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FPD 7: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part II: Perceptions and Paradigms

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brooke Morin, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Kathleen A Harper, Ohio State University; Paul Alan Clingan, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

Page 23.1220.2fundamentals program and the chosen inverted classroom approach will be explained. Thesubsequent sections will discuss the results pertaining to the three aforementioned questions.Finally, recommendations for future work will be given.MethodsClassroom StructureThe course met for three 125-minute sessions per week and for one 125-minute laboratoryexperience per week. While the inverted approach was applied to both the classroom andlaboratory components, further discussion of the laboratory component is beyond the scope ofthis paper. The classroom experiences were designed studio-style, with one faculty member andtwo undergraduate teaching assistants; seating arrangements encouraged interaction in groups offour and included a

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Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K.S. Krishnamoorthi, Bradley University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

b.1 Observe good laboratory safety procedures have an ability to b.2 Formulates an experimental plan of data gathering conduct experiments, as b.3 Carefully documents data collected well as to analyze and b.4 Develops and implements logical experimental procedures3b interpret data related to b.5 Selects appropriate equipment and instruments to perform manufacturing the experiment processes, materials b.6 Is able to operate instrumentation and process equipment evaluation, and manufacturing systems.2. Why do engineers need education in statistics?Study of statistics creates in an engineer the ability for

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Faculty and Course Evolution: Teaching With Technology, Online Delivery, and Addressing Emerging Student & Industry Needs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Continuing Professional Development

of instruction and stu- dent support. Prior to joining UW-Madison, Wayne directed the Midwest solid waste consulting services of Camp Dresser McKee and led energy conservation research projects for Argonne National Laboratory. He has a BS in engineering from Carnegie-Mellon University, an MS in civil engineering with an emphasis in regional planning from Northwestern University, and is a licensed professional engineer. For more information about UW-Madison’s online graduate engineering degree programs see http://distancedegrees.engr.wisc.edu Page 23.1224.1 c American

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Teaching - Best Practices

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masud Salimian, Morgan State University; Yaseen Mahmud, Morgan State University; Avis L. Ransom, Morgan State University School of Engineering

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Manufacturing

manufacturing facility.Theme Based approachWe have designed and implemented and experimental approach based on the concept of atheme-based course delivery method. For fall semester 2012 we selected the theme of “Energyuse in Manufacturing Process”. The selection came about due to our involvement in efficient useof energy in commercial and industrial research through a research grant shared by several Page 23.1245.3universities of which Morgan State University is also a member. Additionally, the presence of anenergy concentration and a well-equipped laboratory facility with a track record of over a milliondollars of funded research was also a major

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gail D. Jefferson, University of South Alabama; Sally J. Steadman, University of South Alabama; F. Carroll Dougherty, University of South Alabama

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Two Year College Division

a fouryear program and on to the technical workforce1. These areas include: universityrequirements and policies, study skills, advising and curriculum requirements, careerplanning, oral and written presentation skills, and problem solving approaches.The seminar also emphasizes using engineering tools such as free body diagrams, simplesketches, P-v and T-v diagrams, and Excel spreadsheets for data analysis. The students gainexperience with collecting and analyzing laboratory data, as well as how to present and reportthe results. In addition, a portion of each seminar class is devoted to Team-Based learning toencourage the students to work together, ask questions about class assignments, and formstudy groups.Introduction to University

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Ali Khasawneh P.E., Jordan University of Science and Technology; Mohammad Obadat P.E., The University of Tennessee at Martin

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Civil Engineering

materials and describe some of the laboratory tests conducted on them. 4. Determine stresses and strains in flexible and rigid pavements using different methods. 5. Design a flexible pavement using different design procedures. 6. Design a rigid pavement using different design procedures. 7. Use DARWin 3.1 AASHTO software to design flexible and rigid pavements. Once DARWin software had been implemented, the previously mentioned classical topicsremained the same. The inclusion of this software into the syllabus was for many reasons:building knowledge of using viable programs in the pavement engineering field to strengthen thecomprehension of the subject. Furthermore, it saves considerable amount of time after ensuringthat students

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Community Engagement Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Marie Brown, Northeastern University; Mario Alan Hulett, Honda of America Manufacturing, Inc.

