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Construction Education Topics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ford, Western Carolina University; Aaron K. Ball, Western Carolina University; Sungho Tae, School of Architecture & Architectural Eng., Hanyang Univ., Ansan, Korea; Michael E. Smith Ph.D., Western Carolina University

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Construction

American Council for Construction Education (ACCE). The program currently has 138students enrolled as majors and emphasizes estimating and scheduling skills. The programincludes a construction capstone project course which students complete in their last semester.This paper discusses the evolution of the Capstone course at Western Carolina University, thepositive contributions of the course to the program, and lessons learned from past offerings.The capstone course serves many purposes for the Construction Management program andstudents. The course is a simulation of a general contracting construction project from obtainingwork through the estimating, bidding, scheduling, and cash flow projections using plans andspecifications provided by an

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yaël-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, Elyape Consulting, LLLP; University of Tennessee

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Nuclear and Radiological

electronic learning (e-learning) is not only limited to streaminga lecture over the internet for students. Through simulation a risk management plan goes frombeing hypothetical to being realistic without including the element of actual harm or hazardoussituations. A Level 1 PRA models the various plant responses to an event that challenges plantoperation. The plant response paths are called accident sequences [2]. If there was a way tointroduce a learner to the accident sequences through an immersion teaching method, theimportance is impressed upon all those involved and presents itself in a more favorable outcome. Page 26.1308.2REALITY IN THE

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Educational Strategies in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

entitled Introduction to StructuralSystems and Introduction to Structural Design. In Introduction to Structural Systems the focusshifts from structural elements to building structural systems. Building on the skills learned inStructures I and Structures II, students develop the skills to analyze simple buildings composedof axial and bending members. They learn about structural stability, gravity and lateral loads, thedevelopment of framing plans, the behavior and comparison of structural building systems,framing schemes and building configuration related to vertical and lateral loads. Introduction toStructural Design introduces material specific content for timber, structural steel and reinforcedconcrete structures. Students learn the

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J Durkin, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Theory (ELT). Experiential learning was introduced byJohn Dewey in 1938, and later refined by Kurt Lewin and David Kolb. Dewey describedlearning as a process of participating in an activity, reflecting on that experience and later usingthe conclusions when doing other activities.3 Lewin, a social psychologist, believed that thechallenge of modern education was how to implement “concrete experience” based on Dewey’sprocess.4 Kolb unified the process in 1984 as the “Experiential Learning Cycle”, which connectsthe four actions of learning.4 Kolb’s cycle depicts experience explained by reflection, reflectioncreating new concepts, and new concepts used to plan new experiences. He refers to the cycle asconcrete experience (CE), reflective observation

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University; Gene Yeau-Jian Liao, Wayne State University; Shlomo S. Sawilowsky, Wayne State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

productdesign, planning, fabrication, assembly, and testing. They constitute a core body of knowledgethat all graduating engineers and technologists in manufacturing related fields should master.Focusing on the learning outcomes makes it easier for other interested institutions to implement Page 26.252.3the resulting model because instead of force-fitting a new curriculum into their programs, theycan simply map their outcomes to the MILL model outcomes. This is accomplished by usingonly those courses that are most relevant to their program outcomes. The adopting institutionsimply maps the MILL course-level learning outcomes to its institutional program

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Brady Creel, Texas A&M University at Qatar; John S Small, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

 problem  solving  and  design  exercises.  Students  also  learn   about  teamwork  and  leadership  through  group  activities.   • Future  Engineers.    This  eight-­‐day  program  has  been  structured  exclusively  for  high   performing  students  in  grades  10  and  11  and  is  intended  to  promote  engineering  as   discipline  of  choice  as  those  students  begin  thinking  about  plans  for  university  studies.     In  addition  to  hands-­‐on  engineering  design  activities  and  team  projects,  including   computer  aided  design  and  3D  printing,  participants  are  introduced  to  engineering   disciplines  along  with  advanced  math  and  sciences,  and

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole P. Sanderlin, Virginia Tech; Kim Lester, Virginia Tech; Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Thomas Carl Long, Virginia Tech

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International

study abroadprograms. In a partnership focused on teaching and learning, corporations may fund studentactivities, offer tours of facilities, give technical talks, organize meetings and plan/fundeducational trips.4 To inform the creation of partnerships to support teaching-learning activities, it isimportant to determine what components are needed to create a successful partnership of thistype. While attention has been called to the importance of universities pursuing corporatepartnerships, there are few models available that have examined what components are necessaryfor the success of these relationships as well as the benefits to each partner to doing so. Using a case study approach, this paper examines one short-term summer

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

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2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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International Forum

