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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nausheen Pasha-Zaidi, The Petroleum Institute; Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering, and computer aided design. This programrequires teams of students to respond to client specifications by designing, managing andpresenting technically feasible solutions to real-world problems. Teamwork,organization, planning, research skills, and problem solving are essential for success. Allstudents are actively engaged in teamwork and solving open-ended problems usingmethodical approaches and state-of-the-art design and communications tools. During thesemester, students also regularly present the results of their project work using oral,written and graphical communication skills. The progress and development of each teamproject and each student's contribution is closely monitored and evaluated by qualifiedengineering design experts

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

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

taxonomy firm, we drafted multiple versions of the taxonomy. The sixth/currentversion of the taxonomy includes 14 categories and five levels of organization for the 452 terms. Nextsteps involve validating and finalizing the taxonomy and disseminating it.We are hopeful that the taxonomy will be used broadly. Researchers and community members will beable to use the taxonomy to situate individual research initiatives in the broader field, see connectionswith others, and plan future work. Journal editors will be able to use the taxonomy to organize relatedresearch areas and to create a reviewer database. Funding agencies will be able to use the taxonomy toclassify research portfolios, identify areas for capacity building, frame solicitations, and

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Promoting Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; George Roskovich, Florida Atlantic University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, teachers are noticing a greater percentage of studentshaving difficulty understanding key concepts from difficult coursework. Tyler DeWitt, highschool teacher and Ph.D. student at MIT, noticed this phenomenon occurring with his highschool chemistry students. As he taught the class, some of his favorite topics in chemistry, henoticed students did not understand the content, regardless of prescribed book reading and wellthought out lesson plans. He became aware that even his top students were failing to understandkey concepts. In response, he developed a style of teaching that is designed to engage students,making the subject matter more fun for the audience. This dialogue can be found in the TEDTalk titled “Hey Science Teachers: Make it Fun!” 5

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Ben Bocher, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Austin Polebitski, University of Wisconsin Platteville

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Environmental Engineering

atapproximately 90% when “neutral” responses were included. Even though students found thegrading scheme to be more demanding than they were accustomed to, many still saw its value;one student wrote “Labs were graded harshly, but grading system has potential.” (studentunderline). Results were similar for the junior- and senior-level. WCBG has the potential tosave time as student work improves throughout the semester and by allowing the faculty memberto perform ABET assessment of writing competency concurrently with grading the lab. Allauthors plan to incorporate the aforementioned improvements and use WCBG in the upcomingsemester in courses that have a lab component

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quan Do, New Mexico State University; Rajeev K. Agrawal, North Carolina A&T State University; Dhana Rao; Venkat N Gudivada, Marshall University

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Computing & Information Technology

. Page 24.221.9Our future research direction is multifold. First, we will implement the strategy design pattern sothat our system can work with databases which are managed by MySQL, Oracle, and MicrosoftSQL Server. The second one involves generating natural language description of an autogenerated SQL query using textual generation algorithms. Third, we plan to extend the approachto generate multiple choice questions. Fourth, we will measure the effect of the Web-basedsystem on student learning by having control and experimental groups.References [1] ABET, Inc. www.abet.org/index.aspx, August 2013. Last checked: 5 August 2013. [2] M. Al-Yahya. OntoQue: A question generation engine for educational assesment based on domain ontologies. In

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Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Anita M. Wells, Morgan State University

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New Engineering Educators

 Dr. Ayo’s class exhibiting what she suspects are signs of substance abuse – the student’s eyes are red and the student is incoherent and listless.Questions ­ The following questions were provided to guide the small group discussions.What are your initial reactions to the scenario? How would you respond in this situation? If you were tospeak with the student, what might you say? With whom would you want to consult? Do you need todocument your interventions? Is there anyone you would want to inform? What are some possiblepitfalls of your approach? What would be your “plan B” if your initial course of action was not effective?Large group discussionAfter the small group discussions, participants reported to the larger group. Many faculty

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Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ifte Choudhury, Texas A&M University

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Construction

sq. ft. Data on different variables was collected for the samebuilding, assumed to be constructed in all the selected locations. Data collection forbuildings using BIPV roof tiles was done using SAM.Annual incident energy striking a roof surface is a function of solar altitude and azimuthangles. SAM selected the part of the roof that would contribute to energy savings whenBIPV roof tiles were installed. Figure 1 shows the roof area selected by SAM for thispurpose. Cost comparison was done based on only this part of the roof. Figure 1. Roof plan of prototype building showing the location of BIPV roof tilesVariablesEnergy savings (ENERGY): These are the net savings in electrical energy costs for abuilding using BIPV systems, during

