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NSF Grantees: REU 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Timothy E. Allen, University of Virginia

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identifying novel drug targets and ascertaining the etiology of complex diseases suchas cancer and heart disease, but also for achieving truly personalized medical diagnostics,therapies, and surgical approaches toward treating these diseases [1-3]. Biological systems canbe defined and studied at multiple scales: the molecular scale (protein structure and folding), thepathway and cellular scale (network behavior and “emergent properties”), and the multicellular-to-population scales (tissue-, organ-, and population-level dynamics and interactions). Moreover,inherent biological complexity and high-throughput measurement approaches lead to massive“big data” sets, often with thousands of heterogeneous values [4]. The ability to apply rigorousand

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Identity

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Debra A. Major, Old Dominion University; Seterra D. Burleson, Old Dominion University; Xiaoxiao Hu, West Virginia University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University

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workforce[1]. Engineering identity, the degree to which engineering is central to a student’s self-concept, isa professional role identity that students typically develop during college [2]. Research hasshown that engineering identity is predictive of both educational and professional persistence [3],[4]. Thus, investigating the factors that facilitate the development of engineering identitycontributes to a more comprehensive understanding of retention in engineering.Professional identity develops as individuals participate in the activities associated with theprofessional role, develop social networks linked to the profession, and engage in a sense-making process in which they compare expectations and opportunities associated with theprofessional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Identity

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Seoyeon Park, Texas A&M University; Rebecca A. Atadero, Colorado State University; Anne Marie Aramati Casper, Colorado State University; Karen E. Rambo-Hernandez, Texas A&M University; Jody Paul, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Christopher Douglas Griffin, West Virginia University; Ronald R. DeLyser, University of Denver; Christina Paguyo, University of Denver; Scott T. Leutenegger, University of Denver

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andpersonalities, while also placing some emphasis on the experience of populations historicallyunderrepresented in engineering and computer science and those who have been traditionallyunder-served by engineering and/or computing products.The project has a set of activities operating, with local variations, in most of the first-yearengineering courses at partner campuses [1], [2], [3]. During this year of the grant, emphasis hasbeen placed on maintaining and expanding activities implemented in sophomore, junior, andsenior level courses as well as crafting activities for computer science courses. Two key issuesthat have arisen for project personnel are (1) meaningful engagement, motivation, andprofessional development of faculty and other instructors; and

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NSF Grantees: RED 2 / Civil Eng

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Mohamed ElZomor, Florida International University; Piyush Pradhananga, Florida International University; Gabriella Santi; Shahin Vassigh, Florida International University

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, integrating robotics in AECdisciplines is perceived as a challenging and time-consuming task, yet training our futureworkforces through a Robotic Academy that deploys available technologies will be the first stepto hedge against those challenges. In this planning phase of the study, the primary goal is to: (1)understand the reasons behind the lack of adopting robotics technologies and Artificial Intelligence(AI) techniques in the construction industry within South Florida; (2) identify the need of robotic-operation training modules; (3) design and develop educational courses for a Robotic Academyand; (4) assess and evaluate the effectiveness of the implemented pilot study while training thefirst cohort of trainees. To achieve this, the authors

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NSF Grantees: Entrepreneurship

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Crystal Bailey, American Physical Society

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Crystal Bailey American Physical Society College Park, MD 20740MotivationDuring the past 30 years, there have been ongoing concerns about the ability of the United Statesto compete in the global economy. The number and preparedness of STEM graduates is notmeeting the current or anticipated demands of industry, technology and the broader workforce[1]. Twenty percent of jobs require a “high level” of knowledge in STEM and many morerequire some proficiency in STEM fields [2]. In response, national efforts were launched toincrease the number and diversity of students pursuing degrees and careers in STEM fields.Despite these efforts, poor retention of students in STEM majors such

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NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lea K. Marlor, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Madison E. Andrews, University of Texas at Austin; Bobbie Bermudez, University of Oregon; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin; Laura J. Carroll, University of Michigan; Nicholette Marie DeRosia, University of Oregon ; Matthew Charles Graham; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University

