Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Scott Thomas Howie, United States Coast Guard Academy; Benjamin B Hannon, USCGA; Nicholas Williamson, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Computing & Information Technology

the cyber security realm within the Coast Guard and in the private sector after my military career. Page 26.1071.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Learning IPv6: Becoming a Subject Matter Expert of a Technical Topic through a Year-Long Capstone Design ProjectIntroductionThe purpose of education remains the subject of much vigorous debate and discussion. Educationhas been a part of the development of humans from the earliest times to the present with manydifferent perspectives [1-4]. While university education contains many pedagogical aspects, theconcept of a

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Construction Education Topics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Rokooei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ; James D. Goedert, University of Nebraska

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Construction

Engineer in Indiana and Nebraska. His entire career has been dedicated to the construction industry beginning in a family owned construction company. He spent eight years in the residential and commercial construction industry before joined academia. He taught con- struction engineering and management courses at the University of Nebraska for twenty three years and was Department Head for eight of those years. His current research interests include project-based ed- ucation, educational gaming, building energy modeling, sustainable construction practices, and energy conservation. He is particularly interested in the impact of his research on humanitarian initiatives partic- ularly socially and economically disadvantaged

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Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Luciana R. Barroso, Texas A&M University; David G. Pollock P.E., George Fox University; Jennifer Light, Lewis & Clark College; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

Paper ID #13168Lessons Learned from Collaborative Development of Research-Based CourseMaterialsDr. Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University Dr. Montfort is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State UniversityDr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers

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Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Youssef, California State University, Northridge; J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge

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Mechanical Engineering

degradation of polymers, and biomechanics of walking. His research has been supported by National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and private industries. Dr. Youssef was recognized by San Fernando Engineers Council as Distinguished Engineering Educator for 2014.Dr. J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge Dr. Kabo received his PhD from UC Berkeley in Applied Mechanics in 1980. After a 23 year career conducting biomechanics research at UCLA he relocated to California State University, Northridge to become more engaged in teaching. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engi- neering where he also serves as Mechanical Engineering Graduate Coordinator and Course Coordinator for

Conference Session

Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Randall G Bock, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

science and systems engineering; 2. Provide a comfortable setting for the student to begin his/her life as a Penn State student; and 3. (Perhaps most importantly) have fun while getting started on a career in engineering and, more specifically, space-related engineering.Secondary goals for the course include: 1. Recruit students to the activities of the Student Space Programs Laboratory (SSPL) in the EE Dept. SSPL is a faculty-led, student-run lab in which students develop capabilities for space projects and fly space missions. SSPL has built payloads for balloon, rocket, and satellite platforms [7]; 2. Provide training in the skills needed for the space-related work of the SSPL; and 3. Retain

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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International

year to an all-time high. Study abroad byAmerican students has more than tripled over the past two decades1. Universities are realizingthe great benefits for their students to have an international experience while in college. Thesebenefits include but are not limited to, becoming globally aware and global citizens, morepersonally and socially aware, and strengthening their career and academic choices. A studyperformed by Williams in the Journal of Studies in International Education found that studentswho went on study abroad exhibited a greater change in intercultural communication skills aftertheir semester abroad than students who stayed on campus. They also found that exposure tovarious cultures was the greatest predictor of intercultural

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

activities at Mississippi State. He has presented his edu- cation research at ASEE conferences in the past.Dr. Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University Dr. Dennis D. Truax, P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE, is Head and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University. He is in his ninth year as the James T. White Chair of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering and serves as Director of the Mississippi Transportation Research Center (MTRC). A member of the faculty for 34 years, he is a licensed professional engineer and board certified environmen- tal engineer. During his academic career, he has published over 100 refereed and reference papers and report and made almost 170 papers and

Conference Session

Student Motivation and Faculty Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint; Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Bedelbai Mamadiev, International Ataturk-Alatoo University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

not relate the learned class material to other classes (Table 8). Instead, students frompublic universities often relate class material to their future careers. Page 26.1172.10Table 9: Sample t-test and Variance Analysis of Public and Private University Students Levene's Test for t-test for Equality of Means Equality of Variances

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Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Dennis Lee Eggett, Brigham Young University

