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Multidisciplinary Teamwork

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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A Zachary Trimble, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa; David Garmire, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, I’m mechanical engineering” to “we’reengineering.”Primarily, two parallel case studies are presented for comparison: 1 – Hyperboreans; Amultidisciplinary team which has an accepted entry into the Hyperloop Challenge, and consists ofstudents from civil (1), computer (1), electrical (2), and mechanical (3) engineering. The majorityof the students are participating because they are passionate about the project and only expectacademic compensation in the form of additional credits that show up as invaluable experience ona transcript and resume, but do not count directly toward a degree. 2 – University of Hawai‘iDrone Technology (UHDT); A VIP project involving 23 students: computer (3), electrical (6),mechanical (11), and pre-engineering (3

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina L. Carmen, University of Alabama - Huntsville; Ben Groenewald, Cape Peninsula University of Technology; Rhyme Kagiso Setshedi, Cape Peninsula University of Technology ; Aysha Abrahams, Cape Peninsula University of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

causes that continue to fuel racial inequality: 1. Poor educational outcomes 2. High disease burden 3. Divided communities 4. Public service performance is uneven 5. Spatial patterns marginalize the poor 6. Too few South Africans are employed 7. Corruption 8. Resource intensive economy 9. Crumbling infrastructureThe continuing struggle to provide the tools necessary for black South Africans to succeed inSTEM fields seems to be rooted in the lack of will and government initiative7. The NationalDevelopment Plan 2030 is another report generated by the South African National PlanningCommission, whereby 119 actions are identified in order to overcome persistent

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

important as instructors try to design and understand strategies for creating inclusivelearning environments.Fostering an inclusive learning environment is a goal of engineering educators, especially at thefirst-year level. First, research has shown that feeling a sense of belonging is an essentialcomponent to retention. According to a recent White House report, students leaving science,technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) cite an uninviting atmosphere along with lackof topic relevance as top reasons for leaving the field.1 This may be addressed by acknowledgingthis deterrent and putting forth intentional efforts to create a culturally-relevant and inclusiveclimate for all students.Second, as students enter university, they bring with

Conference Session

Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University

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Community Engagement Division

engineer.” They also felt thatempathetic and caring faculty were helpful in motivating students to learn, and felt that empathyand care were already included in engineering coursework.Research QuestionsThe goal of this study was to better characterize faculty who are engaged in LTS. The specificresearch questions being explored were: 1. How has the number and type of engineering faculty who are active in LTS changed over time? a. It is hypothesized that given changes in generational values, younger engineering faculty are more likely to embrace LTS. However, the typical model at research- intensive universities places more value on research as compared to teaching and service, which

Conference Session

Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering students who have made it beyond traditional exit points inengineering, and into upper division courses. This understanding will be developed throughaddressing the following research questions (RQ):RQ 1) What experiences, affective domain traits, and social capital resources explainengineering students’ development of engineering role identity and feelings of belongingness?RQ 2) In what ways are these experiences unique for first generation engineering students whencompared to continuing generation peers?This increased understanding will be further utilized by the research team in subsequentqualitative phases of the research project by exploring grounds for causation and thedevelopmental role of any significant factors play in development

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Shari E. Miller, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia; Michael Alvin Brewer jr., University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

contemporary engineer – one who isnot only technically excellent but also innovative and aware of the inescapable humanisticaspects of working in complex socio-technical systems [1-4]. This vision of the “UGA engineer”has informed the curricula development for the College’s eight undergraduate programs. In theMechanical Engineering program, this vision led to the implementation of a design sequence thatincludes a compulsory, 3 credit hour, sophomore class that focuses on engineering and society(Engineered Systems in Society: MCHE 2990). In this paper, we describe the development of aset of four empathy modules that we have created as a core and integrated element of this courseand preliminary observations from their implementation in fall 2015. We

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziyu Long, Colorado State University; Sean Eddington, Purdue University; Jessica Pauly; Linda Hughes-Kirchubel, Purdue University; Klod Kokini, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

(Glowacki-dudka & Brown, 2007; Hubball &Albon, 2007). In order to understand the design, participation, and outcomes of new faculty learningcommunities, we asked the following overarching research questions to guide our investigation: RQ-1: How do faculty describe their participation (or lack of participation) in NFLC? RQ-2: What roles do faculty report that the NFLC play in new faculty development?Organizational Socialization Organizational socialization is the ongoing behavioral and cognitive processes in whichan individual becomes part of the organization's pattern of activities (Anderson, Riddle, &Martin 1999; Jablin & Krone, 1987). The socialization processes involve both parties. On onehand

