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Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; David W Dinehart, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

educational process.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to sincerely thank to College of Engineering and Department of Civil andEnvironmental Engineering for their support of the inversion of this course. Special thanks go tothe always reliable Victoria Minerva, College Coordinator of E-Learning for facilitating themaintenance of videos on the Mediasite system and for personally generating numerous usagereports. This study would not have been possible without her assistance.Bibliography 1. Mills, J.E. and Treagus, D.F. (2003) “Engineering Education, Is Problem-Based or Project-Based Learning the Answer?” Australian Journal of Engineering Education. 2. Perrenet, J., Bouhuijs, P., and Smits, J. (2000) “The Suitability of Problem-Based

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tia Jackson-Truitt; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

unfortunately this is turning many of them off thefield altogether. Even though he’s a man, Bob’s comments also echo the “Stemming the Tide”report, which showed that most women engineers leave the engineering workforce not due towork-life balance issues (as is often claimed) but due to a hostile, unsupportive environment17.LimitationsThe narrowness of the work (only three students’ stories are presented here, though many morewere interviewed) is a clear limitation. This research project was just started within the last year.We hope, with time, to be able to incorporate other students’ interviews and provide a richeranalysis. If trends across race, gender, and major eventually develop, we plan to administer asurvey to target a much larger pool of

Conference Session

Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey E. Baker, University of Florida, Gainesville; Justin Dunnavant, University of Florida, Gainesville; Janise McNair, University of Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

for the Samuel Proctor Oral History Program’s African American History Project. He is also a founding member of the Society of Black Archaeologists and blogs for GradHacker. He was recently named a Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellow for the 2014-2017 academic years.Janise McNair, University of Florida Janise McNair is an Associate Professor in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering at the University of Florida, where she served as Graduate Student Recruitment and Admissions Chair for four years. She earned her B.S. and M.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991 and 1993, respectively, and her Ph.D. in electrical and computer engineering from the Georgia

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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James L. Huff, Harding University

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

other engineering instructors share my sentiment of being a novice in reconciling thesocial and technical worlds of the engineering science course. To us, it is tempting to abandonthe pursuit of reconciling these worlds. Though we may agree such integration would benefitstudents’ professional preparation, the tension of the social/technical paradox might be a placethat the instructor wishes to avoid. I find Palmer’s guidance to be a useful conceptual tool here.We may long to embody and project a coherent integration between the technical concepts weare drawn to and the social world that we live in. Until we find that integration, however, we can“live out the resolution” of the social/technical paradox that accompanies our profession, thereby

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Examining "Big" Data

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Issam Wajih Damaj, American University of Kuwait; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wm. Michael Butler, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Attitudessurvey.Research ProblemThis paper examines the following research questions: 1. What are the professional persistence characteristics of present day aerospace engineering students? 2. How does the aerospace engineering education experience influence student perception of aerospace engineering?MethodsData Set The dataset used for this investigation contained the results of the 2009 administration ofthe web-based Survey of Aerospace Student Attitudes9, a cross-institution study administered bythe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) to the population of aerospace engineeringstudents in aerospace, aeronautical, or astronautical engineering programs across the UnitedStates. Principle investigator for the project

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

retaining underrepresented minorities and women in STEM. Prior to Purdue, she spent time in industry holding technical and operations-based roles and has experience with informal STEM community and outreach projects. She holds a BS degree in Industrial Technology and a MS degree in Engineering Management.Dr. Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette Joyce B. Main is an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Ph.D. in Learning, Teaching, and Social Policy from Cornell University, and an Ed.M. in Administration, Planning, and Social Policy from the Harvard Graduate School of Education

Conference Session

Fundamental: Metrics & Assessment for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica M Harlan, University of South Alabama; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation; Susan A. Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

scales developed by the Assessing Men and Women in Engineering (AWE)project.16 We have developed summated rating scales using exploratory factor analysistechniques and analysis of the content of the items when possible. The questionnaire, given atthe beginning of 6th and then again at the end of 8th grade, has items related to interests inSTEM, attitudes toward STEM, knowledge of engineering, efficacy beliefs surrounding STEM,and items related to careers and high school course taking. Responses from 6th and 8th grade forour cohorts who completed 8th grade in 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 were matched by state IDnumber, and only matched data were included in analyses.Standardized Student Achievement. The school district has assessed students on