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 International Academic Collaboration: Why it May or May not work?ABSTRACTIn this paper we try to explore different factors impacting establishment of an academicpartnership. We plan to examine the expectations, dynamics, and particulars of academicpartnerships and the reality of expectations of universities on both sides of the globe.International collaboration may not just serve as a trend, but it is almost an obligatory practicefor some of the private universities in developing countries, in few cases individual researchgroup, in order to seek visibility on the science and technology scene internationally, also haveinternational collaboration at the group level. This paper presents an

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Elena V. Brewer; Anthony P. Dalessio

Perkins CATEA grants. The final step involves building a state-of-the-art teaching cleanroom at ECC, funded via a NY-SUNY 2020 grant. The cleanroom is expectedto be operational by Fall 2016, and both Genesee CC and Jamestown CC are planning to sendtheir students to take one semester of nanotechnology courses at ECC as part of a jointly offeredNanotechnology degree program. The field of nanotechnology is intrinsically multidisciplinary,therefore, the equipment used in nanotechnology can be used for various applications in STEMfields. ECC is a part of Penn State University’s effort to provide remote access tonanotechnology equipment through their NACK center. We currently offer remote access to ourSEM for any colleges and/or schools interested. We

Conference Session

Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Marcia Pool, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew Michael Smith, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; P. Scott Carney, Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Illinois; Dipanjan Pan

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Diversity

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Biomedical

clinical trials, economics, ethics, and regulatorystrategies. Throughout the second year, students will continue working on their research project,with the culmination of the second year being a summer clinical or industrial immersion relevantto the project. In addition to immersion experiences, we are planning tracks: research,entrepreneurship, professional school, and industry; while these are at early stages indevelopment, they are being developed to integrate with other campus activities.Beginning junior year, students will continue undergraduate research while being extensivelytrained in engineering design, in contrast to traditional education which focuses primarily ondesign in the senior capstone course. The coursework for this year is not

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the use ofadditional resources about research-based teaching and learning3 to scaffold their discussions.Each instructor chose a new (to them) interactive teaching strategy to use in an upcoming course.Groups met regularly throughout the school year to discuss and plan their teaching. The group Page 26.765.2leaders continued meeting throughout the year (again via phone conference), as well. Conferencecall meeting notes, longer narrative descriptions written by group leaders, and survey data werecollected to study the design of the groups.ResultsResearch Question #1- Faculty Development ModelThe survey results indicated that the faculty

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

assist in instrument testing andvalidation; 3) to complete a literature and prior art review and construct our test instrument informs appropriate to both engineering students and practicing engineers with the assistance ofpsychometric experts; and 4) to develop an instrument testing and validation plan appropriate toour research goals and contexts.Significant ResultsIn this section, we summarize the following: 1) Delphi Study key findings; 2) results ofcollaborator recruitment efforts; 3) a summary of our instrument research, instrumentconstruction process, and face validity study; and 4) the design of our unique testing andvalidation process

Conference Session

Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

beginning in 2006 (over 80 to date). One student completedall requirements for the Coastal Engineering concentration and graduated in December 2013 inthe course only option. Three students graduated in May 2015 in the Coastal Engineeringconcentration (two in the course only option and one with the Project option). All these studentshave permanent engineering positions in the local commuting area. All four are currently EIT’sin the state of Mississippi and plan to take the PE exam this calendar year. Students working inengineering firms (or for the government) appear to be well served by the course only optionsince they work on projects in their day to day jobs and most prefer knowledge gained fromadditional graduate coursework to research

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Engineering Economics New Frontiers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar M. Bonilla, Baruch College of the City University of New York; Donald N. Merino P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Engineering Economy

from Los Andes University in Colombia, and a master’s degree and Ph.D in Engineering Management from Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, NJ.Dr. Donald N. Merino P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science) Donald N. Merino, Ph.D., P.E. Alexander Crombie Humphreys Professor of Economics of Engineering Emeritus Donald N. Merino retired as a tenured full professor and as the Alexander Crombie Humphreys Chaired Professor of Economics of Engineering at Stevens Institute of Technology. He taught Engi- neering Economy, Financial Management, Decision Analysis, Total Quality Management, and Strategic Planning. He is Founder Emeritus of the undergraduate Bachelor of Engineering in Engineering

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Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng.; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

mechanics totechnical learning, often found in computer and software engineering6. This paper will explorean on-going design development process at the University of Calgary for integratinggamification and creative thinking with technical design techniques. The objectives of this workwere to use gamification as a method of expanding opportunities for creativity and to engagestudent innovation. This paper will describe the four stages of the current research, results andobservations of the various project iterations, and plans for future work.Methodology and Analysis of Research StagesThis multi-year study began in 2012, with the latest results expected in April 2015. The entireresearch methodology has been separated across four main stages of work

Conference Session

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Oyemayowa Luqman Abioye, West Virginia University

