Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erik R. Wright P.E., United States Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

Processing Active Reflective Understanding Sequential GlobalIt is the consideration of learning styles and the assessment associated with that considerationthat is the focus of this paper and presented in what follows. Page 24.787.5Learning Styles Survey Results and ApplicationThe learning styles survey was administered to the 51 students enrolled in CE390 in the fall of2012 prior to the first lesson of the semester. Students completed the survey using an onlineweb-based tool developed and made available by Dr. Richard Felder and Barbara Soloman at NCState University (http

Conference Session

Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Ethics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas; Niaz Latif, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology)

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Manufacturing

programs with afocus on engineering technology programs. Since it is anticipated that high school leaderattendees will be familiar with Project Lead The Way® (PLTW) curriculum, The PLTWengineering design and development process is used as the methodology for outliningdevelopment of the faculty leadership development programs aimed at better preparing effectiveleaders and aligning curriculum with the Four Pillars. The steps of this process include: 1. Define and Justify Problem 2. Generate Multiple Solutions 3. Select and Develop Solution Page 24.845.7 4. Construct and Test Prototype 5. Reflect and Evaluate 6

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elise K. Morgan, Museum of Science Boston, Engineering is Elementary; Erin M. Fitzgerald, Museum of Science; Jonathan D. Hertel, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

integrationbefore and after the modeling. This would help them to feel their ideas were appreciated andprovide an opportunity to reflect on the modeling activities. Through our guided discussion,participants could exchange ideas with one another on what the integration of math andengineering brought to the subjects that study of each separately could not provide.As an extension of this discussion, we also wanted participants to talk about examples ofintegration outside of the workshop experience. This would help reinforce what they experiencedduring the modeling, and allow them to talk about integration outside of their own subject areas.Participants would have the freedom to discuss lessons without fear of judgment by others. Itwould also help them come

Conference Session

Computer-Based Learning Models

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendi M. Kappers, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Stephanie Cutler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Computers in Education

accessed using studentcell phones (Text messages and Twitter) or personal laptop computers (www.pollev.com), as apotential method to improve student engagement by open-ended, reflective, multiple-choice, andcontent specific questions in a more efficient manner as perceived by students in a large-lectureclassroom.The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of implementing polling software(PollEverywhere) on student engagement in an introductory computer science large lectureclassroom (n = 291). The ease of use of this technology can help with the adoption of this activelearning strategy. Research needs to be done to measure the impact of this software. During thefall semester of 2013, a pilot study was completed in an introductory

Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University; Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University; Alan D. Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

, authority,and social rules). The third level, postconventional level, builds ethical reasoning on universalnorms and values (e.g., justice, human rights) that are concerned with and good for everyone inthe world. Individuals operating at postconventional phases hold a critical and reflective stanceon moral values and “authoritative” principles. Moral values and principles are notunquestionably accepted but subject to critique and reflection. Those who reason at this levelhave the highest level of moral development compared to people at the two earlier levels.As early as the late 1970s, Kohlberg’s theory was applied by engineering ethicists in assessingthe moral development of professional engineers. Most typically, Richard McCuen suggested

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saryn R. Goldberg, Hofstra University; Jennifer Andrea Rich, Hofstra University; Amy Masnick, Hofstra University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

responses were challenging to grade effectively and consistently, even with awell-defined grading algorithm. It became clear that even if this intervention were effective, itwould be unlikely to be broadly implemented due to these challenges. The interventionresulted in only small trends in improved test performance. These observations led us toreconsider and redefine our writing prompt.After considerable re-assessment, discussion and continued research, we streamlined the writingassignment. In the latest iteration of the prompt, implemented during the Fall 2013 semester, weasked students to reflect on any confusion they had about how to solve the selected homeworkproblem and then revise this reflection after receiving instructor input

