Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jan P. Allebach, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

skills are essential for career development. However, in typicaluniversity settings, undergraduate students take different courses and work on different projects indifferent teams each semester. As a result, students lack opportunities to work on multi-yearprojects and develop the skills essential for long-term planning. To remedy this situation, ourdepartment has created elective courses that allow students from all years (first-year students tograduate students) to work on research projects under the supervision of faculty members and thementorship of senior graduate students. These projects provide the opportunities for students tolearn many skills essential in workplace, such as (1) understanding how projects are designed andmanaged; (2

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Andrew Lowe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Dhinesh Balaji Radhakrishnan, Purdue University; Stephen R. Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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, assignments, and tests”15. Content analysis can be used to gathereither quantitative or qualitative data, each paradigm using similar approaches and eachpotentially reinforcing the findings of the other. The general steps we would recommend for theinformal analysis of course artifacts are: 1. Identify the objective of the analysis 2. Define of a coding scheme to captured desired data 3. Code the documents to elicit data 4. Verify coding reliability 5. Analyze data for trends 6. Validate the analysisThis method is generally standard to any content analysis, but here we are looking to describe itsuse for specifically understanding and informing curricular design.Identify the objective of the analysis The first step for

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William E. Kelly P.E., Retired ; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Liv Haselbach P.E., Washington State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

topics such as low impact development and carbon sequestration, and is active in the sustainability education community. Dr. Haselbach is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED AP (BD+C). Prior to her academic career she founded an engineering consulting company in the New York – Connecticut area. Her degrees include a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Uni- versity of Connecticut. She is currently an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University, an Associate Director of the USDOT Tier 1 UTC: Center for Environ- mentally Sustainable Transportation

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Curriculum and Resource Exchange

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. Terri Sanger, Purdue University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna L Dorie, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emma Mann

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

in mathematics education from Baylor University. Prior to her work at INSPIRE, Elizabeth was a district mathematics instructional specialist in San Antonio, TX and a middle school mathematics teacher at a Title 1 school in Waco, TX.Mrs. M. Terri Sanger, Purdue UniversityMrs. Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette Anastasia Rynearson is a Purdue Doctoral Fellow pursuing a degree in Engineering Education at Purdue University. She received a B.S. and M.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. Her teaching experience includes outreach activities at various age levels as well as a position as Assistant Professor in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Kanazawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University; Ning Wang; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE); Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, smartphones) for M-Learning, thereare two common approaches to achieve the goal. 1) Web application for mobile devices: webapplications normally based on the web browsers can implement cross-platform interfaces toperform the remote experiments, but it is difficult to achieve better user experience. 2) Nativeapplication for mobile devices: Although the native remote laboratory applications developed fordifferent mobile platforms (such as Apple iOS, Android, Window Mobile, etc.) can achieve betterinteractive user experience, it is hard to implement the cross-platform interface13,14. How todesign and implement a mobile optimized and easy-to-use application for M-learning alreadybecomes a hot topic15,16. Consequently, it is an essential issue how to

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ivan E. Esparragoza, Pennsylvania State University; Uladzislau Ivashyn, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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International

students who have international studyexperience are more likely to be hired and prepared for the global market place”1. Althoughstudents may realize that international relations within their respective field is beneficial, a moreexplicit list of highly desirable traits can be summed up such that the “engineer must understandand accept diversity; be creative in the solution of problems impacting a wider and more diversepopulation; be able to communicate and socialize with people from different cultures; beknowledgeable of other languages; be able to use the technology to exchange ideas, solveproblems and present solutions; be a leader; a team member and an ambassador”1.It is evident that engineering students must “globalize” their educational