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instruments,which allow for triangulation of classroom data: an instructor survey, a student survey, and aclassroom observation protocol. This work-in-progress paper will cover the current progress ofour research study and present our research instruments.IntroductionPast research has shown that instructors’ use of active learning in the classroom can improvestudent learning, engagement, and interest in STEM; however, despite these findings, thetranslation of educational research to actual classrooms has been slow [1, 2, 3, 4]. Moreover,research suggests that the recurrent calls to increase the number, quality, and diversity of STEMgraduates could, in fact, be substantially met if these evidence-based teaching practices werewidely adopted in

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NSF Grantees: Student Learning 3

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Kenya Z. Mejia, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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, wefocused on appreciating the range of activities currently used by engineering educators to supportreflection and exploring issues related to the design of reflection activities. We have sought tocontribute to broader efforts to understand students' experiences with reflection, educators'efforts to design reflection activities appropriate for students, and researchers' efforts to betterunderstand affordances of specific reflection activities.In the current NSF project, we seek to use a ​deep dive ​into two dimensions of students’engagements with reflection as a way to advance conversations about reflection. In the deepdive, we have been targeting (1) students’ reactions to reflection activities and (2) students’self-identified knowledge gains as

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NSF Grantees: Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Nan Kong, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Lindsey B. Payne, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Eunhye Kim, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Carolina Vivas-Valencia, Purdue University

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aim to facilitate the professional development ofbiomedical engineering (BME) students with an emphasis on gaining competencies inengineering design through empathic innovation. We have examined and continue to examinethe following three questions:1) How do undergraduate engineering students’ emphatic design tendencies and abilities evolve over time through a multi-semester sequence of BME capstone design?2) To what extent do undergraduate engineering students’ empathic tendencies relate to the framing and re-framing process in their capstone design projects?3) To what extent do undergraduate engineering students’ empathic tendencies relate to their engineering innovation in their capstone design projects?We found interventions, like

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NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Sarah Hoyt, Arizona State University; Kristi Glassmeyer, Arizona State University

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, or student-centered teaching practices, is a pedagogical technique whereinstructors engage the students directly in the learning process through interactive strategies.Whereas, instructor-centered pedagogical strategies involve information transmission fromteacher to students through a lecture. There is a plethora of research demonstrating theeffectiveness of active learning for student comprehension and achievement This research baseindicates that student achievement is greater in classes with active learning environments whencompared to traditional lecture classes [1, 2, 3]. In a meta-analysis of over 200 studies, Freemanand colleagues [4] found that students enrolled in classes that utilized active learning had greaterlearning and

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NSF Grantees: Student Development

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Carmen M. Lilley, University of Illinois at Chicago

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materials and the characterization and modeling of their material properties. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 RIEF: Mapping the Development of Leadership Skills for Undergraduate Engineering Students in Leadership PositionsMotivation There is a strong economic argument to increase racial and gender diversity of executiveleadership in companies. Researchers found that greater ethnic/cultural and gender diversity ofexecutive leadership teams correlated to financial outperforming other companies by 33% and21% respectively [1]. In addition, leadership skills are considered as key for those entering theworkforce [2]. In general, leadership formation has been widely studied for

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 4

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Rebekah Dupont, Augsburg University; Nancy A. Rodenborg, Augsburg University

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: Supporting Community College Transfer Pathways and Access to High Impact Practices during Transfer TransitionAbstractWhile scholarships help reduce the financial burden of higher education, scholarships alone donot increase STEM bachelor degree completion by low-income academically talentedstudents. Developing strategies to support STEM transfer students is key [1], [2], [3] as isengaging students in high-impact practices such as internships and undergraduate research [4].We share approaches developed in our National Science Foundation Scholarships for Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (NSF S-STEM) program to support student successand to increase access to research and internship opportunities

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Design

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Shawn Grimes; Stephanie Grimes; Adena Moulton, Digital Harbor Foundation; Andrew Coy, Digital Harbor Foundation

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All and Nation of Makers. Andrew was also the lead author on the Maryland Access Task Force report to Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan. His work has been recognized by Baltimore Business Journal, The Daily Record, Forbes Magazine, Baltimore Sun, Education Week, and K12 Magazine. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Scaling Informal Technology Education through Makerspaces1. IntroductionMaking refers to hands-on design, prototyping and fabrication activities conducted by amateurtechnologists, designers, and artists using consumer-grade technologies, such as 3D printers andlow-cost microcomputers and microcontrollers [1, 2]. Maker education models provide multiplepoints of entry for

