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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd France, University of Colorado Boulder

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

general population of the school, more than half of which was made up of underrepresentedminorities. By 2013, the once-dire school’s previously-declining enrollment had turned around,due in large part to the STEM initiative. About one in four students at the school was enrolled inthe academy, which boasted a total of 340 members. The academy was quite diverse, minorityand female students each comprising 35% of the population, while 23% were of low socio-economic status.Lacking the necessary funds to purchase ready-made engineering curricula at its inception, twoscience teachers had been tasked with creating the course plans themselves. These two, who alsoserved as the original instructors, possessed valuable backgrounds – one having earned a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

more effectively they can solveproblems and navigate their way through the college landscape, the more likely they are able topersist to transfer status. Figure 2 illustrates our theoretically grounded logic model, the nature ofits interrelatedness, its multidimensionality, and ultimately, its connection to persistence. Thismodel informs and guides our research design and provides grounding for our analytical choicesand associated results. The research plan that follows articulates this. Over the course of three years, our research employs a mixed-method design using arandomization procedure in which in which students will be randomly selected from each CCschool site within the majors of engineering and science to participate with

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Nancy Anna Newsome, CEISMC - Georgia Tech; Marcela Nicole Moreno, CEISMC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Unlock Potential) and Earsketch: An Authentic, Studio-Based STEAM Approach to High School Computing Education. She is also a coordinator for GoSTEM- a collaboration between Georgia Tech and Gwinnett County Public Schools. She graduated from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in History, Technology and Society with a minor in International Affairs. During her undergraduate career, she interned with CEISMC’s summer programs division for three years before moving into her current position. She is currently working to- ward her Master in City and Regional Planning at Georgia Tech with a focus on environmental and health planning. She coordinates events, purchasing, and payments for her four

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Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University; Elizabeth Anne Parry, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of those were EiE units, andfour were of the comparison curriculum. Each of the four comparison units was similar to eachof the EiE units with regard to the engineering field of focus for the unit. The four EiE assignedunits are listed and described in Table 1. There are common features across all of the EiE units for the E4 Project. Each unit has anassociated teacher guide and student workbook. The teacher guides are extensive –approximately 150 pages in length – and include objectives, connections to science content,materials lists, assessments, and lesson plans written in detail. The student workbook contains allstudent worksheets and reflective journal pages that students use throughout the unit

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Aerospace Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank D Voss, Taylor University; Jeff F Dailey; William A Bauson, Taylor University; Bill Chapman, Taylor University

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Aerospace

drag and torques Yaw Angle (deg) F_x (N) F_y (N) F_z (N) T_x (m-N) T_y (m-N) T_z (m-N) 0 -6.37E-19 -3.12E-18 6.00E-06 6.11E-08 -9.55E-09 2.27E-21 15 9.11E-07 -5.50E-16 1.35E-05 1.24E-07 -1.03E-07 1.09E-08 30 -2.83E-06 -2.67E-14 1.38E-05 1.75E-07 -1.84E-07 5.76E-08 45 -7.66E-06 -6.72E-14 1.76E-05 3.02E-07 -3.85E-07 1.14E-07 60 -1.00E-05 -1.63E-13 2.43E-05 4.52E-07 -5.02E-07 1.27E-07CONOPSConcept of Operations (CONOPS, see Figure 14) and Risk Management in UNP are animportant part for student planning, understanding the finished product and completing TestProcedures. The AF

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The Human Element of Librarianship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Libraries

building, the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. At this stage of the process,space- and service-model planning was initiated and in support of this work, various user studieswere undertaken. These studies, which were conducted up until the last months before thebuilding opened in January 2013, helped to answer planning questions, as well as build supportand awareness of the library among faculty and students.1 After the building opened, it quicklybecame apparent that assessment of the effectiveness of the new spaces and the service modelwas needed and as a result, more studies were initiated. The resulting body of five years ofresearch provides many practical insights into the needs and preferences of Hunt Library users.The Hunt Library is situated on

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Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn R. Sowells, North Carolina A&T State University; Nina Exner, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University; Sherry F. Abernathy, North Carolina A&T State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University ; Brenda S. Faison Ph.D., North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

, 76 percentof the single mothers are gainfully employed versus 85 percent for single fathers 10. When weconsider the standard of living for these households, single mothers and their children are twiceas likely to live in poverty as the general population. Low income students typically come fromnon-college- educated families and are potentially first-generation college students fromfamilies where neither parent had more than a high-school education11. These students tend toface a number of challenges, such as poor academic preparation in high school, inadequatefinances, deficient educational degree expectations and plans, a lack of appropriate role modelsor mentors, and a lack of support from peers or family members12. For low income

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nirmala Gnanapragasam, Seattle University; Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University

