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International Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatán Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI

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Education, 2015 Increasing the Number of Sponsored Mexican Graduate Students in Engineering Colleges in the United StatesIntroductionThe presence of international students in graduate degree programs in American universitiesbrings a variety of benefits to those institutions including developing international ties, securingfinancial resources, adding diversity to the intellectual pool of students and fulfilling a shortageof engineering talent in the US [1]. However, competition for recruiting these students hasincreased in the past few years with Australia, the UK and Germany attracting a large number oftalented students [1]. Several approaches have been reported to ensure the number of internationalstudents on campuses does

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Christine E King, University of California, Irvine

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thesuccess of the project. However, these mentors do not always identify appropriate projectsthat meet ABET guidelines, as this can be difficult without support from industry sponsorsand other outside mentorship.The purpose of this study is to examine whether industry sponsorship versus facult ymentorship based projects provide adequate support for senior capstone student teams. To thisend, the following research questions are posed: 1) what are the differences betweenmentorship guidance, availability, and student success in senior capstone courses for projectsthat are led by industry sponsors versus faculty mentors? 2) How do the identification ofprojects in industry sponsored versus faculty mentored projects align with ABET guidelines?In a highest

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Natalie Schaal, Loyola Marymount University; Meredith Jane Richter, Loyola Marymount University; Christian Tiong-Smith, Loyola Marymount University

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Engineering. At LMU, her main research areas are divided along two avenues: (1) numerical simulations of earthquake source physics, which relates to her graduate work, and (2) developing, imple- menting, and assessing the effectiveness of educational interventions that support student persistence in STEM.Ms. Meredith Jane Richter, Loyola Marymount University Meredith Richter is a mechanical engineering undergraduate student at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, CA. She is interested in peer-mentoring research because she is a female engineer striving to change the stigma and demographic makeup of STEM disciplines. She is currently involved in her senior design project, which focuses on using additive manufacturing

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Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael S Thompson, Bucknell University; Andrew Ciotola, Stadler Center for Poetry, Bucknell University; Daniel Mancusi, Bucknell University; Mark Yerger, Bucknell University; Adam B Gegg

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reading series and related programmingcomplement Bucknell’s academic program and otherwise bring cultural enrichment to campusand the Lewisburg region. In the wider literary world, the Stadler Center serves the Americanliterary community by providing time, space, and financial assistance for writers through itsfellowships and residential programs. Major funding for the Center comes from the family ofalumnus Jack Stadler ’40, other alumni gifts, and an endowment established by Professor ofEnglish emerita Mildred Martin.The brainchild of Stadler Center director Shara McCallum, the Poetry Path is the StadlerCenter’s public art project in the community. Inspired by New York City’s “Poetry in Motion”program,1 which displays poetry in MTA subway cars

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anahid Behrouzi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Daniel Kuchma, Tufts University

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) undergraduate classrooms when activeand collaborative instructional strategies are utilized; these are commonly referred to as inductiveteaching methods as compared to traditional lecture and discussion (deductive). However, thisdocument indicates that for more systemic change across STEM instruction, researchers need todevelop/evaluate pedagogical innovations that do not require substantial external funding ortime, and therefore can be easily adopted by other educators.1 This was one of the motivationsfor undertaking the study presented in this paper.The inquiry-based learning activities described in this paper address the necessity for engaging,student-centered experiences in the freshman civil/structural engineering curriculum with arelatively

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Size, Civility, and the Classroom Culture: Setting Class Tone with a Student-centered Perspective

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Calumet

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New Engineering Educators

faculty on how they can incorporate civility concepts into their subjects andclassroom management.Keywords: civility, soft skills, golden rule, culture, components of civility.IntroductionAn important role for faculty in every academic program is to provide students with the skillsnecessary for career success. In today’s competitive employment environment, proficienttechnical skills are a starting point for initial job opportunities. However, for sustained careersuccess, technical skills need to be supplemented by the ability to effectively interact with co-workers, customers, and other professionals.1 Often referred to as “soft skills,” universities needto provide training to engineering and technology students on these social or people

