Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Kim Gould, Pivotal Projects

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

with a reason to be searching the city for a key, and it is essential to creating a successfulKey Clue. Alongside the theme is a storyline that guides the teams through the week. Pastthemes / storylines have included a pirate seeking a lost treasure, a murder investigation thatinvolved a missing key and a film noir-style private-eye searching for a lost object. Studentteams must not only solve the difficult ciphers, but also understand their meaning within thecontext of the story.Final Solve. Every clue and activity throughout the six day event culminates in leading the teamsto a very specific location within the Calgary city limits. Ultimately, the final solve must include: 1. Deliberate culmination of all the week’s clues: Organizing all

Conference Session

Various Prospectives in Power Systems

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Brandon Scott Weisberg, Farmingdale State College; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Engineering Technology

gets about 84%of its total energy supply through the consumption of Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas, all of which arefossil fuels and are non-renewable.(1) Biomass energy production is becoming an increasinglyprominent alternative energy. Advancements in Biomass gasification would not only pushfurther boundaries in research and engineering, but it would also help to stabilize the inherentlyunstable energy market that exists today.Biomass energy is a process wherein organic matter is processed to yield an array of by- Page 26.1611.2products. The desirable synthesis gas, as previously stated, consists of 19% hydrogen and 20%carbon monoxide. Recent

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Amber Renee Mills, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower, The Citadel; Kenneth Brannan, The Citadel; Michael H. Woo, The Citadel; Ronald W. Welch P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for over 24 years including eleven years on the faculty at the United States Military Academy. Page 26.1322.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Revising a Concept Inventory to Assess Conceptual Understanding in Civil Engineering Fluid MechanicsAbstractGiven the need for civil engineers to develop

Conference Session

Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kevin Andrew Richards, Northern Illinois University; Angelika N Zissimopoulos, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Introductory Design CourseTeamwork and Collaboration are among the three primary competencies needed for graduates tobe successful in the workplace according to the Committee on Defining Deeper Learning and21st Century Skills organized by the National Research Council.1 The committee reviewed eightthematic reports and subsequently presented a framework intended to inform curriculumprograms of these desired skills. Organizations and criteria governing the accreditation ofvarious higher education disciplines also address the need for teamwork skills. Several studentoutcomes in the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission2 specifically relate tocollaborative work: 3(d): an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams 3(g): an ability to

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Douglas C. Hall, University of Notre Dame; Sean Patrick Martin, University of Notre Dame's DeBartolo Performing Arts Center; L. Arielle Phillips, University of Notre Dame

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

main activities: (1) hands-on, museum-style exhibits anddemonstrations in the engineering building, (2) small group sessions facilitated byundergraduates with discussion and hands-on activities, (3) a concert where all 350 fifthgraders accompanied the artists-in-residence on custom instruments designed and built byundergraduates for the performance of a classical music work composed by the artistsspecifically for this educational event.IntroductionFifth grade academic standards for music in Indiana call for an understanding of the“relationships between music, the other arts, and disciplines outside the arts,” specificallyciting examples in mathematics. Neither the standards for mathematics nor science (thestate does not have fifth grade

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the institutional level by improvingthe efficiency of classroom use3. A recent meta-analysis of the effectiveness of online educationas compared to traditional education by the U.S. Department of Education also revealed thatstudents in online learning conditions performed modestly better than students in face-to-faceconditions; and students in hybrid learning conditions performed better than both completelyonline and face-to-face conditions4. Prior research indicates that people choose blended or hybrid learning for three mainreasons: 1) improved pedagogy, 2) increased access/flexibility and 3) increased costeffectiveness5,6. Hybrid learning approaches increase the opportunities for active learningstrategies, group work, and learner

Conference Session

Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

stakeholder needs and design requirements.IntroductionService-learning in the engineering disciplines utilizes service as a vehicle for both professionaland technical knowledge gains. The use of service in engineering education in the United Statesbegan in the 1990s (e.g., see Tsang et al.1 and Duffy2) and has recently increased based on theneed to reconsider the priorities of the professoriate,3 a desire to improve human conditions tofulfill higher education goals,4 and to meet the interest and demand of students and faculty acrossthe nation. Many engineering programs are exploring ways to offer new and meaningful serviceexperiences for their students.Since 2009, first year engineering students at LMU, a primarily undergraduate private liberal

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen A Harper, The Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

approximately twenty-year history ofthe program, teams have submitted drafts of each half of the report earlier in the term forfeedback. This recursive approach is in line with recommended best practices in writing.1-2 Inspite of the heavy emphasis on technical writing in the prior semester, these drafts were oftendisappointing and time-consuming to grade. Also, it sometimes seemed that feedback on thefirst half draft had little impact on the quality of the second half draft; instructors often felt thatthey were seeing the same problems with the second half draft that they had on the first.Peer review of writing was identified as a possible technique for helping students improve theirwriting more quickly. Use of peer review has been common in other

