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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #9857A Philosophy of Learning Engineering and a Native American Philosophy ofLearning; An Analysis for CongruencyMs. Christina Hobson Foster, Arizona State UniversityDr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356

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Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; William Joseph Rhoads, Virginia Tech; Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Tech; Erin Heaney, Clean Air: Organizing for Health and Justice; Glenn Andrew Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York; Jennifer Holly Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York

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Engineering Ethics

listening – but this was implicitly aimedat grooming us to stand out in interviews and boardrooms from the herd ofcolleagues who lacked communication skills. Listening was an asset that we weretaught to view as a “booster” to our career prospects.This career orientation model was built around the goal of creating engineers whofulfill what industry demands. Academia itself was seen as an engineer “churningfactory.” Don’t get me wrong. The curricula and our initiation into the industrialsector were top notch. The message we got about our role in society, however, wasa blur. Although we had courses with case studies depicting huge engineeringfailures and their catastrophic consequences (e.g., the Union Carbide Bhopaltragedy), the public side of these

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University; Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Lauren Elise Gentry, LeTourneau University

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #9195Management and Assessment of a Successful Peer Mentor Program for In-creasing Freshmen RetentionMr. Jeff Johnson, LeTourneau University Jeff Johnson is an Instructor at LeTourneau University. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology from LeTourneau in 1994 then proceeded to spend 16 years in industry focusing on machine and civil design as well as project management. In 2010 he began his teaching career at his alma mater to share his experiences with engineering and technology students. He is currently a co-PI on the schools NSF-STEP retention grant.Prof. Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. Until 2012, she was the director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station. Dr. Simmons has nearly fourteen years of engineering and project management experience work- ing with public utility companies, a project management consulting company, and a software company. She is a registered professional engineer, project management professional and LEED accredited profes- sional.. Her research interests are in investigating students’ development of leadership skills and other professional competencies and in student involvement in co-curricular activities. Dr. Simmons is a NSF CAREER award winner for her research

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

in the course of their career at Iowa State University. In addition to outstanding performance in at least one of the follow- ing areas: teaching, research/creative activities, extension/professional practice, and institutional service, a University Professor must have acted as a change-agent to improve the quality with which the university carries out its mission.”]. From 2003-2007 he served as Director of the Research Institute for Studies in Education (where he also was Coordinator of Research from 1999-2003), and from 1999-2007 was a Professor in the Department of Educational Leadership and Policy Studies. He served as Vice Chair of the Department of Political Science in 1993-1994, Director of the Public

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FPD 9: First-Year Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas Shepard, University of St. Thomas; Broderick W. Carlin, University of St. Thomas

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First-Year Programs

Recruiting and Retention Program thatIncreased Undergraduate Enrollment Over 60% in Four Years, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta,GA, Paper 7881.9. Veenstra, C. and Herrin, G.D., (2009). Does a Survey Course on Engineering Careers Improve First-YearEngineering Retention?, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Austin, TX, AC 2009-104.10. Anderson-Rowland, M.R., (1998). The Effect of Course Sequence on the Retention of Freshman EngineeringStudents: When Should the Intro Engineering Course be Offered?, 28th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference,Tempe, AZ, pp. 252-257.11. Ochoa, H.R. and Shirvaikar, M., (2013). An Update: The Engagement and Retention of Electrical EngineeringStudents with a First Semester Freshman Experience Course

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New Course Development Concepts in ET I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College; Raul R Peralta, Northern New Mexico College

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Engineering Technology

computer networks to pursue a career in. An unexpectedresult is the high interest in the security area. In consultation with the industrial advisory boardand as a result of the market demand, the IET program includes now (starting in Spring 2014) anintensive hands-on course in cryptography and network security (IT 410, see Figure 4). It isimportant to highlight that this course requires a background on discrete math (CS 201), andcomputer networks (EECE 330 and EE 342). Students will be able to opt for the CCNA Securitycertificate once they pass the course IT 410.Figure 12. Impact of knowledge acquired in computer networks course on work-relatedexperiences

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

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Industrial Engineering

students. The first B.E.G. talk occurred onMonday, November 18th, 2013 outside of the regularly scheduled engineering economy classtime. The B.E.G. students hosted a member of the finance faculty from the school of Business atPenn State University Park. The talk covered various topics including completing a businessminor, M.B.A. after graduation, careers in finance and accounting, corporate finance, financialstatement analysis, stocks and business planning among other topics. The talk was optional andall undergraduate students from this department were invited to attend the talk. The studentsofficially kicked off their student group (B.E.G.) at this talk. Approximately 45 undergraduateindustrial engineering students attended the talk

