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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

competitions. Some students enter the course with a portfolio in hand. The teacherserves as resource and mentor, as the students present weekly plans and progress for a grade.This year a third course is being piloted called Engineering Technology. Designed primarily for9th grade students, the course focuses on engineering design, project management and hands ontechnical skills, which allows them to advance to the Intro to Engineering course with a richerpreparation. Evaluation will include the effectiveness of the course, the program’s impact on thestudents, and an assessment of the student work.IntroductionThe quest to design a new engineering program, deciding where to start, establishing the runningthemes for a whole new course, or set of courses

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; David Reeping, Ohio Northern University

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First-Year Programs

anancillary role in the service effort and do not travel to the site of the project. This study wasconducted during the 2013-2014 school year in the context of two courses offered at OhioNorthern University. Participants of the study included first-year programming students enrolledin a second semester introductory programming course and engineering education studentsenrolled in an upper-level elective course involved with developing lesson plans for teacherworkshops being conducted in the Dominican Republic by members of the university’s NorthernEngineers Without Boundaries student organization. The following sections of this paper willfirst examine the relevant background concerning prior research, explain the framework for thestudy, review the

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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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Natacha Depaola, Illinois Institute of Technology; Roberto Cammino, Illinois Institute of Technology; Bonnie Haferkamp, Illinois Institute of Technology; Paul R. Anderson, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Jamshid Mohammadi, Illinois Institute of Technology; Fouad Teymour, Illinois Institute of Technology

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. Students are guided through the literature reviewprocess by our engineering librarian, then conduct a literature review on their topic of research.Once the literature review is completed, time is spent with each team making sure the properquestion or hypothesis is generated. Next, a high level research plan is developed with acorresponding list of equipment and materials that each student needs in order to perform theirexperimentation. Students are allowed to purchase small items needed for their research if theitems are not available in the currently existing undergraduate research lab. We do not have a setbudget for the students because we might decide to spend more on a particular item because ofits reusability for future experiments

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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

engineering course. The main focus is on teaching students to performengineering and research projects to meet the required specifications while applying computationalintelligence techniques for autonomous robots or other applications.A series of well-prepared projects assigned to students to cover various topics in this course assist instudent learning for enhancement of research skills. Teaching and learning strategies by the project-based methodology were associated with ABET learning outcomes intended to improve studentresearch capability [3]. In this on-going project, the objective is to perform an in-depth technicalresearch consisting of multiple projects utilized on robot navigation, motion planning and mappingapplications. Opinions of

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ted Eschenbach P.E., University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Gillian M. Nicholls, Southeast Missouri State University; William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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New Engineering Educators

academic career, he spent 14 years in industry where he held leadership positions focused on process improvement and organizational development. Page 26.1654.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using Agile Project Management to Maximize You and Your Coauthors’ ProductivityAbstractFor decades as information technology (IT) projects grew bigger and more complex, projectfailures seemed to become increasingly common, in spite of intense efforts to apply traditionalproject planning. Those traditional planning tools focused on balancing the triple

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Defne S. Apul, University of Toledo

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Civil Engineering

developing new sustainability-enriched engineering education material is the need for knowledge and skills from multipledisciplines to be incorporated into learning experiences. This creates limitations to whatinstructors can accomplish with students lacking the necessary knowledge and skills unless thereare added requirements for pre-requisite coursework, additional time taken in class to teach extramaterial, or extra assignments for students to learn the material independently. Each of thesesolutions means the course must be modified to reduce content or increase time and effort ofstudents to enable new content to be included. In most cases this is a major impediment and onethat prevents instructors from moving forward with plans for anything more

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley Bowen, North Dakota State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

. Page 26.1459.5 Table 3. Statistical analysis comparing current cohort’s current (pre) and intended (post) frequency of STEM classroom practices Question Survey N Mean Std. Dev. P-value How often do you use (or plan to use) Pre 20 3.80 1.322 0.673 teacher-led lectures or discussion Post 16 3.63 1.088 How often do you use (or plan to use) Pre 20 2.00 0.918 0.033* student-led class discussions or Post 16 2.81 1.276 presentations How often do you have (or plan to Pre 20 4.25 0.911 0.865 have) students

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Something New??? within Engineering Design Graphics Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patrick E. Connolly, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Esteban Garcia Bravo, Purdue University; Gary R. Bertoline, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Raymond Patrick Hassan, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

plans for the future. A discussion on theconcept of a polytechnic institution, its definition, and transformative nature is included to clarifythe reasons behind this radical and somewhat unsettling approach to education reformation.IntroductionAcademic institutions of higher learning are facing many difficult challenges, includingdeclining enrollment trends, complaints about costs vs. value, curricular stagnation, and inabilityto adapt quickly to changing environments facing graduating students. Many researchers andauthors claim that the traditional educational methods and structure espoused by universities isoutdated and potentially restrictive to learners. 1, 2 The College of Technology at PurdueUniversity is dealing with these challenges