Conference Session

Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Minorities in Engineering

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

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

firststudent cohort matriculated into the GE+ degree program in fall 2014, with 25 first-year studentsand 19 sophomore through senior transfer students.Students in the GE+ program complete four or more project-centered design courses, fiverequired core engineering courses, choose a 15-credit-hour engineering discipline emphasis(aerospace, architectural, civil, electrical, environmental or mechanical), and 12 or more credithours in a technical or non-technical “concentration” of their own choosing. Concentrations mustbe pre-approved, purposeful sequences of courses, generally culminating in at least one senior-level course. Concentration examples include engineering management, entrepreneurship,environmental policy, business, pre-med, and Spanish

Conference Session

Two Body Solutions: Strategies for the Dual-Career Job Search

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Christopher M Weyant, Drexel University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Amber L. Genau, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Kristina M. Wagstrom, University of Connecticut; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

ScienceFoundation’s ADVANCE program (http://www.nsf.gov/crssprgm/advance/), which seeks toincrease the participation and advancement of women in the sciences and engineering.ADVANCE projects have resulted in a variety of dual-career hiring programs at institutions suchas Virginia Tech (http://www.portal.advance.vt.edu/index.php/tags/dual-career), the Universityof Nebraska (http://advance.unl.edu/), Rutgers (http://sciencewomen.rutgers.edu/Dual-Career_Initiative), and Michigan State University (http://worklife.msu.edu/dual-career).Strategies and Stories from Couples Who Have Recently Found Their Two-Body SolutionsThis paper is intended as a companion piece to a panel discussion on dual-career job search atthe June 2015 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammadjafar Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University; Ilkhomjon Amanov, Eastern Michigan University

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Computers in Education

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver; Bernard Chao, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

that I took her course and I have used the knowledge I gained from her already.Student 6My assessment of the Law class is that the class was great. I learned a lot about the subjectmatter in a very productive way. It was good to change gears and read 1000 pages and have biweekly discussions regarding the read materials. I found it very insightful working with the lawstudents in class and on projects because it gave me a view and word choice I hadn't used before.I am considering law school as one of my options after undergraduate and a couple years ofexperience. Next time I would ask the teacher to provide more detailed drawing that patentsinclude. Also would ask to be taught the entire patent writing process and ask to have us write uppractice

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Janice E. Smith, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sofia M. Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

being accomplished through a synergetic collaboration ofexpert staff from the Office of Multicultural Recruitment, Academic Affairs, Student Services,the Outreach Office, and the Commission for Women at our university and seasoned role modelfaculty members. The project team has extensive experience working with female and minorityundergraduate students. Rigorous evaluations were built into the management plan to assesstargeted enrollment goals, retention rates, and the impact of mentor/mentee activities, taking intoaccount the unique characteristics of the targeted groups. This proposal was further strengthenedby leveraging the resources of the Office of Development at Penn State Harrisburg to sustain thiseffort over time. This paper deals with

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas E McDermott P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

configurations to achieve proper phase shifts. Open-circuit and short-circuit tests.The first six experiments were also done in fall 2013. Experiment #7, on three-phase transformerconnections, was only done in fall 2014 and it will be performed in the new hardware lab startingin fall 2015. Based on a summer 2014 senior design project, and using single-phase transformersthat were salvaged from the old lab, we are constructing new transformer banks on carts withwiring panels to support this experiment #7, and also to support research in the lab. This was themost complicated and lengthy software experiment, and will work better in the hardware lab.Figure 4: Finite Element Based Actuator Model Interfaced to a Drive Circuit and LoadFigure 5: Brushless

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

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Two Year College Division

projects, putting fun in programming fundamentals, largeclasses, engineering math, and research.2 As a result of these programs, retention to thesophomore year is increasing.Some engineering programs have a common curriculum for all freshmen and sophomore students Page 26.1384.2and then have students choose their major beginning their junior year. Since engineering studentsmay not have identified with a particular engineering major or engineering field of interestduring the first two years, they may become interested in other fields and leave engineering bytheir junior year. In this paper, the term “engineering” shall include both engineering

