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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Laura Maria Roberts; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Kevin David Hale

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

  • Pre-­‐test   Tutorial  on  Mitosis  (or   • Material  presented  in  least  preferred  (or  most   Punnett  Square)   preferred)  style   • Post-­‐test   • Present  results  of  Barsch  Inventory  to  the  student   Tutorial  on  Learning   • Present  strategies  for  different  style  learnerrs   Styles   • Post-­‐test  on  learning  style  strategies   ReBlection  and   Evaluation   Figure 1. Outline of learning styles moduleThe learning styles module teaches about two biology topics—Punnett Squares andmitosis. Four presentations

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State Univeristy; Kelvin Daratha, Graduate Student at Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

directly contribute to the safety and efficiency of the surface transportation system.Project IntroductionA large body of research has shown that many graduating students do not possess anunderstanding of fundamental concepts in fields such as physics 1, mathematics 2 andengineering 3. Confounding the lack of conceptual understanding are differences between howacademics and engineering professionals think about and apply fundamental engineeringconcepts. Situated cognition experts contend that knowledge only exists in context and has verylimited meaning and usefulness when taught out of context 4, 5. An urgent educational needexists to better integrate engineering students within the context of engineering practice and todevelop, implement, and

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Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

Page 23.897.2competencies so they could one day become engineers?The relationship between the mentor and the student may last for many years afterstudent’s graduation. Often it is difficult to define, in a clear manner, what mentoring isand how a professor can become a good mentor. The paper describes some attributes ofmentoring and sketches out how a faculty member might become a good mentor tostudents.II. How to Become a Mentor?So how does one become an effective mentor of engineering students? Perhaps we couldlist the attributes of good mentors and simply say “go ahead and do that.” But thisapproach is not without precedent. The National Academy of Sciences takes thisapproach in its book, Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, & Friend. (1) It

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Training and Support for NEEs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth J. Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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New Engineering Educators

ADVANCEFORWARD project features three major components consisting of a multitude of programs: 1)campus climate, 2) advancement/leadership, and 3) research. To achieve the project goals, the Page 23.898.2campus climate component provides workshops for academic administrators and faculty on 1  climate issues and supports male faculty as advocates and allies. The research component isdesigned to assess if and how the incentives and programs lead to the achievement of the goalsand, ultimately, to institutional transformation. The advancement/leadership component of

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Jintana Nina Phanthanousy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

Mentoring Team Conflicts in Capstone Design: Problems and SolutionsIntroductionTeaming is ubiquitous in design education, yet many project mentors have little or no formaltraining in teamwork or in mentoring teams, and have learned primarily through experience. As aresult, issues associated with teaching teamwork or addressing team dynamics are oftenchallenging for design faculty. Most capstone projects involve multi-person teams, andteamwork is often considered a critical outcome in design courses, but in a recent nationalsurvey, fewer than 50% of capstone faculty responding included instruction in teamwork as akey course component 1. Moreover, as the results from a recent Capstone Design Conferenceindicate, faculty

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Implementing Active Learning in Mechanical Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Craig Durwin Engle, Purdue University Calumet; Gregory P. Neff, Purdue University, Calumet (Tech)

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Engineering Technology

laboratories. Senior project students Jim Bova andSaleh Alkerri over three semesters designed and built a  PLC/Pneumatics trainer that will be replicated eight moretimes by student workers. The components for the trainers  have been donated by corporate members of the Packaging  Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI): B & RAutomation, Bimba Mfg., and Balluff Sensors. Students will  control pneumatic cylinders with sensors using IEC 61131-3ladder-logic diagram and structured text programming P  Figure 1‐ PLC/Pneumatics Trainer Project                                                             i

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Interdisciplinary and Undergraduate Research in Engineering Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rigoberto Chinchilla, Eastern Illinois University; Bryan G. Baker, Eastern Illinois University