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Teaching and Advising Tools Using Computers and Smart Devices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso; Virgilio Ernesto Gonzalez, University of Texas - El Paso

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agents as shown in Figure 1. Due to all of the previously mentionedcharacteristics, a large gap in communication leaves a lot of room for the optimization of thisprocess. In order to optimize the advising process in the setting previously defined and keeping inmind a systems approach to this challenge, we are proposing the application of a multi-agenttechnique that will allow the students to take more control of their individualized advising. Thisproposed system is similar to the smart grid concept which was chosen due to the positivefeedback from the implementation of such distributed control systems5. In this context, thestudent tool becomes an agent and the program administrators become operators that provide(with certain flexibility

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Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexis Prybutok, The University of Texas, Austin; Anita D. Patrick, University of Texas, Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Mary Jo Kirisits, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

students.3 Though much research has been conducted on predicting what willlead students to pursue engineering, exposing P-12 students to engineering to foster interest at anearlier age2, and determining why students leave engineering4, few studies have been conductedon how undergraduate engineers who persist to graduation develop throughout their collegecareers. Thus, in recent years, the framework of engineering identity and the factors thatencompass it, based on previous research on physics and math identities, has been used as a lensto study engineering students.Engineering identity is both a subset of and affected by the larger student identity, which alsoincludes personal and social identities.1 Identity can be defined as how students

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International Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Gopalkrishna H. Joshi, KLE Technological University; Ashok S. Shettar, KLE Technological University

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Virginia Tech and KLETechnological University in Hubli, India to develop a first-year engineering program at KLETechnological University. A one-week workshop was held in June 2015 by one faculty and two PhDstudents from Virginia Tech for 25 faculty at KLE Technological University to (1) provide support in theform of shared experiences and knowledge for developing a university-wide first-year engineering course,(2) assist in the development of a Center for Engineering Education Research, and (3) initiate a real-timewatershed monitoring station in India based upon a station at Virginia Tech for supporting the first-yearcourse and collaborative watershed and engineering education research. Assessment of the one-weekworkshop included multiple surveys

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International Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Artem Bezrukov, Kazan National Research Technological University; Anna Sukhristina, Kazan National Research Technological University; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

foreign citizens areinvited as engineering students3,4.A structure of academic networks can be generally represented as a combination of partners(network nodes) and their joint activities (network links). An example of such a network isshown on Fig. 1.To develop a networking model for engineering university internationalization, we need tomake the following important considerations:  Internationalization of an engineering university is primarily an academic mobility, which involves such activities (network links) as enrollment of international students and hiring international faculty study abroad experience of its own students, joint conferences with foreign partners, international grants and publications and

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Multidisciplinary Outreach and Early Transdisciplinary Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

multidisciplinaryteam as key to their future careers.1 Most compellingly, quantitative results have revealed that allstudents who participated in the multidisciplinary course, compared to the monodisciplinarycourse, produced a better engineering solution as judged by external industry professionals.3,5Further, students in the multidisciplinary course performed better in utility, analysis, proof ofconcept, and communication skills. Multidisciplinary outreach efforts are less common but do exist in literature. One frequentlyused tool for multidisciplinary research is robotics, which is a topic that ordinarily requiresbackground in electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial engineering, andcomputer science. In robotics, working in

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Student Success III: Affect and Attitudes

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul M. Yanik, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University; Chip W. Ferguson, Western Carolina University

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Educational Research and Methods

, promotion of a collegial and vertically-integrated cohort8, and connection ofstudents with institutional resources to foster their success. The program, begun in fall 2014, ispresently in its second of four funded academic years.The program was populated during its inaugural semester by a diverse group of 27 students (10freshman, 9 sophomores, 8 juniors). Figures 1 through 3 show the percentages of students asclassified by gender, ethnicity, and major, along with comparisons to relevant groups at the hostinstitution. Students may select majors from electrical engineering (BSEE), mechanicalengineering (BSE ME), mechanical engineering technology (BS ET), and electrical andcomputer engineering technology (BS ECET). With regard to gender and ethnicity

