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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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themthroughout the curriculum, Ohio State formed a new program called the Integrated Business andEngineering (IBE) program as described in more detail below.The IBE ProgramBased on the authors' research, interpretation of the "voice of the customer" (i.e. industry), andyears of personal industrial and academic experience, the following interpretation of a T-shapedengineer is offered: 1. Sound technical expertise in one discipline Page 26.1507.8 2. A solid business acumen including the issues associated with product commercialization 3. An entrepreneurial mindset supplemented with design thinking 4. Ability to function effectively on

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Joanne Bechta Dugan, University of Virginia

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courses were first offered on an experimental basis in the Fall 2014 semester. We foundthe students to be very interested and engaged and all expressed positive impressions of theirlearning experience. Additionally, we gained insight into what the students were taking awayfrom their introductory coursework.We envision these courses as emerging as part of an on-going incremental development in ourembedded computing curriculum. For example, one of the outcomes of the “Design Your OwnEmbedded Experiment” is a new sequence of experiments that will be merged into our existingcourse enabling us to broaden our options for this course and perhaps develop new courseworkthat may be more focused for students from other majors such as Computer Science

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald E. Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven

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) published by McGraw-Hill. Since 1995 he has taught in Rose- Hulman’s innovative, integrated Sophomore Engineering Curriculum, and his textbook, Basic Engineer- ing Science–A Systems, Accounting, and Modeling Approach, is used in this curriculum. In addition to teaching, he also served two years as the Director of the Center for the Practice and Scholarship of Education at Rose-Hulman.Dr. Michael A. Collura, University of New Haven Michael A. Collura, professor of chemical engineering at the University of New Haven, received his B.S. in chemical engineering from Lafayette College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering from Lehigh University. After several years in industry, he moved to the academic world

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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University. Page 26.1580.9Bibliography1. McKenna, A., McMartin, F. and Agogino, A., 2000, "What Students Say About Learning Physics, Math and Engineering," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 1, T1F-9.2. Sathianathan, D., Tavener, S., Voss, K. Armentrout, S. Yaeger, P. and Marra, R., 1999, "Using Applied Engineering Problems in Calculus Classes to Promote Learning in Context and Teamwork," Proceedings - Frontiers in Education Conference, Vol. 2, 12d5-14.3. Barrow, D.L. and Fulling, S.A., 1998, "Using an Integrated Engineering Curriculum to Improve Freshman Calculus," Proceedings of the 1998 ASEE Conference

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Acree Guggemos, Colorado State University; Mostafa Khattab, Colorado State University

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assessment, development of computer-aided environ- mental analysis and management tools, environmental performance measurement, international project management and education, and sustainable development. She has published peer-reviewed journal and conference papers on the life-cycle environmental implications and LCA of construction methods and materials, extended producer responsibility in the construction industry, environmental decision support tools, and integrating service-learning and sustainability in coursework. She has developed construction management curriculum for Egyptian, Palestinian, Tunisian, and US university students. Her research in- tegrates concepts in economics, engineering, management

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Lopez del Puerto, University of St. Thomas

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traditional theoretical and experimental components of the course(s). In a previous paper we proposed an approach to introducing computational physics in the undergraduate curriculum by blending computation and experimentation in the Modern Physics course and laboratory with materials that discuss contemporary physics subjects (quantum dots, LASERs, superconductivity, etc). In this paper we report on the homework problems and laboratories that have been developed as part of this project and the successes and challenges in implementing these materials, and we point to future work to be done in this area.In 2011, the American Association of Physics Teachers approved a “Statement

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Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wadach, Monroe Community College

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Diversity

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. This course has been developed and is taught by faculty from bothdepartments. The course includes the use of discrete components and FieldProgrammable Gate Arrays (FPGA). A set of custom hardware components have beendeveloped that can be interfaced to an FPGA and a microcontroller. Instructional videoshelp students prepare for laboratory exercises and the course concludes with a finaldesign-build project.The overall goal of this project is to teach students how to work in multi-disciplinaryteams and to make it easier for students to switch between AS and AAS programs. ACapstone Design course is being developed where small teams comprised of PrecisionMachining, Engineering Science, and Computer Technology students will solve asemester long

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Rose-Margaret Itua; Sharnnia Artis