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First-Year Programs

sound activated switch, could beimplemented in the module. The research group also plan to develop additional modules basedon other engineering discipline (such as chemical, mechanical, or civil engineering).Due to a small sample size and a low percent of underrepresented groups in the course, theauthors were unable to analyze the data by gender, ethnicity, or entry level (first semester versussecond semester or above). However, we plan to implement the module in Fall 2015 in a largernumber of students, which will allow for a more in depth analysis of the data and of the impactof the module in students’ confidence, and interest in engineering.Conclusion:Losing nearly half of talented first year engineering students is not acceptable and more

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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International

engineers and technologists do, the various typesof engineers and technologists that exist, the types of problems they solve, and the impact they can haveon society, especially the Dominican society. Additionally, it was considered strategic to lay out amultiple year curriculum plan for the four groups of students to ensure that students participating inMACILE for several years had the opportunity to experience a broad range of topics and an engineering 2 Page 26.1517.3and technology curriculum adjusted to different level of challenges. On

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

does not intervene duringthe assembly process. Another practical example of an adjustment made occurs in the lectureconcerning computer programming. The various computer programming concepts includingvariables, functions, and structures are presented as an analogy to parts of speech like nouns,verbs, and punctuation. The analogy grounds the computer programming concepts into adiscipline (language arts) that high school students have more familiarity. The instructormaterials were also revised to provide more background information concerning the lessons andmore detailed lesson plans. A daily lesson plan was developed for the high school versionincluding a minute-to-minute timeline of the day. A significant difference in a high school course

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing & Information Technology

% of the participants planned to incorporate at least 25% of theworkshop activities/resources into their teaching. We believe that numerous instructors (atcollege level, high school level, and middle school level) would find Google tools an excellentplatform to provide online supplements to their face-to-face instructions from multipleperspectives, including but not limited to accessibility, flexibility, and ease of employingmultimedia. After our workshop, we continue working with K-12 teachers to help them applyGoogle tools to improve their teaching.Relevant work and motivationInitiated in 2009, Google’s Computer Science for High School (CS4HS) program1 aims toprovide professional development opportunities for high school teachers in the

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Computing & Information Technology

importance comes from their ability to drive requirements andbusiness plans. Leaders take special care to their feedback for planning MDMimplementation. Table 2 shows 62.5% of respondents are employed by large ITorganizations (organizations with 500 or more employees). A large organization iscapable of investing in training, software and hardware. This information is necessary toknow how large organizations react to the factors in comparison to small one. Therelationship between factors influencing model selection and organization size is not partof this study.In addition to this, as shown in Table 3, a majority of respondents are currently usingSiperian MDM Hub (21.3%) in their organizations. Siperian MDM solution providessupport for FDM and CDM

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2015 ASEE Workshop on K-12 Engineering Education

Authors

William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

or service-learning but these are not often connectedto the engineering, math or science. Linking these offers a multitude of opportunities to changethe conversation about STEM, engage the next generation of leaders and make our owncommunities a better place to live. It can also impact the diversity in our classrooms. Thisinteractive workshop engages participants in developing a plan for linking service-learning andSTEM. The Learning Objectives are:1: Describe at least 1 STEM community project2: List at least 3 standards that could be enhanced through service-learning3: Describe how to use reflection to enhance learning4: Describe at least 3 examples of engineering service-learning

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2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Julia Ziyatdinova

Page 19.24.5efficiency of public and private partnership in innovative forms.The KNRTU experience of participating in the Presidential Program of Engineering PersonnelDevelopment allowed applying a three-tier scheme in organizing the cluster enterprises’employees development. In this case, the implementation of a professional development programincludes stages, such as:- Studying the innovation development plans of the enterprises within the cluster to develop aninnovative model of the cluster enterprises’ personnel professional development;- Developing an educational program;- Purchasing the modern training and research equipment that allows simulating technology,expected products, etc.;- Organizing the training processes for the enterprises

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

David W. Dinehart; Warren Chan; Dorothy W. Skaf

program provides ample opportunities for Villanova students to strengthenprofessional skills that will support their own careers. There are many leadership positions, suchas club officers, site coordinators, supply managers and activity presenters that require studentsto organize and plan visits to the host schools. From arranging volunteers, to scheduling sitevisits, to ensuring the pick-up and drop-off of supplies, to preparing for and delivering thepresentations, students commit their energies and talents to ensuring the host school studentslearn from and enjoy the visit.Format and Content DeliveryThe content presented by NovaCANE is divided into a sixth grade group which focuses onstructural engineering and a seventh grade group which focuses

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Mahbub Ahmed; Lionel Hewavitharana; Scott McKay; Kendra Ahmed; Mamunur Rashid

