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Experinces in Manufacturing Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Perihan Fidan, Tennessee Technological University ; George Chitiyo, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University

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Manufacturing

practiced educational methodology used in many highereducational institutions [1]. Instructors usually assign their project components as part of theirclass assessment component before the semester ends. Students usually work in a group andcomplete the deliverables of the assigned projects. Senior Design Projects or Capstones (as part ofan ABET [2] or ATMAE accreditation [3]) are advanced versions of this practice and their tasksand expectations are usually larger than the project based learning expectations.Summer long research projects are usually referred to as Research for Undergraduates (REU) andthey last between eight and ten weeks. Research students work on their assigned projects inintensive research meetings, trainings, laboratory

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Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #18684Creating Meaningful Experiences Through Extracurricular Project-BasedExperiential LearningDr. Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Dr. Dukart graduated with his B.A. in English and Honors from the University of North Dakota in 1997, followed by an M.A. in English in 1999 and a B.A. in Computer Science in 2002. He recently received (2016) his Ed.D. emphasizing Higher Education from the Department of Organizational Leadership, Pol- icy, and Development from the University of Minnesota. He has worked as an instructor and academic advisor at the University of North Dakota, the University of

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College; Meredith Stoops, Benedictine College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

studentsreceive is that the majority of people who will be responsible for fabrication of the design on siteare not members of the class. Thus, the level of documentation and planning required issignificant, even when compared to a capstone design course, since the design team will not bepresent for the construction phase. Figure 5 shows that all students agreed that the class helpedtheir engineering and workplace skills. The overwhelming majority also said they wouldrecommend this class to their peers.Figure 5: Student responses to end-of-semester IDEA [24] survey supplemental questions: “(60)The critical reflection papers helped me to consider and understand the principles of CST. (61)The service-learning experience in this course (the design project

Conference Session

Horizontal and Vertical Integration

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jack Bringardner, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

promoteinnovation through real world projects that connect student to faculty research.1 The goal of theVIP program at NYU Tandon School of Engineering is to add project-based curriculumthroughout the four year undergraduate degree. Increasingly, engineering educators areidentifying this project-based curriculum sequence as the cornerstone to capstone courses – first-year intro to engineering and capstone design curriculum. Vertically Integrated Projects allowstudents to continue developing skills from the first-year engineering design projects:entrepreneurship, innovation, design, teamwork, and leadership. In addition to these professionalskills, these Vertically Integrated Project teams will develop hardware, software, data analysis,planning and

Conference Session

First Year Computing Topics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

with specificprograming fundamentals. This would help inform future project decisions.References 1. Baibak, T, and Agrawal, R., “Programming Games To Learn Algorithms”, Proceedings of the 2007 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, June 2007. 2. Maxim, B., “Serious Games as Software Engineering Capstone Projects,” Proceedings of the 2008 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 2008. 3. Estell, J.K., “Writing Card Games: An Early Excursion into Software Engineering Principles”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society of Engineering Education Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon, June 2005. 4. Helber, E., Brockman, M., and Kajfez, R

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Horizontal and Vertical Integration

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering

classes or capstone style courses hasbeen well documented. Design projects introduced in a single course can help connect esotericconcepts, reinforce team-building principles, and bring practical considerations into theclassroom. However, many of the concepts taught and learned in these courses may be leftbehind when the student moves on to another design course or focus area within civilengineering. Capstone style courses are frequently used to instill the importance of the overalldesign process, but this may not be completed until the final semester or year of study. Theglobal objective of this research study was to horizontally integrate the same design project inmultiple structural design courses to incorporate the concepts of iterative

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Andrew Lund, Western Washington University

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Electrical and Computer

SystemsTable 1: Basic structure of the two course EE sequence for non-EE majorsAs shown in Table 1, the second EE course both builds off the previous course, as well asintroducing topics quite separate from a traditional electrical or electronics topic sequence. Thereason the first course is kept somewhat generic with light coverage of three distinct topics(circuits, electronics, digital systems) is because it serves a wide population of non-EE students.The second course in the sequence is almost exclusively manufacturing students who rely on thecourse to prepare them both for their capstone project and for a subsequent robotics elective.Previous offerings (Spring 2015 and Spring 2014) of EE 352 followed a traditional structure of 3hours of lecture

Conference Session

Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Manufacturing

undergraduate and graduate courses in ET Masters program. Also, she introduced the first experiential activity for Applied Mechanics courses. She is coordinator and advisor for capstone projects for Engineering Technology.Dr. Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.) Dr. Richard Chiou is Associate Professor within the Engineering Technology Department at Drexel Uni- versity, Philadelphia, USA. He received his Ph.D. degree in the G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His educational background is in manufacturing with an emphasis on mechatronics. In addition to his many years of industrial experience, he has taught many different engineering and technology courses at