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Design in Engineering Education

agency. The Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE)Department has completed almost 150 projects for 50 different sponsors, ranging from publicagencies, private companies, non-profit organizations and universities. Each year the CEE seniorclass size ranges from 15 to 30 students resulting in the completion of about 4 to 8 projects. Thetypical team size is 4 students though in certain years some teams have had 3 to 5 students.The team’s main deliverable at the end of the fall term is a written proposal describing theproject background, scope of work, plan of implementation with detailed work break downstructure and deliverables. The teams work on the project itself in winter and spring terms. Atthe end of spring quarter the teams deliver a final

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

with program planning, management, and evaluation and an academic interest in leadership de- velopment in academic contexts. She holds a M.A. in Education from Michigan State University and an M.A. in English from The Ohio State University. Page 26.1785.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 “Leaning In” by Leaving the Lab: Building Graduate Community through Facilitated Book DiscussionsAbstractThis paper describes the design, implementation and evaluation of a facilitated discussion seriesdesigned to build community among graduate students in STEM

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

students), then integrate that advice into an action plan. • Students in a difficult circumstance are not always good at integrating and acting on advice. The UGO staff discovered that students often did not follow up with ODOS (which was always part of our advice), or if they did, subsequent follow-up with the UGO or ODOS was lacking. Students struggled to manage and act on the on-going conversations across the UGO and ODOS offices, especially when they are in a Page 26.1049.4 compromised state due to their circumstances. • ODOS was not near the engineering precinct. The ODOS offices are centrally located on

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Faculty Development I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tershia A. Pinder-Grover, University of Michigan; Martyn Taylor Haynes II, University of Michigan

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

. Screencasts can be created by instructors or by students, and they can be used in a variety of ways. In this interactive session, we will share successful examples and discuss best practices for creating and using screencasts in and out of your classroom. It's time for action: Creating a plan to engage students in active learning is sometimes challenging. Generating an active learning In this workshop, participants will learn about a variety of active learning plan techniques and then formulate a plan for implementing active learning in their own course or for an advanced practice teaching

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E Morris, Portland State University; Jack C. Straton, Portland State University; Lisa H Weasel, Portland State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

to improve communication on technical issues withnon-technical students. It will at the same time provide non-technical students with anappreciation for both the benefits and the possible problems inherent in developing theseexciting new technologies.These courses will be of special interest for teachers, (primarily for high school scienceteachers, but probably for a broader range, and including pre-service.) The original plan was tooffer a composite university-credit summer course for teachers, but the local structure ofcontinuing education for teachers has changed, and the current plan is to record a one-time Page 26.1182.5workshop for future

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Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katarina Larsen, KTH - Royal Institute of Technology; Johan Gustav Gärdebo, KTH Royal Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Studentsare to demonstrate capacity for teamwork, ability to identify lacking analysis andcritically but constructively pursue development of that analysis. The question that Page 26.1586.4faced us was to design course content and activities that supported students indemonstrating the abovementioned skills.In the course SweSoc, teachers‟ have made a tradition of beginning every semesterwith a poll among the students. The poll serves to identify the geographical andeducational background of students attending the course.Most students have theirbackground in city-planning, the second largest category is in information andcommunication technologies while the third

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Norwich University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

within the ‘ethics’ section of a senior level “Professional Issues” course. Duringthe two years that the course instructors have been using the EPSA method, they have found theinterdisciplinary EPSA scenarios to generate more enthusiastic and higher level discussion thancase studies that focus solely on ethics. This paper describes the use of the different EPSAscenarios, the standardized questions which are used to prompt the student discussion, the EPSArubric, the EPSA Summary Score, the facilitation plan, and also describes how the EPSA methodcan be incorporated for use at both the classroom and program level. All material described inthe paper is included in the paper’s appendices.BackgroundEngineering programs often contain a senior level

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Patricia E Kirkwood, University of Arkansas; Lihua Yang, University of Arkansas

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Industrial Engineering

Q6: Race Q7: What degree plan are you most interested in? Q9: For each of the following engineering fields please describe your likeness level (9 point Likert scale – dislike extremely to like extremely): Q10: Please describe your level of understanding about each engineering discipline (5 point Likert scale – poor to excellent): Q11: Define answer from Q8 (open response that pulled Q8 answer automatically) Q12: I am interested in answer from Q8 because (open response that pulled Q8 answer automatically). Q13: What opportunities are associated with answer from Q8 (open response that pulled Q8 answer automatically)? Q14

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Jean Lapaix, Florida Atlantic University; Charles Perry Weinthal; Don Ploger, Florida Atlantic University; Malissa Augustin, Florida Atlantic University; Santiago Aguerrevere

