Conference Session

Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Rebecca Medina, Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

collaboration. Each side knows the other side well, including organizational structure andpeople. The partnership is mainly managed by the two authors of this paper, but many people inboth organizations are involved. At the University, an event planned with the BGCPC needs littleexplanation; at BGCPC, the University will often be suggested as a possible collaborator.University students and student groups have a ready partner for proposed activities without ourneeding to recruit partners.This continuity has the benefit that each partner has learned how to be flexible, responsive, andfluid but also consistent. We are willing to try new ways of delivering content (STEM Day hasevolved considerably), to admit mistakes, but to always assume that we will

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gilbert C Brunnhoeffer III P.E., Roger Williams University

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Engineering Economy

waiting for thatgiant payday. Given that each employee is likely to receive a pay raise at the end of a year, wealso introduce the concept of a widening pay gap due to the effect of compound interest. Thewhole example is geared towards explaining the time value of money and showing the studentshow to use simple arithmetic (not mathematics, such as present value and future value equations)to evaluate the economic worth of a dollar today and compare it to a dollar at a specific time inthe future. At the age of eighteen, five years in the future is an eternity so it takes some time fortheir personal time and planning horizon to stretch out five years.The key to introducing the concepts of engineering economic analysis is to lay out the

Conference Session

ETD Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumitra Basu, Fitchburg State University

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Engineering Technology

and organizations in the communities of interest  The curriculum contents need to be “forward looking” as well, since the purpose of the curriculum is to prepare students for the future, while learning from the pastInstitution:The curriculum contents must be aligned with the goals of the parent institution, and its strategicplan. This requirement has the highest priority. Therefore:  The program curriculum contents need to support the goals of the parent institution. This is a mandatory need  The program curriculum contents needs to keep sight of the strategic plan of the parent institutionAccreditation:The criterion laid out by accreditation bodies that relate to curriculum contents provides

Conference Session

Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Lague P.Eng., University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa; Richard Jean L'Abbé

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

students graduate with an entrepreneurial mind set that enable them to play leading roles in existing organizations or create their own jobs.Mr. Richard Jean L’Abb´e Retired past President and CEO of Med-Eng Systems Inc, a world leader in the design and production of protective ensembles and electronic equipment to safeguard against the effects of military and improvised explosive devices. Med-Eng equipment was trusted in over 120 Countries and Territories around the World. Mr. L’Abb´e, graduated from the University of Ottawa (Canada) in Mechanical Engineering (’79). He is a big proponent of Strategic Planning and Human Resource optimization. Constantly creative, and focused on solving the customer’s needs, Med-Eng

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Helen Meyer, University of Cincinnati

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

challenges planned for their classrooms. While some of the supplies wereconsumables materials, teachers were also encouraged to use some of the supply budget topurchase equipment which could be used annually in their classrooms if they chose to repeat theengineering design challenges beyond their participation in the project. Generally speaking, two types of teachers applied to participate in CEEMS. The first typeconsists of enthusiastic teachers who love to learn and apply new strategies in their classrooms.However, this project also provided generous stipends to the participants, as well as scholarshipfunds to cover 20 graduate credit hours of coursework, which could be applied to a master’sdegree in Curriculum & Instruction at UC. As a

Conference Session

EET Papers 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

. The electrical parameters of the motor were calculated. Later, an encoderwas attached and control of the motor was coupled to the signal from the encoder.In the AC motor lab, an AC motor is planned using a coffee can and three-phase power wired tosix field coils. If properly constructed and wired, the coffee can will spin using the inducedvoltage from the three-phase coils on the face of the tin can. The rms voltage of the coils is 30VAC. In a future lab, the students may build an inverter and spin the same three-phase coffee-can motor using the same concepts as found in the original ac waveform but with variable speed.Summary:The “Motors” course needed to be changed but the manner in which the change came about wasnot expected. Examination