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Multidisciplinary Approaches to Sustainability and Grand Challenges

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

like to workon. Based on their interest, the students were subdivided into two teams: one toaddress the remediation of an acid mine drainage site and one to evaluate possiblehandling methods of flow-back water from fracking sites. The activities includedin the projects were an in depth literature review, prototype design, laboratoryassessment, economic analysis, environmental regulation evaluation, communityaction plan development and submission of a final design report. The objectivewas to assess if these activities could enable the students' to develop into aneffective interdisciplinary team and to address the potential lack of interest in coreSTEM classes. In addition to describing the students' key activities, we willdescribe issues faced

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Celine Manoosingh, Georgia Southern University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, the goals for the program are:GOAL A: Increase department diversity.The primary objective is to attract and retain traditionally underrepresented groups to engineering,especially women, and in effect, increase departmental diversity. In order to achieve this, the CECMdepartment plans to expose a wide range of groups to the civil engineering profession before theyenter Georgia Southern University by developing relationships with local high schools and communitycolleges. Additionally, the department will continue to host the “Camp Invention” summer camp, forgrades 1-6, and continue to provide faculty and students as mentors and judges for the AssociatedGeneral Contractors (AGC) Skills competition. Also critical to the achievement of the

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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katey Shirey, University of Maryland, College Park

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Generation Science Standards1 (NGSS) and an all-out push by President Obama andthe Department of Education seek to reform science education by introducing engineeringcontent and practices into Kindergarten through 12th-grade instruction. Science teachers acrossthe grades are tasked with including engineering in their science curricula creating the need forresearch on NGSS execution and roadblocks. This qualitative study stemmed from anexperienced high school physics teacher’s unexpected change in co-planned engineeringinstruction during a math and science enrichment camp. In an attempt to understand Evan’s*actions, this study examined the origins of and tensions within Evan’s engineering educationepistemology (EEE). My main research questions were

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BIM in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nancy Hardin Bounds, University of Southern Mississippi

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Architectural

factors may cause a hospital to upgrade 5.As per researchers, factors such as aging facilities, population shifts, stringent building codes,and others are creating the demand for new or renovated healthcare facilities 16 (Carpenter 2004).Furthermore, the Affordable Care Act is also having an impact on design requirements, callingfor an increase in mental health and preventative care facilities3. Page 26.164.4The term Facility Management for this research encompasses planning and design activities,construction management, and operations. The activities vary widely from big picture strategicplanning to highly detailed furnishings and equipment

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, NMIMS University; Katsuyuki Ohsawa, Tottori University ; Masashi Miura, Tottori University ; Ayano Ohsaki, Tottori University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

) Page 26.952.7We also asked the students if they would be willing to self-finance the cost of an internationaltrip to gain similar experience and their budget. We have presented their responses in figure 4.Nine of the ten Indian students and all the three visiting Japanese students indicated theirwillingness. Each of them gave different budgets. We agree that the budgets would be influencedby the financial situation of individuals and wanted to just get an indication of the extent of thebenefits that they have received and collect information for planning similar experiments. 9 8 7 6 5 Willing to Self Finance 4

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ayora Berry, Boston University; Don DeRosa, Boston University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

engineering curricula -Test engineering curricula -Use the Explore-Create-Share model to structure -Familiarize with engineering/design software curriculum planning -Share best practices in STEM education -Recieve support from teacher mentorsteachers with the opportunity to learn about engineering concepts informed by classroom andindustry practices, test curriculum materials, collaborate with industry and education experts,familiarize with engineering and product development software, and share best practices inSTEM education. The second phase is the Authoring Phase. This phase focuses on training

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Scott Thomas Howie, United States Coast Guard Academy; Benjamin B Hannon, USCGA; Nicholas Williamson, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Computing & Information Technology

tasks for the upcoming week. This is furthersolidified by weekly status reports that provide additional reflection on the project progress,outline problems, and highlight effort expended. In addition, students are required to draft aProblem Statement, Requirements Specification, Functional Design, Project Plan, and Test Plan.The nature of the projects varies widely from continuing a previous project with well-definedexpectations to venturing into uncharted waters with only a vague sense of a reasonabledestination. Thus all of these documents are flexible in their nature. For example, the test plancould be for the final product or for a milestone. Either way it will contain similar complexityand comprehensiveness. Assessment for this semester

