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Homework, Learning, and Problem Solving in Mechanics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina C Adam, National Institute of Microtechnologies, Romania; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Michael George, Student- California Polytechnic State University; Benjamin Kevin Kraw, California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo, Undergraduate Mechanical Engineering Student; Lindsey Chase, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Mechanics

Fulbright Scholar at Kathmandu University it Nepal. At Cal Poly, he coordinates the departments industry spon- sored senior project class and teaches mechanics and design courses. He also conducts research in the areas of creative design, machine design, fluid power control, and engineering education.Michael George, Student- California Polytechnic State University Michael George is currently a 4th year student at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. His interests include mechan- ical systems design, control systems, and mechatronics. Michael’s dad is a residential contractor who got him interested in building and creating things. Because of this, Michael became interested in engineering during high school when researching careers

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Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Rhudy, Pennsylvania State University - Berks; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University - Berks

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Mechanical Engineering

allMechanical Engineering students, and is typically taken in their sophomore or junior years in theprogram. Most of these students at this point in their academic career have only had minorexposure to MATLAB within their introduction to engineering course, which is a commonapproach taken by many institutions3,4,17. The goal of the MATLAB portion of the class was toteach students about computer programming using MATLAB as well as to leverage andreinforce engineering concepts from dynamics in the process. Each week typically contained 25minutes of MATLAB demonstration from the instructor, 25 minutes of in-class time to work onexercises facilitated by the instructor, and one MATLAB programming assignment which wastied into the dynamics course content for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Laura Frost, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

University and Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. She has been teaching chemistry in higher education since 1995 and has been recognized with several teaching awards over the years.Dr. Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Jackie Greene is Assistant Director of the Lucas Center for Faculty Development at Florida Gulf Coast University. She worked in faculty development during her career with public schools, the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, and in her current position. She is involved with the SPARCT Program as a member of the planning committee and she analyzes the qualitative data for program review and assessment purposes. Dr. Greene received her degrees from Kent

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Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Catalano, Binghamton University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

differentiation refers to the preference from an evolutionary perspective thatlife becomes more complicated and more diverse. Subjectivity is a recasting of theadmonishment against treating others as objects rather than as subjects each possessing their ownunique set of self interests. Communion refers to the intricate web that we belong to as citizensof the Universe. An act is ethical if it promotes differentiation, subjectivity and/or communion; itis unethical if it violates these principles.Upon completion of this introduction to applied ethical theory with a specific emphasis onengineering ethics, the course focuses upon a set of ethical issues described by Kaebnick7 thatmay confront them in their future careers as biomedical engineers including the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naima Kaabouch, University of North Dakota; Deborah Worley, University of North Dakota; Matthew Cavalli, University of North Dakota; Nuri Oncel, University of North Dakota

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

applications of nanoscience and nanotechnology. It also covers ethical, social, andenvironmental impacts of nanomaterials. The second course uses a combination of lecture anddiscussion in addition to case studies and problem-based learning.The results pertaining to student knowledge are being analyzed and will be covered in a laterpublication. In addition, the collaborators are collecting data to determine students’ interests innanoscience and nanotechnology as a discipline and as a career field, as well as their attitudestoward the societal and economic impact of nanoscience and nanotechnology. Participatingstudents are asked to complete a survey about their awareness of and attitude aboutnanotechnology, their motivation for studying nanotechnology

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roes Arief Budiman P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Mathematics

, generalizing the connection between exponential and Poisson distribution, will beused to discuss their differences and to point out nuances in the wording of someprobability problems that yield different answers when both distributions are used. Lastly,a teaching tool for explaining central limit theorem is discussed based on guessingweights of books. This guessing game proves useful to explain sampling distribution.1. IntroductionAlthough it has been argued since 1960s [1] that probability and statistics is as importantas calculus as a mathematical foundation for engineering students who have to cope withuncertainty and variability in their professional careers, majority of engineering programsin North America have one course for both probability and

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University - Northwest

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Engineering Technology

for sightseeing and directions, but do not seem to appreciatethe complete full potential of its wide application of Google Earth in their futureprofessional engineering career. However, recent article [6] by Yang (2015) promotedseveral online resources utilization in geotechnical engineering education among themGoogle Earth has been recommended as the first Internet choice for geotechnicalengineering education. Article [7] by Puchner (2011) provided many demonstration ofusing Google Earth to track rapid natural and/or human factors effects on topography,coastal erosion, dam level fluctuation, drainage systems, flood lines and land use history.Article [8] by Kumar (2014) promoted the teaching of geotechnical engineering usingprofessional

