Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Dena Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

based on the needs of various open positions. Engineering leadership programs,created to address industry identified non-technical skill deficits, should produce students withbehavioral indicators that meet the non-technical competencies for entry-level employment. Byunderstanding from the recruiters’ perspective, the behavioral indicators relevant for engineeringleaders, engineering leadership development programs can better prepare and evaluate studentscompleting their programs. The purpose of this study is to explore recruiters’ perspectives of which engineeringleadership behaviors are important for students to communicate during the on-campus recruitingprocess. The research questions for this study are: 1. What activities during

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Laura Ikuma, Louisiana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

LSU, the goal is to improve theoverall 2nd-3rd year retention and ultimately improve the cumulative 6th year graduation rate by2-3% per year so that it approaches the current university average for all entering freshmen(59%). Building upon the lessons learned from the first STEP grant, these goals will beaccomplished through the following actions: 1) development and implementation of a pre-engineering learning community at BRCC; 2) integration of Supplemental Instruction/academicsupport in core STEM/Engineering courses at both institutions; 3) provide the environment andtraining necessary to develop mentoring relationships between students (particularly transferstudents entering LSU); 4) provide opportunities for faculty development and

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Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University; Fethiye Ozis, Northern Arizona University

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Educational Research and Methods

tocommission the development of a seminar to help prepare these new faculty for a heavy teachingload. The seminar was intended to meet the following criteria: 1) be of short duration, 2) bebased on methods supported by research, focusing on 'best practices in engineering education',and 3) be suitable for new faculty, graduate assistants and part-time faculty.The authors (holding both engineering and education degrees) received an internal grant andcollaborated with instructional designers from the university's E-learning center to develop andfacilitate the training. The purpose of this seminar is to promote the best practices, to guidefaculty and teaching assistants new to teaching in the engineering fields, to advance theirconfidence and satisfaction

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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamer Omar, East Carolina University; Sirena A. Hardy, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

organizations to determine if implementing a big data solution will bringvalue to their organization. There are three key areas involved with a big data infrastructurewhich includes data acquisition, data organization, and data analysis.Mobile service providers (MSPs) are particularly faced with big data issues because of theproliferation of wireless devices and mobile applications. Most of these devices access theInternet using cellular networks. Cellular networks are becoming the primary method foraccessing the Internet 1. MSPs must contend with the challenge of managing and planning theirnetwork resources to address the continuous increase in traffic demands. Due to the increasedtraffic from mobile applications, MSPs are generating huge amounts of

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Jeffery M Plumblee II, Clemson University; Dylan Bargar, Clemson University; Penelope Walters Brunner, Clemson University; Karen A High, Clemson University; Leidy Klotz, Clemson University; Amy E. Landis, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

GCS program components, including 1) hands-onproject/research experience, 2) interdisciplinary curriculum, 3) entrepreneurship, 4) globaldimension, and 5) service-learning. The authors discuss potential applications of the rubric toevaluate course-level outcomes, including student projects from an interdisciplinary courseentitled “Creatively Applying Science for Sustainability.” In the course, students work to addressa societal Grand Challenge in a semester-long project and in interdisciplinary student projectsthat tackle Grand Challenges on an international scale. This rubric fills a literature gap inassessing 21st century global engineering skills by measuring capabilities based on five key NAEGCS program components and provides a mechanism

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tae-Hoon Kim, Purdue University - Calumet; Keyuan Jiang, Purdue University - Calumet; Vivek Singh Rajput

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Computing & Information Technology

host and across different hostsusing container-based virtualization technology. Afterward, we will evaluate and compare theperformance of such implementation with a cluster built on physical machine.1 IntroductionThe practical exercises included in laboratory-based course play an important role in engineeringand science educations. Many academic institutes developed the laboratory-based courses to helpstudents to accelerate their learning in different types of laboratories such as real, simulation, oronline [1]. Especially in Information Technology education, hands-on exercises through thelaboratory became an essential component of the course because it provides students with anopportunity to learn and observe how to apply the concepts