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Biomedical

Science Foundation CAREER Award. He is grateful to have been awarded the Weidman Pro- fessorship in Leadership and to have recently been recognized with BYU’s Technology Transfer Award.Dr. Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University Ruth S. Ochia received the B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, in 1992 and the Ph.D. degree in bioengineering from the University of Washington, Seat- tle, WA, in 2000. From 2000 to 2002, she was a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Center of Locomotion Studies, at The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. From 2002 to 2006, she was a Post- doctoral Fellow and then Assistant Professor at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. From 2006

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A Heard, Carnegie Mellon University; J F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon Univerisity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

significant international business and project experience. He has served on the Board of Directors of the AIST, worked on several committees in professional societies, and is a member of AIST, ASM, TMS, Sigma Xi and ASEE. He has authored 28 technical papers on a wide range of activities in materials science, including education, innovation management, environmental issues, nano-materials, steelmaking, casting, plasma and alternate iron technologies and authored a book on the Horizontal Continuous Casting of Steel.Dr. J F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon Univerisity Professor Whitacre started his career at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he worked on energy tech- nologies ranging from functional materials to systems

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

possible career opportunities. The analysis material was transferred Page 26.1480.2to ECE 102, with most non-EE topics removed to make time for more EE focused material. ECE103 took on the role of teaching intermediate-level programming in C. Surveys from industryand former students made it clear that the single programming course required of EE studentswas not meeting the expectations of prospective employers. So, it was decided that ECE 102would expand the MATLAB portion of the course to include general programming in addition tocovering its calculation and graphing tools. Effectively, in our courses MATLAB has become aprimer for C due to

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui Liu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Rogelio Palomera-Arias, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

programs had dedicated and fully developed BIMclasses included in their curriculums, while 52 % claimed BIM content was embedded inconventional courses[3]. New positions, such as “BIM engineer” or “BIM manager”, are nowavailable to current college graduates that might develop into their career paths. As thestakeholders in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, especiallymedium to large size contractors, are progressively taking advantage of BIM technology, thestructured BIM education at construction programs is progressing at a slower pace. It is critical Page 26.1502.3to address this need with an efficient and effective BIM

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Matin Meskin, University at Buffalo; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

,communication protocol between protective relays and communication processor shouldbe taken into account as well as communication protocol to make connection between theSMART Grid Lab and the remote site over the Internet. This allowed me to learn moreabout communication protocols such as MODBUS TCP/IP. In addition, the XMPPprotocol was brought to the center of my attention as a reliable and securecommunication protocol for such applications as transmission line protection.Briefly, this project enhanced my knowledge about communication protocols as anintegral part of future smart grids. Moreover, it greatly enhanced my ability to set up sucha complicated system from ground up, which is very valuable for my future career in thiscompetitive world. It

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

, impressions and conclusions were drawn from this partially flipped classroom trial.We are quite sure that we will continue to try and to implement the flipped classroom approachin some of our courses in the future.(1) We believe that the flipped classroom approach is a revolution in engineering education. The flipped classroom approach is a true student-centered active learning education process. In this process, students will develop strong self-learning abilities, which is the fundamental element of the lifelong learning needed to be successful in their careers.(2) The role of faculty in the flipped classroom approach must transform from teaching to facilitating or mentoring. However the amount of work for the faculty in this approach

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

university, the first of four courses insequence in electric power engineering. With the exception of DC machines, most of the topicstypical of a junior-level electric machines course are taught in the second course in this sequence.This course significant topics in electric power that all electrical engineers are likely toencounter, not merely subjects unique to those students who propose to make a career of electricpower engineering. For example, the following subjects are taught: dc and single phase acpower fundamentals, inductive and capacitive energy storage, real and reactive power methods,single phase transformers, per unit normalization, electromechanical analogs, heat sinking,magnetic circuits, motor and generator laws, dc motors, dc/dc

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Blais Dannemiller, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Stephen Michael Morse, Texas Tech University

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First-Year Programs

procrastinating on their work.BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., Gover, M.R., and Nijjer, S.K., “Cognitive Assessment of the Sources of Mathematics Self-Efficacy: A Thought-Listing Technique,” Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1996, pp. 33-46.2. Hutchinson, M.A., Follman, D.K., Sumpter, M., Bodner, G.M., “Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Beliefs of First-Year Engineering Students,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 95, No. 1, 2006, pp. 39-47.3. Polkinghome, D., Narrative Knowing And The Human Sciences, Albany New York: State University of New York Press, 1988. Page 26.1518.16