Conference Session

Circuits & Systems Education I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole P. Pitterson, Oregon State University, Corvallis Oregon; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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basic to more advanced circuit concepts. This lack of formal prior knowledge hasthe potential to prevent students from being able to assimilate new material they come in contactwith when instructed about electric circuit concepts. Other impeding factors reported have beenthe influence of students’ prior misconceptions, the abstract nature of the content, inadequateinstructional strategies to provoke conceptual conflict and inadequate preparation of studentsfrom pre-requisite courses. However, a gap that still exists is the direct interaction between: (1)students’ prior knowledge, (2) the types of learning activities and (3) the design of the learningenvironment fueled by the decisions made by professors on how to teach circuit concepts.This

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Teaching and Learning Strategies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Reeping, Ohio Northern University; Kenneth J Reid, Virginia Tech

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bemeasured.Moreover, the ability to evaluate one’s course in the context of curriculum development can alsobe daunting. The task is made more streamlined using the First-Year Introduction to EngineeringCourse Classification Scheme, but this tool only quantifies the content (the objectives) of thecourse.1 Assessment and any associated performance metrics are not captured directly using thismethodology, so while the tool is useful for quantifying course objectives, its use as anassessment tool is limited – especially in the context of a curriculum review. Thus, byconstruction, the opportunity to remind the users to consider a one to one correspondencebetween the performance objectives and assessment is lost. Ensuring the balance of assessmentand objectives is

Conference Session

Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Gordon, Georgia Institute of Technology; Comas Lamar Haynes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Gary S. May, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

graduates. The research questions of interest: 1) Are doctoral recipients who participated in the FACES program more likely to gain employment in academia? 2) Are there differences in self-reported professional skills for former FACES fellows when compared to other URM doctoral recipients as well as to non-URM PhDs?Results demonstrate that FACES participants were over 2.5 times more likely to reportworking in a faculty or academic professional position than were the non-URM STEMgraduates, and were nearly twice as likely compared with URM graduates without theprogram experience. Additionally, on seven of a set of 15 knowledge, skills, and abilities

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A. Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

teaching materials thatcan be integrated into existing civil engineering courses. With collaboration among engineeringpractitioners, applied linguists, and engineering faculty at four universities, the project draws onmultiple perspectives to analyze writing and develop teaching materials. Phase 1 of the projectinvestigated differences between practitioner and student writing in a large collection of textsand identified the most serious student weaknesses. Phase 2 of the project, currently underway,develops materials to address those weaknesses and evaluates their effectiveness. Studentwriting after the use of the materials is assessed with multiple measures, including linguisticanalysis of specific language features and holistic evaluation of

Conference Session

Innovations in Advanced Fabrication Technologies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Radharamanan, Mercer University

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Manufacturing

-on projects over a period of 10 weeks (30-40 hours/week) in the lab environment, during 2015 Summer semester to complete the chosen projects.Three senior students (Ana Carolina Martins Rosa, Industrial Engineering; Victor Ferreira BispoSantos, Mechanical Engineering; and Benedito Adilson Domiciano Neto, Mechatronics/Automation Engineering) forming a multidisciplinary team worked on this project.The overall objective of this project is to design, build, test, and fly a quadcopter drone withinthe ten weeks duration of the academic training. This includes:1. Provide training to the student team in CAD softwares: use of 123D Design and MeshMixer to design parts;and 3D Printing and Rapid Prototyping: use of 3D printers (MakerBot Replicator

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George E. Meyer, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yufeng Ge, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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biomedical instrumentation uses electronic sensors, analogand digital circuits, computers and microcontrollers for scientific measurements and processcontrol. Instrumentation is used widely for commercial product development, testing, and basicresearch. The course described in this paper introduces basic measurement theory, applications ofinstrumentation and controls along with features of basic biological, environmental, andmechanical sensors. Sensors and transducers introduced include contact, non-contact, mechanical,thermal, optical, ultrasonic, and other devices.The topic areas of the course given 2015 are presented in Table 1. During the first five weeks, thereis an intensive introduction to the understanding of fundamental instrumentation