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

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Rajeev Nair; Yimesker Yihun; Muhammad Rahman

.” Capstone projectinstructors also echo this. In other words, students were not adequately prepared to work on theirsenior design projects, unless they had prior industrial or volunteering experiences. Studentswere found to be unable to develop ideation and design skills independently prior to enrolling intheir required culminating experience. The inability of engineering graduates to engineer anddesign impedes the industrial productivity in the United States, since these students lack theskills that are in great demand by current employers (Tian 2014). This issue is rooted in the lackof preparatory courses that inculcate the design process in our students early in their educationalprogram. The traditional focus is on the important appropriate

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College PA; Jason Forsyth, York College of Pennsylvania; Christopher Michael Korpela, United States Military Academy

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

et al. 2009) also showed the value of self-discoveryand learning with minimal input from instructors. Regardless of the classroom objective,robotics seems to be a topic in which students will devote time and energy learning newmaterials to accomplish specific tasks or goals. Robotics is a multi-discplinary field incorporating elements of mechanical and computerengineering, and computer science. Traditionally, robotics courses and degrees have typicallybeen offered through graduate programs but has seen an expansion into the undergraduatecurriculum through capstone projects (Michalson 2010), upper-class courses (Keer 2012, Meuth2009, Garcia 2015, Lessard 1999) and freshman engineering (Xu et. al 2014) throughintroductory platforms such as

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Laura Ford

Adding Reflection and Oral Communication to a Design Project – Work in ProgressReflection-in-action was encouraged in a junior-level design project by providing a competitor'sdesign to teams. Students then compared their designs to the competitor's design in an oralpresentation. The competitor's design had calculations errors and a different, less expensiveprocess than most of the students chose to use. Interesting questions developed as studentscompared their designs to that of the competitor. Methods, transferability, pitfalls, and futurestudies are discussed in the paper.IntroductionA colleague [placeholder for blind review] and I have taught similar junior-level courses atdifferent universities for a

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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Diversity

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Engineering Economy

requires a car to get to the site and about 3 hours of total time including the tour and travel back and forth from campus.• Macaroon Cookie Business Expansion: This is a theoretical case based on ideas from a student capstone project where a small business company is looking at producing a new product line and they need to analyze if their expansion plans will be cost effective. No tour is provided.• HCP Laser Project – Heating and Cooling Products (HCP) is a small US based ductwork components manufacturer about 1-hour drive north of campus. A previous intern helped develop this case study which was based on the need for the company to improve cost effectiveness in terms of labor and scrap for their blank cutting process for

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Brock E. Barry PE, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, U.S. Military Academy

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

Paper ID #18566Assessing Individual Temperament and Group Performance in a Project-Based Learning ExperienceCapt. Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy Captain Jeremiah Stache is an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the U.S. Military Academy, West Point, NY. He received his B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy, West Point; M.S. from both the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla; and is currently a Ph.D student at Mississippi State University, Starkville. He is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of

Conference Session

Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Jennifer Gonser, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

rathera necessary design consideration in any process or project. Lectures have been added thataddress sustainability in the water, energy, and doctrine/policy blocks. On a wider scale, theprogram as a whole has likewise taken steps to integrate sustainability throughout the entire civilengineering program curriculum. In addition to the Infrastructure Engineering course, it iscurrently addressed in Hydrology and Hydraulic Design, Construction Management, CivilEngineering Site Design, as well as the Senior Capstone Project. Due to the pervasiveness of thetopic throughout the curriculum, civil engineering majors have shown heightened interest insustainability in civil engineering. The program has seen a 22% increase in the independentstudy elective

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #19332What Does Career and Personal Success Look Like? Engineering Students’Projections for Post-Graduation PlansMr. Aisosa Ayela-Uwangue, Arizona State UniversityDr. Micah Lande, Arizona State University Micah Lande, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Engineering and Manufacturing Engineering pro- grams and Tooker Professor at the Polytechnic School in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches human-centered engineering design, design thinking, and design innovation project courses. Dr. Lande researches how technical and non-technical people learn and apply a design

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeow Siow, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

