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DEED Melange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ang Liu, University of Southern California; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California

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Design in Engineering Education

of the art and future trends. Computer-Aided Design, 34(13), 981-996.[2] Lu, S. C., & Liu, A. (2011). Subjectivity and objectivity in design decisions. CIRP Annals-Manufacturing Technology, 60(1), 161-164.[3] Pahl, G. (2007). Engineering design: a systematic approach (Vol. 157). K. Wallace, & L. Blessing (Eds.). Springer.[4] Suh, N. P. (2001). Axiomatic design: advances and applications (Vol. 4). New York: Oxford university press.[5] Suh, N. P. (1998). Axiomatic Design for systems. Research in engineering design, 10(4), 189-209.[6] Akao, Y. (1990). Quality function deployment: integrating customer requirements into product design. Productivity Press.[7] Sutton, R. I., & Hargadon, A. (1996

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #10257Problem Framing as a Teachable Skill: A Practical Approach to TeachingLeadership CommunicationDr. Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia Kathryn A. Neeley is Associate Professor of Science, Technology, and Society in the Department of En- gineering and Society in the School of Engineering and Applied Science. She holds B.A., M.A., and PhD degrees in English from the University of Virginia and is a past chair of the Liberal Education/Engineering and Society Division of ASEE. In addition to undergraduate and graduate teaching of written and oral communication. Dr. Neeley has conducted research and

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #10812Students Pursuing Senior Projects Analyze the Public Need and Draft thePublic PolicyDr. Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach Murray Teitell is a Professor at DeVry University, Long Beach, California. He teaches courses in mathe- matics, science and technology. His research interests are algorithms, solutions of equations and statistics as they relate to education, engineering and design.Mr. William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach Page 24.1131.1 c

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Developing the Design Skillset

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ming-Chien Hsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Design in Engineering Education

Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He has received numerous awards for his efforts at Purdue including being elected as a fellow of the Teaching Academy and listed in the Book of Great Teachers. He was the first engineer to receive the U.S. Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. He was a co-recipient of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in En- gineering and Technology Education and the recipient of the ASEE Chester Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education. He is a fellow of ASEE and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Cross, Carnegie Mellon University; Emily Hamner, Carnegie Mellon University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

learning environments and the development of the Arts & Bots program.Emily Hamner, Carnegie Mellon University Page 24.685.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Identifying and Cultivating Diverse STEM Talent through Creative Robotics (Works in Progress)IntroductionIn recent years, there has been increasing concern that the United States K-12 educational systemis falling short in preparing the technology innovators of the future. Students who exhibit theintellectual curiosity and creative problem-solving talents crucial to the engineering process

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David O. Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Bowa George Tucker, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Edward L. Hajduk P.E., University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #9135A model for realizing human potentialProf. David O Kazmer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell David Kazmer is a Professor of Plastics Engineering at UMass Lowell. His teaching and research are related to product and machine design, systems modeling, and controls. He is an inventor with over twenty patents and the author of more than two hundred publications including two books. A Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and Society of Plastics Engineers, he is the recipient of over twenty different recognition awards including the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, the

Conference Session

Developing the Design Skillset

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claes Fredriksson, Granta Design, Cambridge (UK); Mats Eriksson, Univeristy West; Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd.

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9776Facilitating the Teaching of Product DevelopmentDr. Claes Fredriksson, Granta Design, Cambridge (UK) Currently working as Senior Materials Education Consultant at Granta Design in Cambridge, UK. Until recently Program Director for a Master’s Programme in Manufacturing Engineering at University West in Sweden. Experience in teaching subjects like Materials Science & Technology and Environmental Technology to students of mechanical engineering at the department of Engineering Science since 1999.Mr. Mats Eriksson, Univeristy WestMs. Hannah Melia, Granta Design, Ltd. Hannah Melia is the leader of the Teaching

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelley Goldman, Stanford University; Maureen Carroll; Molly Bullock Zielezinski, Stanford University; Aaron Loh, Ministry of Education, Singapore; Eng Seng Ng, Stanford University; Stephanie Bachas-Daunert, Stanford University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10876Dive In! An Integrated Design Thinking/STEM CurriculumProf. Shelley Goldman, Stanford University Shelley Goldman is a learning sciences researcher studying how design thinking and technologies can create better access and success for K-16 learners. Current work includes bringing broadening participa- tion in STEM inside and outside of school. A professor at the Stanford Graduate School of Education and by Courtesy, Mechanical Engineering-Design Track, Goldman is on the faculty of the Learning, Design & Technology master’s program and the Learning Sciences & Technology Design doctoral program.Dr

