Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elaine Zundl, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Laura Stiltz, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Helen M. Buettner, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

feedback about specific elements of the LLC program. Wehave found that our first two cohorts of female engineering students, currently in their secondand third years, express significantly higher levels of career expectations, self-efficacy, feelingsof inclusion and coping towards engineering than when they first entered. !IntroductionEngineering remains an academic area where women obtain a small fraction of bachelor degrees,and this trend does not seem to be changing in the near future. A recent report by the NationalStudent Clearinghouse found that although more students are pursuing S&E degrees, women’sshare of these majors has failed to increase over the last ten years.1 Researchers’ assumptions thatas women claimed more of the

Conference Session

Design and Assessment of Graduate Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dhaval Gajjar, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan PhD, Arizona State University; Jacob Shizuo Kashiwagi; Joshua Jason Mischung

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

in Table 1. The transitionperiod for the Indian graduate students is only 10 days. Only 8% of the respondents had afamily support system that arrived with their spouse / children indicating that 92% of therespondents have no family support and have to get accustomed to the new social life Page 26.1645.3within a very short period of time. Moreover, 42% of the respondents have felt lonelyduring their stay in the United States. Table 1: Overall life experience in the U.S. Criteria Data Average number of days between the time the

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob L. Segil, University of Colorado at Boulder; Brian Huang, Sparkfun Electronics; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Lindsay Diamond, SparkFun Electronics

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

(Evaluation)IntroductionFor over twenty years, a first year introduction to engineering design course at the University ofColorado Boulder has provided an experiential hands-on design experience that has been shownto significantly improve retention of engineering students [1]. Many studies have previouslydescribed K-12 STEM programs (as reviewed in [2]) however this curriculum attempts to takeadvantage of the strengths of the engineering design course at the University of ColoradoBoulder and Sparkfun Electronics hardware. This course introduces a variety of engineeringdisciplines including mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering using both formaldelivery of technical curriculum and hands-on design projects. We leveraged the

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.; Mingyu Lu, West Virginia University Institute of Technology; Shahed Mustafa, BridgeValley Community and Technical College

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Computing & Information Technology

sessions and tutoring sessionswere offered through Google Hangouts On Air. Particularly, we managed to offer liveinteractive instructions using regular hardware like microphones and webcams. As depicted bytwo snapshots in Figure 1, our live instructions integrate PowerPoint slides with the instructor’svideo, which nicely emulates face-to-face instructions. Moreover, the live instructions can berecorded, edited, and shared over Google+ and YouTube. Indeed by following our recipe, anyinstructor can create online classes with PowerPoint slides, video, and audio integrated byhimself/herself, that is, without resorting to a professional crew. Figure 1: Snapshots of our live interactive instructions through Google Hangouts On AirOur workshop

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey S. Goss, Arizona State University; Philip Regier, Arizona State University; Scott Pitasky, Starbucks

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Continuing Professional Development

members. The partnership is grounded in socialembeddedness that provides opportunities for Starbucks, ASU and, most importantly, thethousands of students who wouldn’t otherwise have the opportunity to earn a college degree.And while this innovative corporate/public university partnership offers a new model foreducation access, which both Starbucks and ASU are very proud of, it is also a partnershipforged on the shared values of our people.Why Education?For Starbucks to be successful in its mission “to inspire and nurture the human spirit – oneperson, one cup and one neighborhood at a time,”1 its business depends on bright, warm baristaswho are able to make an emotional connection with customers. In fact, how Starbucks takes careof its partners

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Alex Birdwell, Northwestern University; Michael Peshkin, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

 glass.  The  result  is  vivid,  luminous  writing  floating  in  front  of  the  presenter,  who  can  now  face  toward  the  camera  while  drawing  and  interacting  with  the  material  on  the  board  (Figure  1).  The  video  is  mirror-­‐imaged  on  the  fly  to  correct  left-­‐right  reversal.       Figure  1.  Presenter  using  the  Lightboard,  facing  the  audience  while  writing.  The  ability  to  produce  a  lecture  segment  in  one  take,  essentially  live,  and  without  post-­‐production,  has  proven  to  be  a  huge  incentive  to  faculty.  Graphics  sources  such

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Deborah Joy Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

constituencies.Both of these general areas of activity represent works-in-progress. In the former we areinvestigating formulations of concepts and possible learning and assessment activities andcollecting data on their effectiveness. We identify three objectives of Hands-On instruction, 1) toapply instrumentation to make measurements of physical quantities, 2) to identify limitations ofmodels to predict of real-world behavior, and 3) to develop an experimental approach tocharacterize and explain the world. We have consulted with experts to develop a list of common Page 26.360.2misconceptions students display in laboratory instruction. A unique feature in

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Amy K. Barton, Mississippi State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University; Hejia Pan, Mississippi State University

