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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine G. Nicometo, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Engineering Management

, 20052 Patil, A, & Codner, G. (2007). Accreditation of engineering education: Review, observations and proposal forglobal accreditation. European Journal of Engineering Education, 32(6).3 IER/ETB. Canny, A., Davis, C,. Elias, P. & Hogart, T., (June, 2013). Early career experiences of engineering andtechnology graduates, University of Warwick.4 Anderson, K., Courter, S., McGlamery, T., Nathans-Kelly, T. , and Nicometo, C. (2010). Understandingengineering work and identity: a cross-case analysis of engineers within six firms. Engineering Studies, 2:3, 153-174.5 Vieth, Carl. [Internal Report] (August, 2013). Strategic market assessment of proposed Master of Engineering inApplied Computing degree. Department of Engineering Professional

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Ellis, Idaho State University; Richard M. Wabrek P.E., Idaho State University

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Engineering and Public Policy

outside the classroom setting in which facultymembers are confronted with freedom of speech issues. For instance, a student asks a professorin class about his opinion of the dean’s plan to reorganize the college or department and the impactthis might have on the student’s career or graduation plans. Or perhaps, a professor serves on auniversity budget committee. Can this professor publish articles and engage in public debate usingthe information gained through his involvement as a member of the committee?The federal courts are currently split over the application of the First Amendment to speech byprofessors employed at public universities. In 2006 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Garcetti v.Ceballos1 that government employees may be disciplined

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Makerspaces in the Library: Using 3D printers, Laser Cutters, and Kits to Enhance Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sylvia Jones, Southern Methodist University

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Engineering Libraries

for the Libraries and colleges,including the College of Engineering, to develop a partnership where the Libraries will provideopportunities for students to gain relevant leadership experience in mentoring others in labtechnology or 3D design. The new ongoing relationships with local businesses could alsoenhance opportunities such as internships and careers for graduates, which in turn could provideexamples of student success that could be used in recruiting or fundraising by academic units, aswell as the university. Page 26.882.9It is noteworthy to state that other libraries can achieve similar success if they are willing toembrace this new

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tony Vercellino P.E., Youngstown State University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the entire college, and also brings students up to average retention levelswhen evaluated on a level plane. From this analysis, the bridge program meets its goals ofimproving the overall performance and retention among the incoming students to the program tosimilar levels of all incoming students. While the bridge program is primarily a tool to improvemath skills prior to entry into the engineering program, the program could also be viewed as atool to assist students in deciding for themselves if they are prepared for the rigors of math inengineering, and that they could decide for themselves if engineering is the right choice for themafter they realize how much math they will be encountering in their academic careers as an

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University

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New Engineering Educators

studentrelated issues.4 Variawa et. al. studies a program Prospective Professors In Training (PPIT) overa period of six years explaining student development and improvements.5 Bedekar et. al. formulated a pilot program to mentor a postdoctoral associate and a Ph.D.student on modern teaching techniques, pedagogical techniques, student engagement andconnection of dots between classroom and real world.6 Bilen-Green et. al. presented their studyon involvement of mentors for three years of early faculty career in order to help them throughformal as well as informal meetings.7 Meredith helps the instructor understand to prepare a fair,and balanced test of correct length. Authors also identify the program and ABET outcomes suchas students’ increased

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Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ralph Sprang, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Engineering Technology

from Carnegie Mellon University. His career includes over thirty years experience in designing and programming embedded systems and has multiple patents for both hardware designs and software algorithms Page 26.918.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Improving Freshman Retention in an Engineering Technology ProgramAbstract - High freshman attrition in engineering programs is a significant and growing concern. In 2010 and 2011, less than41% of first year freshmen received a grade of C or better in first semester technical major courses at Penn State Erie, theBehrend College

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Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth P. Mineart, North Carolina State University; Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

participating in these activities willbe able to effectively present technical content to a technically-versed audience and gain atoolbox to self-evaluate themselves in future presentations without a significant increase in timecommitment by the instructor. Page 26.927.21. IntroductionThe ability of students to communicate effectively is important for both their employability1 andsustained career success2. In fact, a study conducted by Cole and Tapper3 identified oralcommunication as the third highest trait necessary (behind problem solving and teamwork) byrecent Northeastern University Engineering graduates for their jobs. All of this considered

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Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Alan Nygate, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Richard Cliver, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Computing & Information Technology

Page 26.929.3including: 1. Presenting and discussing a number of examples to get students intrigued by the power of infographics 2. Providing quantifiable metrics to measure the efficiency and accuracy of an infographic 3. Listing a small number of guidelines and best practices they should follow 4. Describing the process they should follow to integrate infographics within their documents 5. Applying these principles to analyze diagrams in their written assignments and in the class textbookThe objective was not to make the students experts in graphical design. Rather, it was to getthem interested in infographics and learn how they could be used to improve their assignmentsand increase their career readiness

