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Best of DEED

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College

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Design in Engineering Education

middle school students and to support entrepreneurship at primarily undergraduate institutions. Her background is in civil engineering with a focus on structural materials. She holds a B.S.E. degree from Princeton, and M.Eng. and Ph.D. degrees from Cornell.Ms. Sophia L. Poulos, Smith College Sophia Poulos is a 2016 engineering graduate from Smith College. She is interested in structural engineer- ing and has worked on earthquake engineering projects with NEES@UCLA. She is a research assistant on the CDHub 2.0 initiative and innovations in engineering design education at the capstone level. She is pursuing a masters degree in structural engineering at the University of California Davis.Ms. Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith

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Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R Porter, Texas A&M University; Dakotah M. Karrer, Texas A&M University; Vincent Michael Rodriguez, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

activities.Through course and capstone projects, the students work in teams on projects that go beyondsimply learning theory and expose them to industry best practices. Also, many students continuetheir learning outside of the classroom by participating in paid opportunities supported throughfaculty research programs. Not only are they augmenting their skills, the opportunity to get paidoften allows a student who has to work to support their college education to do so in anenvironment that adds to rather that distracts from their education. Finally, the opportunity towork on a next-generation product for a real customer with the idea that the work may find itsway into the commercial sector is extremely motivational to most students and helps drive

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Research on Design Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cassandra Telenko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amit Shashikant Jariwala, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher Saldana, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd Sulchek, Georgia Institute of Technology; Shannon K. Yee, Georgia Institute of Technology; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Thomas Kurfess, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

multidisciplinary engineering education, and a pilot course to improve Spatial Visualization skills of freshmen in engineering at UT-Austin. Her general research in eco-design provides methods for analyzing environmental impacts of design decisions, redesigning products for energy efficiency, modeling usage contexts, and actionable guidelines to help designers reduce environmental impacts. Dr. Telenko’s prior appointments include a postdoctoral research position in the MIT-SUTD International Design Centre with joint appointments at MIT and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). She completed her PhD (2012) in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin).Dr. Amit Shashikant

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg L. Saylor, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

teaching awards, two Professorships, two national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Promoting Research and Entrepreneurship Skills in Freshman Engineering Students: A Strategy to Enhance Participation in Graduate and Enrichment ProgramsAbstractThis paper describes the structure, implementation strategy, and early results of an undergraduateNSF Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Programaimed at: (a) increasing the number of graduating engineers with research and entrepreneurshipexperience, (b) preparing students for the future needs

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Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaclyn Marie Esqueda, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Christina Curras, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Educational Research and Methods

Curras, University of Wisconsin, Platteville Dr. Curras earned her PhD in Geotechnical Engineering at the University of California at Davis. She has been a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville since 2000, and she currently is serving as the Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and as the Assistant Dean for Student Services for the College of Engineering, Mathematics, and Science. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Implementation of an Engineering-Based Retention Center and its Impact on Student SuccessIntroductionUndergraduate student retention and graduation rates are, and have been for many years

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Mark Norman Highum, Bay College

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Two Year College Division

educators; a new robotic simulationsoftware known as “RobotRun” is being developed to aid in instruction; and a variety ofworkshops aimed at K-12 teachers and students, industry personnel, and other postsecondaryeducators will be offered. Resources and best practices that have resulted from this partnershipwill be shared widely in order to help others around the country replicate this innovative pathwaythat provides students with a quality education and employers with STEM graduates who areready for the workforce.IntroductionIn the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, colloquially known as the U.P., postsecondary educationalopportunities are somewhat limited. The U.P. is 16,538 square miles, making it larger thanMassachusetts, Connecticut, Delaware, and

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum.Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University Amy Trowbridge is a Lecturer in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU), focused primarily on freshmen engineering. She is also Director of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program at ASU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Assessing the Impact of Incorporating the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering as a

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mandy Biggers, Penn State University; Leigh Ann Haefner, Penn State University; Jonathan Bell, Penn State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

University Leigh Ann Haefner is an associate professor of science education at Penn State Altoona and co-director of the Childhood and Early Education program at Penn State University. She is a former junior and senior high school science teacher and her current research includes a focus on inservice teacher’s integration of the practices of science and engineering in STEM education.Jonathan Bell, Penn State University Jonathan Bell is a graduate research assistant at Penn State pursuing a Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction, focusing on science and engineering education. After receiving his undergraduate degree from Hamp- shire college, Jonathan spent 13 years in California designing science exhibitions, teaching middle

