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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Klassen, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto; Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Toronto; Amy Huynh, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering, University of Totonto

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

leadership education.We identified fourteen key informants through personal networks and participation in thenetwork known as COMPLETE (The Community of Practice for Leadership Educationfor the Twenty-first-century Engineer). We conducted semi-structured telephoneinterviews with senior program leaders. For each program, we started with web-basedresearch as preparation for interviews that ranged in length from thirty minutes to twohours. Each interviewee was sent four broad question areas in advance: overall approachto engineering leadership, connection between technical engineering and leadership,resources and networks, and evaluation/assessment. Most interviewees shared resources(presentations, course syllabi, strategic planning documents) to

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Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

also was the associate director of operations for the Engineering Education Re- search Center from January 2011 to September 2013. Her work experience includes two years as a project manager in the planning department of the Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, and a re- search associate at the University of Novi Sad’s Institute for Traffic and Transportation Engineering. Dr. Vidic has published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, including those of ASEE and INFORMS. She currently is participating in collaborative research on improving engineering students’ learning strategies through models and modeling and is interested in the assessment and effectiveness of model-eliciting

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keke Chen, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Prabhaker Mateti, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

moreuniversities start or plan to offer cloud computing courses, there is a critical need to design a set ofcomprehensive labs that can be easily adopted, adapted, and deployed by various institutions.Preliminary Work at WSU We have offered CS499/699: Cloud Computing 5 every year during2009-2012. After 2012, this course was split into two courses: CEG4360 Distributed Systemsand Cloud Computing, which focuses on fundamental principles of distributed computing and thebasic concepts in cloud computing; CEG7380 Cloud Computing, which is a graduate-level course,including more advanced topics in cloud computing. These courses cover data intensive comput-ing in the cloud (e.g., MapReduce, Pig, and Spark), cloud platforms (e.g., Amazon Cloud andGoogle App Engine

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Modeling and Simulation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Junsuk Kang, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

developedcourse discussed in the paper, a state-of-the-art commercial software package is planned to beutilized to further enhance the marketability of the students upon graduation. Along with this choicecomes the challenge of developing suitable tutorials and examples to familiarize the students withvarious important tools and special features of this sophisticate package in the minimum amount oftime possible. The submitted paper explores one possible strategy to accomplish this task. Thiscourse is designed for exploring the civil engineering applications focusing specifically on analysisof structural components, rather than solving problems related to other fields such as fluid mechanicsor heat transfer. The planned projects in the course explore

Conference Session

Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas P Langhoff, Skyline College; Eva Schiorring; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

object properties, basic editing, 3D drawing, isometric drawing 7 7a. Introduction to Trusses and Truss structures, members in compression/tension, Structures, Bridge Design bridge modeling software, engineering design. Students use this session to layout their design plan prior to construction. 8 8. Modeling Drag Force in a Viscous fluids/friction, drag force, numerical Wind Tunnel modeling/analysis. 7b. Continued work on Bridge Bridge construction. project above 9

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Uladzislau Ivashyn, Pennsylvania State University

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International

. Expectancy of success is defined as one’s beliefs about competencein a domain; it is not necessarily task-specific.Aspects of instrumentality capture how students perceive the importance of what they are doingin class relative to their future careers. Students’ expectancy is based partly on their self-efficacy10, in addition to their perceptions about the difficulty of the goal, their prior experience,and peer encouragement from others8. Students with high self-efficacy use more cognitive andmetacognitive strategies as well as self-regulatory strategies such as planning, monitoring, andregulating11. Achievement motivation, which encompasses students’ attitudes about theirabilities and tasks, can elucidate student choices related to persistence in

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University Erie, The Behrend College; James F. Kimpel, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Economy

takethis one step further to be able to understand and explain how their decision will impact companyfinancial statements (i.e., the bottom line of the company). At Penn State, industrial engineeringstudents are only exposed to a semester of financial accounting and financial statements if theychoose to complete a minor in business/liberal arts.An overhaul of the engineering economy course in the industrial engineering program wascompleted. However, simply adding additional lecture material in the engineering economycourse to cover the link between engineering economic decisions and business planning,financial statements, financial accounting, and stock value was only one part of addressing theneeds of the companies hiring industrial engineering

