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Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies, Student

Paper ID #6437An Exploratory Study of the Research Mentor Experience in a Novel Under-graduate Aerospace Engineering CourseIrene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in Industrial Engineering, and a Ph.D. in Engineering Education. Her research interests include first-year engineering and graduate student professional development.Dr. Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sven Schmitz joined the faculty of Aerospace Engineering at Penn State University in 2010. He received a diploma degree in Aerospace Engineering from RWTH Aachen (Germany) in 2002

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Texas A&M University

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first-year engineering students. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION-WASHINGTON-. 95: 39.9. Moskal BM, Leydens JA, Pavelich MJ (2002) Validity, reliability and the assessment of engineering education. JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING EDUCATION-WASHINGTON-. 91: 351-354.10. Messick S (1988) The once and future issues of validity: Assessing the meaning and consequences of measurement. Test validity. 33: 45.11. Pintrich P, Schunk DH (1996) Motivation in education: Theory, research, and practice. Chapter. 5: 153-197.12. Massachusetts Department of Education (2006) Massachusetts Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework. In: Education MDo, ed, Malden, MA.13. Bandura A (1986) The explanatory and predictive scope of self

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FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Valerie C. Lundy-Wagner, New York University; Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

need Page 23.1031.9 for social know-how? The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 586, 120–143 (2003).23. Hill, C., Corbett, C. & St. Rose, A. Why So Few? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. (American Association of University Women, 2010). at 24. Bourdieu, P. in Knowledge education and cultural change papers in the sociology of education (Brown, R.) 10, 71–112 (Taylor & Francis, 1973).25. Bourdieu, P. Outline of a Theory of Practice (Cambridge Studies in Social and Cultural Anthropology). (Cambridge University Press, 1977).26. Bourdieu, P

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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Student

Paper ID #5861Theory to Practice: A Reflection on the Application of Engineering Educa-tion Coursework to New Course DevelopmentRuth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ms. Wertz is a doctoral candidate in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. She holds a Master of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Trine University (formally Tri-State University). Ms. Wertz is a licensed Professional Engineering in the state of Indiana with over six years of field experience and eight years of classroom teaching experience

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Frank G. Jacobitz; Thomas F. Schubert

Compact International Experiences: Two-year Reflections on Short-term Study-abroad Elective Engineering Courses Frank G. Jacobitz, Thomas F. Schubert Department of Engineering, University of San DiegoAbstractIn response to an effort by the home institution to internationalize the curriculum as well asstrong student desire for engineering international studies, compact international experience(CIE) courses were developed. The efficacy of delivering such engineering electives as study-abroad, short-term courses is described through the experiences gained by repeat offerings inJanuary 2013 of two distinct three-semester-unit courses in

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2013 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Cindi Mason; Janet Twomey; Lawrence Whitman

Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh. Herresearch interests include intelligent computational methods and technology for environmental sustainability. Lawrence E. Whitman is the Associate Dean for the College of Engineering and Professor of Industrial andManufacturing Engineering at Wichita State University. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees from Oklahoma StateUniversity. His Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Arlington, is in industrial engineering. Previously, he spent 10years in the aerospace industry. His research interests are in enterprise engineering, engineering education, and leanmanufacturing.Proceedings of the 2013 Midwest Section Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

Human Resource Management, 13(6), 958–97410. Peters & Daly, (2013, in press). Returning to graduate school: Expectations of success, values of the degree, and managing the costs. Journal of Engineering Education.11. MacFadgen, L. (2008). Mature students in the persistence puzzle: An exploration of the factors that contribute to mature students' health, learning, and retention in post-secondary education. Canadian Council on Learning.12. Prusak, Z. (1999). Learning environment in engineering technology with a high percentage of non-traditional Students. American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Charlotte, NC.13. Hofinger, R. J. and Feldmann, L. J. (2001). The role of the adult

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Carrico PE, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE, Virginia Tech; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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joined the service. He was enlisted in the military and worked aroundplanes. When asked if she had any experience with engineering, she indicated “just with my dadwhen he was in the (branch of Service), that was about it.” When probed for what an engineerdoes she replied, “Basically create the electronics and the vehicles, and most of the technology we deal with everyday, and that we just don’t realize it.” Page 23.429.11 Kelly, high school studentAdditional results include improvement of the focus of college and professional participantstoward their high school

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Laboratory Experiences in Mechanical, Materials and Thermal Systems

