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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vasiliki Ikonomidou, George Mason University; Anastasia P Samaras, George Mason University, VA USA; Vikas Kotari, George Mason University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Laboratory for Functional and Molecular Imaging, working in the development of high-contrast anatomical MRI techniques. In May 2006, she joined the Neuroimmunology Branch of NINDS, where she worked on brain imaging, using MRI and PET, in pa- tients with Multiple Sclerosis. Since August 2009, she has been with George Mason University, where she is an Assistant Professor of Bioengineering. Her research interests are in the fields of video analytics for stress detection, MRI image processing, and differentiated learning techniques for engineering education. Dr Ikonomidou has co-authored 22 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and is a member of IEEE.Prof. Anastasia P Samaras, George Mason University, VA USA ANASTASIA P. SAMARAS

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Solar and Wind Energy-System Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

alone, nearly31,000 new jobs in the solar industry have been created in the U.S. bringing the total to 173,807– about 22% increase since 20131,2. Thus, it is of utmost importance to produce skilled engineersfor this rapidly growing industry by providing effective hands-on education at the universitylevel. Hands-on laboratory exercises substantially help to reinforce the theoretical knowledgegained from the lecture – thus improving the student learning outcome. In addition, it also helpsto develop the important experiment design, data acquisition, and data analysis skills desired bythe industry and are highly beneficial for future graduate level research. This paper discusses onthe development of a low-cost, portable and programmable smart solar

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Capstone Design Courses I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Brian Eickhoff, Sentera, LLC; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Liang Zhan, University of Wisconsin - Stout; Robert M. Nelson, University of Wisconsin - Stout

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Design in Engineering Education

NDSU in 1987. He has been a member of the technical staff of Bell Telephone Laboratories, has served on the faculty of the University of Idaho, and at North Dakota State University, has consulted with Michigan Technological University and Lawrence Livermore National Labs; NDSU Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering (CNSE); Sverdrup Technology (Eglin Air Force Base); Otter Tail Power Company; and the Naval Undersea Warfare Center, New London, CT. Dr. Nelson has been working (teaching and research) in the area of applied electromagnetics, including antennas, transmission lines, microwave engineering, EMI/EMC since 1981. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016Experiences in

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Experiential Learning in Chemical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polly R. Piergiovanni, Lafayette College; John H Jarboe

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Chemical Engineering

thecourse – not as part of the Unit Operations laboratory course. Twelve to sixteen studentsenroll in this section each year.The course begins with information on physical properties of foods, including rheology,and electrical and mechanical properties. While these are not covered in a traditional unitoperations course, they are a necessary foundation for this course, and are useful for anychemical engineer. The first experiment covers mechanical properties important to thefood industry, providing background for the rest of the course. The next portion of thecourse covers the mechanical energy balance. Since most foods are non-Newtonian, theexperiment introduced students to the categories and characterization of non-Newtonianfluids and the

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Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Kaiser, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

mechanical engineering students have developed autonomousground vehicles2, and civil engineering students have gone through the design/build process tocreate concrete canoes for competitions.3 Many of these competitions have corporate andgovernmental agency sponsors. NASA has sponsored an annual Lunabotics Mining Competitionsince 2010, where student engineering teams design and build a remote-controlled excavator forharvesting lunar soil.4,5 The Shell Eco-Marathon challenges students to design, build and drive aself-built energy efficient car.6 The Air Force Research Laboratory University NanosatelliteProgram competition tasks teams to design and deliver a small satellite that will accomplish areal-world mission.7 Others have reported on their

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Lydia Yang Ph.D., Kansas State University; Bette Grauer Ph.D., P.E., Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

learning, and thus has also been used as an approach to retain students engineering.8Offering research assistantship/stipend through work in laboratories or research projects isanother approach that has been effective in retaining underrepresented minority students andstudents in general in engineering.8, 9 Students who participated in the lab or research projectsexpressed the sense of community, increased understanding of coursework, and became moreexcited and motivated by their experience in the research/projects. 8, 9This study focused on another type of financial support – a loan repayment award – and itsinfluence on undergraduate women’s academic achievement and completion in College ofEngineering at Kansas State University. Specifically, a

