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ECCD Innovations in Energy Engineering & Technology

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Radian G Belu, University of Alaska Anchorage; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Lucian Ionel Cioca, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu, Romania

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

taught and developed undergrad- uate and graduate courses in power electronics, power systems, renewable energy, smart grids, control, electric machines, instrumentation, radar and remote sensing, numerical methods, space and atmosphere physics, and applied physics. His research interests included power system stability, control and pro- tection, renewable energy system analysis, assessment and design, smart microgrids, power electronics and electric machines for non-conventional energy conversion, remote sensing, wave and turbulence, nu- merical modeling, electromagnetic compatibility and engineering education. During his career Dr. Belu published ten book chapters, several papers in referred journals and in

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jo-Ann Panzardi P.E., Cabrillo College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College & Cabrillo College; Natalia Cordoba-Velasquez, Cabrillo College; Brandon Faria, Cabrillo College; Sarah E. Kalman, Cabrillo College; Patrick Mojica, Cabrillo College; Jose Horacio Jimenez, Cabrillo College

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Diversity

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research fields with the last fifteen years in higher education. Natalia is currently an Institutional Research Analyst at Cabrillo College and for the past seven years has worked on the following grants and programs: USDE Title III STEM grant, the Academy for College Excellence program, the Career Technology Education program, the NSF EA- GER Engineering Abroad grant, and the NSF S-STEM grant. Natalia is passionate about education and enjoys being part of research projects that promote student success.Brandon Faria, Cabrillo College Brandon Faria is a mechanical engineering student at Cabrillo College. He was part of Cabrillo College’s first Engineering Abroad Program during to 2014-15 academic year. He has worked on

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Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine G. Nelson, Arizona State University; Sarah Brem, Arizona State University; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Eva Pettinato, Arizona State University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University

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the Director of Education for the Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Tech- nology Center - an NSF funded Engineering Research Center. Dr. Husman is an assistant editor of the Journal of Engineering Education, has been a guest editor of Educational Psychology Review, served on editorial board for top educational research journals, and currently sits on the editorial board of Learn- ing and Instruction. In 2006 she was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subodh Bhandari, Cal Poly Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Fang Tang, Cal Poly Pomona; Scott Matthew Boskovich, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

learning and help develop new understanding, knowledge, and skills. Thestudents get ample opportunity to develop theoretical understanding, by means of hands-onlearning, and apply the knowledge to designing, building, modeling, simulation, andexperimental testing of real-world engineering problems. It has been found, based on industryfeedback, that with the involvement in multidisciplinary and real-world projects, studentsdemonstrate increased readiness for career in the industry. Students have also shown increasedinterest to graduate degrees.The paper also describes the strategies to retain, recruit, and train lower level students for themultidisciplinary project, which is expected to continue for several years into the future withfunding support

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr. Jordan also founded and led teams to two collegiate National Rube Goldberg Machine Contest cham- pionships, and has co-developed

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Lynna J. Ausburn PhD, Oklahoma State University

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Continuing Professional Development

foundthere were some differences between those working in community policing environments andthose who did not. Police involved in community policing tended to be Problem Solvers.Ausburn and Brown (2006) studied career and technical education students and found that mostwere Engagers.28 To date there have not been any studies to determine the ATLAS-definedlearning strategy preferences of engineers, the occupational group of interest here.Verbal-Visual PreferenceA major dimension of learning or cognitive style with implications for instructional design is theverbalizer-visualizer dimension.29,30 Unfortunately, there is no consensus on terminology for thisdimension as it has been called a cognitive style, a learning style, and a learning preference

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

women and underrepresented minorities. He received his M.S. in Industrial & Systems Engineering from Virginia Tech and his B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Clemson University.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using

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Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jale F. Akyurtlu, Hampton University; Otsebele E Nare, Hampton University; Lumumba Harnett, University of Kansas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, the teachers could teach their students the difference between true problem solvingand the trial-and-error approach. Index Terms—Algebra, problem solving, system analysis.IntroductionStrategies to boost mathematics understanding to help students prepare for careers in STEMfields are a necessity due to a deepening problem over the years, culminating in many collegefreshmen matriculating without sufficient tools to succeed in college1. Recently, theCommonwealth of Virginia started testing students on more rigorous content standards to meetnational and international benchmarks for college-and-career readiness in mathematics amongother subject matters as part of preparing students to compete in today's global economy2. Thecommonwealth's