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Minorities in Engineering

thesuccess of each respective student “type” that will prove useful to faculty, staff, and practitionerswho work with Black male students in STEM.IntroductionThe nation strives to maintain a competitive edge internationally by contributing significant andinnovative advances in science/engineering. However, our postsecondary institutions are notproducing the number of graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) fields, necessary to keep pace with demand. To curb projected shortages, it isimperative that the country invests in developing and educating a talented pool of qualifiedSTEM graduates. It must do so with an increasingly racially/ethnically diverse society andcollege-aged population. Despite the high demand and

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Goodwin Roberts, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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Two Year College Division

. Page 26.296.147 “Occupational employment projections to 2018,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009.8 Langdon, D., McKittrick, G., Beede, D., Khan, B., and Doms, M., “STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future,” U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, July 2011. 9 Duda, A., “Still the People’s Colleges: The Demographics of the N.C. Community College System,” North Carolina Insight, May 2008.  10 Starobin, S.S. and Bivens, G.M. “The Role of Secondary School and Community College Collaborations to Increase Latinas in Engineering in a Rural Community”. New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 165, 2014.11 Nettles, M.T. and Millett, C.M. “Student Access in Community Colleges,” American Association

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxann Mackenzie Hayes P.E., University of Colorado, Denver

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Civil Engineering

pedagogy is the concept of an inverted or “flipped”classroom. Students complete the lecture portion of the class on their own time by using videolessons prepared by the professor, and utilize the textbook and other materials as a study guide.Then, classroom time is dedicated to a more “hands-on” approach. Flipped classroom activitiesinclude guided, independent practice or lab work, and group-based interactive learning activitiesor inquiries. Is a flipped classroom a better instructional technique to enhance student learning?This research project will help solve this question by comparing two sections of a class in astatistically valid manner during the same semester.In the Fall of 2014, two sections of junior-level CVEN 3602 – Transportation

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder ; Frederick A. Peck; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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. Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools.Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning

Conference Session

Computer-Based Games and Animations in Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob R Grohs, Virginia Tech; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech; Kiran Kelsey Bagalkotkar

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

identify behaviors, triggerevents, and possible means of automating the analysis. Several other metrics were identified butthe process to automate will require further research and study. For example, in watching videodata, our team noticed that for some individuals and puzzles, there were moments of insightwhich were characterized by a shift in seemingly random placement of objects with no success tosudden intentional rearranging leading to a solution. As an analogy, consider a crossword puzzleor Sudoku puzzle where filling in a critical clue or box leads to a rapid conclusion.Such behavior was noted in this study but writing code to automate this feature is outside of thecurrent project scope. The open source computer vision library OpenCV(http

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity CollegeDublin, The University of Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

students for jobs or as an individual Utilitarian Liberal Students as the least powerful members of academia need safe spaces to be themselves as Sharing Security well as spaces to engage with faculty in order to grow and develop. What we provide students as projects often does Actual Students and Societal Impact not match the lofty language we use to discuss Impact Student

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Willietta Gibson

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Environmental Engineering

and math-driven nature of engineering students.Intuitive learners prefer to investigate possibilities and relationships. These learners are morecomfortable with abstractions and mathematical formulations. Intuitive learners can use the casestudies to investigate “what if” scenarios in their projects. The sequential preference by thestudents would suggest use of cases that present facts where students can use well-establishedmethods such as laboratory procedures to solve a problem that could enhance learning. This isconsistent with the model we chose to use for the cases combined with the laboratory exercises. The majority of the students represented visual learners (95%). The mean score for verballearners was 6.8 and the mean for

Conference Session

Measuring Learning in Statics & Dynamics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meera NK Singh P.Eng, University of Calgary; Leszek Sudak P.Eng., University of Calgary; Philip Egberts P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Mechanics

Conference Session

Corporate Member Council Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jared V. Berrett, Utah State University; Cedale Sage Armstrong, Utah State University; Curtis G Frazier, Utah State University Eastern

