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First-Year Programs: Tuesday 5-Minute Work-in-Progress Postcard Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petra Bonfert-Taylor, Dartmouth College; Vicki V. May, Dartmouth College; Holly Wilkinson P.E., Dartmouth College; Alicia Betsinger, Dartmouth College

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

major.Research QuestionsThrough this project, we hope to better support first-year aspiring engineering students,especially those from underprepared backgrounds. We hope to accomplish this by providingincreased academic and emotional support as well as integrating first-year aspiring engineeringstudents better into our school’s engineering community earlier in their academic careers. Viathese activities, we hope to retain students’ interest in engineering through this foundationalperiod of study. We will research the following questions, in particular as they pertain to our newsupport program: ● How do we support the development of meaningful relationships for underprepared first- year students within their engineering experience? In order to

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Technical Session 4a

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2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Ruth E. Davis, Santa Clara University

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

started with an NSF grant to support significantrevision in the way we taught the Introduction to Engineering course, changing it from a "talkingheads" tour through disciplines to active engagement in project work that demonstrated theinterdisciplinary quality of most projects, while also showing how each discipline contributed itsexpertise.We went from a one-unit lecture course to a one-unit laboratory course, and then, after a fewyears, added another unit so we could have a one-unit lecture and a one-unit lab each week. Wetracked the student response to each of these changes, but in addition, we tracked the students’demographics, entering expectations, preparation and motivation for studying engineering,commitment and confidence of success.We

Conference Session

Strategies to enhance student learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Josh Ramey, Colorado School of Mines; Judy Schoonmaker, Colorado School of Mines; Sarah M. Ryan, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Biological & Agricultural

SummerInstitute, the American Academy of Colleges and Universities Project Kaleidoscope and ourinstitutional framework of Engineering Learning (Figure 6) were key to moving forward. Inthese settings, we found supportive colleagues with similar pedagogical philosophies whovalidated our desire to change and offered many concrete ideas for achieving that change.Further, the excellent series of essays titled Transformations (Allen and Tanner, 2009) hasserved as an outstanding resource, with guideposts and specific examples of how to move one’spedagogy toward active learning. We heartily acknowledge that change is an ongoing process.While we have implemented physical design changes to the classroom and we have laid thegroundwork for student-centered learning

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COED: EE Topics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany; Joseph F Dues Jr., Purdue University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #17819System Usability Scale (SUS): Oculus Rift R DK2 and Samsung Gear VR RDr. Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany Dr. Rustin Webster is an assistant professor at Purdue University. He teaches within the Purdue Poly- technic Institute and the department of engineering technology. He specializes in mechanical engineering and computer graphics technology. Prior to joining Purdue, Dr. Webster worked in the Department of Defense field as an engineer, project manager, and researcher. His specialization was in mechanical de- sign, research and development, and business development. He studied at Murray State

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B.H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ruby Mendenhall, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a new hybrid masters program combining medicine and en- gineering and also has led multiple curricular initiative in Bioengineering and the College of Engineering on several NSF funded projects. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017The Double Bind of Race and Gender: A Look into the Experiences of Women of Color in EngineeringAbstractTraditionally underserved racial/ethnic groups such as African

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Dante Dionne, Korean Air; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

industry out of New Orleans for two Fortune 500 com- panies, where his responsibilities included IT disaster recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Previously, he served as an unrestricted line officer in the U.S. Navy onboard a guided missile destroyer and the second Aegis cruiser.Dr. Dante Dionne, Korean Air Dante Dionne is a Senior Innovation Technology Manager at Korean Air. The past 25+ years of his career has centered on management and professional services consulting. Where, he has specialized in lead- ing multi-national project teams in digital business transformation, mobility and innovative technology solutions. Dante received his Ph.D. in Psychology with a focus on Organizational Leadership and an MA in In

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Student Division Development of Professional Skills Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marissa Capobianco, The College of New Jersey; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee

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Student

the preservice teachers’ final project where they wrote andtaught a 20-minute lesson on a topic of their choice. The preservice teachers planned theirlessons using the recommended lesson plan format. Some documented their process bycompleting a written log of their steps and/or a screen capture video. After completing theirlesson planning, the preservice teachers completed a reflection about the process of writing theirlesson plan and presented their lesson to their peers. The purpose of the written log and screencapture video was to see the specific processes used by each preservice teacher to complete thelesson. The aim of the reflection was to gain an understanding of how the preservice teachersviewed their process of writing lesson plans

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Walling Doty, University of Delaware; L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

impact.The most clear-cut measures of institutionalization are those that demonstrate achievement of, orsignificant progress towards, long-term outcomes. For example, in the long term, we expect tosee significant increases in the representation, retention, and advancement of women faculty,especially women STEM faculty and women faculty of color. We also expect to observeimproved departmental climates and work environments for all faculty. However, neither theNSF nor the UD ADVANCE project leadership expects that the long-term outcomes will beachieved during the lifetime of the grant. In this context, long-term outcomes are those that cantake up to 10 years to achieve and the grant funding is only for 5 years (six, if one adds a oneyear no cost

