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Measuring Learning in Statics & Dynamics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanics

styles using the Felder-Soloman index of learning styles (ILS) survey.The analysis shows that there are program-specific systemic barriers hindering student success.Furthermore, the learning style survey results indicate that student learning could improved byadopting a more balanced approach to teaching. Associated learning tools, specific to thedynamics curriculum, designed to address the learning outliers are suggested.1 IntroductionThe Schulich School of Engineering (SSE) at the University of Calgary consists of fivedepartments (Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Geomatics, and Mechanical Engineering) and offersspecialized majors programs such as Oil and Gas. All students in the SSE take commonengineering courses in the first year of their

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Steven Brill, New York University; Jared Alan Frank, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. He received NYU Tandon’s 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2014 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distinguished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Dis- tinguished Teaching Award at NYU. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU Tandon’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have in- cluded 3 edited books, 7 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 55 journal articles, and

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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Minorities in Engineering

difference between Black students who activelyparticipated in a local NSBE chapter and those Black students who were not active NSBEmembers. The research questions for this study are the following: 1. What effect does NSBE membership have on graduation rates at the university? 2. What are students’ perceptions of the impact of participation in NSBE?Theoretical framework The theoretical framework of social integration is rooted in Durkeim’s seminal work onsocial conditions, and is described as the extent to which individuals participate in a broad rangeof social relationships13. The results of studies in medicine suggest that social integrationdecreases an individual’s susceptibility to depression, recurrence of cancer, and

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International Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Ashok Ranade, EE Collaborative

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International

critical than ever for all the economies. It requirescompetent individuals, and capable institutions to nurture those individuals. We need to identify,assess and develop entrepreneurial competencies of individuals and identify requirements, assessand develop capabilities of institutions to meet those requirements in order to breed successfulentrepreneurs (Figure 1). This paper concentrates on identifying competencies of individuals. Individual * Identify Competencies * Assess * Develop Successful

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi; Saed Talib Amer, The Petroleum Institute, Abu Dhabi

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

. Sustainability is an important issue for any organization in thetwenty first century and has become an integral part of the engineering practices and policies.Engineers have a critical role to achieve this with sustainable development. Engineers should notignore the challenges and opportunities that arise from the needing sustainability development,and sustainability is a key driver for new directions in engineering all the way from design tomanufacturing. Systems thinking, problem-finding, visualizing, improving, creative problem-solving and adaptability are the six types of cognitive abilities that engineering students need todevelop as identified by the Royal Academy of Engineering [1]. All the above mentionedrequires an understanding of multiple

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kent J. Crippen, University of Florida; Chang-Yu Wu, University of Florida; Treavor Boyer, University of Florida; Trisha de Torres; Maria Korolev, University of Florida; Philip J. Brucat, Department of Chemistry / University of Florida

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Plans for additional re-design of the model and further study are discussed.Introduction The current number of engineering students is not adequate for meeting the needs of theprojected workforce and research suggests that the profession is not attracting a diverse studentpopulation1. In the U.S., the dropout rate has been reported to be in the range of 40%2. Twoattributes characterize engineering majors: (1) they are disproportionately male, and (2) thosethat graduate are more than likely to have declared engineering as their major when theymatriculated to college (i.e. students are not likely to change their majors to engineering). Undergraduate engineering in the U.S. is in need of reform that addresses the retention ofa

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin J. Reagle, George Mason University; Oscar Barton Jr., George Mason University; Kenneth S. Ball P.E., George Mason University; Sharon A. Caraballo, George Mason University; Abe Eftekhari; Rodolfo Napisa

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First-Year Programs

Admission Compact The GMU-NOVA Dual Admission Compact for Mechanical Engineering is designed tooutline a pathway from a successful completion of the Associate of Science (A.S.) degree inEngineering to the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Mechanical Engineering. Dualadmission status consists of non-degree status at GMU for students who are full-time degreeseeking students at NOVA. Access into the Compact is established using the followingeligibility requirements: 1. Plan to earn an Associate of Science (A.S.) degree from NOVA Community College 2. Plan to pursue the Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in GMU School of Engineering within one year of completing the A.S. degree 3. Have earned 18 or fewer transferable college credits