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Teaching & Learning Dynamics, Vibration, and Mechanics More Broadly

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yan Tang, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Mechanics

performances between the treatment groupand control group. Because of the success rate during the implementation, we would like to informengineering educators of the fruitful results from cognitive sciences, share our practice throughthis paper to initiate discussions and seek collaboration to collect data for further investigation. Wecan further evaluate the theories of cognitive sciences in engineering education setting as many ofthem were developed for other disciplines in a laboratory setting. Those results could serve asstepping stones for us to tackle challenges in engineering education.ConclusionsIn this paper, we have shared our practice of applying question prompts to avoid the Einstellungeffect and help students develop effective problem

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tracy Jane Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Mary E. Fitzpatrick, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Gene Paul Masters, University of Wisconsin - Madison

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

decades, each slightly different. Currently, inour largest course (~1000 students per year out of 1200-1300 total engineering freshman),Introduction to Engineering and Design (Intro 160), students participate in lectures coveringdesign topics that span multiple disciplines of engineering. In the laboratory section of thiscourse, they work in teams of 8-12 to solve a real-world, client-based engineering designproblem proposed mostly by individuals in the local community and industries. The otherintroduction to engineering courses (Intro 101 and 102) are much smaller (~100 studentscollectively), and do not have hands-on labs with client-based projects.As a result of budget constraints, the college has recently decided to end all existing college

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Karl Dyer, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of tachometer, with var varying ying degrees of success. Our firstattempt used optical sensors to count pulses, but these were found to be highly susceptible tointerference from outside light sources. Students would calibrate their tachometers in ourwindowless computer lab, and then obtain completely different results when they brought theirsystem into our sunlit Projects Laboratory. Thus, the optical sensor tachometer was abandonedafter the first year.Our next attempt used a Hall-Effect sensor to detect pulses from the daisywheel. This has theadvantage of not being susceptible to light pollution, but requires that the

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Kathryn E. Strang, Rowan College at Burlington County

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

the characteristics and applications of analog integrated circuits includingoperational amplifiers and specialized linear integrated circuits. It investigates circuits includinginverting, non-inverting and differential amplifiers, non-linear circuits, active filters, equalizers,oscillators, timers, and power supply regulator IC‟s. Laboratory experiments cover the abovetopics and verify lecture theory. Circuit analysis software is used to simulate and verify thelaboratory analysis where appropriate.Course Learning OutcomesUpon completion of the course, students will be able to:1. For Analog Integrated Circuits: Identify the characteristics of, analyze and solve problems2. Use test equipment to perform measurements3. Use electronic circuit

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Novel Teaching Methods In Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Spektor, Oregon Institute of Technology; Walter W. Buchanan P.E., Texas A&M University; Lawrence J. Wolf P.E., Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

his DSc in structural engineering at Washington University, St. Louis. As asso- ciate professor at Purdue University Calumet, he headed the department of Manufacturing Engineering Technology. He went on to become the dean of the College of Technology at the University of Houston Then he moved to Oregon Tech to become the president of OIT. He maintains his professorship but has been retired from the presidency since 1998. Industrially Wolf has been an engineer with Chevron, Mon- santo, McDonnell Douglas, and Boeing, and a visiting scientist in residence at the Brookhaven National Laboratory. He teaches mechanical design and takes active interest in product lifecycle management soft- ware, including CATIA in full

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Akbar M. Eslami, Elizabeth City State University; Graham Harrison, EIT, Elizabeth City State University; Mark Vincent Long, Elizabeth City State University