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Kubicki, The Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership; Laura Lynn Lynch, Pavlis Institute for Global Technological Leadership; Robert O. Warrington Jr., Michigan Technological University

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Community Engagement Division

a strategic plan for clinic use in the region.A medical team composed of staff from a district hospital was the first to take the clinic into thefield (along with the institute team). The team included a clinical laboratory scientist, midwife,two community nurses, three nurses for vitals and shots, two pharmacists, an insurance agent,and driver. The hospital’s doctor led and organized this team. He was also the one to develop themost effective strategy for seeing patients in periphery villages. For five days, the leadershipinstitute team worked with the medical team to observe how the clinic was being used and togather ideas for improvement. Each morning, the van was stocked with supplies for the day,which included medication, malaria rapid

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darryl Dickerson, Purdue University; Freddy Solis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Virginia Booth Womack, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carol S. Stwalley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

scheduledwith academic activities while students receive relative flexibility to plan their weekends. Theacademic component of the program consists of non-credit bearing course equivalents toChemistry I, Calculus I, English, and Matlab programming, which are gateway courses of thefreshman year. These courses are taught at an accelerated pace by professors or graduateteaching assistants, preparing students for the cultural shift to life in a college classroom.Table 1: Sample week in the engineering summer bridge program. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday PREP CLASS PREP CLASS PREP CLASS PREP CLASS PREP CLASS 8:00 - 8:20 8:00 - 8:20 8:00

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FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John A. Mirth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John P Iselin, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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First-Year Programs

and supported by theMechanical Engineering program. As such, only the course sections taught by MechanicalEngineering faculty participate in this project.The limited participation is necessary due to the limited access to the prototyping equipment.The course instructor works with the students to download and print the prototypes. Eachprototype requires 5-8 hours of print time. With careful planning, 3 complete prototypes can beprinted within a 24 hour period. Most of the prototypes are printed in the final week of thecourse, so the maximum production is approximately 21 complete blowers (which requires thecourse instructor to be available on the last weekend as well). Fortunately, a few groups printtheir models early (end of second to last

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

you Page 24.255.2know something or being aware of your thoughts. Metacognitive regulation also known asmetacognitive strategies are processes a person carries out to ensure a cognitive goal bycontrolling cognitive activities7. Other authors have also defined metacognition similar toFlavell. Swanson8 defines metacognition as individuals’ awareness of their ability to monitor,regulate and control their own activities concerning learning. Metacognition generally meanshigher level thinking about how a learning task will be handled, and making plans onprocesses of observing and evaluating comprehension9. This was the one of the importantaspect of the

Conference Session

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

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

education concepts allows elementary teachers to incorporate engineering intotheir lesson plans without taking away from the time needed to cover mandated learningoutcomes. In addition to cross-disciplinary concept combinations, the projects were alsodesigned to incorporate engineering graduate attributes, as outlined by the Canadian EngineeringAccreditation Board. Including attributes such as professionalism, critical thinking, andteamwork skills allows students to experience the foundational attributes of the engineeringprofession, and helps to develop their understanding of how engineers contribute to society.Implementation and Results The project series was implemented across several local schools, involving over 350grade five students

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M. Frank P.Eng., Queen's University; Behnam Behinaein Hamgini, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Queen's University

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First-Year Programs

session between thegroup members.Table 1 – In-lecture activities involving collaborative documentsWeek Dates Activities involving collaborative documents 1 Sep 11-13 Students signup in groups. Each student instructed to create Google Docs (GD) account Google Apps Scripting used to create directories for all teams. 2 Sep 16, 19 Seating plan used to help students sit in their group of three in lecture. Gravity Light Scenario: analysis and modeling of product for potential investment in lecture. Collaborative team work in GD. 3 N/A 4 Oct 2-3 Teams finish Gravity Light activity in GD. Completed task

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin Litchfield, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder; Cathy Leslie P.E., Engineers Without Borders - USA

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

the traits they claim to be seeking. Overall, theseresults may assist the engineering profession in its transition into the future by highlighting waysin which universities and companies, classrooms and office spaces, and students andprofessionals can adjust to meet the growing global challenges and create more preparedengineers of the future. Our poster presentation will summarize the project objectives, methods,and findings to date, including the pilot survey data, and it will share our plans for disseminationof the findings and future research.AcknowledgementsThis material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation Researchin Engineering Education program under Grant No. 1129178. Any opinions, findings