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Proceedings of the 2020 ASEE PSW Section Conference, canceled

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Sheree Fu, California State University, Los Angeles; Steven Matthew Cutchin; Karen Howell, University of Southern California; Shalini Ramachandran, Boise State University

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Diversity

spaces where communities can optimize their search for information andexpect fair treatment from automated systems.IntroductionRecent discourse in information ethics has raised questions about bias in search algorithms andmachine learning. Algorithms are sets of instructions within computer programs that direct howthese programs read, collect, process, and analyze data. Algorithms have become part of thearchitecture of much of the internet and are also the basis of artificial intelligence (AI). We usethe term algorithm bias to refer to computer systems that “systematically and unfairlydiscriminate against certain individuals or groups of individuals in favor of others.”​1​ Severalarticles and books, such as Safiya Noble’s Algorithms of

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Academic Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kylie Goodell King, University of Maryland, College Park; Jessica Macklin, University of Maryland, College Park; Amanda Yard, University of Maryland, College Park

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

majors. In the capstone course,students are presented with overviews of each of the sponsoring organizations along with thebasic scope of each organization’s challenge. Students rank projects based on interest and thenare placed into teams taking into consideration student rankings, distribution of majors, and anyspecial circumstances for the project. For both courses, students remain in these teams for theentirety of the course. The original structure of the QUEST program consisted of a one-cohort model in whichone cohort of students was admitted each year. In 1992, 30 first-year undergraduate studentswere admitted as Cohort 1. As the program gained popularity and more qualified studentsapplied, more students were admitted and cohort

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

. Page 26.1773.2INTRODUCTIONThroughout history there have been many attempts to provide an incentive to graduate fromcollege as fast as possible in order to optimize the different resources available to students.1 Whencompared, some of these incentives have been more effective than others.2 Undergraduate studentstake longer than expected to graduate with a 4-year undergraduate degree.Specifically at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) students take longer than the nationalaverage3 to graduate4. Some of the factors for this delay are: social setting (commuter campus),low-income student population, cohort is not as homogeneously defined as in a residential campus,and the lack of available data to the operator or the agents. In some cases the

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

the greatest challenges facing society today require technical solutions that can only becreated through collaboration within interdisciplinary teams.1 For these collaborations toeffectively harness the capabilities of groups that may not normally work together, effectivetechnical leadership must be deployed. Thus, the need for engineering leadership (EL).As evident by the development and growth of the Engineering Leadership Development Division(LEAD) within the American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE), recognition of the needto develop engineers with greater leadership skills is gaining momentum. However, observationsduring LEAD’s sessions at ASEE’s 2015 Annual Conference & Exposition seemed to indicatethat faculty engaged in

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Ryan Kirkpatrick, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

ignite their curiosity as theyinvestigate the Grand Challenges proposed by the National Academy of Engineering (NAE).Students from various majors work together in teams using their creativity to design a solutionthat solves the stakeholders’ needs. Students are motivated to produce a high quality design notonly through the intrinsic motivation of meeting stakeholders’ needs, but also by the requirementof holding a press-conference with local media, who will need to be convinced of both the needfor and the value of the students’ design.Background: About our ProgramThe program investigates the Grand Challenges proposed by the National Academy ofEngineering (NAE)1 in a multidisciplinary course providing credit in Communication, Physics,and

Conference Session

Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rocio Alba-Flores, Georgia Southern University; Fernando Rios-Gutierrez, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

gender mix of students in traditional courses for the ElectricalEngineering program in our college versus the gender mix and race of students choosing othermayors such as humanities, business or arts programs [1]. In particular, four cohorts of the seniordesign classes were used to perform the investigation, with about a total of 120 studentsparticipating. The student population was as follows: Women (of any race) comprised about9.3% of the total class population for these senior design course offerings, while male African-American comprised 23%, and Hispanic students comprised 5.3%. On the other hand, inhumanities, business and arts programs, women comprised over 50.2%, African- American 27%,and Hispanic 2.61% of the student population. We also

Conference Session

Innovative Project-Based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

showed a decline in the number of undergraduate studentsmoving on to graduate school after graduation 1. A report by the Council of Graduate Schools2suggest that in order for the United States to maintain its leadership role in global innovation anddiscovery, our country must continue to develop highly skilled human talent through graduateschool. Studies suggest that suggest that undergraduate research may hold some of the answersto increasing student learning, retention, graduation rates and entrance into graduate programs 3-9.Federal agencies such as the National Science Foundation (NSF), Department of Defense, andNational Institute of Standards and Technology offer programs to provide research experiencesfor undergraduate students10-11. NSF’s