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Diversity

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Instrumentation

betransferred to a frame-mounted laptop within the aircraft’s cabin that is accessible by the aircrew.Researchers from universities and national laboratories have determined the importance ofhaving a monitoring system for overall use in gathering data specific to aircraft health andstructural integrity. Dr. Kara Peters2, of North Carolina State University, states “if you haveenough sensors in there, you could predict an earlier failure in the part.” This application couldhelp aircrew and pilots to understand the real-time health of the aircraft and utilize theinformation to determine critical mission decisions. Also, Dr. Peters has emphasized the need fora quick turnaround of real time information, stating that, “as the systems change, we have tochange

Conference Session

Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Guruji Education Foudation

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Educational Research and Methods

we have to plan classroomand laboratory sessions by considering all approaches, we can customize one-on-onediscussions and self-study sessions to learning approaches and styles of individuals. Studentshave to be aware that they need to occasionally step out of their preference and work usingother styles and approaches. Learning styles and approaches characterize students at study;therefore, they were included in the assessment.Teamwork (team behavior), which includes egoless behavior, is an important dimension,especially in case of software engineering. The IEEE software engineering body ofknowledge 2 states that a software engineer must be able to interact cooperatively andconstructively with others to first determine and then meet both

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University - Northridge; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University; Sepideh Taghizadeh; Jennifer A. Cross, Texas Tech University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

., Texas Tech University Dr. Mario G. Beruvides is the AT&T Professor of Industrial Engineering and Director of the Laboratory for Systems Solutions in the Industrial Engineering Department at Texas Tech University. He is a regis- tered professional engineer in the state of Texas. He holds a BS in mechanical engineering and an MSIE from the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida and a PhD in Industrial and Systems Engineering from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) in Blacksburg, Virginia.Ms. Sepideh TaghizadehDr. Jennifer A. Cross, Texas Tech University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Comprehensive Review of Entrepreneurship

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Construction Session 4: Outside of the Construction Curriculum

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P Manion, University of Maine

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Construction

photos, video and stories, the author canprovide current industry perspective with credibility from actually being there. Developingexample project scenarios to teach plan reading, estimating, work breakdown structures, methodsand management for the laboratory and classroom has been much easier when based on directexperiences. For example, a set of modified airport standard specifications from a real projecthas been used to stimulate discussion about the importance of reading construction specificationsthoroughly, and how they can be misleading. The essence of the disputed language was how toquantify fill materials with different unit prices. With only a few pages, the students quicklyrealize the importance of wording, as opposed to just working

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #14800Skill Sets Needed for Industrial Automation CareersDr. Sheng-Jen ”Tony” Hsieh, Texas A&M University Dr. Sheng-Jen (”Tony”) Hsieh is a Professor in the Dwight Look College of Engineering at Texas A&M University. He holds a joint appointment with the Department of Engineering Technology and the De- partment of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests include engineering education, cognitive task analysis, automation, robotics and control, intelligent manufacturing system design, and micro/nano manufacturing. He is also the Director of the Rockwell Automation laboratory at Texas A&M University

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Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Y. Yan, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

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Mechanical Engineering

, mechanics of materials, calculus, and kinematics and dynamic. She has also developed undergraduate fluids laboratories and supervised many capstone projects. Her interest in SoTL is evidence-based teaching strategies, student engagement, faculty development, and teaching and learning communities. Dr. Yan is a registered P.Eng. with APEGBC and has served as reviewer for various international journals. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Online homework assignments: instructor’s perspective and students’ responsesIntroductionWith the continuous development of technologies, creating online homework assignmentsbecomes possible. For large classes, online

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James E. Lewis, University of Louisville; Gerold Willing, University of Louisville; Thomas D. Rockaway, University of Louisville

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Mathematics

and social cultures among the various STEM disciplines will undermine a ‘onesize fits all’ retention plan. Based upon departmental needs analyses and published research onpossible ‘fits’ from successful STEM initiatives at other institutions, we designed PRIMES toblend two general strands that would support these anticipated outcomes: 1. Transform Teaching and Learning: Improved retention as a result of expanding our undergraduate teaching assistance (UTA) programs and institutionalizing a formal UTA training pedagogy. A working knowledge in best practices will enable them to be both effective and engaging in the laboratory and/or classroom. 2. Increase Faculty and Student Interactions: Improved retention as a

