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Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Valentina Cecchi, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Mona Azarbayjani, University of North Carolina at Charlotte; Brett Tempest, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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synthesis of processand product. Page 20.7.2I. IntroductionThe broader frameworks of globalization, economics, as well as environmental and societalperspectives are becoming increasingly more essential to the education of engineering students.The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) report “The Engineer of 2020” calls forfundamental change in the structure and practices of engineering education, urging “theengineering profession to recognize what engineers can build for the future through a wide rangeof leadership roles in industry, government, and academia not just through technical jobs”1.ABET accreditation criteria also call for a

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Steven M. Pilgrim, Alfred University

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zero credit course that meets once per week. It involvesengineering/science cartoons, real-time topic selection, rapid feedback1, and links to the5E/7E model for effective learning2,3. It also serves as an early action indicator for Page 20.9.2potential interventions. An extract of the syllabus is shown in Figure 1. Each assignmentand topic is specifically constructed to advance C3 with or without the need for externallearning via the partially flipped classroom4,5,6.   Date (R) Topic Activities Week 1* Introduction (Cards*) 00_168 Survey Bb & 01 Intro Bb due Week 2* Shibboleth* 168

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Henry Griffith, Wright State University; Riad Ajami, Director, Center for Global Business, WSU; Angela Griffith

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available for students are emphasized in the figure below – Figure 1: Curriculum Progression for Wright State University Engineering StudentsIn addition to accelerating their entry into the introductory engineering curriculum, studentsenrolling along the underprepared pathway receive the additional advantage of being able to retakethe math placement exam at the end of the course. Therefore, the natural objective of the EGR1980 course is two-fold – 1) to prepare students to improve their math placement level, therebybypassing significant coursework in remedial mathematics, and 2) to prepare students to succeedin the EGR 1010 course, which requires significant application of advanced mathematicalprinciples to basic engineering problems. While

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Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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students. For sustainedsuccess at the international level, it is essential that a suitable model must be selected to blend withthe mission of the overall training program at the academic institution.Keywords— BME Cooperative Education, Experiential Learning Models, Hospital InternshipIntroductionStudents tend to understand and master professional concepts and skills more effectively throughpractical experience than through exclusively classroom-based learning. Literature on engineeringeducation often pays scant attention to the importance of cooperative education and experientiallearning [1]. The integration of formal on-campus academic training with cooperative learningmodules provides students with both exposure to professional experience and a

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Student Development

. Page 20.13.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Education Without Borders: Exploring the Achievement of ABET Learning Outcomes through Engineers Without Borders-USAIntroductionEngineers of the future will be expected to obtain more skills, knowledge, and abilities in theireducation than ever before. Reports continue to expand lists of expected skills to include notonly technical skills, but also professional, management, leadership, interdisciplinary, and globalskills (e.g 1–4). At the same time, undergraduate engineering programs are hard-pressed to fitadditional credits in already overcrowded curricula. Within these constraints, extracurricularengineering activities have alleviated

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Achille Messac, Mississippi State University; James N Warnock, Mississippi State University; Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

the early 1990’s andresponded most notably through Boeing’s list of “Desired Attributes of an Engineer” 1. ABETresponded to the needs of industry and, in 1996, the Engineering Accreditation Commissionapproved the student learning outcomes for the Engineering Criteria 2000. The eleven studentoutcomes, commonly referred to as “a thru k”, are comprised of six technical skills and fiveprofessional skills 2. The National Academy of Engineering developed a similar list of attributesfor engineers that included additional skills such as leadership and creativity3. Thus, the 21stcentury engineer should be someone with a sound understanding of engineering fundamentals,have a systems approach to engineering design and problem solving, a natural