Conference Session

The Best in DEED

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susannah Howe, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

nationwide surveys2,3 using many of the same questions and includingsome new categorical and open-ended response questions. Taken together, the results capturetrends over time and document strategies and changes in capstone design education across theUnited States.In addition to collecting longitudinal data, a logical extension of the capstone survey initiative isto collect data from other countries, to explore how capstone design education implementationvaries around the globe. Australia and New Zealand were chosen as the first countries in thissurvey expansion plan, in part to maximize geographic distance from the United States whileminimizing language barriers. Moreover, there is an existing body of work with reference toengineering capstone

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leland Giovannelli, University of Colorado, Boulder; Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

,the students yet remained receptive to them. Dr. Giovannelli credits this to that firstunthreatening text on day one: to Augustine’s observation of a silent reader.The Course Reader (Giovannelli, 2016) also provided a list of cultural dimensions (from GeerteHofstede, 2005), i.e., of over-arching cultural characteristics. These include, for example, how aculture deals with time or space; how a culture regards honor, power, or identity; whether themembers of a culture operate as a collective or as individuals; and to what extent the culturepractices long-term or short-term planning. Each week featured one specific cultural dimension,strategically paired with that week’s content.For example, the week on the Industrial Revolution featured the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhihua Xu, University of Minesota Duluth; Victor Lai, University of Minnesota - Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Materials

processing and applications(performance) of metals, polymers, ceramics and composites.7-8 As one-semester courses, theseclasses do not discuss in-depth about thermal, electrical, optical and magnetic properties, ormodern materials such as semiconductors, biomaterials, and smart materials. Students areencouraged to engage in independent study of these topics if necessary to complete their groupprojects.In the first week of the semester, each group of three or four students is tasked to pick anyengineering material of their choice and submit an abstract consisting of a brief description of thematerial, and their plans to present this material to the class. Subsequently, students spend thenext eight weeks investigating their material of choice in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meeko Oishi, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Victor Law, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

concepts students hold at agiven time, and are commonly used as a pre-course assessment to plan instruction, and as apre/post measure to assess the effectiveness of instruction [45-48].Traditionally, concept inventories are guided by the notion of the assessment triangle, aconceptual framework that includes cognition—what students know; observation—whatevidence we seek about their knowledge; and interpretation—how we interpret the evidenceabout their knowledge. Others expanded this notion into an assessment square focused on clearlydefining the construct of interest, the means to assess the construct, the observation or evidencecollected through that means, and the interpretation of the evidence collected [49, 50]. Theassessment square therefore

Conference Session

Integrating Additive Manufacturing Practices in Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University

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Manufacturing

manufactured the first 3Dprinted object in space9. In addition, the DoD tested printing drones while at sea on board theUSS Essex ship10. Digital plans of drones were transmitted by satellite link, and fed into the 3Dprinter by sailors. The crew then took the printed parts and assembled them, including electronicparts already on board. Furthermore, aerospace companies turn to additive manufacturing tomake lighter parts at a lower cost to reduce the weight11-12.MethodologyThe process of generating a 3D computer model and converting it to a CAD model for themanufacturing process is described below. The process starts with utilizing the laser scannerefficiently and accurately for scanning the part and creating point clouds to generate a 3Dcomputer model

Conference Session

The Best of First-Year Programs Division

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Lape, Harvey Mudd College; Lori Bassman, Harvey Mudd College; Christopher Clark, Harvey Mudd College; Albert Dato, Harvey Mudd College; Angela M. Lee, Harvey Mudd College; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College; Erik Spjut, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

coordinate data collection, interpretation and dissemination to support teaching and learning, planning and decision-making across the college. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 IntegratingTheoryandHands-OnPracticeUsingUnderwaterRoboticsinaMultidisciplinary IntroductoryEngineeringCourseAbstractThisCompleteEvidence-basedPracticepaperwillfocusonthedesign,implementation,andevaluationofamultidisciplinaryintroductoryengineeringcoursethatintegratestheoryandhands-onpracticearoundathemeofunderwaterrobotics.Thecourseisrequiredforallstudents(includingnon-engineeringmajors

