Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Daniel Chang, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

that each student gained the necessarytechnical skill to be able to be an active contributor to the team project and be successful in theremainder of their academic career. It is vitally important that every ECE student be able to solder,build circuits, and write basic programs as early as possible in their curriculum. There was also asignificant reduction in the amount of documents that the students had to submit. This wasnecessary due to the higher level of difficulty required to complete the projects.Quantitative ResultsThe quantitative results were obtained by evaluating the individual and team assignments as wellas the final course grades for the original course during the Fall 2014 and Winter 2014 quartersand the enhanced course during

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University; Jeremy M. Slagley, Indiana University of Pennsylvania

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

  organization  its leadership  and reflexive Used with permission from CRC/Taylor and Francis Group, New York.6 In Crandall’s 2006 book, Leadership Lessons from West Point, Sean Hannah reflects somewhattongue in cheek about ‘spotlight Rangers.’ These are young Army Rangers-in-training who doand say exactly the right thing when the instructor is around, but who act irregularly otherwise.The spotlight Ranger represents true Ranger values only when the spotlight is on him, but asHannah says, he is soon found out, rejected through peer-evaluations and washed out of Rangerschool.Hannah further notes: “[Authentic leaders] are highly aware of social cues and followers needs, expectations, and desires. This

Conference Session

Teaching and Advising Tools Using Computers and Smart Devices

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Miertschin, University of Houston (CoT); Barbara Louise Stewart, University of Houston; Carole E. Goodson, University of Houston (CoT)

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

ERM Division, and a past Chair of the Gulf Southwest Section of ASEE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Mobile Devices and Lifelong Learning: The Students’ PerspectiveIntroductionAlvin Toffler, writer and former associate editor of Fortune magazine has often been quoted assaying that, “The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, butthose who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”.1 With rapid advances in information andcommunication technologies (ICTs) that include devices becoming more portable, moreintuitive, and not particularly costly, the process of pursuing knowledge for a lifetime hasbecome more impelling. With advanced technical tools readily

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

weekly class lectures and group assignments, students were required to choose atleast five “choice activities” to attend. Some of these choice activities occurred during thescheduled class period, such as a presentation on how to use SPSS software or how to presentdata using Excel. Other choice activities included attending a workshop on how to write a grantproposal to fund undergraduate research or attending a state-wide undergraduate researchconference. Each section of the course required certain choice activities and gave students thefreedom to select from other choice activities in order to fulfill the requirement to participate in 5activities. The focus section of the course required attending a workshop on survey design, aworkshop

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Efforts in Upper-level Courses

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy R McJunkin, Idaho National Laboratory; Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory; Aunshul Rege, Temple University; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Michael Haney, University of Idaho; Michael John Santora, University of Idaho; Brian K. Johnson, University of Idaho, Moscow; Ronald Laurids Boring; D. Subbaram Naidu P.E., University of Minnesota Duluth; John F. Gardner, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

developed for the Resilient Control Systems class.Dr. Craig G Rieger, Idaho National Laboratory Craig Rieger, PhD, PE, is the Chief Control Systems Research Engineer at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL), pioneering multidisciplinary research in the area of next-generation resilient control systems. In addition, he has organized and chaired eight Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) technically co-sponsored symposia and one National Science Foundation workshop in this new research area, and authored more than 40 peer-reviewed publications. Craig received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Chemical Engineering from Montana State University in 1983 and 1985, respectively, and a PhD in Engineering and Applied

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Patricia M Kieran, University College Dublin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

contributions to the collective team effort) reflected student awareness of associatedlearning gains, e.g. • ”Although teamwork felt like the greatest scourge, it's valuable to have the experience of working with a team, particularly in the context of design and report-writing. It's a valuable lesson to learn what dynamic you fit into in a team and how you can work to improve and work more effectively in teams...having a high/low GPA doesn't always mean you're a good/poor worker and certainly doesn't say anything about your ability to work effectively on a team...peer assessment was also a fantastic idea feedback...should be mandatory to justify the marks given to each student

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Best Papers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cara J Poor P.E., University of Portland; Evan S Miller, GeoEngineers, Inc.

