Conference Session

Simulation and Programming

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University; Wesley L. Stone, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

Page 23.159.6OLP learning process, critical thinking involves logical thinking and reasoning including skillssuch as creating, analyzing, designing, and comparison. Creative thinking involves creating andgenerating something new. It also involves the skills of brainstorming, modification, attributelisting, and originality. The purpose of creative thinking is to stimulate curiosity among studentsand promote operation and process simplification. Bloom's Taxonomy provides a usefulstructure in which to categorize OLP learning objects when assessing student learning outcomes.Asking students to think at higher levels is an excellent way to stimulate student's thoughtprocesses. In OLP learning process, the purpose of writing Bloom's questions is to

Conference Session

Student Enrollment, Attendance, Retention, and Graduation in Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Austin B. Asgill, Southern Polytechnic State University; Craig A Chin, Southern Polytechnic State University; Florian Misoc P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Simin Nasseri, Southern Polytechnic State University; Adimathara P. Preethy, Southern Polytechnic State University; Scott J. Tippens, Southern Polytechnic State University; Randall A. Emert, Southern Polytechnic State University; Ali Khazaei, MET Department at SPSU

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Engineering Technology

worked as a senior research associate. She has published eighteen pa- pers, mainly in peer-reviewed journals (such as J. of Non-Newtonian Fluid Mechanics), and her research areas include Rheology & viscoelasticity, polymer processing (experimental analysis and constitutive modeling), biomechanical engineering, CFD, and micromachinery. She has work experience related to manufacturing and design and currently teaches a variety of undergraduate courses in her field such as engineering mechanics and manufacturing courses.Dr. Adimathara P. Preethy, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityProf. Scott J. Tippens, Southern Polytechnic State UniversityProf. Randall A. Emert, Southern Polytechnic State University Eight plus years

Conference Session

Track 1 - Session I - Student Development

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Sigrid Berka, University of Rhode Island; Walter von Reinhart, University of Rhode Island; Erin Papa, University of Rhode Island

Tagged Topics

Invited - Student Development

-level managers to deliver superior multilingual performance inspoken communication, reading and writing. “Our information exchange consists of business exchange, technology, laws, policies, and regulations. We, often times, work in global teams and interface with foreign customers and/or distributors to try to build new markets in areas where we think our products will thrive. We also have people in the field monitoring the political climate in many countries in order to help with our primary goals and objectives, especially, on issues surrounding privatization. This amount of foreign exchange on a daily basis requires that all of our upper-level employees have multilingual capabilities.”All MNCs agreed

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy W. Hall, East Carolina University; Karen A. De Urquidi, East Carolina University; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Karl Louis Wuensch, East Carolina University; William W. Swart, East Carolina University; Odis Hayden Griffin Jr. P.E., East Carolina University

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Educational Research and Methods

wide. For example, Takahira et al.3 found that theprimary factors associated with persistence in an engineering statics course (a perceived gatekeeper for engineering success) were GPA and SAT-math scores. Another study reported apositive effect of an entrepreneurship program on GPA and retention. 4 Other researchers found Page 23.875.2scores from a non-technical, writing assignment was a predictor of academic success of freshmenengineering students as measured by cumulative grade point average after completion of the firsttwo semesters.5 Another study identified poor teaching and advising, curriculum difficulty, andlack of belonging as the

Conference Session

Robotics and Automation II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Guanghsu A. Chang, Western Carolina University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. Creative thinking involves creating andgenerating something new. It also involves the skills of brainstorming, modification, attributelisting, and originality. The purpose of creative thinking is to stimulate curiosity among studentsand promote operation and process simplification. Bloom's Taxonomy provides a usefulstructure in which to categorize OLP learning objects when assessing student learning outcomes.Asking students to think at higher levels is an excellent way to stimulate student's thoughtprocesses. In OLP learning process, the purpose of writing Bloom's questions is to apply Bloom'stheory of developing higher levels of thought processes to OLP classroom. Asking high levelquestions of your shared inquiry groups is one way of making