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Nathaniel Hunsu, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

-regulation. The results are discussed with respect to their implications for instruction in engineering education. Keywords: active learning; hands-on learning; motivation; cooperative learning IntroductionVarious reports published within the past decade highlight a wide range of problems withengineering curricula, especially the lecture-dominated form of transmitting core engineeringconcepts to students [1-5]. These reports also show- that students’ motivation in learningengineering concepts continues to wane resulting in reduced interest in engineering careers andlow student-retention in engineering programs. Researchers have proposed different approachesto tackling this problem [6-7

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #12651The Management Tree of Life - An Aid for Undergraduate Engineers toStructure Management ThinkingDr. William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University Dr. William J. Schell holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Engineering Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) from Montana State University (MSU). He is an Assistant Professor in IME at MSU with research interests in engineering education and the role of leadership and culture in process im- provement. Prior to his academic career, he spent 14 years in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

boththe recruitment and retention of engineering students at institutions across the country.The Wright State ModelIt is well known that student success in engineering is highly dependent on student success inmath, and perhaps more importantly, on the ability to connect the math to the engineering1-6.However, first-year students typically arrive at the university with virtually no understanding ofhow their pre-college math background relates totheir chosen degree programs, let alone theirfuture careers. And despite the national call toincrease the number of graduates in engineeringand other STEM disciplines7 , the inability ofincoming students to successfully advance pastthe traditional freshman calculus sequenceremains a primary cause of

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose E. Sanchez P.E., Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

• Business Administration Texas A&M University • Ocean Engineering • Oceanography * http://www.erdc.usace.army.mil/careers/trainingandeducation/thegraduateinstitute .aspx, accessed 22 Jan 2014.Full-time employees that are taking classes

Conference Session

Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Jason Mischung, Arizona State University; Jake Smithwick, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University; Anthony Perrenoud, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

facilitate thought, the ability to understand emotions, and the abilityto manage emotions. Although researchers have adopted and recommended the use of theMSCEIT9, limitations with the measurement tool still exist.5 Even with the existing limitationsthat are present in research with EI, researchers have identified positive correlations with EI andperformance. Higher EI scores have been shown to improve performance within the workplace,amongst teams, and in leadership situations; all three of which are critical elements in theconstruction industry. Improved EI has been suggested to improve career performance due to theability to handle stressful situations that exist in the workplace.13 EI is suggested to have agreater impact on team

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Thompson P.E., University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

semester. Student perceptions of the course project on an end-of-semester survey were positive with a majority of students indicating that working as a team washelpful, the project provided a good introduction to the engineering profession, they developedwritten and oral communication skills, and information gathering skills that would help them intheir academic careers. Page 26.1688.3Thus, several written assignments for this course were crafted around the Grand Challenges. Thepurpose of these assignments was two-fold. First, students would have opportunities to developtheir critical thinking skills by analyzing current engineering issues. Second

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Pan American

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Diversity

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Mathematics

, and Starr Counties in Texas, and he has worked with a variety of issues surrounding entry level mathematics and science at two-year and four-year schools in Texas.Dr. Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Pan American Javier Kypuros received a B.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering from Princeton University in 1996. He later received an M.S.E. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering in 1998 and 2001 from The University of Texas at Austin. Javier began his career at The University of Texas at El Paso in 2001 and later joined the faculty at The University of Texas-Pan American (UTPA) in 2002. He is currently a Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Affairs in the College

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman Henry Philipp, Pittsburg State University

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Diversity

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Construction

structure they designed is an invaluable opportunity that can directlyapply towards their future careers. Incorporating the competition within a constructionmanagement curriculum allows for cross-collaboration between multiple courses (e.g., buildinginformation modeling, safety, structures, project management) emulating the collaborative natureof the design-build industry. Faculty and universities who want to compete in this type ofdesign-build competition need to understand the level of commitment required for successfulparticipation. Overall university support is beneficial, but fabrication space is a necessity.Additional support from multiple academic departments and administrative units at theuniversity may also be needed. The event also

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angel Ari Perez-Mejia, Quinnipiac University; John E. Greenleaf P.E., Quinnipiac University; Priscilla C Fonseca P.E., Quinnipiac University; Chris Hakala, Quinnipiac University

