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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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First-Year Programs

, Learning Outcomes, Project-based Learning (PBL).1. IntroductionThe role of introductory courses in engineering is commonly acknowledged to be extremelyimportant for student engagement as well as retention.4 The introductory courses in engineeringgenerally serve the purpose of raising student awareness about engineering careers and theengineering curriculum while trying to excite and motivate them by using hands-on activities,projects, etc. The core learning objectives of the introductory courses involve activities thatentail application and understanding rather than higher level cognitive outcomes involving Page 24.854.2design and analysis. An

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Engineering as a Professional Calling

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #9903Engineering and Engineering Education as Spiritual VocationsMs. Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Julia Thompson is a PhD candidate in Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her current research is focused on service-learning partnerships in engineering education. She also does extensive research in global engineering education, and has an interest in how to integrate Quaker process in engineering design. Julia received her undergraduate BS in chemical engineering from UC Berkeley, and worked as a energy consultant for a few years before starting her doctoral studies.Mel Chua, Purdue

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Seri Park

Module III aims to develop an entrepreneur view in theA. Module I: Inverted Classroom overall engineering economics curriculum. Specific plans Concept of inverted classroom is a key element in this include:proposed work. Research has shown that active learning breeds  Link Risk Management topic with the Entrepreneurship.the best retention rates [1]. However, in order to do the type of  Semester-long group project assignment focusing on a newactive learning proposed, the instructors must engage the product invention. Tasks will include but not limited to:principles of inverted classroom by recording lectures which o Market survey, feasibility analysis

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sohum A. Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Kerri S. Kearney, Oklahoma State University; Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #9437A Platform for Computer Engineering EducationDr. Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Sohoni is an Assistant Professor in Engineering and Computing Systems at Arizona State University’s College of Technology and Innovation. Prior to joining ASU, he was an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University. His research interests are broadly in the areas of computer architecture and perfor- mance analysis, and in engineering and computing education. He has published in ACM SIGMETRICS, IEEE Transactions on Computers, the International Journal of Engineering Education, and Advances in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anirudh Roshan Sriram, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karthik Ramani, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

self-exploration ofproblems by:  Providing an environment that facilitates the integration of engineering analysis and engineering design by allowing users to explore different design options in early stages even before the detailed designs are made  Stimulating an environment for design-analysis exploration, in which questions like „what-if‟, „why‟, „what‟ and „how‟ will be more effectively answered through on-the-fly simulation and visualization.  Allowing better understanding of practical situations through solving problems, where conventional equations do not apply, and also beyond “toy” textbook problems.  Enabling the transition from a model of education that is teacher-centered and passive to

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International Division Technical Session 9

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

/administrative commitment.13Despite the diversity in types of pedagogical strategies, the research on the impact of theseapproaches for students’ preparedness for global workforces has been limited.7 In contrast,however, researchers have identified many challenges associated with the implementation ofinternational experiences in engineering programs: limited capacity of an already content-fulland highly sequenced curriculum, high costs to implement globally focused programs, and therisk of delaying graduation when international experiences are included as a degreerequirement.7, 14 These challenges indicate that a more comprehensive and integrated approach toenhance development of global preparedness in engineering students is necessary to meet

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R. Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny Ph.D., Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University; William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Sean Maass; Candace K. Chan, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.833.1 He is the primary programmer of the AIChE Concept Warehouse and his current focus is on its continued development, specifically creating and integrating Interactive Virtual Labs.Dr. Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Paper ID #10148 Debra Gilbuena is a postdoctoral scholar in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State University. Debra has an M.BA, an M.S, and four years of industrial experience including a position in sensor development. Sensor development is also an area in which

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BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John V. Tocco JD, Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering

, they do not have specific PMBOK5 correlateprocesses and were omitted from the matrix. Specialization, however, does play an importantrole in accreditation and is an integral outcome because, along with Breadth, it identifies CEManagement as a top tier course and one of the civil engineering subdisciplines needed foraccreditation. As previously provided, the description of Outcome 15: Specialization for thelevel of achievement selected by faculty, is as follows: Apply specialized tools or technologies to solve problems in traditional or emerging specialized technical areas of civil engineering.The ability to satisfy Specialization is conditioned on the use of “specialized tools ortechnologies” in the execution of the course, a