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #7758Variety of Community Partnerships in Related ProgramsMiss Sarah Marie Brown, Northeastern University Sarah Brown is a Ph.D. student in Electrical Engineering at Northeastern University, Draper Laboratory Fellow and a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow. She completed her B.S. in Elec- trical Engineering at Northeastern University in May 2011. In addition to her studies, Sarah has been an active member of the National Society of Black Engineers, having previously served as a chapter leader at Northeastern’s Black Engineering Student Society and as the National Technical Outreach Community

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Aiman S. Kuzmar

Sam Houston State University. Other instructors within the program have offeredmini-session courses as well. However, this paper is on the observations and findings for thecourses that have been taught exclusively by the author. The courses are listed next.ITEC 3371 - Civil Drafting Technology is a required course that is offered regularly in both thefall and spring semesters. This course has both theoretical and applications components. Itrequires a computer laboratory. There is an upper limit on class size. As a result, the course fillsup quickly. That is, several students need this course all the time.ITEC 3372 – Construction Drafting is another required course. It is also offered twice a year inthe fall and spring terms and the class size

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2013 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Raju Shrestha; Paul Cotae

, “Prospects and problems of Wireless Communication for Underwater sensor networks” Special Issue: Underwater Sensor networks: Architecture and Protocols, Volume 8, Issue 8, pages 977-994, October 2008.[2] Ian F. Akyildiz, Dario Pompili, Tommaso Melodia, “Challenges for efficient communication in underwater acoustic sensor networks” Special issue on embedded sensor networks and wireless computing, Volume 1 Issue 2, July 2004, pp. 3-8.[3] Thomas J. Hayward and T.C. Yang, “Underwater Acoustic Communication channel capacity: A simulation study” Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC, AIP Conf. Proc. 728, pp. 114-121.[4] Geir Jarle Ness and Tor Helleseth, “Cross correlation of m-sequences of different lengths” Information

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Xiaomin Jin; Xiao-hua Yu; Xiang-Ning Kang; Guo-Yi Zhang

International Research/education Collaboration on GaN LED/LDs between Cal Poly (USA) and PKU (China) Xiaomin Jin a, Xiao-hua Yu a, Xiang-Ning Kangb, and Guo-Yi Zhangb a Electrical Engineering Department, 1 Grand Avenue, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA, USA, 93407-9000; b School of Physics and State Key Laboratory for Artificial Microstructures and Mesoscopic Physics, Peking University, Beijing, China, 100871.AbstractWe initiated and established an international collaboration with institution in China. This is oneof the international programs at California Polytechnic state University (Cal Poly

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Paul M. Jones; J. Richard Phillips

academic year. Projects involve teams of four or five engineering/computer science,or technology students, and a faculty advisor working on a real customer problem for afull academic year (1200 hours per team minimum). Faculty and staff support the effortsof the student-led professional practice teams that solve the problems for the customer.The sponsor will have full use of the results.The college launched the Professional Practice Program in 2008 with nine foundingcorporate partners: The Aerospace Corporation, The Boeing Company, DirecTV,Heateflex, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems,Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, and SouthernCalifornia Edison. In its second and third year

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jim Helbling; Angela Beck

Southwest Conference Copyright © 2013, American Society for Engineering Education 335 1. For laboratory or design courses where the experimental object or test article is fabricated by the students, we suggest that the students be allowed to manage their own budgets and thus practice social responsibility. 2. For these same courses, we suggest that students be required to evaluate the materials used in fabrication in terms of both environmental impact and personal safety during the manufacturing process. 3. For courses offered to seniors, we suggest that the faculty contact their campus

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Andrew Siefert; Jonathan Hoy; Keith Christman; Kevin R. Anderson

SUBMITTED TO THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION PACIFIC SOUTHWEST SECTION CONFERENCE UCR, APRIL 18-20, 2013 Using Arduino Microcontroller Based Robot Projects to Teach Mechatronics in a Hands-On Mechanical Engineering Curriculum Andrew Siefert, Jonathan Hoy, Keith Christman, Dr. Kevin R. Anderson, P.E. California State Polytechnic University at Pomona Mechanical Engineering Department Mechatronics and Robotics Laboratory

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2013 GSW

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Tyler Crosson; Monica Hew; Bernd Chudoba; Amit Oza

Vehicle Design laboratory under the supervision of Dr. Bernd Chudoba.BERND CHUDOBADr. Chudoba has developed conceptual design tools for advanced aircraft with the Future ProjectsDepartments of Airbus Industrie (Toulouse, France), British Aerospace (Bristol, England), AérospatialeAirbus (Toulouse, France), DaimlerChrysler Airbus (Hamburg, Germany). He has also been involved in thedevelopment and production of general-aviation aircraft, ultra-light aircraft, solar-powered aircraft andflexible hand gliders. Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Gulf-Southwest Annual Conference, The University of Texas at Arlington, March 21 – 23, 2013. Copyright 2013, American Society for Engineering