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Jessica Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

supported by the National Science Foundation EngineeringEducation Program under Grants #1264769 and #1264901. Any opinions, findings, conclusions,or recommendations expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect theviews of the National Science Foundation. Page 24.284.7 5References1 National Science Board (2007). A National Action Plan for Addressing the Critical Needs of the U.S. Science,Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Education System, Arlington, VA, National Science Foundation,http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/documents/2007

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Hamworthy Combustion; Andrew Walter; Bethany Dickie

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College Industry Partnerships

burnertraversing system were the only major components from the second generation project that werere-used. This was not surprising because of the major change in the second generation constraintof having to be easily transportable by plane. Therefore, the project described here provided asignificant design challenge for the team because a major restriction of the second generationwas removed so more capabilities were now possible.The initial substantial progress on the project the summer before the official start and thefrequent communication between the adjunct and the intern increased the attainable projectgoals. The scope of the original plan for the third generation design was substantially increasedas more and more capabilities were added to the

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William M. Jordan, Baylor University

Tagged Divisions

Community Engagement Division

the system. So far (7 months later)everything is still working well. We plan on going back to Haiti in May 2014 to continue withseveral other similar projects in the community.The photo below shows our students working on the solar panels on the roof of the communitytraining center. Page 24.293.10Figure 8 Working on the solar panel installationReaction of our studentsEven though we have had many failures, we keep doing these projects for several reasons. Wethink we have finally figured out a way to work with a local community in a sustainable way. Inthis way we are now making a difference in the lives of poor people in the developing world.We

Conference Session

Construction Contracts, Law and Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Renae Miller; Carla Lopez Del Puerto, Colorado State University; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Kelly Strong

Tagged Divisions

Construction

that: The Owner, Architect and Contractor have agreed to plan, design, and construct the Project in a collaborative environment following the principles of Integrated Project Delivery and to utilize Building Information Modeling to maximize the use of their knowledge, skills, and services for the benefit of the Project. The Architect and Contractor will deliver the Project in the following phases, which may overlap: Conceptualization, Criteria Design, Detailed Design, Implementation Documents, Construction and Closeout (American Institute of Architects, 2008, p. 11).From the beginning of the AIA document the language of the document seems to be very rigid asopposed to flexible. By defining the exact order of the project delivery

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

-oriented society, some researchers 4,5,6, haveargued that the development of autonomous learners is fundamental. Coto describes autonomyas: … the ability to take charge of one’s own learning. It means to have the responsibility for setting learning goals; identifying and developing learning strategies; developing study plans; reflecting on learning; identifying and selecting relevant resources and support; and assessing one’s own progress7.In a research study conducted at the National University of Costa Rica with the goal ofproducing a curriculum shift from a teacher-centered approach toward a student-centeredapproach, it was concluded that this shift is not going to be an easy one. They pointed out theimportance of

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Jeffrey Allen, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Scott A. Miers, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University; Charles D. Van Karsen, Michigan Technological University; Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

. working on each course.Develop implementation plan. Small group of CRC members, administrators and student advisors are working on this.Pilot test new course activities. Takes place in Spring and Summer 2014.Implement new courses; gather student feedback, Begins in Fall 2014.assess, and improve.The CRC faculty had numerous discussions about identifying the problem. Many drew on theirfirst-hand experiences in advising capstone design and other student project teams. Most agreedthat students have difficulty applying engineering knowledge and skills to real-world projects.The CRC also studied the literature about projected changes in engineering work and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul D. Mathis, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Effect of InnovationTimes cited in Google Scholar 139 339 388 (including 81 references to abridged journal paper)Library holdings (according to 654 861 995WorldCat)Sales rank: organizational change - 54 -(Amazon.com)Sales rank: system and planning 33 - 65(Amazon.com)Sales rank: creativity and Genius - 81 -(Amazon.com)Sales rank: Technology 56 - -(Amazon.com)Sales rank: decision-making

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Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

time. Note: There are wind Page 24.364.5turbines installed on the light poles shown in Figure 2. The project using the wind turbines isnot referred to in this paper. There is another project to establish wind energy training and labenvironment in the planning stages. The SHSU wind energy training infrastructure is alsopresented in another paper. Both wind and solar PV training systems can be used as hybrid orindividual lab environment for teaching and lab purposes.Figure 2. Complete design work for the RE labProject ImplementationSalvaged outdoor lighting towers were converted to hold wind turbines and solar modules toserve lab sections of the

Conference Session

Use of Technology for Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

) Experiments: Planning, Analysis, and Optimization. Wiley, New York, NY. Page 24.371.10

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Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

