Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Max Kross, Engineering Education Innovation Center

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Computers in Education

to access and edit theirnotebook at any time of day or night and could upload various forms of media to their website(videos, photos, Twitter feeds, etc.) that used to be a challenge to include in the paper version ofthe notebooks. In addition, instructors had unlimited access to the websites for grading,feedback, and evaluation purposes which was not possible when the notebooks existed in aphysical form. Another factor influencing the use of the new platform was that all students onthe project team would have access to the portfolio during their entire college career and afterthey graduate. This would allow them to showcase their robot in interviews with potentialemployers. These many factors were integral in enhancing the student

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary W Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Raja S Kushalnagar, Rochester Institute of Technology; Joseph S. Stanislow, National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Aaron Weir Kelstone, RIT/NTID

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

: the graduation rate is 16% of DHH ascompared to 30% for their hearing peers4.Currently there are over 31,000 DHH students enrolled in college and this enrollment number isup 15,000 over the past 10 years5. While careers demand highly qualified engineers with variousskills, including visual skills, most classrooms are not designed to utilize students’ visual skillsand are not fully accessible by DHH students, including engineering classrooms6. Whenclassrooms maximize the benefits of visual learning, the barriers of traditional pedagogy, such asusing spoken English as the primary mode of communication are partially ameliorated7.  Specifically, DHH students also struggle in solving engineering problems8. While a universitymay provide resources

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liya Ni, California Baptist University; Helen Yoonhee Jung P.E., California Baptist University; Ziliang Zhou, California Baptist University

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First-Year Programs

Geonosis where the battle droids beingassembled by robots on an assembly line. We then show another video of modern dayautomobile assembly line where the car body parts being welded together by robots on theassembly line. During the process, we emphasize the connection among the three items andconveyed a clear message to each student: trigonometry is an exciting subject and you will use itin your future engineering career. Figure 2. Two link robot model used in auto assembly lineStudents received this introduction enthusiastically based on the amount of questions andinteraction. From instructor point of view, the introduction provided a convenient reference pointin subsequent lecturing on all trigonometry topics. For example

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University

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Computers in Education

my major and career. 3.80 4.24 4) I will stick with a computing problem until I have a solution. 2.92 3.92 5) I am good at solving problems that are ambiguous. 3.67 3.89 6) I am good at working within and contributing to a team. 4.25 4.77 7) I consider going into Computer Science major or minor. 2.21 2.80 Table 2: Mean Scores of the Surveysing outcomes, e.g., computational thinking, team work, critical and creative thinking in solvingambiguous problems, and learning from failure.4 Methodologies and Results4.1 Surveys for Students Self-evaluationThe modules were deployed in a CS 1 course in

Conference Session

Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaby Mohammed, The Petroleum Institute; Sami Ainane, The Petroleum Institute

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

sustainable design (20%) f) Sustainability is included in the standard curriculum (16%)17. Outside of your engineering studies, how interested are you personally in green andsustainable information and causes? a) Extremely interested (21%) b) Somewhat Interested (36.8%) c) Neutral (26.3%) d) Not very interested (10.5%) e) Not at all interested (5.3%)18. What is the primary motivation for your interest in green and sustainable information andcauses? a) It sounds like an interesting topic to learn more about (11%) b) It will give me a competitive advantage when applying for jobs (50%) c) It is necessary in my career as an engineer (16.7%) d) I want to do well in the world (16.7%) e

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #11372Innovative Embedded Systems ProjectMr. Stephen A. Strom, Pennsylvania State University, Erie Stephen Strom is a lecturer in the Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology department of Penn State Behrend, and holds a B.S. in electrical engineering 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 26.971.1 c American

Conference Session

Learning Through Service

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Sherry Levin, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

arewell poised to support this development through targeted programs that are hands on, promoteskill development, solidify career interests, and enhance social skills for young people.Additionally, university-community partnerships in service learning can support civicengagement goals and help solve social problems.2 The Community Based STEM Program isone example of a program that builds on students’ academic foundation and relies heavily ontechnical skills to promote students as involved leaders who engage with their community toenact change.The freshman and sophomore curriculum in the College of Engineering, like at many otherschools, focuses on chemistry, calculus, physics, engineering design and English. It leaves littleroom for elective

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grace Panther, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers’ understand- ings of core engineering concepts. Page 26.980.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Instructor Concerns and Use of Resources in the Development of Course MaterialsIntroductionA national push to reform engineering education has been in effect to enable the United States tostay globally competitive1. In doing so, the field of engineering education has grown rapidlywhich has led to the development of new research-based innovations2. An innovation

