Conference Session

Research Experience in Stormwater Management

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Randel L. Dymond, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Richard Lee Clark Jr., Virginia Western Community College

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Civil Engineering

studentmotivation. This paper builds upon the previous work by describing the implementation ofLEWAS based modules into a senior level hydrology course given in spring 2014 as well as theimplementation into freshman level courses at VWCC. Preliminary results from studentassessment in the VWCC freshman level courses have indicated that the LEWAS modules didincrease student motivation.Design of the LEWAS LabThe LEWAS lab is composed of an interdisciplinary group of researchers from a variety ofbackgrounds all working together to create, maintain and expand the LEWAS lab. Currentlythere are 4 graduate students and 4 undergraduate students working in the lab, and in the past thelab has graduated 3 graduate students (2 MS, 1 PhD), 6 undergraduate students, and

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Foy, L&N STEM Academy, Knox County Schools; Chien-fei Chen, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Erin James Wills, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 24.768.3seen in Figure 1. The code was developed through the MPLAB Integrated DevelopmentEnvironment (IDE) programming interface with frequent references to Microchipdocumentation. Figure 1: Two PICDEM boards used together for Lab 3Standard computers with a USB port are capable of running the IDE. For this class, studentsused MPLAB IDE on MacBook Airs to program. The USB port is used to power and transfercode developed on the computer to the microcontroller. External power sources can also beused.B. ScheduleInitially, the course was designed to use five 90 minute lectures to cover main topics followed bythree labs requiring two to three 90 minute blocks. Lectures included topics regarding parts of amicrocontroller

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Models of community engagement practices

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bill B. Elmore, Mississippi State University

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Community Engagement Division

system has served as a key component in our K-12 outreach program, our freshman chemical engineering classes and as a means for engagingour chemical engineering students in service learning activities.This integration of activities, all surrounding the LEGO™ Robotics system (coupled to Vernier®sensors and probes and “in house”-designed apparatus) has engaged students at all levels, frommiddle school through chemical engineering seniors in an exciting, “studio-based” environment.Anecdotal evidence suggests students readily “latching onto” key concepts and various aspectsof engineering through this “multi-modal” learning approach. Objectives of this method ofprogram integration include: 1) strengthened recruiting of students to engineering studies

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Materials

be prepared in the current global environment. The qualities that acurrent engineering program should possess include: global and local focus, innovative,collaborative, transparent, flexible, market-driven and accountable.1 The global focus ensuresthat the skills acquired are internationally benchmarked while the local focus makes certain thatthe needs of the regional economy are understood. Flexibility in curricula will allow for quickchange to adapt to current situations and make the process transparent.In Drexel University’s College of Engineering-Engineering Technology (ET) department, manycourses related to design, manufacturing processes, green manufacturing and engineeringmaterials are offered to the students in the Bachelor of Science

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Dixon, East Carolina University; Joseph Wilck IV, East Carolina University

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Engineering Economy

method.IntroductionEngineering capstone design courses are recognized as “a culminating experience” wherestudents apply “knowledge and abilities to practical engineering problems”1 that “draws on allprevious course work”2. The capstone experience permits students to connect theory andpractice in the final academic process of developing professional skills of engineering design,professional relationships, and teamwork. Capstone texts each have variations of the designprocess such as stage-gate, systems engineering, and systems engineering lifecycle; however, noconsensus on what specifically constitutes engineering design was found3. Research indicatesthat experienced engineers recognize that the common process being described by these terms isiterative in nature and

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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Environmental Engineering

and DiscussionIn the United States there are sixty-four institutions offering ABET-accredited engineering orengineering science degrees with forty-two housing engineering science programs within asingle engineering department (Tables 1-3). Engineering science or general engineeringprograms tend to be found at smaller institutions. Privately funded institutions made up amajority (69%) of these schools (Tables 1 and 2). Of the engineering departments offeringengineering science degrees, only four (9.5%) offer environmental engineering concentrations:Dartmouth College, Geneva College, Mercer University, and Messiah College (Tables 1 and 2).Notably, all of these schools are private institutions. In addition to these, Calvin College andSwarthmore

