Conference Session

K-12 Outreach and Out-of-School Time Engineering Programming and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracey Louise Collins, North Carolina State University; Eric N. Wiebe, North Carolina State University; Pam Van Dyk, Evaluation Resources

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

project are to: 1) Provide an innovative network of support and communications among University-based outreach project directors and educational evaluation experts, creating a learning community to promote sharing of best practices and innovation that will deepen the impact of NCSU’s pre-college STEM programs on students’ future academic and career choices. 2) Develop and demonstrate a system of data-driven planning and analysis guided by best practices to facilitate longitudinal assessment of participant outcomes through development of a common STEM Outreach Evaluation Protocol as well as a database integrating records of NCSU K-12 outreach participants with NC Department of Public Instruction

Conference Session

Design, Creativity and Critical Thinking in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn F. Trenshaw, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Chemical Engineering

more successful peers? And what caninstructors and the teams themselves do to mitigate difficulties and avoid complete teambreakdown? To answer these questions, we investigated the engineering teams in a chemicalengineering design capstone course for seniors. We assessed the possibility that the differences,rather than being due to team demographics or GPA discrepancies, were actually due to minutepersonality type differences among team members. We gave students the Myers-Briggs TypeIndicator® (MBTI)1 at the beginning of the course, but did not reveal their types to them so thatthey would not modify their behavior based on that knowledge. Throughout the course, theinstructor kept notes on student interactions during team meetings and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zbigniew J. Pasek, University of Windsor; Francine K. Schlosser, Odette School of Business, University of Windsor

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. How such a profile in terms of educational experience should be achieved, is still amatter of an ongoing debate. For the past decade various efforts have been under way to definewhat is referred to as 21st Century Skills2,3 and also align teaching and learning approachesaccordingly4. Multiple frameworks have been proposed that are well summarized in Fig. 1. It can be noted (see Fig. 1) that traditional engineering education concentrates ondeveloping students’ foundational knowledge, and only recently started paying attention todevelopment of meta-skills (e.g., creative and communication skills), but still poorly connectsthese two areas with humanistic knowledge. The 21st Century Skills movement also emphasizesthe need to develop skills

Conference Session

Advances in CAD with Emphasis on Dimensioning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Norma L. Veurink, Michigan Technological University; Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Design Graphics

the materials and size of the object.Most of the time dimensioning is taught based on the modeling package or the textbook being Page 24.913.2utilized. There are two typical methods of dimensioning. One is based on a universal standard,like ASME Y14.5-2009, where the rules for dimensioning parts and tolerances are outlined forstudents and practitioners. This method is primarily used when specifying a specificmanufactured part and is not used in the construction industry.1 In the construction industry,dimensioning emphasizes the structural features of the object and typically, tolerancing is notused.2 For both methods, the overall size of the

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James W. Jones, Ball State University

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College Industry Partnerships

Conference Session

Engaging Minority Pre-College and Transfer Students in Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quincy Brown, Bowie State University; Jamika D. Burge, Information Systems Worldwide

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Minorities in Engineering

. This lack of ethnic diversity withingender diversity compounds the exigent need to promote and support minority women into theS&E pipeline. In the paper, we describe the MOTIVATE framework, developed to exposeAfrican American girls to CS, through a summer program for middle- and high-school girls. Wedescribe our experiences implementing the framework that also included Do It Yourself (DIY)activities in 3D printing and e-textiles, and our results from its pilot evaluation showing that wewere able to change the girls’ perceptions about computing.1. INTRODUCTIONWith respect to African Americans (AAs) as underrepresented minorities in CS, the most recentdata available reveals that in the US, 3.6% of undergraduate, 1.6% of master’s, and 1.2

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

with approving the thematic interpretations, finalizing the reportsdesigned to inform and improve their particular partnership, and the ‘meta-analysis’ that includesa cross-analysis of all the data generated from all of the focus groups.”Worrall focused on community partners involved with service-learning initiatives at DePaulUniversity. The initial round of data collection included surveys, followed by 40 one-on-one oneinterviews conducted across 12 organizations. Interviews were transcribed and coded foremerging patterns and themes.Finally, Stoecker and Tryon’s study was motivated by the larger question, “Who is served byservice-learning” (p.1). It was conducted as an action research project at the University ofWisconsin-Madison, headed by

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly

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International

,education.1 Technical skills are no longer sufficient to be prepared as a professional engineer.Twenty-first-century engineers must also now possess well-honed communication skills and thedisposition to fully engage and participate in global workforces. The necessity for engineers towork across cultures and disciplines has been increasingly spotlighted by engineeringprofessional and educational communities as reflected in recent national reports, conferences,and publications.2 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers brought to light acontemporary reality: “The economics of nations are becoming increasingly interconnected. Information technology and knowledge cross borders through international telecommunications and online

