Conference Session

Best of Computers in Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Borjana Mikic, Smith College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Annick Jade Dewald; Anjali Karina Desai, Smith College

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Computers in Education

middle school classrooms, and also on advancing the use of knowledge building pedagogy in higher education. His most recent article (2013) is entitled ”Tasks and Talk: The Relationship Between Teachers’ Goals and Student Discourse,” in Social Studies Research and Practice. Al has been spending most of his ”spare” time lately as Co-PI of a multi-year NSF Project designed to introduce and interest middle schoolers to engineering conceptsAnnick Jade Dewald Annick Dewald is a first year at Smith College pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering. As a STRIDE Scholar, she conducts research on computer-supported collaborative learning environments in the field of engineering.Ms. Anjali Karina Desai, Smith College

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammadjafar Esmaeili, University of Dayton; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University; Ilkhomjon Amanov, Eastern Michigan University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Conference Session

Perspectives on Degree Completion and Graduate School Application

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver; Corinne Shirley Lengsfeld, University of Denver; Bernard Chao, University of Denver Sturm College of Law

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

that I took her course and I have used the knowledge I gained from her already.Student 6My assessment of the Law class is that the class was great. I learned a lot about the subjectmatter in a very productive way. It was good to change gears and read 1000 pages and have biweekly discussions regarding the read materials. I found it very insightful working with the lawstudents in class and on projects because it gave me a view and word choice I hadn't used before.I am considering law school as one of my options after undergraduate and a couple years ofexperience. Next time I would ask the teacher to provide more detailed drawing that patentsinclude. Also would ask to be taught the entire patent writing process and ask to have us write uppractice

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Richard Stanley, Kettering University; Craig J. Hoff, Kettering University; John Casci, Kettering University

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Mechanical Engineering

Figure 13: Student Survey Results: Question 5Least valuable and most valuable labsThe student rankings of least valuable and most valuable labs are shown in Figure 14. The laterlabs (labs 4-7) were clearly ranked more valuable than the earlier labs. According to studentcomments, the following observations can be made. 1) The first few labs had a steep learning curve. Page 26.1320.16 2) The later labs had a strong correlation to the work done on the students’ final project. 3) The later labs helped understand class theory better than the earlier labs did. 4) Lab 3, which was the least valuable lab, involved an inverted pendulum. Students did

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Linda M. Null, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Janice E. Smith, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sofia M. Vidalis, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

being accomplished through a synergetic collaboration ofexpert staff from the Office of Multicultural Recruitment, Academic Affairs, Student Services,the Outreach Office, and the Commission for Women at our university and seasoned role modelfaculty members. The project team has extensive experience working with female and minorityundergraduate students. Rigorous evaluations were built into the management plan to assesstargeted enrollment goals, retention rates, and the impact of mentor/mentee activities, taking intoaccount the unique characteristics of the targeted groups. This proposal was further strengthenedby leveraging the resources of the Office of Development at Penn State Harrisburg to sustain thiseffort over time. This paper deals with

Conference Session

ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas E McDermott P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

configurations to achieve proper phase shifts. Open-circuit and short-circuit tests.The first six experiments were also done in fall 2013. Experiment #7, on three-phase transformerconnections, was only done in fall 2014 and it will be performed in the new hardware lab startingin fall 2015. Based on a summer 2014 senior design project, and using single-phase transformersthat were salvaged from the old lab, we are constructing new transformer banks on carts withwiring panels to support this experiment #7, and also to support research in the lab. This was themost complicated and lengthy software experiment, and will work better in the hardware lab.Figure 4: Finite Element Based Actuator Model Interfaced to a Drive Circuit and LoadFigure 5: Brushless

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mark T Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

than 150 articles, presentations, books and reviews on software development methodologies, management, organizational change, and program management. Dr. Springer sits on many university and community boards and advisory committees. He received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. Dr. Springer is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. He is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T Schuver, Purdue

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University; Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

projects, putting fun in programming fundamentals, largeclasses, engineering math, and research.2 As a result of these programs, retention to thesophomore year is increasing.Some engineering programs have a common curriculum for all freshmen and sophomore students Page 26.1384.2and then have students choose their major beginning their junior year. Since engineering studentsmay not have identified with a particular engineering major or engineering field of interestduring the first two years, they may become interested in other fields and leave engineering bytheir junior year. In this paper, the term “engineering” shall include both engineering