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heath Tims, Louisiana Tech University; Kelly B. Crittenden, Louisiana Tech University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

order to be competitive in the emergingneed for increased enrollment in and graduation from global environment.” – Wayne Williamsuniversity science, technology, engineering, and Superintendent, WPSBmathematics programs. Moreover, there is a critical needfor partnerships between universities and K12 schools toincrease the mathematics and science abilities of high school graduates – preparing them for anycareer path, particularly in STEM disciplines.Designing and implementing project-driven courses in STEM fundamentals is the hallmark ofthe Integrated STEM Education Research Center (ISERC) at Louisiana Tech University. ISERChas an established record of engaging high schools with exciting STEM curricula. The

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Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Evelyn Hanna Laffey, Princeton University; Maria E. Garlock, Princeton University; Aatish Bhatia, Princeton University

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Educational Research and Methods

teaching practices impact the student experience in theStructures course? To answer the guiding research questions, we utilized a mixed-methodapproach to collecting and analyzing quantitative and qualitative data. The following sectionsdescribe the theoretical framework guiding the evaluation, the analytical methodology,preliminary findings, and future work.Theoretical FrameworkA two-pronged theoretical framework guided the study. First, we explored the notion of STEM-literacy for the 21st Century. Second, we aimed to define and use constructs of affect to                                                                                                                i  This material is based upon work supported by the National Science

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Maker Spaces within the University

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meredith Frances Penney, James Madison University; James Deverell Watkins; Bryan Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University, San Marcos; Shaunna Fultz Smith, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

in the research to demonstrate different key characteristics such as operationalmodel or location. In this way, the ethnographers will be able to get a more complete view of theoptions for maker spaces and be able to observe the impacts that each system presents to itsusers. This will allow for a more valuable assessment into the best practices associated withmaker spaces.AcknowledgementsThis work has been supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-1432107/1431923/1431721. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views ofNational Science Foundation.References1. Barrett T, Pizzico M, Levy BD, et al. A Review of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

College and her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Illinois under the supervision of Prof. Nick Holonyak, Jr. She worked as a member of technical staff at Lytel, Inc., following graduation. At Polaroid, she was appointed a Senior Research Group Leader, responsible for the design of laser diodes and arrays. After leaving Polaroid, she was employed at Biocontrol Technology. She moved into academia full-time in 1997 and worked at the University of Denver, West Virginia University, and Virginia Tech. She is currently the director of the University of Glasgow-University of Electronic Science and Technology of China Electronics and Electrical Engineering programme. While at Virginia Tech, she collaborated with Dr. Robert

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But I'm a Loner! Expanding capability and creativity by examining effective alliances

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

, the “research-type,” and who have not had the opportunity to practice engineering. Second, industry’sprevailing perception that engineering education does not prepare graduates adequately for thepractice. Therefore, from industry’s perspective, the quality of education for engineering practiceis seen as deficient. Third, blending practical experience in teaching design and design-relatedcourses is repeatedly emphasized by ABET, and by other engineering organizations, such asASEE.(2,3) Thus, directions for proper merging of professional experience with engineeringscience in design courses are a concern that comes up often in educational forums. How bestcould such “a merging scenario” be planned and implemented, depends on: faculty foresight

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Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April M. Bryan, Western Washington University; John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

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Design in Engineering Education

experiences that received alow rank were learning to make oral presentations, learning to analyze data, learning to usemanufacturing equipment, learning to integrate theory and practice, and learning to provideevidence for assertions made. Table 6 Assessment of Benefits of the Research ExperienceThe survey participants were also asked to rank order a list of technical learning outcomes. Theresults are provided in Table 7. These results indicate that the learning outcomes that were mostreflective of the students’ experiences were: (1) The design of manufacturing systems, (2) Thedeisgn of product families, (3) The impact of product design decisions on manufacturingsystems. Other responses included the impact of product design

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Erin A. Cech, Rice University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Tom J Waidzunas, Temple University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and student and faculty demographics. Research is needed to advance our scholarly un-derstanding of cultural factors in engineering that impede and promote LGBTQ equality, whichin turn will allow us to contour the content and best practices of Safe Zone workshops to be mosteffective for engineering audiences. Our research plan is based on a transformative mixed meth-ods design [27] using surveys of engineering deans, faculty and students as well as ethnographicparticipant observations of Safe Zone workshops to answer research questions that include: Howare engineering faculty and staff disadvantaged by heteronormativity and heterosexism? • What aspects of engineering culture serve as impediments to LGBTQ equality? • How can Safe Zone

