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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

) ▪ Identifying, analyzing, and implementing possible solutions with the goal of achieving the most efficient and effective combination of steps and resources ▪ Generalizing and transferring this problem-solving process to a wide variety of problems” (p. 7).This definition of computational thinking, as well as the dispositions described by the CSTA &ISTE and the core computational thinking concepts listed in the Teacher Resources (2011) areconsistent with core concepts of engineering design and mathematical modeling.STEM + Computational (STEM + C) Thinking projectThe proposed project is designed to address three critical aspects of STEM+C education: (1)clarity in what integrated thinking, engineering thinking and computational

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Yeonsu Ryu

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Industrial Engineering

issued 14 Grand Challenges encompassing the broadrange of human concern including sustainability, health, vulnerability, and the joy of living.6 To impact these Grand Challenges, the NAE has identified a need to change theeducational process for the engineers that will tackle these challenges and have challengedinstitutions of higher education to meet these goals. As of March 2015, the NAE havesigned 122 engineering schools to a pledge to educate a total of 20,000 Grand ChallengeEngineers over the next decade. According to their press release, “The Grand Challengeengineers will be trained through special programs at each institution that integrate fiveeducational elements: (1) a hands-on research or design project connected to the

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Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Gary M. Litton, University of the Pacific

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Civil Engineering

used topromote participation.Student Evaluations of Instruction – Analysis of Response RatesA pilot study was performed in the SOECS in Fall 2015 to examine effects of interventions onstudent participation in end-of-semester evaluations. For the seven course/lab sections listed inTable 1, interventions were implemented in Fall 2015 but not in prior semesters. The interventionmechanisms used are shown in Table 1. A total of 75 different course sections were taught in Fall2015 by SOECS faculty. Table 1. Interventions used in Fall 2015 courses to evaluate effects on response rates for end-of-semester evaluations No. of Students Course Subject

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Uses for MATLAB in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roche de Guzman, Hofstra University; John Carmine Vaccaro, Hofstra University; Alexander Hans Pesch, Hofstra University; Kevin C. Craig, Hofstra University

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Mechanical Engineering

; SimulinkAbstractThe current freshman engineering computer programming course, which utilizes MATLABprogramming language, is being experimentally redesigned to incorporate and highlightactivities focused on engineering problem solving and system investigation processes. Thesemethods hope to develop the students’ critical-thinking and analytical skills that are more suitedand applicable in real-world engineering. Course description and sample problems arepresented. Results will be shown in a follow-up study comparing the standard computerprogram syntax-based approach to this pilot course which employs Simulink model-baseddesigns and hardware demonstrations.1 Introduction In 1969, one of the authors was a plebe (freshman) at West Point, engineering was

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Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

. For many, it is integral to the way theycommunicate with one another and document their activities. As such, their perceptions of theseconnections are possibly different than those of the authors, who might see social media as eithera distraction, or a potential “add-on,” to the learning and practice of engineering.Increasing our understanding of the students’ attitudes and dispositions towards social media,engineering and leadership can inform the development of engineering education and practice.Therefore, this study explores two related research questions: 1. How are social media, engineering and leadership related to one another from a student perspective? 2. How do student self-perceptions of their leadership skills change

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan; Megan Kaczanowski, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

study of engineering PhD students with extensivework experience prior to enrolling in doctoral study, a group we call returners. Thoughgraduation age data suggests returners are in the minority of engineering doctoral students, theyare an important group to understand. In addition to representing an under-researched pathwaythrough advanced engineering training, given the combination of returners’ rich real-world workexperience with advanced engineering training, these students may be uniquely poised todevelop innovative solutions to important problems of contemporary society. Creative cognitiontheory suggests in part that innovation is likely to occur at the intersection of multipleexperiences or perspectives.1 Based on such work, we suspected

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Curriculum Development in Engineering Leadership

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Vollaro, Western New England University; Robert R. Klein, Western New England University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

