worked three years as a project engineer. Page 24.722.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Improving Students’ Soft Skills through a NSF-Supported S-STEM Scholarship ProgramAbstractIn this paper we explore the soft skills and interpersonal confidence that students gained througha one-credit course. The course was delivered to students receiving the National ScienceFoundation (NSF) Scholarship in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) that focused on teamwork. Students were grouped in teams of 5 students from sciences,mathematics
have been used in controlling the lift and drag of micro air vehicles and changing thedynamic response of legged robots. The aim was to have the students engage their respectivefaculty and graduate student mentors to understand the problem and seek mentoring advice aboutpotential designs.Not only was the design open ended, but we also recommended that the group select their ownteam(s) and sub-groups. We recommended that the REU students work either as a single team orbreak into multiple teams. This offered the option of developing different designs within a singlegroup or competition among two groups. Upon deliberation and presentations of the project, thegroup decided to divide into two teams. A set of milestones and mentoring plan was
Paper ID #9526Green Plastics Laboratory by Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning(POGIL)Dr. Spencer S Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Dr. Spencer Kim is an Associate Professor in Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Technology Department (MMET) at RIT, and serves as Associate Director of American Packaging Corporation Cen- ter for Packaging Innovation at RIT. He previously worked in the semiconductor industry. Dr. Kim, as a PI or Co-PI, received grants and sponsorship from NSF, SME, SPE, universities, and industries. In 2009 and 2013, he was nominated for the Eisenhart Award for Outstanding Teaching, RIT’s
Paper ID #9673Promoting the Adoption of Innovative Teaching Practices by TransportationEngineering Faculty in a WorkshopMafruhatul Jannat, Oregon State UniversityDr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David S. Hurwitz is an assistant professor of transportation engineering in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. David conducts research in the areas of transporta- tion user behavior, traffic control, transportation safety, driving & bicycling simulation, and engineering education. In particular Dr. Hurwitz is interested in the consideration of user behavior in the design
Paper ID #9663Traffic Signal System Misconceptions across Three Cohorts: Novice Students,Expert Students, and Practicing EngineersMr. Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State UniversityDr. David S Hurwitz, Oregon State University Dr. David S. Hurwitz is an assistant professor of transportation engineering in the School of Civil and Construction Engineering at Oregon State University. David conducts research in the areas of transporta- tion user behavior, traffic control, transportation safety, driving & bicycling simulation, and engineering education. In particular Dr. Hurwitz is interested in the consideration of user
research focuses on storage security, applied cryptography, and security aspects of wireless networks. He is a member of the ACM and the IEEE Computer Society.Dr. John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology Dr. John D. Carpinelli is a Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Executive Director of the Center for Pre-College Programs at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. He has served as coordinator of activities at NJIT for the Gateway Engineering Education Coalition and as a member of the Coalition’s Governing Board. He previously chaired NJIT’s Excellence in Teaching Awards Committee and is Past Chair of the University Master Teacher Committee.Dr. Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of
Engineering Education. His research is supported through various internal and external funding agen- cies including the National Science Foundation. He is a popular and well-respected instructor, and has received many teaching awards including the Regents Distinguished Teaching Award in 2010 at OSU.Dr. Kerri S Kearney, Oklahoma State University Dr. Kerri Kearney is an associate professor of educational leadership at Oklahoma State University. Her professional experience is in both education and organizational consulting. She holds an M.B.A. and an Ed.D. Her research agenda focuses on the emotional impacts of human transition, other mothering, visual methodologies in qualitative research, and other organizational and
