Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Programs and Courses Session 5

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federico Garcia Lorca, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation & Technology; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. Page 24.229.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Biassociation for the Entrepreneurial Engineering CurriculumAbstractDespite the apparent benefits of fostering creativity, the question largely remains at how todevelop and deliver a curriculum that can stimulate such innovative thinking. Several modelshave developed on an attempt to ground creative thinking and its usage such as schema theoryfrom Bartlett, Johansson’s Medici Effect, Koestler’s biassociation or Tom Kelley’s faces ofinnovation. While the first three focused more on the structure and processes of innovation,Kelley’s work took a more personal approach, defining several characters that play differentroles in the creative process

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2014 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Ruth Ochia P.E.

1 Development of an undergraduate bioengineering curriculum that mirrors the breadth of the field Ruth Ochia, Ph.D., P.E. Department of Bioengineering, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA of areas of concentration, this curriculum set up might be moreAbstract—Temple University’s Bioengineering undergraduate difficult.program was launched in Fall 2013 and initially comprised a The purpose of

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher E. Larsen, University of Missouri; Rose M. Marra Ph.D, University of Missouri, Columbia; Nai-En Tang; David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Robert Andrew Winholtz

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Mechanical Engineering

positive interdependence is essential to collaboration. They definepositive interdependence as an individual’s recognition that their own goals can only be achievedif people they are cooperating with also achieve their goals in the collaborative endeavor. Thus, to help engineering students learn to collaborate effectively, educators must helpthem to (1) realize that their personal method of learning is not the only means to insight; (2)learn to respect alternative learning methods used by others; and (3) integrate new methods oflearning into the collaboration12. Advocates of collaborative learning recommend that instructorscreate scaffolds that offer students cognitive prompts for processes and models that supportinteractions between the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Jinlee Kim P.E., California State University Long Beach

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and construction management, sustainable design and construction, building information modeling, project management practices, and engineering educational research methods. He is an active member of ASCE and ASEE. Page 24.459.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Effectiveness of Green-BIM Teaching Method in Construction Education Curriculum Jin-Lee Kim Department of Civil Engineering & Construction Engineering Management California State University at Long

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogy and Assessment in Civil Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norb Delatte P.E., Cleveland State University; Joshua Gisemba Bagaka's, Cleveland State University

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Civil Engineering

completed in 2013 andhas already been reported in detail.2“The results from multiple universities and multiple course offerings demonstrate that failurecase studies can be used to provide indirect, quantitative assessment of multiple student learningobjectives. Several outcomes that constitute the professional component of the curriculum maybe assessed in this way.The strongest results were for student outcomes (f) an understanding of professional and ethicalresponsibility, (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineeringsolutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context, (i) a recognition of the needfor, and an ability to engage in life-long learning, and (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues.Although

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #9558Innovation in Construction: New Course Development Within a Construc-tion Management CurriculumMr. J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis J. William White AIA is a lecturer with the Construction Engineering Management Technology program within the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology in Indianapolis. He is a registered architect who has more than 23 years of varied construction industry experience. Mr. White has undergraduate degrees from Indiana University and Ball State University and a masters degree from Purdue University Indianapolis. He is an active member

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruben Pierre-Antoine, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #10682Utilizing Concept Maps to Improve Engineering Course Curriculum in Teach-ing MechanicsRuben Pierre-Antoine, Stanford University Ruben is a senior undergraduate student at Stanford University studying Management Science & Engi- neering. He joined the Designing Education Lab in the winter of 2013. He has always had a passion for education and enjoys the integration of entrepreneurship into a curriculum. Ruben loves to play sports, videogames, and eat at new restaurants. He also explores entrepreneurship in his free time.Dr. Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Maria Papadakis, James Madison University; Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University; Samuel Albert Morton III, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

addition to Dr’ Striebig’s engineering work, he is also a published freelance photographer who has works with local and international NGOs. Dr. Striebig was the founding editor of the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development and an assistant editor for the Journal of Green Building.Dr. Maria Papadakis, James Madison UniversityDr. Adebayo Ogundipe, James Madison University Adebayo Ogundipe is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering at James Madison Uni- versity (JMU). His research is on developing tools and protocols for assessing sustainable engineering designs using life-cycle assessment and industrial ecology methods. Dr. Ogundipe’s prior work includes DOD funded research on assessing the

