Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Immanuel Adaikalaraj Edinbarough, University of Texas, Brownsville; Posinasetti Nageswara Rao, University of Northern Iowa; Kanchan Das, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

Automation 14.3% 14.3% 35.7% 35.7% 13. Computer Integrated manufacturing 23.1% 15.4% 38.5% 23.1% 14. Project and Organizational Management 16.7% 25.0% 50.0% 33.3% 15. Capstone Projects in manufacturing / Senior 21.4% 14.3% 50.4% 21.4% Design Projects 16. Sustainable manufacturing 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 44.4% Table 5: The manufacturing engineering technology contents covered by the participating faculty B.S. in

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim G. Kotnour, University of Central Florida; Charles H. Reilly, University of Central Florida; John A. Selter, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

. He is the Pro- gram Director of the Professional Engineering Management Program. He is a Fellow in NASA’s Center for Program/Project Management Research. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Management. He is author of the book Transforming Organizations: Strategies and Methods. He was the Editor of the Engineering Management Journal. Tim Kotnour, Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering & Management Systems, University of Central Florida, Timothy.Kotnour@ucf.edu.Dr. Charles H. Reilly, University of Central Florida Charles H. Reilly is Associate Dean for Academic Affairs in the College of Engineering and Computer Science and a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Shankar Muthu Krishnan, Wentworth Institute of Technology

Tagged Topics

Curriculum and Lab Development

appointments in Illinois, Miami and Singapore. At NTU in Singapore, he was the founding director of the BME Research Center and the founding head of the Bioengineering division. He was the Principal Investigator for several Biomedical Engineering projects. He also worked in R&D at Coulter Electronics in Miami and in hospital design and operations management at Bechtel for healthcare megaprojects. He has served in the National Medical Research Council in Singapore. His research in- terests are biomedical signals and image processing, telemedicine, medical robotics and BME education. Dr. Krishnan has co-edited the text ”Advances in Cardiac Signal Processing”, and published numer- ous papers in conference proceedings

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #9962Methods for Examining the Educational Pathways of Adult MakersDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Dr. Micah Lande teaches human-centered design innovation at Arizona State University and researches how engineers learn and apply a design process to their work. He is an assistant professor in the Depart- ment of Engineering on Arizona State University’s Polytechnic campus.Dr. 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

Conference Session

Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Bowie State University; Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide

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Minorities in Engineering

research she seeks to identify methods of facilitating human interaction with advanced technologies, including mobile devices, to support learning. Specifically, her ongoing projects examine the design of intelligent tutoring systems, delivered on mobile devices, to support middle school mathematics learning and exploring the design and usability aspects of mobile device use by children.Dr. JAMIKA D BURGE, Information Systems Worldwide Jamika Burge is a Senior Scientist at Information Systems Worldwide (i SW), a technology, engineering, and research company providing high-end advanced technical, integration, engineering and analysis so- lutions to the US Government and other customers. From 2007-2009, she was a

Conference Session

Classroom Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

aclass, you may be the only instructor teaching the course. Then you are responsible forall the homework, exams, and labs. To make matters worse, multiple-section coursestend to be introductory courses, where students need to be given more complete guidanceon how to do the projects, and are less prepared to deal with ambiguity. Any mis-specification can lead to mass confusion. If problems arise, you cannot rely on acolleague to help fix them as you could if the colleague were teaching another section.In summary, these guidelines can be gleaned from the responses. • If the course you are teaching is new (to you), then multiple sections of the same course is definitely, overwhelmingly, less work than teaching two new courses. • If

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew C. Hurt, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robert C. Deadman, Ivy Tech Community College; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel O. Lybrook, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

also be focused upon reaching veterans. Approximately 3.4percent of Indiana community college students are identified as military or veteran students withapproximately 2.3 percent of the total student population benefiting from VA educationalbenefits. The project team will distribute materials to the Indiana Department of VeteransAffairs, which includes logistics careers as part of the new Veterans Retraining AssistancePrograms (VRAP), approved in 2012.22 The VRAP program focuses on training veterans througheducational benefits for programs in high demand careers. In collaboration with the VRAPveterans will be able to take a pathway from military skills to the Certificate through AS / AASdegrees to BS degrees at the university

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary M. Staehle, Rowan University; Babatunde A Ogunnaike, University of Delaware

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Chemical Engineering

new coursesin PD&C that combine biological systems with traditional PD&C topics. The addition of thesetopics requires the elimination of some of the traditional content, but these investigators havefound the addition to be beneficial in enhancing student learning.Other instructors have been able to develop and implement experiments in-house [4-5, 8, 18-22] orare able to access experimental equipment over the internet [23-24]. Evaluations of both of thesewere generally positive. However, not all instructors have the resources to develop or implementactual experiments, and some of these instructors have turned to computational tools or computersimulations[6-7, 25-36] or case study projects [37-38] to provide surrogate experiential

