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DEED Melange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University

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Design in Engineering Education

CourseAbstractEngineering Design is a project-based first-year student course that introduces systematicengineering design methods. Using the engineering design cycle, students are walked througheach phase of the cycle using real world examples. Two faculty members introduced asustainability theme into the existing project-based course to around 180 students (approximatelyone third of the incoming freshman). With the university’s mission to become a more sustainablyaware campus, this piloted theme synchronized well with long term goals. Thematicsustainability lessons that focused on water, materials, and alternative energy technologies wereintroduced throughout the course alongside traditional methods used to teach the engineeringdesign cycle and culminated with a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

director of the Problem Solving Research Group, whose 50+ collaborating members include faculty and students from several universities, as well as industrial representatives, military leaders, and corporate consultants.Dr. Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Daniel M. Ferguson is the recipient of three NSF awards for research in engineering education and a research associate at Purdue University. Prior to coming to Purdue he was Assistant Professor of En- trepreneurship at Ohio Northern University. Before assuming that position he was Associate Director of the Inter-professional Studies Program and Senior Lecturer at Illinois Institute of Technology and involved in research in service learning

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Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Masoud Naghedolfeizi, Fort Valley State University; Sanjeev Arora, Fort Valley State University; Nabil A. Yousif, Fort Valley State University

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Nuclear and Radiological

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Developing a Minor Program in Nuclear Science and EngineeringAbstractThe Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Fort Valley State University (FVSU)has recently developed an academic minor program in Nuclear Science and Engineering forstudents majoring in science, technology, mathematics, and engineering (STEM).The minor program is structured around four courses that will feature progressively moreadvanced topics, and hands-on laboratory-based projects and experimental analysis. Thesecourses are: a two-course sequence in Nuclear Science and Engineering with laboratorycomponents, a course in nuclear radiation, and an introductory course in health physics.This paper describes

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WIED: Medley

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed M. El-Sherbeeny, King Saud University

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Women in Engineering

University), why it is almost absent, as well as the different academic, job-related, and cultural justifications for this phenomenon. It also subjectively compares it with similar models existing in nearby gulf countries, as evidenced by the superior performance of female engineers in recent GCC engineering competitions. This paper finally proposes a plan of action possibly utilizing current education technologies that could be taken to promote engineering education in Saudi Arabia. Key words: Engineering, Education, Saudi Arabia, GCCIntroductionSaudi Arabian higher education currently holds in its 25 public universities1 one of the largestnumber of students in the Middle East, now exceeding an impressive

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yan Xu, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. IntroductionResearch in engineering education over the past 15 years has shown that US undergraduateengineering student enrollment in decline while the demand for qualified engineering graduatesis expected to increase1. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts a 22% growth injobs for fields related to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) between2004 and 2014 (U. S. Department of Labor, 2005)2. It revealed that fewer than 40 % of studentswho enter college intending to major in a STEM field complete college with a STEM degreetoday3. The engineering graduation rate is even lower for Texas Higher Education institutions4.Research by ACT indicates that fewer than one in five 12th graders have both high interest inSTEM and high

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Todd P. Shuba, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ji Hyun Yu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mindy Hart, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. He was a co-recipient of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in En- Page 24.826.1 gineering and Technology Education and the recipient of the ASEE Chester Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education. He is a fellow of ASEE and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Investigation of High School Pathways into Engineering (work in progress)AbstractA significant effort has

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering education. Fosteringinnovation is also a national goal, as addressed by President Obama’s Strategy for AmericanInnovation, which acknowledges innovation as the heart of U.S. economic growth (NationalEconomic Council, Council of Economic Affairs, & Office of Science and Technology Policy,20117). As we conclude the second year of this five-year project, we used both synthesis andempirical studies to examine engineering students’ views of innovation and abilities to innovateas well as educators’ ability to teach and assess the development of these abilities. Our researchso far has identified a critical problem. Innovativeness, though an essential attribute needed forengineers, is not one that resonates with the engineering

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Hani Mehrpouyan P.E., California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, CSUB STEM Affinity Group

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

University, Canada in 2010. From 2010-2012 he was a Post-Doc at the Department of Signal and Systems at Chalmers University of Technology where he lead the MIMO aspects of the microwave backhauling for next gener- ation wireless networks project. He was also a visiting scholar at the University of Luxembourg in 2012, where he was involved in research related to interference cancelation for next generation satellite commu- nication links. Since August of 2012 he has been an Assistant Professor at the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering at California State University, Bakersfield. Dr. Mehrpouyan has received more than 10 scholarships and awards. He has more than 30 publications in prestigious IEEE Journals and

