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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

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deficiencies in higher level learning skills of engineering students isthrough experiential learning.Experiential learning Kolb6 stated that experiential learning is the process of making meaning from directexperience, i.e., "learning from experience". As early as 1976, American Society for EngineeringEducation (ASEE) published a report on experiential learning where Harrisberger et al.7evaluated six different experiential learning programs in engineering with the intent to determinethe learning outcomes and learning potential of experiential project activities. The reportidentified the following skills and attributes that can be reinforced by a well-designed experientiallearning program: problem-solving skills, interpersonal awareness, creative

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Lucie Alidieres-Dumonceaud; Chantal Charnet

platforms.Learning platforms allow the student’s work to be organized, and for digital resources to bereadily available, which can be submitted and reviewed. But also, students can communicatewith teachers and tutors.In France, except in experimental cases in a few penitentiaries, prisons are not connected tothe Internet. Therefore, educational and technical solutions for this particular setting must beprovided by instructors in higher education as well as instructional designers. The researchpresented in this paper is ongoing and it focuses on the project entitled, IDEFI (Initiativesd’Excellence pour l’enseignement et la formation innovantes) i, at the University of Paul-Valéry Montpellier.The objective of this project is to increase the success rate of

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jeffrey Ashworth; William Crisler

utilized in aerodynamics, aircraft performance, and static aircraftstability to analyze the performance characteristics of a student-selected, existing aircraft. Thecourse lectures contain references from many authors/texts for researching and understandingvarious techniques to analyze aircraft characteristics. Students apply the various techniques ingroups of three in the five assigned projects. The projects also enhance communication skills byrequiring five written reports and a final presentation. An outstanding motivational aspect of thecourse is the students compare results to published results of existing aircraft. In the secondcourse (Aircraft Preliminary Design), student groups of 6 to 9 (Integrated Product Teams, IPTs)are given only

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

John T. Tester

“D4P,”curriculum, a series of innovative undergraduate classes which involve team-oriented learningclasses for the students in each of their freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years. The D4Pcourses engaged students to learn by actively using engineering education tools that address theissues of realizing a design: problem solving, project management, and teaming.The D4P program provided courses that emphasized team-oriented design and project management.However, traditional manufacturing knowledge and basic skills were not originally addressed,because the program, prior to the 2000’s was not sufficiently large to generate sufficient resources tosupport an ongoing manufacturing laboratory. With the advent of increased enrollments and

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Janet McDonnell, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London; Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

process, and then create a representationof their personal design process (an activity called Design Brief 2, or DB2). Finally, at the end ofa quarter that included the above tasks plus tasks to consider additional design issues such ascontext and perspective, students were asked to create a “memory aid” to capture importantaspects of the design process that they wish to take with them to their future design experiences.In this paper, we present the work that the students turned in for the design projects. We alsopresent a mapping of the students’ work to the elements of the design process presented to themin the design timelines to provide insights on the impact of the use of the timelines to teachdesign.Introduction*Extensive research in the

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shafagh Jafer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

simulation, software engineering, and integrated modeling environments. Dr. Jafer has been previously involved in projects dealing with mod- eling and simulation of natural disasters as well as emergency response to natural fire. She is currently conducting research in disaster engineering, modeling and simulation in aviation, and large-scale NAS (National Airspace System) data analysis. Dr. Jafer has served as committee member and organizer of the Annual Spring Simulation conference, and she is now the co-chair of the Annual Simulation Symposium (ANSS). She will be serving as the Proceedings Chair of the Spring Simulation 2015 conference. Dr. Jafer values and promotes women in Science and Technology and is an active

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2015 EDI

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Daryll Pines

convey the content and unifying concepts of a discipline” (National Research Council 2002). 6 Additional Motivation for AP® in Engineering• AP® – Parents and school systems view AP® as a pathway to college placement and acceptance.• Weighted GPA – Honors, Gifted and Talented, and AP impact the weighted average• Inclusion – Level the „playing field‟ and increase diversity.• Align Project-based Activities – “Formally recognize” individual student achievements in both formal and informal education settings. Aligns also with NGSS goals and objectives.• Branding/Marketing– Brands the field of Engineering at the high school

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Fundamental: K-12 Students and Engineering Design Practices (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary McCormick, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

only one idea; and enact design as a sequence of steps in their searchfor a solution. Our review of the literature indicates a wide range in students’ abilities toengage in engineering: in some instances, students demonstrate an “uncannycompetence” to resolve ambiguities and “exploit the open-ended situations in aproductive way,” (Roth, 1995, p. 378), while at others, they “can be unaware or unwaryof the potential for cascading complexity” (Crismond & Adams, 2012, p. 747).Our research on the Novel Engineering project reflects similar contrasts in studentengagement11, 23. For example, we have found that some students may consider multipledimensions of the design situation and develop optimal solutions for their clients17, whileothers