Conference Session

Innovative Project-based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Charles Zheng Guan, MIT-SUTD Collaboration, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

  learned  material by demonstrating and  racing  these  go­karts  at  the  end  of  the  semester  in  front  of  their  peers.  Furthermore,  we explore  how  this  structure  for  project­based  learning  may  be  applicable  to  development  of similar programs nationwide.  Introduction   Manufacturing  is  critical  to  the  economy  and  has  received renewed focus after President Obama  1​declared  a  focus  on  American  manufacturing  during  his  second  term​ .   In  order  to  create  an increased  proficiency  in  manufacturing,  colleges  and  universities  must  prepare  students  for design  and  manufacturing  jobs,  and  encourage

Conference Session

Student Motivation and Faculty Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau P.E., Duke University; David Schaad, Duke University; Michael M Barger, Duke University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 26.48.31. IntroductionKey challenges for engineering education involve creating and evaluating pedagogicalinnovations that can improve not only immediate student outcomes but also motivational factorsthat predict future success. For many students, their engagement with the material and susequentmotivation depend on the context in which that material is presented; psychological researchshows that if material appears to be directly relevant to a meaningful problem, learning andmemory are enhanced.1 Recognizing that engineering has a critical role to play in major societalproblems, the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) has identified a set of Grand Challenges(GC). The diverse challenges include reverse-engineering the brain, making solar

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

to State transferability requirements). These learning outcomes were used to define thebadges for the Digital Narratives seminar learning experience. For our Digital Narratives course weproduced 8 badges: 4 for English, 3 for Fundamentals of Speech, and 1 for Information Literacy. In eachbadge there were 3-5 challenges, totaling 29 challenges across the 8 badges. The parallel construction ofthe badges to the more traditional classes and credit hour system also facilitated the broaderunderstanding at the university where our learning experiences can map to classes for use on transcripts.In addition, this ability to map to the existing structure enables transferring into and out of the programmore easily.The 8 badges also represented credit

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Soundar Kumara, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

receive feedback, towards more customized modes of STEMeducation delivery.1. IntroductionEach year, Universities spend millions of dollars constructing new laboratory facilities ormaintaining existing ones 1. However, these laboratory facilities are typically only available tostudents during “normal working hours”, as the time constraints of instructors and teachingassistants limit the availability of these resources. Furthermore, due to the instructor/student ratioin a typical engineering classroom/laboratory, it is challenging for students to get one-on-oneinstruction on demand, if they are faced with challenges while performing engineering laboratorytasks. Figure 1 presents the fundamental challenge of customizing laboratory instruction

Conference Session

Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane Grayson, University of Pretoria; Erika Müller, University of Pretoria

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

development and infrastructure provision in asociety. The dearth of engineers in South Africa is hampering its ability to meet both itsinternal social development needs and to compete globally. Poor throughput rates inengineering degree programs are exacerbating the problem. Of the 2006 entering cohort ofengineering students nationally only 23% completed their degrees in the regulation time offour years, and 41% completed after five years 1 . Of black a students, only 9% completed infour years and 22% in five years. There are thus both social and economic imperatives forimproving retention and equity in engineering programmes.Although it has been 21 years since a democratic government was installed in South Africafollowing the end of apartheid, great

Conference Session

Data Analysis and Assessment

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David B. Knight, Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Education; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Eric M. Stauffer, Virginia Tech; Chris Frisina, Virginia Tech; Troy D. Abel, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

exploring data visualizations of usability data. Page 26.485.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Developing a Learning Analytics Dashboard for Undergraduate Engineering Using Participatory DesignUniversities have been seeking innovative ways to measure and track student learning outcomesand empirically identify the conditions that lead to their development. Academic analyticsanswers this call by focusing on the “intersection of technology, information, managementculture, and the application of information to manage the academic enterprise” (p. 2)1. Usingtechnology

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Jerry W. Samples, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Diversity

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International

activities and funded researchprojects.(1) Some international faculty prefer non-tenure track (lecturer positions) as a career.They are usually satisfied with their choice for reasons including less stress, more flexibility butrealizing the cons including lack of job security and lower salaries. (2) The first author is afaculty member with international background who taught in both temporary and permanentsettings. The second author mentored international faculty at US institutions and overseas. In thenext sections, the authors will address, based on their own experiences and that from theliterature, the challenges and opportunities in temporary and permanent positions for

Conference Session

Flipped Electrical and Computer Engineering Classrooms 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria J Kim, Northwestern University; Mark E. Law, University of Florida; John G. Harris, University of Florida