research project, NSF EFRI-Barriers, Under- standing, Integration – Life cycle Development (BUILD). She has worked in the sustainable engineering arena since 2004. As the assistant director of education outreach in the Mascaro Center for Sustainable Innovation, Pitt’s center for green design, she translates research to community outreach programs and develops sustainable engineering programs for K-12 education.Prof. Daniel Mosse, University of PittsburghDr. Margaret S. Smith, University of Pittsburgh Margaret Smith holds a joint appointment at the University of Pittsburgh as Professor of Mathematics Ed- ucation in the School of Education and Senior Scientist at the Learning Research and Development Center. Her research
Paper ID #10301Expansion and Evaluation of a Step-Based Tutorial Program for Linear Cir-cuit AnalysisDr. Brian J Skromme, Arizona State University Dr. Brian Skromme is a professor of Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering and assistant dean of the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He holds a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and was a Member of Technical Staff at Bellcore from 1985 to 1989.Mr. Paul Rayes, Arizona State UniversityDr. Bing ChengBrian McNamaraAaron S GibsonDr. Angela Barrus, Arizona State UniversityJohn M QuickProf. Robert Kenneth
Paper ID #10367Information Literacy Skill Development and Assessment in EngineeringDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West LafayetteMr. Michael Fosmire, Purdue University, West LafayetteProf. Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette Prof. Van Epps has a BA in engineering science from Lafayette College, her MSLS from Catholic Uni- versity of America, a M.Eng. in Industrial Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, and is currently working on her PhD in Engineering Education at Purdue.Ruth E. H. Wertz, Purdue University, West LafayetteDr. Kerrie Anna Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette Anna Douglas is a
, Arizona State UniversityDr. Shawn S Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Shawn Jordan, Ph.D.is an Assistant Professor in theDepartment of Engineering atArizona State Univer- sity. He is the PI on three NSF-funded projects: CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society (EEC 1351728), Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?(EEC 1329321), and Broadening the Reach of Engineering through Community Engagement (BRECE)(DUE 1259356). He is also Co-PI on one NSF-funded project: Should Makers be the Engineers of the Fu- ture?(EEC 1232772), and is senior personnel on an NSF-funded grant entitled Workshop: I-Corps for Learning (i-Corps-L). He received his Ph.D. in Engineering
Paper ID #9562NSF-NUE: NanoTRA- Texas Regional Alliance to foster ’NanotechnologyEnvironment, Health, and Safety Awareness’ in tomorrow’s Engineering andTechnology LeadersDr. Jitendra S. Tate, Texas State University, San Marcos Dr. Tate, associate professor of manufacturing engineering, has established safe handling practices for industrial (such as nanoclay) and engineered (such as carbon nanotubes) nanoparticles in his research and teaching, dealing with advanced polymer nanocomposites. His research lab will serve as the training site on health and safety issues of nanomaterials. Dr. Tate is a mechanical engineer by training
(NAMEPA) and several other advocacy organizations.Dr. Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University Dr. Javier Gomez-Calderon is a Professor of Mathematics and Mathematics Coordinator at Penn State New Kensington. He is the author or co-author of thirty-three articles, four textbooks, four in-house booklets, and the advisor of eight student publications. Dr. Gomez-Calderon served as the Head of the Mathematics Division (fourteen campuses) from 2002 to 2006 and obtained his Ph.D. in 1986 from The University of Arizona. Dr. Gomez-Calderon was the recipient of the 2007 Penn State Milton S. Eisenhower Award for Distinguished Teaching, the 2002 Commonwealth College Outstanding Research Award, the 2001 Valley News Dispatch
Paper ID #9552Increasing Opportunities and Improving Outcomes for Undergraduate Stu-dents in the College of XXXDr. Andrew Kline, Western Michigan University Associate Professor, Chemical Engineering Site Director, MI-LSAMP at Western Michigan University PI, S-STEM Scholars at Western Michigan UniversityDr. Betsy M. Aller, Western Michigan UniversityDr. Ikhlas Abdel-Qader, Western Michigan University Page 24.735.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Increasing Opportunities and Improving
research and a fertile newway to understand the underlying social, motivational, and cognitive dimensions of conceptualchange.References 1. Streveler, R., T. A. Litzinger, R. L. Miller and P. S. Steif (2008). Learning conceptual knowledge in the engineering sciences: Overview and future research directions. Journal of Engineering Education 97(3). 2. Brown, S. and D. Lewis (2007). Student Understanding of Normal and Shear Stress and Deformations in axially loaded members. ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, Louisville, KY. 3. Brown, S., D. Montfort and K. Findley (2007a). Development, Implementation, and Assessment of a Bending Stress Tutorial. ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference. Milwaukee, WI