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

has 7 US patents, of which 3 have been commercialized by the university. He has published at the 2013 conference on this topic. This work is a continuation of earlier research. We plan to leverage this in developing a state-of- the-art course on the Internet of things for our undergraduates in Spring ’15.Mr. Jean Lapaix, Florida Atlantic University I am a senior electrical engineering undergraduate at Florida Atlantic University. I am interested in science and engineering and applying them towards math education. I am also interested in incorporating control systems to make platforms more intelligent and robust.Charles Perry Weinthal Currently Seeking a Master’s in EE Commodore Business Machines: EE: Engineering

Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luciana C. El Debs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rich Dionne, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

problem solving.1. IntroductionProblem solving is seen as a desirable skill for recent graduates1, and also for students ingeneral2–5. This paper analyses problem solving strategies of first year students in a newlydeveloped program. The program has been created to focus on developing students for a neweconomic and social reality, in which higher order thinking skills are the driving force. Higherorder skills, such as analysis, evaluation, and creation, are extremely important for criticalthinking and unstructured problem solving. Or-Bach6 indicates “…the retrieval and handling ofinformation; communication and presentation; planning and problem solving; and socialdevelopment and interaction…” (p. 17) are abilities much in demand by the general

Conference Session

Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, all play a role in each case.Case 1: The Peace Bridge is an international border crossing for approximately 6million cars, trucks, and buses a year, connecting the City of Buffalo, NY to FortErie, Ontario over the Niagara River.24 It is owned and operated by the tax-exempt Buffalo and Fort Erie Public Bridge Authority (PBA), which draws itsrevenue primarily from toll charges, duty-free sales, and lease payments on itsproperty.25 For the past 7 years, PBA has been trying to implement a majorexpansion project that would widen the Bridge entry point into the US in order toimprove vehicle access to the 16-lane US customs plaza in the Lower West Side ofBuffalo. PBA’s plans have been met with fierce resistance from residents livingclose to the

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne L Mundy, Texas A&M Kingsville; Sel Ozcelik, Texas A&M University Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; David Ramirez, Texas A&M University-Kingsville

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

Page 26.331.16EngineeringGraduation Baseline 2012-2013 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 2016-2017Rate 5-year averageSix Year 44% 44% 45% 47% 50% 54%MethodologyAn evaluation plan utilizing both quantitative and qualitative data was implemented usinginternal evaluation tasks focused on data collection via surveys. The quantitative data wasanalyzed utilizing descriptive statistics while the qualitative questions were analyzed usingcoding and themes. The following evaluation questions were addressed: (1) How have projectactivities impacted retention and performance of engineering undergraduate students? (2) Howhave the project’s mentoring activities impacted the mentors

Conference Session

Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlye Anne Lauff, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder ; Mark Rentschler, University of Colorado at Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education

education and making college-wide decisions on curriculum.Engineering design is a complex process that has been simplified to embrace a systematic loop,which can be easily taught to students and utilized by professionals. It is well recognized thatsimplified design loops do not represent all aspects of design, and research in engineeringeducation has addressed complexities; even so, there remain aspects of the design process thatneed further research. In particular, understanding how engineering design is shaped by factorslike institutional and organizational structure.Our prior work has led us to believe that design aspects like space and time organize the entiredesign process and need to be consider when planning and executing project [4

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Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared Rayleigh Wilson; Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanical Engineering

of the 2D primitive variableNavier-Stokes equations, i.e. velocity and pressure. The Galerkin formulation produces a set ofnonlinear equations. After Picard linearization, a sparse linear equation solver, PARDISO1 fromthe Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL), was wrapped inside a Picard iteration scheme to convergeon the solution. Currently, turbulence is not modeled, and only low Reynolds Number (<50) areanalyzed. Future plans are to include more shapes, unsteady flow, and turbulence. Page 26.1706.2IntroductionClassrooms and the learning process are becoming increasingly interactive as they shift towardmore mobile and accessible platforms

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Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Hejia Pan, Mississippi State University

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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to our upcoming research investigation into the use oftechnology to facilitate WTLTP in the technology-rich environment of an introductory pro-gramming course. The purpose of our future research direction is to thoroughly investigate howWTLTP can help students learn to program. We focus on understanding the impact of WTLTPinstruction on students’ programming development in comparison to students educated by tradi-tional programming pedagogy. We also plan to investigate how WTLTP may impact students’development as writers. Finally, we have planned data collection that will offer insight into “bestpractices” for effectively integrating WTLTP in classrooms. All of our research is driven by theoverarching research question: How can intermingled