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Svetlana V. Levonisova, University of Southern California; Rachel E. Savage, University of Tulsa; Scott Charles Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Erin J. McCave, Clemson University; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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International

Science Education at Clemson University, with a joint appointment in Bioengineering. Her research focuses on the interactions between student moti- vation and their learning experiences. Her projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers and scientists, and their problem solving processes. Other projects in the Benson group include effects of student-centered active learning, self-regulated learning, and incor- porating engineering into secondary science and mathematics classrooms. Her education includes a B.S. Page 26.874.1 in Bioengineering from the

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #11690A Cross-Sectional Study of Engineering Student Perceptions and ExperiencesRelated to Global ReadinessDr. Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Dr. Sarah Zappe is Research Associate and Director of Assessment and Instructional Support in the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education at Penn State. She holds a doctoral degree in educational psychology emphasizing applied measurement and testing. In her position, Sarah is responsible for developing instructional support programs for faculty, providing evaluation support for educational proposals and projects, and working

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; David Linley Macmorine, CEEMS

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #11335Engineering Connections between Math, Physics, & Music (Strand 2)Ms. Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati Julie Steimle received her Bachelor of Arts in English and Secondary Education from Thomas More College. She served as development director and managed academic programs in two non-profit organi- zations, Pregnancy Care of Cincinnati and the Literacy Network of Greater Cincinnati, before coming to the University of Cincinnati in 2009. Ms. Steimle initially coordinated UC’s Supplemental Educational Services Program. Currently, she is the Project Director of the Cincinnati Engineering Enhanced Math

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theodore J. Branoff, Illinois State University; Kevin L Devine, Illinois State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

psychological tools on their own 7. Experts,within the context of this theory, have mastered the signs and symbols of their culture. Forengineering and technical graphics, experts may have mastered several languages (e.g.,orthographic projection, the semantics of a computer-aided design program, geometricdimensioning and tolerancing, etc. – Figure 1). Educators are responsible for helping studentslearn the languages of graphics within a collaborative environment where the students can seehow this language fits within the larger context of an industry or enterprise 6. Figure 1. Signs and Tools within Engineering Graphics.Cultural-Historical Theory and Engineering GraphicsEngeström developed an activity theory based on Vygotsky’s

Conference Session

Examining Social Ties and Networks

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

studentsproximal36. For the smaller lecture sections and recitations of less than 30 students, theresearcher stayed in the middle or back of the room to afford a view of student activity aroundthe room. Page 26.1021.8Course activities including recitations, review sessions before each midterm, and a midtermexam were also observed by a member of the research team with accompanying fieldnote record.Artifacts, including course syllabi, homework assignments and solutions, exams and examsolutions, projects, worksheets, textbooks, etc. were collected for later analysis. In totality, over95 hours of course activities were observed during the fall 2013 semester

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey S. Goss, Arizona State University; Philip Regier, Arizona State University; Scott Pitasky, Starbucks

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Continuing Professional Development

School of Engineering, Mr. Goss leads Global Engagement, ASU Engineering Online graduate degree programs, and Executive/Professional Development programs. His research areas include global workforce development learning models and the development and application of new technologies and distributed-media models for adult learning. Since 2010, Mr. Goss has been the Principal Investigator/Project Director for the Higher Engineering Education Alliance Program (HEEAP), focused on modernization and transformation of teaching and learning in undergraduate engineering programs in Vietnam. In this role he has worked in both Vietnam and the United States on faculty and curriculum development to advance Vietnam’s economic growth

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Alex Birdwell, Northwestern University; Michael Peshkin, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

 student  email  requests,  or  to  expand  on  a  lecture  topic  for  which  there  wasn’t  sufficient  time  in  class.    Videos  can  also  be  recorded  while  preparing  a  course  with  the  intent  to  complement  the  classroom  content.    At  Northwestern  University,  all  first-­‐year  engineering  students  take  a  project  design  course  that  covers  engineering  graphics,  among  other  topics.    A  series  of  videos  were  developed  to  provide  additional  instruction  and  examples  on  how  to  construct  these  sketches.    One  video  camera  was  mounted  to  view  a  table  from  above  while  one  instructor  sketched  a  model  truck.    Concurrently,  a  second  instructor  used  the  Lightboard  to  discuss  any

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isaac W. Wait, Marshall University; E. James Nelson, Brigham Young University