Conference Session

Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael R. Maughan, University of Idaho Department of Mechanical Engineering; Joel C. Perry, University of Idaho

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Mechanical Engineering

recordedthroughout each semester were also considered. These grades were given by a group of peermentors responsible for helping to administer laboratory activities and grading logbooks. Somementors participated in the role for multiple semesters and were thus more experienced atassigning logbook grades, but there was additionally some turn-over each semester. Each of thethree or four mid-semester gradings focused both on quality of work (e.g., appropriate content,content clarity, and organization) and on general logbook proficiency (e.g., regular entries,quantity of documentation, and adequate reflection), and to a lesser degree on contentcorrectness. Since the logbook grades were performed by peers rather than experiencedengineering professors, lesser

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed Elzomor, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Chelsea Mann, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

processes that financially and technically facilitate energy-efficient buildings. Her work also explores how principles of lean manufacturing facilitate energy-efficiency in the commercial building industry. Another research interest of Kristen’s is engineering education, where she explores how project- and experience-based learning foster better understanding of engineering and management principles. Prior to joining ASU, Kristen was at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) as a Postdoctoral Fellow (2009-11) and then a Scientific Engineering Associate (2011-2012) in the Building Technologies and Urban Systems Department. She worked in the Commercial Buildings group, developing energy effi- ciency programs and

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CAPSTONE (SENIOR) DESIGN AND UNDERGRADUATE PROJECTS

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edward James William Jr, Solved Engineering LLC

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

 battery and its nonlinear response to charging conditions.  To account for these effects, an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) was designed to run on a MSP430 microcontroller.  The ANN was developed and trained with data acquired from a mathematical model and laboratory testing of a Li/CFx cell.  The ANN uses voltage, current, and ambient temperature for its inputs, computes the State of Charge (SOC) of the cell, and displays its results on a five­LED array.  A team of five students, all but one of them undergraduates, worked on this project and learned from it for over 30 months.  Their learning is based on methods proposed  5​by one of the authors nearly a decade ago.​   Their success led to a

Conference Session

Additive Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Warren Rosen, Drexel University; Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Bret Alan Davis, Intel; Michael Cassidy, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #14694Printing Mozart’s PianoDr. Warren Rosen, Drexel University Dr. Warren Rosen received his Ph.D. in physics from Temple University. He has served as Assistant Professor of Physics at Colby and Vassar Colleges where he carried out research in solar physics, medical physics, and instrumentation. Following this experience he was a research scientist at the Naval Air Warfare Center in Warminster, PA where he established a laboratory for research in high-performance computer networks and architectures for mission avionics and signal processing systems, and served as the Navy’s representative on several national

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University; Alexander R Ollerton, Northern Arizona University; Derek L Sonderegger, Northern Arizona University; Vanessa Fitz-Kesler, Northern Arizona University; Pauline L Entin, Northern Arizona University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #17321Supporting STEM Transfer StudentsDr. Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University Augsburg College, Chemistry, B.S., 1999 University of Colorado—Boulder, Organic Chemistry, M.S., 2002 University of Northern Colorado, Chemical Education, Ph.D., 2008 University of British Columbia, Chemistry Teaching Laboratory Optimization with CWSEI, Postdoctoral Fellow, 2008—2011 Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, University of Northern Arizona, Flagstaff, AZ, August 2011—PresentDr. Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University University of Michigan

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ben D. Radhakrishnan, National University; Jodi Reeves, National University; Jeremiah Jack Ninteman, National University; Charles Hahm

