Conference Session

Teaching Problem Solving in a Multidisciplinary Context

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cynthia Wise Barnicki, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Page 26.1456.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Tagmemics: Using a Communication Heuristic to Teach Problem SolvingEngineering design is an important skill that is taught at many different levels within anengineering curriculum. ABET defines engineering design as [1]: The process of devising a system, component, or process to meet desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated needs.Many different versions of the design process exist, but all have problem definition in some formas an early and important step. George

Conference Session

Practical Teaching in Manufacturing – 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Yanqing Gao, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Manufacturing

Transportation Active Safety Institute (TASI) at Indiana Purdue University Indianapolis and a researcher and adjunct assistant professor in University of Arizona. Page 26.1489.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Teaching Statistical Quality Control by Applying Control Charts in the Catapult Shooting Experiments1. introductionIn today’s highly competitive business environment, high quality products and services arenecessary 1. Statistical Quality Control (SQC) has been widely accepted as an important conceptin manufacturing engineering curriculum. Introducing SQC

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J Bowman, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Mentoring Award and he became a Professor of Engineering Education (by courtesy). In 2012 he was invested as the first Duchossois Leadership Professor in the IIT Armour College of Engineering. Page 26.1506.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Texas versus California: Trends in Gender Diversity and Impacts by Engineering Discipline Page 26.1506.2   1  IntroductionAcross the past decade, there has been

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Methods & Outreach

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

engineering and engineeringeducation outreach. [Science, Technology, Energy Engineering, Engineering Education, andMath] 2 There are many university programs in place supporting Science, Technology,Engineering and Math (STEM) outreach as a result of the former NSF GK-12 OutreachProgram.14 Therefore, these programs can serve as an excellent gateways to promoting energyengineering and engineering education which can easily be incorporated. Examples of such willbe presented later in the paper.Energy engineering and engineering education are two, very important and underrepresentedfields. The Model has three components as shown in Figure 1: Energy Engineering, K-12Engineering Education Outreach, and Academics. 2 These three areas are used to provide a

Conference Session

Various Prospectives in Power Systems

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Richard Walsh, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

lengthof the line and A is the cross-sectional area of the line.The student will first select the type of conductor. The choices include Annealed Copper,Hard-drawn copper, Aluminum, Iron and Silver. Annealed Copper is shown selected inthe Figure 1. The type of conductor will determine the value of conductivity, resistivityand the temperature constant. Page 26.1604.3 Type of Conductor Resistances Figure 1: Resistance of a Transmission LineThe student will then enter a variety of data including the length, temperature anddiameter. The student clicks on the “Compute R

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Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

theory), and in that it borrows concepts from disciplines, making it dependent onknowledge that is transportable. However, not all knowledge is transportable and borrowing isnot always successful.10Data Point 1: The 2006 Engineering Education Research AgendaAs mentioned above, a group of leaders in the engineering education community developed aresearch agenda for the field in 2006. Engineering epistemologies was one of five research areasprioritized. Engineering epistemologies was defined as “research on what constitutes engineeringthinking and knowledge within social contexts now and into the future.”11 Within that area, fourspecific lines of inquiry were further identified: 1) What knowledge, skills, processes, values, and attitudes

Conference Session

Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Jason Mischung, Arizona State University; Jake Smithwick, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University; Anthony Perrenoud, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

hypotheses of theresearch are: 1) that the distribution of project scores would be higher for the group of studentsreceiving the skills-based EI training, and 2) that the distribution of team evaluations would behigher for the group of students receiving skills-based EI training.Literature ReviewEmotional Intelligence During the 1990s business managers began to discover a captivating method of assessingemployees’ potential performance that would be now known today as Emotional Intelligence(EI). Statements such as “EI may be the best predictor of life success” or “re-defining what itmeans to be smart”7, captured both the industry and academia’s attention. Research began tosuggest that measures of personality can be powerful predictors of job

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

some results of an ongoing engineering education project funded by the NSFTUES-Type 1 program. Research has shown that conceptual understanding plays a critical rolein students’ problem-solving performance. Assessing conceptual understanding is important inorder to design the most appropriate pedagogy to improve students’ problem-solvingperformance. The conventional way to assess conceptual understanding is to conduct assessmenttests (such as the Concept Inventory Test) and/or interviews. In the present study, whichinvolves student learning in a foundational engineering dynamics course, conceptualunderstanding was assessed through student-generated concept maps. Guided by active learningtheory, students developed their own concept maps after