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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

introductory computer science courses (CS1).1. From writing-to-learn (WTL) to writing-to-learn-to-program (WTLTP)WTL strategies arose from the writing across the curriculum (WAC) movement, which can betraced back to the 19th century in the U.S. It describes programs that emphasize the connectionbetween writing and learning, but the term also refers to the pedagogical theories that supportthis connection. In the following sections, the history and influence of WTL are discussed as thefoundation for WTLTP.1.1. History of WTL Page 26.1779.2David Russell’s history7 of the WAC movement traced the cultural changes in the U.S. that ena-bled the movement’s

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Gary LeRoy Hunt, Boise State University; Carol Sevier, Boise State University; Amy J Moll, Boise State University

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First-Year Programs

by (1) integrating new student orientation with math assessment and learning, (2) linking STEM faculty educational training with STEM freshman learning communities and with orientation, and (3) integrating and expanding, based on research best practices, existing programs such as learning communities, undergraduate research, and faculty development. The program targets all first year students for success and is expected to have a significant impact on at-risk students. Students at-risk for not earning or completing a STEM degree include those who are underprepared in math, those with financial need, Hispanic students, women, and students with low self-efficacy.”The grant was motivated by significant

Conference Session

Concepts and Conceptual Knowledge

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christian Anderson Arbogast, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

conceptualunderstanding.IntroductionEvaluating a student's understanding of the concepts presented in an undergraduate engineeringcurriculum is a significant challenge but “understanding conceptual knowledge is critical to thedevelopment of competence in engineering students and in practicing professionals”1.Researchers of conceptual change argue that the manner in which conceptual knowledge iscategorized is indicative of a problem solver’s ability and, additionally, that the verycategorization of that knowledge effects the solver’s ability to effectively represent a problem 2.An instructor's role includes facilitating student knowledge acquisition and also aiding thatstudent in effectively organizing it. A student may not have the ability to effectively relate newmaterial to prior

Conference Session

Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and Digital Systems Education 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University; Juan D. Ramirez, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

designed to be used as material that supplements the learning of topics in signalprocessing.1. Introduction With the continuously growing popularity of the internet has come a new era of learningand communicating. Information is now conveyed in a more visual manner. This has trainedyoung minds to grasp concepts more effectively when presented in a way they could visualize[1]. Techniques similar to the ones discussed in this paper have been explored by otherresearchers and educators. A TED Talk was given by Tyler DeWitt, a PhD student at MIT andbiology middle school teacher, on how he was able to improve the learning experience formiddle school students [2]. DeWitt implemented a visual and intuitive approach to teaching thestudents in

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gholam Ali Shaykhian, -; Mohd Abdelgadir Khairi, Najran University; Jinan Ziade ABD, University of Phoenix

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Computing & Information Technology

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 1 Factors influence data management model selection: IT Expert testimonies Gholam Ali Shaykhian, Ph.D. Mohamed Abdelgadir Khairi, Ph.D. Jinan Ziade, ABDAbstractThis paper examines the IT Expert testimonies perspectives to determine which factors(cost, schedule, performance, efficiency, limitations, risk, training, operations,compliances, deployment, security, accessibility, dependability, data quality, stability,maintainability, reliability, availability

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Conzett, NCEES; Mark William Killgore D.WRE P.E., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

accommodatedwithin the context of the traditional four-year baccalaureate degree”1. An earlier NAE reportconcluded that “...if the engineering profession is to take the initiative in defining its own future,it must ... agree on an exciting vision for the future; transform engineering education to helpachieve the vision”2….Recently the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) organized a task committee to studythe “equivalent 30” concept. Meanwhile, the Education Committee of the National Council ofExaminers for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES) has been actively working on a conceptwhereby a practice-oriented pathway could be an acceptable alternative to the “equivalent 30”.Initially it was considered that a master’s degree in engineering could compensate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Page 26.11.2indicated that it was inappropriate to leave out one of the five most common disciplines, and thelatter because its enrollments and pathways are sufficiently interrelated with those of MechanicalEngineering students that studying some outcomes require the consideration of both disciplines.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2013, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. We are publishing in other disciplinaryvenues as we build on our success in being recognized for the best paper in the IEEETransactions on Education in 20111 for the first of our disciplinary studies and with the BettyVetter Award for Research from the Women in Engineering ProActive Network

Conference Session

Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

anddeveloped roller coasters that were good first approximations to something that might be realizedat a theme park. An example of a student-designed coaster is shown in Figure 1.Figure 1: A student-designed roller coaster as rendered in the NoLimits software.Student FeedbackAt the end of the project, students were asked to provide feedback about the project via a set ofquestions rating certain aspects on a five-point scale and via questions open to free-formcomments. The feedback form used is documented in Appendix A. Twenty-one of the twenty-four students enrolled in the class completed a form. Overall, the students responded veryfavorably to the project and felt it helped them better understand concepts from the course aswell as developing analysis

