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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Deeksha Seth; Gabriel Carryon; James Tangorra

identifying solutions and troubleshootingproblems, (c) Self-monitor skills and reflect upon self-progress, (d) Focus on accuracy and needsinstead of speed, (e) Be organized and systematic while working and communicating, (f) Be Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova Universityflexible and adaptable to changes and challenges, (g) Draw on existing solutions, and (h) Drawon self-knowledge and objectively assess the quality and accuracy of work.Communication and collaboration skillsFor the purpose of this paper, the communication and collaboration were defined within twocategories; collaboration with customers outside the engineering field and collaboration withinteam members. These skills, extracted from the P21

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Kara Vance; Abdullah Konak; Sadan Kulturel-Konak; Gul E. Okudan Kremer; Ivan Esparragoza

, findings, conclusions, and/or recommendationsexpressed in this paper are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the NSF’s views.Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova UniversityVI. References1. Driskell, J. E. & Salas, E. (1992) Collective behavior and team performance. Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, 34(3), 277-288.2. Alexander, P. A., Murphy, K. P., Woods, B. S., et al. (1997) College instruction and concomitant change in students’ knowledge, interest, and strategy use: A study of domain learning. Contemporary Educational Psychology 22, 125-146.3. Kulturel-Konak, S., Konak, A., Okudan Kremer, G., & Esparragoza, I. (2014

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

Authors

Xingwu Wang; Bruce B. Rosenthal; Casey J. Busch; Jeff Porter; John L. Cusack

various renewable energy harvesting technologies 3 Proceedings of 2015 St. Lawrence Section of the American Society for Engineering EducationThe survey’s third question assessed renewable energy technology utilization, illustratedin Figure 3. A very large percentage said “no” (85% for Solar, 97% for Wind, and 88%for Biomass). Such low utilization rates were consistent with reports by the US and UKgovernments.18-19 Reflections on the survey results locally (in Allegany County) andglobally suggest opportunities to enhance University curricula and to increase renewableenergy utilization. In an optional written comments section, some farmers cited thefollowing

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Vazgen Shekoyan; Sunil Dehipawala

the evaluation we included only those students who attended the class tillthe end of the semester and took the final examination. This pilot study was conducted in theFall, 2014 semester. The experimental and control groups had 21 and 29 students, respectively.QCC is an open-admission community college located in one of the most diverse places in thecountry (Queens); this diversity is reflected in our student population as well. 7 students of theexperimental group population identified themselves as Asian, 7 as Hispanic/Latino, 1 asAfrican-American, 5 as two or more races and only 1 as White. In the control group 9 studentsidentified themselves as Asian, 4 as Hispanic/Latino, 1 as African-American, 6 as two or moreraces and 5 as White. Both

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Sigrid Berka

international researchopportunities, international internships, attribute of a global engineerGlobal Engineering Education ContextThe need to educate globally competent engineers to meet the demands of the global engineeringprofession and market and the challenge to come up with related curricular reform has beenemphasized by engineering educators 1, engineering societies 2, accreditation agencies 3 andglobally operating companies 4 for many years. At the ASEE 2014 annual conference inIndianapolis, a workshop 5 led by Steven Hundley and Lynn Brown summarized the concertedefforts and outcomes of several years of research by the American Society for EngineeringEducation’s Corporate Member Council, reflecting the voice of industry to define “TheAttributes

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Mary Anderson-Rowland

, orrefugees, and had unmet financial need as determined by FAFSA. The graduate students satisfiedthe same requirements and all of them had graduated through either an S-STEM or a STEPprogram. The programs have an emphasis on females and underrepresented minority students:60% of the scholarships went to females and underrepresented minority students, mostlyHispanic/Latino students, which reflects the Arizona population of 30% Hispanic.2A general argument for the value of the scholarships is that student taking the course will do wellon the assignments (will do the things they need to do to be successful) because they want tohave their scholarship renewed at the end of the semester. The scholarship draws students toapply and then with the success class

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Sarah Jurak; Emil Jurak; Ramazan Asmatulu