Conference Session

Improving Introductory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura-Ann Shaa Ling Chin, Villanova University; Justinus Agus Budi Satrio, Villanova University; Kenneth A. Kroos, Villanova University

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Chemical Engineering

. Figure 1 shows the timeline of a typical freshman engineering program at VillanovaUniversity’s College of Engineering. In the first semester, this freshman engineering coursebegins with a seven-week core lesson plan incorporating engineering fundamentals alongsidedynamic hands-on group micro-projects that bring classroom lessons to life. Following the corelesson plan, students are presented with the opportunity to select two of six interdisciplinary, 7-week hands-on mini projects. These mini projects that span the second half of the first semesterand the first half of the second semester have been designed to expose students to a minimum oftwo different engineering disciplines. By mid second semester, students select their preferredengineering

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tim G. Kotnour, University of Central Florida; Charles H. Reilly, University of Central Florida; John A. Selter, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

. Page 24.774.3Students include: 1) traditional undergraduate students, 2) working professionals returning to theuniversity to pursue an advanced degree, or 3) executives looking to learn with other executives.eli2 aims to create a learning environment and experience where students can discover the desireand confidence to be an engineering leader throughout their career. Our mission covers anengineer’s complete career life-cycle. This life-cycle focus is consistent with the AccreditationBoard for Engineering and Technology’s (ABET) focus on the need for life-long learning7. eli2carries the mission across the entire life-cycle of an engineer’s career. eli2 offers programsunique to each of these three student populations. eli2 supports the

Conference Session

The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mehmet Vurkaç, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Decision Making (IDM) and HUM 207h:Science, Medicine and Reason (SMR), respectively.This is an exploratory paper about the two courses (and plans for additional future courses),detailing the experiences of students and the instructor in the pilot (IDM) as well as the designand the plan of assessment of the resulting new course (SMR). In the process, we examine theneed for and some challenges in integrating liberal education into engineering, technology, IT,and management curricula, along with the role of the humanities, social sciences, andcommunication in engineering education as the means for deepening students’ undergraduateexperiences.1 Although the course has a Humanities prefix, it involves almost equal parts psychology

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Walter von Reinhart

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International

Page 24.777.3IntroductionThe International Engineering Program at the University of Rhode Island was conceived in 1987.The program was originally designed as a dual degree program for German and Engineeringmajors; students received bachelor’s degrees in the language as well as in their engineeringdiscipline. Key components of the program from the beginning were specialized languagecourses that included instruction in technical German and a six-month professional internshipwith an engineering company in one of the German-speaking countries.1 In 1995 an optionalsemester of study at URI's partner university, the Technische Universität Braunschweig, wasadded. The German undergraduate exchange was eventually expanded to include graduateprograms in

Conference Session

A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Leslie Braniger, Galveston College

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Two Year College Division

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating Sustainability Engineering into Second-Year CompositionAbstractCommunity colleges are currently facing several challenges, namely 1) increasing the number ofstudents successfully completing STEM degrees, 2) increasing the number of transfers betweencommunity colleges and four-year institutions in STEM majors, and 3) increasing the overalltechnical ability of the current workforce. As more community colleges offer engineering andengineering technology, they must also look for ways to increase student participation andretention within STEM and STEM-related fields that are feasible given cost and personnellimitations. One way our

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth A. Adams, Mesa Community College; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Thomas P. Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

on student, faculty, and programperformance. All materials developed in the proposed TUES 2 program (courses, modules) willemploy well-known experiential learning pedagogies and build on the teams’ sustainabilityengineering educational expertise. Flexibility will be built into the stand-alone course materialsand modules to accommodate the resources of different faculty and facilitate the adoption ofthese courses across different universities. Our aim is to train students to think outside the box,connect their learning to the real world, and who are prepared to tackle the engineeringchallenges of a global economy. Specifically, through this proposal we plan to (1) create and (2