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Research and Multidisciplinary Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard F. Keltie, North Carolina State University

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Mechanical Engineering

from working on it, provided them with knowledge and skills that enhanced their individual preparation and competiveness for an engineering career.3 - Undergraduate research experiences are popular among engineering students. Have youparticipated in a formal undergraduate research experience?3a – If ‘Yes’, then how wouldyou compare this designproject to your researchexperience? This designproject:A) Was much more valuableB) Was somewhat morevaluableC) Had about the same valueD) Was somewhat lessvaluableE) Was much less valuable Only 6 students, 12% of the total, reported having participated in a formal undergraduate research (UGR) experience prior to this course. These students felt, on average, that the value of the research-based design

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeow Siow, University of Illinois Chicago

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Mechanical Engineering

. Firstly, most students were unfamiliar withParaview, so learning to download, install, and use the software was a rewarding experience onits own. In particular, through researching the required file structures and formats, students areintroduced to the world of scientific computation - an area involving highly valuable careers andlife-long skills.Secondly, most teams were consistently productive throughout the entire course of the project.This is further proof that collaboration is necessary in technical problem solving. Page 26.938.6 Figure 2. Submitted sculptures of p-v-T surface. Clockwise from top-left: Cheese, watermelon, cake

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kate D. Abel, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Eric Specking, University of Arkansas

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Engineering Management

field feel strongly that it greatly impacts not only astudent’s education, but also the student’s life. But the long-term benefits were mostlyqualitative and subjective. In 2012, that changed when Dwyer and Peters working for theInstitute for the International Education of Students completed the first large-scale surveyexploring the long-term impact of study abroad. They analyzed data from over 3,400respondents and found that study abroad is a defining moment in a student’s life and hasa lifelong impact on personal growth, intercultural development, as well as educationaland career attainment2.Goodman also from the Institute of International Education (IIE) says that beyond this,study abroad also cultivates global leaders4. Goodman gives

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claire Louise Antaya Dancz, Arizona State University; Kevin J. Ketchman, University of Pittsburgh; Rebekah Burke P.E., Arizona State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler-Gilbert Community College; brad allenby, Arizona State University; Mikhail Chester, Arizona State University; Vikas Khanna, University of Pittsburgh; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

from University of California Berkeley.Dr. Thomas P Seager, Arizona State University Dr. Seager is an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering & the Built Environment at Arizona State University in Tempe AZ.Prof. Amy E. Landis, Arizona State University Dr. Landis joined ASU in January 2012 as an Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engi- neering and the Built Environment. She began her career as an Assistant Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, after having obtained her PhD in 2007 from the University of Illinois at Chicago under the supervision of Dr. Thomas L. Theis. She has developed a research program in sustainable engineering of bioproducts. Her

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Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Macklin, University of Maryland, College Park; Kylie Goodell King, University of Maryland, College Park

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

work full-time after graduation, 59% accepted positions withsponsoring organizations. This shows how, beyond enhancing performance in QUEST learningoutcomes, this course provides students with career-building opportunities and provides clientswith a talented pool of prospective full-time hires.Suggestions and Practical ImplicationsMany elements of this course are not unique to the QUEST program and may be replicated inother courses and at other universities. By identifying and assessing learning outcomes, we areable to better understand what our students are learning and make improvements to the course.This has been critical in enabling comparisons to be made across projects and across years.Additionally, by involving a number of stakeholders

Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raghavender Goud Yadagiri, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Sai Prasanth Krishnamoorthy, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

’ math and science learning, it is of paramountimportance that their heightened interest to learn new concepts be employed to engage them tolearn fundamentals of computer programming. An early development of interest in math,science, and computer programming will enable students to remain interested in and excel inSTEM disciplines as they progress through the educational pipeline. Finally, introduction to andengagement with hands-on STEM learning will encourage students to consider and pursue Page 26.17.2STEM studies and careers.13,16In this paper, we consider the use of a blocks-based visual environment to demonstrate and teachrobot-programming

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Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryndol A. Sones, United States Military Academy

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Nuclear and Radiological

oftheir engineering careers. The culminating event of the Oral Exams is just a fewweeks before graduation with one student being asked questions (akin to adissertation defense) by three faculty members. Ahead of this, there are writtenexams on the Fundamental Knowledge each semester, and there is another formof the Oral Exam but in a group setting with peer evaluators. This was anindicator used to assess Student Outcome i, the recognition for the need forlifelong learning. In a group setting, a faculty member asked each student a seriesof questions of nuclear engineering facts and concepts. The questions persistedfor 10-15 minutes while faculty member and two other students evaluated thequality of the responses. This was worth 5% of the course