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yosi Shibberu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computing & Information Technology

describes a mobile robot course in which students program basicbehaviors, e.g. wall following or obstacle avoidance. Berry also discusses possibilities forincluding higher level AI concepts and computer vision in future iterations of the course.Team teaching a coordinated deep learning course with a robotics course would requiresignificant planning and student cooperation between courses, but would likely have many of theadvantages described in the previous paragraph. Additional benefits to faculty could includeenhanced (multidisciplinary) collaboration and junior faculty mentorship 12 .A new generation of hardware like NVIDIA’s Jetson mobile deep learning card, combined withtransfer learning, could ease the burden of incorporating deep learning

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to analyzethe downstream effects of technologies on unknown or silent users (Casper & Clarke 1998).These efforts can also be understood as a way of organizing others’ work (Suchman 2000),particularly when the users come from inside one’s own organization.In this paper we describe and analyze how early career engineers learn about users and theirneeds in the engineering workplace. We draw special attention to how users are conceptualizedduring product development and how notions of how users might employ technologies can shapedesigners’ plans. These data are part of a larger project that examines the workplace learning ofearly career engineers, and so several of our examples highlight the orientations early careerengineers hold toward

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Stock Garanich Ph.D., The City College of New York; Lola A. Brown, The City College of New York

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Biomedical

their project into a succinct update to a senior leadership board.Admission RequirementsProspective students must have completed a STEM-concentrated degree with a 3.0 or highergrade point average, in order to be considered for admission to the program. In addition, theymust provide scores from a graduate school exam along with transcripts from all post-secondaryinstitutions, two letters of recommendation, a curriculum vitae, and personal statement.Graduation RequirementsIn order to graduate from CCNY MTM, students are required to successfully complete the entirecurriculum as defined above and submit a comprehensive written summary of their BioDesignproject, in the format of a business plan, at the conclusion of the final semester.Inaugural 2015

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behin Elahi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #19503Implementation of a Learning Assessment: Case Study of Applied StatisticsCourse in Industrial EngineeringDr. Behin Elahi, Purdue University, Fort Wayne Dr. Behin Elahi is an Assistant Professor, Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering, Purdue University at Fort Wayne . Previously, she was fixed-term instructor at Michigan State University (East Lansing, MI) teach- ing courses such a manufacturing plan and control, supply chain modeling and management. She got her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Toledo (Toledo, OH) in 2016. She has also a Master degree in industrial Engineering and was a

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University; Jessi L. Smith, Montana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

support an inclusive engineering workforce. This research is grounded in UtilityValue Theory (e.g., Harackiewicz et al., 2014; Hullerman & Harackiewicz, 2009; Brown, Smithet al., in press) with a specific focus on fostering and maintaining engineering students’ view thatengineering affords an important prosocial, communal utility. The long term plan for thisresearch (5 years) is to design and test the effectiveness of a large scale intervention guided byUtility Value Theory to contribute to a long lasting culture of engagement within engineering.The focus of this research initiation project (NSF RIEF 2 years) is on selecting and refining thetheory-informed instruments to measure engagement of electrical engineering students at MSUand propose

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

connections, the results will informsubsequent planned future research on the accreditation of informal and formal Maker activities.This study could inform future innovation in formal K-12 STEM pedagogy based on successfulattributes of informal engineering education and tinkering activities. The results of this study willtransform the conversation of who Young Makers could become, linking Making withengineering in the same way that students who excel in science and math are pointed towardengineering by parents and career counselors. By sharing a diverse (by age, gender, ethnicity) setof success profiles of Young Makers widely in the formal education system (to students, K-12school administrators, university leaders, and admissions officers) and to

Conference Session

Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Cayton, North Carolina State University; M. Gail Jones, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

outcomes: Longitudinal assessments of individual, social, and cultural influences, 171-192.Lent, R. W., Brown, S. D., & Hackett, G. (1994). Toward a unifying social cognitive theory of career and academic interest, choice, and performance. Journal of vocational behavior, 45(1), 79-122.Liben, L. S., Bigler, R. S., & Krogh, H. R. (2001). Pink and blue collar jobs: Children’s judgments of job status and job aspirations in relation to sex of worker. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 79, 346–363.Magnuson, C. S., & Starr, M. F. (2000). How early is too early to begin life career planning? The importance of the elementary school years. Journal of Career Development, 27(2), 89- 101.Miller, P