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

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Manufacturing

. Page 24.780.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Integrating the Energy Efficiency and Assessment Components into ManufacturingAbstractThis paper reports the current developments and implementations on energy efficiency andassessment studies in an engineering technology program. The developments are basically in twocategories: 1) Web-based teaching modules of Renewable Energy Education have beendeveloped through a funded research project. Instructional Materials, Laboratory Practices andAssessment Exercises have been posted to iLearn (which a Desire2Learn system) and Canvas(which is an Instructure system). Developed materials have been tested by

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell Nathan, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Figure 1). FIGURE 1 Descriptive Framework Showing General Features and Subcomponents of Integrated STEM Education GOALS OUTCOMESGoals for Students Outcomes for StudentsSTEM literacy Learning and achievement21st century competencies 21st century competenciesSTEM workforce readiness STEM course taking, educational persistence, andInterest and engagement graduation ratesMaking connections

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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William Travis Horton, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

vertically integrated service-learning designprogram (engaging first-year students, sophomores, juniors and seniors) with a first-year learningcommunity to provide students with the benefits of an authentic design experience as well as thesupport of a first-year learning community. The learning community courses are used as analternative path to the traditional first-year engineering program of the university.Purdue University’s First-Year Engineering ProgramAll engineering students at Purdue University are required to complete a common first year coreof classes shown in Table 1 before matriculating to their respective engineering major.Minimum grade levels are established for matriculation to the major of their choice. The First-Year Program

Conference Session

Aerospace Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadir Yilmaz P.E., New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Kyle Jeffrey Benalil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Francisco Martín Vigil, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology

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Aerospace

diesel,biodiesel, alcohols and vegetable oils have been tested in compression ignition engines in detail.There is some work done in the literature regarding the operation of micro gas turbines withalternative fuels such as biodiesel and straight vegetable oils [1-4]. Because vegetable oils have ahigh viscosity, they cannot be used in gas turbines without fuel modification. Such modificationcan be done by preheating vegetable oils to the point where the viscosity is comparable to dieselfuel in order to achieve good fuel atomization, which affects combustion and emissioncharacteristics. Although biodiesel has a lower viscosity than vegetable oils, it is still moreviscous than diesel. Thus, some fuel preheat is needed in order to achieve

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cynthia Wise Barnicki, Milwaukee School of Engineering; James R. Kieselburg II, Grohmann Museum at Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Museum’s CollectionWithin STEM education, a movement called STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,and Mathematics) is gathering momentum. Yet, while articles abound with ideas forincorporating STEAM concepts into K-12 classrooms, the literature on STEAM education at theuniversity level is scant. Complicating matters is the fact that the “A” in STEAM does notalways stand for “Art”; for example, in one recent ASEE paper that contains the words “STEAMcurricula” in its title, the “A” stands for “Agriculture” [1].However, reflections on STEAM at the university level can be found in a few papers presented atthe 2013 ASEE convention. One, “Faculty reflections on a STEAM-inspired interdisciplinarystudio course,” offers insights on the opportunities

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Everaldo Marques de Aguiar Jr., University of Notre Dame; G. Alex Ambrose, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Nitesh Chawla, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

) as an assessment tool for their Introduction toEngineering course sequence. While each year the ePortfolio assignments have expanded, theyhave been focused largely in three types of reflections: (1) student experiences within the collegebut outside of the course, (2) the skills gained specifically through course projects, and (3) theirfour year plan to be a successful engineering student as defined by the ABET a-k criteria.ePortfolio assignments were initially included to allow students to reflect on their education,develop evidence of their blossoming skills, and take control of their graduation plan. After thefirst year of practice, there was a clear secondary benefit to the faculty and student advisors.Anecdotally, student reflections

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andres L. Carrano, Auburn University; Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology (NTID); Matthew M. Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

difficulty DHH students experience in developingthe critical skill of problem solving, which requires the integration of information to iterativelygenerate hypotheses and solutions around the traditional scientific method. The struggles thatmany DHH students face in mathematics as well as general problem-solving skills are well-documented and limit the potential for DHH students to be successful while pursuing careers inSTEM. 1-3Several important findings in DHH research have provided some insight as to why DHH studentslag behind their hearing peers in the development of problem-solving skills. First, DHHstudents, on average, do not possess the same level of conceptual knowledge as their hearingpeers.4-6 As a result, when faced with a problem