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Eric G. Meyer, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

thefirst course that BME students take in their major, involves modules on anatomy, bioethics,careers within BME, and conservation-based problem solving. In previous iterations of thecourse, a design project was implemented that allowed students to propose solutions to problemsidentified during a tour of a clinical care facility. While this project was a useful exercise toengage students in engineering design, they often had no quantitative basis for their designproposal. Instead, they often relied on intuition and preferences as opposed to being data-driven.In the present course offering, the design project was restructured to (1) utilize the data-drivenQS methodology and (2) focus on the development of concepts for devices to aid individualswith

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technology Education II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Fox, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles McIntyre, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Tiffany Erin Whinery, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Institute of IUPUI. She is also a graduate student in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology. She is currently pur- suing a Master in Technology degree in Organizational Leadership and Human Resource Development. Her primary foci of her research include: assessing, evaluating, and improving leadership programs, as well as career and professional training and development. Tiffany is currently redeveloping the assess- ment plans for the Organizational Leadership and Technical Communication undergraduate programs in the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. She is also involved in the strategic planning, facilitation, and analysis of program needs assessments for IUPUI and external organizations

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen R. White MRSC, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. Glen’s educational research interests include student learning styles, the statistical evaluation of assessment in- struments, and increasing student engagement with hands-on activities. He has received a NSF CAREER award and served as a Fellow at the National Effective Teaching Institute.Dr. Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Kay C. Dee received a B.S. degree in chemical engineering, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees in biomedical engineering. A past member of the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Tulane University, Dr. Dee is now a Professor of Biology and Biomedical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. She served as the founding Director of the

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Fabiola P Ehlers-Zavala, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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International Forum

all the engineering disciplines, this is perhaps most frequently true forElectrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) programs. Despite the relative decline in USstudents interested in studying ECE as compared to other engineering disciplines, ECE programsremain highly attractive to international students who wish to come to the US to pursue the besteducation possible and acquire the knowledge and skills to meet their career and professionalgoals. Unfortunately, ECE departments, as is the case for the one we will describe in this paper,often find themselves having to turn away many highly qualified candidates because they areconfronted with issues of capacity, so admission to highly ranked ECE programs remainsextremely competitive in the US.The

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Courses

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Sivachandran Chandrasekaran P.E., Deakin University; John Matthew Long, Deakin University; Yanan Wang P.E., School of Engineering, Deakin University, Waurn Ponds, Geelong, Victoria, Australia; Junior Nomani JN, Deakin University; Qiang Zhao; Zhigang Jiang, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Roger Dianlei Geng PhD, Wuhan University of Science and Technology; Bernard Rolfe, Deakin University

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International Forum

] Trigwell, K., Prosser, M., and Waterhouse, F. (1999), "Relations between Teachers' Approaches to Teaching and Students' Approaches to Learning," Higher Education 37(1), pp. 57-70.[13] Wijnen, W. (1999),"Towards Design-Based Learning," Eindhoven: Educational Service Centre, Eindhoven University of Technology.[14] Reynolds, B., Mehalik, M.M., Lovell, M.R., and Schunn, C.D. (2009), "Increasing Student Awareness of and Interest in Engineering as a Career Option through Design- Based Learning," International Journal of Engineering Education 25(4), pp. 788-798.[15] Callister, W.D. and Rethwisch, D.G. (2010), Materials Science and Engineering: An Introduction, 8th ed. Wiley.[16] Ashby, M., Shercliff, H., and

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Concurrent Virtual Sessions

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky; John Christopher Higgins, University of Kentucky; Chandni A Joshi, University of Kentucky ; Sarah Frances Willett, University of Kentucky

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International Forum Virtual Presentation

Paper ID #17511Establishing Partnerships for Global Service Learning in EngineeringDr. Jeffrey R Seay, University of Kentucky Dr. Jeffrey R. Seay is the PJC College of Engineering Professor and Associate Professor of Chemical and Materials Engineering at the University of Kentucky at Paducah Extended Campus. Dr. Seay joined the University of Kentucky in 2008 following a twelve year career in the chemical industry. Dr. Seay completed his B.S. and Ph.D. from Auburn University and his M.S. from the University of South Al- abama, all in Chemical Engineering. His primary research area is process systems engineering focused on

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Outreach

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2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Leslie Seawright, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ibrahim Hassan P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Ali Darwish Alashar, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity, International Forum