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University ; Tom Snyder, North Carolina State University; Chunlei Wang, Florida International University; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies

participants’perceptions of the climate in their departments, unconscious bias, gender and race biases, andmentoring students with family responsibilities. The workshop also features several presentationsby experts in the field.EvaluationIn order to evaluate the effectiveness of TESP we gather data related to student skills, attitudes,products, and ideas. The TESP evaluation approach is three-pronged: self-assessment, reflection,and skills assessment (Fig. 3). Every activity includes a student self-assessment of skills andattitudes using a 5 point Likert scale. After each activity, students write a 1-2 paragraph Self Assessment •  Perceived Skill Gain

Collection

2014 ASEE Zone 1 Conference

Authors

Madhav D. Patil; Tamer Abukhalil

the applications, and of 20 KHz frequency and uses it to find a way around thethen assembled to build the physical robots swarm. The obstacle, detect the uneven surfaces, any shape and size ofsoftware scans for replaced or extra added sensors itself object in known as well as in unknown environment. Thiswhich makes robot swarms more dynamic. is known as Echolocation. This sensor sends outs ultrasonic waves which are then detected after they are III. SENSOR FUSION reflected or bounced back from object and/or obstacle. The

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Community Engagement Division

instructors and students, reviews of course documents,contextualization within the literature on design, and our own reflections on lived experiencesworking with design students. In diverse institutional and course settings, each of the authorshas over 10 years of experience working with engineering design students.II. Engineering design strategiesIn each of the design types above, assuming community engagement contexts, what criteriaare in—and not in—the (implicit or explicit) decision matrices students typically are taught touse when weighing different design alternatives? That is, how does each regard“optimization”—what is being optimized, why, and for whose benefit? What does eachapproach to design emphasize, de-emphasize, and altogether omit?A

Conference Session

Engineering as a Professional Calling

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qin Zhu, Purdue University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jian Yuan, Beihang University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, china, comparative education research, culture, engineering education,ideology, internationalization, policy, policymakingIntroduction: The History and Politics of Policy Borrowing in ChinaPolicy borrowing has been a prevailing strategy for reforming education policies in mostdeveloping countries, reflecting a more general tendency toward dependence on foreignexpertise, information, and financing.1 As a developing country, China has been borrowingeducation policies from developed countries since the mid nineteenth century, including in the Page 24.497.2field of engineering education. In fact, one critical question throughout the modern history

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University; Corey A. Mathis, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

reflect on and modify their curricula prior to implementation in their ownclassrooms. The STEM summer camps included students from grades 4-8, and teachers wereable to pilot their curricula with a group of approximately eight students for two 2.5 hoursummer camp sessions. During the fall, the teachers made changes to their curricula based ontheir pilot experiences, so they were ready to implement the curricula in their classrooms.ParticipantsOur sample includes 10 participants who developed 5 curricular units during the summerinstitute. The participants are affiliated with 8 schools within 2 large districts in the Midwest.Table 1 provides information about the participants and their schools. Only units that wereimplemented into the classroom by

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Ismail I. Orabi, University of New Haven; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University; John J. Wood, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Rachelle Kisst Hackett, University of the Pacific; Ella R. Sargent, University of the Pacific; Brock Dunlap, University of Texas, Austin; Christopher Allen Wejmar, University of the Pacific; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

a real-world manner. FE learning modules provide specific instructions onhow to build the FE model of the engineering problem to increase student performance in theanalysis for “Concrete Experience” on Kolb’s Cycle. Page 24.212.7 4  Figure 1. Kolb Learning CycleLearning StylesEach FE ALM developed in this work is designed to span a spectrum of different characteristicsin which students learn. The Felder-Soloman Index of Learning Styles25 is composed of fourdimensions: active/reflective, sensing/intuitive, visual/verbal, and sequential/global

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Klosky P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Scott M. Katalenich, U.S. Military Academy; Berndt Spittka P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Seamus F. Freyne, Mississippi State University