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brooke Charae Coley, University of Virginia; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

 production  and  retention  of  Science,  Technology,  Engineering  and  Mathematics  (STEM)  talent  is  currently  a  major  threat  to  the  country2.    In  fact,  to  address  heightened  concern  regarding  the  United  States’  global  position,  several  national  efforts  have  been  implemented  to  increase  the  number  and  diversity  of  students  pursuing  degrees  and  entering  STEM  careers.    In  2012,  the  President’s  Council  of  Advisors  on  Science  and  Technology  announced  that  by  2022,  the  country  would  need  1  million  more  STEM  professionals  than  projected  to  be  produced18.    One  critical  asset  to  reaching  this  capacity  lies  in  the  cultivation  of  competent,  adaptable  engineers  prepared

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University, Calumet

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #11847Using Humor to Create a Positive Learning EnvironmentProf. Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Page 26.1667.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Humor to Create a Positive Learning EnvironmentAbstractHow to enhance student learning is a critical issue in academia. Throughout the author’sacademic career, teaching effectiveness has always been an on-going challenge.Consequently, he has experimented with different teaching techniques and approaches.The author’s

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES; Jose Roberto Cardoso, Universidade de São Paulo; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Community Engagement Division

Career impingement Empathy Member workload Table #2: Engagement Barrier Categories and SubcategoriesA more complete discussion on what each barrier category and subcategory representscan be found in [12]. An excerpt from a university professor accurately represents someof the challenges from the university perspective:“[Engagement] activities normally are very piecewise, that is, they occur from time to time. Institutionally,they have little value. Everybody thinks they are good, but in evaluations they don’t count much, so they

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Maritza Paz, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering; Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin; Cindy D. Wilson, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin

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First-Year Programs

to emphasizemeasures related to having political power as matters of importance13. The disparity between thevalues of an institution and that of an individual can make it difficult to promote integration ofthe two entities. Thus, failure to adapt to the mainstream collegiate culture may have detrimentaloutcomes for a first-generation student and influence their ultimate success.A bachelor’s degree is the surest path to higher socioeconomic status and for a first-generationstudent to earn a comparable salary as their continuing-generation peers14. The field ofengineering is a growing sector of the economy that offers some of the best paid careers in theUnited States, which makes it a desirable degree for a lot of students15. However, it is

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Hands-on Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aurenice Menezes Oliveira, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

-major students in their career path and in somecases even influence them to change majors. These courses can greatly influence whether amechanical engineering student will pursue further studies in robotics, or control mechanisms,much needed in the automobile industry and any other automated industry. Thus, a challenge forindividual faculty and engineering departments collectively is to find ways to build on thesepositive experiences and enable students to acquire some knowledge in electronics related fields.However, there is no general agreement on how best to serve diverse student audiences in anydiscipline and, in some cases, no formal consensus about desired learning outcomes.22The traditional order to teach EE is that one must learn about

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny Davis, Ohio State University; Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education

American Society for Engineering Education.Dr. Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University Dr. Peter Rogers, Professor of Practice Engineering Education Innovation Center The Ohio State Univer- sity Columbus, OH 43210 Rogers.693@osu.edu Rogers joined the university in October, 2008 bringing with him 35 years of industrial experience. His career includes senior leadership roles in engineering, sales, and manufacturing developing products us- ing multidisciplinary teams to convert customer needs to commercially viable products and services. He brings this experience to the university where he leads the effort in developing experiential, multidisci- plinary learning. Rogers co-led the development of an ABET approved

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Aerospace Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Christopher Cotting, United States Air Force Test Pilot School

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Paper ID #14185An Integrated Curriculum Design for Teaching Flying Qualities Flight Test-ingDr. M. Christopher Cotting, United States Air Force Test Pilot School Dr. Chris Cotting is the Master Instructor of Flying Qualities at the United States Air Force Test Pilot School. During his professional career he has also worked for the NASA Dryden Flight Research Center and the Lockheed Martin Skunkworks. He has worked on numerous experimental aircraft projects in- cluding the X-43A and X-43C, X-35, and X-33. He has a BS and MS in Aerospace Engineering from Mississippi State University, and a PhD in Aerospace Engineering from