Conference Session

Computer-Based Games and Animations in Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Cain, Washington State University; Matthew E Taylor, Washington State University; Anne Anderson, Washington State University

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Computers in Education

American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work In Progress – Content Independent Classroom Gamification Chris Cain1, Anne Anderson2, and Matthew E. Taylor1 1 School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Washington State University 2 School of Design and Construction, Washington State UniversityAbstract This paper introduces Topic-INdependent Gamification Learning Environment (TINGLE), aframework designed to increase student motivation and engagement in the classroom through theuse of a game played outside the classroom. A 131-person study was implemented in aconstruction management course. Game statistics and survey responses were recorded to estimatethe effect

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Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Justin L Hess, IUPUI, Indianapolis

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Engineering Ethics

to argue for the relevance of thisunique, novel, and effective case for increasing engineering students’ ethical reasoning abilities,particularly broadening their awareness of the scope of stakeholders impacted by engineeringdecisions and their ability to empathize with those stakeholders.Keywords: Engineering ethics; Ethical reasoning; Case study; Deepwater Horizon; ReflexivePrinciplism 1IntroductionThe April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico was a tragedythat led to the loss of 11 human lives. In 2015 the explosion continues to impact those 11individual’s families;1 it continues to have a far-reaching

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida; Ira Jerome Hill, University of Florida; Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

participating, impactof each specific demonstration, responses by student gender, and responses by studentreported ethnic background; in order to evaluate the impact of demonstration inclusionacross multiple audiences.College Instructed Service CoursesThe engineering faculty behind the courses in this study all have traditional MechanicalEngineering undergraduate and doctoral degrees, but their home department and researchinterests are within the Institute for Excellence in Engineering Education, which is part ofthe Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, at the University of Florida. This studyexamines the impact of demonstrations within three courses: 1) Computer Programmingfor Engineers Lab (MATLAB and C++), 2) Circuits, and 3) Dynamics. The

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Borowczak, Erebus Labs; Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

,whileSTEMandeducationfacultyteachcollegiatelevelcontentcoursesbothfacultiescouldbenefitfromrichercollaborationandcoordination.HowcanfutureK16+educatorsdevelopapipelineofSTEMmajorsandgraduateswithoutpartnershipsbetweenthefaculties?Weproposeacapstone model in which teams report to a multi-disciplinary advisory panel rather than a singleSTEM advisor. This paper highlights how a single Electrical and Computer Engineering and ComputerScience (ECECS) capstone project can 1) be influenced by a societal need, 2) develop soft skills of acapstone team, and 3) create lasting mutually beneficial partnerships between academic faculties andexternal partners.Purpose/Problem/Gap Learning, development and concept synthesis can take many paths – natural learning progressionsoften being though the manipulation and unguided interactions with our environment. Consider a childapproaching

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan C. Hilpert, Georgia Southern University; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University; Glenda Simonton Stump, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. The items aredesigned to be administered online. The instrument was developed and tested over the course ofthree data collections (N = 1365) in post-secondary energy science engineering courses.Reliability and validity evidence as well key findings from analysis of student responses to theinstrument are summarized. This material is based upon work supported by the National ScienceFoundation under Grant No. 1245018. IntroductionStudent engagement in classroom learning is an important construct in post-secondary STEMeducation research, particularly in the field of engineering education [1]. Research situatesstudent engagement an essential cognitive, behavioral, and affective components of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; John Reutter III, J.F. Drake State Community and Technical College; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College; David M. Hata, TEMPlaTe Educational Consulting

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

of Labor, the job outlook is on the rise and willcontinue to expand for at least the short- to medium-term future [1]. To respond to the industryneeds for FPGA design skills, universities are updating their curriculum with courses inhardware description languages and programmable logic design. Although most traditionalelectrical and computer engineering programs have updated their curriculum to include topics inhardware description language and programmable logic design (FPGA/CPLD), only 19.5 % of 4-year and 16.5 % of 2-year electrical and computer engineering technology programs at USacademic institutions currently have a curriculum component in hardware description languageand programmable logic design [2].To effectively meet the next