, engineering management, and teamwork for engineershave been debated, as the definition of ‘engineering leadership’ has evolved. Wilding, W. V., &Knotts, T. A., & Pitt, W. G., & Argyle, M. D. 1 have defined leadership characteristics forengineering students and created a working definition comprised of 13 qualities for theirengineers; highlighted by “follows as well as leads”, “takes time to evaluate personalperformance as a team member and improves when needed”, and “understands the personalitytraits of self and others and can work with others in accomplishing tasks”. They have noticed the“prominence of teamwork skills” in their list.1 From an extensive review of best practices, Paul,R., & Cowe Falls, L. G.2 propose the definition is

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Ramana Pidaparti, University of Georgia; Christopher Stewart Rose, James Madison University; Cheryl Lea Beverly, James Madison University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

can be found in nature, and scaffoldthe discovery and knowledge transfer processes so that those natural designs can be used to in-spire engineering solutions. This research is expected to produce knowledge that will improvestudent learning, STEM literacy, cross-disciplinary thinking, and innovation. Bio-inspired designis also expected to enhance the diversity and inclusion of ideas, and to attract women and minori-ty students with diverse backgrounds to pursue STEM fields. Its ultimate benefit, we hope, willbe to fuel the design innovations needed to create a more sustainable future for humankind.1. Introduction It is well known that engineering involves integrating broad knowledge towards some pur-pose, generally to address a need or

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Douglas E. Melton, Kern Family Foundation

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. For direct assessment, students’ EML assignments were evaluated by theinstructor to verify inclusion or exclusion of a set of entrepreneurially minded attributes. Forindirect assessment, students were surveyed to determine their perceived extent of usingparticular entrepreneurial mindset skills during an EML assignment. The results have thus faryielded positive results for students incorporating mindset skills into subject-based matter.1. IntroductionIncreasing emphasis has been placed on the engineering education community to implementstudent-centered pedagogies which will allow the students a more authentic (“real-world”)experience. Many highly effective pedagogies have proven to be more effective than thetraditional “chalk-and-talk

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Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Narges Balouchestani-Asli, University of Toronto; Matthew Kiprop Greenacre, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry; Kamran Behdinan, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

partners. The students work in teams to design, build, and test proof-of-concept systems.25This process prepares students to enter the workplace. The workplace has been changing rapidly.Now, engineering students are required to work and function in a multidisciplinary environmentupon graduation. Because of that, many educational institutions have incorporatedmultidisciplinary capstone design in their curricula.There is a limited qualitative and quantitative research on multidisciplinary teams and theireffectiveness since educational institutions have only recently started to take more initiative inthis area. The existing literature shows that multidisciplinary students are better off with jobplacement than monodisciplinary students;1 however, the

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Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Secules, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

having theproblem, and the many more who support the common cultural understanding of thephenomenon as a problem. To help focus the thinking in this framework, McDermott proposes athree-stage framework to take different levels of the problem into account. In Stage 1, anindividual is conceptualized as having problems completely on their own; any problemsidentified are simple evidence of the individual’s own intellectual, moral, cultural, etc. deficits.In Stage 2, an individual is viewed as experiencing problems on the basis of social structuresmuch larger than them; and any problems identified can be explained as the natural result ofhaving been socialized to occupy that position in society. Finally in Stage 3, the problem isviewed as being

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Heidi A. Tremayne, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute; Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; James Mallard, UC San Diego

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

test structures under representative earthquake loading. In an effort to reach a large number of schools across the country, the initiative is engaging regional professional and university student chapters to work closely with classroom teachers and collaborate on delivering the activities.1. IntroductionIn seismically active regions throughout the United States, hundreds of thousands of students andstaff unknowingly study and work in structurally vulnerable school and university buildings.According to the U.S. Census[1], approximately 71.5 million students are enrolled in K-12schools as of fall 2015. These students attend public and private schools housed in buildings ofvarying seismic safety ranging from modern

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Seth Schlisserman; Alexandra Kirshon