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik R. Wright P.E., United States Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

assessment results will be compared to the 2009and 2011 studies, along with other assessments. It is believed that these results, and thecontinued assessment of the teaching approach at this institution, will provide valuable insight toother programs to help them overcome the challenges of teaching information technologies.IntroductionThe purpose of this paper is to present the results of the assessment of the continued efforts toimprove the learning and teaching of a site design software package in the Civil Engineerprogram at the United States Military Academy. The results are an extension of two previouslypublished papers: Integration of Information Technology Software in a Civil EngineeringProgram (2009, Caldwell et. al.)1 and Integration of

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME (Society of Manufacturing Engineers); Scott Danielson, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Mechanical Engineering

and mechanical engineering technology education programs.The field of manufacturing engineering covers the broad spectrum of topics derived from thedefinition, “Manufacturing requires that a modification of the shape, form, or properties of amaterial that takes place in a way that adds value”1. The ASME’s Vision 2030 surveys of industryengineering supervisors and early career mechanical engineers have illustrated that the curriculaof mechanical engineering and related programs have an urgent need to enhance students’comprehension of ‘how things are made and work,’ e.g., the knowledge and skills needed todesign and efficiently produce products via high-performance systems.2 This paper focusesprimarily on a model for the manufacturing field

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott, University of Dayton; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Mark J. Stratton, SME; Mel Cossette, Edmonds Community College; Thomas G. Stoebe, University of Washington; Frank Zeh Cox, National Resource Center for Materials Tecnology Education

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Manufacturing

Engineers. This paper is a collaborative effort between the NationalResource Center for Materials Technology Education (MatEd), and the Society of ManufacturingEngineers (SME), through its Center for Education and the Manufacturing Education &Research Community.1. Introduction and BackgroundThis paper focuses on the integration of materials technology into the overall field ofmanufacturing. Manufacturing relates to the transformation of materials from one form toanother. In this process, the properties of the materials involved can also be transformed—thatis, the manufacturing process can change the properties of materials. Thus in the materialsselection and manufacturing planning phases of the design process for a product, it is essentialthat

Conference Session

Innovative Techniques in Structural Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. Laman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mary Lynn Brannon, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

cartridge. The smart pen user must writeon special “dot paper” (see Figure 1b)) that allows the pen to orient itself. The dots arepractically not visible to the naked eye and give the dot paper a slightly gray appearance.a) Smart Pen. b) Writing with Smart Pen on Dot Paper to Create Pencast. Figure 1. Smart Pen and Creating Pencast. Page 24.790.4Figure 2. Pencast Sample Screen Shot Page 24.790.5Compatible DevicesPencasts can be viewed on the several software platforms listed above by any device that canaccess these platforms. The authors have primarily utilized the familiar

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Programs and Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Leonardo Bedoya-Valencia, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jude L. DePalma, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Hüseyin Sarper, Colorado State University-Pueblo; Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

expertise of ourcolleagues, but we all feel responsible for all the programs. Thus, regardless of disciplinarybackground, each has learned a great deal about the other engineering disciplines.Multidisciplinarity of sustainabilitySustainability involves products, processes, and practices that meet the needs of currentgenerations while preserving the ability of future generations to meet their needs. Sustainabilityhas three major components, sometimes called people, planet, and profit, as explained in moredepth by Figure 1. Thus the topic of sustainability is inherently interdisciplinary, both withinengineering disciplines and in connecting engineering to disciplines outside of engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norman "Storm" Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeremy A. Lingle, Georgia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

 which  can  be  taught  as   a  self-­‐standing  Engineering  and  Technology  exploratory  elective.   The  units  are  1)   Biomechanics,  2)  Electromagnetic  Radiation  (EMR),  3)  Renewable  Energy  and  4)  Analog  to   Digital  Conversion.    In  each  unit,  students  take  the  role  of  employees  of  an  engineering   company,  responding  to  a  “Request  For  Proposal  “(RFP)  by  using  LEGO®  MINDSTORMS   NXT  robotics  and  3-­‐D  prototyping  to  solve  the  relevant  engineering  challenge.     Engineering  Design  Model   The  REDC  units  use  a  model  of  engineering  design  that  correlates  to  the  spiral  model  of   product  development  by  Sheppard,  Macatangay

