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Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Young-Jae Lee, Morgan State University

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graduate study and career development. Our experiences have convinced us of the effectiveness of this setting, which can not only retain students’ vigorous interests and enthusiasm, but also enhance their employability in today’s job market. 1. IntroductionParticipation opportunities in funded research projects are an important factor in attractingtalented graduate students. Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fieldsplay an important role as an economic engine for today’s economic development. Indeed, thecompetitiveness in STEM fields is basically considered as a benchmark for the country’s globalcompetitiveness. In the United States, the Federal Government has set up various policies and setaside funds to

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Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Derek M. Yip-Hoi, Western Washington University; Jeffrey L. Newcomer, Western Washington University

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undoubtedly being filled by graduates fromMechanical Engineering programs. There are efforts under way to infuse these curriculums withmore manufacturing content.1-2 However, this is a difficult strategy to follow. The advances inmanufacturing technology particularly those driven by new materials and processes,computerization, the Internet, wireless and portable computing, and globalization aretransforming in ever more fast-paced ways, how goods are manufactured. Keeping up with thesechanges requires not only a dedicated manufacturing curriculum, but ones that are customizableto local and regional manufacturing influences.To address this need in Washington State, a new manufacturing engineering program has beencreated at Western Washington University

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Kathrine E. Johnson; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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own sense of what should be taught in calculus, which guided their teaching,assignments and examinations.There was agreement about what c text should be used, and a common syllabus was on file. Yet,as a result of both growth and lack of coordination between instructional faculty, a situation haddeveloped by 2005-6 which students, the mathematics department, and others recognized asbeing problematic. At that time, from a student’s perspective, it appeared to matter more, “whoyou took,” than “what you learned” in terms of their chances of passing the course.1 This wassupported by pass rate data; the average pass rate in 2005-6 was 51% and ranged from 30% to90% depending on who taught the course.2 The variation in pass rate was a confounding

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International Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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comprises four unique components: (1) using technology for access to learningmodules, (2) taking advantage of the residential environment and delivering content in a flippedstructure, (3) utilizing service learning by building on community needs for engineeringproblems, and (4) iteratively developing the curriculum in close concert with teachers andstudents. This course is currently designed for out-of-school youth at a residential children’stransition center located in western Kenya in a peri-urban agricultural area outside a major urbancenter. We apply backward design2 in developing the curricular priorities and content to bedelivered based on the learning objectives defined along with the center director and students.The course aims to prepare

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Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; David W. Watkins, Michigan Technological University

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average, although about 20% of individualsexperienced substantial shifts of more than 10%/yr. This study suggests considerable attention tothe design and implementation of service experiences will be needed to yield the interculturalengineer.1. IntroductionOur world is increasingly interconnected economically, socially, politically, environmentally —as is the work landscape. Whether working with international colleagues, for an internationalemployer, with international clients, or simply with people experiencing a different upbringing,today’s engineers will encounter a multicultural reality more diverse than past generations. Whileacademia may have been able to talk about such global shifts, competitive industry has moved tocapitalize on them. As

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Patrick McGuire P.E., Lafayette College; Jeffrey David Helm, Lafayette College

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separated for convenience ratherthan some requirement of mechanics. Constitutive stress-strain relationships can be skillfullyapplied in a numerical model developed using the finite element method or finite differencemethod to reasonably predict the behavior of soil and soil-structure interaction1; however, astudent needs to believe what they are seeing is “true” in order for the teaching tool to beeffective. Soil behavior previously observed in the field or in the laboratory can be expressed in avariety of ways including charts, as shown in Figure 1, and photographs, as shown in Figure 2.These ways of illustrating soil behavior can help student appraise the reasonableness of theories

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan E. Canney P.E., Seattle University; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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ability for engineers or theengineering profession to help others (professional ability), and recognizing the importance ofincluding social considerations in the engineering design process (analyze). The third realm is amerging of the first two and focuses on professional feelings of obligation to help others(professional connectedness) as well and examining the costs and benefits of engaging in suchacts of engineering service (costs/benefits). Figure 1 shows a conceptualization of the PSRDM. Page 26.1710.3Figure 1. Professional Social Responsibility Development Model10Engagement in service forms a critical component of the PSRDM with respect to

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pete Hylton, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Wendy Otoupal-Hylton, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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-Level,” and is the most commonsecondary school completion qualification.1 A-Levels require studying an advanced levelsubject over a two year period and sitting for an examination at the end of each year. Moststudents anticipating university studies, work toward three or four A-Level subjects during years12 and 13 of their secondary education. A-Levels are recognized by UK universities as thestandard for assessing the suitability of applicants for admission to bachelorette studies. Itshould be noted, however, that the United Kingdom is actually made up of four countries(England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland) operating under one crown monarch. They areallowed to set their own laws and standards. Thus, there is some disparity between how

