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Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

control. The labs with range sensors were themost challenging because they did not have a complete understanding of odometry and sensorerror. For example, specular reflection for sonar or lighting conditions for infrared. Thissometimes made getting the line following, robot following, and obstacle detection to workcorrectly a bit frustrating. There were also some challenges with the robot marco polo and robotcommunication for similar reasons. One solution we found to make the robot communicationmore accurate was the addition of electrical tape on the sensor to narrow the field of view.Although many of the students had never written a technical memo/report before, reviewedtechnical literature, or written a discussion or annotated bibliography

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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Computing & Information Technology

andBriggs developed the MBTI tests for understanding preferences, and successors to the MBTItest3 are still widely used to today. Similarly David Kolb’s experiential learning theory4 promotesmultimodal learning based on a cycle of concrete experience, reflective observation, abstractconceptualization and active experimentation. All of these experiential learning modes can beenhanced by engaging the students with interactions with hardware modules. Small low-costcomputing platforms, such as the Arduino microcontroller and related devices, provide a way tophysically encapsulate many of the learning concepts related to IT and students can program,control and interact with these systems in a very direct physical fashion, involving not only sightbut

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Ana Alanis, University of Texas, Pan American ; Jose Luis Chavez Jr., The University of Texas, Pan-American; Joel Guadalupe Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan American; Ricardo Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan-American; Haidy Enid Soto, University of Texas, Pan American

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Student

team throughout the summerprogram. After completion of the summer program, the TexPREP students traveled to take partin a regional science symposium and presented two of their CBI Challenge projects, the Stirlingengine and the Solar Car. The students were very excited to share their projects with over 100other 4th year TexPREP students from around the state.The undergraduate curriculum development team was encouraged that the CBI curriculum thatthey developed was beneficial to fourth year students who used the materials that summer andhopeful that students at all TexPREP sites who benefit from the curriculum in years to come.The team members were asked to reflect on their experience and how they were impactedpersonally. Some of their written

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Raquel Perez-Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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example, the statement “The research requirementsnecessary to complete a graduate degree are undesirable” is phrased negatively so thatdisagreement becomes a positive response. For the overall scoring of the survey, responses tothe negatively phrased statements are reversed so that higher average scores reflect more positiveattitudes toward graduate studies.The AGSS also includes several open-ended questions about students’ major, their GPA, howstudents chose their major, whether they have decided to pursue an advanced degree, how theycame to their decision(s) if they decided to pursue another degree in a field other than their Page

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University; Frazier Benya, National Academy of Engineering; Karin Ellison, Arizona State University; Rachelle D. Hollander, National Academy of Engineering; Kelly Laas, Center for the Study of Ethics, Illinois Institute of Technology; Simil L Raghavan, National Academy of Engineering

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Engineering Ethics

Ohio State University and Herkert. Kelly Laas manages the EthicsEducation Library at Illinois Institute of Technology. Simil Raghavan is the NAE associateprogram officer who manages the OEC and is staff liaison to the Engineering Editorial Board.Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this article are thoseof the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. Harris, C. E., Davis, M., Pritchard, M. S., & Rabins, M. J. (1996). Engineering ethics: what? why? how? andwhen? Journal of Engineering Education, 85(2), 93-96.2. Resnik, D.B. (1998). The Ethics of Science: An Introduction (Philosophical Issues in Science), London:Routledge.3. Riley, D. (2008

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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

Carleigh Samson, University of Colorado Boulder and TeachEngineering; Jacquelyn Sullivan Ph.D., TeachEngineering Project Leader, University of Colorado Boulder; René F. Reitsma , PhD, Oregon State University, College of Business; Michael Soltys Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

problem. Three additional NGSSperformance expectations are aligned to more than 60 lessons and activities—all within theEngineering Design topic at grades 3-5 and 6-8.It is evident that the lessons and hands-on activities in the TeachEngineering collection,expressly created to teach engineering concepts, provide a wealth of curricular resources toenable students to meet the Engineering Design performance expectations, especially for grades3-8. On the other hand, the collection provides only a handful, on average, of lessons and Page 26.1568.5activities that align to the remaining NGSS performance expectations. Reflecting back that thecollection’s

