Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

’.Figure 1. Plot Diagram[12]Significantly, the climax of the story at this point is identified as ‘girl taken away’ (the child wasoriginally supposed to be female). The diagram worked to visually elucidate a problem with thisconfiguration as half of the scene would be spent on story resolution, and the team felt theylacked sufficient time to establish the emotional depth needed to make this fallout resonant. Inthis way the diagram effectively utilized a technical approach to visualizing and understandingstory development. This visualization technique, a strategy borrowed from STEM education,allowed this like-minded group of engineers to converge on common ground.Team 3This team adapted our second studio activity to collectively create their story

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

isgenerally most prevalent in early semesters.6 Therefore, first-year programs are ideally situatedto aid students in building these interactive support networks. With these findings in mind,Notre Dame sought to create an educational experience within the first-year course that wouldencourage students to explore the extracurricular activities available to them within theuniversity. By making students academically responsible for attendance at extracurricularevents, the course staff sought to increase the chance that students would find encouragementand community early in their academic careers while learning more about the engineering majorchoice. More explicitly, the goals of these Engineering Exploration assignments were to helpstudents: 1

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #11544Ethics Education as Philosophical History for EngineersDr. Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University Daniel J. Biezad is professor emeritus in the aerospace engineering department of the College of Engi- neering at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (Cal Poly). He received the B.S. in electrical engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT-1966), the M.S. in astronautical engineering from the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT-1972), and the Ph.D. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering from Purdue University (1984). He has received the

Conference Session

Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ellen L Usher, University of Kentucky; Natasha Aniceto Mamaril, University of Illinois ; Caihong Li, University of Kentucky; David Ross Economy, Clemson University Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

shouldalso encourage students to participate in co-ops, internships, and research opportunities thatprovide both mastery and vicarious experiences. Exposure to engineers and what engineers dohelps students to envision and realize their capabilities as future engineers. Recognizing theinfluence of social messages, instructors could be more mindful in providing feedback and/orcomments regarding students’ work and abilities. Further examination of the sources ofengineering self-efficacy is recommended to understand how students’ perceptions of their Page 26.1386.14experiences relate to their achievement and retention in engineering

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce Blandino P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering to participate.Likewise, for students from grades 4-8 who attended the 1-day mechanical engineeringoutreach also showed an increase in interest in considering engineering as a career asreported by Fleischer, Wemhoff, O’Brien, Ural & LeRoy9. Ultimately, Deckard andQuarfoot10 summed it up in their paper:“single-day event can be effective in reshaping attitudes, exposing young minds to theworld of engineering.”The above studies demonstrate the short-term effect (immediately after the completion ofthe outreach program) of engineering outreach to both middle and high school students.However, very few studies have followed the same group of participants to determine thelong-term impact of early outreach program on the students’ decision to

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine D. McGough, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, Univeristy of Nevada, Reno; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #12114Connections between Undergraduate Engineering Students’ Problem SolvingStrategies and Perceptions of Engineering ProblemsCatherine D. McGough, Clemson University Catherine McGough is currently a graduate research assistant in Engineering and Science Education at Clemson University. She obtained her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Clemson University in 2014. Her research interests are in undergraduate engineering student motivations and undergraduate engineer- ing problem solving skill development and strategies.Adam Kirn, Univeristy of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Alex Antunes; Angela Walters; Amanda Raab

specification fidelity, clerking and sourcing in theengineering process. We discuss implementation, outcomes, and student feedback to these real-world exercises.I. IntroductionEngineering projects need parts, and teaching the sourcing and procurement of parts within a 16-week course has the risk of incurring schedule and cost delays, but the benefit of immersing thestudent in the necessity for fidelity and ability to deal with under-defined real world problems aswell as handling human factors in communications. Teaching good sourcing and procurement ofparts in engineering leads to better senior project outcomes and better primes students for theirfuture jobs, as well as providing skills for entrepreneur-minded learners who thrive on real worldtasks. In

Conference Session

Engineering Economics Teaching Tools

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Matthew T. Stimpson, North Carolina State University; E. Downey Brill, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Economy