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Multidisciplinary Teamwork

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University

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tocommunicate what or whom is performing the action,1 thereby emphasizing the active role of theresearcher in qualitative research. Hence, the rest of this paper is written in first person, activevoice. The study is the first author’s dissertation project, so “I” is used; the second author is thedissertation advisor, who contributed to the intellectual development of the project but did notperform the actual research tasks.This particular qualitative research study borrows from ethnographic, narrative, and case studyresearch. This paper will describe the first author’s process for collecting multiple sources ofevidence, an important element of all three research traditions, in order to answer the researchquestion.2–4 The paper will then present the

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundemental and Evaluation: Embedded Programs in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Halil Yeter, Texas Tech University; Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University

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-based teaching methods and Socratic questioningtechniques. The instructional design includes integrating STEM skills with those ofcommunication, teamwork, critical thinking, active learning and leadership. Teacher trainingincludes a three-step curriculum with the following project targets; i. Tsiolkovsky: Production of a rocket that can lift a 1 pound payload a mile high ii. Oberth: Production of a rocket that can break the speed of sound, reaching 10-13,000 feet. iii. Goddard: Production of a rocket that carries a research payload 19 miles high and is launched at White Sands Missile Range. At the Tsiolkovsky step, the teacher training is focused on implementing the curriculum,locating and acquiring the needed

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants

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and student services in higher education. One of his great- est strengths lies in analyzing data related to student learning outcomes and, therefore, to improving institutional effectiveness. His work with MIDFIELD includes research on obstacles students face that interfere with degree completion and, as well, how institutional policies affect degree programs. His group’s work on transfer students, grade inflation, and issues faced across gender and ethnicity have caused institutions to change policies so that they may improve. Awards and publications may be found at https://engineering.purdue.edu/people/russell.a.long.1.Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University

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Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Kerrie Pieloch, Suffolk University; Emily Shamieh, Latino-STEM Alliance

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. Surveys of the student attendees as well as some of the presenters wereperformed to assess various measures of self-efficacy. Surveys indicated that the event wassuccessful in promoting self-efficacy.IntroductionThis paper discusses the Robotics Competition and Family Science Fair for grades 4-8 sponsoredby the Latino STEM Alliance, which was held at the end of the school year in an inner cityneighborhood in Boston.. In it, we will discuss the motivation for this event, its planning, itsexecution, its assessment, and next steps in the partnership between Latino STEM Alliance andSuffolk University.BackgroundEvidence has shown that robotics programs can encourage interest among underrepresentedgroups and others in studying STEM 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; James L. Wilson, Texas A&M University; Peter Seth Hamilton; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Prasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M University

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partnerships form the local community. In thislarge public institution, the college of engineering established a 20,000 square-footmakerspace in 2013 solely dedicated to engineering undergraduates. The facility offersstudents access to: 1) fabrication equipment such as 3D Printers, CNC and manual lathesand mills, and electronic circuit board fabrication; 2) microcontrollers and sensors; 3)collaborative spaces which include studio, conference and meeting rooms; 4) wide rangeof software tools to support engineering analysis, and 5) experienced professional staffable to guide student’s use of equipment and tools. Students utilize facility resources forcurricular activities such as capstone design projects, multidisciplinary project basedelective courses

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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inengineering curriculum specifically developed for elementary students, in part, because of therecent the Next Generation Science (NGSS) Standards.[1] Prior to NGSS, forward thinkingeducators across the nation had already found ways to engage students in engineering thinkingand practice in their classrooms.[2] However, engineering knowledge and practice is not restrictedto classroom experiences. Students often have knowledge and perceptions about whatengineering is and what engineers do that is informed from their out-of-class experiences. Inorder to design effective curriculum and pedagogies, we must seek to understand how theseconceptions are formed through lived experiences, how they impact student learning, and howthey manifest in the lives of

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Student Teams, Groups, and Collaborations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maya Rucks, Louisiana Tech University; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; David E. Hall, Louisiana Tech University

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design teams is ongoing. Thesethemes will help to understand how students view the impact that they can have as futureengineers. Redesigning curricula and analyzing recruitment techniques to encompass particularthemes may help to attract and retain more students in engineering. In this study, groups that hadan equal number of males and females were more likely to design a socially conscious projectthan groups that were mostly male or mostly female.IntroductionFreshmen engineering students at Louisiana Tech University take a series of three engineeringproblem solving courses as part of the Living with the Lab experience [1]. The third courseculminates in an open-ended design project. Students spend about five weeks selecting,designing, and

