Conference Session

Computer-Based Games and Animations in Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shih-Liang Wang P.E., North Carolina A&T State University

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Computers in Education

the maximum moment along a shaft is important to identifythe critical point of the shaft for the maximum stress. However, many students have troubledrawing these diagrams. This animated FBD is intended to help student understand the processby showing the progression from one end of the shaft to the other end.FBD in a gear trainIn an earlier paper5, the author has given several examples on how to determine the direction ofgear forces of different types of gears. In this paper, the focus is on the process of drawing FBDsin a gear train. In Figure 1, a double reduction gear train is shown with the direction of rotationlabelled. An animated GIF is created to show the steps to create the FBD of the input gear, idlerpair (gears 3 and 4), and output

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University; Taipeng Zhang, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

: “Since the beginning of the 20th century, average per capita income in the United States has grown more than sevenfold, and science and technology account for more than half of this growth. In the 21st century, the country’s need for a world-leading STEM workforce and a scientifically, mathematically and technologically literate populace has become even greater, and it will continue to grow – particularly as other nations continue to make rapid advances in science and technology”.1 Although STEM plays a significant role in today’s global society, a December 2014 surveyby YouGov for IEEE shows that young adults, especially in the United States, seem to overlookthe value of STEM subjects.2 Table 1 shows the results of that

Conference Session

Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tizoc Cruz-Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Sarah Rose Sobek, University of Michigan ; Julianna Marie Abel, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

) workforce andattracting diverse students into STEM disciplines have become issues of national importance.One method to aid in achieving this goal is through offering pre-college interventions tounderserved students. This paper discusses and examines a novel pre-college STEM interventionthat occurs at a technical engineering research conference. The intervention consists of a mini-workshop that has six components: (1) an introduction of graduate student mentors, (2) a generalintroduction to the engineering field of Smart Material and Structures through a PowerPointpresentation and live demonstrations of smart materials, (3) a low-cost design and buildengineering activity that uses smart materials to demonstrate the applicability of the field

Conference Session

Student Teams, Groups, and Collaborations

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

toengage with each other to debate and discuss their respective understandings of the designproject and different design concepts, and be able to co-construct a shared meaning that willcreate a coherent product. This is different from the collaboration required of routine work.Students in these types of projects cannot simply subdivide the projects into smaller individual,independent tasks that can be reassembled into a coherent whole as that is not the way in whichdesign happens.1 Design teams need to be able to leverage the individual perspectives andunderstandings of the team members to develop, as a team, a collective understanding of andrelationship between the interdependent components of their work. Thus, the concept of asingularity of

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; John Vozenilek

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Diversity

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Biomedical

game; the medical section featured a local clinician whocoordinated guest lectures to give overviews of the different branches of medicine includingopportunities for bioengineering innovation within them and 3 hours of volunteershadowing/observation at local hospitals; and a research section with a lecture in researchprinciples and 3 hour lab shadowing. Each instructor assigned career specific learning outcomesfor the class (Table 1). Students were also required to keep a weekly journal to reflect on theirimmersion experiences.Table 1. Description of the learning outcomes for each professional formation section ofBIOE 120 Clinical Section Research Section Industry Section Provide

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Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

., materials science, civil engineering) who, in turn, provideprofessional development for colleagues in their respective departments. The professionaldevelopment is designed to promote student-centered pedagogy among undergraduateengineering courses. The theoretical underpinnings of the advocated pedagogy are stronglyrelated to tenets laid out in How Students Learn 1. In general, the professional developmentencourages instructors to move their classrooms toward being environments where students havevoice, instructors are responsive to varying student backgrounds, and relevancy betweencoursework and real-world applications are made clear. In sum, these are considered student-centered pedagogical strategies.A goal of the IUSE project evaluation is to

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan Paul Ruddy, University of Auckland; Poul Fønss Nielsen, University of Auckland