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University; Marcia Pool, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Trisha Eustaquio, Purdue University; Rajtarun Madangopal, Purdue University; Alyssa Panitch PhD; Kate Stuart, Purdue University; Ann E Rundell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott Alan Jewett

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #6343Development of Verification and Validation Engineering Design Skills througha Multi-year Cognitive Apprenticeship Laboratory ExperienceDr. Allison L. Sieving, Weldon School of Biomedical Engineering, Purdue University Allison Sieving is the Laboratory and Assessment Coordinator for the Weldon School of Biomedical En- gineering at Purdue University. She received her B.S. in Biology from Bowling Green State University. She earned her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Basic Medical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering programs at Wayne State University, respectively. At Purdue, her work focuses on developing and im

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FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nora Honken, University of Louisville; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville

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First-Year Programs

integrating opportunities to develop non-disciplinary workplace related skills into college classes.Dr. Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville Patricia A. S. Ralston is Professor and Chair of the Department of Engineering Fundamentals at the Uni- versity of Louisville where she also received her B.S., MEng, and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engineering. Her educational research interests include the use of technology in engineering education, incorporation of critical thinking in engineering education, and ways to improve retention. Her other interests include process modeling, simulation, and process control

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Alexander Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State NK; Janice M. Margle P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Jill L Lane, Clayton State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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emphasis on increasing the proportion of engineering majors, theToys’n MORE project seeks to increase the number of students in STEM majors at thePennsylvania State University by as much as 10 percent. Please note that any opinions, findings,and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and donot necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.This project is being conducted by the College of Engineering at Penn State through an NSF-sponsored Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Talent Expansion Program grant(STEP grant, DUE #0756992). The project involves the College of Engineering and 13 regionalcampuses in the Penn State system. These campuses offer 2-year degrees, 4-year

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Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Doyle P.E., University of Nevada, Reno; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Catherine W. French, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Heidi A Tremayne P.E., Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center; Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego Lelli Van Den Einde is a faculty lecturer (LPSOE) in the Department of Structural Engineering at UC San Diego’s Jacobs School of Engineering. Dr. Van Den Einde’s interest in teaching has influenced her current research efforts towards improving engineering education pedagogy through the use of technology in the classroom. She is involved in promoting academic integrity as a way to prepare our students to be ethical practicing engineers, and is the chair of the External Advisory Committee for the IDEA center, which promotes inclusion, diversity, excellence and advancement in engineering. She has conducted research in performance-based earthquake engineering and

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Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cozzens, Utah Educational Network; Jeremy Ray Farner, Weber State University; Thomas James Paskett, Weber State University; Elias V. Perez, Utah State University Eastern; Isabella Borisova, Southern Utah University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8004Development of an Open-Source Concurrent Enrollment Course that Intro-duces Students to the Engineering Design and Documentation ProcessProf. Richard Cozzens, Utah Educational Network This paper will be presented by four of the TICE Grant Curriculum Development Team members: Richard Cozzens Professor at Southern Utah University Jeremy Farner Professor at Weber State University Thomas Paskett PhD Isabella Borisova Professor at Southern Utah UniversityMr. Jeremy Ray Farner, Weber State University Assistant Professor Design Engineering Technology Weber State University, Ogden Utah Bachelors in Design

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Lobna El Gammal, Institute For Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto; Jennie Phillips MA, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #6820A Team-effectiveness Inventory for Guided Reflection and FeedbackMs. Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto Patricia Kristine Sheridan is a PhD Candidate with the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto. She holds a BASc and MASc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Toronto. She is a member of the teaching team and a course developer for the Praxis cornerstone design courses.Miss Lobna El Gammal , Institute For Leadership Education in Engineering at the University of Toronto Lobna El Gammal is currently completing her third year of chemical

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Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George York, U.S. Air Force Academy; Erlind George Royer, Academy Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Research, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, USAF Academy, CO; Daniel Harold Harold; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Electrical and Computer

of the JCUSI project were to develop young engineers who: (1) Understand the current capabilities and limitations of unmanned system technology Page 23.222.6 (2) Can identify operational opportunities for unmanned systems (3) Are able to develop and articulate unmanned system requirements (4) Are able to function as part of a multi-institute, geographically dispersed team.While outcomes 1 and 2 are unmanned systems focused, the challenges presented by outcome 3(requirements) and outcome 4 (geographically separated teams) may be of interest to manysystem engineering projects.In addition to these outcomes, we