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Electrical and Computer

- ogy.Prof. Mark E. Law, University of FloridaDr. John G. Harris, University of Florida Page 26.1087.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Lessons Learned from Two Years of Flipping Circuits IIntroductionA “target point” is a vulnerable transition, or perhaps even an undesirable climate, that impactsthe preparation steps toward becoming an engineer [1, 2]. According to the NSF EngineeringDirectorate, “one of the most critical “target points” to successful professional formation ofengineers is the engineering “core,” the middle two years of the four-year undergraduateexperience

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Fanhe Shamus Meng; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Franco Louis Spadoni, Washington State University; Angelo Laury Ivory

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Manufacturing

experiential learning, has been shown by many educationalresearchers to result in superior learning outcomes than traditional delivery methods likelecturing.1 As a result, educators have developed various active learning activities basedon experiments that students can manipulate and learn firsthand for themselves. Severalapproaches have been taken, with some researchers focusing on take-home experimentsthat students can undertake as homework, others developing experiments that can beaccessed remotely for distance education, and a third group designing experiments for in- Page 26.1121.2class use.In an example of this first group, T. Scott reported on two fluid

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Systems Engineering

through failure, systems thinking with creativity and innovation,project and personnel management skills14.The qualities or attributes of “entrepreneurial mindset” described above are very well aligned withsystems thinking and practicing systems engineering principles as shown in the Table 1 below.Curriculum ModulesThe curriculum modules were developed without eliminating or reducing the actual course content,rather the concepts of systems engineering principles were introduced to the existing projects withminor modifications, like; team based hands-on exercises, discussions concerning the systemengineering implications for each project and experiencing entrepreneurial thinking. In addition, byimproving some of the project methods using a system

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leyla F Conrad, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jill L Auerbach, Georgia Institute of Technology; Ayanna Howard, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

andengineering is a fruitful research experience as an undergraduate [1-4]. Such experiences can beeffective in helping students who exhibit uncertainty or a lack of confidence regarding attendinggraduate school. According to a study by SRI International [3,4], undergraduate researchprograms can be highly effective in helping students who are uncertain about going to graduateschool to clarify their intent to pursue those goals and in bolstering the certainty of those studentswho have already decided to do so. Many underrepresented students interested in engineeringand computer science fit into these categories. While some are unsure whether to pursuegraduate education at all, other students want an advanced degree, but are uncertain about theother

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bassant Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Rashid Alammari, Qatar University; Saud A Ghani, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

products are not wellconnected to outside problems 5. Engineering is an applied science and mathematics field that isto a significant extent problem solving and design oriented, hence engineering design connectstudents to real-world problems 6; Main steps of Incorporating Engineering Design Challengesinto STEM courses are shown in Figure (1) 7 The paper provides an analysis on the impact of engineering design in K-12 student’sperception and attributes towards STEM fields, as well as, impact on 21st century skillsdevelopment. The paper reports on Quantitative analysis investigating the impact of engineeringdesign based experience “Life is Engineering project” on soft skills enhancement and technicaldevelopment of K-12 students. Figure (1) the

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremiah J. Neubert, University of North Dakota; Joel Kevin Ness, University of North Dakota

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

, theremaining points were for completing the homework and presenting a portion of the solution.Initially, the grading sheet contained three blanks. One for the student’s name, another for thescore, and the last for comments explaining why students received less than the full twentypoints. This was quickly found to be inadequate because students did not feel the supervisorswere grading uniformly. Name Prep. Part. Name Prep. Part. Comments: Comments: Name Prep. Part. Name Prep. Part. Comments: Comments: Figure 1: The grading sheet used by the supervisors. The supervisor would

Conference Session

Best Paper Presentations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia; Ronald D. Williams P.E., University of Virginia; Robert M. Weikle II, University of Virginia; Maite Brandt-Pearce, University of Virginia

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

of 3 courses, Linear Circuits,Electronics 1, and Signals and Systems - a very traditional approach. Linear Circuits had alaboratory component that met bi-weekly, Electronics 1 had a weekly laboratory, and Signalsand Systems had no laboratory at all. The first and third courses were assigned 3 credit hours, thesecond 4 credit hours. In this scenario, the students viewed each course as its own entity andfrequently did not make the connections between the concepts in each. Electronics 1 wouldrequire a massive review of basic circuit concepts, and students did not see how Signals andSystems was anything other than a straight mathematics course, with no relevance to workingwith real devices.All electrical and computer engineering students study

Conference Session

Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yizhe Chang, Stevens Institute of Technology; El-Sayed S. Aziz, Stevens Institute of Technology; Zhou Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; Mingshao Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Computers in Education