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

members from various departmentsand academic ranks, ranging from Dean to Assistant Professor. The seminar and panel topicsinclude cover letters, application package materials, grant proposals, recommendations,interviews, and negotiations (Table 1). The peer-review groups were encouraged to meetthroughout the program to discuss their cover letters, teaching statements, and researchstatements. They are also given the opportunity to have a tenured faculty member review theirentire application package at the conclusion of the program. A case study of the iFEAT program will be performed to explore the success of theprogram goals in order to gain a holistic portrayal of the participants’ experience in the iFEATprogram13. This method has proven

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

, which may be helpful for others who wish to develop theirown demonstrations or for student projects.HardwareManipulating audio signals is an excellent way to illustrate DSP concepts. This approach allowsstudents to directly experience the effect of various algorithms and to hear the effect of usingdifferent parameters values. As shown in Figure 1, the hardware required for the audiodemonstrations is fairly simple. The audio source can be any device that has line level orheadphone output, such as MP3 player, cellphone, or PC. The output of the DSP board can bemonitored with headphones or inexpensive computer speakers. The PC is used to download theprogram and to provide power for the DSP board. However, if the program is written to the

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University; Gabriela C. Gualpa, Quinnipiac University

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Mathematics

). Page 26.1396.6Sketching A Curve: Please draw a graph of a function that verifies all of the given informationbelow. Write the necessary values on the coordinate axis. lim f ( x) = 0, lim f ( x ) = 0 , x → −∞ x →∞ lim f ( x ) = −∞ , lim f (x) = ∞ , x→ −3− x→ −2+ Vertical asymptotes at x = − 3 and x = 2 , Horizontal asymptote at y = 0 , f ′( − 2 ) < 0 , f ′ (1 ) < 0 , f ′′ ( x ) < 0 when x < − 3

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Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Colin Engebretsen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University

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Mechanics

instruction to lead to equivalent outcomes13, and in some cases even improved outcomes14.In this paper we describe a controlled study testing how students who used truss tutor forhomework performed on examinations in comparison with peers who did handwrittenhomework.  1. Description of computer tutorThe tutor has been described previously8. As seen the screenshot in Figure 1, the user can definemultiple subsystems, by selecting bars, partial bars, and pins.   Page 26.384.2   Figure 1. Screen shot of full display of tutor for

Conference Session

Student Motivation and Faculty Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessie Keeler, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Jeffrey A Nason, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 26.1731.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 What’s Muddy vs. What’s Surprising? Comparing Student Reflections about ClassIntroductionClassroom assessment techniques that ask students to reflect on material covered in classare believed to help improve learning by allowing the student to actively participate in thelearning process while evaluating their understanding of course content.1 Promotingstudents to be more reflective about their learning experiences allows them to developrobust learning strategies and metacognitive skills that are characteristic of expertise.2Students’ written reflections can also provide instructors with formative informationabout

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James V. Masi, University of Southern Maine; Daniel M Martinez, University of Southern Maine; James A Wilson, United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps; Benjamin Richard Male, United States Navy Civil Engineer Corps

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Zeeh1 1. Students, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 2. U.S. Navy, former students, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, ME 3. Professors, University of Southern Maine, Gorham, MEProf. Daniel M Martinez, University of Southern Maine Dr. Daniel M. Martinez received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Rochester in western New York. He continued there to pursue a Ph.D., and after qualifying for entry into the program left for NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland to conduct his graduate laboratory research. At Goddard he studied nucleation phenomenon, specifically vapor to particle conversion of metals in a gas evaporation condensation chamber. At the end of his Ph.D. work, Daniel became

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith G. Sheppard, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Christos Christodoulatos, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Leslie R Brunell, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Sandra V. Furnbach P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology; Vikki Hazelwood, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Kishore Pochiraju, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (SSE); Bruce McNair, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Thomas G. Lechler, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

sequence awarded three credits per semester with an expected one full dayper week commitment. Traditionally each program had established their own requirements forthe senior capstone within the general credit framework and responsive to disciplinaryaccreditation requirements. A limited number of multidisciplinary projects had been conductedeach year with arrangements made on advising and student deliverables/assessment on a perproject basis, not following a standard template.  Organization of the Pilot Phase 1 Capstone senior design courses In Phase 1 of the pilot the healthcare domain was addressed and then expanded to includeenergy. The objective was to add to the technical outcomes of the capstone by also fosteringinnovation and entrepreneurial

Conference Session

Utilizing Digital Technologies in Classroom and Distance Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Usman Ghani, DeVry University, Addison, Illinois; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

attention by the instructional designers.Even though the effects of multiple types and forms of feedback have been investigated in alarge variety of instructional contexts, some of the widely used feedback types in a multimedialearning environment are: 1. Knowledge-of-response (KOR), which indicates that the learner’s response is correct or incorrect. 2. Knowledge-of-correct-response (KCR), which identifies the correct response. 3. Elaborative feedback, a complex form of feedback that explains, monitors, and directs, such as answer-until-correct (AUC).A meta-analysis done by Azevedo and Bernard suggests that the achievement outcomesgenerally are greater for students receiving CBI that utilizes feedback than for comparisongroups with