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Civil Engineering

-Minute Follies assignment is not totally autonomous; the student is not responsiblefor establishing the task or the assessment criteria. However, a key teacher/mentor task is movingour students toward being autonomous and in this assignment the students are given theflexibility to identity a topic for research, find resources, decide how best to teach others aboutthe topic in just a short time, and then reflect upon their performance once the presentation iscomplete.Mechanics of a Two-Minute Folly – Assignments and ClassroomThe Two-Minute Folly concept is simple; students are given a short, tightly enforced timewindow in which to educate their peers on a topic. For the authors, the general trend was that thetime window expanded for elective or

Conference Session

Graduate Ethics Education & Professional Codes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; William Joseph Rhoads, Virginia Tech; Siddhartha Roy, Virginia Tech; Erin Heaney, Clean Air: Organizing for Health and Justice; Glenn Andrew Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York; Jennifer Holly Ratajczak, Clean Air Coalition of Western New York

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Engineering Ethics

critiques, however, the choice of selected challenges is narrowlytechnological; reflects some of the committee members’ own research or institutionalinterests; and places little emphasis on simple, low-tech solutions and problems ofequity and social justice.21,22,23 Moreover, it does not seem to represent “people’s” ownviews on what engineering challenges compromise their ability to “thrive” and howengineers can help address these challenges.In her discussion of the Grand Challenges, Cech aptly evokes the “god trick,” a termcoined by science and technology studies scholar Donna Haraway.11 The “god trick”refers to the mythic ability of officially sanctioned technical experts to see “everythingfrom nowhere” – that is, from a position of complete

Conference Session

Engineering & Our Global Society

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the difference of cultures, our feeling of Page 24.398.6being a stranger, it can lead to a situation “designing for”. It is not “designing at theplace of”, but it means that the collaboration is not effective anymore. Indian membersbecome conductors and their points of view are seen as truth. So it is “designing for” inthe sense that we put our efforts at the service of 2 villagers” [Student 2, Final Report2012]. Another student echoed the sentiment reflecting “that it is important to know whatdesigning with means before any interaction with the community. Sometimes, I foundmyself losing my stand in the face of the participants from India, but I had

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoma; Jitesh H. Panchal, Purdue University; Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation Centre, COEP

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Continuing Professional Development

• increased product and process complexity.The competencies required for an engineer to be successful in the wired and interconnectedworld of 2030 will be different from the competencies important in the world of today.In this context, the participants were encouraged to think about the competencies required for anengineer to be successful. The following examples of the white-space competencies wereprovided to guide the thought process:  Framing the problem: ability to continue learning through reflection and the associated creation and articulation of knowledge; ability to speculate and to identify research topics / white spaces worthy of investigation.  Domain of application: ability to account for sustainability

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rick Olson, University of San Diego

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Industrial Engineering

was necessary.4. Evaluating the effect of the flipped class on student learning4.1. Class DemographicsBecause the Spring 2012 and 2013 offerings of ISYE 330 were taught by the same person,covered the same material and were taken by similar students, they offer an opportunity tocompare the impact of the flipped class methodology on student learning. This is done bycomparing overall course grades and by student performance on course exams. In particular,identical finals were used each semester and they were graded using the same rubric, so anydifferences in scores are likely reflect student learning and the different teaching methods.Table 1 summarizes the students enrolled in ISYE 330 in Spring 2012 and 2013. The mostobvious difference is that

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University; Jennifer Louise Mines, The Pennsylvania State University

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Industrial Engineering

, charts, pictures,and displays1-3. Verbal learners learn best through auditory descriptions and written accounts1-3.Most engineering courses are taught in a predominantly verbal fashion, with writing onchalkboards and verbal explanations2-3. Active learners prefer to take in information “actively”through conversations and physical activities. Active learners are energized by others and oftenhave trouble studying and working alone. They do best when learning with others and sharingideas among team members1-3. Reflective learners like to contemplatively take in informationand reflect on ideas1,3Reflective learners work best on their own or in pairs and often feelexhausted when they are working with others, especially partners they do not know

Conference Session

Integration of Engineering and Other Disciplines (Including Liberal Arts)