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer E. LeBeau, Washington State University; Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Noah L. Schroeder, Washington State University; Brian F. French, Washington State University ; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Howard P. Davis, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, Washington State University Dr. Davis received degrees from The Evergreen State College (BA 1976), WSU (BS 1981, MS 1988) and the University of Oregon (Ph.D. 1993). He is currently the Director of the Harold Frank Institute at WSU. He has been the president and CEO of IPM, a medical device company and Total Dynamics LLC a software company. He is also on the board of directors of Developing World Technologies, a company started by former students of the capstone class that he teaches. His interests include engineering and en- trepreneurship pedagogy and assessment, technology development and clinical applications of biomedical instrumentation

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9938Issues Surrounding a Heutagogical Approach in Global Engineering Educa-tionDr. Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University In her 20 years of experience as an instructional designer, media specialist, IT consultant, faculty mem- ber, and technology leader, Dr. Yakut Gazi has worked at higher education institutions in the US, Qatar, Turkey, and Spain. Prior to joining TAMU Engineering as the Assistant Vice Chancellor for Engineering Remote Education in September 2013, she led the distributed learning and classroom technology oper- ations at Texas A&M University-Central Texas and worked at A&M’s branch

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, University at Buffalo, SUNY Deborah Moore-Russo is an associate professor in the Department of Learning and Instruction in the Graduate School of Education at the University at Buffalo. Her primary research interests include spa- tial literacy and the use of digital technologies and physical manipulatives in engineering, science, and mathematics education.Dr. Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Ann F. McKenna is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering & Computing Systems in the College of Technology and Innovation at Arizona State University (ASU). Prior to joining ASU she served as a program director at the National Science Foundation in the Division of Undergraduate Educa

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International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly

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International

resultingsemantic map documents the relationships among engineering global preparedness and threeother broad categories, some of which are particular to engineering education and others thatmay be applied to other higher education contexts concerned with global preparedness. Inaddition to global preparedness, the remaining three categories are international contextualknowledge, personal and professional qualities, and cross-cultural communication skills andstrategies. The results of this research are intended to inform both engineering and internationaleducation.IntroductionRapidly advancing technologies, global economic integration, and hyper-connected communitieshave profoundly affected the landscape of the engineering profession and as a consequence

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Rhonda K. Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; John W. Nicklow, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

leadership trainingprogram and teach them how to use this valuable engineering tool as a future technical leader.Participants in Southern Illinois University Carbondale’s (SIUC’s) Leadership DevelopmentProgram (LDP) are community college transfer students that are seeking a Bachelors of Sciencedegree in an engineering or technology discipline. They have expressed an interest in developingtechnical leadership skills and were selected for the scholarship and training program through acompetitive process that examined their leadership achievements prior to being selected. Therehave been a total of 32 students participate in the program since fall 2010, with 12 in the currentgroup. There has been a total of 42 participants since the start of the program

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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

deepappreciation of the interrelationships among basic knowledge, technological advance, and humanneed”. Although classroom work is part of the major structure for achieving these goals, thecurriculum includes an interdisciplinary (ID) project during the junior year and a senior yearresearch project in the students’ major. In the past 15 years, students completing one or more ofthese projects abroad have made our program one of the largest in engineering education in theUS. More than half complete their ID projects at one of our 30 project centers throughout theworld as part of our Global Perspective Program (GPP). Most students complete their senior yearproject on campus, but global participation is growing. In chemical engineering about 20%participate

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Design Across the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aruna Shekar, Massey University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10806Project based Learning in Engineering Design Education: Sharing Best Prac-ticesDr. Aruna Shekar, Massey University Dr Aruna Shekar is a Senior Lecturer in Product Development at the School Engineering and Advanced Technology, Massey University, Auckland, New Zealand. She has lectured in the areas of product in- novation processes, methods and management, since 1994. Prior to this she has worked for Cadbury Shweppes, Australia, and Telecom in New Zealand. She has won awards (a gold medal for her masters) and presented at national and international conferences. In 2003 she received her PhD in Product Devel