)According to, Humanitarian Engineering (HE) as a discipline was founded in 2003, when theWilliam and Flora Hewlett Foundation funded the creation of a minor program at ColoradoSchool of Mines (CSM).27 Muñoz describes the new discipline as “a wave that’s passingthrough the world among young people that are bent on trying to improve the lives of humans onthe planet in a sustainable way.”28Though Munoz describes humanitarian engineering as a discipline and established it as a fullprogram at the School of Mines, this paper showcases the integration of humanitarianengineering an existing engineering course/curriculum.27 The argument is made that wherehaving humanitarian engineering as a program may be challenging due to time and resourceconstraints

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Stephen Hundley, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI)

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Diversity, International Forum

,symposia, and workshops in the United States, Finland, Belgium, Colombia, Argentina, Japan,U.K., Spain, U.A.E., and India. In all but one event, the principal attendees were university-levelengineering educators or industry partners. The October 2013, San Antonio, Texas, eventprovided an opportunity for K-12 and community/technical college stakeholders to have inputinto the Project. Each event was structured as both a focus group (to seek stakeholder input) anda workshop (to permit the dissemination of findings and encourage integration of attributes intothe engineering curriculum).During the focus group portion, highlights from the survey findings were shared and discussed,and participants had an opportunity to provide reactions or contribute

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Outcome FrequencyIntroductionFirst-year programs nationwide typically feature an introductory curriculum featuring a semesteror yearlong “Introduction to Engineering” course or sequence. Examining a number of thesecourses shows that the content can vary significantly. For example, one course could focus onMATLAB programming while another course could emphasize technical communication. Mostcourses are a combination of these topics to varying degrees; therefore, an NSF-sponsoredproject to classify these courses was conducted which resulted in the First-Year Introduction toEngineering Course Classification Scheme.1 This taxonomy allows programs or instructors toquantify the content of their course(s) using the scheme. As a result, the scheme has

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

both be considered along with the inevitable other ideas that will begenerated.Fitting Creativity/Innovation into an Already-Full Curriculum: A Strategy andSome TacticsAssume, for discussion purposes, that creativity/innovation became an integral part of theCEBOK. That would motivate some faculty members to consider ways to integrate thatKSA set into their programs. Even without that incentive, some faculty have and willcontinue to incorporate creativity/innovation on its merits as suggested, in part, by themini-survey, published articles, and my observations. Page 26.421.11How can we fit creativity and innovation into an already full academic program

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Materials Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Moises Hinojosa-Rivera, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; Martin Edgar Reyes-Melo, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; José Alejandro Cazares, Teacher

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Materials

bachelor level in public universities does not have an external advisory council, so thispractice is highly recommended for programs that envision an international accreditation. Page 26.574.4The Program Committee is integrated by the program coordinator, the head of the MaterialsEngineering Division and three full time faculty members of the program, this collegiate bodywork as a team and plans and monitors all the academic aspects of the program, this team isresponsible for the outcomes and competencies assessment processes and collect and analyze allthe necessary materials. The Program Advisory Council was created, among other reasons, inorder to

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

educationprogramsStudents understood the importance of being technically competent as an engineering leader,however they had a lower confidence in their own technical leadership abilities. This gap Page 26.1424.10emphasized the importance of integrated learning within the engineering curriculum.Providing students with integrated engineering leadership experiences directly within thetechnical curriculum would allow the necessary leadership skills to be gained concurrentlywith an understanding how these skills will apply to an engineering career.Future DirectionsThe methods and results used in this pilot study will be applied to a variety of

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Kevin R. Anderson; Clifford M. Stover

2015 American Society for Engineering Education Pacific Southwest Conference Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education 56 Morgn et al.6.The Cal Poly Pomona Mechanical Engineering department curriculum objectives and outcomes which are derived from the ABET a-k are summarized below. The Mechanical Engineering curriculum at Cal Poly Pomona objectives are designed to:1. provide a solid background in mathematics and science coupled with an applications-oriented polytechnic approach in the presentation of engineering course material which may be synthesized over the first few years of one's

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eliud Quintero, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Patricia Salinas, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Diversity

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Mathematics

graph and positiongraph. In a conventional curriculum those relations refer to the positive (negative) sign, andincreasing (decreasing) behavior of derivative function, corresponding to the increasing(decreasing) and concave upward (downward) behavior of the function. Software brings thescenario for learning those facts analyzing the real context of linear motion. As part of the study,an assessment instrument was designed in order to appreciate the students’ appropriation of thoserelations. The instrument’ items are classified by corresponding to the linear motion context, orcorresponding to different real contexts (no motion), or without including any real context. Theyalso consider the posing information of the item and of the answer, being

