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Eco-Car Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shawn Midlam-Mohler,, Ohio State University ; Jason Linger, Ohio State University ; Jack Slavinski, Ohio State University ; Lisa Fiorentini, Ohio State University

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Eco-Car Poster Session

3 project are also included as a proxy for the manystudent engineering projects that are on OSU’s campus.KeywordsProject Management, Systems Engineering, Education, Capstone, EcoCARIntroductionStudents typically gain exposure to project management techniques through capstone seniordesign projects, however, many students would benefit from a greater depth of study. This hasbeen indicated through student surveys and industry feedback. To support this, threedepartments within The Ohio State University (OSU) College or Engineering have developedcomplementary courses that cover topics in project management. In addition, students engagedin extra-curricular student projects, such as the EcoCAR 3 project, must practice projectmanagement techniques

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy

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Computing & Information Technology

. Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE 2014. 3. Lumpp J., Jacob J., Smith S., Smith W., BIG BLUE: A Multidisciplinary Capstone Engineering Design Project, Proceedings of the 2006 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE 2006. 4. Lin, Y., Learning from Energy Conversion Related Capstone Projects, Proceedings of the 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, ASEE 2010. Page 26.669.155. Scott , W. R. Scott and Goktas, R. K. Exploring Engineering Graduate Student Research

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Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Nina Magpili

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Computers in Education

, K.D., Newell, J.A., and Newell, H.L. (2003). Rubric Development for Assessment of Undergraduate Research: Evaluating Multidisciplinary Team Projects,” (CD) Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference.6. Whitman, L. E., Malzahn, D. E., Chaparro, B. S., Russell, M., Langrall, R., Mohler, B. A. (2005). A comparison of group processes, performance, and satisfaction in face-to-face versus computer- mediated engineering student design teams. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(3), 327-334.7. Zhou, Z., Pazos, P. (2014). Managing Engineering Capstone Design Teams: Important Considerations and Success Factors. Proceedings of the 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard F. Keltie, North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering

senior capstone design projects found in mostcurricula, but rather these are typically extended homework assignments intended to engagestudents in problem definition and open-ended solution discovery. They are also intended toserve as ‘platforms’ for the relevant material in the course itself. Indeed, these types of activitiesare part of the ABET EAC Criteria 3 and 51, and the projects are found in many sophomore- andjunior-level engineering courses.Inclusion of such a design project in our junior-level vibrations course has been the norm formany years. The duration of the project is on the order of one month, and typically carries thesame percentage (e.g. 10%) of the total course grade as the entire set of homework assignments

Conference Session

Make It!

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Randall G Bock, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

design.Mr. Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Timothy F. Wheeler is an assistant professor of Electrical Engineering at the Pennsylvania State Uni- versity. He earned an Artium Baccalaureus degree in Slavic Languages and Literatures from Princeton University in 1975. After a decade as a crab fisherman in Alaska, he earned a Bachelor of Science de- gree in Electrical Engineering from Cornell University (1989) and a Master of Science in Curriculum and Instruction from Penn State University (2010). He is course coordinator for the Senior Capstone Design program. He has directed project-based programs for undergraduates with an interest in space-related fields as well as service-learning

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Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Alexandra M. Macek , Robert Morris University ; Bruce Allen Barnes Jr., Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

conveyor5,6,7. This equipment has Page 26.530.2been utilized along with two other stand-alone Fanuc robots in ENGR 4700 Robotics andAutomation and other pertinent courses including ENGR 4950 Integrated Engineering.Design, a senior capstone course. However, within the last few years, the Vision softwareVisloc has become outdated and the cell’s Cognex camera has gone out of commission. Toadd a new vision assignment and a work-cell exercise to the curriculum, a new project wasenvisioned. The project was handled as open-ended and student-driven nature. This projectwas completed by the students to fulfill their university requirement for a three credit ENGR4900

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Sharon B Fellows, Binghamton University; Koenraad E Gieskes, Binghamton University; Lee A Cummings, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

eight was made to better simulate the experience studentswould have in their senior design capstone project. In discussion with industry leaders, the largerteam better simulates what students will experience in industry. However, from the first week ofclasses, once teams were formed, students were instructed to find a partner within the team withwhom to work on assignments. This provided a support system for students as the researchintensive process began. In a survey students commented that group studying had a positiveimpact on understanding the material and was carried over into other classes as well. Honken andRalston in their recommendations to improve retention in engineering programs found “sincestudents who studied together in high