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Teaching Communication I

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca R Essig, Purdue University; Cary David Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recent 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 Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the social sciences to advance understanding of geographic, disciplinary, and historical variations in engineering education and professional practice.Prof. Josh Boyd, Purdue University Josh Boyd is associate professor and director of undergraduate

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #10939Use of Microsoft Testing Tools to Teach Software Testing: An Experience Re-portIng. Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica Gustavo Lopez is a researcher at the University of Costa Rica’s Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), where he has worked since 2012. He has contributed to several research projects on software testing and human-computer interaction, and he has also designed and taught training courses on topics related to software testing. Previously, he worked as a Software Engineer at a software development company in Costa Rica. He received his B.S. in Computer and

Conference Session

Best of DEED

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carl A. Reidsema PhD, The University of Queensland; Lydia Kavanagh, The University of Queensland; Lesley Jolly, Strategic Partnerships

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Design in Engineering Education

from this map but it was agreed that the former would befound and the latter developed as necessary. Page 24.618.4 Figure 2 Course Context MapEngaging stakeholders in the process of conceptual course design was necessary for a numberof reasons: to ensure the course achieved the design objectives, to ensure that there was buy-in across the four year engineering degree program, to fully understanding the potentials andconstraints of the environment, to explore and establish collaborations and to ensure thatexpertise was engaged where necessary. Stakeholders included: The University ofQueensland’s technology and

Conference Session

DEED Melange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Libby Osgood P. Eng, Dalhousie University and University of Prince Edward Island; Clifton R Johnston P.Eng., Dalhousie University

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Design in Engineering Education

studentoutcomes of the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), it is difficult toprove what was retained by the students without a valid assessment tool3. Therefore, it is theintent of the author to develop and validate an instrument to measure student learning duringdesign projects. This paper will present the results of a pilot study at Dalhousie University inHalifax, Nova Scotia that employed the first iteration of the assessment tool and suggestnecessary revisions to the instrument.Literature ReviewThrough design projects, students learn how to interact in teams, communicate more effectivelythrough speech and text, complete engineering analyses, make drawings, conceive, build, andtest ideas, and additional intangible lessons. An

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Dixon, East Carolina University

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Design in Engineering Education

Table 2. Approximately 90% of all programsrepresented in the survey included some TDR processes in some or all of their engineering orengineering technology capstones.Participants were asked how frequently TDRs were administered during the capstonesemester(s). Table 3 shows the results. Most capstone programs (42%) included multiple TDRs Page 24.1178.5per semester. Respondents were given an option to explain variations in the frequency ofcapstone TDRs. Relevant responses are found in Table 4. In general, variations can becategorized as project/program specific and are related to needs and objectives of the programdesign.Table 2: Capstones

Conference Session

Best of DEED

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eli M. Silk, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Meisha Nicole Berg, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8781The Design Problem Framework: Using Adaption-Innovation Theory to Con-struct Design Problem StatementsEli M. Silk, University of Michigan Eli Silk is a Research Fellow in the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching in Engineering in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. He has a B.A. in Computer Science from Swarthmore College and a Ph.D. in Cognitive Studies in Education from the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests are focused broadly on investigating processes of learning in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) fields. The central aspect of his

Conference Session

Best of DEED

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Amy Rigby, www.amywriting.com; Maureen Milch, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10569The Professional Guide: A Resource for Preparing Capstone Design Studentsto Function Effectively on Industry-sponsored Project TeamsDr. R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida B.S., M.E., and Ph.D. degree in mechanical engineering University of Florida Dr. R. Keith Stanfill is the Director of the Integrated Product and Process Design Program and an Engineer for the Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. His interests include technology transfer, entrepreneurship, product development, design education and Design for X. Dr. Stanfill has over ten years’ industrial experience with United

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter J. Clarke, Florida International Univeristy; Debra Lee Davis, Florida International University; Raymond Chang Lau, Florida International University; Tariq M. King, Ultimate Software Group, Inc.