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sirena C. Hargrove-Leak, Elon University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University; Willietta Gibson, Bennett College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

United States. However, they are not pursuing careers in STEMfields, partly because they feel unengaged in their courses and they feel a lack of communityamongst STEM learners and faculty1.Millennial learners have many unique and positive qualities that pose a challenge for college Page 26.30.2educators to engage them in learning3. They have been attributed with the qualities of beingcooperative, team oriented, technology driven, socially aware, and highly optimistic about theirfutures4. Given their unique characteristics, research suggests that various teaching strategiesshould be implemented in the classroom to engage this generation

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John V. Tocco J.D., Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

nonetheless preferredto have the choice as to whether to participate in a service-type activity. WoS also found the interaction with the female mentors was helpful on various levels.Besides assisting with the technical aspects of civil engineering design and project management,the mentors shared their perspectives and advice on career choices and work-life balance. The mentors, too, found the experience rewarding. For the most part they did not have muchcontact with female engineers when they were new graduates and they enjoyed critiquing thetechnical deliverables of the team members, as well as sharing their work experiences. From thementors’ perspective, the construction and design industry needs more diversity, and mentoringfemales and other

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jay A. Weitzen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Md Mamunur Rashid, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Eric L. Maase, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; David J. Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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First-Year Programs

lecturers,approximately 40 Teaching Assistants, and 80 laboratory class hours per week were required torun the first introductory course. In addition, 8 class hours per week in the large lecture halls thatare at a premium on campus were required. Introduction to Engineering II, generally taken second semester on campus, was also atwo-credit course, and independent sections were run by the individual departments with avariety of different curriculum models ranging from hands-on topics such as robotics, basicelectronics, and MATLAB programming in some departments, to having students listen torepresentatives from industry and faculty talk about career paths in other departments. Somedepartments taught basic skills such as AutoCAD, Solidworks

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. Mallory, Western New England University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

 Effectively manage projects Character  Discern and pursue ethical practices4. Thermodynamic Course Module4.1 OverviewStudents tackle an iterative, team-based design problem, where they are small start-up companiescompeting to build an electric-generating power plant. The project provides students not onlywith the understanding of how to apply electric-generating power plant theory, but also howdesign is integrated with, and influenced by, economic, socio-political, and environmentalfactors. These are all factors the entrepreneurially-minded engineer must be aware of, and keepin mind, throughout their career.4.2 DetailsThe work proposed here consists of an educational module designed for thermodynamics (a

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Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie C. Vereen, University of Alabama; Allison D. Vereen, North Douglas Elementary, Douglas County School System

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, increasing student’s 21st century skills, and increasingGeorgia’s capacity to provide high quality K-12 STEM professional learning opportunities1.One component of STEM Georgia, implemented as a result of the intended long term objectiveof developing and ensuring a skilled STEM workforce, is STEM certification for elementary,middle, and high schools throughout the state of Georgia. One of the primary goals of STEMcertification is to increase the number of students pursuing careers in STEM-related fields and/orpost-secondary STEM related education/training1.“Well educated, specialist teachers of [STEM] disciplines are the critical link for the next STEMgeneration”5. To obtain Georgia STEM certification at the elementary level, a critical componentis

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamad Musavi, University of Maine; Cary Edward James, Bangor High School

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

,” Association of American Colleges and Universities, 2010.[6] http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/ocw-scholar/[7] Kekelis L.S., and Wei, J., “Role models matter: Promoting career exploration in afterschool programs,” ITest white paper. Available at http://afterschoolconvening.itestlrc.edc.org/sites/afterschoolconvening.itestlrc.edc.org/files/ITEST_white_paper _10_Techbridge.pdf (Retrieved September 10, 2014).[8] Valla, J. M. and Williams, W.M. “Increasing Achievement and Higher Education Representation of Under- represented Groups in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Fields: A Review of Current K-12 Intervention Programs,” J. of Women & Minorities in Science & Engineering, 18(1): 21–53, 2012

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Instrumentation

Paper ID #11860A Two Semester, Multi-Approach Instrumentation Project for MechanicalEngineering StudentsDr. Dale H. Litwhiler, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus DALE H. LITWHILER is an Associate Professor at Penn State, Berks Campus in Reading, PA. He re- ceived his B.S. from Penn State University, M.S. from Syracuse University, and Ph.D. from Lehigh Uni- versity all in electrical engineering. Prior to beginning his academic career, he worked with IBM Federal Systems and Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Systems as a hardware and software design engineer