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Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory Hixson, Virginia Tech; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel E. McCord, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Student

. engineering has the right people with the right talent for a global society (pp. 1-33). Washington, D.C.: American Society of Engineering Education. 2.   Denecke, D. Preparing Future Faculty Program. 2014; Available from: http://www.preparing-faculty.org. 3.   King, P.M. and K.S. Kitchener, Reflective Judgment: Theory and Research on the Development of Epistemic Assumptions Through Adulthood. Educational psychologist, 2004. 39(1): p. 5-18. 4.   Baxter Magolda, M.B. and P.M. King, Learning partnerships: Theories and models of practice to educate for self-authorship. 2004, Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing. 5.   Nyquist, J.D.W.D.H., Working effectively with graduate assistants. 1996, Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Moin Uddin, East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

engineering problems and development of solutions.Table 1: Pre Survey Responses Question or Statements Yes No Likert Scale Rating 1 2 3 4 5 Do you have an international education experience 18% 82% such as study abroad? I can communicate effectively at least one foreign 18% 82% language I am familiar with SI Units for problem solving 100% I am familiar with engineering and technology related 20% 80% standards and specifications outside USA U.N. Millennium Development Goals, which USA 10% 27% 63% supports, also reflect the need for a

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Jamieson, Miami University; Jeff Eaton, Miami University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

more similar, and for the GraphletMatch metric the value willmove upwards towards 1 where 0 reflects no matching.From this figure, it appears that our new metric has a similar behavior to RGF-distance. As notedin our previous work 2 , in many cases student’s seem to be performing better after exam I thenexam II. We have no reason why this is the case, but we are performing additional experiments tosee if we can determine why this is happening. Broadly, it appears that the GraphletMatch metricis as good as RGF-distance with the added benefit of being a true matching of graphlets asopposed to RGF-distance’s measure of approximate structure.Figure 6 shows a similar comparison as previous but with the GranularSimilarity metric and thenew match

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University-Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelsalam Salem, Text Scope; Mais Nijim, Texas A&M Kingsville

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

. These software enabled devices allowed students to take notes,draw charts and diagrams. Afterwards the results were measured through student feedback. The Page 26.1592.3results of the experiment were satisfactory as more than 85% of the students thought that usingthe tablets contributed positively towards their active learning experience. Instructors observedthat the level of interaction and enthusiasm increased greatly among students. While it is difficultto provide accurate result values that reflect the amount of increase in student performance in theclassroom, the high level of attendance, which was observed, was certainly a good indicator

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ghassan T Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Michael J Dutko

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Engineering Technology

reasons: The RF signal power attenuation is inversely proportional to the square of the distance between the transmitter and the receiver. The UHF RF signal can be reflected off nearby metal surfaces and concrete walls, which are common in a hospital environment, and cancel the incident signal if it is in anti-phase with incident signal. The reader’s antenna radiation patterns may also vary in different directions depending on the location and geometry of the room, which consequently influence the reader’s performance. Therefore, it is of great importance to adapt the reader’s antenna location to properly scan its environment and provide maximum tag detection capability. Most important is that the UHF RF signals are easily absorbed

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arthur D. Kney, Lafayette College; Emily Isabelle McGonigle

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to their picture between pre and post surveys (SD = 1.96, N = 50).Discussion and AnalysisAlthough no change occurred between surveys on the Likert-type questions, it is interesting tonote the average feelings of the campers on issues of sustainability and their own ability forchange. In general, campers noted that they believed their own actions are important forenvironmental change. They also generally noted that they thought about where their foodcomes from, showing that the younger generation can be environmentally conscious.Due to the nature of the camp, environmentally and academically minded parents are more likelyto pay for their children to attend this type of camp. Therefore, the campers who attended do notnecessarily reflect