Conference Session

Student Approaches to Problem Solving: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin James Call, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Christopher Green, Utah State University

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Educational Research and Methods

project-based teamwork and encouraging student entrepreneurship.Dr. Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University Wade Goodridge, Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Technology Education at Utah State University, has taught Solid Modeling, CAD, Introductory Electronics, Surveying, Statics, Assessment and Evaluation, and Introductory Engineering courses at Utah State University. Goodridge has been teaching for the Utah State College of Engineering for more than 15 years. He holds dual B.S degrees in industrial technology education and civil engineering from Utah State University, as well as an M.S. and Ph.D. in civil engineering from Utah State University. His research interests include metacog- nitive

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ergin Erdem, Robert Morris University; Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

%presented by the instructorfor small group discussionsLaboratory exercises for 20% 20% 60%understanding theimportant course conceptsAssigned projects in which 20% 20% 60%students worked togetherCase studies, simulations 40% 20%% 40%or role playingThis course actively 20% 20% 40% 20%involved me in what I waslearningThe course helped me to 40% 40% 20%think independently aboutthe subject matterI made progress achieving 60% 20

Conference Session

Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leroy L. Long III, The Ohio State University; Joseph Allen Kitchen, The Ohio State University; Trevion S. Henderson, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

thesuccess of each respective student “type” that will prove useful to faculty, staff, and practitionerswho work with Black male students in STEM.IntroductionThe nation strives to maintain a competitive edge internationally by contributing significant andinnovative advances in science/engineering. However, our postsecondary institutions are notproducing the number of graduates with degrees in science, technology, engineering, and math(STEM) fields, necessary to keep pace with demand. To curb projected shortages, it isimperative that the country invests in developing and educating a talented pool of qualifiedSTEM graduates. It must do so with an increasingly racially/ethnically diverse society andcollege-aged population. Despite the high demand and

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kim Goodwin Roberts, North Carolina State University; Tuere Bowles, North Carolina State University; Jerome P. Lavelle, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

. Page 26.296.147 “Occupational employment projections to 2018,” U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, November 2009.8 Langdon, D., McKittrick, G., Beede, D., Khan, B., and Doms, M., “STEM: Good Jobs Now and for the Future,” U.S. Department of Commerce Economics and Statistics Administration, July 2011. 9 Duda, A., “Still the People’s Colleges: The Demographics of the N.C. Community College System,” North Carolina Insight, May 2008.  10 Starobin, S.S. and Bivens, G.M. “The Role of Secondary School and Community College Collaborations to Increase Latinas in Engineering in a Rural Community”. New Directions for Community Colleges, no. 165, 2014.11 Nettles, M.T. and Millett, C.M. “Student Access in Community Colleges,” American Association

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxann Mackenzie Hayes P.E., University of Colorado, Denver

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

pedagogy is the concept of an inverted or “flipped”classroom. Students complete the lecture portion of the class on their own time by using videolessons prepared by the professor, and utilize the textbook and other materials as a study guide.Then, classroom time is dedicated to a more “hands-on” approach. Flipped classroom activitiesinclude guided, independent practice or lab work, and group-based interactive learning activitiesor inquiries. Is a flipped classroom a better instructional technique to enhance student learning?This research project will help solve this question by comparing two sections of a class in astatistically valid manner during the same semester.In the Fall of 2014, two sections of junior-level CVEN 3602 – Transportation

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luz Adriana Amaya-Bower, Central State Connecticut University

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Mechanical Engineering

has been a significant shift to move away from aclassical lecture-based paradigm towards a learner-center paradigm 2, 3, 4 . The latter is an umbrellathat covers a wide range of instructional techniques which include but are not limited to active andcollaborative learning, inquiry-based learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning,case-based learning, and research-based learning. The common factor between all these methodsis that the student develops knowledge through the gathering and analyzing of information.Educators who employ the learner-center approach are required to develop activities that meet thegoals of each specific subject while enhancing the learning experience of the student. Thedevelopment of these activities is a