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Biomedical

assessed according to a standard rubric, with a peer assess-ment component for the presentation. We expect students to develop, from the prompt andthrough literature search, an appropriate set of specifications for their breathalyzer, a design ca-pable of meeting those specifications, and evidence to show that their design does so. We do notassess the project on device performance, as the learning objectives are concerned with the stu-dents’ ability to follow the design process, not their ability to build accurate breathalyzers.Results to dateFigure 1 (left): An example of a student-generated Pugh chart examining techniques for notify-ing the user they have exceeded the legal breath alcohol limit.Figure 2 (right): An example student-designed

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Putko P.E., University of Massachusetts - Lowell; Juliette Nicole Rooney-Varga, University of Massachusetts - Lowell

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Mechanical Engineering

of engineeringcurricula, anthropogenic (human-caused) climate change may not have been specificallyaddressed. Climate change is considered by many to be a defining issue of our time and,throughout our students’ careers and lifetimes, its importance will only increase. Since the onsetof the Industrial Revolution, human activities, and primarily our use of fossil fuels, has increasedthe concentration of carbon dioxide, a greenhouse, or heat-trapping, gas in the atmosphere bymore than 40%1. On our current emissions trajectory, carbon dioxide concentrations may triplecompared to pre-industrial levels by 2100. How this increase is going to impact climates acrossthe globe and what can be done to mitigate this change are very challenging questions

Conference Session

CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Jenna Christie-Tabron, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Mari Pina, University of Central Florida; Richard Allan Quinn, University of Central Florida; Jackie Herold, University of Central Florida; Kim A. Small, University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

fieldsupport the need for universities to find ways to effectively foster professional identitydevelopment. For example, three ways in which the institution can foster identity formation asan engineer are: (1) program admission criteria, coursework, etc. (institutional identity), (2) co-ops and internships (self-identification through exposure to the norms and values held byprofessional engineers), and (3) communities of practice (recognition by other in-group membersas a professional in the field)12,13. Co-ops and internships contribute to students’ desire tobecome an engineer14, retention and work self-efficacy15, and higher starting salaries and thepotential for a job offer by graduation16. However, “lack-of-belonging” has been found to be

Conference Session

Faculty Development II: Building Community Among STEM Educators

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Natasha Aniceto Mamaril, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

, however the implementationand sustained use of the teaching techniques vary significantly based upon the required facultyeffort 1. The two most cited barriers to implementing RBIS’s in core electrical engineeringcourses included 1) concern for requiring too much class time which could potentially underminetheir efforts to cover the course content and 2) the cost of preparation time to implement RBIS 1.As a result, engineering education researchers were urged to provide details of implementationand the underlying educational research principles in addition to evidence of efficacy whenattempting to convince STEM faculty to apply RBIS’s in their classroom 2. Potential adoptersshould seek out the background information to make informed decisions

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chanel Beebe, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Umair Sarwar, FACELab Purdue; Nicholas Brian Jubelt; Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Manufacturing

bemaintained by our lab as examples of the humanistic features of engineering participation.Examples of these pieces can be seen in Figure 1.Figure 1. Example Game PiecesTheme of Body PartsEach body part represents a component of what makes every human engineer unique. Tosymbolize the thinking techniques utilized by engineers, each head piece is inscribed with one ofthe Engineering Habits of Mind6. To symbolize the interest that may motivate an engineer toapproach a problem, each arm piece is inscribed with a hobby or interest that may serve tomotivate how the engineer approaches the problem they have selected. To symbolize the workthat needs to be done, each body piece is inscribed with a problem that comes either from theGrand Challenges for

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

another? How does course choice opportunity within required technical versus non-technical coursework vary between engineering disciplines? How do the technical versus non-technical course choice opportunities in engineering degree programs compare to those in the non-engineering science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines, such as chemistry, physics, and math?MethodsResearch PopulationThe course choice opportunities and distribution of technical versus non-technical courseworkfor the U.S. News & World Report28 103 top-ranked ABET EAC27-accredited undergraduateprograms across 43 universities (Table 1) were examined. Table 1. Full-time undergraduate population at 43 universities