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Engineering Technology

becomes much larger than thedifference between two different faces under the same illumination1. The accuracy of facerecognition degrades quickly when the illumination is dim or when the face is not uniformlyilluminated2. A person’s appearance will typically change dramatically if the intensity of lightreflected from the face is changed1. Add to this a change in the direction the illumination isoriginating from, resulting in shading and shadows being created, the angle of view a camera hason the subjects face, and a person can become unrecognizable to a facial recognition system.1 Hiremath and Prabhakar 2 noted that there are also variances in how light reflects fromhuman faces depending on the color, or skin tone of people from different

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay McCormack, University of Idaho; Ashley Ater Kranov, ABET; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Patrick D. Pedrow P.E., Washington State University; Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University

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Educational Research and Methods

, and Washington StateUniversity are currently validating the EPS rubric by scoring 19 student discussions recorded andtranscribed during the 2011-12 academic year. This effort has produced a number of bestpractices for annotating transcripts, summarizing data and justifying ratings on rubric scoresheets, arriving at consensus scores between multiple raters, and assuring inter-rater reliability.In this paper, we examine a section from a scored transcript to illustrate the scoring methodologywhich includes rater practices and application of decision rules. Preliminary results are presentedwhich include inter-rater statistics.1. Engineering Professional Skills Assessment OverviewEngineering programs across the nation have struggled to define

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Anita Grierson, Arizona State University; Richard A. Hall Jr., Cochise College; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; John H Bailey, Eastern Arizona College; Rakesh Pangasa, Arizona State University; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Russell Cox

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the last year. The challenges that remain and future plans are also discussed.I. IntroductionThe need for more engineers in the United States has been known for several years. This needdrew more public attention in June 2001 when President Obama put out the call and set a goalfor at least 10,000 more engineers to be graduated each year in the US.1 At the end of August2011, President Barack Obama’s Jobs and Competitiveness council made an announcement tohelp this short-term goal: more than 40 major companies agreed to double the number ofengineering internships to help universities improve their retention rate of engineering students.2The National Science Foundation joined this effort in September of 2012 by announcing acooperative effort with

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amod A. Ogale, Clemson University and Hoowaki LLC; Sarah Kelley Hulseman, Hoowaki LLC; Andrew Hampton Cannon, Hoowaki LLC; Byron S. Villacorta, Clemson University; Ralph Allen Hulseman, Hoowaki LLC

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

INSPiRETM 114, a filmgrade isotactic polypropylene (i-PP). It has a melting point of 164°C, density of 0.9 g/cm3 and amelt flow index (MFI) of 0.5 g/10 min at 230°C.Micro-textured Dies and Processing Page 23.904.2Figure 1 schematically shows die patterns used to determine how the die shape influences thefilm texture. Figure 1. Schematic representation of die micro-geometries in the shapes of rectangular (left) and trapezoidal (right) features.The micro-patterned dies were 25 mm wide and had a 10 mm deep land. The rectangular featureshad straight sides and a flat bottom. The trapezoidal features have a narrow top and a

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Mechatronics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Peter H. Meckl, Purdue University School of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

Microprocessors and Microcontrollers; Number Systems, Binary 1 Arithmetic 2 Digital Logic; Memory and Memory Addressing Microprocessor Architecture and Internal 3 Operations PC Familiarization, Software 4 Instruction Set Overview, Addressing Modes Development Environment 5 Assembler Directives; Branching and Looping 6 Subroutines & the Stack, Passing Parameters Assembly Language Programming, 7 Peripherals, I/O Interfaces Digital I/O 8 Parallel I/O Ports 9 Serial Communications, UART, ASCII Conversion 10 Interrupts 11 Interrupts

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Practical Teaching

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nourredine Boubekri, University of North Texas; Vasim Shaikh, University of North Texas