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Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

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Graduate Studies, Student

Paper ID #6667Am I a Boss or a Coach? Graduate Students Mentoring Undergraduates inResearchMs. Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder Janet Y. Tsai is a doctoral student at the University of Colorado, Boulder, whose work examines and develops initiatives to encourage more students, especially women, into the eld of engineering. Currently, Tsai’s research focuses on understanding the dynamics of how status and prestige are constructed among novice engineers.Dr. Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder Dr. Daria Kotys-Schwartz is the Design Center Colorado Co-Director and an Instructor in the

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Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin

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Design in Engineering Education

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. Page 23.1292.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Use of Concept Generation Techniques in Different Cultural SettingsAbstract Systematic design processes that utilize concept generation tools, such as 6-3-5/C-Sketchand Brainstorming with Mind-Mapping, are widely applied in product development processes indeveloped countries. The use of these tools contributes to

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Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

structures arounddisability.The particular practices I am concerned with are perhaps those least likely to be construed ashaving a social aspect: measurement, data collection, and other instrument-based tasks ofengineers. Using frameworks established in Science and Technology Studies and the History ofScience, I understand these tasks to constitute the labor of producing and representing knowledgeabout materials but also to express the political and social relations from which engineering (onesocial collectivity functioning amidst others) derives.1-3 Among those relations are those thatdiscourage STEM involvement by persons with disabilities by means of epistemologicalarguments: for example, by denying that a visual representation of data might be

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Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University; Ethan E Danahy, Tufts University

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Design in Engineering Education

Engineering Education and Outreach (CEEO), where he manages educational technology development projects while researching innovative and interactive techniques for assisting teachers with performing engineering education and communicat- ing robotics concepts to students spanning the K-12 through university age range. Page 23.1310.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Using Digital Workbooks to Collect Design Process DataAbstractObtaining rich data for research data collection can often be quite tedious. An innovativeapproach to circumvent this task is to modify an

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Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Robinson, University of South Carolina; Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Weightless Wonder. Robinson is a senior and co-principal investigator on over $3.5 Million of Na- tional Science Foundation funded research on the role of images in nanoscience/technology and has been active in exhibitions and scholarly activities throughout the North America, Europe and Asia.Prof. Sarah C. Baxter, University of South Carolina Professor Baxter is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of South Carolina. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from the University of Virginia School of Engineering and Applied Science. Page 23.1271.1

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Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donal Padraic Holland, Trinity College Dublin; Conor Walsh P.E., Harvard University; Gareth J. Bennett, Trinity College Dublin

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Design in Engineering Education

the founder of the Harvard Biodesign Lab, which brings together re- searchers from the engineering, industrial design, medical and business communities to develop smart medical devices and translate them to industrial partners in collaboration with the Wyss Institute’s Ad- vanced Technology Team. Conor’s research projects focus on wearable robotics to assist the disabled and able-bodied, as well as on tools for minimally invasive diagnosis and treatment of disease. His ed- ucational interest is in the area of medical device innovation where he mentors student design teams on projects with clinicians in Boston and in emerging regions such as India. Conor received his B.A.I and B.A. degrees in Mechanical and

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Best of DEED

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lauren A Cooper, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder

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Design in Engineering Education

is SLICE (Service-LearningIntegrated throughout the College of Engineering) at University of Massachusetts Lowell, whereall engineering students are exposed to service-learning in every semester.4 Another example isEPICS (Engineering Projects in Community Service) at Purdue University, where students earnacademic credit for participation in multidisciplinary design teams that solve technology-basedproblems for local non-profit organizations.6 Extracurricular programs like Engineers WithoutBorders,7 Engineers for a Sustainable World,8 and Engineering World Health9 provide otheropportunities for engineering students to participate in service-based engineering while providinga direct benefit to a target community – most often in a developing or

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Design Methodology and Evaluation 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Kathryn Thompson, Technical University of Denmark; Line H Clemmensen, Technical University of Denmark; Harvey Rosas, Valparaiso University

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Design in Engineering Education

Prize for Creative Teaching and the Republic of Korea Ministry of Education, Science and Technology Award for Innovation in Engineering Education in 2009. She earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering.Dr. Line H Clemmensen, Technical University of Denmark Line H. Clemmensen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Mathematics and Computer Science at the Technical University of Denmark. She is engaged in statistical research of models for high dimensional data analysis including regularized statistics and machine learning. She is also interested in educational research and is involved in various projects on teaching and learning