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Esteban Garcia Bravo, Purdue University; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond Patrick Hassan, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

College during the fall of 2014 in the Incubator experience. Although the pilot study did notfind an advantage of teaching integrated courses, it was an important step towards the re-envisioning of the existing curriculum. The Purdue Polytechnic Incubator operated as a facultynetwork that explored best practices on education by deconstructing the models of traditionaldisciplines. This allowed for re-visioning of the traditional educational model by including co-teaching and group reflections as a core component of the experience. The integration ofhumanities and technology provided with a rich ground for student development. Rather thanfocusing only in a mechanistic approach to technology, students were able to draw parallels withtheir cultural

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kip D. Coonley, Duke University; Justin Miles, Duke University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

%), Acceptance (84%), Relationship toAccreditation Board of Engineering Technology (ABET) Student Outcomes (94%), andRelationship to Course Objectives (91%). In addition, despite the slower upload speed of theBeagleboard-xM, the total amount of time required to complete DSP hardware-basedlaboratories using the Beagleboard-xM was reduced by 6.6%. Further, and perhaps mostencouraging, is that results suggest even a one-time lab experience with the Beagleboard isenough to overcome any learning curve it might have and thus accelerate lab completion.Finally, comments and feedback solicited from students and teaching assistants reflect positively Page

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Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, theteam will assume a percent removal by LLE based on literature reports. A secondway would be to make sure that teams have some strong leadership andreorganize teams if necessary.AcknowledgmentsThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation under grant DUE-0966245. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions and recommendationsexpressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation.  References1. Perez, T., Cromley, J.G., Kaplan, A. The role of identity development, values and costs I college STEM retention. Journal Educational Psychology 106(1): 315-329, 2014.2. Wilson, Z.S., Holmes, L., deGravelles, K., Sylvain, M.R., Batiste, L., Johnson, M., McGuire, S.Y., Pang

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

their institution is (andwhat it is not).Alignment of objectives is an important element of effective education practice. In any course,the course content, assessments, and pedagogical practices should be aligned to improve learningand to have valid understanding of the students’ progress. This is more difficult across a wholeprogram with multiple instructors and course offerings, but it becomes almost impossible if theoutcomes are not clearly defined. The multiple definitions of entrepreneurship create many moreopportunities for confusion and misalignment across programs. By articulating the particulartype of entrepreneurship education being offered, administrators can better ensure thatcoursework across the program reflects the desired

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Foster, George Fox University; Gary E. Spivey, George Fox University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

a lab-styleenvironment. Students were expected to learn the design process as part of their service/designexperience under the guidance of a faculty member and professionals.Assessment of the course was provided via open-ended written reflections. Students indicatedthat the documentation requirements were overwhelming the service and design aspects of thecourse. In spite of their frustration with the documentation, students indicated that they valuedthe service aspect of the course.The instructors’ assessment mirrored that of the students. The focus of the course was incorrect.In the pursuit of providing resources to help students not waste time, the instructors felt studentsspent an exorbitant amount of time documenting rather than

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer I. Clark, Montana State University ; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; Angela Colman Des Jardins, Montana State University; Christine M. Foreman, Montana State University; Brett W. Gunnink, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Katherine Ruth Stocker

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Women in Engineering

Press.Marra, R., Edmister, W., Watford, V., Bogue, B., Tsai, C., and Gooden, F. (2010). Peermentoring: Impact on mentees and comparison with non-participants. Proceedings of the AnnualConference and Exposition of the American Society for Engineering Education.Niemi, A., Green, M., and Roudkovski, M. (2013). Evaluation of a first-year retention project:Findings at halftime. Proceedings of the Annual Conference and Exposition of the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education.Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST), 2004. A Bridge for All. www.Bestworkforce.org, accessed 2-19-15.Meyers, K., Silliman, S., Gedde, N. and Ohland, M. (2010). A comparison of engineeringstudents’ reflections on their first-year experience. Journal of Engineering