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy L. Long III, The Ohio State University; Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University; Trevion S. Henderson, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

asmuch as many of his friends. Simply put, his “resilience” appears to stem largely from his desireto graduate from a school of great renown and because others are able to do it, not necessarilybecause of his passion for the major or desire to pursue a STEM career. He is not necessarily“bouncing back” as much as wading through setbacks without addressing the academicchallenges he’s facing. This combination of factors and lower classman status may putEmmanuel in a particularly precarious position with regard to whether he does in fact persist andbounce back from setbacks in his major and build the confidence necessary to successfullypursue his STEM degree.DiscussionOverall, interviews exploring the experiences of Black undergraduates in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jake Davis, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Journal of Cooperative Education & Internships, 33(1), 6- 24.6. Somers, G. (1995). The post-graduation pecuniary benefits of co-op participation: A review of the literature. Journal of Cooperative Education, 31(1): 25-41.7. Ingram, S., Bruning, S. & I. Mikawoz. (2009). Career and mentor satisfaction among Canadian engineers: Are there differences based on gender and company-specific undergraduate work experiences? Journal of Engineering Education, 98(2): 333-338.8. Ingram, S.A. (2005). Making the transition from engineering student to practicing professional: A profile of two women. International Journal of Engineering Education, 21(1): 151-157.9. Blair, B.F., Miller, M. & J. Hammer. (2004). The Impact of cooperative

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Atkins, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julian Ernesto Martinez-Moreno, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Lalit Patil, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Kimber J Andrews, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign ; Maryalice S. Wu, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Debasish Dutta, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Barbara Hug, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Liora Bresler

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of these pedagogical interventions to enhance the innovation capacity of the students.We derive our findings by analyzing data collected as a part of the Educate to Innovate projectthat was initiated to understand what factors contribute to the success of innovators, and howthese factors can be incorporated into our education system. Charles Vest, the former presidentof the National Academy of Engineering (NAE), appointed an advisory committee for the projectwho provided guidance to this research team at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign(UIUC) who would interview a select group of successful American innovators and ask them toreflect on their education and careers, and to identify factors that contributed to them

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Georgia; Barbara Ann Crawford

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Student

1 illustrates the investigation embeddedwithin the conceptual framework. Developing a community of practice can be an effectivemeans for helping new teachers learn to teach. “Communities of practice are groups of peoplewho share a concern, a set of problems, or a passion about a topic, and who deepen theirknowledge and expertise in the area by interacting on an ongoing basis” (p. 5).2 The biomedicalengineering fellows were interested in learning about and educating students with reform-basedinstructional practices. It is anticipated that fellows work together with faculty and mentorteachers as a community to develop a shared knowledge about the practice of teaching science inpreparation for future careers as tenured faculty members at the

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni H. Newton, CEISMC; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie A Wind, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

manufacturing content,along with employability skills, while borrowing best practices from ‘wood shop’ and‘technology education’ classes. The hope is that this course will bolster many of the ‘Attributesof Engineers in 2020’ described by the National Academy of Engineering and 21st CenturySkills—these skills and attributes can be beneficial to any college or career path, not just one inengineering. The course incorporates design-build activities into entrepreneurial and businesscontexts, providing relevance to foundational math skills and science practices while integratingproblem solving and cutting-edge technology. The course requires that students draw and renderdesign concepts, communicate design concepts to their peers and clients, fabricate

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly H Goldstein, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mitch Zielinski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering from the University of Illinois.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively.Mr. Mitch Zielinski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mitch Zielinski is a fourth-year

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Faculty Development II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Kimberly Kristine Hardy, Boise State University; Dazhi Yang, Boise State University

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Educational Research and Methods

nature of the courses that they identified as their favoriteand least favorite. How engineering students approach and think about learning can substantiallyinfluence their success as students, completion of degrees as engineers, and their effectiveengagement in careers. Further, if instructors, advisors and administrators have a deeperunderstanding of the learning process and traits of students they can teach, advise and plan inways that enhance student success.As we answered our first research question it became apparent that engineering students’motivational goals for learning shift significantly and substantially from mastery in their favoritecourses to more of a performance approach in their least favorite courses. Our findings indicatethat