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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New Engineering Educators

summarizes several of these key points, matching the literature and theexperience of the authors.Table 1: Career Change Factors Career Change Literature Influence on Career Change of Authors FindingCareer Changes Occur Often P.Kauffmann: Single company for 21 years, positions always engineering oriented, transitioned from engineering design to engineering management after four years. W.Schell: Four companies in 15 years, starting in traditional engineering roles and moving into engineering, project, program, and technology management.Job and career mobility

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen M. Short, University of the District of Columbia- CC, Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning ; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Tanyel Bulbul, Virginia Tech; Andrew McCoy, Virginia Tech

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Paper ID #10543The Influence of Internship Participation on Construction Industry HiringProfessionals When Selecting New Hires and Determining Starting Salariesfor Construction Engineering GraduatesDr. Kathleen M Short, University of the District of Columbia- CC, Workforce Development and LifelongLearning Kathleen Short earned a PhD in Environmental Design and Planning and a Master of Science in Build- ing/Construction Science and Management from Virginia Tech. She also earned a Bachelor of Social Work from Concord University. She is currently the Project Director for the Construction Academy and the Hospitality Academy in the

Collection

2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

F.T. Fisher; R.S. Besser; K. Sheppard; C.H. Choi; E.H. Yang

projects. It is based on understanding of nanotechnology and its applications to astudies that indicate that students’ sense of the importance of broad undergraduate student population. This goal isresearch increases significantly when they participate in addressed through an undergraduate nanotechnology programundergraduate research experiences. For the research-track wespecifically incorporate support and mentoring mechanisms that involving newly developed courses and curricula which arehave been proven to optimize the effectiveness of these accessible for all engineering students within our standardundergraduate experiences. Through these

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Bi Yuying; Prabir Patra

incomputational techniques can be used to study the structure constant distance as D-period on collagen fibril (Fig. 4a). Aand function of collagen: Molecular Dynamics (MD) is able to thin slice from co-axial plane with collagen fibril can beintersected from the matrix and projected into 2D rendering for collagen fibril was based on molecular fracture thus thethe study of GAGs alignment (Fig. 4b). strength and elasticity not change by density of GAGs (22). C. Collagen/GAGs model generation

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoonjo Jo Jo Lee, University of Missouri; Matthew Paul Simones, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute, University of Missouri; John C. Kennedy, University of Missouri; Hakan Us; Philip F. Makarewicz, University of Missouri; Janese Annetta Neher, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute-University of Missouri Columbia; Mark A. Prelas, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Nuclear and Radiological

perfectlypoised geographically, economically and academically to nurture next generation technologiesfor energy independence of the state and the nation as a whole. 1. Introduction A feasibility study of thorium as a nuclear fuel in molten salt reactors for Missouribecame a project for graduate students in engineering. This was a multifaceted assignmentwherein students had to research, present and co-write individual sections of a primer. Thisproject motivated students to work with industry, engineering, legal and economics terminology.The mulitdisciplinary aspect of the project was enriching to students who harbored differentbackgrounds and talents. The first stage of collaborative research and group presentations beganwith the history

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Browder, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Leslie Boughers, Bristol Tennessee Essential Services; Caroline Deutsch, East Tennessee State University; Nina Muehl, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Management

to the voice of the customer to address marketing issues: Page 24.109.6Listening to the voice of the customers is one of the best practices that proved successful in ourapplied research. Since numerous six sigma projects have been discussed in the literature, thistechnique could be implemented in the Engineering Management curriculum at both theundergraduate and graduate levels. One caveat is important. General Electric and others thathave embraced six sigma projects have found the revolutionary changes leading to productinnovations diminish over time. Perhaps a systems approach works best by strategicallyseparating innovations into two

Conference Session

Engineering & Our Global Society

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, collaborative research projects among scholars, and with underserved communities. She is also a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department where she is currently teaching a course built on her doctoral thesis called Global Engineers’ Education. Page 24.398.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Developing curriculum to preparestudent engineers to engage with problems faced by underserved communities globally   Page 24.398.2Abstract:This paper addresses the need to develop pedagogy that will enable engineering

Conference Session

Gender Perceptions and Girls in K-12 Engineering and Computer Science

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shreya Kumar, Michigan Technological University; Linda M. Ott, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

has to offer. The course we developed was based on acombination of project work developing mobile apps using the MIT App Inventor, a series ofresearch presentations, presentations by local industry representatives, and interactions withsuccessful female role models working in different segments of the computing industry. Weachieved our goal of persuading highly accomplished high school girls to seriously consider acareer in computing. We share our experiences and the reactions of the students. We concludewith suggestions for other ways these activities might be used to encourage young people,particularly young women, to consider computing careers.1. IntroductionThe percentage of students studying computer science who are female remains low

