 2020,2 “the number of (bachelor’s)degrees awarded in science, engineering and computer-related fields declined in Arizona whileholding steady nationally”3. In the field of engineering specifically, the number of jobs isestimated to grow by about 11% but the number of high school students planning to enter thisfield is remaining stable.4 There is a critical need to expand the STEM workforce throughincreasing graduation numbers

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Jonathan L. York, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Robert S. Crockett, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

likely never have been seeded. Early evidence of this is that in the twoand a half years since its inception, the Sandbox has: - Provided the initial support for one team that has incorporated - Provided support to approximately five student led entrepreneurial ventures (not incorporated) - Served as the workspace for more than ten teams that entered our yearly innovative business competition and/or summer entrepreneurial acceleratorWhile the intention for both the CIE and the Sandbox is to be a truly cross-campusresource, initial numbers show that the programming of both have been largelydominated by students from the colleges of engineering and business. Figure 1 shows thestudent participation from each of the six

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiumin Diao, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

systemsused for both research and education in control engineering. The aim of the control of an invertedpendulum system is to balance the pendulum using feedback control when the pendulum is in itsupright unstable position. An inverted pendulum system has been known as an idealdemonstration in control laboratories when introducing basic feedback control concepts andtheories1,2. There are two basic forms of inverted pendulum systems3, as shown in Fig. 1. The mostcommon inverted pendulum system has the pendulum mounted on a carriage base. The pendulumis a driven link that can rotate freely in the vertical plane about a pivot on the carriage. Thecarriage base is usually a driving cart that can move in the horizontal plane, usually along a trackor

Conference Session

Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Blake Stringer, Kent State University, Kent; Maureen McFarland, Kent State University, Kent

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

under 400,000 veterans receivededucational benefits from the VA. In 2012, that number had increased to just under 950,000, a238% increase [1].Since 2009, the National Science Foundation has funded efforts to attract veterans to engineeringprograms, determine appropriate academic credit for military-related training, and developpathways for veteran success[2]. Specifically, it is the veterans’ familiarity with high-techweapons, communication systems, and other equipment as users and maintainers that providesthe underlying technical base for success in engineering[3].While many institutions of higher learning are focused on the resources, avenues, and supportmechanisms necessary for transitioning veterans to the academic environment, it is

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University; Marat Valiev, Innopolis University; Daniel Martin Johnston, Innopolis University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

in the city of Innopolis, Russia. The city was establishedin 2013 as a special zone with relaxed taxation for IT companies to foster the industry’s development.1 It wasplanned as a city with 100k+ population, which will be primarily represented by IT professionals. Innopolis University was established by major Russian IT companies to cover a shortage of IT engineers onthe Russian market. The university adheres to the Bologna process with broad adoption of best practices frompartner institutions (namely, Carnegie Mellon University). English is used as a primary teaching language. Asof 2015, tuition for all students is covered by grants awarded by founder companies. This grant system impliesa strict selection process, with only 2.5% of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer B. Listman, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

- cluded 3 edited books, 8 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 55 journal articles, and 126 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 17 M.S., and 4 Ph.D. thesis students; 31 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 300 K-12 teachers and 100 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and 60 graduate GK-12 Fellows. Moreover, he di- rects K-12 education, training, mentoring, and outreach programs that enrich the STEM education of over 1,500 students annually. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Impact of Engineering Curricula and Student Programming on STEM Attitudes among Middle and High

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Scott McGuirk Ph.D., United States Air Force Academy; John G. Ciezki, United States Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

-long senior design project. Theobjective of the design was to safely launch a small projectile at a muzzle velocity of 350 meters/secondfrom an approximately 1-meter long barrel using capacitor-based energy storage limited to a maximumof 450 VDC. The projectile needed to be fired into a catch to facilitate demonstrations inside a laboratoryenvironment. The project was also constrained by a $5,000 operating budget and access to parts availablein the laboratory. The three electrical engineering students and one systems engineering studentself-selected the project and decided how to divide tasks, structured and managed a schedule, plannedbudget use, and leveraged in-house machine shop capabilities. The paper describes how the cadetsdecomposed the

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Flipped Solid Mechanics Course Designed Based-on the Interactive, Constructive, Active, and Passive (ICAP) FrameworkIntroductionAccording to Lage et al., “Inverting the classroom means that events that have traditionally takenplace inside the classroom now take place outside the classroom and vice versa”1. The wordflipped sometimes is also used for a classroom environment like this. A flipped (or