Conference Session

Manufacturing and Machine Component Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow; Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Jay Patrick McCormack, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Dan Cordon, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Mechanical Engineering

multitude of design artifacts and associatedlearning objects into interactive, museum-like exhibits that can mediate situated learning in thedesign suite, in the machine shop, and amidst a gallery of capstone project posters. This paperreports on initial efforts to implement such a system in support of just-in-time project learning.The system is uniquely designed to operate within our design environment. It has evolved overthe last two decades to reflect shared beliefs about design pedagogy and product realization. Page 24.1060.2Educational SettingOur inter-disciplinary capstone design program has been a catalyst for local design

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tess Anne Hegedus, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Heidi B. Carlone, The University of North Carolina, Greensboro; Aundrea D. Carter, University of North Carolina, Greensboro

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a comparison point in the post-implementation interview for thecultural production of smart in an engineering context.The post-implementation teacher interview consisted of a similar line of questioning to get at theteachers’ and students’ experiences with the engineering curriculum. We asked teachers abouttheir perceptions of students’ successes and difficulties during the unit in light of student learningand engagement. Teachers were asked to reflect on any surprises or unexpected outcomes duringimplementation. Additionally, we wanted to understand teachers’ perceptions of possible uniqueaffordances of the engineering unit regarding students’ performances, engagement, and learning.Thus, we asked them to make comparisons of typical student

Conference Session

Capstone and Online Courses in Construction Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol L. Considine, Old Dominion University; Michael W. Seek, Old Dominion University; Jon Lester, Old Dominion University

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Construction

be open-minded about sharing their life, work andeducational experiences. Visual barriers that hinder some students are eliminated, and studentshave time to reflect in preparation of written responses. Since most course correspondence is bywriting, students must be able to communicate clearly through writing. Students need to be self-motivated and self-disciplined to stay on schedule with the course materials and assignments.When they have problems with the course content or assignments, they need to speak up.Instructors are not able to recognize student problems from visual interactions and cannot help ifthey are not notified of problems. Students need to recognize that they are responsible for theirlearning and need to be proactive. On

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adeel Khalid, Southern Polytechnic State University ; Mir M. Atiqullah, Kennesaw State University; Rajnish Singh, Southern Polytechnic State University; Beth Stutzmann, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Engineering Libraries

24.1183.8it could also reflect the availability of graduate level texts as ebooks. As return on investment bythe publishers in ebook heavily depends on volume sales, graduate level sales of textbookscannot match those at undergraduate levels thus limiting incentives.The survey results can be used to observe differences between students by major. The groupingsof majors are by schools at SPSU, with the exception that Construction Management is in thesame school as Architecture at SPSU, but is grouped with Engineering Technology andManagement for the purposes of this analysis. Figure 3 shows how the type of book acquiredvaries with major (without regard to what form of book). Figure 3: Form of book acquired by major.It can be

Conference Session

Impact of Community Engagement on Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hoda Baytiyeh, American University of Beirut (Beirut)

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Community Engagement Division

% Table 1: Participants’ DemographicsEarthquake Hazard Awareness among ParticipantsBased on participants’ responses, engineering students in Lebanon possess satisfactory level ofearthquake risk awareness. Table 2 illustrates such knowledge regarding the seismic riskinvolved. According to the majority (83%) of participants, the school system in Lebanon has notcontributed to their knowledge and awareness regarding earthquakes. Such fact reflects adeficiency of school programs in Lebanon in covering and highlighting the risk of earthquakes.The lack of such necessary education has direct contribution to the existing seismic vulnerabilityof the Lebanese communities to seismic hazards. Also, it was shown that television did not helpstudents in

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Caroline Carvill, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

content andtechnical content together in ways that are manageable by faculty who are not engineers. Thecourse in professional and technical writing at our college is required of all engineering andcomputer science majors and is usually taken in the junior year. The course has undergone manytransformations in content and focus since it was first developed in 1994. The latest iterationblends communication principles with technical projects that can bridge the divide and helpstudents see how the two fields are intricately intertwined in the engineering workplace.This paper reflects on the work-in-progress at Rose-Hulman focused on helping our studentsdevelop their communication skills in technical contexts. Currently five faculty are