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wes Stone, Western Carolina University; Michael Sean June, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

regional comprehensive university, making the link with industry very natural. Forseveral years, the ET program has enjoyed a strong relationship with regional industry in theform of industry-sponsored capstone projects with many of those focusing on new productdevelopment.1 In recent years there have been an increasing number of these capstone projectswith an emphasis on quality and process improvement, which are at the heart of Lean Six Sigma.With ABET (ETAC Commission) accreditation, the ET program meets regularly with itsindustrial advisory committee. Seven years ago that committee brought a recommendation to thefaculty of the ET program: add a Lean Six Sigma course to follow the Quality Systems coursealready in the curriculum. That course has

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

and intellectual cohesiveness. The second project is a several week project,where teams develop a computational model. Typically the model is tool to support a feasibilitystudy of a client. The third project lasts the entire semester and involves developing anautonomous robotic system to serve a kind of seek and act type of mission (e.g. seek a locationand deliver or pick up cargo, repair a subsystem, mark a location). The combination of thesethree projects in the fall and spring semesters provide an excellent opportunity for teams toengage in an authentic design process.Table 1 – Overview of possible sequence of Design Challenges Fall Semester Week Title Description (main purpose) 1 Biomedical measurement A

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nikki Larson, Western Washington University; Cecile Grubb, Western Washington University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

ecologically harmful materials),making it an excellent case study for the development of safety protocol by an academicinstitution. To date there has not been any documentation centered around the challengesassociated with creating a solvent-based prepreg treater system. The safety feature and protocoldevelopment process is explained in detail and may serve useful for other institutionsundertaking similar projects.1. IntroductionAs part of on-going research into new materials for aerospace composites, Western WashingtonUniversity faculty, staff and students designed, developed and qualified a laboratory scalesolvent-based prepreg manufacturing machine. This machine, commonly referred to as a prepregtreater, is used to replicate the industrial solvent

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Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Teri Kristine Reed, Texas A&M University

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Educational Research and Methods

students, exploratory factor analyses identified an underlying factor structure of thescale with 38 items loaded onto one of five factors (Leadership Opportunity, Team Motivation,Engineering Practice, Innovative Changes, and Ethical Actions and Integrity), along with goodreliability evidence.I. Introduction “Our aspiration is to shape the engineering curriculum for 2020 so as to be responsive to the disparate learning styles of different student populations and attractive for all those seeking a full and well-rounded education that prepares a person for a creative and productive life and positions of leadership” (p. 52)1.As we face rapid changes in technology, society, and the world, the National Academy ofEngineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C Morales, Universidad del Turabo; Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Idalides Vergara-Laurens, Universidad del Turabo; Miguel A. Goenaga-Jimenez, Universidad del Turabo

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

workshops in PuertoRico serve as the primary means for diffusing the innovation. The first workshop was conductedat Universidad del Turabo in February 2015. The workshop introduced the board and parts kit to16 participating faculty members from four of the five engineering schools in Puerto Rico. Theworkshop also provided pedagogical materials that have already been developed for somecourses, including videos that can be used in a flipped classroom environment. The workshopwas rated as “excellent” with an average score of 4.9 on a scale of 1 to 5. By the end of the firstworkshop, each faculty participant was ready to immediately start exploring mobile hands-onlearning in their classrooms. Twenty Analog Discovery boards and parts kits were handed

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Paulo Alexandre Martin, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Nair Stem, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Keiti Pereira Vidal Souza, Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

actions (student activities to improve learning without any evaluation grades,namely, 1.Student support; 2.Technical Staff; 3.Video classes, and 4. Teaching service) anddirect learning actions (student activities to improve learning with evaluation grade, namely, 5.Online exercises; 6. Pre-Exam; 7. Laboratory reports; 8. Active Learning Projects; 9. LaboratorySeminars, and 10. Preparatory Discussion Laboratory Questions).Keywords: Physics, Engineering Education, Active LearningIntroductionLearning is a process. The assessment of learning is a powerful diagnosis that allows teachers toredirect their efforts towards assisting the weaknesses of the learning process as presented bystudents. This paper discusses 10 ways to improve learning Physics as