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Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Andreas Jattke, Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge

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Engineering Management

Engineering Education, 2016 An Innovative Approach to Offering a Global Supply Chain Class for Engineering Managers in an International ContextIntroduction to International Context in Higher EducationThere is a growing movement in higher education institutions in the United States as well as inEurope to encourage students to study abroad. The reason for this is so that students can get earlyexposure to different cultures and experience the intricacies and challenges of working withcolleagues from different countries and varying cultures.1 Additionally, ABET Outcome h statesthat a student should be able to experience the broad education necessary to understand theimpact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context.2

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Graham Harrison, EIT, Elizabeth City State University; Mark Vincent Long, Elizabeth City State University

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Instrumentation

mounted to aircraft components and acted upon by a force. The real-time signals,received from strain gages, will be in turn transferred to LabVIEW software program in order tocalculate and plot strain and stress values. Comparing the relationship of the stress and straindistribution curves proves the effectiveness of the experiment.TheoryIn order to simulate this process, the theory of pure bending will be utilized to obtain engineeringstrain values from a specimen under a specific load. Pure bending will allow a section of thespecimen to undergo a constant bending moment, due to the absence of shear forces within thespecific section. Figure 1 shows a specimen in pure bending set up, as well as the associatedshear and moment diagrams4. As

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

experience a “transfer tax” burden in terms of the time andmoney lost when student lose credits as a result of their transitions.13RESEARCH QUESTIONSStudent veterans experience diverse pathways into and through higher education; the relevanceof their military experiences to their field of study in higher education is equally diverse. Fewstudies provided detailed insights into their educational experiences. The following researchquestions guide our qualitative investigation of the experiences and pathways of student veteransin engineering:1: Why do veterans pursue a Bachelor’s degree in engineering?2: How do military experiences shape student veterans’ educational experiences?3: What are the experiences of student veterans in engineering education?4

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Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vicky Fang, Cedarville University; Sam L. SanGregory, Cedarville University; Clint Kohl, Cedarville University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

teachingapproaches.For instance, in the paper “New Approach for Teaching a Microcontrollers System DesignCourse for Engineering Technology” [1], a project-based method is described. The class isinstructed to use the “Dragon 12 prototyping card” to implement a group of specified projects.The same group of projects is required of the whole class. Instructions on how to implementthose projects are also given to the class. The projects were carried out on pre-made prototypeboards not from scratch by the students.In the paper “Creating a Realistic Embedded System Design Experience for ComputerEngineers” [2], a student-designed project method is presented. The project design platform isagain a completed prototype board. Like all the projects that use prefabricated

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Burwell-Woo, Cañada College; Ray Lapuz, Canada College; Tracy Huang, Cañada College; Nicholas Langhoff, Canada College

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

matter knowledge of student participants is also discussed. The paper further highlightsbest practices that have been developed at the STEM Institute host college to assist otherinstitutions in developing a similar program to increase subject matter knowledge as well asinterest and self-efficacy in STEM.1. IntroductionIncreasingly publications describe our nation’s compelling need for “home-grown” STEMprofessionals while at the same time condemn the lack of preparedness of most graduates forthese jobs. Experts are also concerned that that the aging workforce and a reduced labor poolwill impact professionals available for the federal STEM workforce.1 Moreover, despite high

Conference Session

Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Randall G Bock, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Manufacturing

of the White House Office of Science and TechnologyPolicy said in a 2010 speech at the New York Hall of Science [1]: “After all, we wouldn’t teachkids how to play football by lecturing to them about football for years and years before allowingthem to play. And if education is about the ‘lighting of a flame not the filling of a pail’—weshould be putting the tools of discovery, invention and fabrication at the fingertips of everychild—inside and outside of the classroom.”The maker culture typically emphasizes “informal, networked, peer-led, and shared learningmotivated by fun and self-fulfillment.” [2] It has grown up outside of formal learning structures,but many educational institutions are now actively seeking ways to adopt this culture