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

) Underdevelopedhousing projects 2) Homeless and out-of-work individuals, and 3) Working class individualswith no higher education training.” In these living conditions, it’s presumed that kids from tribalreservations are incompetent or incapable of leaving home to pursue a higher education based ontheir poor socioeconomic status. The constant exposure of this attitude set forth by society haslong lasting, and in some cases severe, effects on the mental stability of young Native students.As a result, some students begin to believe that their chances of succeeding in the future are veryslim, so they often flunk out of high school and dismiss the idea of attending college altogether.This is a very damaging self-fulfilling prophecy that is very real to these

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Ann Thompson, Loras College; Danial J. Neebel PE, Loras College

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Install LabVIEW™ from the disk that came with your MyDAQ. Hopefully, you did this before coming to lab today since it takes close to 30 minutes to install. 2. While the install is running or you are just getting ready, go to the National Instruments website (http://www.ni.com/academic/students/learn-labview/) You will want to watch the following videos: a. LabVIEW™ environment Video. b. While Loop Video. c. Recommended: Programming Tools d. Optional: For Loops e. Optional: Case Structures 3. Build your first VI. Open “NI LabVIEW” and then “Create Project” and then a “new VI”. This will open up the “Block Diagram” and “Front Panel” windows. Write a

Conference Session

Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, University of Alaska Anchorage; Herbert P. Schroeder, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Matthew E. Calhoun, University of Alaska, Anchorage

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Paper ID #15288How to Develop Alaska Native STEM Students in Middle School and HighSchoolDr. Michele Yatchmeneff, University of Alaska Anchorage Michele Yatchmeneff is Unangax (Aleut) who grew up living a traditional subsistence lifestyle in rural villages along Alaska’s Aleutian chain. She earned a BS in Civil Engineering in 2005 and an MS in Engineering Management in 2009 at University of Alaska Anchorage. After earning her BS she began working in Alaska’s construction and engineering industry, specializing in water and sewer projects in remote villages across the state. She also worked as the Deputy Director of the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Tanya Faltens, Purdue University (Network for Computational Nanotechnology)

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Materials

, as the seminal article [18] has been cited over1000 times [19]. OVITO has also begun to be used as an educational tool. For example, theUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign uses OVITO in their computational materialsscience curriculum [16]. In the activity reported here, OVITO is utilized to help studentsvisualize crystal structures and manipulate unit cells, producing images such as those shown inFigure 1, of the FCC unit cell sliced on the (110) plane.A BFigure 1. Projection view of the (110) plane in an FCC crystal structure, created and displayedusing OVITO. Atoms are scaled to be space-filling, and the unit cell outline can be displayed orhidden. Figure 1A shows a view of the (110) plane

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles M. Ouellette, United States Military Academy; Luke Thomas Plante, United States Military Academy; Erick Martinez P.E., United States Military Academy; Benjamin Michael Wallen P.E., United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy

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the matter is theEarth’s capacity to sustain a burgeoning global population which makes increasing demands onlimited resources [5]. Projections of resource exhaustion continually change based onimprovements in technology and consumer behavior. In 2017, global resource consumptionovershot the sustainable rate of use of a year’s worth of the Earth’s resources by early August.This day, observed as Earth Overshoot Day, occurs earlier each year [6]. At the present rate, thehuman population will consume two years’ worth of the Earth’s resources that can be sustainablyreplenished each year by 2034. Thus, ensuring a healthy environment in the future requiresembracing environmental sustainability. We define environmental sustainability as the ability

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Rebecca Kramer-Bottiglio, Yale University

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Educational Research and Methods

, theteacher transitions to think about how to design for those characteristics. As part of the researchstudy, teachers were provided kits for soft robotic fabrication, which can be arranged in a varietyof configurations with different motion [19, 20]. However, based on the materials available,some of the design ideas may not be feasible. Subsequently, the teacher leads a discussion aboutmaterials and processes, balancing between creativity and feasibility. Following a demonstrationof how to safely work with silicone rubber and the mold kits, students work in pairs on thedesign project. They are encouraged to learn through two main channels: 1) via research on theinternet (sites such as www.softroboticstoolkit.com) and 2) via hands-on prototyping