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Kerrie L. Schattler, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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Faculty Development

toheighten the global awareness of civil engineering students both technically and culturally.1. IntroductionStudying overseas has a deep and profound impact on the intellectual development of faculty andstudents and help them become better aware of other cultures and environments. Internationalexperiences are needed in today’s society to shape the lives of engineering students, and preparethem for a world that is increasingly moving toward a global marketplace, especially in the civilengineering and construction industries. “Most engineers at some point in their careers will workwith colleagues in foreign countries, either as co-workers, customers, or suppliers. Study abroadprograms are powerful tools for training students and faculty in cross

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Marjaneh Issapour, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Curriculum and Lab Development

summerprogram is a collaborative effort of faculty from Mechanical Engineering Technology, Electricaland Computer Engineering Technology and Architecture and Construction Management. A totalof four faculty members are involved in the design, development and teaching of the STEM andEnergy Leadership program. The summer program will be offered for two weeks during thesecond and third weeks of July 2014. An overview of the Energy and STEM Leadershipprogram’s tentative schedule is shown in Table 1 below. Page 20.19.3 Table 1: Energy and STEM Leadership Program ScheduleAs shown in Table 1, the program meets 5 times a week, each week, during

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Krishnanand Y Maillacheruvu, Bradley University; Amir W Al-Khafaji, Bradley University

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Faculty Development

various cultures across the world. Forexample, it is sometimes incorrectly assumed that Western practices relating to sustainability aresuperior; in fact, the creative use of water such as rainwater harvesting and recycling ofwastewater is an example of how we can learn from developing nations. When discussions onsuch topics are initiated in the classroom, students become more engaged and better informed and Page 20.20.2the teaching becomes more effective. In time, this global view of civil engineering and 1    construction permeated the program and students and faculty who did not travel abroad

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Henry W. Kraebber, Purdue University, West Lafayette; E. Shirl Donaldson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Katie Mae Hackney

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Curriculum and Lab Development

markets is forcing companies in the United States to change the waythey design and produce products. Problem solving, communications and production in aninternational setting is a topic area that is becoming more important to manufacturing companiesoperating in the United States and overseas. [1] A crucial factor in our long-term economicsurvival will be our ability to work internationally. [2] Page 20.21.2Companies in the U.S. are feeling the effects of the changing global economy. More and moreoperations are working across different cultures and time zones to design and manufactureproducts. International experiences, skills and knowledge have

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Miquela Trujillo, University of New Mexico; Peter V. Vorobieff; Francisco Martin Vigil, University of New Mexico; Tennille Charisse Bernard, The University of New Mexico; Clinton Lee Corbin, University of New Mexico

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Curriculum and Lab Development

and the high cost of new laboratory equipment has left manylaboratory courses outdated and understaffed.1 Non-traditional teaching methods such asProblem-Based Learning (PBL) provide a way for instructors to give students the hands-on skillsthat they need and develop their critical thinking skills while working within the financialconstraints placed on most courses. PBL is grounded in the idea that students should befacilitated by instructors in self-directed experiments that encourage critical thinking and Page 20.23.2problem solving amongst peers. It has been seen that PBL is an effective method to engagestudents with the fundamental

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University; Mats Daniels, Uppsala University; Åsa Sofia Cajander

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Student Development

 environments  in  two  upper  level  subjects.  The  goals  are  to  help  to  develop  global  engineering  competencies  and  experience,  and  appreciation  for  the  importance  of  these  skills  for  future  working  life.  The  two  courses  focus  on  working  in  an  international  context,  where  the  complex  demands  associated  with  completing  a  systems  design  and  implementation  task  on  time  are  combined  with  factors  such  as  time-­zone  differences,  the  challenges  of  working  in  a  foreign  language,  and  cultural  differences  in  terms  of  work  culture  and  community.  1.  IntroductionDevelopment  of  competencies  in  teamwork,  cultural  awareness,  professional  communication  are  well  established  goals

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Morgan M. Bakies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Karen Seliah Lamb, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Student Development