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Carlson; Travis Jensen, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Andrew Frank Lund, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Eshan V. Dave, University of Minnesota, Duluth; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Civil Engineering

site.One of the City’s projects involves improving a former industrial park to allow newdevelopment. The site, pictured in Figure 1, contains the damaged foundation of a previous plant.Previous investigations recommended that the area be used as a parking lot, with new tenants onthe surrounding area. The goal of this project is to determine a method of using the fine dredgematerial and other locally available waste products as engineered fill for this area. Productsconsidered in project include mine tailings, lime kiln ash, and fly ash. Page 24.918.4Figure 1. Site of former industrial park intended for revitalization.The fine dredge material is

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Gina Locklear, NC A&T

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Environmental Engineering

GuilfordCounty middle schools that are labeled as Title I schools . Title I schools are funded with federalmoney to improve the achievement of low-income students. This group is targeted because lowsocioeconomic status girls are less likely to pursue careers in science and math related fields.1The camp was led by two STEM female faculty and an undergraduate female engineeringstudent. Figure 1: Participants of Girls in Science Lab learning to using pipettes. After months of strategy and curriculum planning for the camp, applications to the campwere made available to students currently in the 6th and 7th grade; these applications included astudent essay, parent essay, and a teacher recommendation. Using a rubric, the students thatwould

Conference Session

FPD 2: Building Community

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M. Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Jayathi Raghavan, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Bereket Berhane, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University

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First-Year Programs

, teaching methods have struggled toeffectively promote conceptual understanding. Gains students achieve are usually modest and notstatistically significant; generally students are able to increase their factual knowledge only.These modest gains are predicated on students having either no preconceptions or correct butincomplete ones. However, students who have incorrect preconceptions do poorly as they mustchange their existing cognitive structure.1 Inductive teaching methods better enable students toachieve a permanent change to their cognitive structures. Students also have a difficultytransferring learning horizontally through their courses.PurposeFirst year students struggle to synthesize concepts across Programming for Engineers, Calculus I,and

Conference Session

FPD 11: Culminating Considerations

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Silvia Husted, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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First-Year Programs

. Page 24.922.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Multidimensional Assessment of Creativity in an Introduction to Engineering Design CourseAbstractCreative thinking includes the capacity to combine or synthesize existing ideas, images, orexpertise in original ways and the experience of thinking, reacting, and working in animaginative way characterized by a high degree of innovation, divergent thinking, and risktaking.1 If we are to produce engineers who can solve society's most pressing technologicalproblems we must provide our students with opportunities to exercise and augment their naturalcreative abilities and we must create classroom environments that make these

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cameron J. Turner P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Susan Michelle Reynolds P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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Construction

-profit organizations,community organizations, and private individuals. A successful team will balance the needs ofand utilize the skills from multiple distinct interests as shown in Figure 1.Enrollment in the course is significant, and in recent years has been growing. The sequence isoffered as a Fall-Spring (on-sequence) and a Spring-Fall (off-sequence) set of courses. The mostrecent on-sequence offering enrolled 273 students, while the off-sequence enrolled 83. Thisequates to approximately 60 projects in progress at any time.The EDP is operated as a two semester course sequence worth a total of 6 semester credit hours.The first 8 weeks of the semester are used to introduce design methods and processes that theteams are expected to use in their

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Said El-Rahaiby, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Andres Tovar, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Systems Engineering

teamdesigning the circuitry are able to employ the theory and analysis skills learned in their circuit’sclass. Likewise, the team designing the linkage are able to employ the machinery designanalysis tools learned in their respective class. The complexity of learning systems engineeringin its entirety is not realistic given the format of the student club, however student learning isachieved through practice. Student learning include the following objectives; 1) team work andbuilding effective meeting skills where tasks are clearly identified and assigned, 2) crossdiscipline involvement, 3) learn how to design, build, and test robots using knowledge gainedfrom past/present courses, and 4) communication skills. Student learning is motivated

Conference Session

Nanotechnology

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Michael Escuti; John Muth; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

global issues in science and technology.By the end of the Fall 2012 semester, the committee had reached a consensus on the structure ofthe program shown in Figure 1. This 18 credit hour program included a required introductorycourse, three technical elective courses, and two general education elective courses. Page 24.925.3 Figure 1: Structure of the 18 credit hour minor program in Nanoscience and TechnologyEstablishing this multi-disciplinary structure required consent of individual course instructors aswell as administrative approval from departmental course and curriculum committees andadministrators at different levels. Anyone who

Conference Session

An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Inger M. Bergom, University of Michigan; Brian A. Burt, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan

