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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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. According totheir model, there are three primary influences on student outcomes: student pre-collegecharacteristics and experiences, organizational context and peer environment (Table 1). Page 26.1431.4    Table 1: Terenzini and Reason Conceptual Framework of College Impact: Primary Influences inStudent Learning (adapted from Terenzini and Reason (2005)8.Primary Influence ExamplesStudent Pre-college Characteristics Socio-demographic traitsand Experiences Academic preparation and performance Personal and

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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to increased self-efficacy in STEM fields and increased interest in pursuing a career in science or technology.Additionally, girls participating nationally in Tech Trek camps report large increases in comfort,enjoyment and interest in pursuing a career in programming as a result of taking core classes inmobile app development using App Inventor from MIT.1.0 Introduction The American Association of University Women (AAUW) research report ”Why SoFew? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)”[1] found thatwomen are vastly underrepresented in STEM majors and fields compared with their male peers.But “Why So Few?” also showed that those numbers can change when girls realize theirpotential in STEM at an early

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Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Whitney Winders; Cariana Cornel; Caralea Cornel, Brigham Young University; Allie Larson; Sarah A. Cunha; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Laura Wilkinson, Brigham Young University

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security. She currently volunteers on the BYU red team, and is the CCDC coordinator for the school. Page 26.437.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Cyber War is not Gender War: Experiences of Creating a Productive Heterogeneous Environment in Cybersecurity ResearchAbstractWhile degree enrollments continue to see an increase in female enrollment, there remains adistinct gender gap in STEM disciplines 1. In particular, the Technology and Computing spacehave always struggled to recruit and retain women. A similar trend is seen

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Construction Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ; Omar I. Molina-Bas, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Darwin Serrano Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico

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Engineering and Managementfaculty members and graduates students was created to facilitate collaboration among the threeparties involved. The partnering model shown in figure 1 can be beneficial to all parties involved.Having graduate CEM students working in real university projects benefits the university bylowering the costs that they would ordinarily incur by either having their architecture/engineeringteam and General Service’s staff or outside consultants working in the pre-construction phase of aproject. It benefits CEM faculty who supervise the graduate students because it provides themrelevant and current experience working on projects and an opportunity to interact with campusadministrators and personnel outside their department. Finally and

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Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Brandon Scott Weisberg, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Joseph Boss; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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associated manufacturing processes tofabricate bipolar plates. Students will be assessed based upon their efficiency and precision insetting up the fixture and the following careful implementation of the fuel cell purifier platemachining process. Fixture Design to Supplement Machining and Fuel Cell EducationIntroductionIn the modern era of exponential technological expansion and innovation, the future of the fieldrelies heavily upon the advancement and education of the manufacturing process. According toan article regarding the United States GDP (Gross Domestic Product), “Manufacturing industriesgenerated $2.1 trillion in GDP (12.5 percent of total U.S. gross domestic product) in 2013.” (1)This percentage of United States GDP contributed by

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Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel P. Kelly, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Kevin Gregory Sutton, North Carolina State University

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become moreprevalent. An index analysis of more than 12,000 journals and 160,000 conference proceedingswas conducted to determine the extent and nature of flipped classroom research. The searchterms flipped classroom, flipped instruction, inverted instruction, and inverted classroom wereused. The phenomenon appears to gain traction in 2010. Three scholarly research articles werepublished in 2010 and papers on the topic continue to be published every year with 137published articles in 2015 (Figure 1). However, with only 300 total articles, there is a notabledearth in the literature given the focus of the flipped classroom in traditional formal education.When the search is narrowed to engineering education, the number of articles is

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Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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undergraduate science research into our institute's curriculum issupported by a significant amount of research into the impact of such activities on scholarlyachievement in a number of fields. David Lopatto has published extensively on the positiveimpact of undergraduate research on academic programs. [1-5] Undergraduate research is shownin these publications to be key to producing engaged scientists for the future. Hinkel and Henke[6] show explicitly the positive impact participation in undergraduate programs has on futurestudent achievement and employment. In light of this information it is almost unforgivable not tooffer these opportunities to students who are willing to avail themselves of them.Science research courses give students the opportunity

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; David Hartenstine, Western Washington University

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took four years to grow to its full size. We have recently submitted a new S-STEM proposal that, if funded, will initiate a design and development project that will include quantitative and qualitative assessment of the achievement of the programs ultimate goals, which include shifting the demographics of graduates at our institution and observing continued employment of CS/M Scholars in their field.1 Program Description1.1 RecruitmentWith the aid of staff in the Office of Admissions, we invite high-achievingfemale applicants with leadership potential to submit a short application. Indeciding whom to invite, we consider several broad measures of academic andpersonal achievement and don’t require that applicants