Experiences Grant awarded byTexas A&M University at Qatar. The idea of transformative educational experiences (TEE) hasbeen adopted by many colleges and universities in order to encourage undergraduate researchand meaningful student-centered work. These types of experiences are especially meaningful forengineering students, as their future careers will require them to work in teams and thinkcritically about project decisions. Equally as important are the children that these engineeringstudents hope to reach. As Carlson and Sullivan note, “Preparing children with the skillsnecessary to flourish in an increasingly technological world becomes more challenging everyday…engineering is about building things to help people and society.”[6] This project

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session II Skills Development

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2016 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Thomas M. Powers, University of Delaware

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International Forum

.    The  U.S.  is  the  prime  example.    There  is  also  the  fact  of  cheap  and  fast  access  to  those  views  that  have  been  made  available  online.    Contrast,  here,  the  dearth  of  online  resources  from  developing  countries  where  Internet  access  and  infrastructure  is  limited.    In  terms  of  university  pedagogy,  it  would  be  nice  to  think  that  considerations  of  difference  and  contrast  in  ethics  will  be  useful.    Moreover,  it  seems  desirable  to  impart  not  just  knowledge  about  science  and  engineering  ethics,  but  also  a  kind  of  wisdom  that  that  will  serve  students  in  the  international,  cross-­‐disciplinary,  and  cross-­‐cultural  contexts  through  which  their  careers

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University; Marat Valiev, Innopolis University; Daniel Martin Johnston, Innopolis University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

. Savitskaya, Organization and Conducting of the Russian Unified State Examination in English: the Experience of Tomsk Region, Proceedings of the XXV annual international academic conference, language and culture, Tomsk 20-22 Oct 2014[3] T. Stanko, Why girls with interest in IT in high-school do not choose IT career - extended study, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference, Seattle, USA June 14-18, 2015

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The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

industry closely parallels the method for rubricdevelopment in academia. This section describes the need for rubrics in industry, and explores amethod for developing a rubric to assess the professional skills of engineers. The rubric isdesigned to evaluate professional skills in the context of playing team-building games during anengineering hiring process. First is a brief background on the need for rubrics in industry,followed by a proposed process for developing and using a rubric for assessing professionalskills in this context.Understanding the Need for Rubrics in Industry Growth in engineers’ careers relies on promotions and hiring based on evaluations at alllevels. Many companies have clearly defined values that guide company

Conference Session

Design throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martin Edin Grimheden, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH)

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Mechanical Engineering

. The student must show deepened methodological knowledge within the main area of the program.MSc degree (five years) For the MSc degree, the student must show knowledge about the scientific base and proven experience of the chosen area, and insight in current research- and development activities.Table 2: learning goals of four types of program and the related degrees.Summarizing the differences between degreesThe professional 5-year degree is recognized by industry as a professional engineering degree,where the program prepares students for an engineering career. Key differences between the5-year MSc degree and the 2-year masters degree are

Conference Session

Novel Teaching Methods In Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip A Jones P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Edward R Evans Jr. , Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

Professional Engineer, PE 054155E, in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Mr. Jones began his engineering career in 1986 with General Electric Company in Erie, Pennsylvania. Subsequent to that time he worked for Morrison Knudsen Co. in Boise, ID, and Atchison Steel Castings Co. in Atchison, KS. He then returned to General Electric Company as Engineering Manager of Locomo- tive Truck Design Group. His most current industrial experience began with LORD Corporation in 1998 as Product Engineer and Engineering Manager. Mr. Jones is an Associate Member of American Society of Mechanical Engineers with specific interests in vehicle suspension design, vibrations, structural design, and manufacturing.Mr. Edward R Evans Jr

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2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

Authors

Jason C. Ganley

courses combined. It was intense – but the workload became easier as I realized the quality of work my teams did.”4. Feedback from Alumni and RecruitersAlumni from the Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at CSM have long indicatedthat the Unit Operations Laboratory was invaluable, with many indicating that it was the mostimportant course in terms of preparing them for an industrial or consulting job. Annual alumnisurveys include the question (which does not specifically mention the Unit OperationsLaboratory): “Which aspects of your education at CSM were most valuable to you in yourcurrent career?” Selected responses from the 2010 survey appear below. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Orla Smyth LoPiccolo

learning class is: “A course- based educational experience in which students participate in an organized service activity and reflect on the experience in such a way as to gain further understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and an enhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility.”55. Fulfill the Mission of the College by increasing student engagement, connect with community partners and complete real world work outside of the classroom. The Mission Statement of our college includes a commitment to “service to society,” “enhance student activities and services beyond the classroom in order to support and enrich learning and promote career, social, and personal development for diverse