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

). We do note, however, that thissituation did not emerge as a theme in our interviews, probably because—as Meadows andSekaquaptewa argue—students saw their assignment to non-technical work as self-determined,and therefore not an issue they thought to complain about.Part I ResultsStudents routinely encounter problems in their teamsConsistent with the EC2000 criteria, 98% of students (n=664) reported participating on at leastone team, with the average student participating in three teams in the most recent year.Table 1 shows that team problems are very common: 85% of engineering students reported atleast one team problem in their STEM classes in the most recent year. Moreover, many of theseissues appear to have limited students’ opportunities to

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Communication as Performance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Caitlin Donahue Wylie, University of Virginia; Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of ASEE and is particularly interested in the role of liberal education in developing engineering leaders and in the connections between the arts and engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Learning Out Loud (LOL): How Comics Can Develop the Communication and Critical Thinking Skills of Engineering Students Boredom is a significant issue in higher education. --Rosegard and Wilson (2013)25, p. 1 Because attention is the main gatekeeper to processing, storing, and retrieving information, learning cannot

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Works in Progress: Learning and Engagement

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

thatsuggested differences either in characterizations or approaches to innovative engineering designand included academic major24, year in school26, and gender27. All 33 participants are listed inTable 1.Table 1. Study Participants and Key Demographic InformationPseudonym Engr. Major Year in School Gender Project(s) described during interview Dana Aeronautical Senior Female Senior design Maria Industrial Junior Female FYE design project Jessica Biological Sophomore Female FYE design project Esteban First-Year First-year Male Personal project (3-D printed longboard) Elon Mechanical Senior Male Personal project (lamp

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Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abbie B Liel P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah J. Welsh-Huggins, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

of each week’s class. A list of the course learning objectives,as described in the syllabus, are provided in Table 1. The primary topics addressed in the classunder each of the main modules are listed in Table 2. Table 1. Course learning objectives. No. Course Learning Objective (abbreviated “CO”) 1 Understand challenges (technical, social, etc.) to building “better” buildings 2 Describe physical, social, economic and environmental impacts of natural hazards on buildings 3 Describe how building design has changed over time to respond to needs of

Conference Session

Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cary Troy, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Jenna Bruntz; Rao S. Govindaraju, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Ghadir Haikal, Purdue University; Joseph David Horn, Purdue Civil Engineering; Michael M. Kelly, Purdue University; Mariah Grace Schroeder, Purdue University Lyles School of Civil Engineering; Jon See, East Tennessee State University; J. Case Tompkins, Purdue University

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Civil Engineering

infrastructure grade was a D+. The Report Card additionally suggested that an estimated$3.6 trillion would need to be invested in improving and rehabilitating America’s infrastructureby the year 2020.Civil Engineers will undoubtedly play a key role in this work. The United States Department ofLabor's Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that an additional 23,600 civil engineers will beneeded by 2024 in large part to meet these demands, an 8.4% increase from 20142,3 (Table 1).This projected number of Civil Engineers greatly exceeds the projections of all other majorengineering disciplines and is nearly twice that of the next most in-demand discipline. If civilengineering and environmental engineering job projections are combined (as is the case at

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Maria Antoun Henri, Texas A&M University ; Norma Perez, Houston Community College; Madeline Burillo, Houston Community College; Roberto Sanchez, Houston Community College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

are aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards.IntroductionThe new boom in the energy sector is having very positive effect on manufacturing activities in Texas. U.S.census data from 2013 shows that Texas ranks first in the nation in terms of manufacturing exports ($250.4billion) and manufacturing capital investment ($17.6 billion), and ranks second in the nation with respectto manufacturing employment (874,460) 1. A significant portion of this manufacturing activity is aimed atthe oil and gas sector; manufacturing serves this sector in multiple ways. The direct applications ofmanufacturing in oil and gas sector are in refineries and petrochemical industries. Likewise, manufacturingof machines and the fabricated metal industries

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But I'm a Loner! Expanding capability and creativity by examining effective alliances