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

A. P. Mathur. Foundations of Software Testing. Pearson Education India, Delhi, India, 1 edition, 2008.19 J. D. McGregor and D. A. Sykes. A practical guide to testing object-oriented software. Addison-Wesley Longman Publishing Co., Inc., Boston, MA, USA, 2001.20 R. Schmidberger. CodeCover, August 2013. http://codecover.org/.21 C. Y. Shim, M. Choi, and J. Y. Kim. Promoting collaborative learning in software engineering by adapting the pbl strategy. In Proceedings of WASET International Conference on Computer and Information Technology (ICCIT 2009), pages 1167–1170, Washington, DC, USA, 2009. IEEE Computer Society.22 B. L. Smith and J. T. MacGregor. What is Collaborative Learning? In A. Goodsell, M. Maher, and V

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Paper ID #9769Importance of Radio Regulation Policies in Wireless Communications StudyDr. Reza Kamali, Utah Valley University Page 24.712.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Importance of Radio Regulation Policies in Wireless Communications Study Abstract— Wireless communications needs radio frequency links. Radio frequency spectrumis a limited and expensive resource. To improve efficiency of radio frequency spectrum, wepropose a new topic in spectrum engineering and radio

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Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Michael S. Thompson, Bucknell University

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Design in Engineering Education

choosing "modern andemerging technologies with which most of the students would have some familiarity" 8.This paper reports the effects of three inter-related changes to a capstone design course in anelectrical and computer engineering department at a predominately undergraduate university.The changes were made as part of a long-term, ongoing revision of the course to better assessstudent learning and improve student design abilities including supporting divergent and systemsthinking as outlined in “The Engineer of 2020” 9. The capstone design sequence consists of twocourses in the senior year taken sequentially. The first, fall semester course is half the academiccredit of the spring course. As with many capstone design courses, the course had

Conference Session

Design Realization

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Lewis Hamon, The University of Texas, Austin; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Brock Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Bradley Adam Camburn, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

research interests span topics in computer-aided mechanical design and design theory and methodology. Dr. Crawford is co-founder of the DTEACh program, a ”Design Technology” program for K-12, and is active on the faculty of the UTeachEngineering program that seeks to educate teachers of high school engineering.Dr. Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy DR. DAN JENSEN is currently a Professor of Engineering Mechanics at the U.S. Air Force Academy. He received his B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, M.S. in Engineering Mechanics and Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder. He has worked as a practicing engineer for Texas Instruments, Lockheed Martin, NASA, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs

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Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #9982Student Perceptions of Project Mentoring: What Practices and BehaviorsMatter?Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com

Conference Session

Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineer to receive the U.S. Campus Compact Thomas Ehrlich Faculty Award for Service-Learning. He was a co-recipient of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering’s Bernard Gordon Prize for Innovation in En- gineering and Technology Education and the recipient of the ASEE Chester Carlson Award for Innovation in Engineering Education. He is a fellow of ASEE and the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE).Qin Zhu, Purdue University Page 24.1199.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Discourse of Design: Examining Students’ Perceptions

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanmay Bhowmik, Mississippi State University; Nan Niu, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

Paper ID #9340Students vs. Professionals in Assisted Requirements Tracing: How Could WeTrain Our Students?Mr. Tanmay Bhowmik, Mississippi State University Tanmay Bhowmik is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Mis- sissippi State university. He obtained his M.S. degree in Computer Science from the same department in 2010. He completed his Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science and Engineering from National Institute of Technology, India, in 2007. His research interest is looking at software engineering from a social infor- mation foraging (SIF) perspective. Currently he is exploring

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University; Mindy Hart, EPICS

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #8624The EPICS Program: Innovative Education for Authentic LearningMrs. Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University Jean Trusedell is a Nationally Board Certified Teacher with extensive experience working with K-12 Ed- ucators and students. Her current project is working with the EPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) at Purdue University to create curriculum that can be used with students throughout the coun- try to integrate best classroom practices with engineering principles. Previously, she was the Science and Technology Coach for MSD of Decatur Township in Indianapolis, IN. Ms. Trusedell is pursuing a