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Community Engagement in Engineering Education Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Zakzewski, The University of Scranton; Mark Robert Murphy Sr., University of Scranton, Director of Sustainability; Michael Mahon Ph.D., Abington Heights School District

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Community Engagement Division

-Barre Pennsylvania with a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Minor in Physics. A key member of the facil- ities operations team for the past twenty-two years. I have been involved with nearly $300 million in new construction and renovations over the past twenty years. Originated, planned, specified, bid, and managed many millions of dollars in successful energy saving projects. Enjoy sharing our experiences and knowledge with our students, the University community and the local community. Raising awareness to sustainable practices by being an example, organizing campus events, guest presenting, and student involvement.Dr. Michael Mahon Ph.D., Abington Heights School District Michael Mahon is the superintendent of

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose M. Garcia, Purdue University; Rick Homkes, Purdue University; Mark T. Carnes, Purdue University; Kevin D. Taylor, Purdue University

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #14224Lessons Learned from Team-Teaching a PBL Robotics Course with Multi-Disciplinary Instructors and StudentsDr. Jose M Garcia, Purdue University Biography Dr. Jose Garcia has been involved in several local and statewide recruitment events, where he was able to develop short workshops in fluid power and STEM. He is also working on the development of a new generation of hydraulic components and systems that can operate using environmentally friendlier fluids. Dr. Garcia has plans to actively continue the development of practical teaching tools that bring industry applications to the classroom.Prof. Rick Homkes

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Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Biomedical

patent and mock SBIR serve asrealistic exercises that inform and instruct students in the components of a successful technologyventure and the competitive nature of securing funding for a start-up company.The drafting of patent claims is instructive in defining an invention with respect to the prior art,and gauging its strengths and weaknesses regarding infringement: the value of a project isultimately in the strength of any ensuing patent claims. The SBIR proposal has a standardizedformat that will compel students to review the competing technologies; make a rationale for theapproach; define technical objectives; organize the research effort by formulating a detailed workplan with specific tasks, milestones and schedules, and contingency plans

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nabila A. Bousaba, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; James M. Conrad, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

wereencouraged to continue to work together in the College of Engineering Senior Design I andSenior Design II courses with the intent of them being able to commercialize the design.Part of the faculty effort was to build and promote a culture of innovation among engineeringstudents; therefore as a follow up from the course offering in the spring 2013 the facultysupported two projects during their capstone senior design courses for the fall 2013-spring 2014semesters with a strong plan for commercialization of the product. These students weremotivated, self-driven and excited about their projects and the possibility of launching a businesssuccessfully by using our program, and taking advantage of the resources available to them fromour University’s Office

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Lulay, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Deborah S. Munro, University of Portland; Shazib Z. Vijlee, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

document and assess how wehave integrated design in all four years of a traditional mechanical engineering program.Overview  of  the  Design  Process  Engineering projects may be broken into several distinct phases, although in reality, the phasesoverlap or may be even be entirely different from that presented here. Design is rarely a linearprocess, it is iterative in nature. Each design project is unique, there is no one process to followfor design. In general, the design process can be described as: • Define the problem (which includes establishing objectives and criteria, and developing a plan), • synthesize math, science and engineering knowledge to develop alternatives, • evaluate the alternatives (through testing, analysis

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Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Andrea Gebhart Rommel, Independent Scientific Consultant; Laurie A. Clayton, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Women < Men Medium Laboratory, Research, and Studio Space Women < Men Eldercare Policies Women < Men Stop the Clock Policies Women < Men Page 26.162.7RIT included an additional question: How satisfied or dissatisfied are you with the quality of the long-range career map/plan that you have created? Of the 404 respondents to this particular question (thisexcludes the 18 who did not respond), 52% of men and 55% of women respondents were very satisfiedor satisfied with the quality of

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Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

institution types indicated they had the financial resources they needed to finish college. Yet, on the upside, similar percentages of students indicated they were receptive to financial guidance.5Interestingly, 73% of the surveyed students agreed that they needed to study more than they didlast year. The study suggests that sophomores should not be assumed to have “successfullytransitioned” to college: as a cohort and as individuals they have distinctive needs andexperiences.3 In general, students also realized that they needed to seek tutoring and completetheir education programs. However, only 56% of the students in two-year institutions planned totransfer to another institution or were undecided. In particular the sophomores

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shafagh Jafer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

member of the SWE and IEEE WIE. She is currently leading the Women’s Engineering Institute initiative at Embry-Riddle. Page 26.1745.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Women’s Engineering Institute (WEI) at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical UniversityOverviewEmbry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s College of Engineering has initiated a Women’sEngineering Institute, which will be a center of excellence on the Daytona Beach Campus torecruit, retain and serve female engineering undergraduate and graduate students. Part of theCollege’s strategic plan, the

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

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David Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.