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krystal S Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center; Chuck Gardner, New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy; Anthony Joseph Taffaro Jr., New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy; Marvin Nelson, Benton High School

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Computing & Information Technology

education in 2007. He became a Computer Science teacher and Technology Coordinator at St. Catherine of Siena School in the Archdiocese of New Orleans where he also taught English, social studies, and Latin. In 2012, Mr. Taffaro joined the faculty and staff of New Orleans Military and Maritime Academy located aboard Federal City in Algiers, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans. He is currently the school’s business and data manager and teaches Creative Writing and Cyber Science.Mr. Marvin Nelson, Benton High School Page 23.967.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

Conference Session

Robotics, Mechatronics, and Control Systems - Multidisciplinary Perspectives

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Taskin Padir, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

on the projects withsupervision of a faculty member, meeting regularly with their advisors. A final project reportdetailing the process and the final product plus a formal presentation to students, faculty, and Page 23.1049.9professionals from industry are required. Our experience with robotics capstone projectsindicates that student learning is drastically improved as the students are extraordinarilyenthusiastic about their projects, working within multidisciplinary teams (it is very common forcapstone design project teams to include students from other disciplines) and communicatingtheir “cool” robot projects to peers, faculty and

Conference Session

Materials Science Education for the Future

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Luster-Teasley, North Carolina A&T State University

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Materials

team which mettogether bi-weekly with the faculty to read past cases, to brainstorm, and to then write theirindividual case study and finally they reviewed each other’s work.Case studies:This educational effort was initiated to enhance student critical thinking and analytical skills in aIntroduction to Materials Science course. Research has shown that use of interactive, inquiry-basedinstructional methods in classes is more effective for increasing students’ critical thinking skills,retention of material, and learning concepts (Benbasat, Goldstein et al. 1987, Herreid 1994,Abraham, Craolice et al. 1997, Herreid 2004). Therefore the educational intervention entailedforming a student team to study and then create modules which use case studies

Conference Session

Engineering Identity 1

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Clemson University; Zahra Hazari, Florida International University

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

0.896 0.232Q26d: confidence to write a labreport/scientific paper 0.869 0.336Q26e: confidence to apply science 0.822knowledge to an assignment or test 0.259Q26f: confidence to explain a science topic 0.721to someone else 0.284Q26g: confidence to get good grades inscience 0.615 0.555

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Student

found in more thanone location. Pedagogical tools that I chose to integrate specifically for the asynchronous onlinelearning environment included weekly podcasts that provide an overview of each week, as wellas narrated examples for problems that were difficult or confusing. In addition, I used a digitalpen to write and narrate solutions to part one of the written assignments. Students were provideda static pdf of the solution as well as a link to the narrated solution. Students could go directlyany part of the narration by clicking on the text. More broadly, I choose examples, tables, andproblem solving tools to be pragmatic and immediately relevant to students who are alsoprofessionals in the field.Bumps in the RoadThe Instructional Team. The

Conference Session

Secondary (6-12) Outreach

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ethan Alexander Peritz, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Morgan M Hynes, Arizona State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students, thatengineers undergo to solve engineering problems independent of the discipline, be it civil,mechanical, chemical, or otherwise. The process also includes any kind of problem solvingmechanisms, from specific content knowledge to peer review. This cyclical model is the core ofengineering design curricula; once students understand its steps, they can continue to moreindependent projects that integrate more complex content knowledge. Therefore, it is the firststep in a strong engineering education program (Hynes et al., 2012). Previous programs that usethe engineering design process as a strong basis for engineering learning include the Universityof Colorado at Boulder’s First Year Engineering Project, Purdue’s Engineering Projects

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Amy E Thompson, University of New Haven; Terance Joshua Thomas, University of New Haven

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ CHOICE OF ENGINEERING MAJOR, CASE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVENAbstractThis research focuses upon evaluating decisions made by engineering students to choose orchange their field of engineering study in order to determine influences and mechanisms thatdrive their choice of engineering major at the University of New Haven (UNH). Socializers(parents, peers, and faculty), self-identified competence, and media sources were studied for theirlevel of influence and effect upon the selection of an engineering field. This research alsoinvestigates students’ perceptions of different engineering majors at the