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Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Douglas Schmucker P.E., University of Utah; Joshua Lenart, University of Utah ; Hessam Tavakoldavani, University of Utah; Pedro Romero, University of Utah; Michael E. Barber, University of Utah

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Civil Engineering

holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in Rhetoric and Writing Studies and an M.A. in English from Montana State University. His research focuses on land management policy in two discrete areas. The first relates to civil infrastructure projects and landscape-scale impacts on habitat, community resilience, and long- term land use planning; the second involves the utilization, conservation, and management of big game wildlife resources. For the past five years he has led various transdisciplinary teaching and research projects examining land and wildlife resource management conflicts vis-`a-vis public policy, assessing stakeholder needs and desires, resource analysis, and collective impact engagement. Currently

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas P. Langhoff, Skyline College; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Eva Schiorring, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

, Engineering Graphics, Materials Science, Circuits, and MATLAB Programming.In planning the new initiative, the three colleges agreed that they would develop lab courses thatemphasized inquiry-based approaches requiring authentic problem-solving and studentinteraction, in an effort to enhance learning relative to many existing online and face-to-facelecture courses. Educational research has often shown that passive instructor-centered lecturingis less effective than approaches that actively engage students in the learning process.4,5 This isparticularly true in engineering because of its emphasis on developing higher-order problemsolving skills. For example, studies of introductory materials science students have demonstratedthat the more constructive

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ciaran McGoldrick, Trinity College, Dublin; Smita Shivaram, Trinity College, Dublin; Meriel Huggard, Bucknell Univeristy and Trinity, College Dublin

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Engineering Technology

setting of the problem made it easier for students to discuss their learning needs withpeers across the University e.g. Computer Engineering students drew upon the skills andknowledge of peers majoring in other branches of Engineering, Science and Mathematics.The methods used for the integration of UAVs within the curriculum relate to a non-traditionallearning environment. Evaluation focused on the quality of the learning and the studentengagement. The results of separate evaluations showed that the students felt that the use ofUAVs was of direct benefit, particularly in terms of motivation and engagement. The master’slevel students felt that work with the UAVs had increased their confidence in their ability toindependently plan and carry out

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra, The Perry Initiative

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Curriculum (BMEC) is a unique, hands-on curriculum formiddle and high school STEM classrooms that presents real-world challenges fromorthopaedic surgery and biomedical engineering. BMEC features five stand-alonelessons (Table 1). Each interactive lesson presents a unique case study. Students mustconduct clinical and biomechanical experiments to determine the best treatment for thepatient. Each lesson consists of a PowerPoint presentation, student worksheet to collectdata and carry out an analysis, and a hands-on model on which the testing isperformed. Complete instructor professional development materials are also included.These materials consist of written lesson plans, student worksheet solution keys, andtraining videos of example lessons and in

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

, critical infrastructure management and protection, interdisciplinary engineering education, and risk education.Dr. Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Julia M. Williams is Executive Director of the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Assess- ment and Professor of English at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Her research areas include tech- nical communication, assessment, accreditation, and the development of change management strategies for faculty and staff. Her articles have appeared in the Journal of Engineering Education, International Journal of Engineering Education, IEEE Transactions on Professional Communication, and Technical Communication Quarterly, among others

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Impact of Curriculum for PreK-12 Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lana Plumanns M.Sc., RWTH Aachen University; Sebastian Reuter P.E., RWTH Aachen University; Kristina Lena Lahl, RWTH Aachen University; Rene Vossen, RWTH Aachen University; Sabina Jeschke, RWTH Aachen University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

school students.Since its foundation, it has served as a highly successful extracurricular learning venue.Through active experimentation with robots in application scenarios and based on researchfrom aeronautical, space, energy and transport fields, students have had the opportunity toreceive an insight into different scientific disciplines and carry out hands-on experiments. Thefindings of this research suggest that the visit to the DLR_School_Lab RWTH Aachenenhanced the participants’ interest in studying STEM fields. The results are under discussionand further steps, which take the results of these findings into account, are being planned. 1. IntroductionAn increasing number of robotic systems are finding their way into our daily life and