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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Christe, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Brian J Wisner, Drexel University; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Antonios Kontsos, Drexel University

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understood to drive an increase in their representation in this labor market segment. With (1-3)minority groups currently accounting for the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population ,American global technical leadership and economic vitality will increasingly depend on minority (4)demographics succeeding in science and technology fields . However, minority and femalestudents face particular challenges in university settings, often finding themselves one among few,if any, in STEM courses . Freshman and sophomore “gateway” courses typical of STEM

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Software and Programming

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anurag Goswami, North Dakota State University; Gursimran Singh Walia, North Dakota State University

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Computers in Education

reflection by calculating individual pre and post reflection inspection performanceand by taking class average for undergraduate and graduate students. The results show that postreflection, inspection understanding and performance increases for both undergraduate andgraduate students.2. BackgroundThis section describes the fault-checklist based inspection technique and its steps along withvarious other fault detection techniques that are used to detect and report faults.Inspection, as described by Fagan12, is a systematic technique to examine a software artifact indetail. Evidence showed the benefits of inspection on artifacts developed at different phases of Figure 1. Fault types in the fault checklist formsoftware

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Wang, Arizona State University; Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo

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teaching pedagogy isbriefly introduced in the background section. Its implementation in the freshman introduction toengineering course is described next, followed by the assessment and results. Lessons learnedand recommendation for future improvement is presented next, followed by conclusion.BackgroundTeam-based learning is a flipped classroom teaching methodology that is different from otherforms of collaborative or cooperative learning. There are four essential elements of TBL5: 1. Teams must be properly formed and managed. Diverse and permanent teams of five to seven students are required. 2. Students are held accountable for pre-class preparation and contributing to teamwork during class. 3. Students are given frequent and

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Training)Introduction A casual scan of department websites in the college of engineering at most universitiesreveals an obvious imbalance in the ratio of male to female professors. According to datacollected by the National Science Foundation, women were conferred roughly 40% of doctoraldegrees in STEM fields from 2002-2012, yet in 2010, women accounted for only 27% of tenure-track assistant professorships in engineering.1 While the gender gap in STEM fields remains anongoing discussion,2-4 programs that provide resources and support for female engineeringdoctoral students interested in pursuing academic careers may help to address this gap. The causeof this ‘leaky pipeline’ is likely the culmination of several factors including

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University; Kathryn R Pynn, Syracuse University

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in2013, an existing engineering seminar course was transformed into a project based learning(PBL) engineering course, following previous success with curricular revision in a math coursefor the bridge program. The goals for the PBL course included: 1) establishing meaningfulfaculty-student interactions during the program, 2) introducing first-year students to real-worldengineering projects and problem solving, and 3) enhancing the students’ enthusiasm forengineering, effective teamwork, and attitudes towards persistence in Engineering and ComputerScience. Our results show that the design of this course had a significant positive impact onstudents’ interest in their majors, their attitudes about persistence in Engineering and ComputerScience, and

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

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. The union representing poultry workers are concerned with theincreased work requirements since the injury rate in this sector exceeds a third higher than theaverage for all manufacturing industries (59% of line workers already have carpal tunnelsyndrome at line speeds of 70 to 91 birds a minute). The students developed an educational gamewith at least three variables (independent) affecting quality (positive and negative) and ethics.Figure 1 illustrates one such game board. The objective of this game is to "maximize" companyprofit while improving quality by selecting TQM variable percentages (increasing or decreasingvalues) for the three independent variables chosen namely, Production Rate, Inspectors, andEmployees. The game is designed

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Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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lives, theopportunities for careers are expanding rapidly. A major challenge of this field is the trainingand education of a new generation of skilled workers. This paper studies different approachesthat are used by different institutions of higher education to integrate nanotechnology conceptsinto their curriculum.IntroductionNanotechnology is the science, engineering, and technology that deals with various structures ofmatter that have dimensions on the order of a billionth of a meter. Nanotechnology is the abilityto observe, manipulate, measure, and manufacture things at the nanoscale, which is about 1 to100 nanometers. While the word nanotechnology is new and was introduced in the late 1970s,the existence of functional devices and

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Ana Alanis, University of Texas, Pan American ; Jose Luis Chavez Jr., The University of Texas, Pan-American; Joel Guadalupe Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan American; Ricardo Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan-American; Haidy Enid Soto, University of Texas, Pan American