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

and procedure, and ran the experiments. They then plottedand evaluated their results. After a discussion of results among peers (similar to what wouldoccur in a lab group), the volunteers took the post-test. Results from the pre- and post-test werethen compared to determine the effectiveness of the lab.The following semester, the new lab was assigned to 32 students in an Engineering HydraulicsLaboratory class. All students were senior undergraduates in Civil Engineering. Hydraulics is apre-requisite to the lab class, so all students understood basic hydrologic concepts. Based onfeedback from the volunteers, more explanation and guidance was included. Ideas were alsodiscussed in class when writing the procedure to guide students in their

Conference Session

Capstone Design in ECE

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Howe, University of Evansville; Dick Blandford, University of Evansville; Deborah J. Hwang, University of Evansville

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Electrical and Computer

. Originally this was done as a wayfor students to display their work to their peers and underclassmen while gaining experience in areal world setting. The poster session also allowed an opportunity for the underclassmen to seethe exciting work done at the senior level, and to provide motivation for them to begin thinkingof their own future projects. The poster session gradually grew into a more formal presentationused for assessment when the working engineers began participating in the session.Present Structure of the Senior ProjectThis section details the three course structure of the capstone sequence at the University ofEvansville mentioned earlier. The first course is EE 494, which is non-credit course but requiredfor graduation. It is taken in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Douglas E. Dow, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

and confidence.Lab 2 Arduino Pulse Width Modulation: instead of using the bench top instrument of a functiongenerator to make the PWM signal, the students needed to write software on an Arduinomicrocontroller. With software and the microcontroller board, the students generated the samePWM signals that they had previously made with the function generator. This lab exposedstudents to the process of writing computer programs, downloading to hardware, running andtesting that hardware. The trial and error experimentation and control of the motor alloweddevelopment of insight and confidence.Lab 3 Sensors and Conditionals: sensor input to the microcontroller was introduced. Studentsactivated sensors, setup analog-to-digital conversion on the

Conference Session

Assessment, Course, and Curricular Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan L. Falkenstein-Smith, Syracuse University; Ryan James Milcarek, Syracuse University; Michael J. Garrett, Syracuse University; Jeongmin Ahn, Syracuse University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, thermal man- agement, and fuel cells: materials synthesis, fabrication, test and characterization of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). His research is currently focused on the experimental and analytical investigation, and the development of innovative SOFCs combined heating and power (CHP) system, ceramic membrane for CO2 recovery from combustion processes, all solid state Li-Ion batteries, and thermal transpiration based propulsion, pumping, and power generation. Currently, his research is conducted in the Combustion and Energy Research Laboratory (COMER) at SU. Prof. Ahn has published over 20 papers in peer-reviewed journals (including Nature and other high impact journals) and books, and made over 150 technical pre

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Backens, Christopher Newport University; Anton Riedl, Christopher Newport University; C. Gerousis, Christopher Newport University; Dali Wang, Christopher Newport University

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Electrical and Computer

retention rates. These include peer tutoring, learning communities,faculty mentoring, scholarships, summer programs, improved academic advising, research withfaculty, integration with industry, engineering learning communities and many more 6. Oneconsensus resulting from this research is the importance of the First-Year EngineeringExperience (FYEE) 7. These FYEE programs have been proven to improve retention in a varietyof universities. Common themes are building student community, a hands on teaching style, andfaculty interaction.A popular approach to the first-year experience has been to develop a first-year engineeringcourse with a focus on activities to improve retention instead of exclusively on technical content.These course are becoming

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

responsibilities including a respect for diversity; j. a knowledge of the impact of engineering technology solutions in a societal and global context; and k. a commitment to quality, timeliness, and continuous improvement.Examples of these courses and their objectives are as follows:  A team-taught ET Freshmen Experience course to educate students on the importance of ethical decision making, the importance of courses they will be taking, and how they will impact them later in the program, as well as in life.2 In this course, students work in teams and communicate orally and in writing.  Freshmen courses to help students deal with failure and make the transition

Conference Session

Communication as Performance

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lydia Wilkinson, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

wereunsure about. In addition to arguing that iteration in both disciplinary contexts was useful fortesting design decisions, they also noted its utility within the report writing process. A number ofstudents indicated that the process of receiving peer feedback at multiple junctures in therehearsal process underscored the value of multiple drafts in an engineering context.Ideation: Observations about ideation typically focused on seminar activities or group decisionmaking during the scene development process. Like their observations on problem analysis in theseminar classes, some students acknowledged that activities requiring them to identify and sharedivergent perspectives about issues in a play highlighted the possibility for

Conference Session

Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student Persistence Through Uncertainty Toward Successful Creative PracticeAbstract: To increase creative practice among students in engineering and other

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering design and society and artistically build prototypeswhich can help them to improve their environment. As stated by students in their report, timeconstraints and lack of access to a greater variety of materials were two obstacles preventingthem from further developing their projects.Students also were very engaged in their writing assignments, in which they demonstrated theirunderstanding of the concept of citizen engineering, and explored the interconnectedness oftechnology and society. Students were evaluated based on writing quality, argumentation,engagement with course materials, and making connections with everyday life. Each assignmentincluded a rubric that explicitly spelled out specific evaluation criteria. For example, all

