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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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-2015 Conference.We are grateful to Dr. John Cicero, Dean, School of Engineering and Computing, NationalUniversity, for his help, guidance and support during the planning, preparation and other phasesof the conference. We are also grateful to the keynote speakers: Dr. Don Czechowicz, ProjectLeader at General Atomics, San Diego, CA; Dr. Muzibul Khan, Corporate Planner, KyoceraCommunications, Inc. San Diego, CA; Dr. Justin Opatkiewicz, Lecturer, Nano EngineeringDepartment, University of California, San Diego, CA; and Dr. J. Richard (Rich) Phillips,Professor Emeritus of Engineering, Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, CA.Our special thanks to Dr. Michael R. Cunningham, Chancellor of the National University System& President of National University

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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Brandt, Seton Hall University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Engineering, Smith College, and UMass – Amherst). Their research analyzedpersistence in engineering and related STEM majors as well as career interests. The studytested the hypothesis that the primary causes of underrepresentation of women in STEMincluded women having a lower self-assessment in STEM skills compared to males, aswell as family planning and work – life balance issues. Cech et al. also established a newcategory of a self-assessed “Professional Role Confidence,” which they defined asmeasuring the personal comfort level that a qualified female feels with fitting intoengineering as a career. Men reported a significantly higher comfort level compared towomen with respect to Professional Role Confidence.The prospect that gender influences

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Tom Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Nicholas Langhoff, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, EduData4Action

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

andinvestigation of more complex circuits, and 3) use of open-source software such as FreeMat fordeveloping analytic solutions to complex circuits. We plan to alternate between the threemodalities (hands-on, circuit simulation, numerical analysis) throughout the term. Hands-onactivities will involve setting up basic circuit law and series/parallel experiments; basic first-order RC and RL step response; building and measuring an audio amplifier using an op-amp;working with diodes and transistors as light emitters and switches as well as in switching circuitsfor motor control; use of photo, IR and ultrasound sensors in a microcontroller application, withassociated conditioning circuits; and characterizing frequency response of first- and second

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kim Graves Wolfinbarger, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

establishingstructure,14 such as keeping the team on schedule and assigning tasks, and broader descriptorssuch as “getting things done” and making decisions. The fact that all team members consideredbehaviors in this category as indicators of leadership was unsurprising given the project-orientednature of the competitions.For both teams, organizing the team to achieve a goal was the most common project-management behavior mentioned. Many team members associated “making sure everything getsdone” with leadership, a perspective corresponding the functional leadership models.17, 18, 21 Asexplained by a team officer with extensive leadership role experience, “You have to show thatyou’ve thought things out, you have a plan, and that you’re going to execute it

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Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bolun Huang, Microsoft Corp.; Samantha Wang; Narasimha Reddy

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Graduate Studies

into two equally largesubsets to analyze the effect of year of graduation.Table 5 shows the comparison between the results of recent years and earlier years. In Table 5,column 2 shows the resulting RankDists obtained on the entire data set; column 3 shows theresulting RankDists obtained on the data set from 1949 to 1994; column 4 shows the resultingRankDists applied on the data set from 1995 to 2014.The RankDist values in column 4 are all smaller than those in column 3, indicating that recentyear data reflects the U.S. News ranking better than earlier year data. In the future, we plan toemploy a weight differential model based on the year of hiring to make the rankings moresensitive to recent year data.Figure 2 shows the ranking divergence of

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ETAC/ABET Related Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark A. Laingen, Illinois State University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Thomas J Brumm, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

Planning Communications General Knowledge Professional Impact Continuous Learning Initiative Quality Orientation Cultural Adaptability Innovation Safety Awareness Customer Focus Integrity Teamwork The key actions are designed to validate experiential learning in an engineering workenvironment through clear, definable, instantly measureable, and readily observable metrics thatare consistent with the visions and missions of Iowa State University and the College ofEngineering. They “align with existing employer assessment, development and performancemanagement practices” [4, p. 124

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Shannon Gilmartin, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Angela Shartrand, VentureWell; Laurie Moore, National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter); Emanuel Costache, SageFox Consulting Group; Andreea Mihaela Fintoc; Qu Jin, Stanford University; Calvin Ling, Stanford University; Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, VentureWell; Anna K Breed