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Stephen A. Dyer; Frederick Burrack; Craig Weston; Kenneth Medema; Linda Head; Philip Mease

MEASE (mease@rowan.edu) provides technical support to the ECE department. He assists with the design,fabrication, setup, execution, and costing of ECE class and laboratory demonstrations, experiments, and clinic andresearch projects. An avid musician, Mease has a variety of technical interests, including analog/digital circuitdesign, microcontroller development, automotive electronics and performance, and audio electronics.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Thomas O. Spicer; Edgar C. Clausen

studentsactually receive little practice in technical communication. The emphasis on life-long learningmay be more easily included in applications of technology, but there are few engineering coursetopics that directly appear in daily headlines.This paper discusses one approach to addressing these issues by giving students practice inwriting in a setting that helped them improve their skills, while showing them the importance ofkeeping up with current events that may very well shape their future.ImplementationThe Ralph E. Martin Department of Chemical Engineering at the University of Arkansas has arequired senior level laboratory course that emphasizes mass transfer and reactordesign/chemical kinetics. The course develops mass transfer operations through

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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David A. Vaccari

createcapstone projects that involve students from multiple engineering disciplines. While this cansatisfy the requirement, a closer reading yields both a different interpretation and an approach toassessment: Students can demonstrate the ability required by criterion 3-d by showing theirunderstanding of what information they need to share with other specializations as part of thedesign process. For example, plants designed by chemical engineers or environmental engineersrequire data from laboratory-scale tests, and their design specifications are in turn used by civilengineers and power engineers, among others, to complete the project. Many product designsrequire interaction between mechanical and electronic engineers.This interpretation does not

Conference Session

Curriculum and Program Developments, Exchanges, Collaborations, and Partnerships

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eck Doerry, Northern Arizona University; Harvey Charles, Northern Arizona University

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International

allow for a little (linguistic) relaxation in a full-time class schedule. • The international professional internship may be paid or unpaid, and is closely-related to the student’s major discipline. Placements in a corporate context are preferred for engineers; placements in a university or governmental research facility or laboratory are often more suitable for natural scientists. • 15 hours of immersion language learning credit are assigned to the internship in special BA in Modern Languages subplans developed for GSEP, meaning that all internship placements are required to be in a primarily non-English-speaking environment. This rules out some placements in overseas offices of US companies to focus

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Integrating Art, Humanities, and Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Marcus Shaffer, Penn State Architecture; Elisha Clark Halpin, Penn State University, School of Theatre, Dance Program; Amy Dupain Vashaw, Center for the Performing Arts @ Penn State; Dorothy H. Evensen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

partnership with Sandia National Laboratories.5 Winner of the 2006 NationalAcademy of Engineering’s Gordon Prize for Engineering Education,6 the partners developedshared curriculum materials and degree options in product realization or manufacturing to helpbring real-world experiences into the engineering classroom. For capstone design in particular,the Learning Factory fosters university-industry partnerships whereby industrial sponsors andclients interact with students and faculty through hands-on capstone design projects. Initially,these projects primarily engaged mechanical engineering, industrial engineering (manufacturingtrack), and electrical engineering students at Penn State; however, the program has expandedsignificantly over the past five

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INTERACTIVE SESSION – Measuring the Impact on Communities

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University

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Community Engagement Division

like? Is that a good thing or a bad Page 23.795.8 thing? Of all the academic communities you participate in (laboratory groups, informal study groups, the classroom, activities sponsored by the department and so on), which help you the most to engage in your education? How do they help you? Of all the non-academic communities you participate in (athletics, church groups, work communities, international student groups, fraternities & sororities, church groups, and so on), which help you the most to engage in your education? How do they help you? [Probing/Follow-up Questions:] Is there anything else that particularly

Conference Session

Delivery Methods in Mechanical Engineering Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Mason, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University