Conference Session

Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ritushree Chatterjee, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Zhengdao Wang, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

in a meaningful way to create an enriching learning experience. Moreover,designing assessments that stretches students’ thought-process is critical to engineeringpedagogy. This is implemented in the course as structured threaded discussion forums, governedby instructors that provide thought-provoking guiding questions followed by peer discussion.This essay also explores the design and implementation of virtual laboratory sessionscomplementing the bi-weekly homework assignments and a final project. It describes theassessment design decisions, based on the overall course learning outcomes, taken to suit theonline learners. The aim of this essay is to inform, the community of asynchronous onlinecomputer engineering educators, of assessment

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa M. Vitolo, Gannon University; Karinna M Vernaza, Gannon University; Lori D. Lindley, Gannon University; Elisa M. Konieczko, Gannon University; Weslene Tallmadge, Gannon University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

Each (points) (points) (points) (points) (points) Item Professional, Peer-Reviewed & Communicated External Grants received 5 larger than $50,000 Published International Journal articles / Book 5 Chapters Published Articles; National or International 4 12 4 Conference Paper/Proceedings External grants received less than $50,000 but 4 more than $20,000 External grants received 3 6 6 less than $20,000 Research/poster presentations given at 3

Conference Session

Capstone Design Courses I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University; Kirsten M. Ely, Sonoma State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Development – semester 1, weeks 9-15Customer Discovery Process Learning OutcomesIn-class Peer exercise (week 9) 1. Using Customer Discovery template, create 1. Align idea & design with actual customer survey on problem idea addresses needs 2. Survey peers 3. Compile implications of peer feedback 4. Revise survey per implicationsSurvey 10 potential customers (weeks 10-13) 1. Using Customer Discovery template, survey customers 2. Compile data and implications 3. Revise idea per implicationsStage 3: Prototype Development – semester 2, weeks 1-15Client Validation Process Learning Outcomes 1. Meet with

Conference Session

Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justine Chasmar, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

academically when they regulate their learning19–22. SRL has beenoperationalized to measure aspects of students’ metacognition, motivation, and behaviors relatedto their academic self-regulation, such as the Self-Regulated Learning Interview Scale (SRLIS)developed by Zimmerman and Martinez-Pons19. SRLIS, a semi-structured interview protocolfocused on “hypothetical learning contexts”23 based on research with K-12 students comprises 14themes19,20, including self-evaluation, organizing and transforming, goal-setting and planning,seeking information, keeping records and monitoring, environmental structuring, self-consequences, rehearsing and memorizing, seeking social assistance (peers, teachers, adults),and reviewing records (notes, books, tests).Prior

Conference Session

Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine G. Kisselburgh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

, reading andresponding to peers’ posts; (b) the reflectivity component includes writing that requires studentsto structure their thinking and reflect in a formalized manner; and (c) the scaffolding componentincludes directions on materials, structured assignments, quizzes, and instructor feedback.We first developed a set of questions designed to probe each construct, asking students toindicate the strength of their agreement with the statement, using a 5-point Likert scale. We usedCronbach’s scale reliability tests to assess internal consistency for each scale. Seven variableswere combined to form a single scale that measured scaffolding (α = .89), two variables wereASSESSING SIRA FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING ETHICAL REASONINGcombined to form a scale

Conference Session

Classroom Practice II: Technology - and Game-Based Learning

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derrick S. Harkness, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

) enabled participation in common activelearning strategies (e.g., group discussion and peer-to-peer learning) among the students whileout-of-class. Specifically, we share findings related to student resistance to requiredparticipation in an online forum in first year calculus.Literature Review Active learning. It is typical for instructors in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) to adopt more traditional pedagogical approaches1. Traditional approachesare often linked to a belief that students come into class “empty,” waiting to be filled with all theknowledge that the instructor can give them1. With this mindset, the role of the instructor is todisseminate as much knowledge as possible within the time allotted; the role

Conference Session

Instructional and Learning Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

sequence of modular courses.6 Project-based learning andproblem-based learning have also been shown in other settings to improve retention, assummarized by Woods.7 These facts are relevant to the current study in that the spring 2015PCP II course included homework and a project completed by students in teams of 3-4, whilethe PCP course as offered in the summer of 2014 was an online course in which allassignments were individual and there was no team-based project.This paper describes the results of an investigation comparing the performance of the risingsophomores who took the summer course to the performance of their peers who followed thetypical academic-year curriculum. The research questions of the study are: What is the relationship

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Scheiner, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

subsequently apply this knowledge to write a detailed researchreport and create a business plan to commercialize their research. At the end of the summer, thestudents compete in the EngiPreneurship (engineering entrepreneurship) competition where theypresent their business plans to seasoned judges from JMI, the Office of Intellectual Property andCommercialization, Domi Station, and Tallahassee professionals. At the start and end of theprogram, students rank their ability and motivation to pursue careers in STEM disciplines andare ranked by their graduate student mentors. The combined foci of research, development, andentrepreneurship have shown to increase student engagement.IntroductionThe Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st