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 1: It's All About Teams and Teamwork

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

previous shortcomings are somewhat reflected in observed changes to the class gradedistributions. The data from the summer 2012 course (114 students) was compared toconglomerated course data from 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 (325 students) from the sameinstructor at the same class time. The historical trend for the course is for approximately 27% ofthe students to earn A’s, 33% earn B’s, 23% to earn C’s, 8% to earn D’s and 9% to earn F’s(Figure 1). For the 2012 class, there appeared to be a dramatic shift within the gradedistributions from the historical trends. As shown in the Figure, 42% earned A’s, 16% earnedB’s, 7% earned C’s, 26% earned D’s and 9% earned F’s. Data were also compiled for the sameStatics class in the summer of 2013 (148 students

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Shatz, Suffolk University; Timothy A Poynton, University of Massachusetts Boston

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to note that the diversity among BPHS studentswas reflected in the EE students. Page 26.1232.10While BPHS students engaged well with the tables staffed by Suffolk EE faculty and students,these exhibits would have benefitted from the types of signs that the industry had to orient the 9students about what they were learning. They also would have benefitted by having seatsarranged around their exhibits and the industrial presenters had. The Suffolk EE studentsinteracted with and engaged the BPHS students at this exhibit quite well, and the Tesla coil had apalpable ‘wow’ factor.There were other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nolan Alexander LaSota, University of Pittsburgh; Robert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Author Robert Parker also acknowledges financial support from the B.P.America Faculty Fellowship of the Swanson School of Engineering at the University ofPittsburgh. We also thank the Department of Chemical and Petroleum Engineering for staffsupport of this REU program.References1. Congressional Budget Office. Technological Change and the Rate of Health Care Spending. Pub. No. 2764. The Congress of the United States, 2008.2. Besterfield-Sacre, M., Gerchak, J., Lyons, M., Shuman, L.J., Wolfe, H. (2004). Scoring Concept Maps: An Inegrated Rubric for Assessing Engineering Education. Journal of Engineering Education. 93(2), 105-115.3

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/City University of New York

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Computing & Information Technology

. Despite thebenefits of an approach teaching problem-solving skills first, the transition from pre-programming problem-solving courses to courses in which students should master a full-fledgeprogramming language remains a challenge 18, 22. This is reflected in the number of students(44%) who did not have an acceptable performance in either concepts or skills (Figures 4 and 5).Even though those students had passed a previous problem solving course, they find thetransition to a learning environment that uses a full-fledge programming language like Javadifficult.According to Mayer 17, in addition to the cognitive and metacognitive aspects of problemsolving, other aspects like motivation and engagement are also important determinants of studentsuccess

Conference Session

Engineering Laboratory Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Schertzer, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Patricia Iglesias, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Kate N. Leipold, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); John D. Wellin, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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seven. To reflect these changes, the course has grown from one credit totwo credits. Material for each lab was delivered in a two-week cycle with a one-hour lecture andtwo-hour lab period every week. Each lab had one dedicated lecture and additional lectures wereadded to further emphasize broader topics including data acquisition, measurement uncertainty,and statistical analysis.In addition to the updated course content, the Toyota A3 report format has been adopted for alllabs to expose students to a wider variety of tools for technical communication and to foster aspirit of creative and innovative problem solving. In keeping with the iterative nature of thesereports, the general process for each lab involves multiple events with feedback from

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea M. Ogilvie P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Thomas Carl Long, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech

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International

and meetingand conversing with local people. Third, the program provides students with an opportunity toexperience different countries where the political, technological, social, cultural, educational andenvironmental systems are different than that of the U.S. by completing in-class assignments thatlink to experiences when traveling abroad. Reflective assignments are completed after studentsfinish the international module.Program ComponentsEach spring, a new cohort of RSAP participants enroll in a semester-long course on GlobalEngineering Practice: Leadership and Culture. The course, which meets weekly for three hours,is designed to: 1) prepare students for travel abroad and 2) get students to consider engineeringchallenges and solutions