Conference Session

Graduate Student Needs and Experiences, Exploring Graduate Funding and Undergraduate Research Experiences

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

statisticallysignificant differences between groups with different funding types. Items related to choosingresearch interests and allocation of graduate teaching assistantship positions. A follow-up studyhas been devised to examine these research questions further, in addition to other questionssurrounding the graduate student experience, in a more systematic fashion.IntroductionThere is an established need to increase the number of STEM professionals in the United Statesto maintain a competitive edge globally in science and technology.1 Although undergraduateeducation is invaluable to the creation and support of a stable economy, graduate educationdevelops the critical thinking skills and tools for innovation that will help ensure the nation’sprosperity.2 This

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundemental and Evaluation: Embedded Programs in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Te'Airra Monique Brown , Virginia Tech; Glenda D. Young Collins, Virginia Tech

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. She also earned a Masters of Industrial and Systems Engineering from Auburn University (AU). Glenda is a Gates Millennium Scholar and her research interest include academic/industry partnerships, student transitions, and broadening participation in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Situating Augmented Reality in the K-12 ClassroomIntroductionNational dialogue and scholarly research illustrate the need for science, math, technology, andengineering (STEM) innovations in K-12 environments [1]. President Barack Obama affirms thisneed by stating, “… Leadership tomorrow depends on how we educate our students today-especially in STEM.” In response, there has been an

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; James W. Malazita, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

possibility of a whole new generation of students primed forscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education and careers. Makingpractices, facilities, and integrated makerspaces have been enthusiastically embraced withinengineering education programs at high school and university levels, and are proliferatingrapidly within diverse educational settings. Perhaps surprising to many within engineering andother STEM fields, making practices are also being embraced and adapted within thehumanities,1 particularly a branch of humanistic inquiry labeled “digital humanities.”2 Ashumanists organize research practices and supporting theoretical frameworks around making,new possibilities arise for using making practices to integrate technical

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Christe, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Savannah Lee, Drexel University, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering; Rishiraj B Mathur, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Krzysztof W Mazur, Drexel University, Department of Mechanical Engineering & Mechanics; Jay J. Bhatt, Drexel University ; Christopher A. Badurek, Drexel University; Matthew Morton, Knovel at Elsevier

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Engineering Libraries

resources,and their application to academic research workflows.Keywords: Information Literacy, Game-based Learning, Online LearningIntroductionThe “digital natives” (applied to those born after 1990) constitute the first generation to havegrown up with the Internet and various forms of digital technologies(1). As the most networkedgeneration ever enters higher education, smartphones, text messaging, and various social mediaplatforms pervade their daily activities. Despite their unquestionable technological savvy, anexpanding body of information literacy studies indicates that most of these students lack (2-5)fundamental information literacy skills upon entering higher

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Huff, Harding University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha Durga Ramane; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Specifically, we conducted thirdand final interviews with 4 (3 female; 1 male) of the 11 participants that were interviewed asfirst-year engineering students. Consequently, we now have 12 interviews (4 individualsinterviewed 3 times apiece) to analyze as a set. We are systematically examining theseinterviews to find psychological themes regarding how participants experience and perceivesocial and technical ways of being engineers—and how they develop in their thinking.Although analysis is ongoing, preliminary findings for this phase of the study are informative.First, these engineering students, upon entering their first-year of engineering education, connectengineering to a broad narrative that is deeply connected to their social experiences (e.g

Conference Session

Trends in Accreditation and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Bart M. Johnson, Itasca Community College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

CommunityChange is hard, a truism that can be highlighted in engineering education in many ways. Themomentum of engineering education in traditional forms, and even the experiences of people inprofessional careers, is hard to shift, but many have tried.1 One can argue that the shift toABET’s EC2000 outcomes-based assessment was meant to serve as a change agent, but after adecade of implementation, engineering education looked pretty much the same. Small changesin programs sometimes stuck, and sometimes programs faded back to the way they were beforeany interventions were attempted. With the idea that maybe things could be different, thatmaybe change could last, a group of engineering educators got together to imagine what anengineering program could look