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

studies that can help improve teaching, learning, and educational policy decision makings using both quantitative and qual- itative research methods. Her current research project in National Center for Engineering Pathways to Innovation (Epicenter) focuses on measuring engineering students’ entrepreneurial interests and related individual characteristics. Her Ph.D. dissertation involved using statistical modeling methods to explain and predict engineering students’ success outcomes, such as retention, academic performance, and grad- uation.Mr. Calvin Ling, Stanford UniversityMr. Florian Michael Lintl, Stanford University Florian is studying Environmental Planning and Ecological Engineering at the Technical University

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Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina Cristina Adam, University of California, Santa Barbara; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Alexa Coburn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Baheej Nabeel Saoud, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Educational Research and Methods

areas of creative design, machine design, fluid power control, and engineering education.Alexa Coburn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Alexa is a third year Mechanical Engineering student from Huntington Beach, California. She attends Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and plans on graduating in June 2016. Alexa recently had a Space Operations internship at Raytheon Space and Airborne Systems and plans to go back for a second internship this summer. While attending school, Alexa is a part of an educational research team where she develops hands-on learning activities that facilitate student understanding of dynamics concepts. Alexa is passion- ate about working with children and young adults

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Svetlana V. Levonisova, University of Southern California; Rachel E. Savage, University of Tulsa; Scott Charles Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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International

chairs USC’s STEM Consortium.Dr. Cheryl Matherly Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education at The University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ directs the NanoJapan program, funded by the National Science Foundation in order to expand international research opportunities for students in STEM fields. She is the recipient of two Fulbright grants for international education administrators (Germany and Japan.) She has an Ed.D. in Education Leadership and Culture Studies from the University of Houston.Dr. Lisa Benson, Clemson University Lisa Benson is an Associate Professor of Engineering and

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Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Charles Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Erin McCave, Clemson University; Svetlana V. Levonisova, University of Southern California; Rachel Elizabeth Savage; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Vermont, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Bioengineering from Clemson University.Dr. Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education at The University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Page 26.186.1 Dr. Matherly’ co-directs the NanoJapan

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Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Rutledge Simmons PE, Virginia Tech; Chosang Tendhar, Virginia Tech; Rongrong Yu, Virginia Tech; Eric A. Vance, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

participants with the five Q-sets that represent thefull range across the aspects of out-of-class involvement being investigated and asking theparticipants to rank the statements on the cards according to provided instructions. The itemswere developed from the literature reviews and a practice focus group held with four AfricanAmerican college students. The Q-sets focused on five themes: reasons for participating in out-of-class activities, reasons for not participating in out-of-class activities, types of out-of-classactivities in which they participate or plan to participate, positive outcomes of participation, andnegative outcomes participation.    Each set of cards was discussed in four steps: brainstorm, compare and record, sort and rank

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hank D. Voss, Taylor University; Scott Henry Moats, Crown College; Bill Chapman, University of Arizona

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Engineering Physics & Physics

. As a result, students obtain job ready skills and project abilities in 2years that can greatly leverage their early learning and focus.In a multi-university collaboration, all participants gain in shared information including:articulation agreements, ABET start-up templates and shared consultant advice, summerinternships, legal forms, competitions, joint projects and other synergistic areas. Using acollaboration mesh network strategy coupled with hybrid technology and proven teachingstrengths, a more efficient program is planned for pilot testing for SCU consortiums towardfurther feasibility assessment.1.0 IntroductionMajor advances can be made at the undergraduate level in STEM education. Large gains areexpected in program quality and

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Temesgen Wondimu Aure, University of Cincinnati

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

national ASEE teaching awards, and is internationally recognized in his primary research field.Dr. Temesgen Wondimu Aure, University of Cincinnati TEMESGEN W. AURE, Ph.D., is the STEM Program Coordinator working under Dr. Kukreti on the NSF Type 1 STEP and S-STEM Projects in the Department of Biomedical, Chemical and Environmen- tal Engineering at the University of Cincinnati (UC), Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. Temesgen joined UC as a graduate student in 2008 Fall and completed his doctoral degree in Civil Engineering in 2013. He started working on his current position at UC in January 2014. He plans, designs, evaluates and modifies pro- grams supported by the NSF Type 1 STEP and S-STEM Grants in the College of Engineering and

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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Engineering Ethics

Africa & Mozambique).† Problem statement adapted from [13]. export and is considered the amount of transfer to Canju. The value of this transfer at which the system is barely stable is the transient stability limit. South to North TTC is similarly calculated.b) Reports should recommend a North to South allowed TTC plan, and a South to North TTC plan at the CNI (Canju-Northwest Intertie) for each year in the given planning period.c) Reports should recommend options for extending the system into the eastern region that illustrate how environmental, social, and ethical considerations were taken into account. Note that the population of the eastern region is about half that of the west (38M vs 76M) and the [western