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NSF Grantees: Workforce Development

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Karen Wosczyna-Birch, CT College of Technology; Wendy Robicheau

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Award.The COT-RCNGM has recognized the challenges in finding manufacturing technologyinstructors. The two main challenges are: 1) finding candidates that have the typical highereducation credentials needed to teach in the community colleges or 2) finding candidates withextensive hands-on experience. The first step taken by the COT-RCNGM was to create a newposition that substituted extensive experience within the manufacturing industry for the highereducation credentials. Input was sought from current faculty, AMTC directors, deans, humanresources representatives, and unions to account for all parties that would be affected by theposition. For candidates without teaching experience, professional development for classroommanagement, curriculum

Conference Session

NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Virtual)

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Clara Novoa, Texas State University; Bobbi J. Spencer, Texas State University; Leona Hazlewood, Texas State University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University

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for Engineering Education, 2020 Spatial Visualization Skills Training at Texas State University to Enhance STEM Students Academic SuccessAbstractA diagnostic of thirty questions administered to incoming STEM students in Fall 2013 and Fall2015 - Fall 2018 reflects that their spatial visualization skills (SVS) need to be improved.Previous studies in the SVS subject [1], [2], [3] report that well-developed SVS skills lead tostudents’ success in Engineering and Technology, Computer Science, Chemistry, ComputerAided Design and Mathematics. Authors [4], [5] mention that aptitude in spatial skills isgradually becoming a standard assessment of an individual’s likelihood to succeed as anengineer.This research reports the

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NSF Grantees: S-STEM 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brittany Bradford, Rice University; Margaret E. Beier, Rice University; Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University; Matthew Taylor, Rice University

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%graduated with at least a B- GPA, compared with 86% of the comparison students, and 97% ofthe non-comparison, non-RESP students. A chi-square test approached significance in favor ofmore B- and above GPAs among RESP students than the comparison students. Overall, wefound that high school preparation predicted STEM students’ graduation GPAs. Further,although RESP participation did not predict the cumulative GPAs of STEM majors, the programmay: 1) improve STEM degree persistence and 2) ensure that more of the program’s STEMgraduates achieve at least a B- cumulative graduation GPA. The number of RESP andcomparison students is relatively small, yet these findings nevertheless offer preliminaryevidence that the intervention may be effective at improving

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NSF Grantees: Student Thought

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Javiera Espinoza von Bischhoffshausen, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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Student and Practitioner Approaches to Systems Thinking: Integrating Technical and Contextual ConsiderationsSystems thinking is recognized as a critical skill for engineers tasked with addressing complexproblems in contemporary society [1] – [3]. Often, engineering definitions of systems thinkingforeground the ability to account for relationships between different technical components of aproduct or process. However, these definitions frequently underemphasize how technicalelements of a solution influence and are influenced by contextual and human aspects of aproblem, such as the cultural, political, and economic context, required to successfully address aproblem [4] – [6]. While there has been national attention [7], [8] to the

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NSF Grantees: Learning Tools (Hands On)

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Katelyn Dahlke, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Kitana Kaiphanliam, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; David B. Thiessen, Washington State University; Prashanta Dutta, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University; Olivia Reynolds, Washington State University; Aminul Islam Khan, Washington State University; Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Campbell University; Olufunso Oje, Washington State University

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world and the problems we face, there is a need forengineers to approach such issues with an eye for innovation. To reach that level of skill,however, there must be a strong foundation of fundamental concepts. As educators, if we expectstudents to become the future innovators of society, we ourselves must also use innovativeapproaches to teach. Alternative and complementary learning methods have been exploredwithin engineering education for the past several decades to enhance the learning experience andaid in student comprehension. Although collaborative learning approaches such as think-pair-share are commonly used and have proven to be effective [1], hands-on learning has increased inpopularity due to the potential for being more applicable

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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- Page 23.532.4ended problem solving technique. The students have the opportunity to use 3comments from others to critically evaluate and modify and improve theirapproaches. These steps can be recursive focusing on the entire or part of theprocess. The final step of the process involves students writing a short report ontheir modified problem solving process and then applying the process to a newopen-ended problem in a similar topic. An overall flow of activities in TeatoL isshown in Figure 1.Figure 1 - Steps and activities in TeatoL environment along with target mode for learning Page

