Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

taught, whichwould ultimately translate into increased student retention and success in engineering programsacross the country. The dissemination component of the project has resulted in the addition ofnumerous unfunded collaborators, and the approach is now under consideration by at least twodozen institutions across the country. The recent publication of a nationally marketed EGR 101textbook26 is intended to encourage an even more widespread adoption of the approach.ConclusionThis paper has summarized an NSF funded curriculum reform initiative at Wright StateUniversity to increase student success in engineering by removing the first-year bottleneckassociated with the traditional freshman calculus sequence. The approach involves theintroduction

Conference Session

ERM Potpourri

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Joanna F. DeFranco, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Sally Sue Richmond, Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

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Educational Research and Methods

enrolled in a first-yearengineering design course (3 sections) and 52 graduate engineering students enrolled in amaster’s level systems engineering course (2 sections) at Penn State University. Studentsvolunteered to participate based on a description of our research project and received nocompensation for their participation. Each student completed a concept map of a course-relatedtopic as a class exercise mid-way through each course; the topics were systems thinking(undergraduates) and creativity (graduates), respectively. All students were provided with briefinstructions about concept mapping and performed at least one “practice map” before completingthe maps of interest; they were given approximately 30 minutes to complete each mapping task

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William T. Evans PhD P.E., University of Toledo

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Engineering Technology

was no longer a priority.There are times that it seems that the new course may have reached too far and left theold equipment in its dust. Some content had to be eliminated, however, and this was acompromise that was made. While a demonstration was given using RSLinx with theDF1 communication path, the lab experiences requiring this activity are no longer beingused, as are most of the COM ports on the computers in the labs.The appendices contain a material list of what was ordered. The order was so rushed tomeet timing requirements of the grant that there was no time to critically question eachcomponent. The purchase, however, was overall very successful and the project was agreat success. The A-B network switches were a waste of money since

Conference Session

Visualization tools and uses in graphics

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Delahunty, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Raymond Lynch Dr., University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick

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Engineering Design Graphics

is very difficult to separate entirely from theverbal system and one can often take precedence over the other depending on the situation. Itis plausible that the students' long-term store of information regarding the solids presented inthis task has been coded in a standard orientation and possibly using a coding system whichhas become more verbal and semantic than visual. The geometries may have been codedverbally by using a verbal descriptive system, which is amodal in nature. Semantic codingmay also have been utilised where the representation of the geometry in long-term memoryhas been assigned to some class, possibly one governed by a pictorial projection system.This could be due to the conditioning effect, previously discussed by

Conference Session

Defining and Refining Technological and Engineering Literacy

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen T Frezza, Gannon University; Richard W. Moodey, Gannon University; David Arthur Nordquest, Gannon University; Krishnakishore Pilla P.E., Gannon University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

original group attempt to persuade controllers of resourcesto support their project, market products, etc., they are agents of socialization.The point of these phases is to recognize that individuals produce candidate claims forknowledge, and these candidates become knowledge once they are endorsed by the appropriatecommunity using agreed upon standards. (9) The importance of the different stages is two-fold:first to recognize the importance of the inner mental state of a single individual, and tounderstand the difficulties this presents with respect to the certainty with which one can assertthat someone actually ‘knows’ something. Among philosophers, this has led to “devisingdoomed criteria by which we can determine whether an individual uttering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, Hölttä-Otto K, Seepersad C (2010) An experimental investigation of the innovation capabilities of engineering students. 2010 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. Page 23.30.13 Appendix ADesign Problem - Device to Shell Peanuts Problem Description: In places like Haiti and certain West African countries, peanuts are a significant crop. Most peanut farmers shell their peanuts by hand, an inefficient and labor-intensive process. The goal of this project is to design and build a low-cost, easy to manufacture peanut shelling machine that will

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session II - Curriculum Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Imin Kao, Stony Brook University (SUNY); Yacov A. Shamash, Stony Brook University; ChoonHo Kim, SUNY Korea