, P. S., Jones, J. W., Vliet, G. C., & Jones, T. L., "A Project-Centered Approach to Teaching of Thermal-Fluid Systems Analysis and Design," ASEE Annual Conference 2003.7. Banerjee, S., "A group project based approach to induce learning in engineering thermodynamics," ASEE Annual Conference 2015.8. Roy, S., Nasr, K. J., & Berry, K. J., "Development of a Project-Based and Design-Driven Thermodynamics Course," ASEE Conference 2002.9. Bailey, M. & Chambers, J., "Using the Experiential Learning Model to Transform an Engineering Thermodynamics Course," ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, 2004.10. Dukhan, N. & Schumack, M., "Thermal Science Capstone Projects in Mechanical Engineering," ASEE

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Joseph Frank, Ohio State University; Kelly Lynn Kolotka, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University; Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department; Allen Benjamin Drown, Ohio State University; Robert G. Stricko III, Ohio State University; Kathleen A. Harper, Ohio State University; Richard J. Freuler, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

Engineering for Honors program, he is heavily involved with teaching and developing laboratory content, leading the in-house robotics controller maintenance, and managing the robotics project development.Mr. Michael Schulz, The Ohio State University Michael H. Schulz is a teaching assistant with the Fundamentals of Engineering Honors program at The Ohio State University. He is currently the lead developer of the robot course software development team, of which he has been a member for three years. As a Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) student, he will graduate in May, 2017 with his B.S.C.S.E and a minor in Music, Media, and Enterprise.Ms. Clare Rigney, Ohio State University, Engineering Education Department Clare has

Conference Session

Engineering in Societal Context

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan McWhirter, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Shealy is an assistant professor in the Charles E. Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and principal faculty member in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech. He received his doctorate from Clemson University. His research is broadly focuses on judgment and decision making for sustainable infrastructure. This includes engineering education for sustainability. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Bridging Engineering and Psychology: Using an Envision Gold Certified Project to Teach Decision Making for SustainabilityAbstract The objective of this research is to help engineering

Conference Session

Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Diana Gravitt, Western Illinois University

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Construction

as an Inductive Learning Technique with Construction Case Studies Western Illinois UniversityIntroduction & Literature ReviewThis paper focuses on the use of debate as an example of an inductive teaching method in aConstruction Management legal course. The 400 level course is one of the last courses to betaken by the students in the Construction Management program. Typically only the Soils andFoundations, Occupational Safety and Health, and Construction Management capstone coursesare taken after this course, while and Estimating and Scheduling are taken the same semester.Having taught this class multiple times, the author found that traditional lecture, supplementaldiscussion

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Enrollment, Instruction and Pedagogy - Focus on Design-Based Projects

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2017 FYEE Conference

Authors

John Edward Miller, Baylor University; Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University

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FYEE Division - Paper Submission

Paper ID #20924First-year Redesign: LabVIEW, myRIO, EML, and MoreMr. John Edward Miller, Baylor University John Miller is a Senior Lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at Baylor Univer- sity. He teaches a wide range of courses, including the first-year program, mid-level laboratories, control systems, and capstone design. These courses lean heavily on hands-on experience and active learning. He has a B.S. and M.S. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Baylor University, and currently serves as the Assistant Chair for the department.Dr. Carolyn Skurla, Baylor University Carolyn Skurla is

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University; Robert Allen P.E., Johns Hopkins University; Nicholas J. Durr, Johns Hopkins University; Hien Nguyen, Johns Hopkins University

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Biomedical

assistant professor of surgery assistant professor of biomedical engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 A team leader model for scalable clinical observation in the biomedical engineering capstone design course Work In ProgressOverviewA critical step in undergraduate biomedical engineering capstone design projects is problemidentification and validation. This process is enriched with training in clinical observation androot-cause analysis. For projects developed around a clinical need, active training in observationfor large groups (>50 students) is challenging—many clinical procedures limit observationgroups to three students or fewer

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 2: Instructional

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Deane Webster, Purdue University, New Albany

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Engineering Design Graphics

paper, industry suppliedcurriculum is defined as instructional material that was created and distributed by specificcompanies (e.g. Dassault Systèmes) from a particular field (e.g. computer-aided engineering).Initial motivation for the course design and investigation formulated from complaints expressedby past senior engineering technology students at Purdue Polytechnic New Albany during andafter their senior capstones. This caused a faculty concern that the students were not fullyprepared for senior capstones and ultimately were lacking skills, knowledge, and/or practice inthe following areas.  Engineering Design o Computer-Aided Design (CAD) o Engineering Drawing o Standards/Specifications  Project

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

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Biomedical

the University of Washington include introductory and honors courses in bioengi- neering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, bioengineering ethics, leadership, and bioengineering capstone writing and design courses. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity in engineer- ing, and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in K-12 educational outreach. Dr. Hendricks has over a decade of experience leading educational outreach and summer camp programs at both Duke University and the University of Washington. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Work-in-Progress: Reflection Enhances Student Engagement and Team Service Project