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Hennessey Wikoff, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Cynthia Wise Barnicki, Milwaukee School of Engineering; James R. Kieselburg II, Grohmann Museum at Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

Museum’s CollectionWithin STEM education, a movement called STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art,and Mathematics) is gathering momentum. Yet, while articles abound with ideas forincorporating STEAM concepts into K-12 classrooms, the literature on STEAM education at theuniversity level is scant. Complicating matters is the fact that the “A” in STEAM does notalways stand for “Art”; for example, in one recent ASEE paper that contains the words “STEAMcurricula” in its title, the “A” stands for “Agriculture” [1].However, reflections on STEAM at the university level can be found in a few papers presented atthe 2013 ASEE convention. One, “Faculty reflections on a STEAM-inspired interdisciplinarystudio course,” offers insights on the opportunities

Conference Session

FPD 7: Beyond Course Content

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan F Freeman, Northeastern University; Beverly Kris Jaeger, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

Page 24.880.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Making a First-year Impression: Engineering Projects that Affect and ConnectIntroductionAfter years of having passed through multiple assessments, iterations, and updates of the coreGeneral Engineering courses in the first-year program at Northeastern University (NU), severalengineering professors wondered the following, “With our engineering courses so full ofactivities, topics, and projects, how can we identify which of those elements have the greatestimpact on our students?” It was time for a more detailed reflection on all that had been put inplace in the first-year courses in order to identify which

Conference Session

Problem- Project- and Case-Based Learning in Environmental Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MaryShannon Williams, University of Missouri, Columbia; Sara Elizabeth Ringbauer, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Environmental Engineering

Accreditation Board forEngineering and Technology (ABET) professional skills7, 8. Page 24.974.3Review of LiteratureWhat is PBL? Jonassen6, in his handbook on designing problem-solving learning environments, definesPBL as an instructional strategy characterized by: focusing on authentic, ill-structured problems;being student centered; allowing for self-directed learning by the students; and requiring regularself-reflection, where students monitor and adjust their learning. PBL has its foundations insituated learning, which is known for active learning, social mediation, meaningful learning,purposeful participation in communities of practice, and

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Briana Lucero, Colorado School of Mines; Cameron J Turner P.E., Colorado School of Mines

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Design in Engineering Education

industrial systems.A specific Humanitarian Engineering program is hosted at Penn State (HESE).29 Their programincorporates a Social Entrepreneurship factor with the Humanitarian Engineering. They haveintentionally established their program to perform international community projects. The courses Page 24.1034.9pertinent to the design aspect of engineering education are: (a) Social Entrepreneurship, (b)Projects in Humanitarian Engineering, (c) Design for Developing Communities, (d) HESE Fieldexperience and (e) HESE Reflection and research dissemination. While these are the maincornerstones for the programs, there are options for additional minors

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy J. Garrison, York College of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Physics & Physics

developing a good workethic. If done properly, these courses can teach students the importance of acquiring a conceptualunderstanding rather than rote memorization of how to plug into equations. When successful,these courses teach students how to digest a problem, sort out the relevant concepts, makeassumptions, and reflect critically on their analyses. Conversely, if done poorly, students begintheir engineering education unprepared, either in conceptual/technical knowledge, problemsolving skills, or both.Throughout its long history, physics has been taught in nearly the same manner – via lectures,often supplemented by a laboratory experience. Several decades ago physics educatorsrecognized the need for change; students were not learning the

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Design in Engineering Education

of Design in Multidisciplinary Project TeamsDesign is a central and distinguishing activity of engineering and one of the core criteria forevaluating and accrediting engineering programs. Design has been characterized by manydifferent “design process” models1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and definitions which reflect different designapproaches and philosophies. Crismond and Adams (2012)6 draw from many sources in theirdefinition of design as “goal-directed problem-solving activity”7 that initiates change in human-made things, 8 and involves optimizing parameters9 and the balancing of trade-offs10 to meettargeted users’ needs.”11 From the situativity perspective.12 design is defined as “a social processin which individual object worlds interact, and design

