Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Daniel Balkos, University of Waterloo; Benjamin Dow, University of Waterloo; Shoeleh Shams, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Monica B. Emelko, University of Waterloo; Scott Walbridge P.E., University of Waterloo; Chris Bachmann, University of Waterloo

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Civil Engineering

to most complex. They are: knowledge,comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation, respectively. This taxonomy waslater revised by Anderson et al. (2001), who changed the category descriptors to verbs and swappedthe order of the two most complex categories. They also redefined the cognitive domain fromBloom’s original two dimensional hierarchy of increasing cognitive complexity to a threedimensional intersection of the Cognitive Process Dimension and the Knowledge Dimension. Thecategories defining each dimension are shown in Figure 1. Figure 1. Current Revision of Bloom's Taxonomy.Figure credit: Iowa State University, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching (Heer

Conference Session

Integrity and the Problem of Cheating

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Ethics

understanding of students’ perceptions and habits with regard toacademic integrity.The purpose of this study is to learn about engineering students’ perceptions of and experienceswith academic integrity at the start of their undergraduate experience (post K-12). It answers thefollowing research questions: (1) How do students define academic dishonesty? (2) What is thefrequency with which they witness and participate in academically dishonest behaviors?, and (3)What are the motivations for engaging in these behaviors?A survey was administered to all first-year engineering students enrolled in the University’srequired first-year engineering course (ENGR 0011) in the Fall 2016 semester. The survey wasadministered at the beginning of the semester to

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin Duffy, Ohio State University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Austin Mack, Ohio State University; Brian Bowe, Dublin Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Mathematics

alone (Shea, Lubinski, & Benbow, 2001).Project Talent, undertaken in the US in the 1960s, involved the administration of a battery ofpsychometric tests over a one week period to a very large sample of high school students.50,000 males and 50,000 females were recruited from each of grades 9 to 12 (i.e. total n =400,000) to participate in the study and they were tracked over time (1, 5 and 11 years afterthe initial tests) to determine whether or not they pursued higher education and, if so, whatcourses they selected and the highest level of qualification they achieved. Results showed amarked difference in the verbal/spatial/mathematical ability profiles (as measured in highschool) of those who were destined to pursue a humanities social

Conference Session

MET Papers 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

T. Sean Tavares Ph.D., University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Technology

experimental methods in the Mechanical EngineeringDepartment at The University of Texas San Antonio. Presently, it is being employed in abachelor’s level course in the Mechanical Engineering Technology program at the University ofNew Hampshire at Manchester.Key aspects of experimental testing that can be studied using this experiment include: 1. Pre-test assessment of experimental uncertainty and planning of test to meet uncertainty goals. 2. Practice in executing tests and developing an appreciation for unanticipated circumstances that can compromise the quality of the results. 3. Post-test analysis to see if the quality of the data is consistent with that was anticipated in the pre-test phase.These are the principal aspects of

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ted Eschenbach, TGE Consulting; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Neal A Lewis, University of New Haven

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Engineering Economy

sector—not toward individual engineers and certainly not students.Note that J.G. Thuesen and Sullivan (1999) is an interesting review of engineering economy’shistory by the lead authors of later editions of these two titles.Personal finance topics in more recent textbooks: Our assessment of the inclusion of personalfinance topics in engineering economy textbooks in the 1970s through the mid-1990s issummarized in Table 1. That time period was chosen because it seems to have the largestnumbers of titles with a broader variety of chosen coverage. Most currently available texts arelater editions of these titles.From Table 1 it is clear that as a group, undergraduate textbooks in engineering economics havenot made the inclusion of personal finance

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

“something” that turns our beliefs(attitudes and values) into action, that is the methods of teaching we use, and the content toowhich we subscribe, is what we call “philosophy.” All of us have a philosophical disposition,some weak, some strong. Since engineering educators are teachers, and since theirphilosophy drives their educational activities, its curriculum, delivery and evaluation, it isright that no less should be expected of them: namely, that they have a defensible philosophy.As Sherren and Long pointed out in Engineering Education engineering educators are likelyto find that their beliefs, explicit or implicit, and values are grounded in one of the great ism’sof philosophy e.g. realism, pragmatism, idealism and naturalism [1]). In the