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Manufacturing

: Microlubrication, Minimum Quantity Lubrication, Milling, Tool wear, Steel, Design of experiments.1. IntroductionMetal working fluids (MWFs) are used to cool and lubricate the tool/workpieceinterface during machining. The MWFs perform several important functionsincluding reducing the friction-heat generation and dissipating generated heat attool-workpiece interface which results in the reduction of tool wear. MWFs flushthe chips away from the tool and clean the workpiece causing less built-up edge(BUE). Therefore, MWFs cannot be completely avoided; however, their exposureto machine operators is a cause of growing occupational health hazards. U.S.National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) recommends thatoccupational permissible

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Special Initiatives and Programs at Two-Year Colleges

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

convenience and value of many products can be substantially increased withreduced size and weight. With the trend towards miniaturization, micromachining becomesincreasingly important in fabricating micro parts. Micro parts may have overall size of fewmillimeters but it has many features that falls in micro range from 1 µ m to 500 µm. features sizeof 100 µm is common in micromachining. This means small as hair size, the average hairdiameter is about 100 µm1-5.The design and construction of tools, tool holders, cutting tools, and electrodes need to evolve asgreater demands are placed on them for machining these miniature parts. A study ofmicromachining process proves that micro cutting processes are not just a miniaturization of theconventional

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Teaching with Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Larry Burton, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Robert Cobb Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Ibraheem A. Kateeb, North Carolina A&T State University; Li-Shiang Tsay, North Carolina A & T State University; Cameron Seay, North Carolina A&T State University; Tony E. Graham I, Department of Built Environment; Chafic Bousaba, NC A&T SU, CST Dept.

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Educational Research and Methods

forced a change in plans to equip the room with thin-client stations. All thirty stations were served by a single server running thirty images of aMicrosoft Windows 7 operating system 1. The system became operational a few weeks after thestart of fall 2012 classes. Back-to-back room scheduling gave no time for IT staff to service theinevitable station failures resulting from technology failures and students attempting to re-bootand re-arrange cabling of the thin clients.The fall 2012 semester of Linux instruction began in a classroom with no computer access at all,and with best hopes of having thin clients running a sluggish Windows 7 image with nopersistent storage. Enrollment was capped at 59 students, half of whom were freshmen takingtheir

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The D/M/A of CE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua M Frey, Elizabethtown College; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College

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Community Engagement Division

for future outreach projects and a moreknowledgeable community on engineering. In addition, this outreach project exposed theundergraduates to the demand for more engineers and encourages them to continue outreach incommunity.Introduction The United States is increasingly looking to engineering as part of the solution to ourrecent economic downturn, as well as to global challenges including sustainability and ever-changing technology. To this end, President Obama set a goal to graduate 10,000 moreengineers each year from American institutions [1]. In addition, Energy Secretary Steven Chuhas stated, “We need engineers. We need scientists. This is going to be at the heart of how theUnited States is going to remain competitive” [2

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Laboratory Experiences in Electronics and Circuits

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

10 groups. A more ideal ratio is one to five. • Provide a fall-back for students who do not complete the lab during class. Allow them to complete the lab during TA office hours or open lab hours. This fall-back removes the panic that some students feel while trying to complete the lab during the 50 minute period. • Assign course credit to the lab to motivate students to come to class and to participate fully in the lab. Page 23.910.4The three expected student outcomes for in-class labs for lecture-based courses are specifiedbelow:1. Student achievement on tests/homework/assignments will benefit from the

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Recruitment, Retention and First-year Programs in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W Pritchard, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6388Modern Embedded Systems as a Platform for Problem Solving in FreshmanEngineering: What is the Best Option?Mr. John W Pritchard, Iowa State UniversityDr. Mani Mina, Iowa State University Page 23.911.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Modern Embedded Systems as a Platform for Problem Solving: What is the Best Option? John Pritchard1 and Mani Mina1 1 Electrical and Computer Engineering

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kabirian, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Mark Rajai, CSUN