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacquelyn F. Sullivan Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder ; Frederick A. Peck; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning Program, College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado at Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder TANYA D. ENNIS is the current Engineering GoldShirt Program Director at the University of Colorado Boulder’s College of Engineering and Applied Science. She received her M.S. in Computer Engineering from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and her B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Her career in the telecommunications industry included positions in software and systems engineering and technical project management. Tanya most recently taught mathematics at the Denver School of Science and Technology, the highest performing high school in Denver Public Schools.Nick A. Stites, Integrated Teaching and Learning

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University; Charles T. Armstrong, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth J. O'Connor , Ketchum Change; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca L. Dohrman, Maryville University; Colleen Arendt, Fairfield University ; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

common academic responsibilities and goals such asmajors, classes, and projects or assignments or individuals whom the participant considers to bea friend. The assumption that friends be considered as peers is acceptable given that references tofriends in participant narratives referred ostensibly to individuals who belonged to the samegeneration as the participants. Shared objectives and responsibilities allowed participants todiscuss specific issues such as the implications of academic choices on access to futureopportunities in education and career. Dinar’s comments on mentorship reflect this view of peersas mentors: “Mentors? Uh, I think my peers, like who I have classes with and same major as me,we- I think we kind of help each other out

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary E. Goodwin, University of South Florida; John Pharo Morgan III, University of South Florida; Yan Wang, University of South Florida; Michelle King, University of South Florida College of Engineering; Blake A Burton, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

so that additional requests for retention data for newcategories or subcategories could be calculated in minutes. An undergraduate computer sciencemajor was hired at $10 per hour and spent about 25 hours working on developing the program.The hours include the time the student needed to learn the basics of Python.Python was chosen since a student group as part of a class project had recently used thislanguage to create what was called a “deficiency” report. This project allowed for reports onstudents who, for example, failed courses more than the allowed amount, or had a low grade pointaverage for too many semesters in a row, etc. Python is relatively easy to learn, and it is veryreadable so it is easy to maintain the program. This program

Conference Session

Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa K Davids, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach

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Educational Research and Methods

of learning management systems for large-sample educational research studies, student applications of the design process, curriculum development, and fulfilling the needs of an integrated, multi-disciplinary first-year engineering educational environment through the use of active and collabo- rative learning, problem-based and project-based learning, classroom interaction, and multiple represen- tations of concepts. Page 26.1701.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Video-Annotated Peer Review (VAPR): Considerations for Development and

Conference Session

Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. David Harding, University of New Haven; Brian Harding, Texas A&M University; Peter C. Montagna, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Program to Integrate Technical Communication Habits (PITCH) initiative.Mr. Brian Harding, Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center Texas A&M University Brian Harding is a PhD candidate at Texas A&M University. His advisor is Dr. M. Sam Mannan in the Mary Kay O’Connor Process Safety Center. His main research topic is the use of Decontamination Foam for Chemical Spill Containment. He has also worked on a variety of different safety related projects such as the investigation team for the ammonium nitrate explosion in West Texas and the use of RFID for corrosion detection in pipelines.Mr. Peter C Montagna, University of New Haven Peter Montagna is head of the Henkel Corporation Adhesives Division Audits &

Conference Session

Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Omar Gamal Ayad; Waseem Yousef Hittini

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

survey would have identified the areas where they have hadsubstantial benefits and where improvements could be made. However this has not beendone. This hindsight led to the development of a questionnaire that could be used in thefuture.1.IntroductionWhetton [1] rightly states that most important professing of a professor, involves histhoughtful choice of reading materials, assignments, activities and most of all learningobjectives. This is even more pronounced when the instructor has to choose few experimentsand a project from a wide variety of mechanical engineering applications. The choice has tobe further developed to meet the learning outcomes called the student outcomes defined byABET [2]. Outcomes are descriptions of the end product of