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy L.J. Ferris, School of Engineering, University of South Australia; Alice F. Squires, Washington State University; Fanny Camelia, University of South Australia

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Systems Engineering

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Brewer, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

theconclusion that engineers well deserve our “significantly higher” salaries? As I’m strugglingwith these thoughts the administrator answers my question for me: “Engineers are very important to our economy. Engineers create new companies, they create wealth, they create new jobs.”The “economic hero” rhetoric doesn’t land with me, and my reaction is personal. If engineersare very important because they create companies and “wealth”, then what is an engineerwhose primary concern isn’t economic growth? This is more than a philosophical point for me.My personal career plans not only take me away from service to “our economy” but put mesquarely in opposition to the values I’m hearing described by the one of the highest leveladministrators

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William John Palm IV P.E., Roger Williams University; Charles R Thomas, Roger Williams University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

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Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Christine Olson; Dan Smoliga

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Manufacturing

communicate with others through their web platformwiki or “Research Note” functions. The latter is the primary method for participants todocument what they are working on, share what they have learned, ask questions to thecommunity who are following the science topic, pose challenges to others to solveproblems they have encountered, or critique one another’s work. Research notes mightinclude photos of project steps or components, documented steps they have or plan toundertake, or reports from some field excursion or Public Lab meetup. This particularfunction played a central role in the class we will now describe.  Course Overview    In the fall of 2014, we offered an experimental upper-level undergraduate course at theUniversity of Massachusetts

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Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Kylie Hensley, SUSTAIN SLO; Rachel Pittman; Jada Golland, SUSTAIN SLO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

(Sino-US Strategic Alliance for Innovation) was formed as aninternational institute committed to innovating for sustainable design in rural Chinesecommunities. As soon as the partnership began to identify sustainability indicators for the worktogether, the U.S. team realized that it didn’t have a legitimate voice in the partnership since theU.S. is itself out of sustainable balance. SUSTAIN SLO was established in 2009 to mirror theChinese partners’ collaboration between university, local government, business, non-profits andcitizens. One portion of the work is a freshman learning initiative that was launched in 2012 atCal Poly, SLO, after several years of planning and capacity building by the collaborators. Thefaculty involved are dedicated to

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Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Eric Kuo, Stanford University; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Michael M. Hull, Wayne State College

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, how engineering students come to understand and practice design.Dr. Michael M. Hull, Wayne State College Assistant Professor of Physical Sciences Page 26.1499.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Tensions and trade-offs in instructional goals for physics courses aimed at engineersAbstractIn planning and teaching courses for engineering majors, physics instructors grapple withmultiple instructional goals: extensive content coverage, quantitative problem solving,conceptual understanding, motivation, and more. The temptation is to treat

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn P. Gross, Villanova University; Eric Musselman P.E., Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

andrelationship of individual course components in the inverted model (recorded lecture videos,concept quizzes, problem sets, laboratory exercises, and design projects) are presented. Impactson faculty planning and preparation are discussed. A review of the changes made between eachsuccessive course offering based on lessons learned is also provided.In addition to the authors’ (faculty) perspective, the students’ perspective is also addressed basedon the results of extensive end-of-the-semester surveys asking students for feedback on theinverted model. Student responses to numerous multiple choice “rating” questions about courseformat and course components are provided. Student performance is also addressed through abroad comparison of examination grades

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Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, the Maryland Coordinator and content experts trained and collaborated with theircounterparts from eight PLTW Affiliate Universities across the country, gathering input andfeedback on lesson plans, assessments, and frequency of training. As changes were made in thePLTW curriculum, materials were developed for new subject matter, including a new digitalelectronics platform.The full day training sessions, which reinforce and build on knowledge gained during PLTWsummer core training programs, are designed to build teacher confidence and to make thembetter instructors. Learning a new software package or technical material such as AutodeskInventor, VEX with ROBOTC, Autodesk Revit, digital electronics or civil engineering topics inan intensive two

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Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd France, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(aboutone-quarter of the school’s population), with demographics of 35% minority, 35% female, and23% low socio-economic status. While these rates fell short of matching the school itself,compared to those earning engineering degrees across the nation (13% minority, 18% female1),the academy was an overwhelming success in diversity.The learning modelOriginally unable to afford canned curricula, two of the school’s science teachers – one of whomhad a degree in engineering, the other with a background in the construction industry – weretasked with creating the lesson plans. Though neither had experience with engineering education,faculty members from the partnering college provided guidance. Rather than simply focusing onthe development of