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ziqian (Cecilia) Dong, New York Institute of Technology; Huanying Gu, New York Institute of Technology; Marta A Panero, New York Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

promoting partnerships for applied research and joint industry and academic projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016REU Site Program to Engage Undergraduate Students in Cybersecurity ResearchAbstractThis paper presents the establishment of a research experience for undergraduates (REU) site atNew York Institute of Technology (NYIT). The objective of the REU site is to trainundergraduates to conduct research and also provide participants with professional developmentopportunities from academia, industry, and government agencies. The major goals of the projectare the following: 1) to introduce security research on smartphones and mobile networks toundergraduate students and prepare them for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Constans, Rowan University; Karl Dyer, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

by the students. This paper will present and discuss each of the electroniccircuits in the sensing/control/loading system.The circuits described in the paper (e.g. tachometer, motor driver, electrical load) have wideapplication in automotive engineering and robotics, and it is hoped that by presenting a thoroughdescription of each circuit, instructors at other institutions can benefit from our successes andfailures and adopt individual modules from the hybrid powertrain into their own laboratoryinstruction.IntroductionOne of the most exciting innovations in automotive technology is the development andrealization of the hybrid-electric powertrain. The most commercially successful hybrid vehiclehas been the Toyota Prius [1]. Students at Rowan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; James D. Sweeney, Oregon State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

of inclusion and a shift in our learning environments fromsequestered activities to realistic, consequential work. This requires a fundamental change in thenature of department culture (values, norms and structure).Project activities include: (1) curricular redesign of 9 core sophomore- and junior-level studioclasses to include more realistic, consequential work leveraging research-based pedagogies likeproblem-based learning and model-eliciting activities; (2) growing faculty and students’capacity to engage issues of inclusivity by shifting their cognitive and affective knowledge ofpower and privilege; (3) planning and implementing student professional development pods,longitudinally mixed student teams where students help one another

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Butkus, U.S. Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, U.S. Military Academy; Phil Dacunto P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Kimberly Quell

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Environmental Engineering

have a specified form, created by the designer. Environmental engineering examplesrange from a small orifice that inducts air into a water stream to a large anaerobic digester. Mostenvironmental engineering designs are large scale, akin to the digester. Years of assessment inour capstone design course revealed that many students preferred to design large scale treatmentworks, but they also wanted to create a hands-on visual aid, model, or prototype of their design.Lack of a hands-on experience left numerous students dissatisfied at the end of the course, whichhas been a persistent shortcoming (see Ref. 1). Three dimensional (3D) printing was introducedin 2013 to address this shortcoming. This paper describes how engineering graphics

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Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosa Cabedo, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid; Tovar Caro Edmundo, Universidad Politecnica de Madrid; Manuel Castro, Universidad Nacional de Educacion a Distancia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

1982, is a type ofArtificial Neural Network (ANN) model, called Kohonen Neural Network, and is inspired bya kind of biological neural network23. From a philosophical perspective, it could behighlighted that ANNs might seem the brain, and imitate its innate ability to build topologicalmaps from external information.SOM is performed to identify, classify and extract features of high-dimensional data24. Thisnetwork architecture (Figure 1) considers on the one hand a neurons’ learning network and onthe other the training vectors (input layer) of dimension n. The elements of these two layersare fully connected and the training set is mapped into a two-dimensional lattice. SOM isimplemented iteratively so that different areas of the lattice have

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Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Luis G. Costa Agosto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez; Douglas D. Gransberg PhD, PE, Iowa State UIniversity

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Diversity

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Construction

required curriculum in Construction Engineering and Management programs.IntroductionFrom an owner’s perspective, Preconstruction services (PCS) consist of all the work completedon the project from the conception through the contract award. It includes activities such asconceptual design, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, and many other activities until theconstruction contract is awarded. Capstone courses are offered at most Construction Engineeringand Management programs in order to integrate and apply the knowledge gained during astudent’s academic degree. According to Gehrig et al., capstone courses “are usually structuredin a manner that requires student teams to design construction operational plans for realisticprojects” [1