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

) involves the inclusion of “keysustainable development issues into teaching and learning such as climate change, disaster riskreduction, biodiversity, poverty reduction, and sustainable consumption.”1 Education about greendesign and building is defined by the US Environmental Protection Agency as “the practice ofcreating structures and using processes that are environmentally responsible and resource-efficient throughout a building's life-cycle from siting to design, construction, operation,maintenance, renovation and deconstruction.” 2 Therefore, sustainability education has to do withteaching about using less energy and fewer resources, recycling, about buying locally andorganically, designing and building with environmentally mindful or “green

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University; LaChelle Monique Waller, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

children’s motivation, interest, and awareness inSTEM.IntroductionWith the need to prepare students for the 21st century workforce a university with a very diversestudent population strives to address one of the critically important issues facing society:increasing the number of underrepresented students pursuing and completing degrees in science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. Evidence within the Department ofLabor reflects that fifteen of the twenty fastest growing jobs projected for 2014 requiresignificant preparation in mathematics and science with the numbers of STEM professionsexpected to grow at a faster rate than those non-STEM professions[1]. Although careers in STEMprovide paths out of poverty, make significant

Conference Session

Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University; Susan Beth D'Amico, NC State University; Landon Drew LaPorte, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of the camp are tied: approach,activities, advertising, application process, assessment and budget.The mission statement for Engineering Summer Camps is: To provide an enlighteningeducational, hands-on experience for elementary, middle and high school students and teachersthat introduces, broadens perspectives and enhances experiences in the disciplines ofengineering and to attract a diverse population to the field of engineering by providing initial orreinforcing positive experiences to all populations. Page 26.644.3The goals are:Goal 1: Attract a diverse population to summer programs.Goal 2: Provide an overview of engineering and its many

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ding Yuan, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Ananda Mani Paudel, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Design in Engineering Education

-related projects. Such an observation was coherent with the findings by other educators11.It became critical to broaden their views of sustainability and sustainable engineering designfirst.Pawley et al. proposed to use six factors to evaluate an engineering project at the early stage12.These six factors were systems, time, energy, modeling, people and scale. They could be usedseparately, or in pairs to assess the sustainability related opportunities/concerns in a project. So, a6x6 table could be formed (see Table 1 attached as Appendix B) and an engineering design ideashould be questioned with respect to the factors labeled in the corresponding row and column12.It would be ideal to fill in all cells (except the shaded ones) with some questions

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Dianne Raubenheimer, Meredith College; Alina N. Duca, NC State University; H. Joel Trussell, North Carolina State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Foundations project, whose report ispublished in The Curriculum Foundations Project: Voices of the Partner Disciplines [8]. Themathematics knowledge and skills gap encountered by undergraduate engineering studentswhen they enter the engineering courses requiring the use of mathematics abilities, taught inthe three semester calculus sequence and Differential Equations courses, has been welldocumented [1, 4, 9, 10, 5, 6]. However, there is 'widespread agreement among academics andpracticing engineers that a good grounding in mathematics is essential for engineers' [11, 12].Online computer-aided assessment and learning packages have been shown to be an effectivetool for increasing engineering students’ knowledge of experimental design [13, 14

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; John Casci, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

Mathworks® software, Matlab andSimulink. The full list of laboratory exercises is given in Table 1, with descriptions following. Table 1: Simulation-Based Lab Exercises Lab Number Description 1 Introduction to Matlab, Simulink, and LabVIEW 2 System Modeling in Matlab/Simulink 3 Modeling and Simulation of Second Order Systems 4 Modeling and Simulation of Higher Order Systems 5 Introduction to Frequency Response 6 Selection and Performance of Filters 7 Introduction to Feedback Control 8 Ziegler-Nichols PID TuningLab 1Lab exercise 1

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ETAC/ABET Related Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Laingen, Illinois State University; Steven A. Freeman, Iowa State University; Thomas J Brumm, Iowa State University; Mack Shelley, Iowa State University

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Engineering Technology

programs inthe early stages of developing new program evaluation techniques. Introduction The College of Engineering (COE) at Iowa State University (ISU) has used on-lineassessment surveys since fall 2001 to collect workplace competency assessment (WCA) data toquantify internship students’ demonstration of 15 workplace competencies linked to the ABETCriterion 3 (a-k) outcomes [1]. This study examined how engineering programs at ISU utilizeWCA data for continuous improvement activities as part of the ABET accreditation criterion forachievement of student learning outcomes. Data collected from engineering internship student’sself-assessments and their supervisors’ assessments provide important