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #5904Team Leadership on Capstone Design Project TeamsMr. Stephen W. Laguette, University of California, Santa Barbara Stephen Laguette is currently a Lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara in the College of Engineering in the Department of Mechanical Engineering (ME) and the Technology Management Pro- gram and is responsible for the undergraduate ME Capstone Design program. He received his BS, MS in ME from the University of California, Los Angeles. His professional career has included executive Research and Development management positions with a number of medical device companies. He has

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Design Methodology and Evaluation 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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April M. Bryan, University of the West Indies

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Design in Engineering Education

through experience, it is desirable that new college graduatesdisplay a reasonably high level of competency at engineering design. In fact, it is now arequirement of many new managers2. This is also reflected in the program accreditationrequirements of the Accreditation Board of Engineering and Technology (ABET)8 and theEngineering Council9, the two major international organizations that set accreditation criteriafor engineering programs.As a result, over the last twenty years, engineering departments have begun to introduceengineering design courses into their curriculum1,10. The main objective of these courses is tobridge the gap between theory and practice in order to allow students opportunities todevelop those skills that will be necessary

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Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #6555Faculty Reflections on a STEAM-Inspired Interdisciplinary Studio CourseDr. Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia Dr. Nicola Sochacka received her doctorate in Engineering Epistemologies from the University of Queens- land (Brisbane, Australia). She currently holds a research and teaching position at the University of Geor- gia where she transfers her expertise in qualitative research methodologies to a variety of research contexts at the intersection of social and technological issues. This includes engineering education projects con- cerned with transdisciplinary education, student reflection, and

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Difference, Disability, and (De)Politicization: The Invisible Axes of Diversity

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie L Taylor, University of Utah

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to communication instruction. Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion: An international journal. 31(7).4. Lingard, R. W. (2008). Teaching and assessing teamwork skills in engineering and computer science. Conference proceedings form the International Institute of Information and Systemics.5. Sullivan, K., & Kedrowicz, A. A. (2010). The female teacher’s body in engineering: Student resistance to identity challenges. Presented at the annual meeting of the National Communication Association, San Francisco, CA.6. Faulkner, W. (2000). The power and the pleasure? A research agenda for "making gender stick" to engineers. Science, Technology, & Human Values, 25(1), 87-119.7. Tonso, K., (2007). On the

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Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Michael S. Morse, University of San Diego; Truc T. Ngo, University of San Diego

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Design in Engineering Education

and processes involving polymers and composites, organic semiconductors, and supercritical fluids. Dr. Ngo received her Bachelor’s in 1997 and Doctor of Philosophy in 2001, both in Chemical Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. Before joining the University of San Diego, she had worked as a Senior Process Engineer at Intel Corporation in Hillsboro, Oregon and Santa Clara, California for nearly three years. She had also taught in the Engineering & Technologies Department at San Diego City College as an Associate Professor for five years, where she established the Manufacturing Engineering Technology program

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Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

E James Nelson, Brigham Young University; Tatevik Christensen; Fernando S Fonseca, Brigham Young University; A. Woodruff Miller, Brigham Young University

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Design in Engineering Education

capstone design projects are playing anincreasingly important role in meeting the educational objectives of Civil & EnvironmentalEngineering degrees. In recent years both the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) andthe Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) have placed a focus on thedevelopment of management, leadership and general business skills. Capstone programs offer anideal environment that provides a synthesis of the fundamental technical engineering skills indeveloping a culminating design while creating an opportunity to focus on all of the professionalpractice skills necessary for students to become future leaders in their field.Recognizing the opportunity to enhance development of these complimentary

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Capstone Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin Schmaltz, Western Kentucky University

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Design in Engineering Education

sequenceFinal conclusions recommending the WKU hybrid single-semester vs. year-long capstone projectimplementation cannot be made. The WKU ME faculty do not even agree. Single-semesterprojects with a preceding design-only project do not seem to harm either the student experienceor the project success. When industry-based projects with maximally self-sufficient studentperformance are a priority, the single semester approach becomes increasingly preferred. Whenfaculty interaction with students in research or industry-sponsored projects, and results andtiming have a greater priority, a year-long approach gains preference.Bibliography1. Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology, Baltimore. (http://www.abet.org/)2. WKU Engineering website