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

Page 24.209.4 The present study empirically relates the NRC 21st Century Skills Categories to internshipperformance metrics using data from industrial internship performance reports. In Mexico, college students must participate in a country-wide mandatory internship programestablished by Mexican Law. 28 Firms propose projects involving interns in spring, summer and fall.The firm’s department of human resources visits universities and technological institutes to identifystudents who meet the internship criteria. The students select the project they want, and are interviewedand accepted by the firm project owner, also called the internship tutor. Mexican Law of Professionsand Law of Education requires an internship tutor to advise, support

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard L. Greene, The Ohio State University; Xi Zhan, Department of Educational Studies, The Ohio State University; Anika Anthony, The Ohio State University; Paul E. Post, The Ohio State University; Andrew James Parkhurst, Ohio state university

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

presents results from apreliminary study conducted to examine the partnership’s effectiveness for preparing teachersand engineering students to interest middle school students in engineering.About TEK8TEK8 attempts to address a projected long-term shortage of talent in the engineering field and animmediate problem of too few women and minorities engineers. These problems have twoassociated challenges: career awareness and preparation. On the career awareness front, studentsin K8 have relatively few opportunities for genuine exposure to engineering that mightencourage them to consider the field as a viable future course of study and career path.Engineering generally does not garner the media attention and television focus commonly givenother

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Selin Frances Sirinterlikci, Carnegie Mellon University

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Manufacturing

1.5+ machine for about $1,000. The machine is currently employed within thecourse and utilizes inexpensive biodegradable PLA (polylactic acid) material for printing.This paper will cover the basics of the Rep-Rap concept and Mendel Max 1.5 design, depict thedevelopment project and the way the machine employed in the course. The developmentapproach teaches students about machine design including actuators, drives, extruders, theircontrols, and associated software tools and programming. Utilization of the machine in thecourse is important for understanding of the filament fabrication and materials content,Stereolithography (STL) file development and its slicing through the open source software aswell as NC code generation, which is slightly

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weihang Zhu, Lamar University; Alberto Marquez P.E., Lamar University; Julia H. Yoo, Lamar University

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Engineering Economy

devices. 116 students participated in this study. Surveys and interviewresults showed that the majority of the students who used the app said that the app aided theirlearning. 94% of the users said that they would recommend using the app to others who studyEngineering Economics.* Acknowledgment: This project is partially supported by a grant from the National ScienceFoundation DUE-1140457 to Lamar University. Page 24.3.2 1. Introduction Engineering Economics is a core class in the field of engineering and is also covered on theFundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, which is the first step to be a Professional Engineer(PE). This course teaches

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

classification scheme to accurately determine specific coursecontent when considering credit awarded for transfers, to develop introductory engineeringcoursework, formulate course foci, and to identify and fund efforts toward appropriateassessment gaps.MethodologyThis project involves a study and the development of a classification scheme for courses meant tointroduce engineering to first-year engineering students. Such courses are typically entitled“Introduction to Engineering” or similar; yet, this course title can describe fundamentally differentcourses. For instance, an introduction course with weekly presentations from differentdepartments is fundamentally different than one with an outcome to cover programming skills.With the various nuances and

Conference Session

Use of Technology for Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y Wu, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Enhancing Manufacturing Process Education via Computer Simulation and VisualizationAbstractIndustrially significant metal manufacturing processes such as melting, casting, rolling, forging,machining, and forming are multi-stage, complex processes that are labor, time, and capitalintensive. Mathematical modeling of these processes provides a theoretical framework forunderstanding the process variables and their effects on productivity and quality. However it isusually difficult to provide the students with hands-on experience of experimentation withprocess parameters to arrive at optical process design. In order to solve this problem,interdisciplinary student projects were

Conference Session

K-12 Teacher Pre-Service and Undergraduate Instructor Training

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Penn State Harrisburg; Sofía Carolina Maldonado, Texas A&M International University; Gerardo J. Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Society of Engineering at TAMIU. In addition, Sof´ıa was a Research Assistant for the project ”Topography of an Object: Detection and Display (Software and Hardware)” and was Project Manager of the Engineering Senior Project De- sign entitled ”New Classroom Propulsion Demonstrator.” She is presently a Special Program Aid at the Department of Engineering, Mathematics, and Physics at TAMIU.Mr. Gerardo J Pinzon PE, Texas A&M International University Mr. Pinzon is the STEM Advisor & Laboratory Manager in the Engineering, Mathematics and Physics Department at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). He is currently a PhD Candidate in Envi- ronmental Engineering at Texas A&M University at Kingsville (TAMUK

