Conference Session

Robotics, Automation, and Product Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kee M Park, Queensborough Community College

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Engineering Technology

additiveprocess to create a desired shape by incremental addition of material in a layer-by-layerfashion[1]. These early machines are relatively expensive, difficult to operate and require longbuild time. With the advent of self-replicating rapid prototype (RepRap) movement that startedin early 2005[2], more affordable desktop 3D printers started to appear in the market[3] starting in2009. These 3D printers deposit melted plastics layer-by-layer in microns until the part iscompleted. The build times depends on the size and fill options, typically several hours. Thisenabled designers to evaluate different design options and finalized the part in matter of days.Uses of 3D printers have evolved into mainstream manufacturing. 3D printing has fashiondesigners

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #14053Developing Industry Partnerships for Student Engagement in ChinaProf. Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton Scott Segalewitz, P.E. is a Professor in the Department of Engineering Technology at the University of Dayton (UD). His areas of interest include using technology to enhance the learning environment, devel- oping global technical professionals, distance and asynchronous learning, and technical communication. He served for 2-1/2 years as Director of Industrial and Technical Relations for the University of Dayton China Institute in Suzhou, China where he established corporate partnerships and training

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James M Widmann, California Polytechnic State University; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University; Peter Schuster, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

each year and a total of 1177students. The previous freshmen year was somewhat traditional in approach and consisted ofseveral classes on design communication, a broad introductory course including a lecture thatprovided an overview of various Mechanical Engineering subjects (e.g. mechanics,thermodynamics, mechatronics, and design) and supported those with a three hour/ week hands-on laboratory. There was a strong feeling among the faculty that the freshmen year could beredesigned to better support the overall program goals. One often cited goal of the redesign offreshmen engineering programs is to increase retention through discipline-specific designactivities.1-3 At Cal Poly, the one-year retention rate of Mechanical Engineering students

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tom Cozzolino; Susan Margaret Spector

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

problem: rescue vehicles need to beable to cover a variety of different terrains to get to stranded victims during natural disasters suchas floods or severe storms. In this unit, students are tasked with designing a vehicle that canspeed up, slow down, and turn on smooth and rough surfaces as well as in water. As theydevelop background knowledge necessary for this task they learn about forces and friction.Unit SummaryLesson ObjectivesLesson 1: Friction Students learn about friction as they measure the force required to drag aSleds sled across different surfaces. They then investigate the effect of changing the mass of the sled has on friction. Once done, they use their data to

Conference Session

Project-Based Experiences in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Michael Raney, California Polytechnic State University: San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen P.E., California Polytechnic State University; Cole C McDaniel, California Polytechnic State University; Graham C. Archer P.Eng, California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

condition details influence the demands on the connectionsand the overall structure.Test Specimen:An 8½ feet tall, three-dimensional two-story steel moment frame served as an ideal structure forstudents to experiment with and model. The frame is composed of W6x9 columns and beams. Figure. Two-story Steel Frame, Beam/Column Connection and Column Base ConnectionThe 18” thick concrete floor diaphragms are sized to result in realistic natural frequencies for the Page 26.959.3first few modes of the frame. The columns are connected to the laboratory concrete floorthrough 1” thick steel base plates and four 5/8” diameter bolts spaced at 5.25” from the

Conference Session

Engineering Laboratory Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas, El Paso; Norman Love, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

) which is mostly used to address inimproving educational policies for increased educational and technology development 1. Mills &Treagust in their paper on application of problem-based and project-based learning inengineering education identify critical issues to be addressed in the philosophy and delivery ofengineering education. The identified issues are 2:  Curricula being too focused on engineering science rather than providing integrated topics related to industrial practice.  Providing insufficient design experience to students  Lack of teamwork and design experience to students  Outdated culture of learning strategies and a need towards identifying more