Criterion 3(i) “a recognition of the need for, and anability to engage in life-long learning.”14 With this in mind, and considering the format of theFundamentals of Engineering Exam15, the grading structure was also modified so that theentire grade was based on the final exam. To assist students in preparing for the final examand provide feedback on their learning through the semester, two optional practice exams wereprovided. These exams were graded and provided the basis for students to obtain feedback andwork on deficient learning areas.Results: Of note this semester was the particularly high percentage of students who failed thecourse. Additionally, the grade distribution of the fall 2012 and spring 2013 offerings differedsignificantly from one

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

., Rugarcia, A. and Stice, J.E. , “ The Future of Engineering Education – Developing Critical Skills”, Chem. Engr. Education, 34(2), 108–117 (2000). 6. National Research Council, “How people learn: Brain, mind, experience and school,” National Academy Press, Washington, DC. (1999). Page 26.507.20 197. Huitt, W., “Critical thinking: An overview,” Educational Psychology Interactive. Valdosta, GA: Valdosta State University (1998). accessed March 9, 2015 http://www.edpsycinteractive.org/topics/cogsys/critthnk.html

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Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Coleen Carrigan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Priti N Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

earn secondary degrees.3 In other words,deficit thinking leads to the erroneous conclusion that individual students need to be fixed andinstitutional systems like academia may remain unchanged. Our goal in this research is similarto the goal of the NSF ADVANCE program, which is to “fix the system” not “fix the women.”6 Our study contributes to understandings of navigational capital by illuminating how Pell-eligible students glean non-traditional resources from their lives and use them to navigateinstitutions of higher education in successful pursuit of engineering degrees.III. Methods With change agency in mind, our research was designed and conducted as “actionresearch,” aimed at making the lives of the dispossessed visible as well

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jaclyn L. Cunitz, University of Colorado Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado-Boulder

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

curious in different fields and want to diversify andculture their minds.” Another 63% of students mentioned positive personality traits associatedwith GE+ students, such as “fun,” “inviting,” “passionate,” “outgoing,” “friendly,” or even “alittle less ‘gloomy’ than the other engineering majors. We aren’t as focused on the engineeringsalary and are more focused on the people around us.”Just over 20% of the students mentioned the flexible GE+ curriculum in their descriptions, andover 97% of the comments were positive towards the GE+ major and people, indicatingsubstantial GE+ pride, which was also demonstrated in the following focus groups.Student responses for the third text-response question regarding student recommendations for theGE+ program

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farah I. Jibril, Qatar University ; Bassnt Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University; Mohieddine A. Benammar, Qatar University; Saud A. Ghani, Qatar University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

themaking of public policy and in the administration of government and industry.” 16 Nevertheless,current engineering leadership programs, along with those currently under development willneed to include additional skills such as the ability to control a group, critical thinking, how to bea visionary, inspirational, influential, adaptable, open-minded, people-centered, action-oriented,equitable, interpersonal, likeable, determined, confident, good communicator, credible,honorable, fair, and a networker; to ensure that engineering professionals and future engineersare prepared to flourish as leaders 27. Page 26.406.6Shell Eco MarathonSEM is an

Conference Session

Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #13871A Comprehensive College-Centered Engineering Undergraduate ResearchProgramDr. Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of TechnologyDr. Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of TechnologyProf. Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of TechnologyProf. Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology Paul Anderson is a registered professional engineer with over 30 years of combined industrial and aca- demic experience related to water resources. At the Illinois Institute of Technology for more than 20 years, he teaches courses in water chemistry, ground water contamination, chemical transport in the envi- ronment, and industrial

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bertha P. Chang, North Carolina State University; Honora N. Eskridge, North Carolina State University

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Engineering Libraries

know that community thoroughly.In contrast, the public services staff at the D. H. Hill Library were less mindful of engineeringusers because they were not working with them directly and because engineers made up a smallpercentage of their interactions at the service points. As the overall library organization began totransition to the new reality that Hunt Library would bring, it became apparent that these staffhad a very different experience of library users, and had many assumptions about what kinds ofservices would be necessary and important in Hunt. For example, it was thought that staff wouldneed to be trained to handle the types of reference questions that were typically asked at thereference desk at D. H. Hill. However, the engineering