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Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark W. Steiner, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Junichi Kanai, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

multidisciplinary teams. This meant that they needed to have youngengineers who could effectively communicate with a broad cross-section of people 1.In response to industry demands, ABET developed a new approach to accreditation with ABET2000. The new approach had striking similarities to quality certification processes beingimplemented by the International Standards Organization with ISO 9000 2. ABET 2000 was lessprescriptive in terms of course content. A centerpiece of ABET 2000 was a broad set of learningoutcome criteria and the implementation of a culminating design course, which was establishedto help assess whether our young engineers met the student learning outcomes set out by thecriteria and to provide students with an open ended design experience

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida; John Pharo Morgan III, University of South Florida; Yan Wang, University of South Florida; Michelle King, University of South Florida College of Engineering; Blake A Burton, University of South Florida

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First-Year Programs

attend it. The grading for the classwas pass/fail.Engineering Living Learning CommunitiesThe College began a small engineering living learning community (ELLC) of 28 students in thefall of 2007. Two years later, in 2009, the ELLC was then moved to a newer more expensiveresidence hall in 2009 which had suite style rooms and was located close to the engineeringbuildings. That year the enrollment more than doubled (see Table 1). Due to limited residentialhousing there is no more room to expand the ELLC.Table 1. ELLC Enrollment and Overall Enrollment of First-Year Students Year # Admits ELLC ELLC 2007 440 28 6.4% 2008 479 27 5.6% 2009 363 71 19.6% 2010

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey and Universidad Andres Bello; Arturo Cristian Millan, Universidad Andres Bello; Mauricio Gonzalez, Universidad Andres Bello

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Engineering Physics & Physics

students’perception of the relevance of physics and mathematics to their professional career, which is, inthis case, engineering. In this study 232 students taking first and second year physics and mathcourses at a large private university in Chile participated. We used a Likert-scale instrument inwhich students chose from a “Totally agree” to “Totally disagree” scale of statements related torelevance of science and mathematics for future career and study. The results of this studydiscuss four aspects: 1) the students’ perceptions of the relevance of physics and mathematics ofscholar engineering and professional engineering practices, 2) the comparison of students’perceptions of the relevance of physics to that of mathematics, 3) gender differences on

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Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

paperfocuses on WERCware as an extended duration example of multidisciplinary undergraduateproject work, highlighting lessons learned by both students and faculty from the experience.I. Introduction: Contribution of Work & Case Study History leading to Lessons LearnedAs an opportunity for rich multidisciplinary engineering applications, social service applicationsare often overlooked. While benefits of service learning have been widely addressed in literatureon engineering education, only a few recent papers have proposed assistive technology as a focusfor undergraduate engineering projects.1-4 None address the need for a system that delivers socialservices remotely, as suggested here. This paper draws lessons from ongoing

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Dianna Newman, University at Albany - SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, Evaluation Consortium: University at Albany - SUNY; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; Satinderpaul S. Devgan P.E., Tennessee State University; Ali Reza Osareh, NC A&T State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University; Demetris L. Geddis, Norfolk State University

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additional experiments for conducting and analyzing the RL and theRLC circuits and all three revised experiments are now a permanent part of the Circuits ILaboratory. (Appendix A: Figure 1).Another example of the introduction of the ADB included the support for Ohms’ law moduleswhich were developed as an introductory lesson for students. Because most students understandohm’s law, these modules allowed students to focus on understanding how to use the ADB.Students are able to quickly build the circuit as they were forced to familiarize themselves withboard connections and computer interface. Once the students are comfortable with the boards, theyare able to move on to modules that reinforce the concepts covered in class. By the third module,students

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren E. Donohoe, Department of Electrical Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University ; Julio Urbina, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Tim Kane, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Sven G. Bilén P.E., The Pennsylvania State University - University Park

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, power systems, communications, computer hardware and software,signal and image processing, control systems, optics and lasers, and electromagnetics, amongothers — some are more commonly chosen by students than others.1 Electromagnetics is often perceived by students as being too highly mathematical,conceptual, and theoretical in nature.2 With a reputation of being difficult and demanding,electromagnetics has become one of the least popular undergraduate specializations withinelectrical engineering programs.3 Introductory classes in electromagnetics focus on the study ofMaxwell’s equations, the fundamental equations governing electromagnetism.1 The broader fieldof electromagnetics also encompasses antenna theory, radar systems, and the