Conference Session

Approaches to Virtual Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alec Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University

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Civil Engineering

graduated from the University of Connecticut with a Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering. Before joining San Francisco State University as an assistant professor, he worked for Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) LLP. As a licensed professional engineer in the states of Connecticut and California, Dr. Jiang has been involved in the design of a variety of low-rise and high-rise projects. His current research interests mainly focus on Smart Structures Technology, Structural Control and Health Monitoring and Innovative Engineering Education.Dr. Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University Dr. Cheng Chen is currently an associate professor in the school of engineering at San Francisco State University. His research interests

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Actively Engaging Students

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Anita Jain

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New Engineering Educators

by two engineers using the coding schemein Table 2, and all responses were double-coded. One of the coders was the assessment analystfor the project and the other was a senior-level engineering student. We calculated our first timeinter-rater reliability, which indicated fair to good initial agreement, with Cohen’s κ = 0.69(Norusis, 2005).Our coding scheme in Table 2 was developed using a grounded, emergent qualitative analysis ofthe students’ responses (Neuendorf, 2002). Each category of the coding scheme is defined anddescribed in Table 2. The categories at the top of the table pertain to benefits of or desirablestudent behaviors associated with the active learning techniques. The categories in our codingscheme are supported by the STEM

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tian Qiu, Purdue University; Mengshi Feng, Purdue University; Sitian Lu, Purdue University; Zhuofan Li; Yudi Wu; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #18916Online Programming System for Code Analysis and Activity TrackingTian Qiu, Purdue University Tian Qiu is a senior undergraduate in Computer Engineering and Mathematics-Computer Science.Mr. Mengshi Feng, Purdue University Mengshi Feng is a senior student at Purdue University. He is one of the team member in ACCESS project supervised by Yung-Hsiang Lu.Mr. Sitian Lu, Purdue University Sitian Lu is a junior studying Computer Engineering in Purdue University. He has been working on the online programming system (ACCESS) since later 2015. Sitian Lu has been studying in Purdue University for 3 years. He is also

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kaitlin I Tyler, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole D. Jackson, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Wan-Ting Chen, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Chaoyang Liu, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Women in Engineering

research ideas come from, and how does thattranslate into research proposals.The “Chancellor’s Perspective” session was an opportunity to hear from female STEM facultymember on her diverse experiences in academia as professor, department head, provost, andchancellor across many institutions.The “Research Outline” seminar session was designed to help participants review sampleresearch statements, and to help overcome a common question concerning what topics orheadings does one include in the research statement. Participants were given the opportunity tohelp outline their research statement via peer review. This session is seen at a first attempt atbeginning to think about the next series of projects that one could undertake. In other words,what are

Conference Session

Approaches to Virtual Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carmine C. Balascio P.E., University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

the approaches to solving the problems but can't give each other the answers. Such mutual learning interaction between students is beneficial because students will either be required to articulate their knowledge of a subject in ways that another student can understand or will profit from getting an alternative perspective from a peer on how to approach a problem.For the author’s courses, students are provided a variety of ways to demonstrate learning of thecourse material. The HW problem sets have typically counted for around 25% of the coursegrade. All courses include a laboratory and/or project component that counts for about 25% ofthe course grade, while two exams and a cumulative final count for the remaining 50%. Sincethe LON

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Integrity and the Problem of Cheating

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Ethics

fusing sustainability principles and design thinking to address the Water and Energy grand challenges in the natural and built environment. Current projects include: Renewable electrode materials for Microbial Fuel Cells and the Electro-Fenton process, Recirculating Aquaponic Systems, Environmental Quality wireless sensor networks, and incorporating Sustainable De- sign/Innovation into engineering curricula. He serves as a director for Pitt’s Design EXPO and a variety of the Mascaro Center’s Sustainability Out- reach and Education programs including the Manchester Academic Charter School ”Green week” and the Teach the Teacher program, impacting thousands of students each year. Dr. Sanchez teaches Introduction to

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Bosman, Marquette University; Brooke K. Mayer, Marquette University; Patrick McNamara, Marquette University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

online discussions ina computer science course; using regression and correlation analysis, they found that the numberof posts responding to others correlated with project grades [17]. A researcher at Stanford [18]used the framework to analyze students working on an engineering challenge where studentswere required to think aloud about how to design and build a variety of mechanical andelectronic devices; the results suggest that simply word counting can reflect the learner’s affect,interest, and identify towards engineering.2.2 Survey Data Collection and Analysis: Student Perceptions of the KEEN-FocusedDiscussion AssignmentThe survey data collection and data analysis required a similar three-phase approach. First, theonline discussion prompts