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Two Year College Division

characteristic categories:1) sociodemographic characteristics; 2) high school academic preparation and achievement; and3) personal and social experiences with which they arrive to college. Findings demonstrateconsiderable differences between the entering characteristics of community college pre-engineering students, successful transfers, and students first-enrolling in four-year engineeringprograms for all three categories. Based on these empirical results, we offer recommendationsfor programs to implement to work toward improving the community college-to-four-yearengineering program transfer pipeline.IntroductionThe Obama administration1 has emphasized that investing in education is a key strategy formaintaining a competitive edge globally, as the U.S

Conference Session

Capstone & Senior Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Morgan, Texas A&M University; Jay R. Porter, Texas A&M University; Kristina Rojdev, NASA; Daniel Carrejo, NASA; Anthony J. Colozza

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Engineering Technology

to make thisfeasible. The Deep Space Habitat (DSH) project [1] was a project through the Advanced ExplorationSystems program [2] to focus on the development of these technologies that would be needed for humansurvival on a long-duration habitat in deep space. The DSH project has been in existence for four years[3] and has evolved over those years from a pressurized excursion module configuration to a fullyconfigured deep space habitat in 2012. In 2013, the project transitioned to focusing on differentpotential habitat design configurations for various mission locations, and the continued development ofhardware in NASA’s habitat testbed.Power Monitoring and ControlPower monitoring is a critical aspect for the reliable operation of the DSH

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

high-quality trade book. The challenge involves designing a water storage tank for families on Popa Island in Panama. " Lesson 3 – Lesson 4 – Lesson 1 – Lesson 2 – Lesson 5 – Data Analysis & What are Biomimicry Volume Plant Adaptations Volume Adaptations? Book: Nature Got Book: For Good Book: Our World of Book

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Wilcox , Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

engaged learning strategies developed within the broaderprogram into the institution’s first LLC. Assignments incorporated ethnographic fieldwork atvarious field sites ranging from field trips exploring current and historic human interactions withthe landscape, and via campus and community sustainability organizations that students visitedand participated in in the form of service learning activities. The stated learning objectives of thecourse were as follows: 1) A demonstrated ability to apply the underlying skills of humanistic and social scientific inquiry to a concrete project pursued individually or in teams. 2) A critical understanding of the complex relationships that exist between nature and society… We expect every student

Conference Session

The Use of Games and Unique Textbooks in Mathematics Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian J. Lee, Central Illinois Technology and Education Research Institute; Sheldon H. Jacobson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; William A. Cragoe, Sacred Heart-Griffin High School

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Mathematics

highschool probability and statistics, and when delivered in the days prior to tournament tip-off, thecurriculum provides an excellent opportunity to inspire students into addressing real worldproblems through mathematical analysis.I. Introduction Commonly referred to as “March Madness”, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament fuelsthree weeks of excitement (and anguish) nationwide as fans root for their favorite collegiateteams to advance through each stage of the competition. Following a committee selectionprocess and set of four initial play-in games, sixty four teams – seeded 1 through 16 in fourseparate regions – participate in a single elimination tournament format to determine who will becrowned national champion. The structure of such a

Conference Session

BOK2 - Influencing Changes to the ABET Civil Engineering Program Criteria and Civil Engineering Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

bi-weeklyconference calls, careful study, and two face-to-face meetings, the CEPCTC voted to recommendthe following Proposed Civil Engineering Program Criteria: PROGRAM CRITERIA FOR CIVIL AND SIMILARLY NAMED ENGINEERING PROGRAMS Lead Society: American Society of Civil EngineersThese program criteria apply to engineering programs including "civil" and similar modifiers in theirtitles.1. CurriculumThe program must prepare graduates to apply knowledge of mathematics through differential equations,calculus-based physics, chemistry, and at least one additional area of natural science; apply principles ofprobability and statistics to solve problems containing uncertainty

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences with Mechanical, Materials and Fluid Systems

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Even though the 3D printers in the 3D-printing lab are using the same FDM technology the printers’ characteristics are notablydifferent.All 3D printers in the lab use the same 1.75mm diameter filaments size and have the same nozzlediameter of 0.4 mm. A comparison of printer characteristics is tabulated in Table 1. Page 24.932.4 Table 1. 3D Printer Comparison 3D Printer / Characteristic UP Plus Replicator 2 Replicator 2X Material ABS, PLA PLA, Flexible ABS, PLA, Dissolvable Heated Platform Yes No Yes Platform

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hakan Gurocak, Washington State University, Vancouver; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

emphasis on mathematical algorithms and board-level applications, mostnew mechanical engineering graduates are unable to meet the industry expectations.Motion control is a sub-field of automation in which the position and/or velocity of multiple axesin a machine are controlled in a synchronized fashion. Motion control is widely used in all typesof industries including packaging, assembly, textile, paper, printing, food processing andsemiconductor manufacturing (Figure 1). (a) (b) Figure 1. Multi-axis machines with industrial motion controller (a) Web handling (winding) machine, (b) Labeling machine