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Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristine Donate, Florida Atlantic University; Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Computing & Information Technology

information, funding sources, government entity, etc.) of information they seek. This preference will drive the use of the corresponding web site seed along with the presentation of the associated keywords to the user as defined by the attribute property also in the ontology. And third, the refined list of keywords, instead of all the keywords under a given topic, is used by the application for the searches. Figure 9 contains a sample mockup of the modified search application including the Page 26.1358.14 Figure  9  -­  Sample  Search  Application  Mock-­up   user’s ability to set the search aspect. Note the categories reflect

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David C. Jensen, University of Arkansas; Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas

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Mechanical Engineering

directly observe what happens in engineering design, model the practiceof their teacher, and reflect on the ideas they learn, including addressing any relatedmisconceptions. Teachers encourage the development of their learners by making tacit knowledgeexplicit, modeling effective strategies for completing tasks, providing scaffolded support whenlearners are practicing new tasks, and offering specific feedback for improvement15. Thisapprenticeship is vitally important for the transferability of what is assumed to be learned in anorientation or training session to become actual practice. As part of this research, additive manufacturing is being explored as a means of implementingthe theoretical cognitive learning concepts. Research on the use of

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Yasser Elkhatib, Students for the Exploration and Development of Space (SEDS) IUPUI Chapter; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Emily Carol Rosales, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Austin C. Stanforth MS, IUPUI

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

equipment, antennas, etc.).Depending on the location, these objects could be considered to either obstruct the IFOV of thesolar panel and lux, or could potentially reduce the availability of reflected light off of nearbyspecular surfaces to increase available light to the systems. Although this situation wasconsidered, the students could not come up with a way to mitigate this confounding. Therefore,no further attempt to normalize the variable, besides compensate for lux to output, wasincorporated into the study. Finally, while the decreasing temperature throughout the course ofthe study likely had bearing on numerical outcomes, preliminary analysis suggested thatfactoring in the theoretical effect would not have altered the overall consensus of

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leann Dourte Segan, University of Pennsylvania; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Pennsylvania

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Biomedical

serve as “discovery labs” can be used as a means to lead students from a physicaldescription of mechanics to a mathematical description. These kinesthetic/tactile activities can bedirectly connected to deeper thinking about the how and why of the results.11,12 This type ofactivity reflects a fundamental aspect of the engineering modeling process where an engineerobserves a physical phenomenon, e.g. mechanical behavior of a material, and develops ways toquantify the behavior to use in a predictive manner in the future.The scope of this paper focuses on the development, implementation and planned assessment ofSAIL techniques in a Biomechanics course to address our goals and is a work in progress. Wededicated 50% of class time to group problem

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Henry Louie, Seattle University; Steve Szablya, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

students were exposed to and Page 26.1413.11learned additional concepts.A follow-up survey was sent to the four participating students approximately nine months after theacademic year ended. The students were asked to reflect on their involvement in the project, andthen rate how their participation affected their learning in six areas, as indicated in the following: 1. Ability to work as part of a large interdisciplinary team of technical and non-technical professionals. 2. Ability to write a real request for proposals and evaluate the responses. 3 Ability to consider life cycle issues when specifying components and identifying vendors. 4

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Communication Across the Divisions I: Communication in Engineering Disciplines

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A. Kitch, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Evaluation of Effectiveness. Engineering practitioners rate a sample of student papers using a simple 1 to 5 scale from “not effective” to “effective” - or, as translated by one practitioner, from “horrible” to “hire this person!” They are given basic information about the task and asked to evaluate based on what they know to be effective writing in workplace practice. Scores for pre- and post-intervention papers are compared statistically with Mann-Whitney U or Wilcoxon Matched Pairs tests. 4. Perceptions of Usefulness. Students are asked to complete a short survey about their perceptions of their learning and the materials’ usefulness, or – if instructors prefer – to write open-ended reflections on their learning. The survey