Conference Session

Educational Strategies in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gouranga Banik, Tennessee State University

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Architectural

at many colleges and universities have been tweaked and even overhauled insome cases in response to ABET’s criteria, the changes are in mostly into the coursework? Ingeneral, there appears to be a mismatch on both sides that it is not happening quickly enough(Hannon, 2003).ABET continues to work though these issues in order to better the curriculum, however, manyuniversities are still struggling of how best to meet industry’s needs while meeting the criteria ofABET. According to ASEE, employers like to have an engineer who will be able to do thefollowing in his/her career (ASEE, 2003):• An ability to apply their knowledge of mathematics, science and engineering to design, conductexperiments, and analyze data• An ability to perform on

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicolas A. Brown, Florida Atlantic University; Khaled Sobhan, Florida Atlantic University; Edgar An, Florida Atlantic University; Ryne A Sherman, Florida Atlantic University; Nancy Romance, Florida Atlantic University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, 70, 767-779, 1996.17. G. C. Williams, R. Saizow, L. Ross, and E. L. Deci, “Motivation underlying career choice for internal medicine and surgery,” Social Science and Medicine, 45, 1705-1713, 1997. Page 26.1041.1018. G. C. Williams, M. W. Wiener, K. M. Markakis, J. Reeve, and E. L. Deci, “Medical student motivation for internal medicine,” Journal of General Internal Medicine, 9, 327-333, 1994.   19. S. W. Raudenbush, and A. S. Bryk, Hierarchical Linear Model: Applications and Data Analysis Methods. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage, 2002.20

Conference Session

Design Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Yupeng Luo, California State University, Fresno

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Design in Engineering Education

, construction modeling and visualization. Meanwhile, the Central Valley hasseen a slow but steady rising trend in green building and adoption of BIM. Industry recruitershave clearly indicated strong market demands for new graduates with knowledge and skills insustainability and BIM. It is a high priority of the program to sustain a nimble and practicalcurriculum that is responsive to industry trends and able to cultivate the desired talent for localemployers. Hence, in this study the course redesign was purposely aligned with the programstudent learning outcomes (SLOs) and emerging industry needs. The goal was to develop studentcompetencies with effective means and better prepare them for their future career roles in aninterdisciplinary project-based

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Scott Thomas Howie, United States Coast Guard Academy; Benjamin B Hannon, USCGA; Nicholas Williamson, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Computing & Information Technology

the cyber security realm within the Coast Guard and in the private sector after my military career. Page 26.1071.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Learning IPv6: Becoming a Subject Matter Expert of a Technical Topic through a Year-Long Capstone Design ProjectIntroductionThe purpose of education remains the subject of much vigorous debate and discussion. Educationhas been a part of the development of humans from the earliest times to the present with manydifferent perspectives [1-4]. While university education contains many pedagogical aspects, theconcept of a

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed Rokooei, University of Nebraska, Lincoln ; James D. Goedert, University of Nebraska

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Construction

Engineer in Indiana and Nebraska. His entire career has been dedicated to the construction industry beginning in a family owned construction company. He spent eight years in the residential and commercial construction industry before joined academia. He taught con- struction engineering and management courses at the University of Nebraska for twenty three years and was Department Head for eight of those years. His current research interests include project-based ed- ucation, educational gaming, building energy modeling, sustainable construction practices, and energy conservation. He is particularly interested in the impact of his research on humanitarian initiatives partic- ularly socially and economically disadvantaged

Conference Session

Explorations in Mechanics Pedagogy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Charles E. Riley, Oregon Institute of Technology; Luciana R. Barroso, Texas A&M University; David G. Pollock P.E., George Fox University; Jennifer Light, Lewis & Clark College; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Mechanics

Paper ID #13168Lessons Learned from Collaborative Development of Research-Based CourseMaterialsDr. Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University Dr. Montfort is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State UniversityDr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers

Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George Youssef, California State University, Northridge; J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge

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Mechanical Engineering

degradation of polymers, and biomechanics of walking. His research has been supported by National Science Foundation, Department of Defense, and private industries. Dr. Youssef was recognized by San Fernando Engineers Council as Distinguished Engineering Educator for 2014.Dr. J. Michael Kabo, California State University, Northridge Dr. Kabo received his PhD from UC Berkeley in Applied Mechanics in 1980. After a 23 year career conducting biomechanics research at UCLA he relocated to California State University, Northridge to become more engaged in teaching. He is currently a Professor in the Department of Mechanical Engi- neering where he also serves as Mechanical Engineering Graduate Coordinator and Course Coordinator for