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dina Verdín, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

College Student in EngineeringAbstractThis research study explored first-generation college students’ in engineering post-graduationcareer intentions based on responses to a quantitative survey. In this paper, we answer thefollowing research questions: 1) How do first-generation college students’ measures of physics,mathematics, and engineering identity constructs differ compared to non-first-generation collegestudents? and 2) How does a physics identity influence first-generation college student’s choice ofan engineering major and career aspirations? The data came from the Intersectionality of Non-normative Identities in the Cultures of Engineering (InIce) survey. InIce was completed by 2,916first-year engineering college students enrolled in

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kanti Prasad, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

since 1994 VHDL Based Digital Design and taught up to 2001, till Dr. Terence Kelly (received his doctorate under supervision of Pro- fessor Prasad) took over. From spring 1998, Professor Prasad also developed and taught 16.517, MMIC Design and Fabrication course to meet the growing demand of regional semiconductor industries. He is the recipient of Zone I best paper award by American Society of Engineering Education (ASEE) in 2008. He has been appointed as honorable member of IAAB of the MEGHE group of Institution and Shree Baba Ramdeo College of Engineering and Management (Nagpur) in India. He has also received the Best Teaching award for the New England Region, and the Best Campus award for the Zone 1 from ASEE dur

Conference Session

Studies in Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caitlin Ashley Keller, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stacy L. Chiaramonte, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Beth Wilson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kate Beverage, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Rachel LeBlanc, Worcester PoIytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jody Reis, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

Quality Matters and OLC Pillars. Along with this, a best practice syllabus templatewas developed as well. These were endorsed by the faculty participating in an ad-hoc onlinesteering committee at the university. While not formally endorsed by faculty governance, thesedocuments have been provided to all instructors teaching online since that time and thoseinstructors have indicated that both documents are helpful resources.The best practices tool provides faculty with guidance on online delivery and setting up theircourse site. It focuses on eight areas designed for faculty to check when developing or updatingtheir online course. The areas are: 1. Course Organization and Introduction 2. Syllabus and Schedule 3. Learning Competencies

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara; Elizabeth Sciaky, University of California, Santa Barbara, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships; Diana Jaleh Arya, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

pronounced for underrepresented groups, often first generation college students,including veterans. PIPELINES, a collaboration between a Navy Base in Southern California, atier-1 research university and a network of community colleges, is an early workforce learningexperience that fosters students’ career preparedness while providing the ground to investigatethe complexities of developing STEM readiness of underrepresented populations through aninteractive ethnographic approach.In this work, we highlight strategies we found effective in developing and implementing thismulti-tiered, interdisciplinary effort, in which each actor (educators, researchers, and Navyscientists and engineers) brings complementary knowledge and skills that are key to

Conference Session

Engineering Technology

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Turner, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette; Rustin Webster, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany; Christopher Mark Schroder, Purdue University; Joseph F. Dues Jr., Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany; Andrew McCart, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany

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Engineering Technology

data (i.e. scaledresponses) was analyzed by common statistical software and methods (i.e. frequency, mean,standard deviation, etc.). Results of the study show that the primary factor cited by students inchoosing a major was interest in the discipline-specific subject matter. It was also found thatmost students associate technology majors with the process of design. These findings can beused by technology programs to re-design recruitment efforts in a manner that addresses theuncertainty and misconceptions held by incoming students. Thus helping them to better aligntheir aspirations and interests for the future with an academic major.Introduction:In response to documented demand for engineering and technology graduates [1], a variety ofstudies

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Mechanical Engineering

developing new software that could potentially beused by any instructor to incorporate these small skills into their thermodynamics course. Thesoftware will incorporate the quizlet questions as well as techniques used by video gamedevelopers.The paper presents more details on the quizlet questions and assessment. It also describes thecurrent state of the new software and how it is being incorporated into a thermodynamics course.1. IntroductionRecent research shows that the traditional lecture-based course structure is not the most effectiveteaching method.2 Many instructors have been adding active learning to the classroom, with the“flipped” classroom becoming very popular. 3 The author has experimented with flippingclasses with mixed results