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2016 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Benito Mendoza

about internetworkingtechnologies into their resume. Now, after graduation, half of the students will have one morecredential that will help them to build their career path. The ones that were very close to themark to get the certification are encouraged to retake the exam after a review.VI. ConclusionsWe presented an approach to teaching internetworking technologies in an advanced computernetworking course. This approach has two main features: i) it follows a hybrid approach, and ii)it make uses of online and offline computer network simulators. With the hybrid approach, oneday the class met in the classroom for short lectures, some hands-on labs, and some shortquizzes. The online simulator allows the students to practice different problem

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

experience greater levels of anxietythan male students (Papanastasiou, 2008). In order to encourage strong students to pursuegraduate study and to prepare for research-based professional positions, a strong exposure toundergraduate research is critical and the experiences students have with conductingundergraduate research can be very influential in continuing education decisions.Undergraduate engineering students also are often not exposed to the roles people outside oftheir major play in projects they may work on in their careers. In a recent study, Coso et al.(2010) researched second year engineering students conducting an interdisciplinary researchproject to identify the personnel who should be involved in the creation of a retaining wall

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Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Technology, from Brigham Young Univer- sity. Gregg also does consulting in project management and leadership working with IPS Learning and Stanford University where he provides training for fortune 500 companies throughout the world.Prof. Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Office of Global Engineering Programs, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, all from the University of Waterloo. Ada’s research and teaching interests include decision making under uncertainty, subjective probability, gender issues in STEM disciplines, design teaching, experiential and online learning, team processes, and expert vs. novice review in engineering design.Prof. Oscar G. Nespoli, University of Waterloo Oscar Nespoli is a Continuing Lecturer in Engineering and Mechanical Design in the Department of Me- chanical and Mechatronics Engineering at the University of Waterloo (Waterloo). Oscar joined Waterloo following a 23-year career in research, engineering and management practice in industry and govern- ment. His teaching and research interests are in the areas of engineering

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Student Preparation for, and Outcomes from, Community Engagement Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

classroom. Finally the obvious outcome of international service learning is the students getinternational design experience. The projects make it very easy for students to expose themselvesto international design codes and standards rather than the national and local requirements. Theycan interact with more engineers around the globe, and perform engineering services whereneeded. They are also exposed to other cultures and understand the real world problems andconstraints. This opportunity easily enhances students’ personal skills, and improves their abilityand confidence in dealing with bigger problems, and therefore prepares them for theirengineering career [40].Another important benefit for students is that the international service learning

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Schar, Stanford University; Angela Harris, Stanford University; Robert J. Witt, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Robert Rice, University of California - Merced; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

mindfulness and its impact on gender participation in engineering education. He is a Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark has a BSS from

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Mark L. Sivak, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

popularity and many universities have beenintroducing them into their curriculum.1-10, 14-18 These courses may be taught by a dedicatedgroup of faculty with engineering experience in industry, who may be more design-oriented (asopposed to research-oriented), and who may have demonstrated exemplary teaching abilities thatengage first-year engineering students.11,12 Additional motivations for this approach includebetter career preparation for engineering students and improved engineering education ingeneral.The University of Virginia found that cornerstone courses had better course ratings by studentsthan traditional sections and that graduation retention rates were higher with students who hadtaken the cornerstone courses compared to the traditional

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Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

. Also, after completing [the environmental engineering course plan] I realized that I got much more excited about the classes dealing with culture and the environment (i.e.: “people and the environment” and “global development”) and it made me wonder whether or not environmental studies would fit me better. Additionally, I am currently enrolled in the journalism school and I was hoping that if I were to transfer into the engineering school, I could keep journalism as a second major. However, after studying my four-year course plan, I realized it would be nearly impossible to do both and still graduate on time. Moreover, I was really hoping I could go abroad at some point during my college career, but with the

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering

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Educational Research and Methods

, thehalf-life of technical knowledge in the profession is often stated to be between 2-7 years2,meaning new learning will be a continual event throughout a 30-40 year career. Therecruiter of new engineering students for a PBL engineering curriculum often engagespotential students with this commentary: “I’d like you to visualize your first day of work after graduation. Let me tell you two things that are not going to happen on that day… two things your new boss isn’t going to say. First, she won’t say “Greetings John, welcome to ABC Engineering, we are glad you are here. I would like to introduce you to Dr. Jill. We have hired her to be your professor. When you need to learn something new, Dr. Jill will be here