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan D. Niemi, LeTourneau University; Matthew G. Green, LeTourneau University; Melanie Roudkovski, LeTourneau University

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Enhancement (FIRE), is supportedby the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0969382. Any opinions, findings, andconclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.1.0 Project Activities1.1 Overall Goal Page 23.551.2The most specific and immediate goal of this project is to increase the School of Engineering andEngineering Technology (SEET) graduation rate from its 2009 five-year average of 42% to animproved five-year average of 65%.1 To achieve this target, 1-year retention of new studentsmust be increased to 85% from its 2009 level of 68

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Kenyon M Richardson; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan

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teaching practices by engineering faculty islimited (e.g., [4]). Our own research confirms these findings at the University of Michigan (U-M,a large, public research university) where we recently observed a random sample ofundergraduate, lecture-based engineering classes and discovered that the use of active learningand effective student questioning was surprisingly low [2]. To achieve wider adoption ofeffective teaching practices at our college of engineering, we are working to develop aninstitutional change plan. This paper describes one part of that change plan: a series of facultyfocus groups we conducted to explore factors that influence faculty motivation to adopt effectiveteaching practices.We use the Expectancy-Value Theory (EVT, [1, 6

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Russell Pimmel, University of Alabama (Emeritus); Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Norman L. Fortenberry, American Society for Engineering Education; Brian Yoder; Rocio C Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education

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models, and on the rapidly developing web-based social networking and contentmanagement tools. It utilizes virtual communities of practice (VCP) to help faculty membersunderstand and implement research-based instructional approaches.The two goals of the project are: (1) to develop a sustainable VCP model for facultydevelopment that will enable relatively inexperienced faculty members to gain an understandingof research-based instructional approaches and to implement these approaches in theirclassrooms and (2) to identify VCP best practices by developing approaches for characterizingthe operation of VCP implementations and relating these to VCP effectiveness. This paper firstsummarizes the literature that underlies the VCP approach; then it

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David L. Soldan, Kansas State University; Don Gruenbacher, Kansas State University; Noel N. Schulz, Kansas State University; Blythe A Vogt PE, Kansas State University; William Bowes Hageman, Kansas State University

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. Page 23.620.5Project SuccessStudent success (C or better) in Calculus 1 (or higher) and follow-on entry level engineeringcourses will be the primary evaluation metric. Students and evaluation metrics will be tracked asindividuals enter the program and reported when a significant number of metrics areaccumulated.It is important to evaluate the experiences of interested veterans to determine their preparationfor academic study, including the evaluation of military education and experience for academiccredit and/or advanced placement. The comprehensive evaluation of this phase of the programcannot take place until the accelerated programs are in place. However, initial feedback will begathered from veterans concerning their perceived abilities

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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-Transistor Logic and CMOS:Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductors) have been replaced by Programmable LogicDevices (CPLD: Complex Programmable Logic Devices and FPGA) [1, 2, 3]. Today, a morestandard development process is widely used in industry. The process uses Hardware DescriptionLanguages as a design entry to describe the digital systems. The two most widely used HardwareDescription Languages in industry are VHDL (Very High Speed Integrated Circuit HardwareDescription Language) and Verilog (Verifying Logic). Although most traditional electrical andcomputer engineering programs have updated their curriculum to include topics in hardwaredescription language and programmable logic design (FPGA/CPLD), two-year and four-yearelectrical engineering

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ying Tang, Rowan University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University; John P Henry, Sustainable Learning Systems; S. Keith Hargrove, Tennessee State University; Talbot Bielefeldt, International Society for Technology in Education

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experiences into the pre-engineering classrooms and to promotescience and engineering design. The design and implementation of the game are described indetail with the focus on the CI features, metacognitive strategies, context-oriented approaches aswell as their seamless integration into core game play.INTRODUCTIONK-12 education is facing the challenge of educating all children to meet higher standards in areasof science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). For instance, schooling remainshighly departmentalized, stratified and continues to teach subjects in isolation, with little or noattempts to draw connections among the STEM disciplines [1]. Schools have not kept pace withthe transformative technological revolution to bring much