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Saba Jamalian, Bowling Green State University

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solution is a new cloud service known as HPC-as-a-Service.In this paper, we present an HPCaaS platform called ASETS which uses Software DefinedNetworking (SDN) technologies to smooth the execution of parallel tasks in the cloud. Further,we provide application examples that could be used in a typical introductory parallel programingcourse. We argue that HPCaaS platform like ASETS can significantly benefit the users of HPCin the cloud as if their program is running on a dedicated hardware in their own laboratory. Thisis especially advantageous for students and educators who need not to deal with the underlyingcomplexities of the cloud.1. IntroductionCloud Computing according to NIST1 is a shared pool of configurable resources offeringservices with

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University; Md Hossain Shuvo, Alabama A&M University

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three wheeled ground robot with an ultrasonic sensor tied in front of it as shown in Fig 1. Its compactness, robustness, user friendliness, the synchronization (both Android and EV3) in terms of programming paradigm and necessarily its cost effectiveness Fig 1: Structure of the robot have made it the ideal robotic platform for the implementation of this project.iii. Android platformAndroid is an innovative as well as a noble and open development platform launched in 2007 byGoogle, based on the Linux carnal. Besides enhancing the flexibility in using mobile devices andpromoting user experience, it has

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session III: Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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current systems. (1, 2, 3, 4)The higher education arena interacts in a complex way with a variety of external partners whoserole, participation, and expertise must be harnessed to help overcome some of the challenges thathave beset engineering education in the Region. Perhaps the most notable partner in thisendeavor is the industrial sector whose role and participation in shaping engineering educationhas, unfortunately, been extremely modest by best estimates. Establishing a beneficial workingrelationship between colleges of engineering in the Region and industries at large, has proven tobe difficult, often short-lived, and appears at the outset, not to be rewarding to either side.Among the many factors contributing to this failure, is the

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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negatively affect the overall learning ofthe students as measured by their performance on a common, cumulative final exam. Studentsgenerally liked the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real world problems that werethematically centered on the biomedical industry and to be able to work in teams.IntroductionThe Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) supported by the Kern FamilyFoundation was created in 2005 to “champion the entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduateengineering students.”1-3 In an effort to achieve this goal, the Kern Family Foundation created anetwork made up of mostly private engineering schools that are committed to developing theentrepreneurial mindset in their undergraduate engineering students through the network

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Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter M Ostafichuk, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; James Sibley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Navid Shirzad, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, UBC

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but not solarge as to invalidate the tools. Steps should be considered to educate students about potentialbias.IntroductionTeamwork is an integral part of Engineering and Engineering Education.1 Well-designed groupand team projects can help students gain valuable teaming skills, and accrediting bodies requirethese skills of engineering graduates.2,3 But teamwork is not without its problems. Social loafingand “I better do it myself, if I want an A” syndrome are part of many peoples experiences withgroup and teamwork.4 A well-designed peer evaluation process can improve the studentexperience and lead to more powerful learning outcomes.Peer evaluation can be used to foster a better team experience and to equitably recognizeindividual student’s

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International Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San Jose State University

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industries that had a great sense oftraditional values and environmental awareness, and explored Taiwan's culture through the eyesof local students. The cohort was a resounding success, with overwhelming positive studentfeedback. Overall, the SJSU GTI program has been very successful and has met the objectivesset for it. Embedding continuous assessment and improvement into this program has allowed usto adapt to changes and provide the participants with an intensive global experience.1. Purpose of the GTI ProgramIn the globally competitive 21st century, corporations have been aggressive in expandingmarkets and their workforces across the globe. In order for engineers to thrive in such anenvironment, they need to understand and prepare for this new

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zheng, Jackson State University; Jianjun Yin, Jackson State University; Yanhua Cao, Jackson State University

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Satisfaction Table 4 Data collection procedures and schedules Phases Contents Duration(1) Pre-tests Demographics , computer experience, GPA Two weeks Knowledge on selected subjects through Concept Inventory Learning disposition measured through MSLQ(2) Collaborative learning Online discussion for collaborative learning Ten weeksthrough online discussion Students' Self-report on collaborative learning process Instructors

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Women in Engineering Division: Curricular Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianna Blaser, University of Washington; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Sheryl Elaine Burgstahler, University of Washigton