Planning Guide (2011). David is a frequent national and international presenter on STEM education, is a past Director of Informal Science Education for the National Science Teachers Association, and a past member of the ASEE K-12 Executive Committee. Page 18.16.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 WORKSHOP PROPOSAL FORM 2015 Annual ASEE K-12 Workshop on Engineering Education “Authentic Engineering: Representing & Emphasizing the E in STEM” Presented by Dassault Systems

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; William R. Peterson, WRP Associates

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Manufacturing

various processing times. Anumber of benefits can be realized in successful FMS applications. They are: 1 Page 26.1162.2 1. Reduced Manufacturing Lead Times (MLT), 2. Improved machine utilization, 3. Lower Work-In-Process (WIP) inventory requirements, 4. Greater responsive to change, 5. Reduced labor requirements, 6. Fewer machines required, and 7. Enhanced operational controlFMS planning and implementation problems can be classified as (1) design, (2) planning, (3)scheduling, and (4) control problems.1 Although the main body of the recent research on FMShas been shifted to the operational aspects of FMS, a number of

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Tamir; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd

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Computing & Information Technology

(global).Industry partnerships.6 Industry partners are essential for developing competency-basedcurricula. GalvanizeU/UNH is engaged with industry in various ways: in establishingcompetencies for its programs, in developing course material, in teaching and in providingmentorships, and internships for students and faculty.Continuous improvement.7 Excellence is achieved through continuous assessment, evaluationand development. GalvanizeU/UNH is committed to performance, quality, accountability andtransparency. GalvanizeU/UNH’s faculty recognize that institutional performance measurementis key to the strategic management of its resources and to rigorous planning for its future. Dataand information gathered at GalvanizeU/UNH is therefore key to its

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Edward J. Jaselskis, North Carolina State University; Rodolfo Valdes-Vasquez, Colorado State University; Satyanarayana N. Kalidindi; Linda D. Krute, North Carolina State University; Hongling Guo, Tsinghua University; David Comiskey, Ulster University; Dede M Nelson, North Carolina State University

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International Forum

universities located in the U.S., China, India, Canada, and ChineseTaipei. Development challenges confronted by the leadership team pertained to planning andlogistical issues and technology issues. Students gained tremendous knowledge aboutconstruction practices and issues in other countries and got a taste of what it will be like whenthey work in the real world and are faced with communication issues on multi-national teams.The significance of this paper is to provide lessons learned to help others better understand thechallenges of developing a successful partnership among multiple international universities.IntroductionAs in many other industries, globalization is having a significant impact on engineeringeducation and the construction industry

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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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Jo-Ann Panzardi P.E., Cabrillo College; Kate A. Disney, Mission College & Cabrillo College; Natalia Cordoba-Velasquez, Cabrillo College; Brandon Faria, Cabrillo College; Sarah E. Kalman, Cabrillo College; Patrick Mojica, Cabrillo College; Jose Horacio Jimenez, Cabrillo College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

extensive con- struction projects, organic farming, and currently works as a mechanical engineering technician designing and building automated production equipment at Smith and Vandiver. He plans to transfer to UC Davis after completing his studies at Cabrillo College. Upon receiving his BSME degree, Brandon would like to work designing machines and processes that address issues such as renewable energy, potable water systems, bio-remediation, and sustainable agriculture.Sarah E. Kalman, Cabrillo College Sarah Kalman is a civil engineering student at Cabrillo College. During the 2014-15 academic year she was selected to be part of Cabrillo College’s first Engineering Abroad Program. After the abroad experi- ence

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Manufacturing

earlierstage in the program. Students will be required to address the various technical challenges asthey progress towards more advanced classes. This process will provide an opportunity toevaluate students’ level of knowledge in a planned and incremental procedure, culminating in amore accurate assessment of their learning outcomes.We will continue to use the existing program capstone course EGT417 (Senior Project inEngineering Technology), as the class where the students will conclude and present their seniorprojects as the culminating effort towards graduation. This course is described in the NKUUndergraduate Catalog as the “Preparation and proposal for the capstone project design in anarea of student's primary program major. After the preparation

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

EducationAbstractLogistics and transportation has become one of the last frontiers that still remain to be conqueredby most businesses in the twenty first century. Yet this cannot be done unless all logistics andtransportation professionals, irrespective of their functional orientation and current jobresponsibilities, fundamentally understand the dynamics of how products move from one placeto another. This is one of the disciplines that is growing at a faster pace. The issue is that thenumber of graduates in this field is not meeting the current industry demand. Many U.S.institutions have recently developed and planning to develop educational degree programs in thisarea. This research analyzed the need for best practices and identified best practices in