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

lessexpensive goods (that more people can afford) at the expense of loss of jobs.During the fall 2014 semester, it was clear that students easily grasped the connection betweencontrol system design and safety, with a large portion of the team-based final projects using asafety-related concept to drive one or more of their selected design specifications. In classdiscussion and individual conversations, it was also clear that students could see thephilosophical connection between the bigger picture engineering decisions (e.g., moving towardindustrial automation) and social justice, though they clearly perceived a disconnect betweenthese more philosophical concepts and the details of the classroom activities.Since the fall 2014 semester was the first

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Georgia; Barbara Ann Crawford

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Student

Conference Session

Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Yatchmeneff, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP) Deputy Direc- tor and managed its Summer Bridge, Academies of Engineering, and University Success components. I earned a BS in Civil Engineering from University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) in 2005 and a MS in En- gineering Management from UAA in 2009. I have taught the Introduction to Engineering course at UAA 5 times. I have more than five years of construction and engineering professional experience in Alaska. I specialized in water and sewer projects in remote Alaskan villages. My responsibilities have included design assistance, technical report and permit writing, feasibility studies, and business plan preparations. Previous work includes conceptual design of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd M. Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Genisson Silva Coutinho, Purdue University, West Lafayette; M. D. Wilson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

(p20)between the two groups16.As stated, the goal of this study was to make a first step in developing a derivative instrument fortracking student growth, beginning with first-year students. The authors attempted to minimizemodifications to the EAO component of the instrument to test the underlying assumptions,structures, and constructs as faithfully as possible. However, it was necessary to makemodifications to some instrument items to better align them to the experiences of students. Themodifications generally re-situated items away from business and professionally drivenexperiences to project and academic focused experiences and situations. This does present somerisk in aligning results from the original EAO instrument with the modified

Conference Session

Graduate Recruitment & Professional Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Adam Blake Baker, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Steve J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel J. Biezad P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

Spinoza’s call for caution. Reason became a tool in the grip of evil. Here in the United States, President Truman either was unaware or ignored the pleas of O.C.Brewster, a talented engineer, who as a condition for working on the Manhattan Project hadreceived written assurance from Franklin Roosevelt that a demonstration nuclear bomb would bedropped first—as a warning—before actual use against a city. A petition18 from Leo Szilard,physicist, signed by 70 colleagues, had recommended a hold on atomic weaponry, but this wasignored by Secretary of War Henry Stimson, who said: “I think the bomb instead constitutesmerely a first step in a new control by man over the forces of nature too revolutionary anddangerous to fit into old concepts.” In fact

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Steven L Shumway, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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International

provided essentially free of charge, with most students paying only fortransportation to and from the program. In 2014, for the first time, the program provided transportationassistance to needed students who could not have attended otherwise. The academy was again conductedin the Center Padre Zegrí , a Catholic School, in Nigua, where it moved in 2009.. MACILE will move toits own location in 2016.In addition to learning about engineering and technology, the DR students received instruction inmathematics and language (Spanish). A project-based chemistry component for students in Group 4 waspiloted in summer 2013 and integrated as part of the science curriculum in 2014. The goal is to include ascience curriculum at all the levels by 2016.MACILE’s

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Wesley Teerlink, Penn State University; Seda Yilmaz, Iowa State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

possibilities availableduring concept evaluation and selection7,8. This, in turn, increases the potential for generating adesign solution that best meets a problem’s given constraints.The importance of ideation within the engineering design process is recognized equally in bothacademic and industrial settings9. The collaborative nature of engineering design is also well-established,9 with individuals of different personalities, technical backgrounds, and levels ofexperience coming together to meet shared design objectives. Following this real-world practice,engineering educators routinely put students in design teams to complete both simple andcomplex projects. However, in many cases, they do not consider the cognitive diversity amongthe students in

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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Computing & Information Technology

you recall?RP 2: Maybe two or three months…Actually I'm working on a project, I learned programming in my private work. In one year ortwo years maybe... I learned Matlab not by step by step, I just have a problem and I just looked up the help document and find thefunction. I just plug in and then meet another problem, I just google it to see how to solve the problem. I didn't learn it step by step.How to define the variable, how to deal with matrix…I just directly go to the help document to solve the problem. Not so systematicI think.…Interviewer: …Did you learn it at the university or did you learn it before the university?RP 3: …Some of the stuff before. We were required to have one for calculus in high school. But most of my calculator

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International