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Children’s Hospital, and the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.Dr. Sheryl Elaine Burgstahler, University of Washigton Dr. Sheryl Burgstahler founded and directs the DO-IT (Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking, and Technology) Center and the Access Technology Center. These two centers promote (1) the use of main- stream and assistive technology and other interventions to support the success of students with disabilities in postsecondary education and careers and (2) the development of facilities, computer labs, academic and administrative software, websites, multimedia, and distance learning programs that are welcoming and accessible to individuals with disabilities. The ATC focuses efforts at the UW; the DO-IT

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Qualitative Methodologies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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of responsible science and social science writing. What is less often Page 26.1564.2addressed by even the most thoughtful researchers, however, is the available field of existingresearch options, as such; the universe of possible, credible methodological choices orevidentiary standards.1, 2 We believe that reflection on those parameters would support a morerobust inquiry into STEM education subjects, as would explicit contextualization of researchers’chosen methods or standards along societal terms: that is, attention to the question of whichsocietal conditions may determine researchers’ embrace of quantitative or qualitative methods

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic College of Engineering & Engineering Technology; Salahuddin Qazi, State University of New York, Institute of Tech.

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the German Institute ofEconomics, the country currently needs 117,000 engineers, scientists, IT experts and technicians. Page 26.337.2U.K is also faced with a chronic shortage of science graduates and especially engineers, whereseveral industries are struggling with a shortage of engineers in the area of power generation,aerospace and manufacturing. Sub-Saharan Africa alone needs 2.5 million new engineers andtechnicians if the region was to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goal of improvedaccess to clean water and sanitation [1].The number of engineering graduates enrolled in Asian countries and their population trendshows that the

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Gwen Blosser, Louisiana State University

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terms of theundergraduate and graduate degrees they earn at colleges and universities. Yet, in spite ofsuch advances, most science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields stillremain sharply gender segregated, with men making up the majority.1 This is nowheremore evident than in engineering. According to statistics, women earn 57% ofundergraduate degrees, but only 18% of baccalaureates in engineering.2-3 These trendsare a cause for concern because occupational gender segregation fuels the wage gapbetween men and women, which perpetuates gender inequalities.4 Additionally, a dearthof women in engineering represents the potential loss of human capital that could help toadvance scientific and technological discovery.5In response to this

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Dunn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stephanie Swartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Arthur L.C. Antoine, University of Colorado, Boulder

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their faculty research advisors received $100.AssessmentDemographicsThe pilot Spring Break for Research program attracted 25 applications for the pilot program. Fromthese applications, a diverse group of 20 undergraduates and 20 graduate mentors were selected asseen in Table 1. 60% 50% 45% 40% 35% 30% 25% 25.0% 24.3% 25% 20% 11.5% 10% 6.2% 0% URM Female Undergraduates in College of Engineering SB4R Undergraduates Graduates in College of Engineering SB4R GraduatesTable 1. Demographics

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Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine McGough, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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study was an interpretativephenomenology analysis (IPA)7; nine sophomore and junior biomedical engineering (BME) andmechanical engineering (ME) students at a southeastern land grant institution were interviewedabout their experiences in terms of connecting their future goals to their actions in the present.The themes that emerged from these interviews focused on the range of possible future selvesthat students described. These themes were then described graphically as being cone-shaped (seeFigure 1), where the three axes represent time-orientation, instrumentality, time attitude axis7.The second study was a phenomenography, focusing on the different ways in which students areperceiving the future5–7. This study was a continuation of the first

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Hank Boone, University of Nevada, Reno; Dina Verdin, Purdue University

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the mountains “join” up). After mapping out the mountain, we can then lookto see if, for example, trees on different mountains have any systematic differences, such as theirgenus, average height, longevity, etc. The analogy of studying the location of trees on themountain is represented schematically in Figure 1 as a companion to the illustrative exampledescribed in this paragraph.Figure 1: Schematic representation of the illustrative example of use Topological Data Analysis. Here elevation profiles of mountains are examine to understand the different tree populations found in different elevation zones.In this same way, we use the Mapper algorithm to search the quantitative student response datafor patterns in the

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Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Moorhead, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Jennifer B Listman, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distinguished Award for Excellence in the cate- gory Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. In 2004, he was selected for a three-year term as a Senior Faculty Fellow of NYU-SoE’s Othmer Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 7 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 55 journal articles, and 109 conference papers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 16 M.S., and 4 Ph.D. thesis students; 31 undergraduate research students and 11 under- graduate senior design project teams

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Best Practices for Two-Year Students Majoring in Engineering & STEM Fields