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Mechanical Engineering

reading, assigned homework problems, interactive exercises, andpower-point presentations. Students are responsible for learning basic course material outside ofclass time. Unlike an online class, an IC includes face-to-face time with the instructor inclassroom or laboratory setting where the material learned outside of class is discussed andapplied. The IC allows an educator to present course material in several different formats, and soengages the different learning styles and preferences of students. The IC format encouragesstudents to become self-learners and help prepare them for how they will need to learn aspracticing engineers. Our experience shows that the IC format can free class time for learner-centered activities without sacrificing

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalya A. Koehler, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Civil Engineering

bridge construction project en- gineer for a construction contractor and as a research engineer for the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory in Port Hueneme, Calif. His teaching interests include construction equipment, cost estimating and con- struction process design. His research interests include highway and heavy construction methods, road maintenance methods and innovations in construction process administration. Page 23.415.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013Development of a Framework for the Online Portion of a Hybrid Engineering

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Practical Teaching

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Manufacturing

the initial design of the automated control system.Additional information can be found on OSHA's Web site at: http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/controlhazardousenergy/There are many reasons why the electrical devices that you will use in the design of yourautomated control system should be listed, approved or registered with a testing laboratory.One reason is to ensure that the device meets standards that will prevent failure that could lead tocatastrophic results. Another reason might be for insurance or compliance purposes. One of themost specified and premier safety testing laboratories is Underwriters Laboratories (UL). Themost applicable area of interest for control systems is UL's Standard for Safety 508A. If yourcontrol system panel

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lynn S. McElholm, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sonya M Renfro, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

applications of Smart Lighting ERC while providing greater educational outreach opportunities to many more pre-college students than if the ERC managed its outreach separately.  Several School of Engineering faculty members have embraced the Engineering Ambassador philosophy by providing research experiences within their laboratories through the Undergraduate Research Program (URP). The students then develop presentations that tell the story of the research. The faculty members provide a great deal of guidance to the Ambassadors as they prepare presentations and hands-on activities about the technology within the URP laboratories. An additional source of financial support comes from various state funded

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Elise M. Barrella, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Justin J Henriques, James Madison University; Daniel Devon Imholte

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #7464An Innovative Two-Year Engineering Design Capstone Experience at JamesMadison UniversityDr. Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University OLGA PIERRAKOS is an associate professor and founding faculty member of the James Madison Uni- versity Department of Engineering, which graduated its inaugural class in May 2012. At JMU, Dr. Pier- rakos is the Director of the Center for Innovation in Engineering Education (CIEE) and Director of the Advanced Thermal Fluids Laboratory. Her interests in engineering education research center around recruitment and retention, engineer identity, engineering design instruction and

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Reception & Poster Session

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2013 ASEE International Forum

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Scott Grenquist, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Roger G. Hadgraft, RMIT University

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ASEE International Forum

. Safely applies laboratory, test and experimental procedures appropriate to the engineering discipline.(c) an ability to design a system, 2.1 d, g and i) Competently addresses engineering problems involving uncertainty, ambiguity,component, or process to meet desired imprecise information and wide-ranging and sometimes conflicting technical and non-technicalneeds within realistic constraints such as factors. Identifies, quantifies, mitigates and manages technical, health, environmental, safety andeconomic, environmental, social, other contextual risks associated with engineering application in the designated engineeringpolitical, ethical, health and safety

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Grasping the "Concept"

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne R Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Chemical Engineering

cover (2008). She is an active mentor of undergraduate researchers and served as co-PI on an NSF REU site. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineering classrooms or as outreach activi- ties in area schools (see www.mderl.org). Adrienne has been an active member of ASEE’s WIED, ChED, and NEE leadership teams since 2003 and during this time has contributed to numerous ASEE conference proceedings articles and educational journal publications. Page 23.1061.1

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Engineering Identity 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malinda Faber, The Friday Institute for Educational Innovation at North Carolina State University; Alana Unfried, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Jeni Corn, Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NC State University; Latricia Walker Townsend; Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University

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Educational Research and Methods

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Conference Session

Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Wold, University of Virginia; Stephanie Moore Ph.D., University of Virginia

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International

students and online international higher education19, 34. It is also appropriate becauseit has been used to highlight how geographical and psychological distance among students inonline higher education settings can be bridged through learner autonomy, dialogue, andcourse structure in many disciplines. For instance, in a study regarding the use of virtuallaboratories in a STEM-focused biology class, researchers used the transactional distancetheory to illustrate how virtual laboratories may have positive impacts on the relationshipsbetween the learner and the content as well as the learner and the interface17. That same studyalso used the transactional distance theory to illustrate how virtual laboratories may havenegative impacts on the