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Matthew Markowitz, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University; Jeffrey T. Hancock, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

associated with deception can be revealed in language. For example,compared to honest language, deceptive language tends to feature an increase of negativeemotion terms (e.g., hate, aggression, hurt) as a reflection of the guilty or anxiety associated withlying.9 Many of our social relationships are built on honesty, and deception has the potential tojeopardize interpersonal trust. Therefore, it becomes distressing to lie to a friend or colleague,and an increase of negative emotions reflects this apprehension.9,13,17 Deceptive speech alsotends to feature fewer first-person singular pronouns (e.g., I, me) as a mechanism ofpsychological distancing. Liars typically distance themselves from deceit by using fewer “I-words” and increasing the number of

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Hanson PE, California Polytechnic State University

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Civil Engineering

reviews). Students were encouraged tomark manuscripts directly with comments and provide a separate summary of their review.Copies of the reviews were provided to the authors anonymously. The review from the instructorwas apparent as it was more thorough, generally more critical, and contained both familiarpenmanship and a numerical score for the draft paper. The authors had approximately 1 week tomodify their papers to incorporate changes recommended during the review process. Studentswere required to provide a brief response to reviewers (a point-by-point response was notrequired, simply a statement related to reflection on reviewer recommendations versusmodifications made to the paper). Final papers were due 1 day prior to the oral

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward J. Berger, University of Virginia; Edward Pan, University of Virginia; Amy Orange, University of Houston-Clear Lake; Walter Fredrick Heinecke, University of Virginia

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Educational Research and Methods

support learning. We donot consider the full spectrum of social media tools, nor do we focus on the most current (forinstance, twitter). The origins of this study were shaped by the most rapidly-maturingtechnologies of the late 2000’s, as well as those that appeared to offer the highest relativeadvantage compared to other technologies (see the diffusion of innovations discussion below).These rapidly-maturing technologies are blogging and video, and both lend themselves tosubstantial user-generated content.The scholarship on blogging as an educational tool continues to emerge. Much recent work hasfocused on the use of blogs for reflective, self-expressive, peer critique, or highly-individualizedauthoring, and in many cases each student in a class

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taylor Robert Smith, Brigham Young University; Rollin H. Hotchkiss P.E.,D.WRE, F.ASCE, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

self-awareness are self-reflection (internal) andfeedback from others (external). Although introspection may provide some self-knowledge,relying too heavily on oneself can be problematic.5 Harris articulated this well when he stated: In order to know oneself, no amount of introspection or self-examination will suffice. You can analyze yourself for weeks, or meditate for months, and you will not get an inch further – any more than you can smell your own breath or laugh when you tickle yourself.6On the other hand, receiving feedback from others is the most effective way to attain self-awareness.1,2,3,5 This is because "others" make their observations from a more objective position,and likely have more factual insight

Conference Session

Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Steve Chenoweth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Kay C. Dee, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Donald E. Richards, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

nearly 200 reports of STEM change, they found that the combination of emergentoutcomes and institutional focus (a category they call “Developing: Shared Vision”) was theleast described. This observation revealed a key question for the MACH development team: per-haps the absence of emerging systemic change in STEM education reflects pervasive error inchange agents’ chosen focus and intended outcome. Borrego et al. agree in part with this conclu-sion—they found that diffusion of innovation required “plans that promote transitions to stagesof adoption beyond awareness” (pg. 202)2 and a focus on stakeholders rather than on a specificactivity to be implemented. In designing our workshop, we decided to help faculty and adminis-trators develop shared

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Phillip M. Cormier, SUNY - University at Buffalo; Amy M. Johnson, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell PhD, Northwestern University; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Charles Kim, Bucknell University; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora- tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include 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. Her teaching emphasizes the roles of engineers as communicators and educators, the foundations and evolution of the