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas John Wallin, Cornell University; Marc James Murphy; Amanda Michelle Lorts Harding, Norfolk State University; Rabia Hussain, Norfolk State University; Sonny James Penterman, Cornell University; Vanessa Nicole Peters, Norfolk State University; Thejaswi U. Tumkur, Rice University; Quincy Leon Williams, Norfolk State University; Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University

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Student

Education faculty and doctoralstudents from Purdue University. Each year, the IGERT-MNM pedagogy module is led by theEngineering Education collaborators from Purdue. The main objective of the module is to helpthe IGERT Trainees and associate trainees develop pedagogical expertise in order to integratepedagogy within their disciplinary areas. To accomplish these objectives trainees were expectedto: 1. Understand pedagogical techniques and apply them to science and engineering activity and curriculum design 2. Identify best practices in methods of communicating scientific content to learners 3. Be able to implement backward design principles 22 to complete a deliverable for use in a classroom setting 4. Gain experience with

Conference Session

Curricular and Non-curricular Models for Diverse Learners in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kai Jin, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Hua Li, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Mohamed Abdelrahman, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

research with over 80 papers published in refereed journals and conferences. He has been the principal investigator on several major research projects on industrial applications of sensing and Control with focus on Energy Efficiency. He is a senior member of IEEE, ISA, and a member of ASEE. Page 26.1156.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Minority-focused Engagement through Research and Innovative Teaching (MERIT) 1. Introduction:This paper will present the implement of MERIT, a Department of Education funded project toengage, mentor and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yongpeng Zhang, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

tightly integratingnetwork. As shown in Fig. 1, traditionally theelectricity is first generated in power plant and thentransmitted in high voltage over long distances tosubstations, where it is transformed into loweredvoltage and then distributed to consumers. Currently63% electricity in America is generated from fossilfuel like coal, gas and oil, 20% from nuclear, and6% from hydro. For those obsolete power plantsestablished several decades ago, they are runningwith a very low efficiency. After deducting thelosses in generation, transmission and distribution,only 30% energy stored in coal is finally deliveredto the customer as electricity1. Fig. 1. Traditional Power Grid4 In order to

Conference Session

Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Deepa Gupta, The Boeing Company; Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, University of Washington, College of Education LIFE Center; Laura E. Meyers, City University of Seattle; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Danielle LoVallo Vermeer, The Boeing Company

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

; and sponsoring companiesindirectly benefit from their engineers’ increased skills, networks, and engagement.IntroductionEducation is fundamental to developing and sustaining healthy, productive, and innovativesocieties and economies. In a rapidly changing, globalized economy, the skills that every studentneeds to be successful in the 21st century include problem solving, creativity, critical thinking,and analytical reasoning—skills that are increasingly important for jobs that require academicdegrees in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), as well as those that do notnecessarily require STEM degrees.1 Furthermore, the rate of job and industry growth in STEMsubjects is outpacing other sectors.2,3 In the United States, however

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Burkhardt Ph.D., U.S. Naval Academy

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Mechanics

EM211-core students and 86 EM211-like students. The academic characteristics of the EM211-Core, EM211A and EM211-Like studentswere compared and are shown in Table 1. The table shows the mean data for the five academiccharacteristics considered in the logistic analysis as well as the statistical significance of thedifferences observed between the values of the at-risk groups (Sig). The data clearly show thepronounced difference between the entry and performance characteristics of the core not-at-riskgroup and the at-risk groups. Also importantly, the data show that the two at-risk groups(shaded) are significantly similar (Sig > 0.05) in 4 of the 5 categories. The characteristic with asignificant difference, SATM, is not surprising

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

CanvasThe idea of product archaeology has been explored elsewhere 26,27,28,29,30,31 , but this is the firstintroduction of the canvas. Product Archaeology Canvas Broader Impacts Marketing Customers/Stakeholders Sales and Distribution Legal and Regulatory Value Proposition Technical Design Finance Operating Resources "#$%&'(!)*(+&, ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! !-.(&,! Figure 1: The graphical representation of the Product Archaeology