Conference Session

Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Julie M.W. Rojewski, Michigan State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

concern or question expressed on pre-experience survey was: how can successfulwomen achieve work/life balance and have success in both family and career? Other commonconcerns expressed by participants on the pre-program surveys included: overcoming feelings of“inadequacy” or the imposter syndrome;1 how to speak up when silenced, interrupted, orignored; and how to negotiate for what participants need to be successful.The qualitative responses, both on the pre-program survey and from observations of discussionin the first session, suggest a deeper motivation for participating: many participants feel isolatedin their work. For the participants in this project, the presence of a structured and facilitatedprogram offered certain advantages over less

Conference Session

Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Michael Wild, James Madison University; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Robert J. Prins, James Madison University

Tagged Divisions

Mechanics

combined course and a design course (Engineering Design 2). Statics &Dynamics introduces applied mechanics from an engineering standpoint and is the first of fiverequired "engineering science" courses in the curriculum. The statics and dynamics course hasthree class meetings each week and one lab meeting each week. Course labs have been designedto pair with course classroom content and involve activities such as learning to take forcemeasurements with load cells. Engineering Design 2 is the second design course in a two coursesequence (Engineering Design 1 and Engineering Design 2) and introduces students to process-based design in preparation for their capstone sequence.6-10 For the past five years and for theforeseeable future, Engineering

Conference Session

Survey and Assessment Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David L. Little II, Oregon State University; Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

gains [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]. Yet, outside of time-consuming observation protocols [8, 9],little systematic work has been done in characterizing classroom activities, due in part to a lackof proper instrumentation [10]. Additionally, students can engage in activities in very differentways than instructors intend [1, 2], so it is important to account for the student perspective. Thispaper reports current progress towards an effort to develop and rigorously assess a student surveyinstrument aimed at this purpose in post-secondary STEM classrooms: the Student Class Activityand Engagement Instrument (SCAEI).The SCAEI is based on Chi’s Interactive, Constructive, Active, and Passive (ICAP) framework[1, 2] . The ICAP framework differentiates

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuelina M. Wright, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

, we review some of the critical points. The Lids problem challenged students todesign a way for individuals who have limited or no use of one upper extremity to open a liddedfood container with one hand. The Snow problem challenged students to design a way forindividuals without lots of skill and experience skiing or snowboarding to transport themselveson snow. In addition to a needs statement, each problem included a paragraph for backgroundcontext and brief instructions. Both problem contexts were modified into three differentframings: (1) neutral framing, (2) adaptive framing, and (3) innovative framing. The neutralframing was intended to leave designers uninfluenced with respect to their natural ideationprocesses. In theory, the neutral

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark H Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patricia Brackin P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Corey M. Taylor, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

disparatematerial across disciplines into a cohesive and fully interdisciplinary sequence, we are just nowin a position to redefine our learning outcomes for the HERE Program. Our most recent list oflearning outcomes (Figure 1) is informed by the learning outcomes of the ACPA (AmericanCollege Personnel Association) (Figure 2) and by the revised established learning objectives ofthe courses we teach.Our revised list puts ethics, actions and values and emotions in the top three positions. Engaged Page 26.1696.4learning is a primary goal of any critical pedagogy, especially in education for sustainability, andespecially in a living-learning community

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Jacob T Allenstein, Ohio State University; Robert B. Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A Whitfield, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

DevelopmentIntroductionAlbert Einstein once said, “intellectual growth should commence at birth and cease only atdeath.” 1 To develop students who can achieve lifelong learning is a goal of higher education.2Because lifelong learning is vital to an engineer's career, the accreditation board for engineeringand technology (ABET) included lifelong learning as one of its student outcomes. ABET statesthat by graduation students should have "a recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage inlife-long learning."3At The Ohio State University’s Engineering Education Innovation Center (EEIC), students areoffered a wide range of engineering courses through the first-year engineering program and asenior-year multidisciplinary capstone program. A requirement for all first

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-strapped school districts. It was also thought that since the printers would be built by theend-user, maintenance and upgrading would be easier for them to perform. This level ofownership would free them from fear of violating warrantees or being victims of the “nouser-serviceable parts inside” paradigm common with most modern technology.The RepRap had demonstrated utility in a wide range of educational environments,10-13therefore plans were developed for delivering a workshop intended for high schoolteachers wherein attendees would assemble, commission and learn to operate a RepRapprinter and the open-source software tool chain that supported it. The goals of theworkshop designers were to 1) share the empowerment that came with building