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General Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shanshan Li, Purdue University; Yang Chen, Purdue University; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mihaela Vorvoreanu, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

environment, Chinese students need to have a good command ofboth spoken and written English. Language barriers negatively influence Chinese students todevelop their full potential not only on campus, but also in the more fiercely competitive societyat large. In order to get better involved in American student life and to prepare for theengineering career market of the future, improving these students’ English clearly seems acritical subject for the Chinese student in the U.S.Learning vocabulary is the most foundational block and first step in learning English as a secondlanguage, since no language acquisition and application can take place without the accumulationof vocabulary 26. Research has shown however that the problem of learning vocabulary was

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Weller, University of South Florida; Carol M. Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC; Jeff Frolik, University of Vermont; Paul G. Flikkema, Northern Arizona University; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Rhonda R. Franklin, University of Minnesota; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-authored over 85 professional journals and conference publications and 4 book chapters. Dr. Franklin was the recipient of the 1998 Presidential Career Award for Scientists and Engineers by the National Science Foundation. She is an active member of the MTT-S society in the technical area of passives, packaging, integration and microwave education and is currently an Associate Editor of the IEEE Microwave Wireless Components Letters.Dr. Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawaii at Manoa Page 24.119.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 A Systems-Centric

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Engineering & Our Global Society

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

reportsand also directly through interviews. Similarly, another interest would be to track alumniof the course through the remainder of their undergraduate careers and see if exposure tothese readings encourages them to take more classes in humanities and social sciences.What this paper demonstrates is that creating a course where student engineersunderstand the relevance and importance of research in other disciplines to theirengineering problem makes them more receptive to interdisciplinary readings. Thearticulation of care allows them to create their own meaning and narrative, which in turnenables them to better understand and appreciate interdisciplinary content and providesthe necessary impetus to actively engage with interdisciplinary research

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

substantial leadership roles so that they canhelp drive initiatives for developing technological solutions to—and policy decisions for—globalproblems in our increasingly technology pervasive society. Emphasized by ABET 6, engineersare charged with understanding the global, economic, ethical, and societal impacts of theirtechnical decisions. Policy decisions in our dynamic, technical society require this firmunderstanding of the limits and effects of science and technology 3. To accomplish this goal, theNAE cites the need for engineers to understand the principles of leadership and apply themthroughout their careers. 3As the world’s technical expertise continues to globalize, leadership is also important for anindividual’s professional success in

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STEM and ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kundan Nepal, University of St. Thomas; Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

Engineering Education. Andrew has taught university courses in circuits, electronics, and engineering design for more than a decade. Prior to his academic career, Andrew spent 12 years as an engineer in the broadcast and telecommunications fields. Andrew holds a BA from St. Olaf College and a MS in Electrical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Page 24.416.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Development of Fundamentals of Electrical and Computing Systems course for in-service K-12 Teachers.AbstractThe Science

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Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Swan, Tufts University; Kurt Paterson P.E., James Madison University; Timothy Henry Hellickson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Community Engagement Division

. Page 24.501.6 5. Mindset, work and life. The importance of mindset on a variety of learning, professional, and personal outcomes has been recently established23. Several on-line survey items were included to evaluate whether participants have a fixed- or growth-oriented mindset. In addition, questions were added that probed participants’ attitudes toward career, employers, personal life, and work-life balance55. 6. Engineer identity. Engineer identity has been an under-studied research topic 36, 52. Recent advances in identity theory have come to recognize that people have multiple identities. Therefore, it is important to investigate if an engineer identity is triggered during CE efforts and if that

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Yu Yan P.Eng., University of British Columbia; Vladan Prodanovic P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Okanagan; Ray Taheri

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8395Engineering Students’ Perception of Project Based Learning Activities at theSchool of Engineering, UBC Okanagan CampusDr. Claire Yu Yan P.Eng., University of British Columbia Dr. Claire Y. Yan is a senior instructor in the School of Engineering, UBC Okanagan campus. She received her B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China and Ph.D. degree from the University of Strathclyde in the UK. Prior to joining UBC in 2008, she worked as a research scientist at Ryerson University in Toronto. Along her career, she has been involved in various research projects in the area of CFD, heat and mass

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Materials Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nitin Sukhija, Mississippi State University (Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and Dept. of Computer Science and Engineering); Tomasz A. Haupt, Mississippi State University; Mark Fredrick Horstemeyer, Mississippi State University