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Jeffrey Ryan McCutcheon

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #12397A First-Year Project-Based Design Course with Management Simulation andGame-Based Learning ElementsMr. Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut Daniel Anastasio received his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from the University of Connecticut in 2009. He is pursuing a Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering at the University of Connecticut while acting as a co- instructor for the chemical engineering capstone laboratory and the first-year foundations of engineering course. His research interests include osmotically driven membrane separations and engineering peda- gogy.Ms. Malgorzata Chwatko, University of

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ang Liu, Univ of Southern California; Yun Dai; James R. Morrison, KAIST, ISysE; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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International

. Eng. Design, 16(6), 2005, pp. 557-576.[12]. Glier, M. W., et al. 2011. "Distributed Ideation: Idea Generation in Distributed Capstone Engineering Design Teams." International Journal of Engineering Education 27.6 (2011): 1281.[13]. C. Dym, et al., 2005. “Engineering Design Thinking, Teaching, and Learning”, Journal of Engineering Education, 94(1), 2005, pp. 103-120.[14]. Alexander, M. (1985). The team effectiveness critique. The 1985 annual: Developing human resources, 101- 106.[15]. Lai, J., Honda, T., & Yang, M. C. (2010). A study of the role of user-centered design methods in design team projects. Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing, 24(3), 303-316.[16]. Hirsch, P. L., &

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Reporting Out: Dissemination of Several NSF Projects of Interest to Two-Year Colleges

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Wadach, Monroe Community College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

Paper ID #11784Infusing a Concurrent Engineering Model into AcademiaProf. John Wadach, Monroe Community College John Wadach is a professor and department chair of the Engineering Science and Physics Department at Monroe Community College in Rochester, NY. He has taught a variety of physics and engineering courses in his 30 year career. Wadach is most inspired by the use of design-build projects in his engineering courses. Infusing a Concurrent Engineering Model into Academia is the title of the NSF TUES grant that he and co-PIs George Fazekas and Paul Brennan were awarded $200,000. Wadach has been the co-organizer of

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #12790Work in Progress: Mini Projects - Using News Articles to Promote LifelongLearning and Expose Students to Engineering BreadthDr. Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University Chris Geiger is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Bioengineering in the U.A.Whitaker College of Engineering at Florida Gulf Coast University. He received his M.S and Ph.D.degrees in Biomedical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1999 and 2003, respectively,and his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Northwestern University in 1996.Prof. James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University JAMES D. SWEENEY is Professor and Head

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy K Tang, Stony Brook University; Pao-Lo Liu, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Charles R. Westgate Sr. P.E., Binghamton University; Kim A. Scalzo, State University of New York, HQ

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

for both online and on-campuseducation. Page 26.1204.5For challenges, we encounter two issues: (1) how to engage students in multidisciplinary teamprojects; and (2) how to ensure student authentication. 3As an engineering program, one of our expected student outcomes is an ability to function onmultidisciplinary teams. However, perhaps partly due to the small size of the program, most ofour capstone design projects are done individually. To enhance students’ team experience, we arecurrently working on two approaches: to have students working on similar capstone design projectsprovide feedback

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

effectively 3) Design and conduct experiments 4) Analyze and interpret data 5) Design a system that is within realistic constraintsEngineering educators across the U.S. have recognized the power of this approach. For example,the number of team-based and multidisciplinary team-based capstone classes across the U.S. hasincreased15 since 1995, likely due to the influence of ABET on U.S. engineering programs.16Similarly, the number of “Cornerstone” freshmen engineering design project classes hasincreased, although by no means are they universal in U.S. engineering curricula4. Cornerstonedesign experiences require significant faculty involvement, and from the student’s point of view,projects should be motivating and challenging but not

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

learning environments in Science, Engineering and Mathematics. He has also written on effective uses of educa- tional technology in mathematics and science education as a natural outgrowth of these interests. To fund his research, Jim has garnered over $20 million in grants to study and improve mathematics education in urban schools. He just finished a $1.8 million research grant to model the longitudinal development of fractions, rational number and proportional reasoning knowledge and skills in middle school students, and is currently engaged in a project studying the sustainability of changes in urban elementary teachers’ mathematics practices. All of his work has been conducted in collaborative partnerships with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany. State University of New York; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University Erick Nefcy is a doctoral candidate in the School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. He is currently studying student modeling in capstone physical and virtual laboratory projects. He is interested in teaching and microprocessing, and has held multiple internships at Intel Corporation. Page 26.771.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Feedback in Complex, Authentic, Industrially Situated Engineering Projects using Episodes as a Discourse Analysis Framework – Year 3IntroductionOver the last ten years