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs & Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A. Harper, The Ohio State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

engineering. Her research interests address a broad spectrum of educational topics, including teaching of problem solving skills and incorporating research-based methods in K-20 classrooms. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Workshop to Aid High School Science Teachers in Developing Engineering Design Activities (Evaluation)Background and RationaleDuring roughly the last decade, the nation has seen an increased awareness of the importance ofincorporating engineering topics in high schools. This has become especially true with theadvent of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), which include engineering conceptsand practices as part of the framework at all levels

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Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Roberts, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

sense of global citizenship totake hold in a student's life in both present and future behaviors.MethodsThis research is part of a larger study funded by the National Science Foundation invested indeveloping curriculum tools to teach sustainability more effectively as an integrated part ofcoursework from sophomore to senior year in engineering and other science majors. This largerstudy is currently in its third year and operates on the principle that certain majors/disciplineshave unique psychographic characteristics that influence the manner in which they engage insustainability topics and that best practice instruction methods for engineering students are likelyto differ from those in other disciplines.The institution involved in this study

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Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed B. Trabia, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Julie A. Longo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Engineering Ethics

assistance to the campus and community, and maintains the collec- tion in assigned subject areas. Her current research interests include information literacy instruction and assessment, the impact of student affect on learning, data literacy, and data management planning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Training Graduate Engineering Students in EthicsAbstractThe Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering at the University of Nevada, Las Vegasembarked on providing ethics instruction to incoming graduate students in the form of amandatory workshop. The College has a diverse graduate student population, including asizable international component, who are enrolled in several M.S. and

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracy Huang, Canada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

: Whose choices matter most? Change38(3): 56 – 58.Yang, Po. (2005). Transfer performance of community college students: Impacts of costs and institution. Journal ofApplied Research in the Community College, 12 (2), 147 – 159.Laugerman, M.R. & Shelley, M. (2013). A structural equation model correlating success in engineering withacademic variables for community college transfer students. Proceedings, 2013 American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE) Annual Conference.Levin, J., & Wyckoff, J. (1990). Identification of student characteristics that predict persistence and success in anengineering college at the end of the sophomore year: Informing the practice of academic advising. Division ofUndergraduate Studies Report No. 1990. 1

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); James E Moon, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Daniel P Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Todd Dunn, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #14501Performance of Engineering and Engineering Technology Scholars in the Trans-fer Pipeline ProgramDr. Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE) ”Vinnie” Gupta is a professor of mechanical engineering, and a member of the graduate faculty of ma- terials science and engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Rochester, NY. He is a recipient of the 2014 Robert G. Quinn Award from ASEE, and the 2000 Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching. At RIT, he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in applied mechanics, computational techniques, and materials science.Dr. James E Moon

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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Michael Langerman, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ryan H. Koontz, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Eric Jon Holmgren

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #14917Adapting a Freshman Manufacturing Course to Different Learning StylesMr. Aaron Lalley P.E., South Dakota School of Mines and Technology AAaron Lalley P.E. Aaron Lalley is an instructor at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T). His current research includes chatter modeling of a machining process with fixture optimiza- tion. Prior to academia Aaron worked for 23 years as an engineer for Hutchinson Technology, Caterpillar, Midwest Precision Tool and Die, Unified Theory Inc. and Manufacturing Works in the areas of machine design, tool design, product design, CNC programming, HVAC, MRP

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Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Slowinski , M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE; Kenneth A. Walz, Madison Area Technical College; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #15777Renewable Energy Technician Education: The Impact of International Fac-ulty CollaborationMary Slowinski , M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE Mary Slowinski is an educator/consultant specializing in collaborative learning research and design. She received her M.Ed. in Learning Science from the University of Washington and is currently completing her PhD with a dissertation on communities of practice for educators. A co-PI on a National Science Foundation research grant focused on industry/education partnerships, she has worked extensively with the NSF’s Advanced Technological Education program in a variety of consulting

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Maker Spaces within the University

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Helena Hashemi Farzaneh, Institute of Product Development, Technical University of Munich; Julian Weinmann, Munich University of Technology; Udo Lindemann, Technical University of Munich

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Design in Engineering Education

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Quantitative Survey and Analysis of Five Maker Spaces at Large, Research-Oriented UniversitiesAbstractTechnical universities around the world are opening makerspaces on their campuses: facilitiesand cultures that afford unstructured student-centric environments for design, invention, andprototyping. Consequentially, there is a growing need to survey and understand emergent trendsand best practices, to compare and contrast them. Towards this end, we have conductedinterviews at five university maker spaces: Stanford University, Massachusetts Institute ofTechnology, Georgia Tech, Technical University of Berlin, and at Arizona State University. Thecomparison of