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

analysis. The poolof students was also expanded to include students in other majors; this increased the sample sizeand also offered the opportunity to evaluate differences between majors.A comparison of the motivations stated in the essays with the motivations frequently cited in theliterature helped to generate the list of motivations. This list was included in the Likert scalesurvey constructed for this research. The process of developing the list of motivations to includein the survey is indicated at the top of Figure 1. Unlike the essay prompt which did not provide alist of motivations to choose from, nor instructions to quantify the relative importance of eachmotivation, the survey needed to list a selection of possible student motivations

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Best of Computers in Education Division

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petr Johanes, Stanford University; Larry Lagerstrom, Stanford Center for Professional Development

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Computers in Education

One byproduct of thiscreative opportunity, however, is the challenge faced by instructors in identifying practicalinsights and principles to apply when considering and/or developing videos.In this paper, we aim to achieve two objectives: (1) summarize the research surrounding onlineeducational videos, and (2) provide a list of seven recommendations for creating educationalvideos high in pedagogical value. We are writing this paper primarily for instructors andinstructional designers, so we focus both objectives on creating online videos that then exist inthe context of a wider educational endeavor (e.g., an online or blended course). In the firstsection, we address the issue of the best design model for educational videos. In the

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Young B. Moon, Syracuse University; Mingtao Wu, Syracuse University

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Manufacturing

manufacturing processes, and ultimately to fabrication of physical prototypes. Therefore, how to spur innovative minds among students has been the main challenge of the course. Four main methods have been devised and adopted to spur innovation: (i) by explaining the criticality of sustainability issues, (ii) by sharing existing and conceived examples and solutions, (iii) by providing practical methods, and (iv) by imposing thoughtful constraints. This paper presents the learning objectives, contents and approaches of the course, how those four methods have been implemented in the course, and the preliminary analyses of the effectiveness of those methods in spurring students’ innovation potential as exhibited in their learning.1

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Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anahid Behrouzi, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Civil Engineering

theconcrete cross-section or steel rebar (referred to herein as “3-D stress block”). Part of thedifficulty that students face comes from the fact that most instruction on flexural analysisinvolves the 2-D strain-to-stress-to-force diagrams shown in Figure 1, and it is difficult tovisualize the associated 3-D stress blocks. Figure 1. 2-D Strain-to-Stress-to-Force Diagrams for Rectangular Beams subject to Flexure: (Top Left) Linear, (Bottom Left) Parabolic, and (Right) Equivalent Rectangular Stress StatesTo clarify this concept, a set of physical models for various stress conditions in rectangularbeams was created. Figure 2 shows the models associated with: a) concrete compressive stress at the extreme compression fiber (𝑓𝑐 ) is less than 0.5

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Technology-Related Educational Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

engineers thatcan lead to cost reductions and expediting product development in extremely complexengineering environments. The present study, pioneered by a large US aerospace companyworking with educators at 5 major engineering schools in the US, engineering educationresearchers, and practicing engineers, is a first step towards achieving this overall vision. In thispaper, we characterize how engineering students enrolled in a senior capstone course interact andperform on complex engineering tasks commonly seen in the aerospace industry. We describeour instrumentation methodology and the data architecture for an associated analytics platform.We use course clickstreams, social networking and collaborations as the basis for ourobservations.1

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

kg of PLA were also purchased for testing.Now, the lab technicians could make filament for about $10 per kg. However, the extrusionmachine depicted in Figure 1 was relatively hard to use. While the extruder had a classic PID(Proportional Integral Derivative) temperature controller, the spool motor did not work asintended. It seems that its motor driver would quickly overheat and stop applying power to thespool motor. So, the spool mechanism was bypassed. The extrusion machine was placed near theend of a table and the filament was allowed to simply drop on the floor. This worked, but itrequired some extra effort to wind filament onto the spool. Also, some experimentation with theextrusion machine was required to achieve the optimal extrusion