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey M. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

boundaries ofthe field. However, numerous challenges to such expansion exist, and they must be betterunderstood if the potential of broadening the field’s boundaries is to be fulfilled. To that end, thispaper has three aims: 1) to demonstrate how new metaphors can contribute to grounded theorydevelopment, 2) to explain the significance of such approaches, and 3) to identify challenges ofintroducing grounded theories and new metaphors in engineering education research. The paperbegins with a discussion of the methodological justification for developing grounded theories vianew metaphors. An overview of one of our prior studies that attempted to develop a newmetaphor-based grounded theory is then presented. Based on our experiences with that project

Conference Session

Electrical Energy Courses - Labs and Projects

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yazan Alsmadi, Ohio State University ; Kaichien Tsai, Ohio State University; Mark J. Scott, Ohio State University; Longya Xu, Ohio State University; Aimeng Wang

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Table 1: Prerequisites for ECE 5027 - Power Electronics and Motor Drives Laboratory Course Students Topics Covered ECE 3040: Undergraduate • Introduction to electrical energy systems: Sustainable Energy & history, current trends Power Systems I • Renewable and non-renewable sources core course • Rotating machines and their operation 3 credit hours • Smart grid initiatives ECE 3047: Undergraduate • Basics of energy conversion processes for Sustainable Energy and

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University; Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University

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Manufacturing

interests are manufacturing processes and enterprise engineering. Page 24.936.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 NKU/Mazak Corp. Joint Senior Project ProgramAbstractMazak in cooperation with NKU Engineering Technology is carrying an innovative trainingprogram aimed to provide students with ‘hands-on’ industrial experience, as part of graduationrequirements. This innovative learning experience incorporates many elements of the casemethod in experiential learning. The advantages for this university-industry joint effort are:1. The resources available to students and the hand

Conference Session

Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Glenda D. Young Collins, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Virginia Tech; Julie P. Martin, Clemson University

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Minorities in Engineering

population in theUS. Hispanics, African Americans, American Indian, and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islanderstogether represent 29% of the overall U.S. population,1 yet account for only 13.8% ofbachelor’s degrees earned in engineering. More so, African Americans make up 4.2% of thisgroup with approximately 3,385 bachelor degrees awarded in 2012.2 Furthermore, Page 24.937.3underrepresented minority graduates are even less present in the workforce: AfricanAmericans represent 5% of the engineering workforce, Latinos 6% and AmericanIndian/Alaska Natives combined represent 0.4%.1 To improve the low representation ofminorities in college and in the workforce

Conference Session

A Focus on Non-Traditional Students and Non-Traditional Course Delivery Methods

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Bushey-McNeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Two Year College Division

it is unlikely that this will add significantlyto the population of nontraditional students available for study.A data update is underway that will add to these totals, and new institutional partners may furtherextend the reach of the dataset. A further 52,131 engineering students are included inMIDFIELD for whom no age was reported, of whom 14,807 graduated in engineering. We willseek data updates to fill in values where data are currently missing. Nontraditional studentenrollments are certainly not distributed uniformly by institution—on average, 4-5% of studentenrollment is nontraditional by age, but the percentages range from 1% to 25% by institution.Adding to institutional variability, nontraditional students enter exclusively as

Conference Session

Enhancing Success/Peristence at Two-Year Colleges

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Melissa Thompson P.E. P.E., BridgeValley Community and Technical College; Bekir Zihni Yuksek, University of Northern Iowa

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Two Year College Division

: 1. Increase the annual, full-time enrollment in targeted engineering technology and applied technology fields from 200 to 215 students by the end of the 2014-2015 academic year. 2. Retain 90% (of an annual cohort) of participating STEM majors from the first to the second year. Page 24.939.2 3. Achieve a degree completion rate of 80% of participating students within two years (after all developmental level courses have been completed). 4. Maintain a 95% employment placement and/or continuing education of graduating Bridgemont STEM Scholars in their field within six months of degree completion.BCTC targeted

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, lab instruction has remained unchanged even though educators acknowledgethat the new Millennial generation of student learns like no other generation before them.Educational research suggests that various teaching strategies should be implemented in theclassroom to engage the millennial generation. These strategies include incorporatingmultimedia, having a more relaxed classroom environment, making teaching relevant to real lifeexperiences and exploring active learning approaches [1-4]. Literature also suggests millenniallearners prefer a more relaxed, informal classroom environment that allows them to activelyparticipate in classroom discussions and helps them understand core concepts throughcollaborative and service learning approaches[4