Conference Session

Future Career and Professional Success for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Graduate Studies

methods research, and innovative approaches to teaching. Currently, she teaches within the first-year engineering program at Ohio State while maintaining an active engineering education research program.Dr. Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech Lisa D. McNair is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she also serves as Assistant Department Head of Graduate Programs and co-Director of the VT Engineering Com- munication Center (VTECC). She received her PhD in Linguistics from the University of Chicago and a B.A. in English from the University of Georgia. Her research interests include interdisciplinary collabora- tion, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice

Conference Session

Models of community engagement practices

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea Mazzurco, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

may also travel abroad todeliver a designed product or solution.3 The projects undertaken by engineering students in thesecourses and programs are highly influenced by the context in which they are situated. Further,the success or failure of these projects relies in part on whether or not engineers substitute thetypical technical rationality approach to problem solving for one in which they continuouslyconduct a “reflective conversation with the situation” (p. 76).4However, engineering students and educators often lack the training and the support to approachthe sociocultural aspects of their design work5, and many projects fail, doing more harm thangood to partnering communities. Engineers Without Borders (EWB) Canada is one of the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl Matherly

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International

,education.1 Technical skills are no longer sufficient to be prepared as a professional engineer.Twenty-first-century engineers must also now possess well-honed communication skills and thedisposition to fully engage and participate in global workforces. The necessity for engineers towork across cultures and disciplines has been increasingly spotlighted by engineeringprofessional and educational communities as reflected in recent national reports, conferences,and publications.2 The American Society of Mechanical Engineers brought to light acontemporary reality: “The economics of nations are becoming increasingly interconnected. Information technology and knowledge cross borders through international telecommunications and online

Conference Session

STEM and ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Marcio Luna, University of New Mexico; Timothy L Schroeder, University of New Mexico; Gregory L. Heileman, University of New Mexico; Chaouki T Abdallah, The University of New Mexico ; Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez, Northern New Mexico College

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Electrical and Computer

, instructors of record, SIs and TAs report issuesassociated with the online platform. Tech.Questn: Messages where students, SIs or TAs ask technical questions aboutsolutions of homework, laboratory, quiz or assessments. Undergrd.Advismnt: Messages where students discuss about their future career plansbased on their individual professional interests.B. Assessment of MessagesNext, we describe the parameters used to grade the quality of the communications with the TAs.The grades and their description are given below. Successful: Grade assigned when the communications reflect that the main objective wascarried out as required. Apparently Successful: Grade assigned when the communications reflect that the actionof the TAs and

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Floraliza Bornilla Bornasal, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

textual resources (textbooks, course notes, and referential texts used inpractice) provide a means to compare the use of inscriptions across academic and workplacesettings. Past research and theoretical work point toward a connection between situated learningand visual representations, noting its role in providing social and material context to learning.This study adds to this literature by investigating the current use of inscriptions regarding aspecific concept (sight distance) utilized within transportation engineering education. Contentanalysis is utilized as a methodology in order to explore two issues regarding inscriptions:relative importance (as reflected by prevalence) of inscriptions within two different settings(practice and academia

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Wadia-Fascetti, Northeastern University; Jan Rinehart, Northeastern University; Simon Pitts, Northeastern University

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Women in Engineering

information so participants know where to go for more tactical information when needed. II. Leadership Forums are platforms where experienced center directors and university leaders reflect and share experiences. Men and women center directors from both within and outside Northeastern reflect and share their personal experiences and the key ingredients they believe led to their success. The format encourages discussion and faculty members are encouraged to ask the leaders about their experience related to the workshop topics. One outcome from these leadership forums is the recognition of different leadership styles reinforced through discussions in the Toolkit

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Imelda Olague-Caballero, New Mexico State University; Delia J. Valles-Rosales, New Mexico State University