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Sandra G. Luca, Loyola Marymount University; Jeremy S. Pal, Loyola Marymount University; Jose A. Saez, Loyola Marymount University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #11739Impacts of Service-Learning Projects on the Technical and Professional En-gineering Confidence of First Year Engineering StudentsDr. Matthew Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University Dr. Matthew T. Siniawski is an Associate Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Loyola Marymount University. He has advised over 40 different senior capstone project design teams since 2004, and is particularly interested in the design of assistive devices for children with disabilities. He is a an active proponent of service-learning and is interested in understanding how such experiences impact the technical

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

active member of Northeastern’s Gateway Team, a select group of teaching faculty expressly devoted to the first-year Engineering Program at NU. She also serves as a Technical Faculty Advisor for Senior Capstone Design and graduate-level Challenge Projects in Northeastern’s Gordon Engineering Leadership Program. Dr. Jaeger has been the recipient of numerous awards in engineering education for both teaching and mentoring and has been involved in several engineering educational research initiatives through ASEE and beyond.Dr. Richard Whalen, Northeastern University Dr. Richard Whalen is a Teaching Professor at Northeastern University in Boston, MA and a core member of the Engineering Gateway Team. The focus of this team

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lyndia Stacey, University of Waterloo; Andrew Trivett, University of Waterloo; Jen Rathlin, University of Waterloo; Kyu Won Choi, University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

concepts, which is the ultimate goal of the casestudy and its activities.The course analyzed the use of case studies in order to improve students’ skills in handling open-ended design and applications of engineering science principles. This type of experience isdrastically different from secondary education and should not be a single experience duringundergrad (most commonly a fourth year design project/capstone project). The advantage ofengineering case studies is that they provide a similar experience as a capstone project and areable to engage students in design thinking on a topic-by-topic basis21. The goal is to have thesetypes of initiatives throughout the entire program; however, since the students struggled so muchwith open-ended problems

Conference Session

Circuits and Systems Education 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nesreen Alsbou, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University; Vladimir A Labay, Gonzaga University; Heath Joseph LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University

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Electrical and Computer

(MAC) protocols and their application in Vehicle to Vehicle (V2V) communications and she is interested also in collision avoidance systems design and their use in the V2V communications. In addition to the wireless research, Dr. Alsbou is collaborating with the medical imaging group at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center on research projects in medical imaging. The focus of these projects is on developing new approaches to reduce image and motion artifacts in helical, axial and cone-beam CT imaging used in diagnostic imaging and radiotherapy. Dr. Alsbou has publications in the ASEE National Conference and attended multiple KEEN workshops, she uses ACL, PBL and EML in her classes. She has publications

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd France, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

in place. Although several students worked diligently throughout the project, many didnot possess the self-regulation necessary to take responsibility for efficiently completing taskswithout extensive oversight. Then, as checkpoints loomed, there was often sense of urgency. Anadministrator raised this issue while speaking about the senior capstone course of the academy, Page 26.1266.10commenting, “Students sometimes are the best procrastinators and they’re kind of going, ‘Oh, atthe end I’ve got to rush through and I’ve got to get all these things done.’”Some of those who reached checkpoints early, and thus had several days before the

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chad Dunkel, University of Idaho; Ryan A Oliver, BP; Tao Xing P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Dev S. Shrestha, University of Idaho, Moscow; Russell Scott Smith, University of Idaho Energy Plant

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1993. His research and teaching interests are in power electronics, electric machines and drives, electrical power systems, and analog/mixed signal electronics. He has taught senior capstone design since 1985 at several universities.Dr. Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 27 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course. He is also a co-PI on a DOE sponsored Industrial Assessment Center program in which several of the student authors have been involved. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine testing, engine heat release modeling, design

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan Fries P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Brad Cross P.E., Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Jianpeng Zhou, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Chad Verbais, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville

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Civil Engineering

, problem-based learning, and impacts of the learning environment. To improvestudent teamwork experiences in any course, faculty have an opportunity to apply a wealth ofknowledge from fields such as organizational or industrial psychology 5. Some argue thateffective team-based learning in capstone courses require that teams be heterogeneous and haveshared goals, meaningful activities, timely internal feedback, and external comparisons andfeedback 6. Thus, for faculty to facilitate an effective team-based learning experience, they mustbe very deliberate in the planning of team projects, milestones, activities, feedback methods, andtiming.Other research has focused on problem-based learning approaches. One study, focusing on astructural engineering

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College

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Corporate Member Council

 such short visits and recommendations for pursuing a similar sabbatical experience.  Introduction  Sabbatical experiences provide an opportunity for faculty to immerse themselves in current scholarship, to explore new areas of research, and/or to pursue professional development. For capstone design instructors, many of whom coordinate projects with industry sponsors, a logical option for sabbatical is to spend it in industry. This option is particularly attractive and useful for faculty members who have followed the standard academic pathway and have not previously worked as practicing engineers.  The engineering literature is surprisingly sparse on faculty sabbaticals, and what literature exists focuses more on the use of sabbaticals for