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #12630From Pretending to Engineering: An examination of students’ dynamic en-gagements in Novel Engineering design activities (Fundamental)Mary McCormick, Tufts UniversityDr. Jessica Watkins, Tufts University Page 26.804.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Pretending and Engineering: An examination of students’ dynamic engagements in Novel Engineering design activities (Strand: Fundamental)IntroductionRecent reports, frameworks, and assessment criteria1-3 have

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liya Ni, California Baptist University; Helen Yoonhee Jung P.E., California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University

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First-Year Programs

sessions with an engineering application spin and progress ratherquickly, having trigonometry started early as 3rd week of class.Our adopted textbook introduced trigonometry with the following example of one and two linkrobot. It is obviously hard to make a direct connection between the example and the actual robotin most students’ mind. Figure 1. Two link robot model Page 26.659.4To get students excited about the subject of trigonometry, we introduced two video clips at thebeginning of the class, first with a Star Wars movie clip showing Padmé Amidala and AnakinSkywalker’s adventure in droid factory on alien planet

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serdar Tumkor, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Roelof Harm de Vries, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Engineering Design Graphics

Paper ID #11367Enhancing Spatial Visualization Skills in Engineering Drawing CourseDr. Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown Serdar Tumkor is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology at University of Pitts- burgh at Johnstown. Dr. Tumkor has 20 years of experience in academia, having taught at Stevens Institute of Technology and Istanbul Technical University. His 25 years engineering experience includes design, manufacturing, and product development. He has been lecturing Manufacturing Processes, Machine De- sign, Engineering Design, and Computer Aided Technical Drawing courses.Prof. Roelof

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Q. Peter He, Tuskegee University; Jin Wang, Auburn University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

visualization approach used in linear algebra instructions. World Applied Science Journal 2009, 1046-1052.24. McGrath, M. B.; Brown, J. R. Visual learning for science and engineering. IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications 2005, 56-63.25. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., Cocking, R. R., Eds. How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School; National Academies Press: Washington, DC, 1999.26. Frankel, F. Translating Science into Pictures: A Powerful Learning Tool. In Invention and Impact: Building Excellence in Undergraduate Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education; AAAS Press, 2005; pp 155-158.27. Smith, J. M.; Van Ness, H. C.; Abbott, M. M. Introduction to Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics, 7th ed

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Teaching and Learning Strategies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Gautam Akiwate, University of California, San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

Validation Development Action Plan Figure 1: Approach Page 26.1022.3ScopeEgoless behavior is a mindset. The earlier this mindset is developed, the better it is. Younger minds aremore malleable and have full careers ahead of them. Carver, et al. argue that before running an empiricalstudy at a software company, it is useful to carry out a pilot study with students in an academic setting17.Therefore, we defined our scope of research to a batch of 86 junior software engineering students of

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara Victoria Bernal, Kennesaw State University, Marietta; Jeffrey Chastine, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #13547Spanglish Software Engineering: A Curious International Learning Experi-enceProf. Barbara Victoria Bernal, Kennesaw State University - Marietta Campus (formerly Southern PolytechnicState U.) Barbara Victoria Bernal is a Emeritus Professor of Software Engineering at Kennesaw State U. (formerly Southern Polytechnic State U. (SPSU)), where she has worked since 1984, serving as undergraduate co- ordinator for software engineering (2002-2005); undergraduate coordinator for information technology (2004-2005); and chair of software engineering (2005-6). She was awarded the SPSU Outstanding Fac- ulty Award in 1995

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Kamran Abedini

293 Orientation to Engineering Education through applying “Puzzles Principles” Kamran Abedini California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CAAbstractIn this paper a review of engineering programs was conducted in terms of curriculum building andthen application of the technique of “Puzzles Principles”, developed by the author, was proposedwhich could be incorporated in the design of curriculums for effective engineering teaching at theonset. The concept of Puzzles Principles and its application can show how

Conference Session

Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #12572Engineering, Society and the Environment in the Teaching Goals and Prac-tices of Engineering InstructorsMs. Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto Lisa Romkey serves as Senior Lecturer, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning with the Division of Engi- neering Science at the University of Toronto. In this position, Lisa plays a central role in the evaluation, design and delivery of a dynamic and complex curriculum, while facilitating the development and imple- mentation of various teaching and learning initiatives. Lisa is cross-appointed with the Department of Curriculum, Teaching and Learning at OISE/UT, and