Conference Session

Interactive Panel on Advocacy Tips: an Initiative to Provide Individuals the Tools to Advocate for Women and Underrepresented Minorities

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Kristen P. Constant, Iowa State University; Beth M Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sandra D. Eksioglu, Mississippi State University; Debra M. Gilbuena, Oregon State University

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Women in Engineering

 Literature:    Like  most  initiatives  to  address  the  underrepresentation  of  women  and  minorities  in  STEM,  the  advocacy  tips  are  drawn  from  a  rich  body  of  literature  and  evidence-­‐based  experiences.    In  a  recent  essay,  Acker  [1]  reflects  on  30  years  of  theorizing  and  researching  gendered  substructures  enacted  in  organizations  and,  while  recognizing  that  recent  research  provides  clearer  understandings  of  why  women  enter  and/or  remain  in  academia,  also  acknowledges  that  “a  number  of  issues  about  how  to  think  about  gender  inequalities  remain  unresolved”  (pg.  214).    Acker  further  notes  that  white  men  generally  dominate  top  organizational  positions  and  that

Conference Session

Construction Safety and Risk Management

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jing Du, University of Texas at San Antonio; Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Rui Liu, The University of Texas at San Antonio

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Construction

Education, 2014 Interactive Probabilistic Risk Analysis for Construction Engineering and Management Jing Du, Ph.D.1, Yilmaz Hatipkarasulu, Ph.D.2 and Rui Liu, Ph.D.31 Department of Construction Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX;PH (210) 458-3053; email: jing.du@utsa.edu2 Department of Construction Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX;PH (210) 458-3099; email: yilmaz.karasulu@utsa.edu3 Department of Construction Science, The University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio,TX; PH (210) 458-3054; email: rui.liu@utsa.eduAbstractRisk analysis is critical to the success of construction projects. Traditionally, probabilistic riskanalysis is based

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yakov E. Cherner, ATEL, LLC; Bruce R. Van Dyke, Quincy College

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Biomedical

“learning-by-doing” and problem-basedlearning methodologies [1, 2]. Students process new knowledge and master complex operationaland maintenance skills in such a way that it makes sense to them in their own frame of reference.According to contextual learning theory, learning skills and acquiring knowledge "in context" isthe most efficient learning strategy [4, 5].The software has a flexible multi-layered and open-ended architecture. All learning and teachingresources are based on a uniform pedagogical approach and conceptually organized in such amanner that they compliment each other and enable students to tackle the leaning subject from Page

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zenaida Otero Gephardt, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students.introductionFor over five (5) years, Rowan University faculty members have been engaged as EducationalOutreach Partners with the NSF-sponsored ERC on Structured Organic Particulate Systems Page 24.797.2hosted by Rutgers University (with member schools: New Jersey Institute of Technology, PurdueUniversity and University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez). The goal of this educational partnershiphas been to develop and disseminate undergraduate materials related to pharmaceuticaltechnology and to seek ways to integrate this into the undergraduate engineering curriculum.1-3Pilot testing at Rowan University, including the use of some of the materials in the

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nassif E. Rayess, University of Detroit Mercy; Brian A. Garner, Baylor University; Darrell K. Kleinke, University of Detroit Mercy; Rebecca P. Blust, University of Dayton; William M. Jordan, Baylor University; Edmond John Dougherty Jr., Villanova University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

although not free of frustrations. Faculty also observed the pedagogicalvalue of collaborative projects but there was no consensus as to if or how much extra work isrequired to administer them.1- IntroductionCapstone design projects, being the culminating experience of a typical four year engineeringcurriculum, present an opportunity to reinforce a number of critical soft skills that are deemedimportant in professional engineering practice. Such soft skills are outlined by the EngineeringCriteria of ABET1 relating to communications, teamwork, ethical responsibilities, contextualunderstanding, among others. A more extensive list of student outcomes, presented by the KernEntrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN), is aimed at fostering an