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ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Matin Meskin, University at Buffalo; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

toperform Data Analysis. Confidentiality of the end users’ data is protected by mutual trust.Maintaining trust and security is paramount. Individual consumers are rightfullyconcerned about potential data breaches. Because users are typically unfamiliar withrigorous industry standards, utilization of such systems must be accompanied by adetailed explanation of the protocols in place that ensure data security, hence education(including consumer education) is an important part of any large-scale deployment3, 4.An intermediary known as a XMPP Service Broker is used to authorize access for users,applications, and devices to exchange information. Figure 1 represents this informationexchange. XMPP also provides built-in security, which includes encryption

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Canino, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

order to ensure progress, future research on the flipped classroom should employcontrolled studies that objectively examine student performance throughout a semester, with bothtraditional and concept-inventors style problems."1 Therefore, this research study wasconstructed to satisfy this statement to the best of the author's ability.Study DesignTwo sections of thermodynamics were taught by the author during the same semester. Studentsin one section were taught using the flipped classroom pedagogy, while students in the secondsection were instructed using the Think-Pair-Share methodology. There were 20 students in theflipped section with class periods on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00 am to 12:15 pm.Students in the flipped classroom watched

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Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devin R. Berg, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Tina Lee, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the world’s wealthiest citizens. 1 In response, a moremodern vision for engineering education promotes “a world where all people have access to basicresources and knowledge to meet their self-identified engineering and economic developmentneeds.” 2 By providing students the opportunity to explore the engineering curriculum as it appliesto the challenges of globalization, population explosion, resource depletion, and so on, we arepromoting and contributing to a more socially aware and responsible profession: “Addressing theneeds of clean water, sanitation, energy, shelter, etc. is no longer an option for the engineeringprofession; it is an ethical obligation. Both engineering practice and engineering education needto be considered.” 3

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Technology-Related Educational Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Sai Yuen, University of California - Riverside; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, University of California - Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California - Riverside

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Computers in Education

 questions, with 73% earnestly attempting 80%­100%.  Only 1% of students blatantly "cheat the system" by earnestly attempting less than 20% of questions. Thus, the heartening conclusion is that students will take advantage of a well­designed learning opportunity rather than just quickly earning points.  We noted that earnestness decreased as a course progressed, with analyses indicating the decrease being mostly due to tiredness or some other student factor, rather than increasing difficulty. We also found that analyzing per­question earnestness can help question authors find questions that need improvement.  In addition to providing results of our earnestness analysis, this paper also describes the style by which the learning questions were made

Conference Session

Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lea K Marlor, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

engineering and technology needs, a more diverse pool of students mustbe attracted to major in science and engineering.To address this problem, a push has been made to recruit students from community colleges totransfer into a bachelor program, majoring in STEM. Community colleges have a diversepopulation to pull from, 57% are women, 14% are African American/Black and 16- 20% areHispanic.2,4 The national transfer rate in 4-6 years for students enrolling in community collegewith the intention to transfer to a bachelor program is between 25-39% and efforts are needed toincrease this transfer rate.4Past studies on increasing the diversity of engineering have focused on social cognitive careertheory.1 Within this framework, researchers have examined the

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John C Nesbit, Simon Fraser University; Li Liu, Simon Fraser University ; Qing Liu, Simon Fraser University; Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman

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Computers in Education

systems has never been greater.1 ITS have been developed for a wide range ofsubject domains (e.g., mathematics, physics, biology, medicine, reading, languages, andphilosophy) and for students in primary, secondary and postsecondary levels of education.Although most ITS have been developed by researchers and never deployed outside thelaboratory or the single university-level course for which they were designed, there are examplesof mature systems that have been deployed more widely and extensively evaluated.2, 3Like previous reviewers1, 4, 5 we have adopted a definition of ITS that emphasizes studentmodeling as an essential characteristic. We identify an ITS as any computer system that performsteaching or tutoring functions (e.g., selecting