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Curriculum Development

Excellence in Wireless and Information Technology (CEWIT), the Advanced Energy Research and Technology Center (AERTC), the Small Business Development Center, and the workforce development programs of the Center for Emerging Technologies. The College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has more than 2,000 undergraduate and 1,300 graduate students. During his tenure, College research expenditures have increased six fold to $30M per year. In 1994 he helped establish the highly successful state-wide SPIR program (Strategic Partnership for Industrial Resurgence). During the past ten years, working through the SPIR program, the College has partnered with more than 395 companies to assist them with more than 2,127 projects

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session II - Student Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Kimberly Lau, University of California, Berkeley; Alice Merner Agogino, University of California, Berkeley; Sara L. Beckman, Haas School of Business

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Student Development

Engineering and Business for Sustainability graduate certificate program. She works with approximately 50 San Francisco Bay Area companies and nonprofits on a number of product design and sustainability class and research projects. Agogino served as Chair of the UC Berkeley Division of the Academic Senate and has served in a number of other administrative positions at UC Berkeley including Associate Dean of Engineering, Director of the Instructional Technology Program and Faculty Assistant to the Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost. She also served as Director for Synthesis, an NSF-sponsored coalition of eight universities with the goal of reforming undergraduate engineering education, and continues as PI for Engineering

Conference Session

Track 2 - Session I - Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Olga V Shipulina, Simon Fraser University

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Invited - Curriculum Development

Project. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers.26. Van den Heuvel-Panhuizen, M. (2003). The didactical use of models in realistic mathematics education: An example from a longitudinal trajectory on percentage. Educational Studies in Mathematics, 54, 9-35.27. Mueller, S. C., Jackson, C. P. T., & Skelton, R. W. (2008). Sex differences in a virtual water maze: An eye tracking and pupillometry study. Behavioral Brain Research, 193, 209-215.28. Ross, S. P., Skelton R.W., & Mueller, S.C. (2006). Gender differences in spatial navigation in virtual space: implications when using virtual environments in instruction and assessment. Virtual Reality, 10, 175–184

Conference Session

Computers in Education (CoED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johne' M Parker, University of Kentucky; Stephen L. Canfield, Tennessee Technological University; Sheikh Khaled Ghafoor, Tennesse Technological University; Kassy Moy Lum

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Computers in Education

773-784.[24] Jean-Claude Thomassian, Anoop Desai, and Patrick Kinnicut, 2008, “ A Study of Student Attitude towards Media Based Instruction in Introductory Engineering Courses”, Proceedings of the 38th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference, October 22 – 25, Saratoga Springs, NY[25] Nocito-Gobel, J. M. Collura, S. Daniels, and I. Orabi, 2005, “Are Attitudes Toward Engineering Influenced by a Project- Based Introductory Course?” Proceedings, 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition, Portland, Oregon, June 12 - 15.[26] Besterfield-Sacre, M.E., C.J. Atman, and L.J. Schuman, 1998, “Engineering Student Attitudes Assessment”, Journal of Engineering Education, 87(2), pp. 133-141.[27

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Patrick O'Connell, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

encouraged, and the opportunities for critical thinking arealso rare1. This failing is seen in industry by the United States spending $55.8 billion onnecessary training for employees when in 1982 spent $7.02 billion, Value is corrected forinflation from $2.95 billion21,22.One of those technologies is robotics, which has become more prevalent in recent years. From2010 to 2011, the total number of professional service robots sold increased by almost 10% from15,027 to 16,408 units valued at $3.6 billion. The number of personal and domestic service Page 23.956.2robots increased by 15% to 2.5 million in 2011 valued at $636 million. Projections for 2012

Conference Session

Research and Graduate Studies

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lyn Gassman, University of South Carolina; Michelle A Maher, University of South Carolina; Briana Timmerman, UVA Curry School of Education, Charlottesville VA; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina

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Graduate Studies

envisioned. One indicated that he had 'no results worth showing,'suggesting he interpreted the question based on his comfort level in reporting a particular project,not his overall comfort level with writing. Page 23.959.8 8 7 pre-course post course 6 5 Frequency 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Student self-reported confidence level

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polin Yadak, Cañada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Engineering Physics & Physics

semester long courses and give them an opportunity to see the result of theirhard work in few weeks.The results of Summer Physics Jam as well as students’ requests encouraged Cañada College tooffer a short Mini Physics Jam during the break before spring semester to improve students’mathematics skills for physics.The ultimate goal of Physics Jam is to be a program by which community college students gainenough physics and mathematics knowledge for their physics classes and increase students’success in STEM education.AcknowledgementsThis project was supported by a grant from the US Department of Education through theHispanic-Serving Institution Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Program (HSISTEM, Award No. P031C110159).Bibliographic

Conference Session

ECE Curriculum Improvement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

JianJian Song, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

was at the Computed Tomography Laboratory at GE’s Global Research Center for 8 years. She worked on several technology development projects in the area of X-ray CT for medical and industrial imaging. She is a named inventor on 9 patents. She has been active in the recruitment and retention of women and minorities in engineering and currently PI for an NSF-STEM grant to improve diversity at Rose-Hulman.Dr. Edward Wheeler, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Edward Wheeler is Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department at Rose-Hulman In- stitute of Technology. His teaching and research interests include electromagnetics, signal integrity, mi- crowave devices, MEMS and the electrical and magnetic

Conference Session

FPD 6: Transitions and Student Success, Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie C. Lundy-Wagner, New York University; Noah Salzman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

, which also allowed for alternative themes and subthemes to emerge. Toensure validity, we employed a peer debriefing process, where at least two project team membersanalyzed significant portions of the data for agreement.FindingsThe preliminary data analysis yielded three assertions, all of which are presented belowillustrated by quotes from the interviews.Assertion 1) Academic advisors were largely unable to articulate a coherent definition of SES.As Lareau and Conley16 note, terms like, low-SES, low-income, first-generation, anddisadvantaged were often confounded, despite advisors acknowledging their differences whenprobed. For example, when asked to characterize low-SES students, Martha (all names arechanged for privacy) states: Single

Conference Session

Culture, Race, and Gender Issues

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California

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Educational Research and Methods

textbookbiases and science achievement longitudinally in students who have been historicallyunderrepresented in the science fields. Finally, interventions should be developed in K-12science classrooms in which students themselves analyze their texts for biases and use theseidentified biases as a means for activist projects that focus on confronting and changing biases inSTEM fields. In that way these biases can be called out, discussed, and processed by those whomay be most affect by them. Change can start on the grassroots level with the future of STEMworkforces at the helm of curricular change. Page 23.1055.10

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

creative expression, and enthusiastically ready for career shaping challenges, theUniversity Honors Program can meet their needs. Students enjoy an array of academic enrichmentand co-curricular experiences that will prepare them for life beyond the baccalaureate.” As fewHonors courses are offer the students have the opportunity to earn honors credits for other selectcourses through a student faculty created contract. The section describing the activity is displayedbelow; see the appendix for a complete contract. Description of the Contract Project or Activity After consulting with the instructor, the Honors student must indicate below the additional work and/or activities that will be completed in order

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University; Qiao Wang, Arizona State University; Paul Rayes, Arizona State University; John M Quick, Arizona State University; Robert Kenneth Atkinson, Arizona State University; Tim Frank, South Mountain Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

been developed coveringidentification of series and parallel circuit elements, and writing of node and mesh equations. Alaboratory-based evaluation of two of these tutorials using paid student volunteers showed thatthey are about 10X as effective as conventional textbook exercises in promoting student learningof these topics when used for the same period of time, with a statistically significant difference.The effect size of the tutorial usage is found to be 1.21 pooled standard deviations (i.e., a Cohend-value of 1.21). This type of system is therefore expected to be a great improvement overconventional homework, when fully implemented.1. IntroductionIn a previous paper,1 we described the motivation and goals of our project to develop