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

expertise would enrich students’ learning andbrings them (the students) closer to the realities of the workplace. (1)Employers, by and large, are generally satisfied with the basic technical preparation of today’sgraduates, but find them largely unaware of the vital roles that engineers play in bringingproducts and services from a “concept stage” to the marketplace. An important reason for this“drawback” is that faculty members, today, often lack industrial experience and/ or any othertype of practical experience. This is particularly troubling when faculty members, straight out ofgraduate school and have absolutely no experience “under their belt,” are assigned to teachpractice-related courses. Often, teaching design-oriented and/ or field-related

Conference Session

It’s All About the Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P Zuberbier, East Carolina University; Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Mark McKinley Sanders, East Carolina University; Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Libraries

access.A decade ago Ramaley and Zia had the foresight to recommend using 3D printing as a tool tofoster engagement and learning for the “net generation,” in both K-12 and post-secondarysettings.1 At the same time, they expressed reservations due to the limitations posed by theexorbitant costs associated with 3D printing technology in 2005. Since then, costs associatedwith 3D printing have fallen dramatically. This is due, in large part, to the expiration of a numberof patents in 2014 which has allowed a variety of new machines to be produced and marketed tonon-commercial users.2 Because of this, there have been a proliferation of efforts to use 3Dprinting as an engagement and outreach tool in formal and informal educational settings. Despiteits

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University; Y. Jane Liu, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L. Hutchins

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Industrial Engineering

assess predictorrelationships for student success.The Shewhart Cycle, developed by WalterShewhart at Bell Laboratories during the 1930s,provides the basis for a statistical quality controlapproach to administering the higher educationsystem. The objective is to ensure that studentsare able to, with minimal disruption, migrate Figure 1: CCTA Systems Viewbetween TTU and community colleges. For the bi-directional Student Transition Paths shown in Figure 1, agreements must eliminate academicprogram discontinuities by including well-defined community college course outcomes andrelated performance criteria that ensure academic success for transfer students. Similarly, toreflect a global higher education optimization strategy, TTU-COE

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Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University; Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft; David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Joanna M. Schiefelbein , Texas A&M University; David Charles Hyland, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

preparing the graduating students to more easily transition from the academicenvironment to the professional engineering environment. At Texas A&M there are threeoptions available to students taking Capstone Design: 1) Aircraft Design, 2) RocketDesign, and 3) Spacecraft Design. While the stated objective of all Capstone Designcourses is the design project, the pursuit of a successful design provides an invaluableopportunity for students to learn how to utilize the principles and tools of SystemsEngineering to logically and systematically produce a coherent design. In addition, byapplying these tools, the students learn: 1) to apply the technical skills they’ve beentaught over the previous three years; 2) the power of teams and teamwork; and 3

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

emergedduring observations of our teaching and work with founders. Four concerns areexamined in the context of classroom teaching in one specific Graduate Design MethodsClass with applications to other settings: 1) The blurring of entrepreneurial levelconcepts with individual-level story phenomena, 2) The misleading characterization of asuccessful storyteller as extraverted, 3) Over-reliance on specific strategies, and 4)Implicit acceptance of current Silicon Valley models. The focus of the current work is on providing an approach that alerts participantsto the distinction between conversational storytelling and overly rehearsed pitches orpresentations. Unlike the recipe that begins with a “frame, then practice, practice,practice, and deliver

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Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

bluff body shapes.Ms. Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Engineering as a Pathway to Reintegration: Student Veterans’ Transition Experience into Higher Education and Civilian Society Introduction In 2009, the Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008, also known as the Post 9/11GI Bill, became the most significant educational benefit for military personnel.1 Highereducation has become an attractive and feasible option for a substantial number of militaryveterans interested in gaining professional training to help