Conference Session

BIM in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno; Ishan Kaushik

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Architectural

pertinentcode compliance interpretation. Then entrepreneurial thinking is also incorporatedto expand the project scope to a BIM/game engine prototype development thataims to provide practical solutions improve design communication betweenprofessionals and clients. The paper shares the initial findings and showcases theprototype under development. Page 26.461.2IntroductionRapid adoption and implementation of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in the constructionindustry urges colleges to adopt this emerging trend and integrate BIM education in theircurricula. Literature [1] has shown that various pedagogical models have been introduced atdifferent levels of commitment

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ECCD Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

26.520.31969, the first commercially successful PLC was made in 1973 by Michael Greenberg. PLCsfunction with one of the following, but not limited to programming languages, Ladder Logic,ASEE Annual Conference, 2015Function Block Logic, and Structured Text (1). These are accessed by either the LED screen orcomputer interface. The interface may be an LED display on the front of the device. While thismay seem similar to a VFD, there are several differences. The primary difference is that PLCsare not limited to just motors. Through a MODBUS cable PLCs can send and receive data fromdifferent machines (2). This difference combined with equipment like occupancy sensors allowsfor a higher level of customization of building and machining equipment.In our case

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; John Reutter III, Drake State Community and Technical College; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Department of Labor, the job outlook is on the rise and willcontinue to expand for at least the short- to medium-term future [1]. To respond to the industry Page 26.549.3needs for FPGA design skills, universities are updating their curriculum with courses inhardware description languages and programmable logic design. Although most traditionalelectrical and computer engineering programs have updated their curriculum to include topics inhardware description language and programmable logic design (FPGA/CPLD), only 19.5 % of 4-year and 16.5 % of 2-year electrical and computer engineering technology programs at USacademic institutions currently have a

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Prateek Shekhar, University of Texas, Austin

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Educational Research and Methods

protocol documents the first day ofclass and any mention of active learning practices to be used throughout the term. Afterwards,the daily classroom observation protocol is completed for each instance of active learning thatoccurs during each of the class periods. This protocol documents several aspects of activelearning: 1) basic course details, including start and stop times for the activity, 2) informationabout each active learning instance, including the level of difficulty and novelty of the materialbeing discussed, 3) the type of active learning, 4) the degree of faculty participation in theactivity, 5) how the instructor introduces the instance of active learning, and 6) student responseduring the activity.In order to ensure the reliability

Conference Session

Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

skills in similar ways as researchexperiences.IntroductionRecent calls to improve science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) educationseek to produce graduates that are capable of adapting to rapidly advancing, multi-disciplinarychallenges 1–3. In order to be able to approach these challenges, students need to be able to thinkcritically, communicate effectively, and solve complex problems 4. Many of these skills can bedeveloped in a classroom environment; however, deeper learning has been seen when studentsparticipate in learning communities like undergraduate research experiences 5,6. Authenticresearch experiences have the opportunity to help students develop critical skills that will berequired of them in the workplace and/or

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

proposed new CEPC being approved on first reading by ABET/EAC (July 12,2014) and the ABET Board of Directors (November 1, 2014). Following ABET/EACprocedures, the proposed CEPC were published and open for public comment through June 15, Page 26.1626.22015 and, once approved on second reading by the ABET/EAC (July 2015) and ABET Board ofDirectors (October 2015), would go into effect for the 2016/2017-accreditation cycle.In the fall of 2014, the CEPCTC initiated a comprehensive effort to revise and update thecommentary for the CEPC. In December 2014, the CEPCTC released a draft of the newCommentary on the ABET Engineering Criteria for Civil and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

experiences to help their graduates excel in their future workenvironment” [1]. Despite this need, only few students are able to or willing to have a studyabroad experience. The 2013 Open Doors report from the Institute for International Educationshows that nationally only 3.9% of engineering students studied abroad during theirundergraduate career [2]. In addition, despite the growing awareness of the benefits of studyabroad by students, the challenges preventing students from studying abroad are numerous andcomplex [2]. According to the IIE Generation Study Abroad White Paper Series, the primarychallenges for many U.S. students can be grouped into to three overarching categories: cost,curriculum and culture [2] .This paper contributes to the body

Conference Session

Studying Engineering Education Research & Institutions

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren A. Sepp, University of Washington; Mania Orand, Human Centered Design and Engineering ; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

role of reflection in engineering education based on the number of researchpublications, the limited number does suggest opportunities for more investigation of the issue.”The analysis presented in this paper seeks to explore the extent to which engineering educationscholarship has highlighted reflection by seeking to answer the question: how much explicit,named attention has reflection received in engineering education scholarship and how do weinterpret these results? Our systematic literature review seeks to answer that question by (1)identifying the number of papers in the ASEE conference proceedings that mention reflection inengineering, and (2) determining the extent to which reflection is mentioned (the scope ofreflection) and