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Douglas Muir, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

become a valued resource for business incubator programs throughout Virginia and her success as a business consultant is reflected in the successful outcomes of her clients. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Beyond "The Innovator's DNA:" Systematic Development of Creative Intelligence in an Engineering Entrepreneurship ProgramIn a seminal paper published in the Harvard Business Review in 2009 and titled “The Innovator’sDNA,” Dyer, Gregersen, and Christensen argue that there are "five discovery skills thatdistinguish the most innovative entrepreneurs from other executives." The specific skills theyidentified through their research were (1) associating, (2) questioning, (3

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony W Dean, Old Dominion University; Connor Schwalm, Old Dominion University; Patrick Sean Heaney, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University; Yuzhong Shen, Old Dominion University; Jennifer Grimsley Michaeli P.E., Old Dominion University

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

skilled technical areas, both in the classroom and “on-the-job”, todevelop system level expertise in their respective technical disciplines. Key components of theprogram include: (1) establishing a mechanism for outreach and recruitment; (2) providingleveling, tutoring, mentoring, and support for students; (3) teaching and learning through provenpedagogical practices and through sound academic advising; (4) partnering with the DoDcommunity to facilitate student career placement in the DoD STEM workforce; (5) providingworkforce development for DoD STEM professionals. This paper will discuss the academicchallenges that student veterans face while in higher education and the current STEM pipelinesas students move through their college to

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Susko, University of California, Santa Barbara; Ilan Ben-Yaacov, University of California, Santa Barbara; Tanya Das, University of California, Santa Barbara; Lubella Lenaburg, University of California, Santa Barbara; Francesco Bullo, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

staff advisors. Each advisor meets with two teams over a one hour“cohort” meeting once per week to discuss progress of the project. The teams come preparedwith a short slide deck (1-5 slides) detailing the progress made in the past week. Lectures areonce per week and serve the purpose of reinforcing the design process by introducing techniquesfor project management, research, design process management, sketching, ideation, prototypeplanning, photography and videography skills, effective presentations and writing skills.The Electrical Engineering capstone course consisted of 6 projects. Five of these projects weresponsored and defined by industrial partners, and 1 was industry sponsored but competitiondefined (SpaceX Hyperloop Pod). The course

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PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Suhan Yao, Iowa State University; Peter Tarmo Savolainen, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

instructors. These benefits caninclude increased learning gain3,4, flexibility5-15, increased interaction with peers and theinstructor6,8,9,12,13,16-22, improved professional skills20,23, and increased student engagement andpreparation9,13,25,26. Based, in part, on the potential benefits identified in previous studies, ajunior-level transportation engineering course was converted into a flipped format. This paperaims to investigate student perspectives on various components of the course. In particular, thefollowing research questions will be addressed. 1. Are students prepared to take a flipped course? 2. What are student perspectives on a flipped transportation engineering course?Course DescriptionCE 355: Principles of Transportation

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Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Inman, INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering Education; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 26.814.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Gender Bias in the Purchase of STEM-Related Toys (Fundamental)IntroductionMotivationWhile there has been much research dedicated to the issue of underrepresentation of women inengineering fields and collegiate programs, the potential causal factors of this phenomenon havelargely been considered institutional and the result of unfair bias (both in employment andincome) against women in these technical positions [1]. However, other recent research indicatesnot institutional factors but resource availability as the primary source of workplacediscrimination against women in technical fields [2]. Among these resources is the developmentof