Conference Session

Outreach Along the K-12 Pathways to Engineering

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelly Doyle P.E., University of Nevada, Reno; Lelli Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego; Catherine W. French, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Heidi A Tremayne P.E., Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center; Sean P Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

) Raymond C. Reese Research Prize. She is involved in a number of professional activities including serving as a mem- ber of the ACI 318 Structural Concrete Building Code Committee for which she chairs the subcommittee on Bond and Development. She is a past president of the MN-IA ACI Section and the MN Section of ASCE. Page 23.1312.1Ms. Heidi A Tremayne, Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center Heidi Tremayne is the outreach director for the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) with headquarters at UC Berkeley. PEER’s research is conducted in many fields including structural and

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Ethics

engineers to reason through moral is- sues, and explores the effectiveness of using a pedagogical framework of scaffolded, integrated, reflexive analysis to deliver the material. He was the 2012-2013 Engineering Education Graduate Student Asso- ciation President, the Director of Technology and Events for Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW) during 2012-2013, and will be the Education Director for ESW during 2013-2014. He is an acting assis- tant editor for Engineering Studies editor the J-PEER. Page 23.645.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Global

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamara J Moore, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kristina Maruyama Tank, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Jennifer Anna Kersten, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Micah S Stohlmann, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Forster D. Ntow, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota & Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

using theframework, and the results of the coding from that iteration were compared and discussed. Tofacilitate the content analysis of the standards documents, a detailed coding protocol for eachiteration of the Framework was developed. This coding protocol was designed to guide theresearch team and to ensure the validity and reliability of the review process. The iterations ofthe framework were also evaluated through peer and expert review at key times within the designresearch cycles. These research cycles will be described in detail in each of the correspondingsections below.Presentation of the FrameworkWe begin by presenting the Framework for Quality K-12 Engineering Education in its final form.The Framework has 12 key indicators that

Conference Session

Activities and Assessment for “Awkward ABET Outcomes”

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clifton B. Farnsworth, Brigham Young University; Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Michael J McGinnis, University of Texas at Tyler; Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

in the Department of Civil Engineering at the University of Texas at Tyler. Prior to joining academia, he worked for nearly five years as a project manager and structural analyst for Electric Boar Corporation. Dr. McGin- nis’ research interests include nondestructive evaluation of structures, response of structures to extreme events such as fire and earthquake, and improving undergraduate engineering education. He has published numerous articles concerning the application of digital image correlation, a non-contact photographic method of determining deformations, to study the behavior of unique structures under various loadings. In teaching and mentoring areas, Dr. McGinnis has been recognized by his peers as the

Conference Session

ABET Accreditation, Assessment and Program Improvement in ECE.

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane T. Rover, Iowa State University; Douglas W. Jacobson, Iowa State University; Ahmed E. Kamal, Iowa State University; Akhilesh Tyagi, Iowa State University

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

literacy and has given numerous talks on security. His current funded research is targeted at developing robust countermeasures for network-based security exploits and large scale attack simulation environ- ments and is the director of the Internet-Scale Event and Attack Generation Environment (ISEAGE) test bed project. He has given over 75 presentations in the area of computer security and has testified in front of the U.S. Senate committee of the Judiciary on security issues associated with peer-to-peer networking. He has served as an ABET program evaluator representing IEEE for five years. He is a Fellow of IEEE and received the IEEE Educational Activities Board Major Educational Innovation Award in 2012 for his work

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society (LEES) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Haas, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Lynn S. McElholm, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sonya M Renfro, University of Connecticut; Elizabeth S. Herkenham, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

training in communications, leadership, and presentationskills. The course also includes sessions on networking, gender and diversity issues, and otherspecial topics.Throughout the academic year, Engineering Ambassadors participate in special seminars acrosscampus as determined by group advisors and student leaders. The students plan and invitespeakers for professional development including topics of “Sexual Harassment in the Workplaceand Classroom”, “Advanced Presentation Skills”, “Technical Writing and Presentation Skills”and special leadership workshops offered by UConn’s office of student leadership. Page 23.496.14Additionally, during each