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahriar Shamsian, University of Southern California; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Jeffrey Miller, University of Southern California; Michael Shindler, University of Southern California

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

as these and present solutions for such challenges through acombination of technology and approach to teaching.1. introductionA primary goal of engineering education is to provide students with requisite technicalgrounding along with practice and experience in the design and evaluation of real andpractical systems. This goal becomes increasingly difficult with the expanding body ofknowledge, integration of concepts across disciplines, and complexity of design toolsneeded in engineering industries.1 While an expert/apprentice model of education maybe more fitting to preparing engineers for professional practice, traditional instructionmodels include in-person lectures covering fundamental technical concepts with thebulk of practice and

Conference Session

Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas - Austin; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Lisa R. Lattuca, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas - Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

detailed discussions of methods specific to planning and executingsuccessful multi-site research studies in higher education settings.The goal in this paper is to share experiences and advice to begin a broader discussion in thefield about multi-site research studies in engineering education. The focus is on studies ofundergraduate and graduate students, faculty and administrators. This paper discusses the issues,considerations, and tradeoffs involved in planning and executing multi-site engineeringeducation research studies.MethodsTo prepare this paper, one researcher (author 1) distributed a set of questions to which the firstfour authors responded. The fifth author drafted the results based on a simple thematic analysisof the responses. All

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Two Year College Division

. The lab consists of hands-on exercises that providethe student with the opportunity to program the hardware to perform some simple useful controlfunction(s) and to make projects that can be controlled through the Internet. To implement thecourse the faculty choose to use low-cost universally available hardware that is available from avariety of online sources. The microprocessor platform utilized is the Raspberry Pi and theassociated open-source microcontroller platform is the Arduino Uno. The Arduino Uno shown inFigure 1 below has been around for some time and has been cloned by numerous vendors. Due toits longevity, there are many accessories (known as shields) available from the same vendors. Aquick search of Amazon.com will provide one

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Douglas Edwards, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jason Freeman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Brian Magerko, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tom McKlin, SageFox Consulting Group; Anna Xambo, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

, experiment, evaluate, iterate, and innovate [1].Computer science education research has generally focused on engagement [2], [3] compellingdomains for learning computing [4]–[9], and specific pedagogical strategies[10], [11]. However,as a nation we have yet to make major strides in developing computing literacy as a core 21stcentury STEM skill for tackling multidisciplinary problems [12]. Computing is seen as uncooland approaches to teaching it may be uninspiring [13]. Yet demand for computer scientists in thejob market remains robust: over 1.4 million computing-related jobs are estimated to be availablenationally in 2018, with US universities only meeting a third of that demand in degreeproduction [12].Music, a ubiquitous part of human culture with

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristi L Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

process and guidelines for assessing these reviews were gleaned from thesearchitecture studio visits. Finally, the design of the new entrepreneurial engineering studio coursebenefitted greatly from the input of faculty at other KEEN schools, and instructors ofentrepreneurship courses, freshman introductory courses, and senior design courses on the LTUcampus. Best practices gleaned from all of these benchmarking sources have shaped the designof the new sophomore studio course at Lawrence Tech.Learning ObjectivesUsing the data gathered through the benchmarking activities, the goals of the LTU engineeringcurriculum, and the KEEN framework shown in Figure 1, learning objectives were identified forthe sophomore studio course. As mentioned previously

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Thomas, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Nicole M. Colston, Oklahoma State University; Tyler Ley P.E., Oklahoma State University; Beverly DeVore-Wedding, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Leslie R. Hawley, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Juliana Utley, Oklahoma State University; Toni Ivey, Oklahoma State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

assessment tool. The rubric and scoring guide (tomanage inter-rater reliability and insure objectivity) will be defined in a future manuscript.IntroductionResearch in elementary engineering education follows on broad interest in equipping studentswith 21st Century knowledge and skills and specific concern for raising awareness and interest inengineering careers.1 Generally, K-12 engineering education initiatives intend to inspirestudents’ career awareness and interest with the hope of increasing the numbers of engineers anddiversifying the career pipeline. In 2009, the Committee on K-12 Engineering Education raisedconcern for the “paucity of data” (p. 154) regarding impact of current programs. To guide futureengineering education curricula