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Civil Engineering

special prominence ofconceptual understanding to students in engineering hydrology courses, it is particularlyimportant for instructors to have direct measures of students’ proficiency in the range of topicscovered, such as: the hydrologic cycle, the origin and mechanisms of precipitation, causes andinfluencing factors of evaporation, infiltration of precipitation into the subsurface, watershedcharacteristics, and others.The primary research question addressed by this project was, “can a concept inventory be usedfor direct assessment of an engineering hydrology course?” To answer this question, a conceptinventory was developed and pilot tested in two undergraduate engineering hydrology courses,with the results of this pilot-testing described

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

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Julie Lucier, Frenchtown School District; Julian Fallon Collins, Montana State University

, Montana.Mr. Julian Fallon Collins, Montana State University Mr. Julian Collins is the Associate Director of the Engineering Minority Program (EMPower) within Montana State University’s College of Engineering, and the Director of the Halliburton Teaching Engi- neering Applications in Math and Science (TEAMS) project at MSU. He has been the director of TEAMS since 2011, and has worked with hundreds of K-12 math and science teachers to teach them how to teach engineering concepts in their classrooms. Page 18.1.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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David W. Dinehart; Warren Chan; Dorothy W. Skaf

students’ curiosity and creativity towards technical issues through hands-onlessons and activities. The organization was initially limited to graduate students in structuralengineering and focused on the 6th grade at an inner city school. The organization hastransitioned over the past 6 years into a largely undergraduate club with numerous urban andsuburban schools participating. Student teams from all discipline areas (Civil andEnvironmental, Chemical, Mechanical, and Electrical and Computer) visit several schools andcomplete projects with 6th, 7th and 8th grade students with the themes of infrastructure, greenengineering and chemistry, and mechanical/electrical engineering, respectively. The programculminates in a campus visit by the middle

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Ronald Gonzales; Alan Watkins; Chris Simpson

words.A third lab requires students to practice creating encrypted volumes with an ‘easy’ password anda ‘complex’ password. Once completed, each student tries to crack their partner’s encryptionusing different tools. A final lab challenges the students to practice hardening a Linux virtualmachine by setting up a local firewall and running penetration testing scans against theirpartner’s VM to observe the results. A pre-hardening scan is conducted to enable baselineresults as a comparison against their probe.Students are offered several options for a final class project. One project option is to utilizeSecurity Onion to analyze a large packet capture. Some example of potential datasets are at theNETRESEC website [9]. As part of the project

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

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Byron Garry

: take actions to continually improve process performance.For use by our COM Department11, we have developed and use this definition: Quality Control(QC) is an in-process or embedded technique: • In manufacturing, processes are monitored, to identify problems that could lead to non- conforming products • Corrective action can be taken quickly in assessing a course, after each semester. • Can also be used to test new materials, equipment, and methods. If a test did not work well, then fixing it can happen the next time the test is given.In our COM Departments program’s continuous improvement process, we use mostly embeddedassessments, that is, we use the assignments, quizzes, tests, labs, reports and projects that are apart of

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

insolving problems. In this paper, we present curriculum design, early results andrecommendations from first year assessment of the program and plans for future programmaticelements and assessment.Students are accepted into the leadership program during sophomore year. The curriculum isdesigned to follow an intentional sequence of experiences that meet students’ developmentalreadiness and needs over the three years in the program. In each year, the student cohortsexplore one of three themes of the program (leading oneself, leading with others, or leadingtechnology and innovation) through a combination of three formal leadership courses, a varietyof experiential learning opportunities, and the completion of a capstone project. Uponcompletion of the

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Forough Sheikh-Ansari, Purdue University; Baijian Yang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

the authenticity of the VM templates and how do we protect VM templates from beingmanipulated? If cryptophytic approach is applied, how long will it take to authenticate VMtemplates? This article studied related work and proposed a cryptography based solution toauthenticate VM templates. Real virtual machine templates of different sizes were used tomeasure the performance of different approaches. The results show that a PKI-like strongauthentication approach is not unacceptable to be used in real cloud computing environment.This study is derived from a security course project. Students learned the basics of cryptographyand began to apply their knowledge in a real world setting. The study provides insights andbenefits for both the cloud

Conference Session

Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Daniel Kostar, Daniel Webster College; John Glossner, Daniel Webster College; Linda Marquis, Daniel Webster College; Nicholas Bertozzi, Daniel Webster College

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Engineering Design Graphics

). Visiting Assistant Professor: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Massachusetts – Low- ell, Lowell, MA, (2003-2004). Design and Advanced Materials Engineer: Advanced Mechanical Design Section, G.E. Aircraft Engines, General Electric Corp., Cincinnati, OH, (2000-2002). Project Engineer and Program Manager: Composites Technology Division, Foster-Miller, Inc., Waltham, MA, (1998-2000).John Glossner, Daniel Webster College Dr. John Glossner is Associate Professor of Computer Science at Daniel Webster College. He also serves as CEO of Optimum Semiconductor Technologies. Prior to joining OST John co-founded Sandbridge Technologies and served as EVP & CTO. Prior to Sandbridge, John managed both