Conference Session

Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanne Lax, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies

students enrolled in fall 2015. The followingexamples show how peer review of oral presentations can be adapted to various situations and besubmitted in written, oral, or electronic form. In addition, each instructor asked her students toprovide some feedback on the peer review process, and this information is presented as well.Table 1 provides an overview of the types of peer review used in each context.Table 1: Comparison of Peer Review in Three Engineering Contexts Dedicated Communications Integrated Course Workshop Assignment Feedback written online written/oral Channel Anonymity single-blind single-blind

Conference Session

That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato, Twin Cities; Jacob John Swanson, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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New Engineering Educators

weekly documents. Initially some teams had difficultyembracing the weekly project management documents and making effective use of them. After afew weeks adjustment, however, teams started to make effective use of them.Case Study FindingsThe deliverable success rates of design teams as determined by faculty are reported in Table 1. Aproject was determined to be a failure if it did not meet the needs of the client in any substantialway and if no groundwork was established for future projects. If the project laid the groundworkfor improvement, but still did not meet the needs of the client, the project was identified asmitigated failure (e.g. a project with core work worth building upon by a design team in thefollowing semester). If a project

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Denis Onen, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

,” which they built and tested, to understand howsimple mechanisms could be used to create biomimetic motion. Students were then instructed tostudy biological means of movement through water, and to create a watercraft that could travelthrough water. This successful project resulted in many different designs, illustrating a variety ofbiological solutions. This paper will discuss a bio-inspired design methodology illustrated withstudent designs and will discuss lessons learned.Figure 1 Biomimicry Taxonomy, Biomimicry Institute CC BY-NC 3.02.0 The ProjectBiomimicry can be a useful design approach for engineers, following nature’s evolution to adaptlife to its environment. It can be a challenge for engineering students (and other non-biologists)to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Chirag Variawa, Northeastern University; Jennifer Ocif Love, Northeastern University; Mark L. Sivak, Northeastern University; Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

popularity and many universities have beenintroducing them into their curriculum.1-10, 14-18 These courses may be taught by a dedicatedgroup of faculty with engineering experience in industry, who may be more design-oriented (asopposed to research-oriented), and who may have demonstrated exemplary teaching abilities thatengage first-year engineering students.11,12 Additional motivations for this approach includebetter career preparation for engineering students and improved engineering education ingeneral.The University of Virginia found that cornerstone courses had better course ratings by studentsthan traditional sections and that graduation retention rates were higher with students who hadtaken the cornerstone courses compared to the traditional

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer L Sullivan, Rice University; David Daniels, DREAM - Achievement Through Mentorship; Imani O. Butler, Rice University; Brent C Houchens, Rice University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

on an individual volunteer. The VFI has been demonstrated to have ahigh degree of internal consistency and stability (Clary & Snyder 1999: 157).Adapted Volunteer Functions Inventory (VFI) The VFI has been adapted for use with DREAM mentors and Head Mentors, and was shownto be internally consistent in a previous study (Bautista-Chavez et al. 2012). The adaptedversion used for this study is included in the Appendices. The VFI contains a total of 48 items. Items 1-47 are statements, and respondents are asked toindicate, on a numerical Likert scale, the extent to which they agree with each statement, where 1is “strongly disagree” and 7 is “strongly agree”. Each of these 47 items falls into one of threecategories: Motivation, Outcomes

Conference Session

Socio-Technical Issues in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park; Thomas M. Philip, University of California, Los Angeles

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Engineering Ethics

, governmentregulators, community members etc. [1], [2]. In many situations, the interests of the differentstakeholders might not be aligned [1], [3]. While this is made glaringly obvious in prominentcases such as that of Keystone XL pipeline, off-shore oil drilling, and fracking, conflicts amonginterests are also present in local projects such as the multiple viewpoints and debates around theconstruction of a light rail line (Purple Line) in Maryland [4]. Even seemingly “good” ideas suchas the production of solar cells for promoting solar energy in lieu of fossil fuel energy can placethe interests of different communities in conflict such as balancing one community’s increaseddemand for alternative energy sources with the negative impact of the toxic by