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Modeling and Simulation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Junsuk Kang, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

aidin introducing the users to various Abaqus special components and commands. Each example isselected to demonstrate the utility of a particular feature of the software in accomplishing a new task,a task which was not required in the previous examples. Developed tutorials essentially provide thedetails related to performing the following listed activities using the order indicated. (1) Creating a part (2) Creating a material (3) Defining and assigning section properties (4) Assembling the model (5) Creating an analysis step (6) Requesting data output (7) Applying boundary conditions (8) Applying loads (9) Meshing the model (10) Creating an analysis job (11) Checking the model (l2) Running an analysis job (13) Post processing.Even

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Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University

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Engineering Management

, ISE is the “distinguished home”of the Industrial and Management Engineering program, founded in 1933 at RensselaerPolytechnic Institute.1 ISE integrates a quantitative engineering approach with qualitativeinsight, and works closely with other disciplines, such as computer science and management. Areview of nationally ranked University web pages show that typical career paths for ISEgraduates included careers in manufacturing to improve operations inside manufacturing plants.More recently, ISE roles have expanded outside the plant to design and improve supply chainsand transportation systems that connect manufacturing facilities.2,3The need to incorporate supply chain management (SCM) content is indirectly confirmed as theSociety of

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Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas - Tyler; Kyle Gullings, University of Texas - Tyler; Catherine Elizabeth Ross Ph.D., University of Texas - Tyler

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

2.65 on a scale of 1 – 5with 1 representing “Little Usefulness,” 3 representing “Useful,” and 5 representing “Essential.”(Eight students chose the extremes of this scale, with six choosing “Little Usefulness” comparedto two choosing “Essential”).Design Methodology had traditionally been taught by Mechanical Engineering faculty to mixedclasses of EE and ME students. However, circumstances in the fall of 2015 disrupted thislongstanding comity. The large number of ME juniors enrolling in the course outstripped theavailable faculty resources (both the EE and ME Departments had faculty vacancies) andprovoked a decision in fall, 2015, to limit enrollment in Design Methodology in the spring of2016 to ME students only. However, rather than simply

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Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayden Fennell, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; R. Edwin García, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

engineers will need to be prepared to exploit these tools togenerate effective solutions to human challenges. Thus, the ability to use and create moderncomputational tools derived from and validated by experimental data is required to support engineeringdesign and problem solving in our fast-changing and global society.This study explores both how students engage in experimentation strategies and how they combine thosestrategies with the modeling and simulation process. Specifically, this study will identify how studentsmodel phenomena and solve a design problem, starting from experimental data. The research questionsare: (1) How do students use external representations in each step of the modeling and simulationprocess? (2) How do students

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Outreach in K12 through College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Elizabeth S Hart, University of Dayton; Laura Kozuh Bistrek, University of Dayton; Shaquille T. Tensley, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

students, however the main gain for the female students wasfound to be higher than that of the male students. These results show that the outreach activitieswere effective at increasing the K-12 students’ attitudes, interest and awareness towards STEM,but they were more effective for the females.IntroductionNumerous papers and reports have been written that describe the crisis facing the United States(US) with regard to literacy in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) andthe shortage of engineers in the US.1-4 In particular, the US needs engineers to fuel economicgrowth, maintain global competitiveness and to solve some of the world’s greatest challenges.5-8In a 2008 NBC.com article, Alan Boyle reports, “After a year of

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Online, Hybrid, and other Virtual Learning Environments

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hazim A El-Mounayri, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Christian Rogers, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jesse Connor Satterwhite, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

advanced VR technology to bridge the STEM skillgap is the VOTE (Virtual reality based Online Technology and Engineering) platform with the AVML(Advanced Virtual Manufacturing Lab, [5, 6]) as the first VR module for teaching students the principlesof CNC milling & turning and providing them with VR training on these advanced machines (Figure 1). Figure.1: (LEFT) AVML; (RIGHT) VPL (Virtual Physics Lab, another VR module)The AVML includes advanced multimedia lectures delivered using near-photorealistic intelligent virtualtutors and hands-on training on near-realistic virtual CNC milling machines and lathes. Software modulesused in the AVML include: an object-oriented scene-graph engine for displaying and navigating in 3Denvironments (this