Conference Session

Assessing Learning Outcomes for Flipped Classrooms, Recruitment and Research Internships, and Alternate Assessments for Online Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Zalewski, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Graduate Studies

 Reading the text, slides and working the problems helps; and getting questions answered in class too  Practice, Practice, Practice. What I find most helpful is working problems, both homework and in class activities.  I like working on the problems in a flipped classroom because it is giving me a chance to see what I had been doing wrong in the homework.  The class activities give us a chance of solving the problems with our peers discussing the concepts that helps.  Class activities are helping me.But, basis can be discussed in a more clear way before starting with the class activity.  I do like having a work day on fridays where we are simply working on the classroom assignments

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

2015-2016. Week Intro Engr Proj Engr Proj 1 Engr Proj 2 1 CDS Overview Introduction Syllabus 2 Syllabus, Safety Proj 1 Lecture - 3 Fabrication Lab Safety - - 4 - - - 5 Rubrics, Logbooks, Proposal Team Presentations - 6 - - - 7 - - - 8 - Peer Evaluations - 9 Peer

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

also was the associate director of operations for the Engineering Education Re- search Center from January 2011 to September 2013. Her work experience includes two years as a project manager in the planning department of the Port Authority of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh, and a re- search associate at the University of Novi Sad’s Institute for Traffic and Transportation Engineering. Dr. Vidic has published in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, including those of ASEE and INFORMS. She currently is participating in collaborative research on improving engineering students’ learning strategies through models and modeling and is interested in the assessment and effectiveness of model-eliciting

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Innovative Pedagogies

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin Kelly Frady; Rebecca S Hartley, Clemson University Center for Workforce Development; Kapil Chalil Madathil, Clemson University; Hope Epps Rivers, South Carolina Technical College System; Elaine L. Craft, Florence-Darlington Technical College; Stephanie Denise Frazier, South Carolina Technical College System

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Two Year College Division

needs, and passion for educating youth. In her role as Director of Operations for the Center for Workforce Development she has guided development and assessment of innovative online educational material and the integration of digital learning and visualiza- tion tools. She has been part of a team involved in disseminating those results and models throughout numerous national conferences and peer reviewed conference papers. Finally, as part of an overall team she has worked to develop a system wide support network consisting of all 16 South Carolina technical colleges, state funded organizations, National Science Foundation Advanced Technological Education Centers across the United States, P-12 schools and districts

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Mohsen Azizi, Michigan Technological University; Shashank Barkur Lakshmikanth

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

opportunity to learn different styles oftechnical writing following required formats associated with various journals and conferenceproceedings. The last but not the least, it significantly improves graduates portfolio that whilelooking for the job can "bring to the table" more than their competitors - applicants.System OverviewThe developed solution is an automated robotic stacker with two wall-mounted Fanuc M710iCrobots30 being used in dual-arm configuration providing coordinated motion during operation. Amount structure for robots was built to be strong enough to bear the load from the robots and thepayload being lifted. The robots are equipped with a custom built end-of-arm tooling retrofittedwith total of 8 magswitches. These magswitches are

Conference Session

Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rajeev K Agrawal, North Carolina A&T University (Tech); Myron L. Stevenson, North Carolina A&T State University; Clay Gloster Jr, North Carolina A&T University (Tech)

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Minorities in Engineering

district. The lack of this importantresource results in rural students being ill prepared for college level math and science courses ata greater rate than metropolitan students. This lack of academic resources is reflective of thesocioeconomic disparity between regions. This is not surprising since URM primary and middle grade math scores are much lower thantheir White and Asian peers. North Carolina students’ average National Assessment ofEducational Progress (NAEP) math score for fourth graders was four points higher than thenational average of 240 in 2015. URMs average score was 232, eight points lower than thenational average and 21 points lower than White students. Eighth graders’ scores for all NorthCarolina students was equal to the

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin; Lynda K. Gonzales, University of Texas, Austin; Erin Dolan, University of Texas, Austin; Kathryn E. Flowers, Texas 4000 for Cancer; Courtney Becker, Texas 4000 for Cancer; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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Biomedical

training, culminating in the 10-week charity bike ride.During the training months, riders train by riding 2000 miles with their team, raise at least$4500, and volunteer for 50+ hours in their community. The Texas 4000 training programincludes a comprehensive curriculum based around Eight Foundational Skills – Self Awareness,Communication, Resiliency, Efficient Planning, Peer Respect, Situational Leadership, TechnicalKnowledge & Skills, and Vision & Action.Goals of interaction between the BME CUReS REU Site and Texas 4000The interaction of the BME CUReS and Texas 4000 was intended to be mutually beneficial in anumber of ways. The first is that the Texas 4000 riders and riders-in-training get to interact withcancer researchers. This allows