, Brazil,and the United States using social media and email. This paper focuses on a single case studywith embedded units of Junior Enterprise in multiple countries. The authors founded the firstJunior Enterprise in the United States and will, for readability, write this paper in third person.A case study is an empirical inquiry that inspects an experience within its real life context,particularly when the experience and its context are not mutually exclusive, according to Yin.8 Inthe case of Junior Enterprise, the authors sought to conduct an in-depth investigation as adescriptive case study which allowed them to gather data from a variety of sources anddetermine its convergence.1 For this qualitative research, a case study was used because it

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Lev Vadimovich Redin, Kazan National Research Technological University, Russia

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Faculty Development

trying tofacilitate innovation in their employees, but students are not learning how to be creative in arapidly changing world 1. For solving this problem it is necessary to project the integrativeeducational system (cluster) for training creatively thinking students.For this objective an innovative educational model, new methodology and technology, newthinking, and higher level of consciousness become necessary. Models of contemporaryengineering education and activity must be based on general models which take intoconsideration the unity of the world in its complex connections, and ecological, ethical,aesthetical principles. In the process of developing the model an attention was focused on thefundamentalization of education, which is based

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Rockwell Franklin Clancy III, The University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Guangyu Zhang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Curriculum and Lab Development

Page 20.28.2  IntroductionThis paper discusses a project in which we are currently engaged entitled “Orienting EngineeringEthics in terms of China and Chinese Values: Its Significance Based on Three Case Studies.”This research has a two-fold aim: 1 to identify and rectify shortcomings in curricula addressingthe ethical, social, and political dimensions of engineering in international environments, as wellas misunderstandings in international engineering environments that result from theseshortcomings; 2. to identify and rectify deficiencies within engineering curricula offered inChina, as well as safety concerns that result from these deficiencies.As this research is ongoing, here we simply share our findings thus far

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Maria Nandadevi Cortes-Rodriguez, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Miguel Alfonso Nino, Virginia Polytechnic and State University

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Faculty Development

.” 1 As we seek to prepare our graduate students for an ever-changing global society, we noted that attention to trends could particularly affect ourengineering and IT students. The U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) published GlobalTrends 2015: A Dialogue About the Future with Nongovernmental Experts in 2000,2 and fromthat dialogue, The Environmental Change and Security Project from the Woodrow WilsonCenter for International Scholars estimated that in the year 2015, the integration of informationtechnology, biotechnology, materials science, and nanotechnology will generate an increase intechnology investment, specially within more advanced countries.3 In this era of technology, ourstudents have been able to learn and share experiences

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Pune Innovation Centre; Ayano OHSAKI P.E.

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Student Development

Japan to initiate Japanese 27-Nov-13 3-Dec-13 students into Indian culture and collecting requirements for portal Discussion of the Portal Requirements between the 7-Dec-13 14-Dec-13 Indian faculty and the Indian students Portal Development - interaction between students over 15-Dec-13 25-Feb-14 internet First Version sent over the Internet 13-Feb-14 13-Feb-14 Japanese Team in India to test the built portal and 27-Feb-14 4-Mar-14 suggest enhancements Table 1: Project Activities and their scheduleThe project started in the month of November with an Indian faculty visiting Japan to initiate theJapanese students into Indian culture and collect

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Anna Friesel, Technical University of Denmark; Tsirigotis Georgios

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Faculty Development

Systems are usually included in Electrical Engineering programs on Bachelorlevel (Figure 1), but the content of particular courses vary from one country to another, andsometimes from one university to another even in the same country8,9. That is why, EAEEIE(European Association for Education in Electrical and Information Engineering) is a right forumto discuss and agree which subjects should be characterized as certain and significant areas ofControl Systems in electrical engineering in order to cover the European and/or internationalaccepted level of professional knowledge on this area at the Bachelor level. The presentedproposal for accreditation has been developed within the thematic network and in cooperationwith representatives from 60

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Natalie A Mello, The Forum on Education Abroad