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Judith A. Garzolini, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

. Garzolini, Boise State University Judith (Jude) Garzolini is the National Science Foundation (NSF) Grant Project Manager for the Idaho STEP grant at Boise State University. She is responsible for managing the $1 Million grant to plan and implement activities focused on increasing the throughput of graduates in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics. During her over 23-year career in industry she worked for Hewlett-Packard Company where she contributed as both an R&D project manager and program manager in the disk drive and printing supplies businesses. Jude received a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Wayne State University and a Master of Business Administration from the University of California, Davis. She was

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #13224Design and Implementation of a Solar-Powered Smart Irrigation SystemDr. Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia Dr. Esther T. Ososanya is a professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of the District of Columbia, and the current BSEE program director. During her career, Dr. Ososanya has worked for private industry as a circuit development engineer and as a software engineer, in addition to her academic activities. She received her education in the United Kingdom, where she achieved her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Bradford in 1985, and a

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation Centre; Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Pramod Jagan Deore, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India.

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Diversity

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International

on the job. We contacted all the 65 students of the class andsought updated information about their career journey, domicile and non-academic activitiesduring their college days. We received data form 43 students out of which, five were notemployed. Some of them had opted for higher studies and some others had decided to be full-time parents, resulting in 38 valid responses. This information along with the college recordsabout academic performance and family background provided us the required basis to decideresponse and explanatory variables that are described in the next sections.Response VariablesWe chose employability and on-job performance as two response variables and have describedthem in the next sections.Employability assessed

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University ; Mohsin Mohammad Taufiq, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

, students also learned fundamental multidisciplinary principles inorder to achieve a compact, portable, and an affordable system while taking consideration of cost,performance, and functionality.The final class grade confirmed effective learning outcomes of the project team. All five studentsof the team received class grade A or B while the course success was defined a grade C orhigher. In addition, a class survey administered to the team students showed the students' fullsatisfaction with the course on how their learning of multidisciplinary mechatronics engineeringimproved for their professional career development in the future. As a result, students learnedclear lessons on how a multidisciplinary engineering design project is implemented. In

Conference Session

Microprocessor, Microcontrollers, and Embedded Systems Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vicky Fang, Cedarville University; Sam L. SanGregory, Cedarville University; Clint Kohl, Cedarville University

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

concepts and skills for analog and digital interfacing. Therefore,mastering microcontroller techniques is considered to be one of the important factors forstudent’s future study and career development.Our school used to offer a Z80 based microprocessor course. Due to the microcontrollers’ lower Page 26.553.2prices, more powerful functions, and wide application areas, we replaced our previousmicroprocessor course with a course in microcontrollers in the year 2010. The PIC18microcontroller from Microchip was chosen as the learning platform. The traditional “lectureplus lab” model was used in the first two years of teaching. However, in order to

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Foreman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Karl Perusich, Purdue Statewide Technology DO NOT USE DUPE

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Computing & Information Technology

), (2), some exposure(3), (4), expert understanding(5). 9. What is your level of understanding of ICS hardware/software, critical infrastructure, and the control of physical processes? Almost none(1), (2), some exposure(3), (4), expert understanding(5). 10. How likely are you to pursue a career that involves critical infrastructure cyber-security? Not likely(1), (2), unsure(3), (4), very likely(5).8. Final discussionThe outline for course modules and laboratory experiments has been presented, including thediagram for a hardware trainer. The key problems to be addressed are the gaps in CIS educationof ICS-specific cyber-security, the gaps in engineering education of cyber-security principles,and the siloed

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ernzen, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Robert J Culbertson, Physics Department, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

-preparedstudents and students from under-represented groups. Page 26.578.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Effect of Student-Centered Programs on Retention of Engineering Students Page 26.578.3Background/RationaleRecent research indicates that engineering students tend to leave their major at a rate similar tostudents enrolled in the humanities, business, and education. However, students who changemajors are then far less likely to select engineering as their next career choice.1 This relativeoutflow without a

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne P. Hung, Texas A&M University; Adam Farmer

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

learning activities within technology education. Theauthor concluded that the highest ranked strategy was the one with product-oriented andlaboratory-based content. The second highest rank was for strategy using technology focus, andthe lowest was for strategy that relied heavily on classroom orientation.Having hands-on laboratory is one condition, but the laboratory practices should be relevant toprepare graduates for their manufacturing career. Miller3 surveyed 25 department heads of USmanufacturing programs and concluded that an exemplary manufacturing program should: a) Require more technical coursework, b) Require or strongly encourage cooperation with industry, c) Maintain closer relationships with industry, d) Has more manufacturing