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Mehrnaz Mostafapour, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Jason Grove P.E., University of Waterloo; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

initiatives involving people from a wide variety of departments and units.In this paper, we describe what we have learned about assembling, and working effectively in, amulti-disciplinary team. Placing it all in the context of the literature on teams and teamperformance, we discuss the initiative and team formation; conflicts that occurred whiledeveloping the modules and how they were handled by the team; and the immense value andchallenges that exist in working within a multi-disciplinary team. We also describe some of theobstacles that emerge when integrating teamwork training in engineering curricula whileoperating largely outside formal curriculum committees.1. IntroductionRecognizing that the ability to work effectively in teams is of great

Conference Session

Engineering Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth W. Schott, Florida SouthWestern State College; Cynthia Jane Wilson Orndoff Esq., Florida SouthWestern State College

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Two Year College Division

smaller class size that provides additional educational support. Most of these studentsstart their education program by enrolling in an Associate of Arts (AA) degree. These programs,however, often are not specifically designed to transfer into an engineering Bachelor of Sciencedegree program.According to the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity, out of a total of 126 occupationslisted for 2024 growth projection, 16% of the top 25 are engineering [1]. Of the total occupationsrequiring a bachelor's degree, 13% are in engineering [1]. Those employed with a bachelor'sdegree in engineering comprise 23% of the top one-half of the median average and 13% of thetop quarter median wage earners [1]. Thus, engineering is one of the highest paying and

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marie-Christine Brunet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students explore engineering majors, and co-teaches ”Technical Communi- cation”, a class that focuses on presentation techniques . Her interests are in Academic Integrity, Online Classes, Digital Technology, Public Speaking, and Engineering Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Pre-post assessment in a speaking communications course and the importance of reflection in student development of speaking skillsMotivationIn a 2015 survey by Chapman on fears, 28% of Americans reported being afraid or very afraid ofpublic speaking, falling just below “Robots Replacing Workforce” and just above “PropertyDamage due to Natural Disasters” [1]. So, why is it that we are so afraid of

Conference Session

New Tools for Teaching Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

approximately the same, and the perception ofhighly disparate regulatory effects may be caused by more heavily publicized risks.” (Morrall2011: 452) Other studies have suggested that “the regulatory principles may not befundamentally irreconcilable. Instead, the ways they are implemented may be a major cause ofregulatory divergence.” (emphasis added) (Fung 2014: 452) We began with a mental model of the differences between the U.S. and the EU thatassumed divergence based on differences in history and culture, as depicted in figure 1 below.After we conducted detailed analysis of the evolution of attitudes toward technology-based riskand the way those attitudes are reflected in regulatory and educational systems, we modified themodel as depicted in

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University; Camille Johnson, San Jose State University; Clifton M. Oyamot Jr., San Jose State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

interventionresulted in higher course performance than in the growth and control. Third, the interventionsdid not differentially affect course performance among under-represented minorities (URMs).Finally, among non-URMs, the belongingness intervention led to improved course performancecompared to the growth mindset and control conditions.Interestingly, prior to the interventions, underrepresented minority students exhibited highergrowth mindset scores (effect size = 0.32) than non-underrepresented minority students andwomen exhibited higher feelings of belonging (effect size = 0.21) than men.1 INTRODUCTIONThe present work evaluates whether minimally-invasive, low-cost interventions fostering agrowth mindset and/or feelings of belonging can be effective in

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tehya Stockman, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Claire Elizabeth Kincaid, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Thomas Andrew Heale, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Steven Eric Meyer, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

engineers at three different technology companies of varied size and withindiverse product sectors. The study focused on how engineers working on cross-disciplinarydesign teams use artifacts to communicate and how those artifacts affect design decision making.Examinations of the artifacts practicing engineers use supported the development of designprinciples for instructors to create modules, assessments, and activities for engineering designclassrooms. The educational design principles, presented in this paper as ‘how might we’statements, include: (1) How might we encourage students to report honestly and accuratelyabout status? and (2) How might we foster the use of documentation in student engineeringprojects? Findings from this study will be