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Industrial Engineering

).because there is a mismatch of engineering programs and the demands of current professionalengineering practice (Sheppard, Macatangay, Colby, & Sullivan, 2008).Serious concerns are being raised about Institutions of Higher education’s efficacy to preparestudents to integrate their technical knowledge with real world problems. Institutions of Highereducation (IHE) need to reflect on their responsibility to offer quality education learningexperiences that link the knowledge learned in the classroom and the competencies required forthe workplace. For instance, Andrews and Higson (2004) pointed that most universities aroundthe world are being questioned about their ability to graduate engineers able to meet the needs ofemployers related to social

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science; Jonathan D Hertel, Engineering is Elementary, Museum of Science, Boston; Muhammad Faiz Shams, Museum of Science - EiE; Chris San Antonio, Museum of Science, Boston; Christine M Cunningham, Museum of Science

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1220305. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Page 24.1188.2Science Foundation.IntroductionWith the new Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) [1], elementary teachers are called forthe first time to teach engineering to their students. For the teachers themselves, as well as thoseworking to provide curriculum and professional development to elementary school teachers inengineering, this is both an opportunity and a challenge. Adoption of engineering curricula

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering Economy into Curricula

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heath J. LeBlanc, Ohio Northern University; Bryan O'Neil Boulanger, Ohio Northern University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Economy

project setup. Section 4 describes the request forproposal (RFP) with the details of what the CE students were expected to produce and how theECE students contributed in the proposal development process. Section 5 provides a descriptionof the engineering economic analysis performed on the proposals upon submission. Section 6outlines the methods of communication used throughout the semester along with the overallschedule of the project assignment. Section 7 takes a step back and examines the overall courseoutcomes with respect to the engineering economy course and relates how the project assignmentcovered a subset of those outcomes. Finally, Section 8 gives an overall reflection on the cross-disciplinary, project-based approach employed by the

Conference Session

Mechanical Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Trivett P.Eng., University of Waterloo

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

many activities that follow the 5E’s approach9, and have done so in a traditional coursedelivery structure. The courses have been well-received by students with a range of class sizesfrom as low as 35 to as large as 54 students each semester. Since this is a required course inengineering at University of PEI, the enrolment reflects the variability in annual cohorts.In its original form, the course-work consisted of in-class quizzes on a topic-by-topic basis. Thequizzes made up 40% of the course grade (5 quizzes throughout the term with a “drop thelowest” policy). 10% of the grade was earned by individual solutions of practice problems. Theremaining 50% of the course grades were earned from extensive lab reports from 5 of 6 labsdone through the

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Alec Bowen, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

, or the difference between what studentsindicated were their personal study habits compared to how they would tell a student who caresonly about understanding to study, reflecting on their epistemological beliefs. Elby found thatmost students study differently, focusing on formulas and practice problems rather than onconcepts and real-life examples, than how they would tell someone else who is trying to acquire Page 24.684.4a “deep understanding.”21(pS56) He concludes that “[s]tudents perceive ‘trying to understandphysics deeply’ to be a different activity from ‘pursuing good grades’...” as one result of studentsbelieving rote learning is

Conference Session

WIED: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Morgan Irvin, Washington University in St. Louis; Elizabeth Hiteshue, University of Pennsylvania; Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Sheldon Hochheiser, IEEE History Center; Michael Geselowitz, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

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Women in Engineering

. Her work became a major source for her book entitled,“Recoding Gender: Women’s Changing Participation in Computing.” (MIT Press, 2012) and 52oral histories that are now available on the IEEE Global History Network(http://www.ieeeghn.org/wiki/index.php/Oral-History:Women_in_Computing). The transcriptsof these interviews are housed by the IEEE History Center on its IEEE Global History Networksite (http://www.ieeeghn.org) as part of its broader, important oral history collection whichcontains over 575 interviews, approximately 55 of whose subjects are female. The views expressed in this document are those of the authorsand do not reflect the official policy or position of the UnitedStates Air Force, Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government