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas Mark Scaife, University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Andrew F Heckler, Ohio State University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

currently serving as the Interim Director of Digital Content for Physics, Engineering, and Computer Science at McGraw-Hill Higher Education.Andrew F Heckler, Ohio State University Andrew F. Heckler is an Associate Professor of Physics at Ohio State University. His original area of research was in Cosmology and Astrophysics. In the past nine years, he has focused on Physics Edu- cation Research, studying fundamental learning mechanisms involved in learning physics, the effects of representation on learning and problem solving, and the evolution of physics understanding during and after a physics course. As part of the education component of an NSF MRSEC center, he is also leading a project to identify and address student

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory L. Wiles P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

desktop is then shared and made visible to the hybrid students via a Page 23.1176.6projector/screen and visible to the online students through Wimba. Any documents,PowerPoints, or other web sites accessed are readily viewed by all students. The archivecapability within Wimba captures and records both the visual and audio portions of the lecturefor later viewing or reviewing.This technical setting, thanks to the support of our IT department, distance learning, and ourinstructional design group, allowed a joint membership of both sets of students into oneconverged learning environment. Many times discussions or project presentations take

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University

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Educational Research and Methods

technology, and the emphasis on new energysources in the world.MethodologyThe data used in this study were drawn from the Sustainability and Gender in Engineering(SaGE) project (http://www.clemson.edu/~gpotvin/SaGE.pdf) which comprises is a large-scalestudy of students enrolled in introductory English courses at 2 and 4 year colleges across the U.S.(NSF GSE 1036617). These data are a nationally representative sample of college studentsenrolled in introductory English courses during the Fall semester of 2011. Drawing from astratified random sample of colleges and universities across the U.S. taken from the NationalCenter for Education Statistics (NCES), this study collected data from 6,772 students attending50 different institutions. The SaGE survey

Conference Session

Accreditation, Program Evaluation, and Education Resource's Impact in Latin America

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Ron Terry, Brigham Young University; Steven L Shumway, Bringham Young University; Richard G. Helps, Brigham Young University

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International

together a five-week curriculum foreach of the four classes. The students were to teach 90 minutes per day M-F for the five-week period. During the last week of the program, the last two days were reserved for aparent day when the DR students demonstrated projects that they had been working onand a field trip day. The college students spent the Winter semester and Spring term preparing thecurriculum and planning the supplies that they would need for the entire program. Fromprior years’ experiences, the faculty had learned that nearly all of the supplies would needto be brought from the United States. The curriculum for the four classes involves a two-year sequence of content for thethree oldest classes, and one year for the youngest

Conference Session

Instrumentation Technical Session II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mingshao Zhang, Stevens Institute of Technology; ZHOU ZHANG, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Instrumentation

prototype application using Kinect as range DAQ ineducational experiments was introduced. This low-cost system is able to identify and trackmultiple objects, and, in contrast to traditional DAQ systems, it does not need modification oradjustment in order to be used in different applications. The presented algorithm is efficient andcan operate in almost real time. In light of these advantages, Kinect was shown to have greatpotential for becoming an economical and versatile tool for a variety of applications in educationallaboratories.AcknowledgementsThis multi-disciplinary research project was carried out at Stevens Institute of Technology withfunding from a multi-year grant by the National Science Foundation (Award No 0817463). Thissupport is

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Education Research

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

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Systems Engineering

between negative feedback and stability. It was also amazing how it applied to different order systems. Was very helpful and useful for me in my senior project class. It is indeed useful. I still visualize it when working with control/feedback systems in other classes. The analogy was very easy to imagine in the case of the car race because I drive a car and have first-hand knowledge of how driving a car works. By taking an analogy that was easily translated and related to everyday life, I believe I was more accurately able to understand steady-state errors. Page 23.1290.14 The analogy helped me to understand what would