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Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fernando Garcia Gonzalez, Florida Gulf Coast University; Janusz Zalewski, Florida Gulf Coast University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University

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Electrical and Computer

parameters. Excluding the limit of movement of each joint, therelationship between the joint angles and the position and orientation of the end-effector isdictated only by the D-H parameters and any two arms with the same parameters will have thesame relationship. That is why those and the joint limits are the only parameters the tool needs tospecify the arm. This results in the user being able to simulate any arm in the text book andfurthermore being able to enter the arm in just a few minutes. In Figure 1 the specifications forthe three DOF arm with two revolute joints and one prismatic joint (R2P) is shown entered intothe arm creation pane. The rendered arm in shown in Figure 2a.Figure 1: The control panel to create the robotic arm.IV

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Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Jatana Vathje , University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary

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Manufacturing

women to makerspaces. Jewelry is a common conversation topic between women, which means projects like thiswill evoke more dialogue between about the amazing intersection of creativity, design andengineering processes. Of course, this opportunity provides engineering undergrads of alldemographics the chance to work with their hands and exposure to methods and tools. One finalbenefit of maker projects in general is the inherent shift away from mindless consumerism due tothe effort that is put into crafting our own possessions.Maker Project Outline:1) Conceive Idea2) CAD design3) 3d print design4) Fill and polish printed object5) Create Silicone Mold6) Cast Precious Metal Clay into mold cavity7) Fire the object in the mini kilnNote: This process

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech

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Environmental Engineering

concept inventory-stylecognitive learning questions that have been developed by content experts for each course leveland are scaled using Bloom’s Revised Cognitive Taxonomy. Results from fall 2014 freshmencourse are analyzed and presented and results from both levels in the spring 2015 semester willbe included in the presentation.1.0 Introduction In 2008, the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) announced 14 GrandChallenges in engineering that are awaiting solutions in the 21st century. This list includes thechallenge to “Provide Access to Clean Water”1. Water is the critical resource for supplying foodand energy, safeguarding human health and maintaining national security. Increasing pressures

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney, Seattle University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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and societal decisions abouttechnology.”28 Macroethics can include issues such as sustainability, poverty andunderdevelopment, security and peace, social justice, bioethics, nanoscience, and socialresponsibility.5,17,28An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility by students is required foraccreditation of engineering degrees in the U.S.1 and globally. The New Zealand and UKaccreditation requirements have a greater emphasis on macroethical issues, such as a stand-alonerequirement for sustainability.20,32 Engineering disciplines have similarities and differences intheir ethical requirements. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is trying to increasethe ethical capabilities of students via the ABET civil engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Marjorie B. Bequette, Science Museum of Minnesota; Lauren Causey

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, the Making Connections project hasthree goals: 1) to better understand the perceptions people of color may hold about Making; 2)to better understand the culturally-embedded making practices that people of color may engagein, and 3) to leverage the themes identified in parts 1 and 2 to develop a range of museum-basedMaking activities that may be more inclusive of, and engaging for, members ofunderrepresented communities. In this paper, we focus on the first two goals of the project, andpresent preliminary findings from our exploratory data.Theoretical FrameworkWithout doubt, the ubiquity of creation and innovation across cultures positions Making as anactivity with nearly boundless potential to connect people from all communities to

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

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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

students [1]. That is,the application of skills learned in one class to a in a different discipline. For example, studentshave difficulty translating skills learned in math classes to solving problems in physics classes [2].As engineering educators, we are called to assist students’ integration of material across thecurriculum [3] [4]. The ability to transfer knowledge to new situations requires students must workthrough Bloom’s domains to develop these intellectual skills [5]. This laboratory experience isdesigned to show “real world” applications to assist in moving students from the knowledge andcomprehension to application and synthesis.The authors determined that laboratory courses were ideal opportunities to include experiences toassist