Research Act which was passed in 1974 createdthe National Commission for the Protection of Human Subjects of Biomedical and BehavioralResearch. The commission would regulate research conducted by the then Department of HealthEducation and Welfare (HEW) and identify basic ethical principles to protect human subjects inresearch. The Belmont Report summarizes the ethical principles developed by the commissionwhich are Respect for Persons, Beneficence, and Justice which should be applied with respect tothe requirements of Informed Consent, Assessment of Risk and Benefits, and Selection ofSubjects. 12In 1981 the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Food and DrugAdministration (FDA) revised their regulations to reflect the

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Thais da C. L. Alves

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Bhaskar R. Sinha; Pradip P. Dey; Gordon W. Romney; Mohammad N. Amin; Debra A. Bowen

. Project requirements are real and usually involve multiple disciplines like engineering, technology, and business. This provides the students a valuable opportunity to understand that a project involves many actors (developer, administration, customer, etc.) and all converge together with their specific requirements.B. Ensure the Project Meets all PLOs: It is imperative that the capstone project meets all the PLOs required by the program. The NU BS-ITM program is a professional curriculum based on modern Information Technologies (IT) and IT management techniques. It facilitates students to learn analysis, problem solving techniques, advanced IT design, and IT management. The mission of the program is reflected in the PLOs as

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Baird W. Brueseke; Gordon W. Romney

the text book?Figure 10/Q57: Would you want pre-configured labs that map to your current textbook(s)?Commentary: A summary of Figures 7 through 10 can be stated as: Faculty has primaryresponsibility for creating lab assignments. They are creative in defining labs that reflect theirindividual viewpoint on the learning objectives which benefit from hands-on experience. Thelab assignments currently being created by a faculty are independent of text books. Text bookpublishers have an opportunity to provide pre-configured labs which map to the text. One likelyreason that faculty has this unsatisfied desire/need is that it would reduce its work load.It is interesting to note that many traditional science degree programs like biology, chemistry

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Rose-Margaret Itua; Sharnnia Artis

Sustainability ManufacturingManufacturing is an unlikely first choice for a profession among college students. Nevertheless,in the 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama gave a blueprint for an economy that isbuilt to last based on American manufacturing.16 The manufacturing sector has drivenknowledge production and innovation in the U.S. by supporting two-thirds of private sectorresearch and development and by employing scientists, engineers, and technicians to invent newproducts and introduce innovations in existing industries17. After several decades of decline,early signs of manufacturing returning to the U.S. reflect the changing of conditions.18,19,20Resurgence will only be realized with sustained cost competitiveness and innovation

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida; John Pharo Morgan III, University of South Florida; Yan Wang, University of South Florida; Michelle King, University of South Florida College of Engineering; Blake A Burton, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

157% Dec 330 369 534 718 218% Total 2229 2598 3614 4862 218%Written information was collected from the learning teams twice a semester along with a finalevaluation. All students were asked to turn in two reflection papers, one at four weeks in and thesecond one at 11 weeks. The questions asked on the first paper were the following:  Please write in a few sentences about your biggest challenges to date concerning adjusting to the University.  Describe the positive experiences you have had and what has helped you to adjust.  Please describe your comfort level with your course work to date.  What courses have been the most difficult and what courses do you feel you need further

Conference Session

Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Esther W. Gomez, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Manish Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Grace Louise Cravens, Sienko Research Group; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

capability.”During the final interview with Team 1, another student stated: “I mean, there was some stuff that [the lab] kind of thought of late, [features] that they sort of thought about and they wanted added in… they didn't really tell us about [the features] until way into the designing process.”These thoughts were reflected in the students’ post-course surveys. For example, one Team 1student added a caveat to their pre-course response about how stakeholders should have aprominent role during design: “Stakeholders should have a large role but they also need to understand the entire design process and know what kind of limitations there are.”The same Team 1 student also changed their pre-course response to Question 4

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya Stanko P.E., Innopolis University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

have not chosen a career in IT were invited to participate ina focus group for one-to-one interviews, where young women reflected on the reasonsbehind their decision not to continue in IT. Here we present qualitative results of thesurvey.MethodologyFor the follow up survey we utilized the database of clients who enrolled inextracurricular courses in IT from Unium. We have been provided with data going backto 2007. From the broad range of educational courses offered by Unium we have focusedonly on those that are IT-related, namely: Web-design, computer flash graphics, andprogramming in C/C++. We limited the selection pool to over 900 pupils satisfying thosecriteria, including 142 girls.We aimed to form a group of 8-10 young women for a focus