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Kamran Abedini

that anorientation course should also contain an element that improves the wisdom and the sense ofcreativity of a freshman engineering course.Finally engineering is a profession just like those in medical or legal fields. Television and filmshave clearly defined what such learned people do and students of such fields understand why anytopic on their curriculum helps them in becoming better professionals. Other than MacGyverthere has not been any other public visual presentation of how application of engineeringprinciples helps the everyday lives of people. An engineering student should fall in love with thefiled at the orientation course by fully learning about subjects that would lead him to have therequired skills. A typical general

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Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Gerhard Sonnert, Science Education Department, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics; Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics

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Educational Research and Methods

Administration from Harvard University. One of his major research interests has been the impact of gender on science careers. This research has resulted in two books (both authored with the assistance of Gerald Holton): Who Succeeds in Science? The Gender Dimension and Gender Differences in Science Careers: The Project Access Study.Dr. Philip Michael Sadler, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics Philip Sadler holds a B.S. in Physics from MIT and an Ed.D. from Harvard. He co-authored the first integrated computer and laboratory introductory calculus course in 1975. He has taught middle school mathematics, engineering, and science and both undergraduate science and graduate teaching courses at Harvard. His research

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Multidisciplinary Course Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Charles J Camarda, NASA

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

need for, and an ability to engage in life- 93.0% 2.9 long learning (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues 50.7% 3.9 (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern 93.0% 9.1 engineering tools necessary for engineering practiceConclusionThe skills gap both in the technical (“hard”) and professional (“soft”) skills is a reality of themodern science and engineering workforce, but collaboration of employers (industry orgovernmental agencies) with universities can lead to successful partnerships to design anddevelop curriculum that

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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over the course offive semesters. The research is designed to test two hypotheses: 1. A long-term design project that integrates knowledge from multiple courses strengthens student knowledge retention. 2. A large-scale design project requiring tools from many courses improves student problem-solving and design skills.By integrating five semesters of the mechanical engineering curriculum into a cohesive whole,this project has the potential to transform the way undergraduate education is delivered. Beforeand after testing is being conducted to assess: a) Change in retention between courses and b)Change in student problem-solving and design skills.The centerpiece of the hybrid powertrain is the planetary gearset, which combines

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyoung-Yun Kim, Wayne State University; Carolyn E Psenka PhD, Wayne State University; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Karl R Haapala, Oregon State University

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, NIDRR, VA, DOD, DOE, and industries including Ford and GM. Currently, Dr. Kim is the site director for the NSF Industry and University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) for e-Design. Dr. Kim is an editorial board member of Journal of Integrated Design and Process Science. Dr. Kim received top cited article award (2005-2010) from Journal CAD and 2003 IIE Transactions Best Paper Award. Dr. Kim was a visiting professor at Kyung Hee University, South Korea from September 2013 to June 2014. Dr. Kim’s education includes a Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from University of Pittsburgh.Carolyn E Psenka PhD, Wayne State University Carolyn Psenka, PhD is a cultural anthropologist with research interests focused on the study

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; Manisha Tripathy, Texas A & M University; Arun R Srinivasa, Texas A&M University; Rebecca C Simon, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

Technology. At Rose-Hulman, he co-created the Integrated, First-Year Curriculum in Science, Engineering and Mathematics, which was recognized in 1997 with a Hesburgh Award Certificate of Excellence. He served as Project Director a Na- tional Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Education Coalition in which six institutions systematically renewed, assessed, and institutionalized innovative undergraduate engineering curricula. He has authored over 70 papers and offered over 30 workshops on faculty development, curricular change processes, cur- riculum redesign, and assessment. He has served as a program co-chair for three Frontiers in Education Conferences and the general chair for the 2009 conference. Prof. Froyd is a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Matthew W. Ohland is Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has degrees from Swarthmore College, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $14.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rolfe Josef Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University; John Ross Tapia, New Mexico State University

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to working at NMSU, John worked at New Mexico’s first Early College High school and helped develop the curriculum for their STEM program, he also has 14 years’ experience in the Civil Engineering Industry. John Ross has a BS in Civil Engineering, and a MA in Agriculture and Extension Education with an emphasis in technology, both from New Mexico State University. Page 26.1461.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Teaching a college-wide Introductory Engineering Course within a Freshmen Year Experience College of