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Dianna L. Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

electrical engineering students in upper division courses thathave a few select hands-on activities distributed throughout the semester will also be studiedwhere a comparison between depth of learning of topics with a hands-on component and topicsthat are taught in a traditional theoretical lecture format will be carried out. An assessment tool to Page 24.282.3determine the concerns and insights of faculty who are responsible for courses in which hands-onlearning activities have been integrated and courses that have a mobile hands-on companion labcourse is under development. The goal is to determine the set of resources and support that

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Curtmola, New Jersey Institute of Technology; John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Levelle Burr-Alexander, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

explore ways inwhich Cloud Computing technologies can be leveraged to improve classroom instruction, hasbeen developed to support the educational component of the NSF CAREER grant awarded in2011 to Dr. Reza Curtmola at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. The goal of the programwas twofold: first, to expose high school teachers to the concept of Cloud Computing and thetechnologies associated with it, and second, to help teachers develop curriculum units based onCloud Computing technologies that can be integrated into different high-school subjects.Sixteen high-school teachers participated in the program. The participants’ teaching areasspanned a wide array of subjects ranging from Computer Technology, Math, Physics andChemistry, to Human

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K-12 Computer Science and Computational Thinking Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R. Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; David Torres, Northern New Mexico College

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

/engineering earned in the United Statesduring the last twenty years shows that less than 20 percent of graduates account forunderrepresented minorities which place this population in great disadvantage with other ethnicgroups. Given that New Mexico is a state with high percentage of underrepresented minorities,the Department of Engineering at Northern New Mexico College through the support of GoogleInc. and the National Science Foundation has organized and developed Computational Thinking(CT) workshops and activities for K-12 teachers and pre-service teachers during the last twoyears as an approach to increase the awareness of Computer Science among K-12 students inNew Mexico. The curriculum developed in the workshops have provided teachers andpre

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

education; and mathematical thinking.Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation Marisa Wolsky is an Executive Producer at WGBH Educational Foundation with over 20 years of expe- rience turning STEM content into entertaining and educational media. Ms. Wolsky is the Principal In- vestigator for the NSF-funded series Design Squad, for which she oversees all aspects of the production, translating its engineering content into entertaining across many platforms. She is also Senior Producer for the NSF-funded preschool science series Peep and the Big Wide World, responsible for managing its production and working closely with the series’ advisors to oversee the implementation of Peep’s educa- tionally rich science curriculum

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael L. Jones, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

obstacles to their Page 24.871.2intended activity.   1  An overview of project-based learning in engineering education Problem-based learning pedagogy has a long history in medical education, wherePBL has increasingly been integrated into core curriculum, even in more conservativeeducational institutions [2, 10]. Medical PBL encourages collaborative investigation ofmedical cases, where students take the lead on case research and resolution and facultyplay an expert advisor role. Meta-analysis of PBL effectiveness studies suggests themove to PBL has shown weak

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The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Cohen, Lafayette College; Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

sports projectiles. She is the co-author of an innovative textbook integrating solid and fluid mechanics for undergraduates.Dr. Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College Dr. Kristen Sanford Bernhardt is Chair of the Engineering Studies Program and Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Lafayette College. Her expertise is in sustainable civil infras- tructure management and transportation systems. She teaches a variety of courses including sustainability of built systems, transportation systems, transportation planning, civil infrastructure management, and Lafayette’s introductory first year engineering course. Dr. Sanford Bernhardt serves on the American Society of Civil Engineers

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

for Engineering Education, 1976.4. V. Subbian and F. R. Beyette “Developing a new advanced microcontrollers course as a part of embedded systems curriculum,” IEEE/ASEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2013, pp. 1462-1464.5. V. Subbian and C. Purdy “A hybrid design methodology for an introductory software engineering course with integrated mobile application development,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2014.6. V. Subbian and C. Purdy “UnLecture: A novel active learning based pedagogical strategy for engineering courses,” ASEE Annual Conference, 2014. Page 24.1301.11