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Environmental Engineering

Sustainability Practices, en- ergy management of Data Centers and to establish Sustainable strategies for enterprises. He is an Affiliate Researcher at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, focusing on the energy efficiency of IT Equipment in a Data Centers. As a means of promoting student-centric learning, Prof. Radhakr- ishnan has successfully introduced games in to his sustainability classes where students demonstrate the 3s of sustainability, namely, Environment, Economics and Equity, through games. Students learn about conservation (energy, water, waste, equity, etc.) through games and quantifying the results. He has pub- lished papers on this subject and presented them in conferences. Before his teaching

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca A Atadero, Colorado State University; Christina Paguyo, Colorado State University; Karen E Rambo-Hernandez, West Virginia University; Heather Lysbeth Henderson, West Virginia University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

theater. The intent of the sketch was primarilyto help students think about interpersonal skills they could apply to help teams function. Thesketch also included a subtext of gender issues in STEM. The session began with three actorsmodeling a group of students working on a laboratory report together. In the sketch, tensionsbetween the students built (due to a mistake made by one team member on a previous lab report)until eventually one student stormed away from the group. The facilitator then asked theaudience what they would have done to change the outcome of interaction. The sketch wasreplayed and audience volunteers came up to join the actors as a fourth group member.Although the class was quite large, four willing volunteers came up to the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Zoe Roberts, Rice University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #15188Teaching First-Year Engineering Design Using a Flipped Classroom ModelDr. Ann Saterbak, Rice University Ann Saterbak is Professor in the Practice in the Bioengineering Department and Associate Dean for Un- dergraduate Education in the School of Engineering at Rice University. Saterbak was responsible for developing the laboratory program in Bioengineering. Saterbak introduced problem-based learning in the School of Engineering and more recently launched a successful first-year engineering design course taught in the Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen. Saterbak is the lead author of the textbook, Bio

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston; Michael G Flynn, College of Charleston

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

its steering committee for several years. He has invested over twenty-five years in the development and maintenance of a multimillion dollar manufacturing laboratory facility complete with a full scale, fully integrated manufacturing sys- tem. Professor Harriger has been a Co-PI on two NSF funded grants focused on aerospace manufacturing education and is currently a Co-PI on the NSF funded TECHFIT project, a middle school afterschool pro- gram that teaches students how to use programmable controllers and other technologies to design exercise games. Additionally, he co-organizes multiple regional automation competitions for an international con- trols company.Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston Susan Flynn

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Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University

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Engineering Technology

 Social/Behavioral Science Figure 1. As-Is Curriculum Map of Selected Industrial Engineering Technology Program Introduction to Engineering Technology: Specific information for engineering technology students about degree requirements, scholastic resources, careers in engineering technology, job opportunities, academic skills for success in engineering technology, scholarship, and preparing for the future. Occupational Safety and Health: Principles and practices of accident prevention and safety program operation in industrial facilities and school laboratories; effective safety organization, management and supervision; teacher, administrator and management liabilities; Occupational

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; John Ernzen; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

mostly lecture with pauses for questions inone of the physics classes, to shared problem solving in one of the mathematics classes, tostudent led activities in engineering. Student interactions with each other during class rangedfrom very little, particularly in the large lecture halls, to almost constant collaboration in classeswith laboratory formats. Implications for faculty development for the improvement of freshmanengineering programs are discussed.Introduction This study examines the relationship between the pedagogical beliefs and practices offaculty teaching required freshman courses for engineering students. Research shows that facultymay hold beliefs about teaching that, in the ideal, are learner-centered, but in reality

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Jeff Kastner, University of Cincinnati; F James Boerio, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

powered car.In Engineering Foundations, students are also introduced to a number of professional skills, suchas technical writing, communication, engineering ethics, and the engineering design process.Technical writing is covered by requiring the students to prepare laboratory reports for each ofthe four hands-on experiments. Communication is emphasized through a group presentation thatrequires the students to research one of the fourteen Grand Challenges10 identified by theNational Academy of Engineers and to present their findings to the class. Ethics is coveredduring a lecture that uses practical examples and role playing to emphasize the challenges inmaking ethical decisions in an engineering context.As mentioned previously, the Engineering