Conference Session

Assessment

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Emelina Coso, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

frameworkwere included, reflecting the attributes of complex system design in the projects of interest here.For instance, the high levels of performance on the Stakeholders in Design rubric adapt some ofthe constructs of the higher levels on the Understanding the User scale to encourage students tounderstand and leverage stakeholder considerations without necessarily requiring that they haveinteractions with stakeholders. In addition, the level related to Context was removed to avoidconfounding student understanding of stakeholder considerations with student understanding ofother contextual considerations. Overall, the scoring scale was created to meet the first andfourth objectives of the rubric, i.e., allowing for the evaluation of how students

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Dazhi Yang, Boise State University

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Continuing Professional Development

American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The PEER Collaborative: Supporting engineering education research faculty with near-peer mentoring unconference workshopsAbstractThe PEER Collaborative National Network is a national peer mentoring network for early careertenure-track or mid-career tenured faculty who conduct and are primarily evaluated based ontheir research related to engineering education. This paper discusses the development, logistics,and outcomes of two PEER workshops built around a community of practice framework. Datafrom internal and external evaluations are presented to provide insights into aspects that workedwell and aspects that need further development. Additionally, by reflecting on the workshops

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky; Dusan Sekulic, University of Kentucky; Bob Gregory, University of Kentucky College of Engineering; Adam Brown, University of Kentucky; Hai Fu, University of Kentucky

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Systems Engineering

science, these foundations must be complemented by skills inprogramming, systems thinking and the ability to use relevant tools. Further, these new engineersmust possess a variety of ‘soft’ skills (i.e. interpersonal and communications skills) as well as agrasp of economics and business acumen.The need for changes in the approaches used to teach future engineers and instill the necessaryKnowledge, Skills and Abilities (KSA) is also emphasized. These KSAs are reflected in thedesired outcomes of STEM education outlined in recent versions of professional accreditationcriteria. For example, seven of the eleven current ABET (Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology) criteria for accrediting university engineering programs10 either state or

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela Minichiello, Utah State University; Joshua Marquit, Utah State University ; Jim Dorward, Utah State University; Christine E. Hailey, Utah State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Tagged Divisions

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, targeted student interviews, classroom observations andinstructor reflection. Preliminary findings described herein will be used to informimplementation of the online learning forum in the Calculus I and II treatment sections, as wellas serve as a baseline condition for comparison with data gathered during the next phase of theproject.Introduction Efforts to graduate more engineering students and to promote their entry into the U.S.workforce as engineers are considered vital to our country’s ability to maintain a position ofglobal leadership, economic prosperity and national security1. Within Science, Technology,Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education, data suggests that the U.S. is no longerproducing sufficient graduates, in terms of

Conference Session

Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Tagged Divisions

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

artificial intelligence. The firm was headed up by none other than aformer director of the National Security Agency, Admiral Bobby Ray Inman (Ret.). The proposalaffected the University of Texas directly, since a key commitment that won the bid, beyond the$20 million building erected to house this private corporation, was the promise to upgrade UTAustin’s faculty and research capabilities by opening up 30 new faculty lines, especially in fieldssuch as electrical engineering and microelectronics.40Koen’s own career reflected this turn of events at UT Austin. While Koen was tenured early, injust three years, it took him longer to attain the rank of Full Professor. This was partly because oftime spent away from UT Austin—Koen spent several years at the

Conference Session

Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gurlovleen K. Rathore, Texas A&M University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

(connectsexplication to illumination), the Communication loop (connects creative synthesis toexplication), and the Rossman loop (connects creative synthesis to explication, illumination,through the validation process to incubation, or immersion to lead to perfection of product).Using this model, the author attempts to answer two questions: 1) “what is the experience ofcreating a mathematical model of a natural phenomenon?” 2) “What role do feelings play in thecreative process?” (p. 286).Shaw examined his and 11 other scientists and engineers’ experiences through an interviewprocess to understand the experience of creating an invention. Prior to the interview, he gave the11 (all male) scientists and engineers a week to reflect on a question: what is the