Conference Session

Pathways to Success in STEM through Computer Science and Making

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy Kastner, Mississippi State University ; Sarah B. Lee, Mississippi State University; Tori Holifield, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Information Technology (NCWIT) AspireITprogram.Over the course of the 4-night (middle school) and 5-night (high school) programs, camperswere invited to participate in voluntary survey and interview research. This paper analyzes asmall portion of the data from 65 participants in order to better understand (1) participants’motivations for applying to a residential computing camp, (2) participants’ access totechnological tools and education prior to the camp, and (3) participants’ desired access tocomputing education at the end of the camp. Such knowledge is integral to the increasing amountof computer science education initiatives across the nation, such as President Obama’s recentlyannounced Computer Science For All initiative.1BackgroundComputing is

Conference Session

Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

, ethical business practices in which engineersengage, and broader aspects of the influence of engineering and technology on society. Ethicseducation should therefore encompass both microethical issues and macroethical issues.Microethics has been defined as “ethical decision making by individual engineers and theinternal relationships of the engineering profession” while macroethics has been defined as “theprofession’s collective social responsibility and the role of engineering in societal decisionsabout technology.”1, pg. 68 The various professional codes of engineering ethics are focused onmicroethical issues, including designing for public safety, whistle-blowing, conflict of interest,and integrity of data. Macroethics moves into a broader

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental & Research-to-Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 2)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Ann Jacobs, Manhattan College; Kathleen Christal Mancuso, Manhattan College ; Zahra Shahbazi, Manhattan College; Alexandra Emma Lehnes, Manhattan College; Anthony Scotti, Manhattan College

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Science Standards(NGSS)1 as well as the Common Core State Standards for Mathematics (CCSS)2, it is clear tosee the greater demand and drive for bringing engineering into classroom practices. Thechallenge then lies in the hands of the teachers in the middle and high school classrooms thatmust present concepts that are somewhat unfamiliar and unique to their initial certifications. For many teachers, the idea of lifelong learning and professional development arenecessary aspects to being a highly effective educator, but the programs chosen need to beinspiring and engaging. One of the issues with many professional development programs is thelack of inclusion of the entire group and a greater focus on individual achievements. This resultsin

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

funding by advertising theopportunity to its teachers. According to the Ohio Department of Education (2015), the districtswere diverse according to typology.11 Please see Table 1.For the purposes of this paper and according to the Ohio Department of Education, the threeteachers from Felicity-Franklin Local School District and two teachers from Williamsburg LocalSchool District who participated in CEEMS are considered teachers from rural schools. The dataand experiences of these teachers in this paper will be compared to the overall experiences of allteachers in the program. Comparisons will be made at the following levels between ruralparticipants and non-rural participants: • Ohio Department of Education and the College Board’s school level

Conference Session

Robotics, Automation, and Product Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

TJ Brown, Middle Tennessee State University; Chong Chen P.E., Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

market is Bebionic, their hands offer a much better quality oflife to whoever can afford them with prices above $30,000 [1], but even this high dollar handrequires the user to select which grip function they want to preform before using the hand. Theyselect functions by either pushing a button or manually repositioning the thumb. Having the userstop in the middle of a task in order to setup their hand for the next chore is not what most peoplewould expect from a hand that cost as much as a car. There are other organizations out there who are trying to help bring the cost of bionic handsdown by using a fairly new technology known as 3D-printing. These organizations aredesigning 3D-printable hands that users can download for free to use. These are

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engaging students offers a solid support for buildingcommunication competencies and decision-making practices.Changing the conversation contentThe NAES report recognizes the potential for emerging technologies to “outpace the evolution ofthe laws that govern their use”1 and proposes a framework for policy makers to expand the socialand ethical considerations and participants in the conversations so that this outpacing might beprevented. While this report focused on several specific emerging technologies with particularapplication domains (e.g., “information technology, synthetic biology, and neuroscience” and“robotics, prosthetics and human enhancement, cyber weapons, and nonlethal weapons”), theframework proposed is intended to apply to any