2015 ASEE Zone III Conference (Gulf Southwest – Midwest – North Midwest Sections) Development of Low-Cost Laboratory Experiments for Southern Arkansas University’s Engineering Program Mahbub Ahmed1, Lionel Hewavitharana1, Scott McKay1, Kendra Ahmed1, and Mamunur Rashid2 Southern Arkansas University1/ University of Massachusetts at Lowell2AbstractThe purpose of this paper is to present the preliminary work and plans related to the developmentof several low cost laboratory experiments in the newly established engineering program atSouthern Arkansas University (SAU). SAU was recently approved to initiate a

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine Agnew Trevey, Marquette University; Andrea L. Gorman, Marquette University; Kristina M. Ropella, Marquette University

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

research interests, in collaboration with the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), include developing clinical applications of functional mag- netic resonance imaging, including presurgical planning and evaluation of rehabilitative outcomes after injury or pathology. Ropella is co-director of the Functional Imaging Ph.D. program, jointly offered with MCW. Ropella has twice received the college’s Outstanding Teacher Award (1994 and 2002), the univer- sity Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence (2002) and was named the Wisconsin US Professor of the Year by The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support for Education (2007). Among other honors, she was the recipient of the

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

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Systems Engineering

Paper ID #13473Developing an Interdisciplinary Healthcare Improvement WorkforceDr. James Benneyan, Northeastern University Dr. James Benneyan is former senior systems engineer at Harvard Community Health Plan and founding director of the Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University, including three NSF and CMS funded centers and five undergraduate through post-doctoral degree, internship, and fellow- ship programs. Jim is faculty and senior fellow at the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, holds joint appointments in Northeastern’s engineering and health sciences colleges, and past is President

Conference Session

Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John T. Tester, Northern Arizona University

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Manufacturing

dimensional tolerances,constrained component dimensional sizes, use of a variety of materials, time-constrained processlimits, and use of some commercial off-the-shelf parts in the assembly. A course developmentobjective was to include as many students as possible per section due to the rapid enrollment growthin Mechanical Engineering over the past five years. This objective resulted in a ‘flexiblemanufacturing’ approach to the product design, whereby some components could be processed atdifferent stations independently of the order in which the processes occurred. New equipmentintegration was also included in the laboratory development. Presented are student evaluations ofthe laboratory plus design modifications implemented and/or planned after two

Conference Session

Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoman; Lucas Balmer, University of Oklahoma; Warren F. Smith, UNSW, Canberra, Australia

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Mechanical Engineering

engineered systems. Email URL http://www.ou.edu/content/coe/ame/people/amefaculty/mistree.html LinkedIN http://www.linkedin.com/pub/farrokh-mistree/9/838/8baMr. Lucas Balmer, University of Oklahoma Lucas Balmer is a second year master’s student at the University of Oklahoma studying mechanical en- gineering. He has been working as a graduate teaching assistant for three semesters in design orientated courses. With this experience he is working on his thesis titled ”A Framework for Designing Courses that Support Design Thinking.” After graduation Lucas plans to work in the automotive industry.Dr. Warren F Smith, UNSW, Canberra, Australia Dr Warren Smith is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Information

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrian Hadipriono Tan, The Ohio State University; Fabian Hadipriono Tan P.E., The Ohio State University; Frank M. Croft Jr. P.E., Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Construction

specifics of various monumentsmore clearly. For this specific simulation, the intent is to replicate the construction of the Roman Colosseum in twodifferent ways – a unique undertaking – which can be adjusted for presentation to various audiences, rangingfrom academic scholars in history or engineering to students in relevant topics. The expected outcome is anassembly of the structure that can be viewed from both the inside and outside. The “top-down” approach,which divides a completed monument into multiple stages, is useful for defining the overall plan of thestructure, but presents a risk of large amounts of data slowing down the simulation process. In contrast, the“bottom-up” approach, which creates the structure in a piecewise fashion, may

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University; Thomas Dick, Oregon State University; Susie J Brubaker-Cole, Oregon State University; Ann Sitomer, Oregon State University; Kathleen Quardokus Fisher, Oregon State University; Julie Risien, Oregon State University ; David L. Little II, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; john David ivanovitch, Oregon State university

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Oregon Sea Grant and the Institute for Natural Resources. Prior to her work as research administrator Julie spent many years working for non-profit organizations and as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer on marine conservation issues including state and regional research planning and policy initiatives, citizen-science water quality monitoring and enforcement, marine habitat restoration, marine reserves establishment and monitoring, endangered species conservation and management, and community-based conservation pro- graming in the Pacific Islands. Julie has a MSc. in Marine Resource Management from OSU. She serves as an advisor to the office of research development, and serves on the National Alliance for Broader Impacts