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student’s career. The engineering program is a new addition to this institution,and as such this class is unique in the larger institutional context due to its subject and itsfocus on hand on activities. The university is a medium sized, private institution with astudent population drawn mainly from surrounding areas. As the institution is mostly focusedon liberal arts, there exists a larger educational infrastructure for the humanities and socialsciences. However, the addition of the 4 offered engineering majors represent the largestcommitment to STEM.The class is similar to many other introductory engineering courses and meant to provide afun, low stakes introduction to engineering and to each of the four engineering disciplines.This is

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Bradford G Orr, University of Michigan

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Evaluation of Self-Efficacy Treatment on Technical Scientific Career Outcomes. ERIC Clearinghouse, 1997. Page 26.1228.716 H. Fencl and K. Scheel, “Engaging Students: An Examination of the Effects of Teaching Strategies on Self-Efficacy and Course Climate in a Nonmajors Physics Course.” Journal of College Science Teaching, vol. 35, no. 1, p. 20, 2005.17 D. H. Schunk and C. A. Mullen, “Self-Efficacy as an Engaged Learner,” in dl2af5jf3e.search.serialssolutions.com, no. 10, Boston, MA: Springer US, 2012, pp. 219–235.18 R. M. Marra and B. Bogue, “Women Engineering Students’ Self Efficacy – A

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Nikolaevich Solovyev, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI); Larisa Petrova, MADI; Viatcheslav Prikhodko, Moscow Automobile and Road Construction State Technical University (MADI); Ekaterina Makarenko, MADI

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fail to engage with mathematics support? /«Joining forces in engineering education towards excellence» Proc. SEFI and IGIP joint annual conf. 2007.University of Miskolc, 2007. P. 135-136.8. Ruhland W., Bieber R., Porzig F. (2008) “Shortage of Engineers in Germany Shortage of Engineering Students atGerman Universities. What Can Be Done?” Engineering Competencies – Traditions and Innovations, Proc. Of the37th International IGIP Symposium, 2008, pp. 80-81.9. Cantrell P., Ewing-Taylor J. (2009) Exploring STEM Career Options through Collaborative High SchoolSeminars. // Journal of Engineering Education, 2009, Vol. 98, No 3. P. 295-303.10. Chubin D., Donaldson K., Olds B., Fleming L. (2008) “Educating Generation Net –Can U.S. Engineering Wooand Win

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Timothy D. Legg, North Dakota State University; Ann Marie Vallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Lori Nelson, Fort Berthold Community College; Joshua Jason Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; G. Padmanabhan , North Dakota State University

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Minorities in Engineering

Dakota State University, NDSU.PEEC is a program to expand the inclusion of Native American students into the engineeringcareer field while at the same time opening awareness of the opportunities available in tribalcommunities for engineering talent. It is proposed that such an inclusion will expand theopportunities for engineering career fields on the reservation. A description will be provided asto how the initial concepts have evolved during the years of operation. Also contained within thepaper will be a description of the serendipitous events relating to resources, administration staffand students success stories and the implications they have for future successes. Following thatwill be a discussion of the lessons to be learned from the less

Conference Session

Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob James Elmer, Villanova University; Noelle K. Comolli, Villanova University; William J. Kelly, Villanova University; Zuyi (Jacky) Huang, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

study at their own pace outside of the classroom or can beused to supplement lessons in the classroom. In addition, online videos are a useful referencematerial that students can review as needed later in their careers. Videos have also been used to demonstrate a wide variety of experiments and techniques.For example, the Harvard BioVisions series includes videos on aseptic technique and DNAmicroarray experiments.6 Several excellent experiment videos are also available on videosharing websites like Vimeo and YouTube (e.g. purification of green fluorescent protein byhydrophobic interaction chromatography11). The largest library of video experiments is providedby the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JOVE), a peer-reviewed online

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Innovative Project-based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Manufacturing

abilities as an engineer. PBL increases student retentionrates and allow students to form useful connections between content of the course and problemsexpected to be encountered in their future careers in engineering.In MET1161, three design projects related to (i) molding, (ii) forming, and (iii) machiningprocesses were assigned. Students were also asked to write a technical paper and perform apresentation in the class. Students were free to choose their own product. They started theirproject with an existing product/part and they redesigned the part to improve it for the predefinedconditions. Students also decided for the manufacturing process and tools required tomanufacture the part. Sub steps were (i) describing the product/part, (ii) listing