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sven G. Bilen, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy F. Wheeler, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Randall G Bock, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

science and systems engineering; 2. Provide a comfortable setting for the student to begin his/her life as a Penn State student; and 3. (Perhaps most importantly) have fun while getting started on a career in engineering and, more specifically, space-related engineering.Secondary goals for the course include: 1. Recruit students to the activities of the Student Space Programs Laboratory (SSPL) in the EE Dept. SSPL is a faculty-led, student-run lab in which students develop capabilities for space projects and fly space missions. SSPL has built payloads for balloon, rocket, and satellite platforms [7]; 2. Provide training in the skills needed for the space-related work of the SSPL; and 3. Retain

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney Pfluger, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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International

year to an all-time high. Study abroad byAmerican students has more than tripled over the past two decades1. Universities are realizingthe great benefits for their students to have an international experience while in college. Thesebenefits include but are not limited to, becoming globally aware and global citizens, morepersonally and socially aware, and strengthening their career and academic choices. A studyperformed by Williams in the Journal of Studies in International Education found that studentswho went on study abroad exhibited a greater change in intercultural communication skills aftertheir semester abroad than students who stayed on campus. They also found that exposure tovarious cultures was the greatest predictor of intercultural

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

activities at Mississippi State. He has presented his edu- cation research at ASEE conferences in the past.Dr. Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University Dr. Dennis D. Truax, P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE, is Head and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University. He is in his ninth year as the James T. White Chair of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering and serves as Director of the Mississippi Transportation Research Center (MTRC). A member of the faculty for 34 years, he is a licensed professional engineer and board certified environmen- tal engineer. During his academic career, he has published over 100 refereed and reference papers and report and made almost 170 papers and

Conference Session

Student Motivation and Faculty Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint; Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Bedelbai Mamadiev, International Ataturk-Alatoo University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

not relate the learned class material to other classes (Table 8). Instead, students frompublic universities often relate class material to their future careers. Page 26.1172.10Table 9: Sample t-test and Variance Analysis of Public and Private University Students Levene's Test for t-test for Equality of Means Equality of Variances

Conference Session

Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anton E. Bowden, Brigham Young University; Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University; Dennis Lee Eggett, Brigham Young University

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Biomedical

Science Foundation CAREER Award. He is grateful to have been awarded the Weidman Pro- fessorship in Leadership and to have recently been recognized with BYU’s Technology Transfer Award.Dr. Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University Ruth S. Ochia received the B.S. degree in biomedical engineering from The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, in 1992 and the Ph.D. degree in bioengineering from the University of Washington, Seat- tle, WA, in 2000. From 2000 to 2002, she was a Post-doctoral Fellow in the Center of Locomotion Studies, at The Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA. From 2002 to 2006, she was a Post- doctoral Fellow and then Assistant Professor at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL. From 2006

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A Heard, Carnegie Mellon University; J F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon Univerisity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

significant international business and project experience. He has served on the Board of Directors of the AIST, worked on several committees in professional societies, and is a member of AIST, ASM, TMS, Sigma Xi and ASEE. He has authored 28 technical papers on a wide range of activities in materials science, including education, innovation management, environmental issues, nano-materials, steelmaking, casting, plasma and alternate iron technologies and authored a book on the Horizontal Continuous Casting of Steel.Dr. J F Whitacre, Carnegie Mellon Univerisity Professor Whitacre started his career at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, where he worked on energy tech- nologies ranging from functional materials to systems

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

possible career opportunities. The analysis material was transferred Page 26.1480.2to ECE 102, with most non-EE topics removed to make time for more EE focused material. ECE103 took on the role of teaching intermediate-level programming in C. Surveys from industryand former students made it clear that the single programming course required of EE studentswas not meeting the expectations of prospective employers. So, it was decided that ECE 102would expand the MATLAB portion of the course to include general programming in addition tocovering its calculation and graphing tools. Effectively, in our courses MATLAB has become aprimer for C due to

Conference Session

Construction Education Topics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rui Liu, University of Texas at San Antonio; Rogelio Palomera-Arias, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Construction

programs had dedicated and fully developed BIMclasses included in their curriculums, while 52 % claimed BIM content was embedded inconventional courses[3]. New positions, such as “BIM engineer” or “BIM manager”, are nowavailable to current college graduates that might develop into their career paths. As thestakeholders in the architectural, engineering and construction (AEC) industry, especiallymedium to large size contractors, are progressively taking advantage of BIM technology, thestructured BIM education at construction programs is progressing at a slower pace. It is critical Page 26.1502.3to address this need with an efficient and effective BIM