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Engineering Management

together should modernize the statuesque to bring it to the state of the art education ofEM.1. BenchmarkingThere are many schools around the country that offer similar degrees to The Master of Science(MSc) in EM, some are residential programs and a few are online. We did a research comprisingabout 10 leading colleges around the country and looked into their program structures,requirements and strategies. These schools are Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Instituteof Technology, Cornell University, Case Western Reserve University, Drexel University, DukeUniversity, Dartmouth University, Northwestern University, University of California-Irvine, andPurdue University. This was done because the authors thought it was worthwhile looking at

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Curriculum Development and Multidisciplinary Instruction

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Newberry, Dakota County Technical College; Marilyn Barger P.E., National Science Foundation ATE Centers

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

issues required to be addressed when developing new content in any format includinghow big or how much material the units/modules should cover; what level of subject matterexpertise is needed; level of the information to be covered; how to include activities for problem-based learning; and knowing the target audience or audiences.Typically, modular curricula contains content for anywhere between one and five days (1-5hours) of lessons and activities.The Audience and User Community:No longer is “educational content” restricted to the traditional classroom. Television, museumsand many social media are being used to convey educational material. As a result, the useraudience has expanded from teachers and { four year college}students to include

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Classes in Entrepreneurship

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

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It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carrie Robinson, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

admitted and enrolled in a STEMmajor, internal resettlers as students who switched from one STEM major to another, and in-switchers as students who began their college career as a non-STEM major and switched into aSTEM major later. All interview participants were persisters who were directly admitted to anengineering major. Seven of the 19 students who were contacted agreed to participate and asummary of the participants is detailed in Table 1.Table 1Participants by Major with Demographic Data Student Fall 2011 Major Heritage Residency Gabriela Aerospace Engineering Mexican Non-Resident Rosa Chemical Engineering Mexican Resident Paloma Civil Engineering

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Teaching Materials Science Using Innovative Methods

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R Baker, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University

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Materials

information they found most valuable, they are determiningwhat information will be beneficial for them to know in the future, as well as motivate them tothink about the topic more in depth.BackgroundMotivation and Value in LearningMotivation is an important factor supporting students' learning. Student's choices, persistence,and effort to learning contexts independently and in groups are affected by their motivational andaffective beliefs1. Previous studies have shown that two points govern student motivation: 1) thedegree to which students believe they can complete a task (self-efficacy) and 2) the value thestudents place on the learning task2 . More specifically, college students must also perceiveadded benefit their personal futures3,5. The degree

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Ellingson, U. of St. Thomas, School of Engineering; Kundan Nepal, University of Saint Thomas; Megan Rose McGill, University of St. Thomas; Mitchell J Hoffmann, University of St. Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

Turtlebot, to give nearlyautonomous tours of their multi-floor engineering building. The Turtlebot can effectivelytraverse the hallways, use the elevator, and play audio files during tours.IntroductionWorldwide, robots are becoming further integrated into everyday life. Because robots can beprogrammed to analyze, act within, or control almost any environment autonomously, robots arevaluable assets for tasks ranging from cleaning a cat’s litter box to flying an aircraft. Animportant aspect of robots is their ability to solve complex problems quicker, more efficientlyand with more precision than humans can attain. For this reason, robots are useful tools inapplications requiring heavy computation such as weather forecasting[1] or natural

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Involving Undergraduates in Research

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tarek Abdoun, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Usama El Shamy P.E., Southern Methodist University; Anthony Tessari; Victoria Bennett, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John E Lawler, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Civil Engineering

(RPI) is utilized for the physical testing and the experiments aredesigned, analyzed, and constructed by the consortium of undergraduate students at both RPI andSouthern Methodist University (SMU).Geotechnical CentrifugeResearchers have discussed the merits of using small instructional centrifuges for education andnote that they can be effectively used to demonstrate core concepts relating to slope stability,foundation interaction, tunnel stability, piles, retaining structures, and lateral pressure thoery3,4,7.The use of a research-grade geotechnical centrifuge for this module delivers all the benefitsassociated with large-scale physical modeling while still maintaining the monetary and timeadvantages of reduced size testing. Figure 1