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica A. Kuczenski, Santa Clara University; Erin Susan Araj, Santa Clara University

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Design in Engineering Education

, though particular gains were in documenting the engineering design process, teamwork, and reflections where over 70% over the electronic notebooks had a ‘sufficient’ rating compared to 50% or less in the paper notebooks. We hypothesize that gains in these categories were due to student awareness, as students were more aware of these items from the beginning (offered as part of the template) and had plans to include and organize them. Furthermore, students had ‘examples’ of other electronic student notebooks serving as examples to consider in their own implementation.    Figure 3: Percent of paper and eFolio notebooks with scores

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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First-Year Programs

selecting the project were: 1) it must be a design project and 2) it required technicalcompetencies at the level of freshman. Students were very innovative in identifying potentialproject topics but also experienced the challenges in team dynamics more so in this project thanthe first project. The reason for this is that Project I expected students to collaborate and performtasks, which were well defined. In Project II students had to evaluate different ideas, identify oneidea to pursue, and define a project plan for the remaining of the semester. The success of thesecond project was based on having a functional team which proved challenging for some.During the second project, in-class lectures focused on developing project need statements

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Melissa Rose Taylor, University of Dayton; Ahsan Mian, Wright State Unviersity; Sandra M Preiss, Dayton Regional STEM Center; Leanne Petry, Central State University; M. Suzanne Franco

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

representedtwelve different rural, urban and suburban Grade 5-12 schools. These schools have a percentageof students on free/reduced lunch that ranges from 4.3% to 100% and a non-white populationthat ranges from less than 1% to greater than 95%. In an effort to increase the impact to minorityserving schools, targeted recruiting will be done for the 2016 cohort.Objective B: Develop inquiry- and team-based STEM curriculum and innovative pedagogy toencourage interest in STEM and, in particular, engineering: Participants worked on usinginnovative ways to design curriculum that incorporated the interrelatedness of different topicsand were challenging for students. They also learned to construct weekly lesson plans to enhancethe educational process. Teachers

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Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Christian Rogers, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jesse Connor Satterwhite, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computers in Education

,particularly one who said they “typed T6 to change the tool but nothing happened”. While the command“T6” is recognized by the machine, an improper input placed before could have caused the machine tocease operation. This information is useful in a pilot study, as it allows such bugs to be found prior tomore widespread studies.Conclusions & Future WorksFuture plans for this project see it proceeding in two directions: first, further development on theenvironment itself will be completed; and second, additional technologies will be tested with theimproved environment.Some development changes to the environment have been discussed in prior sections of this paper—forexample, the issue of the machine no longer receiving input after an incorrect input

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session III: Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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College Industry Partnerships

for increased “relevancy” of engineering educationwith greater industry-academia collaboration on many fronts. It was inspired by a round tablediscussion, where engineering graduates of Region’s colleges have suggested ways to startdeveloping viable and enduring connections between local industries and the academicinstitutions of the Arab Gulf States. Strategies to help promote the collaboration effort areoutlined. In particular, activities (plans, and scenarios) perceived as effective in closing the gapbetween academia and industries are described. Training, capstone courses, consulting by facultymembers, and joint research projects, aimed at serving the interest of both parties (academia &the industrial partners) are also addressed. The

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Foundations for Pedagogical Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; Kimberly A. Reycraft, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Engineering Libraries

, ethical, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information and its technologies and either as an individual or as a member of a group, uses information effectively, ethically, and legally to accomplish a specific purpose. ● Standard Five: The information literate student understands that information literacy is an ongoing process and an important component of lifelong learning and recognizes the need to keep current regarding new developments in his or her field.8Information Literacy is combined with writing and critical thinking to form the focus of thecurrent Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP) at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU). The QEP isa component of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh