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A. Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology ; Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; David L. Whitman P.E., University of Wyoming; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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College Industry Partnerships

experience – perhaps a reflection of the latter’s potentiallack of current and real-world understanding or the realization that useful knowledge can also begained in the working environment. Co-op students’ GPAs were also found to decrease lessbetween the second and third years than those of non-co-op students. The finding regarding theimpact of co-op on work self-efficacy is claimed in this study to have opened up the so-called“black box of co-op,” which articulates the practices and behaviors of cooperative education thatshape its contribution to the undergraduate experience.Among the demographic variables, a relatively high GPA was found to be an inducement topersist in engineering and in school. It was also found, at the second survey point of

Conference Session

Engineering & Our Global Society

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhihui Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, political, and economic needs shaped the Page 24.1218.3objectives, curriculum, and teaching methods for engineering education in China.Tsinghua University has played a very important role in the history of engineeringeducation in the People’s Republic of China. Its history of both general education andengineering education reflects not only China’s own political and social development,but also global trends. The system of engineering education at Tsinghua Universityexperienced numerous changes, often as a result of political movements or changes ingovernmental education policy.2 Influenced by several complicated factors, therelationship between engineering

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher E. Larsen, University of Missouri; Rose M. Marra Ph.D, University of Missouri, Columbia; Nai-En Tang; David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Robert Andrew Winholtz

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Mechanical Engineering

case study, the term learning is a student activity that may includeexplorative strategies, scheduling, or reflection. In contrast, the term instruction is a purposefulfunction of the educator to communicate with learners that often includes scaffolds such asprompting, modeling and phasing task assignments.Literature Review Page 24.1220.2 There is enduring, convincing evidence of knowledge transformation throughcollaboration. When compared to individual learning, collaborative learning has been shown tobeneficially impact learner achievement, self-efficacy, and relationships among learners4. In areview of 168 studies contrasting

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark A. Prelas, University of Missouri, Columbia; Matthew L. Watermann, NSEI - University of Missouri; Denis Alexander Wisniewski; Janese Annetta Neher, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute-University of Missouri Columbia; Charles Lyndell Weaver III, University of Missouri - Columbia

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Nuclear and Radiological

with the reactant have beenpublished for lasers and chemical processing, however, in addition to the transport inefficiency,this technique also contaminates any reactant which comes in direct contact with the fuel [5, 6].Surface sources could be used in an energy focus application [8] because the source material canbe coated by a reflecting surface. This point will be discussed in section 2. Volume sources can produce a much a greater energy release because half the chargedparticle energy is not lost in a wall and the volume is not constrained to the charged particlerange. Until 1981, UF6 was the only available volume fission source. UF6 vapor howeverproduces strong quenching of the chemical kinetics of most systems [3-6] and cannot be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Nichole M. Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

program.11 Differences in the observedoutcome variables, GPA and persistence are calculated from the treated and matchedparticipants, with the average differences being the effect of co-op participation.AcknowledgementsThe authors thank the National Science Foundation Research in Engineering Education Program(Award Number:1329283) for support of this research. Page 24.129.5References Cited1. Haddara, M., & Skanes, H. (2007). A reflection on cooperative education  : from experience to experiential learning. Asia-Pacific Journal of Cooperative Education, 8(1), 67–76.2. Edgar, S., Francis-Coad, J., & Connaughton, J. (2013). Undergraduate

Conference Session

Computing in the First Year

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Oyemayowa Luqman Abioye, West Virginia University

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Computers in Education

-defined functions. In module 10, students were asked to reflect on several ethical casespresented, and were required to post their reflections in a blog.Table 1. Content of each module Module Content of Each Module 1 Introduction to the course 2 Introduction to Matlab; description of windows (platform) available in Matlab. 3 Introduced students to basic built-in functions and to arithmetic operations in Matlab. 4 Introduced students to vectors and matrices. 5 Introduced students to calculations with vectors and matrices 6 Introduced students to script files, input and output commands 7 Introduced students to