Gathering Real-Time Formative Assessment in the University Classroom Using Tablet PCs,” 39th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference Proceedings, 18-21 Oct. 2009.[11] Nichols, P.D., Meyers, J.L., & Burling, K.S., “A Framework for Evaluating and Planning Assessments Intended to Improve Student Achievement,” Educational Measurement: Issues and Practice, 28 (3), pp. 14-23, Fall 2009.[12] Heritage, M., Kim, J., Vendlinski, T.P., & Herman, J.L., “From Evidence to Action: A Seamless Process in Formative Assessment?” CRESST Report 741, University of California, National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), Los Angeles, CA, July 2011.[13] Gardner, T.Q., Kowalski, S.E., &

Conference Session

FPD 2: Building Community

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha; Kody Varahramyan, IUPUI

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First-Year Programs

Microelectronics, conducting research and development in the realization of advanced semiconductor technologies. From 1992 to 2008 he was with Louisiana Tech University, where he was the Entergy/LP&L/NOPSI Professor of Electrical Engineering, in recognition of his teaching and research contributions in the microsystems and nanotechnology areas. From September 2000 to June 2008 he was the Director of the Institute for Micromanufacturing, where, from 1992, he had contributed to the growth and development of the Institute, including through planning and setting up of laboratory resources and facilities, development and implementation of major sponsored research efforts, and realization of academic courses and curricula, on the

Conference Session

Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lyndsey Alyssa Wright, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

independent completion of thebuilding and engineering components. These units provided students with the opportunity to beexposed to scientists and engineers in action and to recognize science and engineering as fun andrewarding. Below is a short description of each of the eight themes explored during the summerof 2013. Complete lesson plans are available upon request from the first author of this paper. Page 24.726.4 1. Water Purification (One Day of Instruction) a. Soil Filter Activity: Students poured water that had been ‘polluted’ with Cool- Aid, glitter and plastic bugs through a soil filter of sand, gravel and top soil. The

Conference Session

Teaching Statics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Orval Powell, USAF Academy; Michael Richards, U.S. Air Force Academy; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Nicholas Matthew Brown, United States Air Force Academy

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Mechanics

active learning work? A review of the research." Journal of Engineering Education 93(3): 223-231 2004 http://www.asee.org/publications/jee/PAPERS/display.cfm?pdf=800.pdf.[8] Wood, K., Jensen, D., Linsey, J., and Schmidt, K. "Designing Active Learning Activities and AssociatedAssessment Plans". NSF CCLI Conference Workshop, 2008.[9] Linsey, L., Talley, A., White, C., Jensen, D., Wood, K., From Tootsie Rolls to Broken Bones: An InnovativeApproach for Active Learning in Mechanics of Materials, Advances in Engineering Eduction, Winter, 2009.[10] National Research Council. National science education standards.www.sites.nationalacademies.org/nrc/index.htm (Accessed September 2008) 1999.[11] National Research Council. Environment and development

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Community Engagement Division

contribute substantively to their value of the need for life-longlearning, and using their engineering education for making adifference in the lives of others. By approaching K-12 students withopportunities to creatively understand and apply engineering design, we believe their potential Page 24.769.8for preparing, preservering and performing as future engineers is greatly enhanced.Assessment rubrics are being designed to quantitatively assess the impact on students in a pre-and post- assessment approach. These instruments will be used in our spring and summer 2014outreach activities with planned

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

review of research literature provides little pedagogy ormethodologies for developing knowledge, skills, and abilities (KSAs) within students that areuseful in designing and crafting a quality economic feasibility analysis. Some assessment rubricswere identified, but these seemed to focus more on if an economic analysis was done and not thequality of economic analysis methods applied. Minimal guidance was identified relative tolesson plans for developing economic feasibility analysis as part of design KSAs. This paper,describes some initial efforts toward developing economic analysis KSAs within seniorengineering students that have begun from some qualitative research and classroom experiences.BackgroundEast Carolina University (ECU) initiated

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Kyle Jeffrey Benalil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Francisco Martín Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

Experience seminar for incoming freshmen. He also tutored students in engineering science, physics, math, and mechanical engineering courses. Also throughout his college career, he has become the president of the soccer club, and president of the SAE Collegiate Student Chapter at New Mexico Tech. He has become an active member of different professional societies including SAE, ASME, ASEE and AIAA. Awards presented to him include Standout Techie, the President’s Honor Roll, and New Mexico Tech Scholar.Mr. Francisco Mart´ın Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Francisco Vigil is from Espa˜nola, NM. He graduated from NMT in December 2013 with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and plans to