. Figure 4. Participant 1’s (KAI score = 72) concept sketchesParticipant 2 (KAI Score= 88). Participant 2 was the second most adaptive student in ourexperimental group, with a 16-point style difference (in the more innovative direction) withParticipant 1. Prior research has identified the “just-noticeable-difference” (JND) for KAI as 10points (Kirton 2011), meaning that differences of 10 points or more between two individuals’cognitive styles will be noticeable over time (by the individuals themselves and those aroundthem). Participant 2 generated four concepts, which also appeared to be modifications of existingsolutions; however, he was more elaborate and detailed in his sketches than Participant 1 (seeFigure 5). His first concept was a sitting
did not altertheir features dramatically. However, this also allowed him to propose ideas that would haveimmediate efficiency, as they relied on existing, practical solutions. Figure 4. Participant 1’s (KAI score = 72) concept sketchesParticipant 2 (KAI Score= 88). Participant 2 was the second most adaptive student in ourexperimental group, with a 16-point style difference (in the more innovative direction) withParticipant 1. Prior research has identified the “just-noticeable-difference” (JND) for KAI as 10points (Kirton 2011), meaning that differences of 10 points or more between two individuals’cognitive styles will be noticeable over time (by the individuals themselves and those aroundthem). Participant 2 generated four
Education. 6. An extension of the FIE 2013 article comparing the engineering fields with the largest enrollments but smallest percentage of women, namely Electrical and Mechanical Engineering is also being considered. This was not originally planned in the proposal but has been a useful analysis.Finally, a consideration of the exchange between Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering is thefocus of an ASEE 2014 conference paper.7Publications Related to this GrantM. K. Orr, S. M. Lord, R. A. Layton, and M. W. Ohland, (in press). Student Demographics andOutcomes in Mechanical Engineering in the U.S.. International Journal of MechanicalEngineering Education.M. Madsen Camacho and S. M. Lord (2013). Latinos and the Exclusionary Space of
Equation 1. volume of swollen gel Q= (1) volume of dry polymerThe tensile modulus is related to the tensile stress and the equilibrium polymer volume fractionas given by Equation 2 = G v2,s-1/3 (2)where G is the tensile modulus, α is the elongation, τ is the tensile stress, and v2,s is the Page 24.797.16equilibrium polymer volume fraction in the gel (1/Q). G can be found from the slope of a plot
Courses Focused on Tissue Engineering ApplicationsProceedings of the 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference &Exposition; 2002.8. Pittsburg Tissue Engineering Initiative I. An Education Outreach Manual in TissueEngineering. In: Pittsburg Uo, editor. 2010.9. Birol G, Liu S, Smith D, Hirsch P Educational Modules in Tissue Engineering Based on Page 24.528.10the “How People Learn” Framework. Bioscience Education E-journal. 2006;7.10. Bhatia S. A disease-centered approach to biomaterials education and medical devicedesign. 33rd Annual International Conference of the IEEE EMBS
the AIChE Concept Warehouse.References1. Halloun, I. and Hestenes, D. (1985). The initial knowledge state of college physics students. American Journal of Physics 53, 1043.2. Hestenes, David, Wells, Malcolm, and Swackhamer, Greg. (2002). Force Concept Inventory. The Physics Teacher, 30,141.3. Mazur, E. (1997) Peer instruction, Prentice Hall, Upper Saddle River, NJ.4. Evans, D. L., Gray, G. L., Krause, S., Martin, J., Midkiff, C., Notaros, B. M., et al. (2003). Progress on concept inventory assessment tools. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Engineering Conference, Boulder, CO.5. Rhoads, T. R., and Roedel, R. J. (1999). The wave concept inventory-a cognitive instrument based on Bloom's taxonomy. Proceedings
those of the author(s) and do not necessarilyreflect the views of the National Science Foundation.We would also like to acknowledge all of the individuals who participated in the studiesassociated with this work. We would also like to acknowledge the people who supported thiswork with their time and help.References1. Stevens, R., O’Connor, K., Garrison, L., Jocuns, A., & Amos, D. M. 2008. Becoming an engineer: Toward a three dimensional view of engineering learning. Journal of Engineering Education, 97(3), 355–368.2. Johri, A. and Olds, B. M. (2011), Situated Engineering Learning: Bridging Engineering Education Research and the Learning Sciences. Journal of Engineering Education, 100: 151–185. doi: 10.1002/j.2168-9830.2011