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Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bryony DuPont, Oregon State University; Christopher Hoyle, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, USAOptimal team selection in introductory and capstone mechanical design courses is vital to thesuccess of the project, and, as such, many studies have been conducted to determine themeans of generating ideal design teams. This work seeks to employ multiple areas of designteam theory, including the use of Myers-Briggs Type Indicators (MBTI) for personalityassessment and the capability for students to be placed in teams with respect to certaincourse-specific constraints, including project preference and teaming constraints, in order toautomate the optimization of design team selection. Various test cases are shown that indicatethe weighted multi-objective Mixed-Integer Linear Programming approach can

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Don Bowie P.E., Aurasen Limited; Xuping Xu, California Baptist University; Anthony L Donaldson, California Baptist University

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Diversity

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Engineering Management

full time ”Boeing Loaned Executive” from Industry to a University, and a multi-year tenure as an Affiliate Professor at Seattle Pacific University. Mr. Bowie is presently the CEO of a technical entrepreneurial start-up corporation which has sponsored and participated in six Engineering Capstone Projects and two engineering-intern sponsorships at California Baptist University. Don has had three United States’ patents issued plus he was the primary author for three peer-reviewed academic papers which were published and presented at National Conferences. He is a Registered Professional Engineer and a Senior Life Member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.Dr. Xuping Xu, California Baptist University

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2015 EDI

Authors

Ronald Welch

• Infrastructure Assessment Tools for Department of Defense• Jones Beach Water Tower Analysis• Kosciusko's Garden Redesign• Picatinney Arsenal Homeland Security Training Faculty• Low-water Crossing Design along California-Mexico Border• Bloomington IL Homeland Security Training Facility• Roof Support System Design for PV Energy System• Popolopen Creek Footbridge Design• West Point Lower Post Recreation Complex Design• Walden Humane Society Renovation• Constitution Island Timber Bridge design/construction• Motor Pool Timber Bridge design/construction 5 Service Projects at West Point• …Not counting Capstone projects• Multiple groups competing for opportunity• ASCE

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INDUSTRY DAY SESSION: CMC PANEL SESSION TWO

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chiang Shih, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Gregory John Kostrzewsky, Cummins, Inc; Lin Xiang Sun, Danfoss Turbocor Compressors

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Corporate Member Council, Diversity

, and professional responsibility so they can be successful in theircareers. Few of these elements can be simulated effectively in a traditional academicenvironment and the participation of engineering practitioners becomes critical. Similar to mostengineering programs, we have achieved this through the involvement of our advisory councilmembers in this capacity and this paper presents our experience in developing an academic-industrial partnership over the years. The relationship starts with the integration of theseindustry leaders into our program’s continuous improvement process, including ABETaccreditation assessment, the sponsorship of senior capstone design projects, and othereducational activities. The development of the partnership has

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2015 EDI

Authors

Mark R Henderson

= 15 CH humanitarian (3) (3) MAT 343 (3) (3) (3) SENIOR (2016/2017) Capstone Concentration General Secondary2nd Semester 1st Semester Concentration Project I (L) Math or Studies Focus Area Science (HU/SB) (upper div) = 15 CH EGR 401 (3) (3) (3) (3

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Gregory J Kowalski, Northeastern University; Andrew F. Carbonar, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Pedagogical Best PracticesAbstractThe pedagogy of laboratory courses has been well discussed in the literature, but the extent towhich these best practices are incorporated into laboratory experiment design varies wildly. AtNortheastern University, various capstone design teams over the years have been tasked withdesigning new experimental apparatus for the undergraduate teaching laboratories along withappropriate lab handouts and other instructional material. In many cases, the students involved inthese projects have taken the lab class for which they are designing the experiment and havereported negative experiences, and therefore are motivated to try to improve the class for futurestudents. Student designed labs have the potential to reduce burden

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Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shekar Viswanathan, National University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

necessary evaluations and/or experimentations, identify and/or proposemeaningful results and solutions, test the proposal to the extent possible, prepare adetailed report, and make a presentation. The ‘front end’ project plan and the ‘back end’documentation and presentation are both important elements. Since the entrance into thecapstone projects follows the completion of other courses, faculty project advisors canassign problems that are not only relevant to the students’ interests but are also helpful inreinforcing the concepts taught. Each class runs for two instructional months. Althoughthe capstone course is done at the end, students are encouraged to identify and select a