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University

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Engineering Management

Engineering (COE)wanted to teach eight of 10 courses. With the help of the Provost, a compromise was reachedallowing the COB to teach three of 10 courses while COE taught seven of 10 courses. Therevenue for the three COB courses goes entirely to the COB with all administrative costs coveredby the COE. In addition to the quality of the COB courses, another benefit of having three COBcourses in our engineering management program has been enhanced student enrollments. Ourprospective students are very impressed with the COB courses in our curriculum. I would verystrongly advise others who may be considering the development of an engineering managementprogram to work with their COB early on during the proposal phase to reach a compromiseregarding both

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2014 ASEE Zone 4 Conference

Authors

Mudasser Wyne; Alireza Farahani

impact of our preparation for ABET accreditation on the curriculum as well asassessment process. We also include an overview of our assessment process, assessmentinstruments and curriculum changes.IntroductionNational University (NU), an independent, nonprofit institution of higher education, hasdedicated itself to providing educational opportunities to a diverse population of working adultlearners since 1971. The School of Engineering, Technology and Media (SETM) at NationalUniversity was established in July 2002, and has attracted a current student body of over 1300whose profile generally mirrors that of the university itself. NU, the second largest private non-profit university in California, has over 23,000 mainly non-traditional students

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K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Crehan, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Donal Canty, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

offormal educational settings4. Contemporary values underpinning the nature of STEM basedsubjects’ places greater focus on preparing students to be active participants in society. It istherefore the role of STEM educators to motivate students to explore and establish what is ofvalue to them and in turn to increase the capability of students to critically engage in andhave an impact on society5, 6.In Ireland, proposed change at lower post-primary level (Junior High, 12-15 year olds) aimsto move towards a more design focused curriculum, where the focus of education is on theneeds of the student to develop competencies and not driven by the need to perform in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

by instructors to meet their preferredobjectives. Therefore, while they may be prerequisites to second-year courses, first-yearengineering programs are not necessarily integrated into an engineering curriculum. Further,since they are often designed with little consideration for best practices in introductory coursedesign, overall outcomes and content vary widely. This leads to the issue of course developers“reinventing the wheel,” considering successful models are not adequately disseminated. Theproblem is further exacerbated by a lack of definition for first year models. Despite a developerknowing what they want in a course, he or she may not be able to find a course with similaroutcomes with nothing more than "first year engineering" as a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Muhittin Yilmaz, Texas A&M University, Kingsville (TAMUK); Selahattin Ozcelik, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Nuri Yilmazer, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Reza Nekovei, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

institutions. However, since Hispanics are less likely to earn engineeringor engineering technology degrees15, forestry robotics engineering design can reach out morebroadly with minority groups by integrating robotics with forest or agricultural applications.This presentation describes the design, construction, and evaluation of an autonomous forestryrobot development by a student team and associated engineering design enhancements of arobotics curriculum. The robot design took place as part of the robotics curriculum that wasdeveloped as well as offered by Electrical Engineering and Computer Science as well asMechanical and Industrial Engineering Departments at Texas A&M University-Kingsville(TAMUK), a minority serving institution, and was

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Abdullah Konak; Gül E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan E. Esparragoza

ofEngineering graduates. In fact, the lack of professional skills in pedagogical initiatives.project teams has been identified as one of the top contributors tothe high failure rate of complex engineering projects. As a Beard et al. [3] suggest that an assessment plan to evaluateresponse, academic programs have incorporated professional curricular efforts that aim to integrate professional skills intoskills in their curricula, which led to the challenge of assessing the programs should include standardized rubrics for targetedrelevant student development appropriately. This paper proposes courses in addition to comprehensive exit