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Weizhao Zhao, University of Miami

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

WeaknessIntroductionMedical imaging education is popular in undergraduate engineering curricula. Medical imagingrelated courses, such as physics of medical imaging, medical imaging signals and systems, imagereconstruction principles, etc., are usually offered by electrical engineering, computerengineering, and particularly biomedical engineering programs. Biomedical engineering (BME)education, a part of STEM, has developed as an interdisciplinary engineering training area in thelast 30 years. Based on the current ASEE College Profiles3, BME undergraduate enrollment hasbecome one of the most rapidly growing engineering majors (Fig. 1 below).Fig. 1 Undergraduate enrollment in Biomedical Engineering has increased more than four timesfrom year 2000 to year 2013. It is

Conference Session

Two Year College Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

 Pro/Engineer  CATIA  Autodesk InventorAmong all the above mentioned tools, SolidWorks is the most widely used software in industryand also it is taught to students in most of the educational institutions. Hence it is selected to beused as training tool in this paper.SolidWorks is a 3D parameterized design tool, focusing on Para-solid inclined solid modellingenvironment.1 Drawings in SolidWorks can be worked out from previous assemblies or assemblyportions. View generations are automatic and acquired from the solid model itself. Tolerances,notes and dimensional feedbacks, as per the requirement, can be added later on. Modules can beprepared on all standard orientations and layouts like ANSI, ISO, JIS.SolidWorks can

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul Benjamin Crilly, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Richard J. Hartnett P.E., U.S. Coast Guard Academy

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Electrical and Computer

assessment process as described by Colella2 and diagramed in Figure1. The assessment process shown in Figure 1 illustrates the key elements of the assessmentprocess which include (a) department review, (b) program review and (c) end of course review(EOCR). Note this process involves the stakeholders such as students, alumni, graduatingseniors, and faculty and addresses the appropriate ABET criteria. Note that this process is not Page 26.1420.2confined to a single program, but when appropriate reaches out to assist other programs anddepartments for mutual benefits. Particularly noteworthy is when the outcomes of one courseimpact another. A similar

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Stambach, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

many of our natural resources are buried under the ground and need to be dug up. Onesuch resource is coal, which is a nonrenewable resource used to produce energy. Miningengineers need to think about how to remove resources safely and effectively. Miningoperations, however, can have a devastating impact on the environment and the land must berestored to a usable purpose (a process called reclamation).Activity: 1. Tell students are starting their own coal mining company that they will ‘mine’ chocolate chips out of a cookie. Students will use a worksheet to keep track of costs and profits. This will incorporate math topics such as addition, subtraction, and multiplication. Higher levels can work with prices that contain

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

described here was designed to eliminateoutdated or overly canned experiments, while choosing robust equipment that the students couldinteract with in a much more open-ended way.Measurement and Analysis is a required course for junior level mechanical engineers. Theoverall purpose of the course is to teach students how to design experiments, how to measurecommon engineering variables, and how to use and select sensors. The experiment in question isdesigned to teach students how to measure strain. Students are asked to investigate the effect ofdifferent numbers of strain gauges on the output of a Wheatstone bridge circuit, and observe therelationship between physical location on the object and location in the circuit. The specificgoals are: 1. To

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Catherine D. McGough, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, Clemson University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering student motivation factors that are relevant to problem solving skilldevelopment. This assessment would allow educators to document outcomes of innovativeapproaches that present students with open-ended problems like those they will encounter in thefuture. The third and final phase of the study comprises a longitudinal study of changes instudent motivation and problem solving practices over time.IntroductionStudent motivation is a major factor in the development of metacognitive and problem solvingskills. A key factor in student motivation is their perceptions of their future possible selves,which are also linked to cognition and perceptions of themselves in the present.1-2 Understandingfactors that contribute to students’ Future Time

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

). An Instructional Model for Integrating Content Area Instruction with CognitiveStrategy Instruction, Reading & Writing Quarterly: Overcoming Learning Difficulties, 10(1), 63-90 Page 26.434.4