Conference Session

Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Richard O. Anderson P.E., Somat Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

in terms of mandatedmaximum units in an undergraduate program and additional requirements imposed by a stategovernment or a university. Conversely, the ABET accreditation criteria (general plus program)define the minimum requirements for a program to receive accreditation. There will naturally bea gap between those two standards.For the cycle of change to be successful, the insights and lessons learned from the developmentof the CEPC should be communicated with the BOKTC and vice versa. This paper attempts todo that. The paper will define the gap between (1) the BOK2 and (2) EAC/ABET accreditationcriteria (General Criteria plus proposed CEPC as well as newly revised General Criteria plusproposed CEPC) and make recommendations for closing the

Conference Session

Influencing the Next (Third!) Edition of the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; W. Edward Back, University of Alabama; Derek G. Williamson, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

to fulfill the BOK is to achieve the outcomesrelated to the baccalaureate level of formal education. However, civil engineering programs areaccredited based on criteria defined by ABET2. These criteria are influenced, but not defined, bythe BOK. Finally, in addition to earning an ABET-accredited engineering degree, the first steptowards professional licensure is to pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam3, which isadministered by the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES).The relationships between the BOK, ABET accreditation and the FE lead to several questions:(1) Does the BOK adequately emphasize the knowledge, skills and attitudes required for successful preparation for the FE exam?(2) Similarly

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dianna Newman, University at Albany/SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Evaluation Consortium University at Albany/SUNY; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Charles J. Kim, Howard University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

, electronics, hand-on experiments, mobile experimentsIntroductionTeaching 21st Century students require major change in how we instill, transfer and refineknowledge and skills. Todays’ undergraduate enrollees are part of a new generation that hasbeen raised, not only socially, but educationally, on hands-on manipulatives, technology, andpush-button access. Their expectation of instant fulfillment is no longer met by traditionalmethods of teaching that emphasizes passive approaches to learning; rather, they not only expectbut, because of their prior experiences now require strategies that encompass visual stimulation,experimental/authentic learning, and community-based practices.1 Constructivist, constructionist,and action based learning theories

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Ann Pedraza, Texas Tech University; Mario G. Beruvides P.E., Texas Tech University

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Engineering Economy

Latin III grades predicted the college English grades. This same study, further,stated that performance in a college English course may be predicted by using a high schoolEnglish course, any high school secondary language score, general high school grade pointaverage, or the Cooperative English Examination. They also noted that, regarding gender andprediction, vocabulary scores are extremely important in predicting the success of boys inCollege English. However, general information scores are more important for girls in theprediction of success in College English.[46] In Table 1, entitled “Zero-Order Correlation Coefficients Between College English andVarious Measures,” shows that the coefficients of prediction used in the study

Conference Session

Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University

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Manufacturing

high performing team in a manufacturing environment. Topics include team building, effective communication skills and ethics in the workplace.  Electronics Fabrication Laboratory (1 credit hour). Fabrication techniques for analog and digital circuits. Device symbols and markings, soldering, antistatic techniques, measurement, testing and troubleshooting. o Where C4M holders take a course on Introduction to Fabrication, Process Technology and Machining, which presents an introductory knowledge of fabrication, process technology and machining. Offers hands on experience in each area.Table 1 provides a side-by-side comparison of the learning objectives for

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Daniel Albano, Northrop Grumman Corp.; Wagdy H. Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Nian Zhang, University of the District of Columbia; Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia

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Graduate Studies

specifically. Regardless,there are many avenues of study with application to this project, such as research of energysources, optimization of power collection, and optimal storage of harvested energy. Onepromising source of harvestable energy is kinetic energy. Motion can be harnessed fromvarious sources and converted to electrical energy. References [1], [6], [14], [15], and [22]deal specifically with this process and the associated design challenges. In [14], the authorsdescribe a method of extracting energy from a piezoelectric element driven by mechanicalvibrations of varying magnitude. An expression for the optimal power flow for such anelement is derived and based upon that an energy harvesting circuit based is proposed. Thedesign in [14