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Electrical and Computer

toidentify specific technological features of 5G networks. For example, some students onlyindicated that that 5G networks would be “faster” or provide more bandwidth, but did notexplain any engineering solutions would make those improvements possible. Students’ thatperformed at a satisfactory and above level pointed to and explained planned features that wouldmake those advancements possible, such as MIMO, the use of millimeter wave frequencies,cognitive radio or the use of femtocells. Additionally, exemplary students displayed the abilityto explain how those features evolved from previous generations. Many were able to makedirect connections between these yet-to-be-realized features some of the techniques and methodsfrom the past we learned in

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Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Alvarez Pino, UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center; Andrew J. Sullivan; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama - Birmingham

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

where theylearn the basic construction process of the green roof, its function, types of plants, and energysavings of the building. A tour of the university library is also provided, in which proper literaturereview processes are introduced and how to effectively use databases.Figure 4 – Laboratory toursThe Summer Enrichment Program has been offered during the past three summers. Enrollmenthas steadily increased with each offering. Students are asked to provide a testimonial at the end ofthe program describing their experiences, what they learned, which activity had the most impact,and their plan for the future. Example statements that stand-out include:“I learned the ethics of engineering and the proper way to gain knowledge in order

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Carpenter Ed.D., CCD - Custom Curriculum Design; Logan Edward Micher, Florida Polytechnic University; Chris Yakymyshyn; Jorge Vargas, Florida Polytechnic University; Christina Drake, Florida Polytechnic University

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Design in Engineering Education

/test/operate portions of engineering design. PrBL focuses on the ideacreation, evaluation, planning, and decision making portions of engineering design. By having atwo-semester sequence consisting of Introduction to Engineering with PrBL, followed byIntroduction to Engineering Design with PBL (where the projects are not the same betweensemesters), the freshman student acquires a complete introduction to engineering design. Theauthors are not proposing to replace PBL with PrBL. Rather, the authors propose PrBL as auseful addition to the toolbox of methods previously described.The resource requirements for PrBL can be met with library and web access from student-owneddevices, and are therefore minimal compared with the hardware and software

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ECE-related Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Hyunsoo Julian Kim, University of Michigan; Joshua Adam Kotrba, University of Michigan; Mohammad Rasouli, University of Michigan

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Electrical and Computer

innovations. For each particular course, these innovative actions (1 – 3 above)require careful planning, investment of resources, and courageous instructors and administrators.The presenting author of this report has been teaching a large service course in ElectricalEngineering (EE) for non-EE majors for many years; his decision to flip it in 2014 was inspiredby a lecture by Eric Mazur on peer instruction Mazur, which included a vivid demonstration ofactive learning in class. In order to free up the lecture time for active learning, the class had to beflipped, or blended. To achieve this goal, all actions (1 – 3 above) had to be taken.Our research questions and our challenges in flipping this course are intertwined. We had tocreate the strategies and

Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine E Reuther, Columbia University; Michael John Cennamo, Columbia University; Tiffany Wen-an Guo, Columbia University

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Biomedical

engineeringfaculty advisors. In the 1st semester, students learn and practice the design process, as well aslearn about commercial aspects of product development including entrepreneurship, intellectualproperty, FDA regulations, modes of reimbursement, and business plan development. Thestudents also perform early feasibility (proof of concept) tests and complete the initial stages ofprototyping. In the 2nd semester, students develop functional prototypes and quantify theperformance of their prototypes with respect to specifications. In each term, students areexpected to share their progress both in informal meetings with instructors and in formalpresentations. Concepts are taught via traditional lectures in the classroom and implemented viahands-on working

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Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University - Addison; Aminul Karim, Higher Educational Consultant