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi, University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel, University of Texas, San Antonio; Lynn L. Peterson, University of Texas, Arlington

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Mechanical Engineering

offered in the first university areBiomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, and Mechanical Engineering. The undergraduate degreesoffered at UTA are Aerospace, Biomedical, Civil, Computer, Electrical, Industrial, Mechanical, andSoftware Engineering. The majority of engineering programs in these two institutions are accreditedby ABET, except three programs which are so new that BS degrees have not yet been awarded inthose disciplines. Plans are underway for requesting ABET accreditation visits as soon as the firstdegrees are awarded in those three programs. It is expected that the new programs will receive theirABET accreditation within one or two years. The student enrollment and degrees awarded in eachprogram are summarized in Table 1.Table 1

Conference Session

Evaluation: Diversity in K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherina V Tarnai-Lokhorst P.Eng., FEC, Camosun College

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

acquiring the data from the universities hasbeen problematic to date. I continue to pursue this data for inclusion in future papers.Camosun College was formed in 1972 and has kept electronic student grades since that time.Although early data is sparse due to small start-up class sizes and the small number of programsoffered, the current student population as of 2014 is more than 10,000 full time equivalentstudents. This provides a good number for trending correlations.Interestingly, 46% of students at Camosun who have high school physics credits are female. Yetwomen comprise less than 5% of engineering students. The table in Figure 1 depicts thecorrelations between the percentage of women with high school physics credits and thecorresponding

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Problem-based and Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tiina M. Komulainen, Oslo and Akershus University College; Christine Lindstrøm, Oslo and Akershus University College; Tengel Sandtrø, Oslo and Akershus University College

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Electrical and Computer

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Development and use of an active learning classroom for a course on Dynamic Systems1 IntroductionLarge-scale reviews in physics and STEM education research have consistently found thatstudent active learning methods increase student learning outcomes and decrease drop-out rates[1, 2]. Our motivation for testing active learning methods in a technology-rich environment wasthe student association’s request for more active learning methods at our institution, and studentfeedback on course evaluations from fall 2013. The student feedback on a course in DynamicSystems in 2013 was that it was good, but that it required "solid knowledge and skills inmathematics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eun Ah Lee, University of Texas at Dallas; Nicholas Gans, University of Texas, Dallas; Magdalena G Grohman, The University of Texas at Dallas; Marco Tacca, The University of Texas at Dallas; Matthew J. Brown PhD, Center for Values in Medicine, Science, and Technology
, The University of Texas at Dallas

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

learns, understands, makes a decision, or thinks through a problem, two types ofcognitive processes or systems are involved:System 1 – implicit, unconscious, automatic, and works fast but is learned slowlySystem 2 – explicit, conscious, effortful, controlled, and works slow but is learned quickly(Kahneman, 2011; Rydell, McConnell, Mackie & Strain, 2006).In learning, these dual processes work for two different types of information. While conceptualinformation is obtained by fast-learning (System 2) processes, subliminal information is obtainedby slow-learning (System 1) processes (Rydell et al., 2006; Nosek, 2007). System 2 learning isdirect and declarative, while System 1 learning is mostly indirect and non-declarative. Studentsmight learn

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Tricia Bertram Gallant, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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Engineering Ethics

Academic Integrity into Engineering CoursesAbstractThis study examined how a professional development workshop affected faculty members’perspectives about incorporating academic integrity into their engineering courses. Embedded inthe context of a new initiative at a large Mid-Atlantic University that aims to enhanceengineering students’ understanding of academic integrity and professional ethics, the workshopfeatured three aspects: 1) enhancing faculty members’ self-efficacy in teaching academicintegrity and professional ethics; 2) facilitating their development of instructional strategies forteaching integrity and ethics; and 3) supporting their classroom implementation of instructionalplans. Seven faculty participants were interviewed after