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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #13813Crafting a Successful High School Engineering ProgramMs. Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School Marie is an alternate route teacher with an educational background in math, physics, chemical engineering and computer science. As the first girl in her family to go to college, and maybe to prove the point, she earned two bachelor’s degrees, one from Montclair State University by day, and 8 years later, one from New Jersey Institute of Technology, by night, while working full time by day at Exxon Research and Engineering. While a traditional female career, like teaching, was the last thing on her mind, she was

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joakim Sigurd Wren, Linkoping University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

thesesurveys are quite low, about 40 %.The bachelor course got an overall grade of 3.8 in the standard course survey, which isconsidered good having in mind that it was the first time it was held. The bachelor project aswell as the profile as a whole was also carried out by a questionnaire distributed by the author ofthis paper to the students first enrolled, at the end of their bachelor project. The response rate washigh, about 70 %. The overall grade of the course shows that most students were very satisfiedwith the bachelor project. Aspects particularly emphasized as positive were the multifacetedengineering approach and the opportunity to freely work on a large project. The project was alsoconsidered very relevant for the energy engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #13957Practicing care in global engineering with underserved communitiesDr. Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University Bhavna Hariharan is a Social Science Research Associate at the Kozmetsky Global Collaboratory in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University. Her field of inquiry is Engineering Education Research (EER) with a focus on engineering design for and with underserved communities around the world. For the last nine years, she has worked on designing, implementing and managing environments for interdisciplinary, geographically distributed, collaborative research projects among scholars, and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #12430Promoting Metacognition through Writing Exercises in Chemical Engineer-ingDr. Mariajose Castellanos, University of Maryland, Baltimore CountyDr. Joshua A Enszer, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Page 26.1276.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Promoting Metacognition through Writing Exercises in Chemical EngineeringAbstractA high-level goal of all disciplines is for students to develop the capacity for lifelong learning. Todevelop the capacity of lifelong

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto; Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #11182A Mastery Learning Approach to Engineering Homework AssignmentsDr. Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto Jacob Moore is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Penn State Mont Alto.Dr. Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus Dr. Joseph Ranalli has taught since 2012 as an Assistant Professor at Penn State Hazleton in the Alterna- tive Energy and Power Generation Engineering program. He previously earned a BS from Penn State and a PhD from Virginia Tech, both in Mechanical Engineering. Prior to his current appointment, he served as a postdoctoral

Conference Session

Discussions on Research Methodology: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sang Eun Woo, Purdue University; Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Kavitha D Ramane, Purdue University ; Neha Choudhary, Purdue University Programs

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #12226Defining and Assessing Global Engineering Competency: Methodological Re-flectionsProf. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Associate Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan

Conference Session

Diversity in Chemical Engineering Education: Status and Perspectives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh; Arthur Felse, Northwestern University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Jennifer Cole, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #11650Diversity in Chemical Engineering Education: Status and PerspectivesDr. Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh Cheryl A. Bodnar, PhD, CTDP is an Assistant Professor (Teaching Track) in the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering at the Swanson School of Engineering at the University of Pittsburgh. She obtained her certification as a Training and Development Professional (CTDP) from the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD) in 2010, providing her with a solid background in instructional design, facilitation and evaluation. Dr. Bodnar’s research interests relate to the

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Golnaz Arastoopour, University of Wisconsin, Madison; David Williamson Shaffer; Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wesley Collier, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Jeff Linderoth, University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Educational Research and Methods

): 𝑋 → 𝑌̂or 𝐹̂ (𝑥, 𝐼, 𝐴) = 𝑦̂where 𝑥 is a solution vector and 𝑦̂ is the engineer’s approximation of 𝑦.Because 𝑦̂ is a representation of the engineer’s approximation about the performance of thedesign, we can think of 𝑦̂ as a vector of probabilities. That is, the engineer is not certain of thevalue of 𝑦 for a solution, 𝑥, and as a result, has some possible values in mind as to what 𝑦 couldbe. Thus, we can think of 𝑦̂ as a vector of 𝑦̂ = [𝜉1 , 𝜉2 , … , 𝜉𝑜 ]where each 𝜉𝑗 is a random variable whose distribution represents the predicted values for 𝑦𝑗 andtheir likelihoods based on available information 𝐼, assumptions 𝐴. In other words