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Engineering Technology

%moderately disagree (MD) that their chairperson helps and supports them to plan theirprofessional development activities to maintain technical currency, and 11% expressedno opinion (N). The results for 2016 indicate that level of disagreement is 31% ascompared to 2013 (29%), 2007 (44.8%) and 2003 (23.5%).5. Faculty maintained technical currency during past 5 years to teach effectively:19.26% of participants strongly agree (SA), 33.95% agree (A), 25.68% moderately agreewith the idea that they have maintained technical currency during the past 5 years toteach courses effectively, while 5.5% strongly disagree (SD), 5.5% disagree (D), 7.3%moderately disagree (MD), and 2.7% expressed no opinion (N). The results reveal thatthe level of agreement for 2016

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University; Taipeng Zhang, Arizona State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

the topic in general,they can be much more thorough in their research. This debate helps them discover and exploremuch more than they learn in the lectures. Knowing how to solder electrical components could be a worthwhile skill for constructingsome of the projects. With this in mind, a laboratory session is planned for the students about thebasics of soldering, as well as the basics of electronic devices. This aids their attaining a morepractical perspective of the theoretical concepts that they have heard. For the practice session,each of the students and teachers is given a soldering kit containing instructions and materials tobuild a basic 555 timer circuit. This practical work is fun and interesting, given the fact that theyall have

Conference Session

Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Qin Zhu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haishao Pang, Beijing Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Surrounding IEEE’s 1974 Codeof Ethics.” ASEE Annual Conference.18 Burr, W. H. 1893. “The Ideal Engineering Education.” Engineering Education 1, 17-49, quoted in Bucciarelli, L.2011. “Bachelor of Arts in Engineering.” Op. cit.19 Kabo, J., Tang, X., Nieusma, D., Currie, J., Hu, W., and Baille, C. 2012. “Visions of Social Competence: ACross-cultural Comparison of Engineering Education Accreditation in Australia, China, Sweden, and the UnitedStates.” OP. cit.20 Li, M. and Shi, H. 2013. “The Impacts of Liberal Arts Education on Undergraduate Programs: Fulfillment orFrustration?.” Op. cit.21 Hu, X. and Cao, L. 2013. “Meaning and Methods: Some Thoughts on the Role of General Education andCurriculum Design.” Op. cit.22 “Educational Plan for Prominent

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CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University ; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to complete the project. Managing theproject requires the engineer to demonstrate effective teamwork, clear communication and theability to balance the social, economic and environmental impacts of the project. Moreover, thisapproach provides a context that makes learning the fundamentals more relevant and, hence,results in better retention by students.This project is an underway project for capstone Senior Design Project, performed by a team offour students in the ET department. Senior Design Project is a sequence of three-quarter capstoneproject design courses required for all the BSET majors. The course focuses on planning,development, and implementation of an engineering design project, which includes formal reportwriting, project

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CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Jenna Christie-Tabron, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Mari Pina, University of Central Florida; Richard Allan Quinn, University of Central Florida; Jackie Herold, University of Central Florida; Kim A. Small, University of Central Florida

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

. Both researchers then reviewed the data together for inter-raterreliability.Students were asked to respond, in writing, to seven, open-ended questions: background story,reason for choosing the institution and the program, impact of the program, impact of thefinancial support provided by the program, plans after graduation, and best program memory aspart of the program evaluation process. The question of interest related to the value-addedprogram activities was the students’ responses to “best program memory” (RQ1, RQ2). Promptsfor “best program memory” were: “talk about working with your mentor, interaction with othersin the program, etc.” The prompts served as stimulants to recall types of most-memorableexperiences. Woike’s21 study on the

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Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #16336Undergraduate Engineering Student Perception of Professional Skill Prepared-nessDr. William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel William J. Davis is a professor in Civil & Environmental Engineering at The Citadel in Charleston, SC. He received his Ph.D. in civil engineering from Georgia Tech and is a registered professional engineer. His research interests focus on transportation infrastructure planning and design, highway safety, and active living by design. He teaches courses in transportation engineering, geographic information systems, engineering management, and land surveying.Dr. Simon Thomas Ghanat, The