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elise K. Morgan, Museum of Science Boston, Engineering is Elementary; Erin M. Fitzgerald, Museum of Science; Jonathan D. Hertel, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

they were interested in professional development to integrate theircurrent engineering curriculum with mathematics. Seventy one percent of respondents said theywould find an organizational tool helpful for planning integrated lessons for their students.A second survey was e-mailed to 1262 teachers who had participated in previous EiE workshops.Of those e-mailed, only 97 participants responded. The results for this survey are depicted inFigure 1. Teachers' Reported Most Useful Supports One-on-one support with engineering Online resources to better teach engineering PD support to integrate EiE with language arts PD support to integrate EiE with science PD support to integrate engineering with math

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

integrated in various ways: reflection journals, portfolio reflection, endof course meta-learning, peer assisted learning session, online reflections, and team reflections.While the authors note the dedication to reflective activities, they also note opportunities to moresystematically incorporate reflection into undergraduate engineering education.In earlier work on reflection in engineering, Turns, Newstetter, Allen, and Mistree report on thedesign of the “Reflective Learner”: an electronic system to support students in the writing oflearning essays.35 They argued that “learning essays can help students expand and enhancelessons that they are learning from design experiences” (p. 1).35 The learning essays aredescribed as short and structured with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University; Corey A. Mathis, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

markets in Ecuador, the fishermen need a small container tocook the fish in so they can be sold for the greatest profit (Year 2 – Cooker Container Problem).This curriculum is presented to take place over two years, but it can be taught as one large unit. Year 1 – Ice/Freezer ProblemThis unit uses context integration for almost every lesson, but overall, the unit has contentintegration as engineering, science, and mathematics objectives were all present. This unit keepsthe engineering design context at the center of the students’ attention throughout; however, theterms “engineering” or “engineering design” are not generally present. The lesson plans tend touse “challenge” or “problem” instead. Table 4 provides an overview of the lessons

Conference Session

Assessment in Construction Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ihab Mohammad Hamdi Saad P.E., Northern Kentucky University

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Construction

Figure 4 – Sample Class DeliverablesConclusionCurriculum mapping can be a worthwhile exercise uniting the faculty and informing eachinstructor on the other elements of the curriculum he or she is not directly involved with. Withthe rapidly progressing state of the construction industry and the incorporation of new methods,techniques, materials, and approaches to managing the construction project, such an exercisebecome necessary on a regular basis (no more than 5-year intervals) to ensure that the program isup-to-date and is meeting the learning objectives for students and expectations of the industry.Faculty involvement and buy-in are integral factors for the success of the implementation of themapping process. Individual faculty preferences

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Engineering Economy

Approach for Engineering Curriculum Integration in Capstone Design Courses,” International Journal of Engineering Education, 14(3), 197-203, 1998.6. Ana Vila-Parrish, Dianne Raubenheimer, “Integrating Project Management & Lean-Six Sigma Methodologies in an Industrial Engineering Capstone Course,” Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.7. John Lamancusa, Jens Jorgensen, Jose Zayas-Castro, Julie Ratner, “THE LEARNING FACTORY – A new approach to integrating design and manufacturing into engineering curricula,” Proceedings of the 1995 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition.8. R.S. Sawhney, S. Maleki, J.H. Wilck, P

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 2 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University; Siddika Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Corey A Mathis, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #9986Examination of Integrated STEM Curricula as a Means Toward Quality K-12 Engineering Education (Research to Practice)Mr. Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Aran W. Glancy is a Ph.D. Candidate in STEM Education with an emphasis in Mathematics Education at the University of Minnesota. He is a former high school mathematics and physics teacher, and he has experience both using and teaching a variety of educational technologies. His research interests include mathematical modeling, computational thinking, and STEM integration. Specifically, he is interested in the ways in which integrating

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME; Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas G. Stoebe, University of Washington; Frank Zeh Cox, National Resource Center for Materials Tecnology Education

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Manufacturing

to sales, marketing and general management. He founded the School of Engineering at the University of St. Thomas, and teaches and publishes in the areas of materials engineering, innovation, strategy, technology transfer, leadership and engineering education. His current focus is on webinars and workshops on leader- ship for engineers in industry and academia. Bennett is a member of numerous scientific and professional societies, is an ABET program evaluator and commissioner. He has a wide variety of academic publica- tions, and is co-author with Elaine Millam of the 2012 McGraw-Hill book Leadership for Engineers: The Magic of Mindset.Mr. Mark J. Stratton, SME Mark Stratton is the Education Relations Manager

Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University; Alan D. Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #10060The Development of an Instrument for Assessing Individual Ethical Decision-making in Project-based Design Teams: Integrating Quantitative and Quali-tative MethodsQin Zhu, Purdue University Qin Zhu is a PhD student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. His main re- search interests include global/comparative/international engineering education, engineering education policy, and engineering ethics. He received his BS degree in material sciences and engineering and first PhD degree in philosophy of science and technology (engineering ethics) both from Dalian University of Technology

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Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Architectural

architectural design, energy, lighting, building code are learned differently and in differentstage of the curriculum. In this paper, our objective is to combine both the architectural aspects, as well asthe building code requirements in different phases. Very few works have been developed to address theapplication of the building code during the design process. John Ruskin (2011) described process step-by-step.In this paper our objective is describe the integration of the building code into architecture design process. Page 24.1231.3A comprehensive case will be presented.ASEE Annual Conference, 2014 2. Methodology: 2.1. Conceptual

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Atkins Pruet, STEMWorks; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

truly integrate science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning in the classroom. She is an experienced science educa- tor having lead for years the development of informal curriculum and programs for the Science Centers in Alabama and Louisiana. She is highly experienced in curriculum development, writing, training and im- plementation. She has lead teacher development programs, as well as conducted pilot engineering design lessons in the classrooms. She works closely with STEM teachers in the 60,000 students Mobile County Public School System and has the reputation as a teacher leader and change agent. Her work with K-12 students, teachers and education administrators is gaining attention and respect

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Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

position of my new course as an elective that still lives on the edges of the curriculum.Discussing efforts to bring a broader range of skills into engineering curriculum – like design,teamwork, interdisciplinary, and global competencies – Miller even goes so far as to argue that“developing independent new courses in these topics that are separate from the technical coresubjects in engineering is not likely to provide an effective mechanism of integration. Instead, ifthe new subjects are not viewed by students (and faculty) as an integral part of learning tobecome an engineer, they are not likely to be taken as seriously.”17 Following a similar line ofreasoning, Downey adds: “Elective courses supporting the international education of engineersfall

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazeel Khan, Miami University; Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University

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Mechanical Engineering

emerging societal changes is not surprising in that higher education plays asupporting role in the preparation of talent and knowledge which is central to scientific Page 24.471.2innovation. Therefore, higher education, in turn, cannot adopt a reactive posture and mustalways seek innovation within itself through the content and style of instruction with which itreaches out to newer generations. The creation of the computational and experimental (ComEx)studios is a good example of an innovative learning assistance tool developed to ensure that themechanical engineering curriculum provides a flexible and enduring preparation for theirprofessional

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment I

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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

including sustainability factors in design based courses are as high as 5 out of 6, ifwe segregate the outlier. In the case of Manufacturing Operations, opinions to includesustainability factors are uniform for each question of 5.2, 5.3, and 5.6 (Tables 1 and 2).Faculty /academia feedback on each of the above three groups establishes the importance ofincluding sustainability issues in manufacturing engineering courses.Question number 7 of Category 1was an open ended question that asked the participants toprovide suggestions to improve sustainability considerations in the course curriculum. Table 3lists suggestions included by 7 participants out of 30:Table 3: Suggestions to improve sustainability considerations in the Manufacturing Engineering

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Design Across the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aruna Shekar, Massey University

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Design in Engineering Education

to apply relevant theory, andencourage students to integrate the knowledge gained from all their courses. Most real-worldproblems and their solutions are not restricted to mono-disciplines, so students should learn todraw information from across disciplinary borders.Example project briefs: Develop an environmentally friendly, durable and low-cost roof material using locally available materials. Please consider the health and safety of the family, salt from ocean breeze and strong winds affecting families in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Design and develop a water filtration system that filters the river water for use by the villagers in their households in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam.Teaching approach and key

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Schnittka, Auburn University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10198Curriculum Exchange: Studio STEM, Engineering After SchoolDr. Christine Schnittka, Auburn University Dr. Christine Schnittka is an assistant professor in the College of Education and the Department of Curriculum and Teaching with a joint appointment in the College of Engineering. Her current research involves developing and evaluating engineering design-based curriculum units that target key science con- cepts and environmental issues through the contextual lens of problem-based learning. Prior to receiving her Ph.D. in science education at the University of Virginia, Dr. Schnittka was a middle school teacher

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K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Kip Hacking