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Lulay, University of Portland; Heather Dillon, University of Portland; Timothy A. Doughty, University of Portland; Deborah S. Munro, University of Portland; Shazib Z. Vijlee, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

desired needs. It is a decision-making process (often iterative), in which the basic sciences, mathematics, and the engineering sciences are applied to convert resources optimally to meet these stated needs.The distinguishing feature of many professional engineers is the way they think about the designprocess. Engineering educators have considered the best ways to teach design for many years torefine the education process. Problem Based Learning (PBL) is often considered one of the bestmethods for exposing students to the design process [1].Dym et al. provide assessment data on the use of PBL in introductory classes and also in a globalcontext [2]. Others evaluated PBL in the comparison of engineering and other education fields[3]. Orhun

Conference Session

Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha M Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

experience descriptors: 1. Exceptionally good experience: “Irealized that I myself am on the path to being a pioneer,” 2. Good experience: “This projectreally confirmed that I enjoy the work I do,” 3. Mundane experience: " I didn't feel that I was abig part of the research,” and 4. Disappointing experience: "I wouldn't say I learned somethingsignificant during this study.” Most participants had a good experience, but insight from theother three experience descriptors give valuable perspective into the varied experiences. Thisanalysis is helpful to both graduate students interested in research and professional development(i.e. blended) experiences, and educators creating blended experiences in that it demonstratesthat a common blended experience can

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

surveyscollected at the mid- and end-of-semester points to allow for both qualitative and quantitativerepresentation of their opinions. Implications and transferability of our findings and lessonslearned to other courses or programs in the field will be discussed.IntroductionThe globalization, knowledge economy, and rapid technology evolution of today threaten thecomplacency of narrow professional fields. In today’s world, for business and even nations tostay competitive, engineers need to adapt quickly to the change and be first to advance [1, 2, 3].Baccalaureate engineering education often struggles to keep up with this change. According toHewlett Packard’s estimations, technical knowledge and skills gained at school are outdated asearly as 18 months

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elissa T. Morris, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

outside of the scope of this work.History of engineering education and the role of designEngineering education is continually evolving. The purpose of formal engineering education inthe United States, at its inception in the early 1800s, was to promote “the application of scienceto the common purposes of life” 1. Engineering educators in the 1800s were merely practitionersand relied on their professional, hands-on experience to train their students. Interestingly,engineering was not viewed as an esteemed academic endeavor at the time. The Homestead Act,the construction of the Union Pacific Railroad, and the Morrill Land Grant Act led to rapideconomic development in the late 1800s, and the amount of engineering schools significantlyincreased

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mustafa Farhadi, Florida International University; Osama A. Mohammed, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

present the development of our educational DCmicrogrid platform which includes popular renewable energy sources and hybrid storagesystems. This lab-scale platform provided an educational environment for senior students andgraduate students to take part in laboratory experiments and to understand and develop new ideasfor DC power system applications. I. Introduction Power system planning and its design are the major challenges of the future power system [1]-[3]. Recently, DC microgrid and hybrid DC power systems have gained a lot of popularity andinterest. The importance of the DC power system is not only because of the fact that most of therenewable energy sources such as solar and fuel cell have a DC output but also becauseimplementation

Conference Session

Materials Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Moises Hinojosa-Rivera, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; Martin Edgar Reyes-Melo, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León; José Alejandro Cazares, Teacher

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Diversity

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Materials

four basic elements ofMaterials Science and Engineering: (1) The structure of materials from the atomic to themacroscopic scales, (2) the relevant properties of the different types of materials, (3) thedifferent synthesis and processing methods, and (4) the performance of materials in components,structures, machines and products, with special emphasis at understanding the relationshipsamong these elements. Besides, the creation of the ME program expanded the originalmetallurgically oriented curriculum to cover the fields of Ceramics, Polymers and Composites,though in the first years it maintained a very strong emphasis on metallurgy.One of the reasons to expand our program from Metallurgy to Materials Science was thatmetallurgical programs