Conference Session

Misconceptions

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dana Denick, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aidsa I. Santiago-Román, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus; James W Pellegrino, University of Illinois, Chicago; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Louis V DiBello, Universtify of Illinois at Chicago

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Educational Research and Methods

rigorous research in engineering education.Prof. Louis V DiBello, Universtify of Illinois at Chicago Page 23.1352.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Validating the Diagnostic Capability of the Concept Assessment Tool for Statics with Student Think-AloudsAbstractThis paper reports findings from a verbal protocol study eliciting students' reasoning about keystatics concepts as assessed by the Concept Assessment Tool for Statics (CATS). The work ispart of a larger project focused on developing a comprehensive model of validity for the use ofconcept

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jana Fattic, Western Kentucky University; Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky University; Joseph Lee Gutenson, University of Alabama

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

on ways to connect hands-on experiential components with distance learning opportu- nities for future water and waste water treatment operators.Dr. Andrew N.S. Ernest, Western Kentucky UniversityMr. Joseph Lee Gutenson, University of Alabama Mr. Gutenson is currently pursuing his master’s and Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama. His research interests include water resource planning and security, computer in- formation systems, and environmental sustainability. He has worked on a variety of water-related projects including several funded by the National Science Foundation, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and the National Institute for Hometown Security

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadia M Alhasani, The Petroelum Institute

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Women in Engineering

programs as they begin early in the curriculum their introduction to the industry byproviding examples from the industry and assigning actual projects that students can seek data oradvise from one of the sponsoring companies. Not unlike the medical field, once an internspecializes in a certain field, there develops a bond between the individual and a particular groupof similar interests. So that by the time our alumnae are ready to join the workforce, they areeager to become part of a team they are already acquainted with.The three problems discussed are at the core of the daily operations of the WiSE Program andthe focus of its mission which “seeks to promote women’s education attainment, professionalaspirations, social responsibility and

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Seema C. Shah-Fairbank; William Kitch; Kenneth Lamb P.E.

SEEMA C. SHAH-FAIRBANK is an Assistant Professor and RBF Fellow of Civil Engineering atCalifornia State Polytechnic University Pomona. She obtained her BS in Environmental Engineering fromCalifornia Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo in 2001. Prior to attending graduate school at ColoradoState University (CSU) she spent 3 years working as a Design Engineer for RBF Consulting in Storm WaterManagement. Where, she worked on various flood control, hydrology and hydraulics projects. She is a LicensedProfessional Engineer in the State of California. She completed her graduate studies in Civil Engineering at CSUwith a MS in 2006 and Ph.D. in 2009, where she specialized in sediment transport and river mechanics. She teachescourses in

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2013 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Tina Smilkstein

projects, themost informed, highest-achieving and/or strongest personality often ends up doing the majorityof the work and the other members of the group follow orders or stand mute. Observing groupsand the individuals in them that seemed to be non- or low-participants, there seemed to be acommon thread of a lack of confidence in their abilities and their knowledge. Observations oflow-confidence students making good suggestions to their lab partners and being ignored is not arare event.The third inspiration for this work was the fact that information on weaknesses of the studentswas not clear until during the actual lab itself or after the lab had been finished. Feedback is goodbut the late timing of identification of problems seemed such that it

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2013 GSW

Authors

Edward E. Anderson

, graphic representation, variables lists, and mathematicalmodel, and requires users to develop each of these mental models (graphical representation isoptional). Andes includes an equation solving tool although users can also solve the equationsoff-line. A research project conducted on some 330 students approximately one-half of whomwere in a control group, resulted in a 3% (1/3 letter grade) student performance improvement ondepartmental pencil and paper examinations by students who did Andes homework rather thantraditional homework. Anecdotal results from Andes users (Schulze, et al.18) indicate thatstudents are initially reluctant to carefully define their variables, some students ask for help onalmost every step of a problem solution, giving