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Student Development

year and rate them using an internallygenerated evaluation form, with rubrics and calibration. Included in that evaluation are theappropriate ABET criteria including the difficult criteria: global/societal impacts, communicationskills, contemporary issues, and life-long learning. Global project results historically alwaysachieve higher ratings than on-campus projects. A typical result is shown in Table 1 for the non-technical abilities that may be problematic to achieve in traditional coursework. Page 20.34.5 Table 1: Average Scores for On-Campus and Off-Campus Cohorts Relative to Some Accreditation

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Mansur Galikhanov, Kazan National research Technological University; Alina Guzhova, Kazan National Reserch Technological University

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Faculty Development

' professional development it is only 33% of them who work within theirspecialization. And yet, labor productivity in Russia as a whole is 10 times lower than in the leadingcountries, and its share in the world trade is slightly more than 1% [1]. The Russian industry doesn'tuse the advances in science, technological developments and achievements in modern technologyefficiently. The manufacturers are actively pushed out of the market of high technologies and high-tech products.In 2012 these circumstances have prompted the President of Russia to release the President'sprogram (hereinafter - the Program) of training for engineering staff for 2012-2014. [2] Since 2013Kazan National Research Technological University (KNRTU) is among the program's

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Ibrahim Ali Olwi, King Abdulaziz University

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Faculty Development

second semester.Levels of learningIn addition to creating excitement in the class and building passion for science in the lecture,several levels of learning are to be gained from the methodology of storytelling. Alterio andMcDrury10 have developed a five-stage approach for the complete levels of learning sought toachieve constructive learning through storytelling: 1. story finding, 2. story telling, 3. story expanding, 4. story processing and 5. story reconstructing.The level of engagement in the case being presented in the paper covered all previous stagesexcept the last one, as it requires students’ preparation of their own stories and sharing them withthe rest of the class in order to get peer-reflection; an issue that may not be

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Maija M Kukla, University of Maryland, College Park; Linn W Hobbs OBE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Sergey V Vasilev, Yaroslavl State University; Ivan Fedorov; Alexander S. Sigov

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Curriculum and Lab Development

in as follows: Page 20.39.2 1. For lecture demonstrations; 2. As the only practice on the relevant subjects for the students, enrolled in large-scale lecture classes or in distance learning courses; 3. For preparing students to hands-on practice in actual X-ray labs; 4. In combination with practice using an actual X-ray diffractometer; 5. For performance-based assessment of students’ ability to apply gained knowledge of diffraction theory for solving practical tasks.Fig. 1 shows two simulations that are useful for lecture demonstrations. Theses simulations canreplace static images and hand drawings with visual and

Conference Session

Track 1b - Session 1

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2014 ASEE International Forum

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

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Curriculum and Lab Development

inpractice, and improve the efficiency of designing and implementing complex embedded softwareprojects.1. IntroductionKnowledge of computing and software programming is important to engineering and technologystudents. The US Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that computing will be one of the fastest-growing U.S. job markets in STEM through 2020: about 73% of all new STEM jobs will becomputing related 1. Moreover, software development training could be a valuable experience forstudents, as it can cultivate students’ problem solving and process development capability.However, programming is often considered to be difficult for engineering students. Engineeringstudents usually study the syntax and semantics of low-level programming languages (PL

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

retention of new knowledge and acquisition of desirable personal traits.Any such method that engages students in the learning process is labeled as: “active learning”method. In essence, active learning requires doing meaningful learning activities in groups underthe guidance of an informed and experienced teacher. As stated by Christensen et al (1), “To teachis to engage students in learning.” The main point is that engaging students in learning isprincipally the responsibility of the teacher, who becomes less an imparter of knowledge andmore a designer and a facilitator of learning experiences and opportunities. In other words, thereal challenge in college teaching today is not covering the material for the students, but ratheruncovering the

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Rachel Levy, Harvey Mudd College; Darryl H. Yong, Harvey Mudd College; Karl A. Haushalter, Harvey Mudd College; Rebecca Eddy, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.; Nancy Hankel, Cobblestone Applied Research & Evaluation, Inc.