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stacy S. Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8493STEM Summer Institute Increases Student and Parent Understanding of En-gineeringDr. Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University Dr. Stacy Klein-Gardner began as the Director of the Center for STEM Education in April 2011 just as the Center began. An engineer by training and in her ways of thinking, she received a BSE in biomedical and electrical engineering from Duke University in 1991. She then earned her M.S. from Drexel University in 1993 and her Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from Vanderbilt University in 1996. Dr. Klein-Gardner’s career focuses on K-12 science, technology

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

. Prince M, Felder RM. Inductive teaching and learning methods: Definitions, comparisons, and research bases. Journal of Engineering Education. 2006;95(2):123-138.9. Angelo T, Cross P. Classroom assessment techniques: A handbook for college teachers 2nd ed. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass; 1993.10. Blackburn R, Lawrence J. Faculty at work. Baltimore, Maryland: The Johns Hopkins University Press; 1995.11. Friedrich K, Sellers S, Burstyn J. Thawing the chilly climate: Inclusive teaching resources for science, technology, engineering, and math. In: Robertson D, Nilson L, eds. To Improve the Academy: Resources for Faculty, Instructional, and Organizational Development. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass; 2009.12

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Models of community engagement practices

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Scott Bates, University of Utah; Karen J. Krapcho, University of Utah; Crystal Orantes, University of Utah

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Community Engagement Division

includes patent attorneys, professorswho have commercialized their research and engineering alums who work both in research anddevelopment and for small companies that help people develop new technologies. The eveningends with a mingling event designed to give attendees the opportunity to interact with peoplewho create and invent new technologies. The Engineering Ambassadors help coordinate theevent by planning and developing new activities and finding people from the university andcommunity to participate as inventors. In addition to developing new activities for Meet an Inventor Night, the EngineeringAmbassadors are working to assemble check-out kits based on the modules that are used inclassrooms. These activities are documented in the

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WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Rae Volpatti, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A. Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Lauren M. Byland, University of Pittsburgh

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Women in Engineering

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Implementation of a Sexual Harassment Workshop Targeting Female Engineers While sexual harassment (SH) of women in male-dominated fields was the focus of muchresearch after the publication of Catharine MacKinnon’s 1979 book, Sexual Harassment ofWorking Women: A Case of Sex Discrimination, investigations within this field have becomemuch less frequent in the past decade. Nevertheless, SH continues to be considered an importantobstacle in the retention and success of women in science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM). The workshop developed and implemented as described in this study helped educatefemale engineering students on how to recognize

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Tom Merrill, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10013Organ-izing the engineering curriculum with biomedically related learningmodulesDr. Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University Dr. Stephanie Farrell is an Associate Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University (USA). She obtained her PhD in Chemical Engineering from New Jersey Institute of Technology in 1996. Prior to joining the faculty at Rowan in 1998, she was an Assistant Professor of Chemical Engineering and Adjunct Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Louisiana Tech University until 1998. Dr. Farrell has made contributions to engineering education through her work in experiential learning, focusing

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Teaching Communication I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald S Harichandran, University of New Haven; David J Adams, Technical Communications Consultant; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Amy Thompson, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Erdil, University of New Haven Nadiye O. Erdil is an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering and Engineering and Operations Man- agement at the University of New Haven in Connecticut. She earned her B.S. in Computer Engineering, from Bogazici University, Turkey, M.S. in Industrial Engineering and Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems En- gineering from Binghamton University. Her research interests include use of information technology in operations management, quality and productivity improvement by using statistical tools and techniques, and design and implementation of quality management systems in healthcare delivery operations.Dr. W. David Harding, University of New Haven W. DAVID HARDING is a Professor of

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science; Jonathan D Hertel, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science, Boston; Muhammad Faiz Shams, Museum of Science - EiE; Chris San Antonio, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

look at trends in attitudes in the teacherpopulation towards teaching Design, Engineering, and Technology (DET), and is referred to asthe DET Teacher Survey. The authors found that elementary teachers were less interested inteaching DET than teachers of upper grades, that less experienced teachers were less interestedin teaching DET, and that women saw DET as more valuable to their students than men. A laterre-evaluation of the DET instrument with a new sample of teachers suggested a newinterpretation of factors but was largely consistent with the original instrument [3].An additional 2011 research study using the DET Teacher Survey sampled only elementaryschool teachers. With a sample of 192 teachers drawn from teachers who volunteered

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Thomas William Richardson, Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence; Himangshu Shekhar Das, Jackson State University; Donald L Hendon