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Kathryn E. Strang, Rowan College at Burlington County

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Two Year College Division

(RCBC), much attention isgiven to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education requirements around bothinstitutional and educational assessment. Guidance is given by Middle States through Standard 7(Institutional Assessment) and Standard 14 (Assessment of Student Learning) in the obsolete„Characteristics of Excellence‟, now being phased out as transition to a new set of standardsoccurs. The new standards contain a strong focus on assessment as well through Standard V(Educational Effectiveness Assessment), a condensed summary of which is presented in Table I1.Table I. Middle States New Standard V. Educational Effectiveness AssessmentNew Standard V. Condensed SummaryEducationalEffectivenessAssessment 1

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Engineering, Engineering TechnologyIntroductionDuring the 2014-2015 academic year, the SPIRIT (Scholarship Initiative via Recruitment,Innovation, and Transformation) Scholars program at Western Carolina University (WCU)provided 27 undergraduate students in engineering and engineering technology an opportunity toparticipate in a new approach to the recruitment, retention, education, and placement ofacademically talented and financially needy students. The SPIRIT program worked to establish atransformative learning environment through vertically and horizontally integratedinterdisciplinary project-based learning (PBL), undergraduate research, peer-to-peer mentorship,and focused institutional support services.1-8 WCU is classified as a regional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward W. Davis, Auburn University; Joni M Lakin, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Challenges identified by theNational Academy of Engineers (NAE). The authors’ ultimate vision is that nanotechnologyeducation will become integrated into throughout engineering curricula by including relevantexamples in courses on traditional engineering subjects. This work is motivated by theimportance of creating a well-trained, diverse pool of professional engineers who will contributeto societal advancement. Altruism has been shown to have a significant influence on the careermotivations for Millennial and GenZ students.1‐4   The NAE Engineering Grand Challenges highlight the significant positive impact engineers canhave on solving global problems. Many of these solutions will involve nanotechnology. In factthere are striking similarities

Conference Session

ECCD Applications in Energy and Thermodynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University; Kang Wang, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, innovation suffers and emergingengineering students are left with a skill gap which employers are limited by their resources tofill4, 7-8. Therefore, in order to fill gap and create the next generation of innovative engineering,universities must adjust current engineering curriculum and find a balance between engineeringdisciplines and practical experience. Over the past decade many universities have adjusting curriculums to develop studentsinto T- Shape professionals, professionals who are highly trained in a single discipline, but havethe capability of communicating, understanding, and working with people from a variety of otherareas3-4, 9. Figure 1 represents a diagram that clearly defines the qualities of a T-shaped

Conference Session

Curricula Innovations in Engineering Economics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Julia Yoo

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy

the E-book and use the calculatorand interest tables to help themselves. This app has been developed for both Apple iOS andGoogle Android platforms, and they have been released in the Google Play and Apple App Store.The cross-platform app development allows easy deployment to multiple mobile platforms. Thisapp is intended to give students more opportunity to learn and practice concepts of EngineeringEconomics whenever and where they want using their mobile devices.* Acknowledgment: This project is partially supported by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation DUE-1140457 to Lamar University. Page 26.541.2 1. Introduction Engineering

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Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey A Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Lesson 1 (Day 1 & 2) Lesson 2 (Day 3-5) Lesson 3 (Day 6 & 7) Introduction: Biotechnology: Surface Area: Engineering & Cells DNA Extractions Data Analysis & Measurement - Introduction to the - Learn how to extract DNA - Use physical and graphical models to design challenge from cells explain the relationship of exterior and STEM Integration Activities - Review cell

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Topics Related To Engineering Design Graphics Division

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #13075Engineering Graphics Concepts: A Delphi StudyDr. Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Mary A. Sadowski has been at Purdue since 2003 and until September 1, 2011 served as the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs and Learning in the Purdue College of Technology where she provided leadership for strategic initiatives in undergraduate education. As a professor of Computer Graphics, her research interests include enhancing visualization skills, cre- ative thinking, and learning styles. She is currently funded to begin gathering data to create a concept inventory for engineering graphics. As

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Minorities in Engineering

on the experiences of African-Americans onmultiracial teams and this study aims to fill that gap.This qualitative study employs a phenomenological approach, using a three-interview sequencewith eight African-American male engineering students across academic levels (average age =19) as they worked on team projects at a large research-intensive, predominantly whiteinstitution (PWI). The project durations ranged from two weeks to two full semesters. The semi-structured interviews 1) gathered background information about participants, 2) exploredparticipant descriptions of the team functionality during the project, and 3) asked participants toreflect on the experience in the context of their engineering education and identities. Followingthe