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; John Stanton Goldstein Purviance, Virginia Tech ; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, VIrginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

based on the particular device, regardless of the order in which theywere detected. The instruments’ data collected by the python programs were stored in a local MySQLdatabase on the Raspberry Pi. This local database on the Raspberry Pi had seven data tables; twofor the acoustic Doppler current profiler, four for the weather transmitter and one for the waterquality Sonde. Some instruments used multiple tables to store data in a way that reflected howdata was retrieved from them. All of the tables in the local database had an index column thatserved as the primary key, a column with time stamps from the system time and columns of datavalues. The data values were stored as floating point numbers to preserve precision.6.0 System

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

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Environmental Engineering

fall 2014. Page 26.712.11Preparation of a research manuscript is a challenging experience that requires a lot of trainingand practice. In fall 2013, nine of the ten engineering students were able to individually generatea full research manuscript. However, skill level varied significantly. The results in Table 1indicate that overall, all papers matched expectations, with most values above 3.0. Allmanuscripts included reference lists, but the sources of information were not consistently cited,which is reflected in the score (3.33) in the analysis level. Analysis of results could have beenstrengthened by the use of existing knowledge to support

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cem Karacal, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Hasan Sevim, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Diversity

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International

better than satisfactory ratings, respectively. Having limited number of offcampus bus services at SIUE was reflected on the survey as poor. The program coordinator atSIUE brought the issue to the attention of student affairs office to remedy the situation. The localmunicipality now offers improved services, especially on Sundays. Table I - Service component survey results1-not important, 2-important, 3-very important, 1-not satisfied, 2-satisfied, 3-very satisfied Rank Aspect Importance Satisfaction 1 Friendliness and helpfulness of the program coordinator at ITU 2.88 1.63 2 Friendliness and helpfulness of the program

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T Castles, East Carolina University; Zhen Zhu, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

would be attempting to search the ocean floor simultaneously on the same Page 26.774.8track, and they would not travel at the same speed or even at the same direction. The Boe-Botswere equipped with a secondary, forward-looking SONAR to detect the proximity of other Boe-Bots. The students designed and developed the software for proximity detection and collisionavoidance reaction of the Boe-Bots. Through experimenting with the SONAR sensors, studentswere exposed to the concepts of range measurement, resolution and noise. They learned toimprove the SONAR signals via mechanical adjustments, such as increasing the reflection area,and also some

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Erin Gross Claypool, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

, problem solving, and studentengagement during class using a structured behavioral observation protocol known as theTeaching Dimensions Observation Protocol (TDOP). Several of the traditionally-taught classsessions were also observed for comparison, with positive results noted. Also, a comparison ofstudents’ conceptual and exam performance in the two flipped sections versus the “traditional”section enabled direct assessment of the benefits of the new approach, with significantdifferences not being detected. Further assessment of the flipped “pilot” classroom includedstudent engagement, instructors’ reflections, and two perception instruments measuring students’overall experience in the class.1. Introduction and Literature ReviewNumerous

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

problem or opportunity is it?  What is the potential impact (magnitude of change) if this challenge is addressed?  Specify validation test protocols such as ASTM standard tests that you would use to determine the strength, fatigue life and other mechanical properties of your orthopedic device.Assessment of student work showed that students are comfortable with written assignments, butthe communication of an idea in terms of economic and social aspects was challenging. On theother hand, the survey results were inconclusive with regard to if there was an improvement in thestudent’s perception of their entrepreneurship skills. This may actually reflect that going into themodules the students were over-confident about in their

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Isaac L. Howard P.E., Mississippi State University; Braden T. Smith, Mississippi State University

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Materials

or concerns. 6. I learned a great deal in this class. 7. The presentation of course content helped me to learn this class. 8. The tests were fair. 9. The tests reflected material presented in lecture and/or assigned reading. 10. Tests and/or assignments were graded in a reasonable period of time. 11. I would recommend this instructor to other students if they wanted to learn this subject. 12. The lecturer for the course also taught this lab. 13. The lab sessions related to the lectures and improved my understanding. 14. The lab sessions were properly supervised for safety. 15. The lab instructor provided assistance when needed. 16. The lab instructions