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assistance to other sites using the materials. An outlineof the CBI challenge and how the challenge supported course content for the systems thinkingand water science courses are shown in Tables 1 and 2. The CBI challenges for the other coursesare listed in Table 3. The computer science was not completed and is currently underdevelopment for implementation in 2015.Table 1: Challenge and Outline of Systems Thinking Course Systems Thinking Challenge: Model and build a functional low temperature difference Stirling engine from everyday household materials Weekly Module Content Connection to CBI Challenge 1. Systems Introduction and The term system is introduced to students in the context of Basic Theory a

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Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron

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team cannot be included.Highlights of each semester will be provided in order to enable a comparisonacross the teams. As shown in Table 1, during the first semester studentsconducted an in-depth literature review of each of the topics. Based on theirfindings and interest, two topics were selected for use: Acid Mine Drainage(AMD) and Flowback water from hydraulic fracking (Fracking). The AMD teamwas comprised of two biology, one mathematic, one civil engineering, twochemical engineering, and two electrical engineering students. The fracking teamcontained: one biology, one chemistry, one civil engineering, two computerengineering, and one mathematics undergraduate. Both teams had all of therequisite skills and background to complete the

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Materials Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry Dupen, Indiana University Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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. Page 26.1665.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Using Graphical Data Presentation Techniques to Improve Student Learning, Program Assessment, and TeachingAbstractPrior to 1997, ABET evaluators focused on inputs to engineering education. Responding to afour decade trend in quality management systems used in manufacturing and service industries,ABET began measuring outputs instead, and focused on continuous improvement. Students,professors, program coordinators, and department chairs must answer three questions: [1] whatare we doing well, [2] what are we not doing well, and [3] how do we improve? In some cases,we can use graphical data presentation techniques to answer these

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Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Mike Ekoniak, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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capstone design, including their experiences with mentors, thechallenges they faced, their beliefs about what they learned, and their perceived level ofpreparation for the future. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed verbatim, and analyzedusing an open coding process.Preliminary findings suggest that students perceive a wide range of both technical andprofessional learning gains, many of which align with intended course outcomes. Overall, sixsalient themes emerged in students’ discussion of their learning: 1) development of anengineering identity; 2) knowledge of the design process; 3) connections to the “real world”; 4)project management; 5) self-directed learning; and 6) teamwork skills. While several of theseoutcomes intersect with those

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mandy Biggers, Penn State University; Leigh Ann Haefner, Penn State University; Jonathan Bell, Penn State University

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school STEM and supporting teacher professional development related to engineering education. His research interests include engineering education, design thinking and teaching failure. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrating Science and Engineering Curriculum in Elementary Classrooms Engineering is one of the pillars of STEM education, and is an explicit focus inthe Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)1. The NGSS includes eight scienceand engineering practices central to both disciplines and extremely significant to studentinvestigations. Engineering is also included as a key theme in the NGSS’s DisciplinaryCore Ideas, thus

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Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Anna Woodcock, California State University San Marcos

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orunfolding.1 While there are distinct skills under the broader category of spatial cognition, anindividual that is a high achiever in one is often a high achiever in the other. The key importanceof the distinction is in how it informs instruction regarding spatial cognition. An individual’s “spatial ability not only plays a unique role in assimilating and utilizingpreexisting knowledge, but also plays a unique role in developing new knowledge.”2 A key factorin spatial reasoning is the mental manipulation of objects or, more strictly, the manipulation of themental image of an object that has been viewed or imagined. During this mental manipulationpeople adjust the iconic image in their mind as the external object changes. The neural control

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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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Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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professionals, engineering has far fewer explicitconnections to SJ.1 Research suggests the exclusion of SJ is not merely related to engineeringbeing a “technical” profession. Instead, engineering ideologies2 and mindsets in engineering3perpetuate the invisibility of SJ inside engineering education. Of the three primary componentsof the engineering curriculum—courses in the engineering sciences, engineering design, andHumanities and Social Sciences (HSS)—the engineering sciences have been critiqued for theirexclusive, narrow technical focus,4 and engineering design for not making SJ more visible.5While the engineering sciences often exclude inherent social and SJ dimensions and focuslargely or exclusively on technical dimensions, HSS courses for

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University & SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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). Emanuel also works closely with Epicenter’s Fostering Innovative Generations Studies (FIGS) research group and the Designing Education Lab at Stanford Univ. He lives in Portland, Ore.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the Registrar at Stanford University. She is also a member of the research team in the National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter). Chen earned her undergraduate degree from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Communication with a minor in Psychology from Stanford University in 1998. Her current research interests include: 1