Conference Session

Pre-College: Robotics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Sonia Mary Chacko, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

was used for its flexibility in assembly andconfiguration, easy operation, and suitability of its functions in explaining the middle schoolscience and math content. In summer 2016, the project team held a three week long professionaldevelopment (PD) workshop for the participating teachers. Through the PD workshop, using theLEGO kits, the teachers learned myriad robot-related tasks, such as assembly, programming,actuation, motion planning, sensor integration, operations, and troubleshooting. Figure1: LEGO Mindstorms EV3 base robot.3. Developing Robotics-Focused STEM Lessons and the Targeted Student and Teacher PopulationThe project team and participants of the PD workshop collaborated to plan and develop robotics

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

timeconstraints, we contracted with a local assembly company to machine the case and mount thecomponents at the cost of approximately $100 per unit. The machine work required is verysimple, employing little more than a drill press and saw. We have available complete plans, billof materials, and manufacturing files for the printed circuits.Equipment and Laboratory SetupAt the University of Virginia, we currently use this device for a sequence of 3 experimentsrelated to transformer-rectifier power supplies. Taken by themselves, each of these experimentsis relatively straightforward and well-known. The first is a simple full wave supply with noregulation, the second with a simple Zener diode regulator, and the final with a 3 terminal fixedregulator, 78L05.8

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tejasvi Parupudi, Purdue University; Sarah Knapp, Purdue University; Amelia Chesley, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Dawn Laux, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

opportunity to discuss the results of a CATME survey andsets expectations before multiple administrations. Mentzer et al. (2015) recommend that repeatedadministrations of peer evaluation improve student contributions.Research QuestionsIn the current study, we plan to address the following research questions:1. Is there a difference in grades on the final project design journal (dj) and the final presentation(fp) between the integrated and non-integrated sections?2. Is there a difference in student contribution on the final project design journal and the finalpresentation between the integrated and non-integrated sections?3. Is there a correlation between the individual student contribution and the grade they receivefor the design journal and final

Conference Session

ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas A. Feldhausen, Kansas State University; Bruce R. Babin, Kansas State University, Department of Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering; Emily Dringenberg, Kansas State University

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Mechanical Engineering

Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning. Journal of Engineering Education. 2005;94(1):103-120.10. S&T M. ME Curriculum Worksheet. 2017; https://mae.mst.edu/media/academic/mae/documents/advising/MEwPrereq4DigFS14.pdf.11. University TAM. MEEN Curriculum Flowchart. 2017; https://engineering.tamu.edu/media/3717002/Prereq%20Flowchart%20for%20ME%20M ay%202016-139.pdf.12. Nebraska-Lincoln UO. Mechanical Engineering. 2015; https://bulletin.unl.edu/undergraduate/2014/major/Mechanical+Engineering/plans.13. Kansas Uo. Curriculum Flowchart (Fall 2015 and After). 2017; http://me.engr.ku.edu/sites/me.drupal.ku.edu/files/docs/ME_Curriculum_Flowchart_Fall_ 2015.pdf.14. University KS. Mechanical Engineering Flow

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-On Activities

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yogesh Bhandari, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign; Akshay Vora, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Sengavi Thirupathy; Rashi Singh, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Oscar Azofeifa

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

fees – theSustainable Campus Environment Fee and the Cleaner Energy Technologies Fee. With the ultimate goalof making the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign a leader in campus sustainability, SSC reviews,recommends, and funds projects that increase environmental stewardship, inspire change, and impactstudents [4].” These two fees generate over $1.1 million annually, which is one of the largestsustainability fund of its kind in the United States [4]. Funds are made available for sustainabilityprojects proposed by the students. Participation in the SSC competition provided an ideal platform toorganize all of the goals of the one credit hour class—namely, group work, leadership, project planning,written and oral communication, etc—around

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Christopher I. Allen, Air Force Research Laboratory; Michael Doroski, U.S. Air Force; Curtis Medve, U.S. Air Force; Michael Seery, U.S. Air Force; P. Len Orlando III, Air Force Research Laboratory; Farid T. Khafizov, University of Texas, Dallas