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (4)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason Richard Power, Michigan Technical University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Kinnari Atit, Northwestern University ; Martha Carr, University of Georgia

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Motivation Questionnaire. This paper describes thestudy and outlines key findings to date, examining data from 1182 participantsgathered in co-operation with 22 practicing middle school teachers. Theimplications for engineering access and success will be discussed.IntroductionOver the past three decades a growing body of research has demonstratedconsiderable links between 3D spatial skills and performance in a diverse range ofdisciplines [1, 2]. In addition, increases in spatial skills that are the result of anintervention have demonstrated considerable links to increased retention andperformance in University level degree programs[3] . This is especially true forfemales who tend to demonstrate lower levels of spatial skills than those of theirmale

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

(‘engineer’ was in their job title) in a variety of different environments in thesecompanies, including engineering consulting, manufacturing, continuous improvement, qualitycontrol, research and development, third party testing, and corporate management. Accordingly,these engineers come from various disciplinary backgrounds and universities. All names ofpersons and companies are pseudonyms. See Table 1 for further details.During workplace observations, instances of problem solving activity were recorded throughethnographic field notes or through audio and video recording. These recording modalities wereapplied in the context of participant observation, during which we accompanied the engineersthrough their daily routines, supplemented with periodic

Conference Session

Software and Related Tools for Teaching and Course Efficiencies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Reed Martin, Pennsylvania State University; Joseph Ranalli, Pennsylvania State University, Hazleton Campus; Jacob Preston Moore, Pennsylvania State University, Mont Alto

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Mechanical Engineering

are called on to design a cycle to meet certain criteria. In the module we detail here, students are provided costs and operational data for sets of candidate components from which to construct a Rankine cycle. Students are provided with fuel cost and the market value for electricity, and asked to make recommenda- tions for the system’s return on investment. To perform their analysis, students are provided a Python code implementing the PYroMat package, which they modify and run to determine the performance of their design. We provide advice on implementation and resources to support the module in a sophmore-level class.1 IntroductionIn this paper, we propose a Problem-Based-Learning (PBL) module for

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorena Colcer, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the global community, and have become more prominent at this culturalmoment. In an effort to address the topics of social justice, equity, and inclusion manyuniversities and groups of faculty and students have focused on ways to educate STEM studentand faculty populations.There is a complex and continually developing body of literature discussing and reflecting onreform efforts both in engineering education and more broadly. This literature can simplisticallybe classified into three general types: (1) calls for action that explain and provide evidenceconcerning the needs for reforms [1], e.g. , [2]; (2) research describing the reform process e.g. ,[3], [4], and; (3) research examining why most reform efforts fail [5], [6].This third type of

Conference Session

Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University; Rachal E. Thomassie, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Table 1. This tool shows graduation date, engineering-relatedwork experiences (internships and coops), student organization involvement (activities), mode ofmatriculation and other pursuits of each ambassador. For the purposes of this paper, this chartalso shows the typical profile of our ambassadors. Due to space limitations, only seven of thenine ambassadors for this term are shown.Table 1: Ambassador Profiles Spring 2017 MEEN AMBASSADORS Lead Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador Ambassador NAME Ambassador 1 2 3 4 5 6 GRAD DATE

Conference Session

Professionalism and Preparations Developed by Graduate Study Programs—Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael W. Keller, The University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Valerie N. Streets, University of Tulsa; Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Rami M. Younis, The University of Tulsa; Leah Tecle, University of Tulsa; Daniel W. Crunkleton, University of Tulsa