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Carpenter Ed.D., CCD - Custom Curriculum Design; Logan Edward Micher, Florida Polytechnic University; Chris Yakymyshyn; Jorge Vargas, Florida Polytechnic University; Christina Drake, Florida Polytechnic University

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Design in Engineering Education

fellowship; the University of Central Florida graduate merit fellowship; and Blue Key Honor Society. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 POSTER: Proposal-Based Learning for Freshman Introduction to EngineeringAbstractCreation and Implementation of Proposal-Based Learning in a freshman introductoryengineering course is described. The course introduces project-defining skills for use in asequence of engineering design courses taken later in the undergraduate program. Proposal-Based Learning is similar to Project-Based Learning, and is comprised of the followingelements: 1) requires a response to an open-ended challenge; 2) creates a need to understand

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabin Sapkota, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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Engineering Technology

Matters Higher Education Rubric has a set of 8 general standards and 43specific review standards. Out of these 43 specific review standards, 21 are considered essentialand each standard is worth 3 points, 14 are considered very important and each standard is worth2 points and remaining 8 are considered important and each is worth 1 point. Any an onlinecourse to be effective course should have minimum overall evaluation score of 84 whenevaluated by QM Peer Reviewers. In this paper, taking quality control course as an example,how technical engineering course can be developed as an effective online course has beenexplained. Quality control course is a mandatory course in all undergraduate degree in industrialengineering and industrial engineering

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University; Michael J. Garrett, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

towards textbook learning at theexpense of hands on experience2-5. In order to fill the gap of students’ broader knowledge, thiscourse aimed to provide students with a balance between training in a single discipline anddeveloping the capability of communicating and working with people across a variety ofdifferent fields4,6-10. This is also known as developing T-shaped professional skills and isdepicted in Figure 1. Figure 1: T-shaped professional diagram from T-Summit 201510 In past semesters, this course has successfully pushed students to develop T-shapedprofessional skills with a deep understanding of fuel cell technology and the broader role inindustrial society. Now, with the introduction of graduate students with

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; William A Kitch P.E., Angelo State University; Tori Rhoulac Smith, Howard University; Kenneth W. Lamb P.E. Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University - Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

newanalysis (Figure 1). In the first phase, we gathered approximately 400 student papers from fouruniversities and 400 workplace documents from 50 firms and agencies, covering ten genres (e.g.technical memoranda, reports, proposals, e-mail messages). We compared organization,grammar choices, and grammar and punctuation errors in the practitioner and student papers,using a combination of computer-assisted, quantitative techniques and functional interpretationsof language in context (described further elsewhere).9,10,11 Interviews with 20 students, 20engineering practitioners, and 10 faculty provided context for understanding the choices thatwriters made and identifying the student writing features that were likely to be most detrimentalin industry

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware

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Mechanical Engineering

, and national levels. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Role of a Design Studio in a Mechanical Engineering Department1 IntroductionAcademic maker spaces, design centers, innovation institutes, and creativity labs of differentkinds are becoming popular hubs of activity on many campuses – particularly within engineeringcolleges and departments. Some of these centers, such as Stanford’s d-school and Penn State’sLearning Factory [1], [2], have existed for over a decade. Others, such as Boston University’sEngineering Product Innovation Center, are relatively recent developments [3], [4]. These spacesgenerally offer a physical location with

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Amy C Bucha, The Perry Initiative; Lisa L Lattanza MD, University of California San Francisco

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

or 12th)in high school (53%) and underclassmen (Freshmen, Sophomore) in a 4-year college (32%), withten (10) alumnae post-college (6 in medical school, 3 in the workforce, and 1 in college). Thecontrol respondents were skewed towards younger students who were recently waitlisted orrejected due to program capacity. 30% of the controls were underclassmen in high school; 58%were high school upperclassmen; and 12% were in college. Alumnae reported that the program had a positive effect on their interest in medicine,self-confidence in hands-on tasks, and perception of women in engineering and medicine (Figure1). There was no difference in these outcomes between alumnae who have matriculated tocollege and those still in high school (p>