Conference Session

Global Competency and What Makes a Successful Engineer

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari Wold, University of Virginia; Stephanie Moore Ph.D., University of Virginia

Tagged Divisions

International

Paper ID #6464The Impact of Role-Playing Simulations on Global Competency in an OnlineTransnational Engineering CourseMs. Kari Wold, University of Virginia Kari Wold is a doctorate student at the University of Virginia focusing on instructional technology in engineering education. She has published in and has presented on engineering education, international education, writing for English language learners, blended learning, and online learning. Wold’s primary interests focus on global education and methods of online instruction. She has degrees in journalism and economics from the University of Minnesota as well as a

Conference Session

First-Year Programs (FPD) Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyssa N Berg, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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First-Year Programs

perception of the degree of risk. Eachrepeated trust cycle leads to new and different level of trust1.In the present study, the trust model is used as a guide to assess the aspects of trust in the mentor-mentee relationship in the YOU’RE@CU program. We focus primarily on the threecharacteristics of ability, benevolence, and integrity. By evaluating these three characteristics, wecan examine the behaviors of the graduate mentors and the undergraduate women and URMstudents who are in research-based relationships that can help us to optimize future offerings ofthe program.MethodologyThe YOU’RE@CU program is held during the spring semester. The undergraduate studentsmust meet attendance, writing and poster requirements to receive a pass/fail credit for

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debra Gilbuena, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Talia Sidne Finkelstein, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

form of use does not expose students to the site. Even at the basic level of using offline, instructors already using peer instruction or active learning with concept questions need only make minor changes to current practices and the AIChE Concept Warehouse may save them preparation time. 2. Online refers to using the website infrastructure and features. A major benefit of this mode of use is the ability to view results from assignments, which are presented aggregated, tabulated, and archived for later use and are available for download in Microsoft Excel format. If an instructor wants to use more of the features available online, instead of downloading questions they can integrate the use of

Conference Session

Graduate Student Experience

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, Student

. Thought through the details (tasks, goals, and time period) to develop and provide a comprehensive summer research plan (or schedule) for undergraduates. Some mentors went into great depth that covered details from design phase of an experiment to writing the final report.2. Worked side-by-side on a daily basis with undergraduates to discuss their progress, issues and approaches, especially in the early phase of the summer program. In the case when the mentor had to go out of town, they used internet video conference calls to check on the student’s progress. Both of these cases were evident from a female and a male Electrical Engineering UR student, respectively, as shown below. “The first week of [the summer UR program

Conference Session

Hands-on/Experiential Learning

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J Benson P.E., United States Military Academy; Hans J Thomas, United States Military Academy; Shad A Reed, United States Air Force Academy; Bruce Floersheim, U.S. Military Academy; Steven J. Condly, United States Military Academy

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

universities with graduate programs. Typically the students conductthe internships alone or in very small groups with peers; periodically faculty members willaccompany them or check-in on them during the summer. Table 1 provides a summary of someof the representative summer internship locations. Approximately 66% of students worked at agovernmental lab or agency, 23% worked with industry sponsors, and 11% worked at academicinstitutions. Student responsibilities varied with the projects. In some cases, students analyzedexisting data and provided summaries or conducted computational analyses of problems. Inother cases, students designed and conducted experiments using existing facilities. A fewprojects involved identifying and solving problems on

Conference Session

Reception & Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Ruth Rodriguez Gallegos, Tecnológico de Monterrey

Tagged Topics

ASEE International Forum

of potential variables to study. It aims to highlight the step in the diagrammodeling the “real” situation or pseudo-concrete (Text of the exercise) to a graph / qualitativerepresentation of the evolution of the amount of interest.Part II: Idenitification of the Mix Mathematical Model in its analytical representation (DE).Through the writing of the activity, the students are guided in the theoretical explanation of thetank model (chart-> DE). What is mainly discussed is the way in which the concentrationchanges over time according to the law of conservation of matter. In this step, based on themodeling diagram, the student goes from the Pseudo Concrete Model (statement) to the physicalmodel (diagram tank) and / or the "virtual physical