Conference Session

Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Steven F. Lewis, William R. Sinkin Eco Centro, San Antonio College; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

fellow Hispanic-Serving Institutions, our college made a commitment to 1) Encourage our STEM faculty to attend Re-Energize professional development opportunities to learn and adopt green energy educational modules into our STEM curriculum over the next three years 2) Seek space to establish a "start-up green lab" on our campus with MSEIP pass through funding from the four-year institution so that faculty can conduct classroom demonstrations and our students can perform undergraduate research. This initiative is meant to diversify and continue our undergraduate research program and include our EcoCentro facility into this program 3) Promote additional related outreach and educational Re-Energize efforts to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Angela Harris, Stanford University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Education from Virginia Tech. Dr. Carrico is a certified project management professional (PMP) and licensed professional engineer (P.E.).Angela Harris, Stanford University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Understanding Engineering Students’ Professional Pathways: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods StudyAbstractAccording to data from the National Science Foundation (NSF), nearly two-thirds of engineeringbachelor’s graduates work in engineering fields immediately after college, while another 30percent takes jobs in non-engineering fields.1 Prior work, however, shows that most engineeringundergraduates are “unsure” about their future career direction, even in the

Conference Session

Additive Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Schaefer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Manufacturing

of their mold layout through the use of SolidCast casting simulation software andmake improvements to the initial mold layout. A final version of the casting design is submittedto the MSOE rapid prototyping center for fabrication of the casting patterns. The last step is tomake an aluminum sand-cast part, in a small-scale foundry in MSOE’s labs. The projectemphasizes the basic premise of the course; a manufactured part must be designed within thelimitations and capabilities of the manufacturing process.Successful completion of the project covers several key course outcomes, including: 1)understand the steps involved in basic green-sand casting process along with its capabilities andlimitations, 2) apply this knowledge to design a component

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Y. Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University (Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso

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Manufacturing

prototype model for an autonomousvehicle that would be designed to help those that would need it the most.Design of the Vehicle and Autonomous System The first step in converting the remote control car into an autonomous vehicle was toremove any unneeded components that were not essential to the design. The motors used forsteering and driving were originally controlled by a circuit board, which can be seen in themiddle in Figure 1. This entire control circuit board was removed and replaced with the ArduinoUno microcontroller and the accompanying GPS shield and motor shield. The shields are specialpurpose boards that can be plugged on top of the Arduino in order to extend its capabilities. TheArduino used the motor shield to control the

Conference Session

Mechanics Classroom Demonstrations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Steven David Wood, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

Newtonian mechanics that students utilize to analyze and design in future courses.However, studies have shown that students tend to have different misconceptions in statics. 1-5Statics remains one of the courses where achievement levels are sometimes not satisfactory,6even though it is one of the basic courses in engineering that forms the foundation for theengineering curriculum. One particularly challenging area for instructors is to show “intangible”mechanics principles that may seem too abstract for students. For instance, analysis of internalforces of members in a truss system may be easily procedurally calculated leading to a solutionthat may not have a true intuitive meaning for the student. Thus, visualization is necessary tohelp the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

that haveemerged as a contrast against didactic teaching in formal environments [6, 10, 18, 22]. Theseinclude – “lifelong learning” [1, 10, 19], “non-formal learning” [18], and “self-directed learning”[29, 34]. Scholars who have studied informal learning see it in different ways. In the domain ofscience education research is directed towards investigation of interest-driven learning of sciencein out-of-school settings museums or out-of-school groups, science camp and enrichmentprograms [3, 20, 25]. We are aware of these debates surrounding informal learning and arecognizant that one of the goals of our studies will be to investigate students’ understanding ofout-of-class and non-coursework related learning. In other words, how do students