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Materials

post- surveys illustrate a significant percentage increase in gains ofstudents in terms of understanding ICME paradigm and their ability to conduct multiscalesimulations using various computational tools. Furthermore, results also indicate that student’sintention to use this course in their graduate studies or in their future career increased by apercentage of more than 50%. To conclude, the combined results of all three surveys established Page 24.521.13the fact that students were strongly satisfied that this class proved to be an enriching experiencefor them.ConclusionICME entails cradle-to-grave history modeling and multiscale

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New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah L. Billington, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Robert C Calfee, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University; Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, Stanford University

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Mechanics

- Milwaukee.10 Galloway, P. D. (2008). The 21st Century Engineer: A Proposal for Engineering Education Reform. Reston VA: American Society of Civil Engineers Press.11 Halada, G., (2008) "A New Tool to Assess the Value of Active and Problem-based Learning in Enhancing Engineering Student Self-Efficacy," Proc. 2008 Annual Conference of the ASEE, paper 1884.12 Marra, R.M., Rodgers, K.A., Shen, D. and B. Bogue (2009) Women Engineering Students and Self-Efficacy: A Multi-Year, Multi-Institution Study of Women Engineering Student Self-Efficacy, J. Eng. Educ., 98(1): 27-38.13 Matusovich, H., Brunhaver, S., Kilgore, D., & Babcock, A. (2011). Engineering Pathways Study: How qualitative findings illuminate understanding of the college-career

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Research Experience in Stormwater Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee S. Navickis-Brasch, Gonzaga University; Noel E. Bormann P.E., Gonzaga University; Sue L. Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; Matt Zarecor, Spokane County Stormwater Utility

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #8598Expanding the Presence of Stormwater Management in Undergraduate CivilEngineeringMs. Aimee S Navickis-Brasch P.E., Gonzaga University Aimee Navickis-Brasch is a registered professional engineer with over twenty years of practitioner experi- ence in Hydraulic and Stormwater Engineering. The majority of her career was spent working for WSDOT Headquarters Hydraulics and Stormwater Office where she was responsible for providing statewide sup- port including; design, research, training,and policy development. Aimee is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Idaho with an emphasis in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg L. Fiegel, California Polytechnic State University; James L. Hanson, California Polytechnic State University; Nazli Yesiller

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

program graduates student; at least 50 percent of the as a future professional goal through their early professional program graduates will apply for careers graduate school Survey the participants All program participants will complete before/after the program on (4) Provide instructive and their research appointments; all learning outcomes; assess appealing learning participants will show improvement in

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khaled Sobhan, Florida Atlantic University; Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Ryne A. Sherman; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic university ; Nicolas A. Brown, Florida Atlantic University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

biopsychosocial values by medical students: A test of self- determination theory,” Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 70, 767-779, 1996.34. G. C. Williams, R. Saizow, L. Ross, and E. L. Deci, “Motivation underlying career choice for internal medicine and surgery,” Social Science and Medicine, 45, 1705-1713, 1997.35. G. C. Williams, M. W. Wiener, K. M. Markakis, J. Reeve, and E. L. Deci, “Medical student motivation for internal medicine,” Journal of General Internal Medicine, 9, 327-333, 1994.36. S. A. Wagerman, and D. C. Funder, “Situations. In P. J. Corr & G. Mathews (Eds.), Cambridge Handbook of Personality, (pp. 27-42), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009.37. E. L. Deci, and R. M. Ryan, “The “what” and “why” of goal

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Issues in ET Education I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, DuPage; Aminul Karim, DeVry University,Downers Grove, IL

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Engineering Technology

quality. The efforts to increase instructionalquality depend on faculty development (focus on faculty), instructional development(focus on student, course and curriculum), and organizational development (focus onstructure and process).5Faculty in purely teaching institutions (non-research environments), especially thoseteaching in technology-based and career-oriented programs, generally lag behind the paceof technological change in terms of their professional development activities due to theirnon-association with research activities. They face two major challenges: how toincorporate and teach new applications of new technologies in the curriculums they teachand how to maintain their professional currency.1Therefore, in summary, the rapid pace of

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Applications of Online Computing

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Logan N. Collins; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University; John D. Whitcomb, Texas A&M University; John Edward Angarita, Columbia University

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Computers in Education

Engineering with a research focus on engineering education. She works to improve the undergraduate engineering experience through evaluating prepara- tion in mathematics and physics, incorporating experiential activities in the classroom, and introducing multidisciplinary design.Prof. John D. Whitcomb, Texas A&M University John began his career at NASA Langley Research Center in 1974, where he stayed until moving to Texas A&M University in 1989. While employed at NASA, he completed his Masters and PhD degrees at Stanford University and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, respectively. His research has primarily focused on predicting the performance of composite materials subjected to static and