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Fundamental: Metrics & Assessment for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science; Yoonkyung Oh, Pennsylvania State University; Muhammad Faiz Shams, Museum of Science; Jonathan D Hertel, EiE/Museum of Science; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(EiE). Our goals were, and are, to (1) Increase children’sknowledge about engineering technology, and their skills in solving engineering problems; (2)Support teachers to improve their ability to teach engineering and technology; and (3) toadvocate for the inclusion of engineering in elementary schools1.Engineering is new in elementary school classrooms. Teachers and administrators want to know,before adopting new curricula, what evidence exists that it works. Does a curriculum helpstudents achieve a better understanding of the problems and processes of engineering? Does itsupport them to become more skilled in engineering and science practices as laid out by the NextGeneration Science Standards2? Does it contribute to students’ understanding

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Shelby Gilbert, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tony Anthony Barringer, Florida Gulf Coast University; Anthony M. Hyatt; J. Web Horton; David Hinds

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Minorities in Engineering

high school students’ future outlook on STEM by increasing theirexposure to opportunities in STEM careers, and improving their math skills. A committee of five(5) people was formed. The committee highlighted the objectives of the 2014 summer camp, aswell as, the long term goals of the program. The committee members also created a curriculumfor the program. A copy of the daily schedule is presented in Appendix 1. The camp acceptancecommittee set criteria including a minimum GPA of 3.0. Each participant must have beenrecommended by appropriate personnel from a school and/or community agency. Theapplication was designed in such a manner that the applicants were required to write a shortessay about extra-curricular activities in which he/she is

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ECCD International Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linkoping University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineering.The investigation of industry needs was mainly carried out by two senior students at the Mastersprogram with experience and skill in similar investigations under supervision of an AssociateProfessor at the university, and by the author of this Paper. It was decided to perform theinvestigation using a combination of questionnaires and semi-structured interviews.To cover a wide range of companies, 30 companies in three categories were included: 1. Manufacturing industries using a lot of energy, e.g. paper and steel industries (examples: Ovako, Sandvik, SSAB, Holmen Paper). 2. Energy producers/owners of power plants and small companies working with e.g. renewable energy or technologies for energy savings (examples: Vattenfall

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Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenahvive K. Morgan, Rowan University; Mario J. Leone, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

toincrease the number of female students in the college of engineering, as well as their retentionthrough to graduation. It has been observed that an increase in the interest in wearableelectronics coincided with a rise in the numbers of women in engineering programs. This wasfound at MIT in the late 20th century at the Media Lab.1 Maggie Orth, one of the women whowas drawn to the MIT Media Lab during this time, later went on to found the InternationalFashion Machines, which creates e-textile products.2 Limor Fried, who was also a product ofMIT during this time, went on to become the owner of Adafruit Industries, a maker of wearableelectronics.3 Also at Adafruit Industries is Becky Stern, Director of Wearable Electronics.4 Shehas been well known for

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering reportpublished by the NSF, with significant variance by subfield.1 The proportion of womengraduating with a bachelor’s degree in computing disciplines has decreased. 1 In 2012, the U.S.Congress Joint Economic Committee affirmed that, “Women’s increased participation in theSTEM workforce is essential to alleviating the shortage of STEM workers” in the United States.2The ASEE Diversity Task Force has identified increasing the percentage of undergraduatefemale students to 25% by 2020 as a strategic goal.3 Explanations for the continuedunderrepresentation of women include the impacts of the social structures of society, educationand the professions on women’s participation, as well as the

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Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darinka del Carmen Ramírez , ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey); Pablo Moreno Ramírez, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

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Chemical Engineering

sustainable thinking is a challenge for education in engineering, but it is essential tothe personal and professional development of an engineer since the demand for labor requires Page 26.1125.2engineers with professional practice, knowledge, and ability to make decisions to meet every daychallenges in their work field. These decisions involve aspects of Sustainable Development (SD)1 like: “the development that satisfies the needs of the people today without compromising thefuture generations”2. The resulting situation at the universities today is that SD integration isoften limited to some specific courses (depending on the lecturers) and that