, most students in a group did not evenlydistribute the tasks amongst them.1. Introduction“Laboratories are places where elegant theories meet messy everyday reality.” [1]. Forengineering education, laboratories bridge the knowledge that is covered in textbooks and theskills that can only be acquired through solving real-world problems. With the emergence ofonline distance education, the traditional method of delivering educational laboratory exerciseshas been challenged. For distance engineering education, can a ‘messy reality’ that always hidesthe truth behind noise, errors and mistakes be delivered through the Internet? While there weredoubts whether engineering educational experiments could be delivered remotely [2], there werealso many

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos; Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Construction

and anunderstanding of each document that they would encounter in their future career. They alsolearned how to formally present, organize, and articulate the necessary information required foreach construction document. The project milestone breakdown is as follows:Milestone 1: Soil Characteristics and Recommendation The purpose of this milestone is to introduce and educate the students on a major factor Page 26.1262.4that can affect concrete construction. Since most of concrete construction is placed on the soil,the type of soil and compaction of the soil can directly affect the concrete above. This projectprovided students’ an

Conference Session

Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Marie Reck, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew William Priddy, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Student

colleges to undergraduate serving institutions and research-focused universities,both with and without engineering education degree programs.1 With such a wide range ofinstitutions being served with Student Chapters, it can be difficult to ensure that all needs are metand all Chapters have the same goals.According to the ASEE Student Chapter Mission,1 the general mission of Student Chapters is: I. To develop relationships with local schools (K-12) and aid them in fostering student interest in future careers and study in engineering and engineering technology II. To encourage engineering undergraduate students to continue their studies on the graduate level III. To increase the interest of engineering graduate students in

Conference Session

Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arshan Nazempour, Washington State University; Paul B. Golter, Washington State University; Cecilia Dianne Richards, Washington State University; Robert F. Richards, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

PrincipleFluid mechanics is one of the important fields of study in chemical and mechanical engineeringbecause graduates will deal with fluids and the effects of forces on fluid motion many timesduring their careers. Because of the subject’s importance and because it became clear to us thateven students who completed a fluid mechanics course have difficulties in describing the truemeaning of continuity and the relationship between flow work and kinetic energy in flowthrough varying cross sectional areas8, we became persuaded we needed to rectify the knowledgegaps maintained after a lecture-based style of instruction by systematically incorporating hands-on learning strategies.As shown in Figure 1 and alluded to earlier, identifying misconceptions should

Conference Session

Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Timothy Deloatch, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Jacob Bailey, University of Illinois; Bhuwan B. Khattar; Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Cinda Heeren, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David Mussulman, Engineering IT Shared Services, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

computerized testing lab and runningthe bulk of a 200-student computer organization class’s exams using computerized testing. Wediscuss the mechanics of operating the testing lab, the work required by the instructor to enablethis approach (e.g., generating a diversity of equivalent difficulty problems), and the studentresponse, which has been strongly positive: 75% prefer computerized testing, 12% prefertraditional written exams, and 13% had no preference.1 IntroductionIn many college courses, exams contribute heavily to final course grades. As such, it is importantthat exams be an accurate and fair measurement of a student’s understanding/ability, but examsare subject to resource and real-world constraints and involve tensions between

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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Environmental Engineering

experience with the course, Introduction to Water Resources Management.Introduction to Water Resources Management has been taught for fifteen years as a GeDC in thetraditional textbook based teaching and evaluation. The fundamentals of hydrology were taughtwith an introductory level book. The students were evaluated with the textbook assignments,three closed book examinations and class participation. In this approach, six drawbacks wereidentified: 1. Although students learned the concepts of hydrology, they lacked the stimulatinglearning of their practical applications; 2. They did not get enough information about theemerging water issues pertinent to them; 3. Students had limited opportunities to learn about thesocial, economic, administrative and

Conference Session

Best Paper Presentations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

easily implemented elsewhere following the guidelines provided here.Project DescriptionThe CRP requires student teams to effectively test three different brands of a product andultimately recommend a particular brand based on their experimental results and analysis. In theprocess, students must identify testable and quantifiable attributes of the product, repeatcontrolled measurements, and build confidence in their outcomes. At the end, the teams mustweigh results to recommend a superior brand. While the project is designed to be student-driven,there are several milestones to guide their progress. These milestones are elaborated below usingan example of ‘superglue’ as a product of choice by a typical student team (See Fig. 1). Theinstructor

Conference Session

Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; John Stanton Goldstein Purviance, Virginia Tech ; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, VIrginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

engineering at VT since 2007. This site has 66 alumni from all over the United States to date. He collaborated with his colleagues to implement a study abroad Page 26.1767.1 project (2007-12), funded under the US-Brazil Higher Education Program of the U.S. Department of Edu- cation, at VT. He has published over 70 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. He has advised 5 PhD and 10 MS students to completion and is advising 5 PhD and 1 MS students currently. In 2011, he was awarded the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) International Division’s Global c American