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daisuke Aoyagi, California State University, Chico

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

calibration, static and dynamic signals, computer-controlled data acquisition,data analysis, documentation, and technical writing. All those topics are important andapplicable in the two-semester Capstone course in senior design project that the students arerequired to take, not to mention any future projects they may work on as professional engineers.As such, it is recommended that junior-level students take the Measurements andInstrumentation course before the Capstone project. In practice, however, a number of studentstake them concurrently.The Measurements and Instrumentation course is offered only in the spring semester, and is a 3-unit course consisting of two 1-hour lectures and one 3-hour lab session per week. The pre-requisites are 1

Conference Session

Innovative Pedagogies for Facilitating Student-driven Learning Experiences

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Brian Dittenber, LeTourneau University

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Civil Engineering

equipping students with relevant skills, an overviewof professional engagement, and a major project. The major project for the course involvedteams of 3-4 students working to design one of two civil engineering challenges: either a 20-footcantilevered wooden bridge or a 25-foot diameter wooden tripod. There were two fundamentalpurposes to the course: students were to learn more about their specific discipline so as toestablish realistic goals and motivations for their education and career, and students were tocomplete a major project in order to develop teamwork skills, integrate into the program, andbuild confidence in their ability to overcome intimidating challenges. These initiatives wereintended to improve student engagement with the course

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton L Kussmaul, Muhlenberg College; Heidi Ellis, Western New England University; Gregory W Hislop, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Lori Postner, Nassau Community College; Darci Burdge, Nassau Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

solving and education. In ​Problem Solving and Education: Issues in Teaching and Research, D.T. Tuma and R. Reif, eds. Erlbaum, 1980. 9. J.D. Bransford, A.L. Brown, and R.R. Cocking, eds. ​How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School. Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning and Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice, Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Research Council, 2000. 10. E. Stroulia, K. Bauer, M. Craig, K. Reid, and G. Wilson. Teaching distributed software engineering with UCOSP: the undergraduate capstone open-source project. In ​Proc. of the 2011 Community Building Workshop on Collaborative Teaching of Globally

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CEED Technical Session: High-Impact Makerspaces, Transitioning from Co-op to School and Service Research

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Leaf, Eastern Washington University; Arin Seth Preston, Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter P.E., Eastern Washington University; Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

Manger in industry for 20 years before teaching. His interests include project management, robotics /automation, Student Learning and Air Pollution Dispersion Modeling.Dr. Robert E. Gerlick, Eastern Washington University Dr. Gerlick is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology at Eastern Washington University. He teaches courses in the areas of Robotics, Mechanics, Thermodynam- ics, Fluids, CAD, and Capstone Design. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 An Undergraduate Service Learning Research Project using a Humanoid Robot to Enhance Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum

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2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Yimesker Yihun; AmirHossein MajidiRad

strong interest in the PBL and ADAMS modeling and simulation approach to engage inthe course and to develop curiosity towards research.Introduction In most institutions, research and development in undergraduate STEM programs are left asideor overlooked. However, to translate theory into practice, programs must be projected to promoteresearch and innovation. Capstone design project offered in the final year of graduation is too latefor the students to learn the state of the art of research and to solve community based and practicalproblems. The learning curve and the quality of work could have been improved highly, if thisengagement and exposition to research started early in their first and sophomore years (Dym,Agogino et al. 2005, Savage

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Programming, Virtual Reality, and Dynamic Systems

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

course under consideration in this work serves undergraduatemechanical engineering students and introduces modeling and analysis of dynamic systems,integration of mechatronic systems, and feedback control of dynamic systems. Previous work onthis course focused on the creation of real-world PBL modules based on known issues in a previousstudent capstone design project [9, 10]. Following semesters continued the use of PBL modules,but without specific stakeholders or focus on the costs associated with student designs. In thiswork, the mechatronics course is modified to improve existing PBL modules by incorporatingEML content. Based on student feedback, indirect assessment, and direct assessment,modifications were made to improve customer engagement

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Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

engineering work, he is also a published freelance photographer who has works with local and international NGOs. Dr. Striebig was the founding editor of the Journal of Engineering for Sustainable Development and an assistant editor for the Journal of Green Building. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Annual Conference Utilizing the Chesapeake Bay as a Basis for a Place-based Multi-component Project in Earth Systems EngineeringA systems engineering course is required by all engineering students for the completion of theundergraduate general engineering degree. This paper discusses the implementation of asemester-long, placed-based