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen M. Groppi P.E., Cabrillo College; Susan Tappero, Cabrillo College

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institutionalization strategies thatwere eventually employed. We will also discuss this project’s contribution to a greaterSTEM presence and culture on campus which has resulted in our Latino/Hispanic studentsapproaching full representation in STEM and engineering majors on our campus. (Figure 1) Approaching Representation 50% Percentage of STEM majors who are Latino Percentage of Latino students 40% 30% 34% 32% 34% 20% 26% 23% 19% 20% 10

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Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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analysispresented here is part of a larger study of the “impact trajectories” (contributions, influences,challenges, successes) of pioneers in the field of engineering education. For the purposes of thisproject, “engineering education pioneers” are defined as those who (1) are/were active (throughresearch, practice, and/or service) in the area of engineering education; and (2) are recognized bymembers of the engineering education community as significant contributors to or shapers of thefield of engineering education.In this paper, we seek to explore in greater depth the nature of engineering education pioneers’perceived contributions and impacts in engineering education, and what these contributions andimpacts mean for the engineering education community

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Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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avoidenvironmental restrictions and tax obligations. Specifically, this paper examines the CostaConcordia incident as an illustration for the information to follow: questionable registrationpractices; pollution issues; and integration in technical classes, specifically, the field ofenvironmental engineering.BackgroundInterest in the environmental effects of the cruise ship industry is relatively a recent, dating backabout 20 years, which corresponds to the physical growth of the ships and the explosion ofconsumers in search of exotic vacations. Between 1980 and 2013, the number of passengersincreased from 1.4 million to 21.5 million,1, 2 with an estimated 24 million to sail in 2016.1Consequently, the size of ships has increased to accommodate higher

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado - Denver; Heather Underwood, Inworks; John K. Bennett, Inworks; University of Colorado - Denver

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starting fall 2015.Inworks Space We considered it critical to the success of the Inworks that it be housed in space thatsupports communication, collaboration, and experimentation. This is because that physical spacerepresents one of the tools used to bring people from different backgrounds together. Our spacehad to be warm, inviting, and supportive. People should want to spend time there, and it shouldbe possible to spend large amounts of time there comfortably. There needed to be a place toprepare a light meal, and to relax. Our space did not have to be modern or upscale. Power andconnectivity are essential; carpet and acoustic ceiling tile are not. Figure 1 shows a view of theInworks workshop area.Figure 1: The Inworks Workshop

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Thomas Pitcher, The University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso

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the knowledge about the field of engineering and simultaneously provide development ofinvaluable professional skill sets to the engineering student. In this first year of study we look atthe design parameters of the project where students from various STEAM based fields must designa living, talking, interactive pumpkin patch as part of a community exhibit.MATERIALS AND METHODS The project itself was a community based learning experience in which students from variousmajors collaborated to design an interactive pumpkin patch. The student group this first year wascomposed of 44 students of which 13 were science majors, 12 were engineering majors, 10 wereliberal arts majors, 4 were business majors, 4 were nursing majors, and 1 was an education

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Innovative Teaching

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David J. Frank, The Ohio State University; Kevin J. Witt, The Ohio State University; Chris Hartle; Jacob J. Enders, The Ohio State University; Veronica Beiring, The Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, The Ohio State University

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designsoftware that seamlessly transitioned between them as well.Background and IntroductionFor the last twenty-one years in each spring term, The Ohio State University FEH Program hasincorporated an autonomous robot design project in which college freshman honors engineeringstudents design, build, and program autonomous vehicles to perform certain well-defined taskswithin a two-minute time limit1. The tasks the robots must complete revolve around a centraltheme developed each year by the teaching assistants and faculty of the Honors engineeringclasses. The theme for spring 2015 was “Arctic Storm”, and the robot competition course isshown as a CAD model in Figure 1. Figure 1. Diagram of 2015 Robot Competition CourseThe project uses

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ross Tapia, New Mexico State University; Elizabeth Ann Howard, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

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mathematicsco-requisite course to college algebra, in order to reach more students. We have alsoimplemented a mandatory peer mentor led workshop for all students. Peer mentors provide thestudents with an upper classman peer who can provide support inside and outside of theclassroom. In our paper we will continue to discuss specifics regarding the ENGR 100 course,peer mentoring, intervention strategies, and FYE components.Literature ReviewAccording to Kuh (2008)1 freshman year experience programs are highly influential inimproving student success and create positive impact on their pathway to a degree. Keycomponents of successful FYE programs are utilizing learning communities. In addition Kuh(2008) recommends writing intensive curriculums that focus on