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Graduate Studies

Ratings for Graduate StudentsProfessional development, at all levels, is focused on improving performance across a broadrange of skills. As a result, this universe of skills needs to be systematically categorized andlabeled to provide the structure for professional development. A common approach for thiscategorization is to group skills into competencies. Competencies are combinations ofknowledge, skills, abilities, and other individual characteristics that can be reliably measured todifferentiate performance [1]. Defining and describing professional competencies is one of thecentral tasks to creating an effective professional development strategy or framework. Inengineering education, a common practice is to draw these competencies from the

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #20175Professional Development Program on Active Learning for Engineering Fac-ulty in Chile: First StageProf. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile Genaro Zavala is Full Professor of Physics and Director of Educational Innovation in the School of En- gineering and Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Professor Zavala is National Researcher Level 1 of the National System of Researchers of Mexico and leads the Physics Education Research and Innovation Group. He works with the following research lines: conceptual understanding of students on subjects

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession – and ASCE

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville

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Civil Engineering

capstone course, and licensure was not a commontopic in either the professional issues or capstone courses. As ASCE considers publishing a thirdedition of the Body of Knowledge (BOK), the profession should consider adding a new licensureoutcome. A professional licensure outcome would influence both the cognitive and affectivedomains of an engineer’s pre-licensure education and clarify that civil engineers must beknowledgeable of professional licensure laws and regulations prior to becoming a licensedprofessional engineer.IntroductionThe civil engineering profession has a very distinct skill set that must be obtained througheducation and experience. [1] The culmination of this process occurs when a state board presentsa civil engineer with a

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daria Gerasimova, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University

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New Engineering Educators

, and the IEEE Signal Processing, Communications, and Education Societies. ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Profiles of Participation Outcomes in Faculty Learning CommunitiesIntroduction Significant evidence suggests that undergraduate education in science, technology,engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines needs to be improved 1–4. Research oneffective teaching has recognized interactive teaching and active learning as effective tools inadvancing STEM education: they promote both student achievement 5 and conceptualunderstanding of the material 6. However, despite the growing body of research that supports thistype of teaching, traditional lecturing still prevails in college

Conference Session

Pre-College: Evaluation

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica D. Gale, Georgia Institute of Technology, Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing ; Christopher Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology; Courtney Bryant, Drew Charter School

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

,observationsdocumentnumerousexamplesofstudentsutilizingSTEAMTrunktoolsandmaterialstomeaningfullyengageintheengineeringdesignprocess. 1 Introduction “Iamcallingonpeopleacrossthecountrytojoinusinsparkingcreativityand encouraginginventionintheircommunities.Today,letuscontinueonthepath ofdiscovery,experimentation,andinnovationthathasbeenthehallmarknot onlyofhumanprogress,butalsoofourNation’sprogress.Together,letus unleashtheimaginationofourpeople,affirmthatweareaNationofmakers, andensurethatthenextgreattechnologicalrevolutionhappensrightherein America”. PresidentBarackObama,2014WhiteHouseMakerFaire

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramakrishnan Sundaram, Gannon University

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Electrical and Computer

project activity provides the feedback necessary to assess the overallprocess and each project activity. Section 2 overviews the concept-to-product approach in the context of electronic circuitdesign and outlines the agenda and timetable of the workshop. Section 3 summarizes the projectactivities in electronic circuit design which were performed by the participants during theworkshop. Section 4 documents the outcomes of the workshop. Conclusions appear in Section 5.Section 2: Concept-to-Product CycleThe electronics industry survives on the successful implementation of the concept-to-productcycle. Figure 1 summarizes the cycle in terms of the following major phases. The concept isusually the formulation and exploration of one or more ideas

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

years of engineering curricula had historically been devoted tothe basic sciences while the last two years had been devoted to engineering sciences. Based onan expressed desire from engineering employers that engineers not only be content experts, butalso have the abilities to communicate and work as a part of a team, some modifications wereintroduced to the traditional sequence to accommodate these needs [1]. Capstone courses wereintroduced into the senior year of engineering curricula in an effort to connect practicalapplications with the more theoretical nature of upper-level courses, helping prepare graduatesfor industry. This shift was moderately successful, but left many students still lacking exposureto practical information about