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ilya Y. Grinberg, Buffalo State College; Matin Meskin, University at Buffalo; Mohammed Safiuddin, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

,communication protocol between protective relays and communication processor shouldbe taken into account as well as communication protocol to make connection between theSMART Grid Lab and the remote site over the Internet. This allowed me to learn moreabout communication protocols such as MODBUS TCP/IP. In addition, the XMPPprotocol was brought to the center of my attention as a reliable and securecommunication protocol for such applications as transmission line protection.Briefly, this project enhanced my knowledge about communication protocols as anintegral part of future smart grids. Moreover, it greatly enhanced my ability to set up sucha complicated system from ground up, which is very valuable for my future career in thiscompetitive world. It

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaobin Le P.E., Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Anthony William Duva, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

, impressions and conclusions were drawn from this partially flipped classroom trial.We are quite sure that we will continue to try and to implement the flipped classroom approachin some of our courses in the future.(1) We believe that the flipped classroom approach is a revolution in engineering education. The flipped classroom approach is a true student-centered active learning education process. In this process, students will develop strong self-learning abilities, which is the fundamental element of the lifelong learning needed to be successful in their careers.(2) The role of faculty in the flipped classroom approach must transform from teaching to facilitating or mentoring. However the amount of work for the faculty in this approach

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Instrumentation

university, the first of four courses insequence in electric power engineering. With the exception of DC machines, most of the topicstypical of a junior-level electric machines course are taught in the second course in this sequence.This course significant topics in electric power that all electrical engineers are likely toencounter, not merely subjects unique to those students who propose to make a career of electricpower engineering. For example, the following subjects are taught: dc and single phase acpower fundamentals, inductive and capacitive energy storage, real and reactive power methods,single phase transformers, per unit normalization, electromechanical analogs, heat sinking,magnetic circuits, motor and generator laws, dc motors, dc/dc

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

Joseph Blais Dannemiller, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Stephen Michael Morse, Texas Tech University

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First-Year Programs

procrastinating on their work.BIBLIOGRAPHY1. Lent, R.W., Brown, S.D., Gover, M.R., and Nijjer, S.K., “Cognitive Assessment of the Sources of Mathematics Self-Efficacy: A Thought-Listing Technique,” Journal of Career Assessment, Vol. 4, No. 1, 1996, pp. 33-46.2. Hutchinson, M.A., Follman, D.K., Sumpter, M., Bodner, G.M., “Factors Influencing Self-Efficacy Beliefs of First-Year Engineering Students,” Journal of Engineering Education, Vol. 95, No. 1, 2006, pp. 39-47.3. Polkinghome, D., Narrative Knowing And The Human Sciences, Albany New York: State University of New York Press, 1988. Page 26.1518.16

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Nathaniel Hunsu, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

-regulation. The results are discussed with respect to their implications for instruction in engineering education. Keywords: active learning; hands-on learning; motivation; cooperative learning IntroductionVarious reports published within the past decade highlight a wide range of problems withengineering curricula, especially the lecture-dominated form of transmitting core engineeringconcepts to students [1-5]. These reports also show- that students’ motivation in learningengineering concepts continues to wane resulting in reduced interest in engineering careers andlow student-retention in engineering programs. Researchers have proposed different approachesto tackling this problem [6-7

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #12651The Management Tree of Life - An Aid for Undergraduate Engineers toStructure Management ThinkingDr. William J. Schell IV P.E., Montana State University Dr. William J. Schell holds a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering – Engineering Management from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and M.S. and B.S. degrees in Industrial and Management Engineering (IME) from Montana State University (MSU). He is an Assistant Professor in IME at MSU with research interests in engineering education and the role of leadership and culture in process im- provement. Prior to his academic career, he spent 14 years in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

boththe recruitment and retention of engineering students at institutions across the country.The Wright State ModelIt is well known that student success in engineering is highly dependent on student success inmath, and perhaps more importantly, on the ability to connect the math to the engineering1-6.However, first-year students typically arrive at the university with virtually no understanding ofhow their pre-college math background relates totheir chosen degree programs, let alone theirfuture careers. And despite the national call toincrease the number of graduates in engineeringand other STEM disciplines7 , the inability ofincoming students to successfully advance pastthe traditional freshman calculus sequenceremains a primary cause of