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, building enclosure, as well as design courses, such as HVAC, energy, plumbing, fire protection and lighting. Also, he supervises many courses in the frame of interprofessional projects (IPRO) program. Dr. Megri wrote over 100 journal and conference papers. Overall, Dr. Megri taught more than 30 different courses at University level in the AE area. Areas of Interests: - Zonal modeling approach, - Integration zonal models/building energy simulation models, - Zero Net Energy (ZNE) building, - Airflow in Multizone Buildings & Smoke Control, - Thermal Comfort & Indoor Air Quality, - Predictive modeling and forecasting: Support Vector Machine (SVM) tools, - Energy, HVAC, Plumbing & Fire Protection Systems

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T. Tester, Northern Arizona University

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Manufacturing

to the undergraduates.Since the mid-1990’s the NAU Engineering programs offer the “Design4Practice,” or “D4P,”curriculum, a series of innovative undergraduate classes which involve team-oriented learningclasses for the students in each of their freshman, sophomore, junior and senior years. The D4Pcourses engaged students to learn by actively using engineering education tools that address theissues of realizing a design: problem solving, project management, and teaming.The D4P program provided courses that emphasized team-oriented design and project management. Page 26.524.2However, traditional manufacturing knowledge and basic skills were

Conference Session

Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darinka del Carmen Ramírez , ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey); Pablo Moreno Ramírez, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

, and also Educational Innovation to virtual graduate students at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey. She has experience working in projects with different local industries. Recently she has been working with innovation and technology for engineering education (remote Laboratories, virtual laboratories, flipped classroom, active learning and PBL among others).Dr. Pablo Moreno Ram´ırez, Universidad Aut´onoma Chapingo Born in Chile in 1942. Get graduation as Agronomist at the Univrsidad de Chile in 1966. In 1969 went to Cornell University to study Agricutural Economics. Get Master degree in 1972 and started Ph.D program at the same university, In 1974 went to M´exico to be professor at Universidad Aut´onoma Chapingo where I get

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rolfe Josef Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University; John Ross Tapia, New Mexico State University

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First-Year Programs

simulations lessen theslow response time of traditional grading.Introductory level classes are described by Koenig[7], that help develop and reinforce basicreasoning skills that are critical in carrying out projects, designs, and experiments later on inSTEM coursework. These classroom exercises are designed so that they scale up in difficulty.Hixon[4] calls this a “spiral curriculum,” and appears to be very useful with engineering designprojects.Our FYE plan is based in part on implementing these experiential learning methods inconjunction with the retention strategies developed by the ECSEL coalition, Kalonji &Gretchen[6]. The FYE is only the first year of a complete four year plan for increasing studentretention. The FYE transitions in the

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bassant Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Rashid Alammari, Qatar University; Saud A Ghani, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Paper ID #14048The Impact of Authentic Complex Engineering Design Experience for K-12Students on 21st Century Attributes and Perceptions towards STEM fields(Evaluation, Strand 3)Mrs. bassnt mohamed yasser, Qatar University A research assistant in VPCAO office in Qatar University and have my masters degree in quality man- agement with thesis project about ”utilization of Lean six sigma in enhancement of sterile suspensions manufacturing”. Being working on pharmaceutical manufacturing field in Glaxosmithkline Egypt as sec- tion head for quality assurance and validation I have a great experience in quality management system

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Course Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jodi Reeves, National University; Brian Arnold, National University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #11344Applying Student Engagement Techniques to Multidisciplinary Online Engi-neering LaboratoriesDr. Jodi Reeves, National University Dr. Jodi Reeves is an Associate Professor in the Department of Applied Engineering at National Uni- versity in San Diego, CA. She teaches courses in design engineering, engineering management, and data analytics. Prior to academia, she worked for almost ten years as a quality control manager, engineering project manager, and senior scientist responsible for failure analysis of thin film materials. She invented new quality control tools and supervised interns from local

Conference Session

Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Anne Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; J. Kade Hendricks, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and an EDS in Educational Leadership. As a 30 year veteran teacher and administrator she has been in- volved in school reform, assessment, literacy, student achievement, and school improvement. Her current work involves coordinating partnerships with educators, the Idaho Department of Education, business, and industry to raise STEM Education awareness. Anne’s research interests include STEM education, inquiry and project-based instruction with the incorporation of 21st Century learning, change practices, and cultural influences on school effectiveness.Mr. J. Kade Hendricks, Utah State University J. Kade Hendricks is a research assistant at Utah State University where he is also completing a PhD in educational