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica M. Cortez, Texas A&M University; Teri Kristine Reed, Texas A&M University; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Sylvia E. McMullen, Blinn College; Jackie Perez, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Two Year College Division

students to transfer from a two-year to a four-year institution. For example, the Arizona State and Maricopa Community College Partnership isa two-year STEM program that encourages students to pursue an engineering curriculumhowever these 2-year students are co- enrolled into the University College and not theengineering college. Therefore they do not receive dedicated support or academic advising fromthe engineering college. Research from the National Center for Education statistics hasdemonstrated that community college transfer students most likely to earn a bachelor’s degreeare those students that are enrolled in their major and actively earning credits toward theirmajor.9 This would include receiving program of study planning from people who

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

responsibilities without reducing the teaching load and quality ofinstruction. For example, George stated that he needed some efficiency in undergraduateteaching because he had heavy research and administrative duties, and hybrid learning was agood solution to balance all the work he had. Instructors also mentioned how hybrid format created flexibilities in students’ schedule.According to John, knowing that there would be fewer contact hours; students can plan theirpersonal life accordingly which is especially helpful for non-traditional students, students whohave part-time jobs or students who commute. This advantage was also highlighted by studentsin a previous research study conducted by the authors13. Self-paced learning is defined in

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Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana Teslenko, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

British Columbia,and Engineering Communication Program at Simon Fraser University. This course would createan opportunity to address our own standards, disciplinary values and pedagogical practices. Thegoal was to promote a more inclusive use of communication that enables engineering students todraw upon their interest in engineering and their own communicative resources.The plan was to vertically integrate the two courses, APSC 176 and APSC 201, by movingintroductory modules and assignments from the second-year course to the first-year course. Thisintegration would lay a solid foundation for continuous instruction in communication throughoutthe four years of studies for the Bachelor of Applied Science degree. It is now offered as a three-credit

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emma Koller, University of St. Thomas; Lauren M. Van Beek, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annmarie Thomas, University of St. Thomas

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Basic camp thegirls had five and a half hours of class time to complete their headbands in the e-textiles classesspread throughout the week.Advanced Camp E-textiles CurriculumThe first two sessions (week 1 and week 2) of the 2014 UST STEPS camp season wereAdvanced Camp. On the second day of camp the girls were introduced to parallel circuits andmicroprocessors. These groups used the Lily-Twinkle, a pre-programmed microprocessor, toconnect three or four LEDs as part of a light-up patch that would then be sewn onto a bag. Thegirls would then take their bracelet and bag home.The original plan was to use this same project for both sessions of Advanced STEPS, howeverthe bag project took longer than planned and some girls left camp with unfinished

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 26.11.2indicated that it was inappropriate to leave out one of the five most common disciplines, and thelatter because its enrollments and pathways are sufficiently interrelated with those of MechanicalEngineering students that studying some outcomes require the consideration of both disciplines.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2013, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. We are publishing in other disciplinaryvenues as we build on our success in being recognized for the best paper in the IEEETransactions on Education in 20111 for the first of our disciplinary studies and with the BettyVetter Award for Research from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Women in Engineering

4institutions. To assess whether the program content matched the interests of the participants,participants were asked to indicate the type of institution(s) to which they plan to apply.Institutions were categorized into four groups: research intensive, research and teachingintensive, teaching intensive, and community college. Participants were also asked to indicate ifthey were interested in tenure or non-tenure track positions. As shown in Figure 2, participants’interests shifted throughout the program. Although no conclusive tends were observed with theparticipants’ change in the type of institution to which they were interested in applying, this datadoes reflect the sentiment of indecision that was observed in the post program interviews

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie P. Martin, Clemson University; Stacey D. Garrett, Clemson University; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Jamora Hamilton, Clemson University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

A Qualitative Look at African American Students’ Perceptions of Developing Engineer of 2020 Traits Through Non-curricular ActivitiesIntroduction and MotivationThe National Academy of Engineering’s publication The Engineer of 2020: Visions ofEngineering in the New Century identifies 10 attributes necessary for engineering graduates: (1)strong analytical skills; (2) practical ingenuity (skill in planning, combining, and adapting); (3)creativity; (4) communication skills; (5) principles of business and management; (6) principles ofleadership; (7) high ethical standards; (8) professionalism; (9) dynamism, agility, resilience,flexibility (the ability to learn new things quickly and apply knowledge to new

Conference Session

ETAC/ABET Related Issues

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

beneficial to the program and its faculty. ABET’s goal is to insurequality and help the program make improvements. The paper will conclude with best practiceideas for display materials and a description of a typical visit.This paper will discuss the processes and procedures that must to be carefully developed duringthe six years between visits in order to maximize benefit and minimize effort. Preparation for thevisit can be complicated by misconceptions. This paper will address common questions, frequentmistakes and definitions for confusing terms often encountering during preparation for an ABETvisit. One of the most common misconceptions occurs when a program receives theiraccreditation planning packet. This packet includes the: Accreditation