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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a unique 4-course mod- ule focused on creativity and problem solving leadership and is currently developing a new methodology for cognition-based design. She is one of three instructors for Penn State’s Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Creativity, Innovation, and Change, and she is the founding director of the Problem Solving Research Group, whose 50+ collaborating members include faculty and students from several universities, as well as industrial representatives, military leaders, and corporate consultants.Dr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette enay Purzer is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education. She is the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynette F. Wilcox, Virginia Tech

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

. Following anexplanation for the focus on role identification, each role will be described in turn.Focus on Roles In an effort to focus the research conversation around academic entrepreneurship, Jain,George, and Maltarich3 focus on the “university scientist” and his process of modifying hispersonal career-related role identity from an academic researcher to an academic entrepreneur.This distinction relates to the types of commercialization activities that academic research facultymembers are increasingly expected to perform. While the Jain et al.3 study generalized theentrepreneurial role as encompassing a broad set of activities, which include consulting andpatenting, the author for this study posits that there are separate roles - which

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Makerspaces in the Library: Using 3D printers, Laser Cutters, and Kits to Enhance Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Sara Gonzalez; Denise Beaubien Bennett, University of Florida; Erin Rochelle Winick, Society of Women Engineers

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Engineering Libraries

students in one ormore of the three categories of 21st Century Skills: Learning and Innovation; Information, Media,& Technology Literacy; and Life & Career 3. Although the mission is still the same, thepartnership with UF SWE is unique in that the primary audience is middle school students.3D Printing as OutreachIn addition to the mechanics of the printing operation, our service includes several componentsthat mimic other, more traditional aspects of public service with which librarians are veryfamiliar: repeated explanations of the basic service, development of an online guide(http://guides.uflib.ufl.edu/3dprinter), the reference interview to accompany each submission,and instruction sessions. As is typical with other library services

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Circuits and Systems Education 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Globig, University of Dayton

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Electrical and Computer

products. He demonstrates an in-depth understanding of and ability to execute the product development process. Jim is experienced in analog and digital electronics and also in manufacturing and automation engineer- ing. He has successfully refocused his career from developing new products to developing new engineers. Professor Globig teaches courses in Electronic Engineering Technology, primarily in the areas of analog electronics and data acquisition systems. Page 26.84.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 A Practical Approach

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Online Teaching

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Omaima Almatrafi, George Mason University; Khondkar Islam; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Karthik Nagappan, George Mason University; Aref Modanlu, George Mason University

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Computers in Education

economies. He received the U.S. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Delhi College of Engineering.Mr. Karthik Nagappan, George Mason UniversityMr. Aref Modanlu, George Mason University Graduate Research Assistant Page 26.182.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015An Empirical Study of

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International Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University

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International

. Additionally, he has six years of industrial experience as a Senior Engineer and 17 years of academic experience as a professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Foroudastan’s academic experience includes teaching at Tennessee Technological University and Middle Tennessee State University in the areas of civil engineering, me- chanical engineering, and engineering technology. He has actively advised undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and minority students in academics and career guidance. Foroudastan has also served as Faculty Advisor for SAE, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pre-engineering, ASME, Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP), and Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society. In addition to Foroudastan’s

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick A. Tebbe, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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andLocations (Figure 3). These allow a better overall understanding of how the many componentsconnect. Line color is used to distinguish between different working fluids present. Table 2: Summary of expert review comments on material. Strengths There is a good overview of systems students are likely to encounter in their careers. The provided Glossary is a good aid to the reader due to the technical “jargon” that is present in these fields. The sidebar links to additional information help provide further understanding. The assignments drive home the key and important concepts. Weaknesses The material jumps from being general to site

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Engineering Physics & Physics

for ideas, problem solving, division of effort, and 3) working with external companies/agencies? RESULT: 4.7 out of 5 4) Career Inspiration: How well did working on the TEST satellite program develop your gifts and passion? RESULT: 4.7 out of 5 5) Preparation for the “Real –world” after Graduation: How well did working on the TSAT satellite program give you “hands-on, real-world” experience that prepared you for work or graduate/professional school after graduation? RESULT: 4.8 out of 5Alumni Survey Examples: Several examples as quotes…..Graduate A: For the past 15 years, the Physics and Engineering department has integrated arare blend of theoretical rigor and