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Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Xiaorui Zhu, Pennsylvania State University; Jack V. Matson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Akshay Nitin Kakde, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15401Stimulating Creativity in Online Learning Environments through IntelligentFast FailureDr. Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University Dr. Kathryn Jablokow is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Engineering Design at Penn State University. A graduate of Ohio State University (Ph.D., Electrical Engineering), Dr. Jablokow’s teaching and research interests include problem solving, invention, and creativity in science and engineer- ing, as well as robotics and computational dynamics. In addition to her membership in ASEE, she is a Senior Member of IEEE and a Fellow of ASME. Dr. Jablokow

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Pedagogies of Making and Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geetanjali R. Date, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Sanjay Chandrasekharan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

that highlights and seeks to address the two-fold gap identified above.Section 2 focuses on engineering design, which is the specific aspect of engineering examined inthis paper. Section 3 outlines a case study and analysis of the design practice of an engineeringprofessional, as EP addresses a grassroots engineering problem. Section 4 discusses theimplications of this analysis. We close with a conclusion section.Section 1: The need for a socio-technical understanding of engineeringA core component of Engineering Education Research (EER) focuses on the differences betweenclassroom problems and workplace problems, and points to the need to prepare students for real-world problem-solving. “If students are to learn to think like engineers, they

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael R. Ladisch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Soohyun Yi, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

employees for a new project or ventureConvince a customer or client to try a new product for the first timeConvert a useful scientific advance into a practical applicationDevelop your own original hypothesis and a research plan to test itGrasp the concept and limits of a technology well enough to see the best ways to use itDesign and build something new that performs very close to your design specifications

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ninger Zhou, Purdue University; Tarun Thomas George, Purdue University; Joran W. Booth, Purdue University; Jeffrey Alperovich, Purdue University; Senthil Chandrasegaran, Purdue University; Nielsen L. Pereira, Purdue University; Jeffrey David Tew Ph.D.; Devaatta Nadgukar Kulkaerni; Karthik Ramani

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

-efficacy beliefs in design, prototyping, making, and collaboration for middleschool students, so that students can develop positive attitudes towards processes that are integralto engineering.As identified in earlier work, students’ pre-collegiate experiences with engineering havesignificant impact on self-efficacy beliefs7. Fantz et al.7 conducted a quasi-experimental studywhere they surveyed engineering students’ 53 type of pre-collegiate experience with engineering,such as having robotics as a hobby, having formal engineering classes, or attending single/multi-day workshops; the researchers also used questionnaires to assess engineering students’ self-efficacy. For each of the 53 types of experiences, the researchers compared students

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Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara Ball, University of California - Santa Cruz; Linnea Kristina Beckett, University of California - Santa Cruz; Michael S. Isaacson, University of California - Santa Cruz

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. Putting theory into practice, she teaches a service-learning course at UCSC wherein interdisciplinary teams of students work in an layered apprenticeship model with community mentors to design and implement sustainable solutions to water, energy, waste, transportation and social challenges using ”green technology”. Dr. Ball has worked as a research fellow with two NSF Centers for Learning and Teaching and most recently on several NSF projects that focus the integration of engineering and social science to support the advancement of experiential learning for sustainability in higher education.Linnea Kristina Beckett, University of California - Santa Cruz Linnea Beckett is a PhD Candidate in Education at the University of

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM Education; Madeline Jean Leger

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

in STEM” (3) there is a growing number ofsummer research programs designed to introduce students to STEM early in their academicjourney. Programs for secondary students vary from course based experiences to independentstudy similar to what is available to a college student. These early college experiences providestudents the opportunity to develop skills essential to future college and career success. The YSPprogram provides participants with a free, challenging research experience complemented andsupported by additional program elements generally not introduced until the first year of college.Guided by exemplary practices (4) to increase student retention, these complementary experiencesfall into one of the following categories:Academic

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Tricks of the Trade - Experiences Designing Courses and Communities

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aileen Tapia, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose Martinez, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding P.E., University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Student

and as they graduate the goalis for them to continue developing their careers in STEM education and giving back to thecommunity. Also, we are glad to have almost half of our membership being females. In theSTEM fields, women can be underrepresented, however in our Jr. Chapter Program, womenclearly demystifies the current national statistics that women do not pursue STEM careers.Creation, Sustainability & Growth (i.e. Best Practices)In order to establish and develop a Jr. Chapter, a three-party agreement must be formed.Commitment from college member(s) to serve as Jr. Representative and be the bridge betweenthe college chapter and the Jr. Chapter. Secondly, obtaining support from the school staff andteacher(s) that would like to serve as