Conference Session

Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tony McClary, New Mexico State University, College of Engineering; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Steven J. Stochaj, New Mexico State University; Luis Antonio Vazquez Ph.D., New Mexico State University; Karen Trujillo, New Mexico State University ; John Kulpa, New Mexico State University; Germain Degardin, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

knowledge tended to be more/less confident about theirabilities. The post-test relation suggests an association between knowledge gain and post-testconfidence. In support of this association, a significant correlation was found between overallknowledge gain and overall post-test confidence (r = 0.40, t(25) = 2.2, p = .020). Those studentswith high/low knowledge gain tended to have higher/lower confidence after the program.Research Question 3: Was there a relation between active learning and gains in studentknowledge?Active learning was one of the response categories that emerged from the open-ended questionabout the best part of the pre-engineering program. Particular responses classified as activelearning included individual and group projects

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First- and Second-year Design and Professional Development in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University; Jerry Coursen, School of Biological and Human Systems Engineering, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

Paper ID #19631Sophomore Design Course on Virtual PrototypingDr. Michael R. Caplan, Arizona State University Michael Caplan earned his undergraduate degrees from The University of Texas at Austin and his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Following post-doctoral research at Duke University Medical Center in Cell Biology, Michael joined the faculty of Arizona State University in 2003, and he is now an Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering. Dr. Caplan’s research focuses on molecular cooperativity in drug targeting, bio-sensing, and cell sig- naling. Current projects align along three main themes

Conference Session

Construction 4: Construction Education Curriculum and Assessment

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel D. Mosier, Oklahoma State University; Heather N. Yates, Oklahoma State University; John Robert Reck, Oklahoma State University

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Construction

increase retention rates but limit access instead.Introduction:A previous study on learning in the classroom (Mosier, 2016) was the impetus for this researchproject. In the previous study, students were asked to perform review assignments and report onwhether a student as teacher approach helped them reinforce their previous coursework. Asvalidation, the grades of the three prerequisite courses were compared to the post-assignmentgrade outcomes. Although it was a one-semester project, the data indicated that a betterpredictor of their outcome was the students’ grades in the previous or prerequisite courses. Theresearch expanded to include the college entrance exam and math placement exams. This initialresearch lead to the question examined in the

Conference Session

Career Development in Engineering: From Higher Education to Industry

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Continuing Professional Development

Continuing Professional Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology

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Flexible Engineering Curricula

Collection

2017 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; Dua Chaker, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in engineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and diversity.Dr. Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder Jacquelyn Sullivan has led the multi-university TeachEngineering digital library project, now serving over 3.3M unique users (mostly teachers) annually, since its inception. She is founding co-director of the design-focused Engineering Plus degree program and CU Teach Engineering initiative in the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. With the intent of transforming en- gineering to broaden participation, Sullivan spearheaded design and launch of the Engineering

Conference Session

ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

electron exchange; how assumedcurrent flow direction in circuit equations opposes actual electron flow, and how two “potatobatteries” in series add effective voltage for application use. The societal impact discussionhighlights a research project at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem using boiled potato slices togreatly improve the operational life of using food or food waste to create batteries and potentialimpact for power in third world countries and using food waste an an alternative power source. Figure 2: The demonstration flow chart as applied to Potato Clock demonstration.The potato clock kit used is found for less than $12 on Amazon, the brand being “Green SciencePotato Clock”, along with the kit, two potatoes, and a standard multi

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zakaria Mahmud, Lake Superior State University; Paul J. Weber, Lake Superior State University; Joseph P. Moening, Lake Superior State University

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Electrical and Computer

traditionally considered a game. While gamification is notlimited to the classroom, a number of recent research projects have explored gamification as itrelates to education. Some examples include examining the gamification of engineering courses[2], in which students could earn experience points (XP) for completing various activities andwere awarded badges for completing enough activities. In addition, a leaderboard was used toadd a competitive and social aspect. Students reported that they were more motivated and moreinterested, but also that it required more work.Gamification is a relatively new area of research but, based on the current overview of research[3], it has been shown to result in increases in student motivation and engagement. However

Conference Session

Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Hoyin Jahnes, RPI Engineering Ambassadors; David Joseph Glowny, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Timothy Andrew Spafford, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Justin Lee Clough, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Wencen Wu, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Anak Agung Julius, Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Student

research assistant.Justin Lee Clough, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Justin Clough received his Bachelors of Science in Mechanical Engineering with minors in mathematics and applied physics from the Milwaukee School of Engineering. As an undergraduate, he has worked on research projects with the National Science Foundation, Argonne National Laboratory, and the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center. He is working on his doctorate in Mechanical Engineering at Rensselaer Poly- technic Institute specializing in computational materials and volunteers with Engineering Ambassadors.Ms. Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Ms. Herkenham is the K-13 Education Outreach Director of the School of Engineering (SoE) at