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acquire different perspectives on a particulartopic such that users with different backgrounds and frameworks can find onethat particularly appeals to them.The project is supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF) TransformingUndergraduate Education in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics(TUES). Page 24.240.5ReferencesAbulencia, J.P. Vigeant, M.A., and Silverstein, D.L., “Teaching ThermodynamicsThrough Video Media”, Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE National Conference,(2013)Chandra, S., “Lecture Video Capture for the Masses”, Proceedings of the 12thAnnual SIGCSE Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer ScienceEducation, 39(3):276 (2007
computerscience while attending the Academic Success class as undergraduates with a CSEMS or SSTEMscholarship. This paper will briefly describe the program and assignments required in theASAP class. About half of the students in the class have scholarships from a National ScienceFoundation S-STEM or STEP grant and are required to take the class each semester they have thescholarship. Class challenges include varying the assignments for students who repeat the classseveral times and to differentiate the undergraduate and graduate student assignments. The paperwill describe the graduate student activities of the last year. These activities suggest innovativeways that graduate students can have their education enhanced and, at the same time, how theycan
undergraduate students. Current graduate students: • Yanshu Li, from F’2012, GRA, Ph.D. Student, SUNY at Buffalo, Buf- falo, NY. • Tim Yore, from S’2011, GRA, Ph.D. Student, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY. • Guillaume Thomain, S’2011, GTA, Ph.D. Student, SUNY at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY Total number of graduate students advised = 22. Total number of postdoctoral scholars sponsored = 11.Prof. Athos Chariton Petrou, SUBY at Buffalo Athos Petrou is a professor of Physics at SUNY Buffalo. His studies the magneto-optical properties of semiconductor nanostructures Page 24.659.1 c American Society for
and retention. A SWE and ASEE Fellow, she is a frequent speaker on career opportunities and diversity in engineering. Page 24.1275.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Transfer Students: Lessons Learned Over 10 YearsAbstract.This paper will summarize the accomplishments of an NSF sponsored S-STEM program fortransfer students. This program had 97 students: 41.2% underrepresented minority, 28.9%female, and 60.8% either female and/or underrepresented minority. Therefore, this programoverrepresented minority engineering and computer science students in the university by
each student population.ReferencesAdelman, C. (1998), Females and Men of the Engineering Path. A Model for Analysts of Undergraduate Careers, U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, Washington, D.C.; U.S. Government Printing Office.Bransford, J., A. Brown, and R. Cocking (Eds) (2000), How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School: Expanded EditionBrown, S., L Flick, and T. Fiez (2009), “An Investigation of the Presence and Development of Social Capital in an Electrical Engineering Laboratory”, Journal of Engineering Education, 98(1). 93-102.Bordonaro, M., A. Borg, G. Campbell, B. Clewell, M. Duncan, J. Johnson, K. Johnson, R. Matthews, G. May, E. Mendoza, J. Sideman, S. Winters, and C
Paper ID #9564CAREER: A Study of How Engineering Students Approach InnovationDr. Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette S¸enay Purzer an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. In 2011, she received a NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She is also a NAE/CASEE New Faculty Fellow. Purzer conducts research on aspects of design education such as innovation and information literacy.Mr. Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University, West Lafayette Nicholas D. Fila is a Ph.D. student in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University
in detail. This paper formsa good model to develop advanced manufacturing instruction materials.AcknowledgementThis work was supported by the National Science Foundation (DUE-TUES-1246050). Theauthors wish to express sincere gratitude for their financial support.Bibliography[1] Kikuchi, T., Kenjo, T. & Fukuda, S., 2001, Remote laboratory for a brushless DC motor, IEEE Transactions onEducation, Volume 44, Issue 2, p.12.[2] Bresnahan, T., Brynjolfsson, E. & Hitt, L., 1999, “Information Technology and Recent Changes in WorkOrganization Increase the Demand for Skilled Labor,” in M. Blair and T. Kochan, Eds., The New Relationship:Human Capital in the American Corporation, Washington, DC: Brookings[3] Bresnahan, T., Brynjolfsson, E. &