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Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gladis Chávez-Torrejón, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Chemical Engineering

environmental literacy),Learning and Innovation Skills (such as creativity and innovation, critical thinking and problemsolving, and communication and collaboration), Information, Media and Technology Skills (suchas information literacy, media literacy, and information, communications and technologyliteracy), and Life and Career Skills (such as flexibility and adaptability, initiative and self-direction, social and cross-cultural skills, productivity and accountability, leadership and Page 24.625.3responsibility) as proposed by the Partnership for 21st Century Skills12-14.Critical thinkingEveryone thinks; it is our nature to do so. But much of our

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University; C. Greg Jensen, Brigham Young University; Brett Stone, Brigham Young University; Edward Red, Brigham Young University; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Michael Wright; David E. French, The Boeing Company; Shigeo Hayashibara, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott; Carl Johnson, Georgia Institute of Technology; John P. Sullivan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Aerospace

Paper ID #9767Aerospace Partners for the Advancement of Collaborative EngineeringDr. Steve Gorrell, Brigham Young University Dr. Steve Gorrell joined the BYU Mechanical Engineering Department in 2007 following an eighteen year career as an Aerospace Engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate. There Dr. Gorrell pioneered the use of high performance computing (HPC), hi-fidelity time-accurate CFD, and Particle Image Velocimetry to investigate and understand unsteady flow physics in high performance gas turbine engine fans and compressors. Dr. Gorrell has published 64 technical papers on unsteady

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Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

TechOffice of Career Services, who keeps a recent pool of student resumes on file for possible on-campus employment as well as local industry co-op or internship opportunities was alsocontacted for possible project employment candidates. Eventually seven undergraduate studentswere hired to support project work; three mechanical engineering students and four electricalengineering students. Page 24.154.8Administrative structure:The structure of the project was intentionally kept as simple as possible. The day-to-day activitieswere typically completed by Lawrence Technological University students working with, and underthe direction of the

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene L. Harding, Purdue University

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Aerospace

technology can provide a strong basis formotivating student interest in a course. Such a course, if based on military applications oftechnology, can also impart beneficial background to graduates who pursue careers in thedefense industry. Moreover, many of the topics are generally applicable, so even students whonever enter the defense sector can profit substantially from the experience.Electronic warfare (EW) is an activity the military uses in virtually all military operations. EWis using the electromagnetic (EM) spectrum for advantage, preserving its use for friendly forces, Page 24.176.2and preventing the enemy from doing the same.1 The

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Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies

For Engineering Graduate Teaching Assistants”, American Society for Engineering Education 2008 conference proceedings. 12. Crede, E., Borrego, M., McNair, L.D., (2010) Application of Community of Practice Theory to the Preparation of Engineering Graduate Students for Faculty Careers, in Advances in Engineering Education Journal, Summer 2010, http://advances.asee.org/wp-content/uploads/vol02/issue02/papers/aee-vol02- issue02-p04.pdf. 13. Nilson, L.B., (2007) The Graphic Syllabus and the Outcomes Map: Communicating Your Course, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Jossey-Bass. Page 24.189.12 14

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Suzanne W. Scott, The Petroleum Institute; Jamal Sheikh-Ahmad, The Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, Petroleum Institute; Samuel N. Cubero Jr., The Petroleum Institute; Khalid Abdalla Alhammadi, The Petroleum Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

other discipline” “Listening to each other and respecting our ideas”Preparation for the future. Students also recognized “See what we will have to know in our careers.”that the course would prepare them for future work with “Understand how to handle diverse backgrounds now toother disciplines: knowing what other disciplines do, train us for later”how they approach problems differently.Unexpected acquisition of skills in the other discipline. “ Working on Ehab’s Macbook and learning interestingThe students had a serendipitous reaction to the mechanical ideas

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose A. Galvan, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth Casman, Carnegie Mellon University; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Mitchell J. Small, Carnegie Mellon University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kaplan, California State University, Northridge; James Flynn, California State University, Northridge; Sharlene Katz P.E., California State University, Northridge

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

firmware to run on the “bare-metal” of the CubeSat processor, without anyunderlying Operating System nor RTOS. Thus, these computer science students foundthemselves without a heap for the first time in their programming careers, and had to forgo anykind of dynamic memory allocation.For the majority of the team (five out of six students), this was the first encounter with embeddedsystems programming, as there is no Embedded Systems course required in our curriculum. Thus,this project marked the students’ first practical experience with hardware timers, interrupts,programmable controllers, processor I/O, and in-circuit debuggers. Challenges posed by thisunfamiliar platform included the need for a fault-tolerant design, and the imposition of timing