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen P Kelley, Northeastern University; Steven Thomas McGonagle, Northeastern University Gordon Engineering Leadership Program

Tagged Divisions

Cooperative & Experiential Education

College of Engineering. Using students work experiences, she instructs students in the development of career portfolios to illus- trate their skills and achievements to potential employers. She also currently serves as a consultant to the Gordon Engineering Leadership Program at Northeastern University where she is writing curriculum to develop and expand students’ leadership skills in the workplace. Karen has presented on a local and national level at the Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration and the American Society of Engineering Education on a variety of topics including, Co-op Reflection, Electronic Portfolios and Cre- ative Job Development. In fall, 2004, Karen was also awarded the Camp Dresser and

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Philip Mayhorn, Univerisity of North Carolina, Charlotte; Ertunga C Ozelkan, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Engineering Management

tenured faculty and four part-time facultyalong with one faculty jointly appointed with the Electrical and Computer EngineeringDepartment. The BS in Systems Engineering was ABET accredited in 2012. Both theundergraduate and graduate programs are also accredited by SACS (Southern Association ofColleges and Schools). In addition, the online program is certified by the USDLA (United StatesDistance Learning Association). The program has been growing by about 15-20 students per yearmainly due to growth in the undergraduate program since 2008 and due to the introduction of theonline MS in Engineering Management in 2009. To support this growth the program is recruitingtwo tenure-tracks and several part-time faculty at the time of this writing. SEEM has

Conference Session

FPD 9: First-Year Engineering Courses, Part III: Research, Sustainability, and Professionalism

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dirk Colbry, Michigan State University; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

Paper ID #6188STEM inSight: Developing a Research Skills Course for First- and Second-Year StudentsDr. Dirk Colbry, Michigan State UniversityDr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Recruiting at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she received her Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published nearly two dozen peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational

Conference Session

iSTEM

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stacy S Klein-Gardner, Harpeth Hall School and Vanderbilt University; Crystal Tricia Chukwurah, Duke University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Makes An Authentic Research Why Do I Have to Know This?Program for Girls Work?Awareness of College Scholarships Robotics Supports STEMUsing the Legacy Cycle to Challenge Leadership, Persistence, Mindset andStudents in STEM STEMEngaging Girls In STEM Beyond The Finding Your Passion – Presenting theClassroom Possibilities with STEMClues to becoming a STEM Major: How the Write Less, Think MoreSAT Questionnaire and AP exam takingpatterns & performance can predict STEMmajorsFlowers, Food, and Farms: An Edible Expanding STEM Options ThroughGarden STEAM Project Online ClassesThe Innovation Portal and the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven W Villachica, Boise State University; Anthony Wayne Marker, Boise State University; Donald Plumlee, Boise State University; Linda Huglin; Amy Chegash, Boise State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

ability to control. Consequently, they intend to share their knowledge with other students. However, Tohidinia and Mosakhani [8] contend that knowledge sharing involves both knowledge collection and donation. Entering students seem more willing to collect knowledge from their peers than donate to it. This situation represents a potential opportunity to target learning activities towards building knowledge sharing skills and confidence.  Survey of the motivational design of the assignments themselves. Keller [9-12] contends that effective instruction employs a motivational design that (1) attracts and maintains student attention; (2) demonstrates the relevance of what students learn to important personal goals

Conference Session

New Approaches and Applications to Enhance Technological Literacy - Part II

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

nanotechnology measurements.9,16Encouraging first-year science students to get involved in independent research opportunitieswith faculty mentors, to participate in science learning communities outside the classroom(specifically Nano Club), and to attend an one-hour introduction to nanoscience seminar arethree techniques that an eastern state university has found useful in engaging their studentsthrough the appealing topic of nanotechnology.15 At an innovative eastern university, there is acourse consisting of primarily computer and electrical engineering students that challengesstudents to write a research paper about a nanoscale device of their choice.17 Kim, Kamoua, andPacelli (2005) indicate that this technique is a starting point and propose