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10694C-STEM Curriculum for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (Cur-riculum Exchange)Prof. Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis Harry H. Cheng is a Professor in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Graduate Group in Computer Science, and Graduate Group in Education at the University of California, Davis, where he is also the Director of the UC Davis Center for Integrated Computing and STEM Education (http://c-stem.ucdavis.edu) and Director of the Integration Engineering Laboratory. His current research includes developing computing and robotics technologies and integrate them into

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shashank Shekhar, Vanderbilt University; Faruk Caglar, Vanderbilt University; Anton Dukeman, Vanderbilt University; Liyan Hou; Aniruddha Gokhale, Vanderbilt University; John S. Kinnebrew, Vanderbilt University; Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Biswas is a Professor of Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Engineering Manage- ment in the EECS Department and a Senior Research Scientist at the Institute for Software Integrated Systems (ISIS) at Vanderbilt University. He has an undergraduate degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Mumbai, India, and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Computer Science from Michigan State University in E. Lansing, MI. Prof. Biswas conducts research in Intelligent Systems with primary interests in hybrid modeling, sim- ulation, and analysis of complex embedded systems, and their applications to diagnosis, prognosis, and fault-adaptive control. As part of this work, he has worked on fault

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen J. Ressler, U.S. Military Academy; Catherine Eve Bale, U.S. Military Academy

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classes at Mount Saint Mary College. Previous to her work as a teacher, in educational outreach and in higher education, Ms. Bale was a television news producer and a professional photographer. As a certified New York State teacher, Ms. Bale’s unique combination of classroom and mass media experience have provided her with a unique platform to organize and initiate quality STEM outreach programs. She has a passion for technology and is an advocate for finding creative ways to engage students and inspire them in the areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Page 24.347.1

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #10910Capturing evidence of metacognitive awareness of pre-service STEM educa-tors’ using ’codifying’ of thinking through eportfolios (Research-to-Practice)– Strand: OtherMr. Patrick Rowsome, University of LimerickDr. Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick Diarmaid is a Lecturer in Technology Teacher Education at the University of Limerick. His research interests are in the areas of freehand sketching, cognition and spatial visualization. He is currently Director of Membership of the Engineering Design Graphics Division (EDGD).Dr. Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick Head of Department Design and Manufacturing

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Tubesing, University of St. Thomas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and a MS in Electrical Engineering from New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology. Page 24.857.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 LEDs & Lamps – A Friendly & Affordable Gateway to Electrical Exploration ASEE 2014 Conference - K-12 Division - Curriculum Exchange Andrew Tubesing, University of St ThomasAbstractLight emitting diodes (LEDs) and incandescent lamps can be used to explore electrical topics, substitutefor otherwise expensive equipment, facilitate creative engineering design projects, and

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Daney, Downingtown Area School District & Villanova University; Aaron P. Wemhoff, Villanova University; Gerard F. Jones, Villanova University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

200712, of which one-third to one-halfwas spent on cooling systems13and thus was not directly related to the flow of information to andfrom the data center, which is its sole function. Based on the large fraction of energy consumedby them, research on improving the energy efficiency of data centers can have an impact on thenation’s overall energy portfolio. Therefore, the NSF-funded Energy Smart Electronic Systemscenter was developed for the purpose of improving the energy efficiency of data centers. Theadvancement and application of engineering science and technologies, such as studies to reducerates of exergy destruction and the use of advanced heat exchangers and thermodynamic cyclesto extract and re-use waste heat, are considered in this

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evan C. Lemley, University of Central Oklahoma; Bob Melton, Putnam City Schools; Elizabeth Ann Allan, University of Central Oklahoma; Grant M. Armstrong, University of Central Oklahoma ; James E. Stewart, University of Central Oklahoma; Morshed Khandaker, University of Central Oklahoma

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

 school science and mathteachers and engineering faculty, which is is a necessary ingredient to implement engineering design tomeet the NGSS.BackgroundTraining future engineers is critical for sustained innovation and security in the United States.3,4,5  Thisneed has led to many initiatives in higher education to improve retention of engineering and otherScience, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics college students.  The need to retain and recruitengineering students now extends formally into Kindergarten ­ Twelfth Grade (K­12) through the NextGeneration Science Standards (NGSS).1  In the NGSS, engineering design (ED) was chosen to be anintegral component.  ED is a new concept for K­12 teaching, and teacher leaders are needed that willimplement