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Ocean and Marine

Paper ID #9032A Coastal/Ocean Engineering Graduate Project: Evaluation of HurricaneProtection ConceptDr. Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University Robert W. Whalin, Ph.D., P.E. is Professor of Civil Engineering College of Science, Engineering, and Technology, Jackson State University. He serves as Director, Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Dr. Whalin led the new School of Engineering through a highly successful accreditation evaluation by the ABET. He oversaw completion of design, con- struction and occupation (in 2009) of a new 90,000,000 square foot

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Jenny Li, Kean University; Patricia Morreale, Kean University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

studentsfor future software engineering courses. The two concepts are integrated developmentenvironment (IDE) and basic software testing. We observed the students’ progress and found thaton average students can program similar projects 80% faster after learning and using the twosoftware engineering concepts. 1. Introduction Introductory software programing is an important first-year course that brings students to thedoor step of the CS major, which we consider as a CS1 course based on the definition given in[1]. It is also a requisite course for many students majored in Science, Technology, Engineeringand Math (STEM). The majority of the curriculum of this course is to teach a specificprograming language without any introductory concepts of

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FPD 3: Retention

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F. James Boerio, University of Cincinnati; Joni A. Torsella, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

curriculum which previouslyincluded no common engineering courses taken by all of the engineering students.During the 2012-2013 academic year, three first-year engineering courses designed to providestudents with a hands-on experience with engineering and with a link between engineering andthe required mathematics and science courses were introduced. The three courses consist of anintroduction to engineering course called Engineering Foundations and a two-course sequencecalled Engineering Models I and II, which introduces students to MATLAB® as a computing toolfor solving engineering problems. All three courses are required for all engineering andengineering technology majors, are 2 credit hours, and meet once a week for lecture (55 minutes)and once

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State University; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #8411Industry Based Senior Projects and the Four Pillars of Manufacturing Engi-neeringDr. Christopher P. Pung, Grand Valley State UniversityDr. Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University Dr. Hugh Jack is a registered professional engineer currently teaching Product Design and Manufacturing at Grand Valley State University. His areas of interest include automation, controls, and robotics. Page 24.741.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014Industry Based Senior Projects and the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Opening General Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qu Jin, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

programs, a critical first step is to understand the entrepreneurialinterests and characteristics of undergraduate engineering students as compared with studentsmajoring in business. Comparing these two groups of students suggests some of the ways thatbusiness-based courses might be modified for an engineering audience. In addition, someentrepreneurship programs are designed to service engineering and business majors;understanding how these students compare in terms of entrepreneurial interests andcharacteristics would allow for a better designed course for both groups of students. Nabi et al.have reported that business students showed higher entrepreneurial intent than did engineeringand technology students, based on their survey of undergraduate

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

these issues.Development and Growth of Design Thinking in a Team EnvironmentAll aspects of design is being recognized and taught today in most institutions as a team processwith socio-technological dimensions.(13) One practical reason is that ABET general engineeringcriteria target the social aspects of engineering education at several levels. In addition to criterion3(c), “an ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs,” criterion 3(d)addresses the need to function on multidisciplinary teams, criterion 3(f) social and ethicalresponsibilities, criterion 3(g) communication skills, and criterion 3 (h) addresses global andsocial impact. Constructivist theories of learning, irrespective of the subject matter

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Nelson, Iowa State University

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Aerospace

hardware platform. Bymaintaining the same Arduino form factor, we are also able to take advantage of a number ofexisting shields that allow us to carry out a variety of missions. Page 24.1171.2High altitude balloons have been used in several educational institutions for teaching students inthe area of STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) and Iowa State University (ISU)is no different. High altitude balloon flights allow our aerospace engineering students to design,build and fly spacecrafts that will experience near space conditions at a fraction of the cost of afull space based mission. We are able to use this to educate students by

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Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Harry B. Santoso, Utah State University

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Design in Engineering Education

problem is solved. It is acomplex process that depends on and influences students’ understanding about themselves asthinkers and learners, and usually precedes and follows cognitive activity. Butler found that astudent’s understanding of a learning activity is grounded in productive metacognition abouttasks associated with students’ thoughtful planning, self-monitoring, and selection of appropriatestrategies to accomplish task objectives [1]. Metacognitive skill plays a particularly critical rolein real-life or open-ended tasks, such as solving ill-structured design problems.Metacognition is critical to the self-evaluation of one’s knowledge and abilities [2], which isessential in mathematics [3, 4], science [5, 6], technology [7, 8], engineering