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William Joseph Stuart P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology; Natalie Rachel Sheffield, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Materials

(JTF)’ is a National Science Foundation (NSF) grant thatincorporates the use of ‘Muddiest Points’, survey data collection, and other tools; in severalengineering material science courses offered at Oregon Institute of Technology. The ‘Just InTime Fast Formative Feedback’ project is in collaboration with several other colleges, includingArizona State University, Oregon State University and North Carolina A&T. The purpose ofJTF is to encourage fast response to students misunderstanding of material. One of the keyelements is ‘Muddiest Points’, which is a survey presented to the students in the classes on aweekly basis to collect what topics within that week’s lecture were challenging to understand, orthat the students wished to learn more

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Finelli, University of Michigan; Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, andinternational field. There is a clear need for a standardized terminology and organizational system – a setof keywords – to map the field and communicate research initiatives. Such a taxonomy could providemultiple benefits, including:  better connections between research and researchers;  more accessible research results,  recognition for and identification of emerging research areas,  a way to describe the diversity of engineering education research areas, and  a common terminology with which researchers could frame their efforts.The goals of our NSF-funded project, then, are two fold: (1) to develop a comprehensive taxonomy ofkeywords that could be used to describe engineering education research projects, publications, authors,and

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy

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Computing & Information Technology

regression analysis. Includes computer analysis of data and simulation.7. ECE 3730 Embedded Systems I Prerequisite: ECE 2700 Description: Presents an introduction to the basic building-blocks and the underlying scientific principles of embedded systems. Covers both the hardware and software aspects of embedded processor architectures and assembly language programming. Develops the theory and technology necessary for the interconnection of devices and systems to microcontrollers by using hardware and software examples and students' projects. Page 24.306.98. ECE 3740 Digital Design II

Conference Session

Virtual and Online Learning Tools in Chemical Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garret Nicodemus, University of Colorado, Boulder; John L. Falconer, University of Colorado, Boulder; Will Medlin, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Page McDanel, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Chemical & Biological Engineering; Jeffrey Steven Knutsen, University of Colorado, Boulder, Department of Mechanical Engineering,

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Chemical Engineering

outside the classroom via a series of short videos. Class time is then available for more valuable activities such as discussions of conceptual questions, workshops, and projects. I am especially interested in promoting more open-ended problems, which better approximate engineering challenges that extend beyond the classroom environment. Thus far my favorite courses include Fluid Mechanics, Heat Transfer, Thermodynamics, Dynamics, and Design. Page 24.720.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Improving Student Interaction with Chemical Engineering Learning Tools

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

of Alabama, and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt Univer- sity. Her teaching interests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in STEM education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of graduate students for diverse careers and the development of reliable and valid engineering education assessment tools. She is a NSF Faculty Early Career (CAREER) and Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) recipient.Mr. Amadin Osagiede, Purdue University, West Lafayette Amadin Osagiede is an MBA candidate in the Krannert School of Management at Purdue University. He obtained a

Conference Session

Track 3 - Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Matthew E Verbyla, University of South Florida; Colleen Claire Naughton; Allan Feldman, University of South Florida; Vanessa Vernaza-Hernandez , University of South Florida ; Marilyn E Brandt, University of the Virgin Islands; Maya A Trotz, University of South Florida; E. Christian Wells, University of South Florida; James R. Mihelcic, University of South Florida

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Student Development

of shea nuts.Allan Feldman, University of South Florida Allan Feldman is a professor of science education at the University of South Florida. For the past 20 years his research has focused on science teacher learning and action research. His current research focuses the ways in which people learn to engage in science and engineering practices in apprenticeship situations. He has been PI and co-PI of NSF projects, many of which have been in collaboration with colleagues in the sciences and engineering. These include environmental studies of acid mine drainage, arsenic in the environment, algal biofuels, and water and wastewater treatment. He is currently working with an interdisciplinary team of engineers

Conference Session

Research in Biomedical Pedagogy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Rae Papich; Christian James Kennett, Gannon University; Davide Piovesan, Gannon University

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Biomedical

movements can be analyzed using low-cost digital cameras as well as a set of open-source free-ware software. Eliminating the issue thataccompanies cost, we developed a set of bioengineering laboratory experiments providingstudents with a full “hands on” experience on motion capture and data post processing.The project was divided in three modules. 1) Design of a camera-based setup and acquisition ofraster video data. 2) Extraction of limbs’ trajectories from raster images via free-ware software3) Processing of kinematic data as input for a refined musculo-skeletal model to calculatemuscles’ properties during the movement. We studied eating as one of the basic motionsnecessary for individuals to live independently and experience a sufficient quality