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

taught with an integrated approach in mind. The central idea being to show the students howall STEM subjects tend to rely on each other, and that having a tactile application for these principlesenhances the learning process.ROV State-wide Competition In addition to having teachers explain pertinent STEM concepts and supervise the construction ofan ROV, we thought it would be beneficial to offer a motivation for the students to strive to optimize theirROV design. Many similar organizations such as MATE and SeaPerch have had great success with andsupport for competitions, and we felt that using a similar motivation would prove effective. We constructeda small slalom course out of PVC pipe that stood on the bottom of the pool. The given

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University; Paul C. Lynch, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

initiativesthroughout the country and to the growing technical demand of the country’s workforce.High School Initiatives and Inadequacy of the Common CoreMany states are looking closely at the specific learning outcomes of high school courses and anengineering economics course in college general education integrates well with these efforts.For example, Virginia has a policy for all public high school students to pass a Financial Literacycourse prior to high school graduation33. The topical coverage of this course links directly to acollege course in engineering economics due to an emphasis on decision making with the timevalue of money concept for individual decisions (e.g., obtaining a loan, developing a personalbudget, implications of a simple contract). The

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Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Sirkin, Stanford University; Wendy G. Ju, Stanford University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9749Press Play: A Course in Interactive Device DesignDr. David Sirkin, Stanford University David Sirkin teaches interactive device design in Stanford University’s department of Electrical Engi- neering, and is a postdoctoral researcher at the Center for Design Research and Communication between Humans and Interactive Media lab.Ms. Wendy G Ju, Stanford University Wendy Ju is Executive Director of Interaction Design Research at Stanford University’s Center for Design Research. She is also an Assistant Professor in the Graduate Design Program at California College of the Arts. She recently completed a stint at

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Buelin-Biesecker, North Carolina State University; Cameron Denson, North Carolina State University

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Design in Engineering Education

1. However, a perceived inability to assess creative attributes of students’ work has oftenprecluded creativity instruction in the classroom. The Consensual Assessment Technique (CAT)has shown promise in a variety of domains for its potential as a valid and reliable means ofcreativity assessment. Relying upon an operational definition of creativity and a group of ratersexperienced in a given domain, the CAT offers the field of engineering education an assessmentmethod that has demonstrated discriminant validity for dimensions of creativity as well as fortechnical strength and aesthetic appeal. This paper reports on a web-based adaptation of the CATfor rating student projects developed during a week-long engineering camp. High school

Conference Session

Design Across the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen L. Bollenbach, University of Virginia; Erika D. Powell, University of Virginia; Stephanie L. Moore, University of Virginia; James F. Groves, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

students often do not enjoysuch substantive community experiences, and, in part because of this, they achieve lower rates ofpersistence to degree completion. Studies have examined this discrepancy in persistence todegree and found that the physical separation between an online student and their educationalinstitution can lead to a sense of isolation. This sense of isolation in turn can lead to an onlinestudent’s sense of alienation from their institution and powerlessness to change their situation.Numerous underlying factors appear to contribute to these feelings, including the usability of thetechnology tools that power the online education environment and the quality of student-facultyand student-student interactions that those tools enable. As

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Design Across the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Matt Robert Bohm, University of Louisville; Julie S. Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

Functionality and Functional Modeling in an Engineering Curriculum. 10 • Glass Box Method: questions are asked about the design to move from a black box to a transparent box 5 where additional functionality can be identified. 3 • FAST (Function Analysis System Technique) Method: provides a technique to create functional models answering “Why?”, “How?”, and “When?” during design. 4 • Systematic Processes: a collection of methodological approaches design 3,7,11 that stem most directly from the work of Pahl and Beitz. 6 • Enumeration: meaning to “mention separately as if in counting; name one by one; specify, as in a list,” 12 is the listing of each system-required function-flow pair. 3,5,7 • Zen Approach: takes

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William Travis Horton, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

goal for first-yearengineering programs to increase the number and diversity of students who earn engineeringdegrees. These efforts have included programs targeted at special populations with the creationof minority and women’s programs in engineering, technology and science; summer andoutreach programs for K-12 students; summer bridge programs and larger curriculum reformefforts including integrated curricula and learning communities1. Earlier design experiences havebecome more common and have shown to be valuable in motivating students to continue inengineering programs2. A challenge with first-year design experiences is a lack of engineeringexpertise. Often students’ designs are scaled down to the level of a first-year student but it