Conference Session

Peace, Conflict, and Sustainability: Addressing Global and Ethical Issues in Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J Muscat, Global Peace Services USA; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics, Engineering and Public Policy

involved in Page 26.1216.5planning and implementation) should take account of factors such as:1. Is the project located near borders between rival groups?2. Will the location and design of irrigation channels impinge on divisions between different ethnic (or religious, etc) groups?3. In the case of international waterways, consider the World Bank’s safeguard cautions.4. The World Bank cautions should similarly be applied to projects in internationally contested areas, and in border-spanning resource development (e.g. natural gas, petroleum, water).5. Are there external “diseconomies” (e.g. pollution causing health or economic damage) that

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

thecommunity is embedded in. This approach is in keeping with the KGC mission ofcreating “shareable prosperity” that “seeks to mobilize knowledge to serve men, women,and children living in extremely impoverished conditions through active collaborationwith those people. And it seeks to do this in ways that build bases for sustained inquiryby those men, women and children.” It can be best achieved through the “practice ofethics of care”1.    The Global Engineers’ Education (GEE) course that served as the research setting for thispaper is founded on a decade of work at the KGC at Stanford University aimed atfundamentally understanding the nature of challenges we face in creating shareableprosperity and on developing methods for applying research

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nolan Alexander LaSota, University of Pittsburgh; Robert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

from2011-2013, their results showed improvement in the students’ knowledge of the additivemanufacturing processes. In the 2012-2014 study, the Missouri University program evaluatedstudents with a survey before and after the program, along with weekly presentation evaluations.The Missouri study obtained qualitative data through interviews with the participants prior to andafter completion of the REU program. It was also stated that the program seemed to improveyear after year and succeeded in increasing the students’ awareness of additive manufacturing.10Research QuestionsThe research questions that we had in this study were: 1. Does the REU program contribute to increasing students’ understanding/perception of the systems medicine field

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Carla D Hunter, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kathryn B. H. Clancy, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Ayesha Sherita Tillman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 26.1299.2provides a framework for current issues such as healthcare, health disparities, and sustainability. Figure 1: Schedule for GAMES Bioengineering 2014Guiding Principles Principle 1: Science in the service of society. Many of the existing science, technology,engineering and mathematics (STEM) engagement opportunities operate on a “deficit model”form of science outreach. That is, they are unidirectional and share new knowledge with thepublic, under the assumption that the public would become more engaged with science if theyjust knew more of it4.The GAMES model brings girls together for a week, consistently engagingthem on the relationship to what they are doing in their lab exercises to the real

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin-Platteville; Annelise Shirley Roti Roti, University of Wisconsin - Platteville; Motahareh Alaei, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Educational Research and Methods

, copyingwithout trying, etc., either did not happen or were negligible in comparison to the positiveconsequences.Minichiello et al. replicated the study originally done by Widmann to clarify the nature of theinconsistency between engineering students and faculty opinions regarding the use of solutionmanuals4. Their results show that the majority of students use solution manuals after they tried tosolve assigned homework on their own. This paper aims to describe faculty and students’perspectives regarding solution manuals.Methods 1. Sample Selection and DemographicsThe College of Engineering, Mathematics and Science (EMS) at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, with an enrollment of over 2500 and over 150 faculty and teaching staff, is one of

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Scott Rebentisch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stephen Townsend, Project Management Institute; Edivandro Carlos Conforto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

their careers, many, if not most mayreasonably expect to play a leading role in an engineering or product development effort at somepoint. Will they have the necessary preparation and skillset? And where should this preparationtake place? These issues are the focus of this paper, which is based on a study of engineeringleaders and the skills and roles that are essential to the work they do. What skills will be required of an engineering leader? In a typical matrix organizationleadership roles might involve permutations around project or functional, or technical ormanagerial (1). In a program, a program manager would fill the managerial role while a chiefsystems engineer might fill a technical role (although in some cases both roles might

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jose Mestre; Jonathan H Tomkin, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

iterative implement-evaluate development cycles, it is expectedthat faculty will emergently adopt RBIS that meet their course design goals and objectives suchas increased student learning, motivation, and retention.The purpose of this paper is to (1) describe our initial experiences with creating the CoPs andwith attempting to change the teaching culture to be one of collaborative joint ownership withinCoPs, (2) describe the groups of instructors who are successfully forming CoPs and discuss thecharacteristics of effective and ineffective CoPs, based on observation data, and (3) describe thedifferent RBIS that have been implemented, and the fidelity and success of implementation thus