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Electrical and Computer

-the-art course sequence in ICs that produces technically-competent circuit designers must include exposure to real-world design experience withindustry-standard software and laboratories, and instruction that equips students to address futureneeds for reduced device size, weight, and power as well as the capacity to design increasinglycomplex integrated circuitry and modern computing systems of interest to the computingindustry, aerospace, and defense, as discussed in Report on Technology Horizons, LayeredSensing, DOD STEM Education & Outreach Strategic Plan, A National Action Plan, Constableand Somerville, and Examination of the U.S. Air Force’s Science, Technology, Engineering, andMathematics Workforce Needs.6-11 Such a course sequence

Conference Session

Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet C. Ford, Western Carolina University; George D. Ford, Western Carolina University

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Military and Veterans

, comprehensive university. Proceedings of theAmerican Society of Engineering Education, New Orleans, LA.Shanker, T., and Cooper, H. (2014). Pentagon Plans to Shrink Army to Pre-World War II Level.The New York Times, February 23, 2014.University of North Carolina, “Military Credit Advisory Council,” available athttps://www.northcarolina.edu/councils-and-working-groups/military-credit-advisory-council-mcac.University of North Carolina System. (2016). Breakout Session Agenda for October 27, 2016.Western Carolina University. (2016). Western Carolina University Liberal Studies Program 2.0.Downloaded on February 4, 2017 from http://www.wcu.edu/learn/academic-enrichment/liberal-studies-program/liberal-studies-resources-for-faculty/index.asp.

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Norbert Delatte

2017c)The plan puts in milestones to solicit stakeholder input to influence BOK3 development.Summary and ConclusionsThe first two editions of the civil engineering Body of Knowledge have been very useful fordefining and developing the profession. The documents have had a significant impact on civilengineering education, including the two most recent revisions to program accreditation criteria.The profession is changing, and the challenges of 2017 are not the same as those of 2004. Thedevelopment of the BOK3 recognizes this fact, and sets in motion an eight year cycle forupdating the Body of Knowledge as well for civil engineering program criteria.ReferencesABET Inc., (2004) Engineering Accreditation Commission, Criteria for Accrediting

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Laura Ford

few years, and we have done joint design projects. The projects havehad varying success, and the students often complained about the difficulties in working with aremote team (which was part of the point of the joint project). Because my 2017 seniorscomplained that they had made very few, if any, oral presentations in coursework before makingpresentations during their summer internships, I wanted to add an oral presentation to my designproject for the junior year. The plan to continue the joint remote project with an oralpresentation was that each of my teams would be given a design from a remote competitor teamand would make a presentation comparing its design to the competitor’s design. Although thejoint remote project did not come about

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Nesreen Alsbou; Floyd Day; Daniel Oluebubechukwu

Management System for Effective Traffic Control and Collision Avoidance." International Journal of Science 4.5 (2015): 3241- 246. W.[8] Velez, J., Trafford, R., DeMartino, A., Tomkins, K., & Topchiy, I. (2017). IEEE Sensors Applications Symposium (SAS) Proceedings, 307-311. Retrieved April 15, 2017.[9] Zhong, Xunyu, Xungao Zhong, and Xiafu Peng. "Velocity-Change-Space-based dynamic motion planning for mobile robots navigation." Neurocomputing 143 (2014): 153-63. W.

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yuetong Lin, Indiana State University; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University; M. Affan Badar, University of Sharjah & Indiana State University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

learningare collaborative learning, co-operative learning, and problem-based learning. Various studies,from using interactive, hands-on lessons and activities designed to teach research process toundergraduate engineering students 1 , to preparing manufacturing engineering students throughcompetitions, projects sponsored by industry, capstone projects, laboratory exercises or projectssimulating real-life scenarios 2 , have shown that active learning increases student performance inSTEM subjects.Critical thinking, identified by The U. S. Department of Labor as the raw material of a number ofkey workplace skills such as problem solving, decision making, organizational planning, and riskmanagement, is highly coveted by employers of engineering graduates