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

., Tavener, S., Voss, K. Armentrout, S. Yaeger, P. and Marra, R., 1999, "Using Applied Engineering Problems in Calculus Classes to Promote Learning in Context and Teamwork," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 12d5-14.3. Barrow, D.L. and Fulling, S.A., 1998, "Using an Integrated Engineering Curriculum to Improve Freshman Calculus," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Conference, Seattle, WA.4. Hansen, E.W., 1998, "Integrated Mathematics and Physical Science (IMPS): A New Approach for First Year Students at Dartmouth College," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 579.5. Kumar, S. and Jalkio, J., 1998, "Teaching Mathematics from an Applications Perspective," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Plouff, Grand Valley State University; Nael Barakat, Grand Valley State University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

of the co-op program as the primary vehicle forassessment of this learning outcome provides the additional benefits of curriculum andassessment input by industry constituents who work directly with the students.Curriculum OverviewThe School of Engineering at GVSU offers a bachelor of science in engineering degree withmajors in computer, electrical, interdisciplinary, product design and manufacturing, andmechanical engineering. The majors share a mostly common set of foundation courses, and eachundergraduate major is a secondary admission program. Criteria for secondary admission includecompletion of all foundation courses with a grade of „C‟ or better and maintaining an overallgrade point average of 2.70 or higher (on a 4.00 scale).All

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor; Francine K. Schlosser, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

recently awarded University of Windsor’s Golden Jubilee Professorship in Business. Page 24.912.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Modern Engineering Sandwich: Management, Globalization and Entrepreneurship on Top of Product DevelopmentIntroduction As globalization leads to an internationally integrated production and consumption ofgoods, cultural products, and services, local and national identities are challenged. Globalizationcreates challenges and opportunities for companies providing goods or services. The coursediscussed in this paper reviews the impact

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Lethia Jackson; Courtney Lamar; Quincy Brown; Velma Latson

workshop to disseminate curriculum teachers to practice or develop lesson plans for integrating themodules that high school teachers (teaching primarily AP technologies for classroom usage.computer science and introductory programming courses) can A. Our Modelimplement in the classroom that provide students with anexposure to the versatility and applicability of the The first phase of our model focuses on helping teachers toprogramming skills they have learned throughout the school learn the technologies in an active learning environment.year. Educators can use the modules from the workshop to They participate in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; Bassam H. Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

of New Mexico. In this capacity, he is responsible for overseeing curriculum and training development, teaching short courses, and coordinating the scheduling and registration of COSMIAC and NSF courses. Mr. Kief has a B.S. and M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of New Mexico. He has published and taught in the areas of digital and programmable logic, satellite design and in verification and validation of systems. He is also an IEEE senior member.Mr. Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College Mr. Bassam Matar is a ”fun and challenging” guy who clearly gets things done and loves his work. He is a 22-year veteran engineering faculty in the Maricopa Community College District. After 11 years of

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon M. Grainger, University of Pittsburgh; Gregory F. Reed, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

, teaching activities, and related pursuits include advanced electric power and energy generation, transmis- sion, and distribution system technologies; power electronics and control technologies (FACTS, HVDC, and MVDC systems); renewable energy systems and integration; smart grid technologies and applica- tions; and energy storage. Dr. Reed has over 27 years of combined industry and academic experience in the electric power and energy sector, including engineering, research & development, and executive man- agement positions throughout his career with the Consolidated Edison of New York, ABB Inc., Mitsubishi Electric Corp., and DNV-KEMA. He is an active member of the IEEE Power & Energy Society and the American

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

support and minimal risk;• Including members of the K-12 community, education and learning science community, as well as industry on department and college curriculum committees; and• Integrating the design experience vertically by including K-12, freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and graduate students in engineering design projects; among others.However, one particular solution for engineering recruitment and retention is to train teachers inSTEM areas so that they can intercede while students are still young. Many universities conductsummer programs for middle and high school students; however, little has been done to train K-12 teachers. This paper documents the efforts to increase STEM awareness of pre-serviceteachers through a one-week

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Track 2 - Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

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

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Faculty Development

-cultural communication”1.The importance of preparing engineering students to deal with ever-increasing globalization hasbeen well-documented by engineering societies and accrediting agencies2, 3. As per an AmericanSociety of Civil Engineers (ASCE) publication, global education should also emphasize “ways toprosper within an integrated international environment; and meet challenges that cross cultural,language, legal and political boundaries while respecting critical cultural constraints anddifferences”2. The Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outcome hcalls for engineers to have a “broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context”3.Global