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Hunter, University of Arizona; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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water systems; and industrial water treatment for recycle and re-use. Page 23.649.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 GRAND CHALLENGESDELI (DISCOVER, EXPLORE, LEARN & IMAGINE) PROJECT UPDATE Page 23.649.2IntroductionHere we report on data collected for a project in which five new web-based lines of study,referred to as Elective Units, were developed by engineering faculty members with expertise intopics related to the NAE Grand Challenges.1 In a previous communication,2 we described therationale, development

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denny C. Davis, Washington State University; Jennifer E LeBeau, Washington State University; Michael S. Trevisan, Washington State University; Howard P Davis, Washington State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Brian F French, Washington State University

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) Type 2 project (DUE 1065486) founded on a precursor NSF Page 23.651.2Course, Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Type 1 project, Inventory ofEvaluation Tools for Engineering Education Projects. The Inventory project (a) established theneed for a readily available repository of high quality evaluation tools to support evaluation ofengineering education projects, (b) identified some of the tools and characteristics that may bevaluable for an evaluation tools database, and (c) identified potential user groups who couldbenefit from an engineering education evaluation tools database. As part of the precursor project,a panel of national

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael G Mauk P.E., Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng.); Vladimir Genis, Drexel University (Tech.); M. Eric Carr, Drexel University

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flow modes with image capture, processing, and analysis.Introduction and BackgroundMicrofluidics is the science and technology of miniaturizing fluidic systems for implementingchemical and biological processes on a microscale, i.e., fluid flow in channels or conduits withcross-sectional dimensions of 1 micron to 1 millimeter. Application areas include analysis andsynthesis of materials, biomedical diagnostics, biotechnology, and as platforms fornanotechnology. Microfluidics also serves an effective vehicle for studying and teachingvarious physical and chemical phenomena important in engineering science, and for developingand integrating skills in diverse engineering subjects such as CAD, prototyping, materials, fluidmechanics, heat and mass

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca L. Damron, Oklahoma State University; Sohum A Sohoni, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; YoonJung Cho, Oklahoma State University; Kerri S Kearney, Oklahoma State University

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evaluationthan later when students showed more stance, i.e. expression of attitude toward the knowledge, andintegration of their learning.1. IntroductionThis paper provides initial results on the impact of using the Progressive Learning Platform(PLP) 1-3 in a microprocessors course. The PLP is a platform that facilitates experiential learningfor students taking courses in digital design, microprocessors, and computer architecture. Thelong-term vision for the PLP is to provide an alternative and experiential way of teachingcomputer engineering by establishing the computer engineering curriculum around a carefullydesigned learning platform. PLP provides a common development platform using a FieldProgrammable Gate Array (FPGA) board and is comprised of a

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn Barger, National Science Foundation ATE Centers; Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Marie A. Boyette, FLATE

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regularly engage middle and high school students in tours to high tech industries using several operational models: (1) FLATE’s traditional “Made in Florida” Industry Tours, the “1-to-1” model, for middle and/or high school students where a student class together with a teacher and chaperones are transported by bus to participating partner industries; (2 and 3) the multisite “Industry Day” models or the “1-to-many” and “many-to-many” models in which multiple high school student groups tour two or three manufacturing sites in one day including lunch at one of the facilities; and (4) tours for private and home schools where parents provide the transportation and also

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhananjay Kumar, North Carolina A&T State University; Devdas M. Pai, North Carolina A&T State University; Courtney Lambeth, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University; Narayan Bhattarai, North Carolina A&T State University

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INTERDISCIPLINARYNANOTECHNOLOGY THEORY-CUM-LABORATORY COURSE: This course wasdeveloped to provide more practical exposure to undergraduate students in the areas of synthesis,processing and manufacturing of nano-components and nano-systems, characterization andmeasurements of nanostructured systems and devices. The course is named ‘Fundamentals ofNanoscience and Engineering.’ The NUE project refers to this course as Nanotechnology-I.The Nanotechnology-I, offered as a special topics course in the first year of project, has nowbecome a regular course in the department of Mechanical Engineering with theaforementioned course title. This course is now planned to be offered every fall semester inthe Department of Mechanical Engineering.A.1. Description Nanotechnology-I Course