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nan Kong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tiago R Forin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natascha M Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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International

personal and professional life. IV.2 Use of observations and discussions to examine, appraise, compare, contrast, plan for new actions, or propose remedies to use in and outside of structured learning experiences Metacognitive V.1 Demonstrate examination of the learning process V.2 Show what & how learning occurred V.3 Show how new knowledge altered existing knowledgeFindingsAfter the four authors finished their data analysis, the codes were tallied and summarized asgiven in Table 4. The codes were tallied as a way of getting a more global sense for what kindsof topics students most frequently commented on, while also providing

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Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Lynne Morazes, Brandeis University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

other for affirmation, respectively.To address these issues, educators should uses appropriate learning strategies, make choices thatare changing and engaging, and develop a positive orientation toward learning in theirclassrooms to promote a mastery orientation. As instructors, specific pedagogies can be used toinfluence whether students adopt a mastery orientation in the classroom. Some of these practicesinclude focusing attention on students’ effort and strategy use, not on abilities or intelligence;teaching adaptive learning strategies (e.g. planning, monitoring, and evaluating their progress inlearning); encouraging student involvement and a sense of personal responsibility; de-emphasizing the negative consequence of making errors

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Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Edward Butterfield, University of Utah; Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

onlinesimulations of relatedsystems. Thesesimulations are used inhomework assignments tofamiliarize freshmen withcomplicated theory,prepare for hands-onassignments, comparereal-world data to theory,and track student usage toinform iterativeimprovement ofcurriculum material.After the introductoryweek students begin aseries of projects.Basic Sensors (Week 2):Purpose: Studentsdevelop the skills neededto assemble a simplecircuit and acquire datathat would be useful to a Figure 2: Example of a hands-on Design Module. Simulations are used inchemical engineer. Basic the research phase, during class discussions and individual homework.concepts of physical Students then plan their designs, using the theory they have learned, and thenmeasurements, and

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Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Marcia R Friesen P.Eng., University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Douglas Warren Ruth

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

attainment of the targeted learning objectives. To that end, two engineering education researchers planned and carried out an intrinsic case study of the Winter 2013 offering of the course. After executing the study, the researchers were surprised to find quite a negative bent in students’ responses to the course in the data. They recognized that students’ expectations and perceived experiences were quite different from the instructor’s expectations and intended experiences for his students. Therefore, the study was extended for a second year. The objective of the broader study, within which this work is positioned, was to be a formative assessment tool for the course to explore students

Conference Session

Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren Suzanne Wallace; Floraliza Bornilla Bornasal, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Publication Practical P01 AASHTO / “Green Book” 2001 P02 ITE / Freeway & Interchange Geometric Design Handbook 2005 P03 ITE / Urban Street Design 2008 P04 AASHTO / “Green Book” 2011 Textbook T01 Garber & Hoel / Traffic and Highway Engineering 1997 T02 / Transportation Engineering Planning and Design, 3rd Edition 1998 T03 Banks / Introduction to Transportation Engineering 1998 T04 Khisty & Lall / Transportation Engineering: An Introduction, 3rd 2002

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Student Motivation and Faculty Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessie Keeler, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Jeffrey A Nason, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

professors’ clarifications about theMuddiest Points directly improved their learning, showed their professors cared, andenhanced their overall relationship with their professors. The exercise was also popularamongst professors; several planned to include the exercise in their future courses. InIntroductory Materials courses, Krause and colleagues8,9 found the use of Muddiest Pointactivities informed instructors’ use of formative process feedback and improved studentattitudes, achievement and retention of course content.Most Surprised activities are rarely used in engineering, but have been used by instructorsin other fields in a way similar to Muddiest Point. In the most common form reported inthe literature, Most Surprised is posed as one question

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Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherina V Tarnai-Lokhorst P.Eng., FEC, Camosun College

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

barriers toengineering and other careers in the physical sciences continue to deter women from enteringthose careers.History textbooks are good indicators of how well social knowledge is transmitted to youngergenerations and, according to Jane Gaskell 11,12, textbooks from the first wave rarely includedreferences to women’s experiences . The early feminists attempted to initiate changes to thecurriculum in their role as teachers, setting lesson plans and writing texts to introduce students toissues relevant to life in the home and building a foundation for – or maybe driving – the secondwave of feminism 13–18. Coinciding with racial activism, the second wave was replete withmilitant affirmative action 19, which alienated some from the growing