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 26.1275.2Introduction and Literature ReviewPast research shows the need for an educational shift in the general engineering curricula from apurely technical focus to one that will add entrepreneurial skills to complement theirundergraduate engineering major.1 Angela Shartrand, et al.2, in “Technology Entrepreneurshipprograms in U.S. Engineering Schools: An Analysis of programs at the undergraduate level”examined programs and courses offered at 340 ASEE member schools in the U.S. Theirresearch showed that “entrepreneurship education is available in at least half of the engineeringprogrammed examined and has been integrated within the engineering program in approximately25% of these programs”2. We asked ourselves the question “do engineer

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allie S Peters, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Katherine N Thorton; Kristen Shinohara; Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University

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Civil Engineering

materials and teaching methods.1 While thesematerials and methods are evidence-based and shown to positively affect student learningand educational outcomes, they have been slow to be adopted or disseminated.In an effort to improve curriculum sharing, there is currently a two-part study underway forthe development and dissemination of a web based repository containing curriculummaterials and best practices. These two efforts are in place to understand, facilitate, andencourage sharing of materials and best practices between educators. The first is thedevelopment and refinement of the web-based repository for curriculum materials; thesecond is a study on the curricular decision-making processes of transportation engineeringeducators.The overarching

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

the areas of integration of computation in engineering curricula and in developing Page 26.1390.1 comprehensive strategies to retain early engineering students. She is active nationally and internationally in engineering accreditation and is a Fellow of ABET and of the AIChE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Spatial Visualization Skills Intervention for First Year Engineering Students: Everyone’s a Winner!IntroductionThe connection between spatial visualization skills and performance in engineering courseworkis becoming more evident 1-3

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira Valeeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

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International

engineering is an up-to-date issue and is a topic of internationaldiscussions. US, European and Asian researches suggested many innovative ideas that allowfor better international engineering interaction and students’ readiness for the open world [1],[3], [6], [8], [9]. For example corporate education presented by Herman Schneider more thana hundred years ago was successfully implemented as the option for students to gain secondlanguage proficiency and international job experience [3]. Page 26.425.2 Leading Russian universities also take part in the global integration process. Thenumber of international students is increasing from year to year

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anurag Purwar, Stony Brook University

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Mechanical Engineering

scientific and engineering principles with the new tools of technology. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Enabling Machine Design Innovation among Freshman Mechanical Engineering Students Anurag Purwar Research Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director, Computer-Aided Design and Innovation Lab Stony Brook University (SUNY), New York, USA anurag.purwar@stonybrook.edu1 IntroductionThis paper presents 1) creation and teaching of a newly developed Freshman Design Innovation(FDI) class for Mechanical Engineering students at Stony Brook University (SBU), and 2) Mo-tionGen, a

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Michael E. Auer, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Christian Kreiter MSc, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

study their preferences and therefore acquire knowledge to build age appropriate userinterfaces to control the Online Laboratory in order to make these more attractive andtherefore improve the learning experiences.Together with national and international partners we are carrying out a project that placesstudents of technical secondary schools in Austria in the role of remote laboratory developersunder the supervision and tutoring of the project staff. Students are actively involved in thescientific process and actively participate in the acquisition of knowledge.The project pursues three main objectives: 1. Studies on age-appropriate requirements for the use of Online Laboratories at secondary schools. 2. Peer feedback to improve the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Clara Novoa, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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/engineering technology course that was designed to support student retention. Anew course could not simply be added to the existing curriculum of the university’s engineeringand engineering technology degrees, however, as state law capped the hours required for anundergraduate degree. Instead, the researchers customized an introduction to the universityfreshman seminar course for engineering and engineering technology majors. This course designadapted elements from successful first-year introductory classes in Engineering and EngineeringTechnology at other universities. Besides fostering a learning community between Engineeringand Engineering Technology students, the objectives of the new course include: (1) introductionof design and problem solving

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Multidisciplinary Outreach and Early Transdisciplinary Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology; Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

along theway. We believe that this intentional emphasis on connections between disciplines develops theinterdisciplinary skills and perspectives which are important for graduation, and it lays thegroundwork for interdisciplinary thinking in the workplace.1. Interdisciplinary Learning in Undergraduate EducationUndergraduate degree programs consist of courses for a major and general education courses.Each degree program has learning outcomes mapped to the outcomes of its courses. Ideally,students establish synergistic connections among the different courses in the curriculum.However, abundant evidence suggests that transfer of skills between courses is relatively rare.1-3Students often do not make connections between general education courses and