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Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Computers in Education

-world problems which are best solved by teams ofrobots which are able to communicate, share resources and coordinate tasks. Applications, suchas search and rescue, exploration, mapping, reconnaissance, and remote data collection may allbenefit from robot teams or swarms, which rely on multi-robot communication technology. Forexample, researchers have proposed a robot swarm solution to effectively contain oil spills in theocean.1 The robots, equipped with skimmers, use GPS and radio communication technology tocoordinate operations. Once the spill is contained by the robot team, a ship can pump the oil intocontainers for removal and storage. In another research effort, the coordination of a ground robotand a micro aerial robot is leveraged in

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Assessment of Student Learning 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

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Educational Research and Methods

turnover and higher service quality in their workgroups.A theoretical model of self-development following multisource feedback An influential meta-analysis of longitudinal studies published by Smither, London, andReilly50 examined the amount of performance improvement that occurs following multisourcefeedback and the factors that predict such improvement. The authors, who are among the mostprolific and highly-regarded scholars in the field of organizational psychology, reviewedevidence from 24 longitudinal studies and formulated a theoretical model for understandingfactors predicting self-development following the receipt of multisource feedback (see Figure 1).The design of the current project is derived in part from this model, so I have

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Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeff Gregorio, Drexel University; Brandon G Morton, Music Technology as a Vehicle to STEM for High School Students; Youngmoo Kim, Drexel University; Jessica S Ward, Drexel University (Eng.)

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

areallowed to experiment withdifferent numbers of turns in theirspeaker coils and different typesof plates to make qualitativeassessments of how these changesaffect the fidelity of the sound.Included in the project handout is Figure 1: Setup for Speaker Building Activityan equation relating the number ofcoil turns to the field strength, anda more advanced class warrants a discussion of the trade-off between increasing field strengthwith more turns and increasing the coil’s impedance.By learning about the principles behind speakers and their construction, students should gain abetter understanding of electromagnetism as well as an awareness of how much this technologyaffects their lives. Experimenting with different materials and coil turns

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Trends and Applications in Curricula and the Capstone Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

realistic constraints”. 1 How have programsimplemented this requirement into their curricula? To help answer this question the authorsconducted a national survey of Civil Engineering departments across the United States duringfall 2011. One hundred-one departments responded, with 99 indicating they had a culminatingmajor design experience. A paper summarizing the general results of this survey was presentedat the June 2012 American Society of Engineering Education National Conference.2 The firstpaper focused on identifying common trends in the culminating design experience.The current paper attempts to look for deeper patterns and correlations in the survey data toprovide additional assistance to schools looking to develop or modify their

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Aerospace Division Technical Session 3

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter J. Schubert, IUPUI

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Aerospace

provide to the pundit, and a how-to document for making contact and deliveringthe request in a respectful, professional manner. The goal is to engage the pundit with OSER.Once connected, the students are encouraged to remain in contact, and will be copied on e-mailcommunications with the pundit. In this way, the connection between student and architect hasthe potential to grow into a mentorship, internship, collaboration, job offer, or simply afriendship.IV. Students and OSERFigure 1 shows an organization chart for the involvement of SEDS in the OSER effort to unifyand optimize SP architecture. There are two main requirements for the student-punditinteraction. First, the pundit is being asked to provide a model-based representation of his or

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

stereotypes about women in engineering, men did reportmore endorsement (3.4 for men vs. 2.4 for women, with 7 representing strong endorsement)11.The shifting and often conflicting patterns with respect to women’s experiences in engineeringraise questions about how the climate has or has not changed, what strategies and structureswomen are leveraging to negotiate engineering culture, and what practices institutions should beemploying to continue to increase gender diversity in the field. Toward these ends, this paperpresents a qualitative study undertaking in conjunction with Jones et al.’s quantitative analyses10,11 to better understand women’s experiences in the contemporary engineering climate.Specifically, we address two questions: 1. Do women