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Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Mariana Tafur-Arciniegas P.E., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, H. (2014). Changes in elementary students’ engineering knowledge over two years of integrated science instruction. Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, Indianapolis, IN.[19] Cunningham, C. M., & Hester, K. (2007, March). Engineering is elementary: An engineering and technology curriculum for children. In American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Page 26.760.14 Exposition, Honolulu, HI.[20] Dyehouse, M., Diefes-Dux, H., & Capobianco, B. (2011). Measuring the effects of integrating engineering into

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

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Beau Vezino, University of Arizona; Scott A Weiler, Amphi MIddle School

communicate and evaluate evidence in both small groups and as a whole class to work through challenges and improve their design.Diversity. This year is the American Society for Engineering Education’s “Year of Action onDiversity.” It is essential that we have a diverse engineering workforce to solve diverseproblems. To do that and to have an engineering-literate public, it is essential that we reach everypreK-12 student with high-quality engineering education, drawing on issues of access and equityin the classroom and in the curriculum. Reviewers would like to know how your proposedworkshop will address diversity.Provide a description of how you will explicitly address diversity – e.g., diversity with respect togender/sex, ethnicity or

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; John Reutter III, Drake State Community and Technical College; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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. Page 26.549.7During Project Year 2, the project team presented three ARM Microcontroller Workshops.These workshops were held at J.F. Drake State Technical College in Huntsville, AL, Chandler-Gilbert Community College in Chandler, AZ, and Columbia Gorge Community College in HoodRiver, OR. Thirty-two educators attended these workshops. Approximately half of them werecurrently teaching microcontroller technology, albeit not an ARM processor. Over half of thefaculty indicated that they plan to integrate workshop material and/or lab experiments in thecourses that they teach.Assessment is a vital part of any curriculum reform project and helps provide useful informationfor workshop enhancements and determining if the workshop has met its objectives

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Kevin J. Ketchman; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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buildings, while developing a deeper understanding of indoor environmental quality, occupant impacts, and energy use. She is the Principal Investigator of a multi-disciplinary and multi-institutional research project, NSF EFRI-Barriers, Understanding, Integration – Life cycle Devel- opment (BUILD). As the associate director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design, she translates research to community outreach programs and develops sustainable engineering programs for K-12 education.Prof. Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University Dr. Landis joined ASU in January 2012 as an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engi- neering and the Built Environment

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Zaida M Gracia, Texas Tech University; Allison Wright, Texas Tech University

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International Forum

,attractive, cost neutral and relevant to the student’s academic/professional needs. The Office ofInternational Affairs at TTU provides a platform that supports all international academicprograms and opportunities offered at TTU colleges.The Whitacre College of Engineering (WCOE) has an undergraduate enrollment in 2014 ofapproximately 4700students. These engineering undergraduates can be more competitive in theglobal marketplace if they possess an understanding, appreciation, and respect for culturaldiversity. According to Berdan and Goodman1, (2014) “international experiences shouldn’t be aseparate or tangential part of education, but rather an integrated part of the curriculum.” Withthe support of TTU administration and WCOE alumni, the WCOE

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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theoretical framework and an example. Journal for Research in Mathematics Education, 38(4), 370 - 392. 7. Dubinsky, E. & McDonald, M. A. (2002). APOS: A Constructivist Theory of Learning in Undergraduate Mathematics Education Research, the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics at University Level, 7 (3), 275-282. 8. Ferrini-Mundy, J. & Graham, K. (1994). Research in calculus learning: Understanding limits, derivatives, and integrals. In E. Dubinsky & J. Kaput (Eds.), Research issues in undergraduate mathematics learning, 19-26. Washington, DC: Mathematical Association of America. 9. Kashefi H., Ismail Z., & Yusof, Y. M. (2010). Obstacles in the Learning of Two-variable Functions

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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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First-Year Programs

curriculum.2-5 Ingeneral, women and underrepresented minority students are less likely to persist in engineering.6Reports also indicate that the persistence of women and underrepresented minority students inengineering may be adversely affected to a greater degree by their experiences within theengineering climate than their majority male counterparts. Here “climate” indicates perceptions ofstudent belonging and interpersonal interactions between student peers, students and faculty (bothin and out of the classroom), and individual compatibility with pedagogical styles in theirclasses.2,7 An undesirable climate also has the greatest impact on student retention in the first yearsof engineering study.8 Most students who leave engineering do so within