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Educational Research and Methods

faculty Page 24.1006.2members, who taught in both conditions, also completed reflection papers related to theirexperiences. The following describes guiding research questions for the study.Research questions: 1. Do students in inverted classrooms spend additional time actively working with instructors on meaningful tasks in comparison to those students in control classrooms? 2. Do students in inverted classrooms show higher learning gains as compared to students in traditional classrooms? 3. Do students in inverted classrooms demonstrate an increased ability to apply material in new situations as compared to students in

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akram Hossain, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Md. Jubair Hossain, Purdue University Calumet; Mafruha Jahan, Purdue University Calumet (Engineering)

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Instrumentation

dispensing. [1]This paper considers the scheduling of operations in a single manufacturing cell that repetitivelyproduces a family of similar parts. We provided a sequential scheme for performing certain jobsthrough programming. The single manufacturing cell can perform several operations and can beinterfaced with windows based programming software tools by which we can easily teach therobot. In this paper we explained how a single cell manufacturing machine can be programmedaccording to job requirements to perform certain processing stages that depend upon the partsbeing manufactured. Without being involved with the complicated robot programming languagethis software tool allows for quick and easy teaching whatever our application may be. Figure

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott L. Post, Bradley University

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Aerospace

Page 24.1094.2The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was formed from the NationalAdvisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA) in 1958. In 1961 President Kennedy issued thegoal for NASA to send a man to the moon by the end of the decade, and congress approved thefunding for the moon mission (see Figure 1 for historical NASA funding levels). In 1969 Apollo11 landed on the moon, and the last manned lunar mission was Apollo 17 in 1972.Figure 1: NASA budget as percent of total federal budget, based on a figure originally appearingin the Augustine Report12 in 1990, and using data from NASA History office.As can be seen in Figure 1, even before the end of the manned moon missions in 1972, NASA’sbudget was being pared down. At the same

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Christopher Evan Nellis, Virginia Tech; Prateek Shekhar, Virginia Tech; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Educational Research and Methods

their effectiveness, the adoption of these practices has beenslow and not necessarily persistent11-16. Our own research with instructors in electrical/chemicalengineering17 and introductory physics instructors18 confirms that more than one-third of facultywho have tried to implement one or more nontraditional teaching methods discontinue their use(e.g., Figure 1).Figure 1. The largest group of faculty (35%) have tried nontraditional teaching methods and Page 24.1120.2 then discontinued their use Research has identified a number of barriers to the use of these nontraditional teachingmethods, such as instructor concerns about

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Rogers, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Jerry Clyde Schnepp, Bowling Green State University

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Computers in Education

testing approach described in the introduction, we created an online quizsystem called Point Barter. It allows students to take an exam using a web browser. Questionsare presented sequentially and the interface is similar to most online testing environments.However, for each question, a barter button is available and is labeled with a predetermined pointvalue (figure 1.). Figure 1. Screenshots before bartering and after bartering.The student can choose to answer the question with or without using the barter feature. If he does Page 24.1159.4not use the barter feature, the test proceeds like other online tests. However, if he

Conference Session

General Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Samson, University of Michigan

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Computers in Education

embedded in the slides the instructor uploads into a tray (see Figure 1). The Figure 1. Workspace for instructor in LectureTools. Instructors upload their presentation slides into LectureTools and can add videos and a variety of question types to challenge student understanding. Instructors can also hide slides and reveal them during class.instructor can “hide” slides so students cannot see them in class until released. The instructorhas the additional option that they can add videos to the presentation directly from popularsystems such as YouTube, Vimeo and more. An advantage of this is that students will haveaccess to the slides, videos andquestions during and after class.Students report higher levels ofengagement using LectureTools thantheir