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Clark Hilton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Myela A Paige, Georgia Institute of Technology; Blake Williford, Sketch Recognition Lab; Wayne Li, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tracy Anne Hammond, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, the class wasrestructured using the backward design approach7,9. The curriculum was developed to includeinstruction on the interpretation and development of both hand drawing and the use of CADprograms. This included drawing in 2D, and Isometric (see Figure 1a) by hand using tools suchas grid paper and straight edges. This coursework occupied the majority of the first five weeks ofthe course. The remainder of the course focused on computer-generated methods and includedtwo projects requiring the use of a CAD program: one of a 2D schematic and one of a 3Dmodel7. For the remainder of the paper, this version of the class will be referred to as the“Traditional” version, as it is built off of topics traditionally taught in engineering graphics

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai; George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Libraries

the quality of help provided to them by librarians during those consultations,and what they found useful about face-to-face consultations despite there being online helpavailable to them6. They found that students desired consultations for several different reasons,ranging from a lack of knowledge of how to begin their research to ensuring they have optimizedthe use of the available resources. Their projects ranged from very simple to multidimensional andcomplex. Prior to the consultations, several students had encountered hurdles while attempting toindependently perform their research. Some of them were frustrated that their searches wereinaccurate and they could not find relevant materials.Students were helped in selecting databases

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Palm IV, Roger Williams University; Nicole Martino, Roger Williams University; Benjamin D McPheron, Roger Williams University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

participants have already completed approximately 20 internships andsummer research projects, most of them paid. Students interned with organizations such as theU.S. Naval Undersea Warfare Center, the Rhode Island Department of Transportation, and theMystic Aquarium. Most of the research experiences were with RWU faculty, supported by avariety of grants. Several students have presented their work at academic conferences.Program assessment is conducted by the PIs and focuses on: academic performance (GPA),retention in a STEM major, progress through the major (credits accumulated), graduation, post-graduate outcomes (STEM careers or graduate study), and impact on underrepresented studentenrollments in STEM majors at RWU. Secondary metrics used for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Yingyan Lou, Arizona State University; Andrew Scott, Alabama A&M University; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

other STEM courses using active and/or technology-enhancedapproaches. In the following sections, we will discuss our course design and delivery, datacollection and analysis methods, and the results.2. Methods – Course Delivery & Data Collection/AnalysisThe delivery of the course was by design very similar across the schools. The blended versioninvolved in-class clicker quizzes, lecture, post-class online auto-graded quizzes, problem sets,and programming projects. The Piazza online discussion board was available 24×7 for quickfeedback (Piazza, 2015). In the flipped version, students prepared for class in advance withvideos or readings, auto-graded quizzes, and an essay question about difficult or interestingconcepts. The Piazza discussion

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stewart J. Thomas, Valparaiso University; Mark M. Budnik, Valparaiso University

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Electrical and Computer

workindividually or in self-selected pairs on a directed active learning assignment as faculty and labassistants employ a “teaching by walking around (TBWA)” philosophy. By implementingTBWA, faculty can interact with every student in the class in an informal manner as each student/ student-pair work at their own pace. Students receive individual attention and can receiveimmediate feedback as they work.During the ECE-322 annual continuous improvement cycle, it was suggested that the existingmixed-mode format and TBWA style could easily be adapted into a MOOC [6]. In turn, theMOOC could serve as an interactive textbook that integrates many components such as readings,video lectures, homework assignments, self-assessments, quizzes, laboratory projects, and

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica E. S. Swenson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering coursework and the design process of undergraduate students in project-based courses.Dr. Kristen B. Wendell, Tufts University Kristen Wendell is Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Adjunct Assistant Professor of Ed- ucation at Tufts University. Her research efforts at at the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach focus on supporting discourse and design practices during K-12, teacher education, and college-level en- gineering learning experiences, and increasing access to engineering in the elementary school experience, especially in under-resourced schools. In 2016 she was a recipient of the U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE). http

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CoED Mechanical Engineering Topics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G Alexander, California State University, Chico

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #19774Computer Simulations Developed to Improve Understanding of Thermody-namic PrinciplesDr. David G Alexander, California State University, Chico Dr. Alexander’s research interests and areas of expertise are in teaching pedagogy, capstone design, renewable energy systems, thermal sciences, vehicle system modeling and simulation, heat transfer, new product development, entrepreneurship, and technology transfer. He is PI and adviser of the Department of Energy Collegiate Wind Competition 2016. He is also working on an undergraduate research project modeling solar cells using a thermodynamics approach and analyzing