Conference Session

General Technical Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

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Computers in Education

: Scatterplot of Average Test Score vs. Class Participation PointsFigure 9 shows the average quiz score, compared to the total of all other points in the course.Both totals were adjusted to 100 points to simplify comparison. There is a surprisingly highcorrelation between the two scores (R = 0.59, P = 0.002). However, this probably reflects the factthat those students who skipped quizzes also tended to skip classes and skipped turning in someassignments. The fact that three students did very well in the quizzes, but got a “C” in the courseindicates that there is no clear cause and effect. Figure 9: Quiz Score vs. Total Non-Quiz Course ScoreStudents who participated in the questions with instructor feedback between attempts

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Elizabeth Dawson, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Kerrie Wilkins, Arizona State University ; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. Bibliographic Information Page 26.850.141. Klein, C., DeRouin, R. E., & Salas, E. (2006). Uncovering workplace interpersonal skills: A review, framework, and research agenda. In G. P. Hodgkinson & J. K. Ford (Eds.), International review of industrial and organizational psychology (Vol. 21, pp. 80-126). New York: WIley & Sons, Ltd.2. National Research Council. (2012). Education for Life and Work: Developing Transferable Knowledge and Skills in the 21st Century. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.3. National Association

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Scott, Alabama A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Age Group: {22 or under, over 22} 2. Gender: {male, female} 3. Under-Represented Minority: {yes, no} 4. Transfer Status: {admitted to engineering as a freshmen, transferred to engineering from a community college with an associate’s degree, other transfer status} 5. Pell Grant Recipient: {yes, no} 6. Combined Work and Credit Hours/Effort: {under 40, 40-65, over 65}The age categories reflect our interest in traditional vs. non-traditional engineering students, withthe traditional student starting college at age 18. The students in this course were juniors andseniors. The under-represented minority students consisted of Hispanic, American Indian,Black/African American, or Hawaiian/Pacific Islander students. The work and credit

Conference Session

Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karl A Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design of the launcher itself). In the second test, some groupswere asked to launch farther (20 m) or shorter (5 m), some were asked to land the play-doh closer to the target (0.25 m), and some were asked to launch heavier or lighterprojectiles (i.e. more or less play-doh). Students had to consider their new designconstraints as they modified and improved their original designs. After the second test(which reflected the modified requirements) students made a final designrecommendation to the client and were asked to justify their designs using the results ofthe tests.ThemesAlthough the target groups were able to successfully complete the experiments and testsand in most cases were able to draw correct conclusions about what they had done

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tia Jackson-Truitt; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

majorengineering firm.I’m a people person […] My last internship was with [very large, well known, globalengineering firm], in California, but they didn’t have anything for me to do […] It was horriblyboring, horribly sucky […] I can usually click with everybody, just clown and have fun, but thatwas the first time with a group where I couldn’t really catch, like, a groove, a group of people toclown with. I couldn’t have fun with a subset of them, and of course, you have to be serious whenyou’re working, but I always want to clown and have fun, […] I like to get work done but I liketo also have fun with it.We believe this reflects how many of the traditional engineering firms come across as stodgy andunfriendly to this generation of students, and

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Héctor Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Juan David Ortega-Alvarez, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University; Stephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

by FYE students as useful in deciding theirengineering major. The figure only shows the results where the word count was greater than 2.“Presentations” and “homework” occur in the context of ENGR131, whereas “research”emerged spontaneously in the list, something we were not expecting to see. Upon reflection andobservation of survey responses to this question, we realized that while the question was askingstudents about the activities in ENGR131, they reported doing some research on their own whichhelps them make a decision regarding their major.Figure 2 shows that the activity students find most helpful are the presentations. However, anadditional finding can be highlighted from these results: After the activities occurring in thecontext of

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandra Anstaett Metzler P.E., Ohio State University; Blaine W. Lilly, Ohio State University

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Mechanical Engineering

theirlives, have adequate supervision and hands-on training, for the sake of both safety andproficiency. Therefore, a sizeable number of students who had completed the pilot course wererecruited to act as Undergraduate Teaching Associates (UTAs) for the semester long version.The UTAs were all selected based on their performance in the course, as reflected both in thegrade they received as well as their competence in the hands-on aspects of the course. One of theinteresting outcomes of these selection criteria was that the resulting percentage of femalestudents selected as UTAs was significantly higher than the percentage of female studentsenrolled in the course. The percentage of female UTAs in the course has consistently beenbetween 40 and 50