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Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University; Kevin J. Ketchman; Rebekah Burke P.E., Arizona State University; Roksana Mahmud, Clemson University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Elizabeth A Adams, Chandler Gilbert Community College; brad allenby, Arizona State University; Amy E. Landis, Clemson University

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Paper ID #15703Integrating Sustainability Grand Challenges and Experiential Learning intoEngineering Curricula: Years 1 through 3Dr. Claire L. A. Dancz, Clemson University Claire L. A. Dancz is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Civil Engineering and online active experiential learning and assessment with Clemson Online at Clemson University. Dr. Dancz received her B.S. in Environmental Microbiology and Biology from Michigan State University, her M.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Pittsburgh, and Ph.D. in Sustainable Engineering from Arizona State University. Her areas of research include modular, course, and

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Mohamed Elzomor, Arizona State University; Kristen Parrish, Arizona State University; Chelsea Mann, Arizona State University

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Paper ID #15342Positioning Students to Understand Urban Sustainability Strategies throughVertical Integration: Years 1 through 3Mr. Mohamed Elzomor, Arizona State University Mohamed grew up in Cairo, Egypt. Following college graduation in 2006 from American University in Cairo (AUC), he worked for several consultancy firms. He then joined a leading real estate corporation where he elevated to the post of a Deputy Project Manager for an office park project worth over hundred million USD. After completing his Masters of Engineering in Construction at the AUC, Mohamed could not bear the thought of leaving the School and so

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Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Mark Highum, Bay de Noc Community College; Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; James Walker, Michigan Technological University

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Paper ID #14439Revamping Robotics Education via University, Community College and In-dustry Partnership - Year 1 Project ProgressProf. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University Aleksandr Sergeyev is currently an Associate Professor in the Electrical Engineering Technology program in the School of Technology at Michigan Technological University. Dr. Aleksandr Sergeyev earned his bachelor degree in Electrical Engineering at Moscow University of Electronics and Automation in 1995. He obtained the Master degree in Physics from Michigan Technological University in 2004 and the PhD degree in Electrical Engineering

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Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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-risk for academic disqualification. Thisprogram was aimed at these at-risk first and second year students.In the Summer of 2015, 26 students were chosen to participate in a one-week science exploratorysummer program in Chemistry, Engineering, and Mathematics. The program involves a threeand a half day exploratory workshop in one of the three disciplines, led by an experiencedfaculty member, and concluded with a half-day career workshop conducted by the UniversityCenter for Career Education and Community Engagement. This workshop program was modeledafter previous work that has been shown to increase interest and retention in science andengineering disciplines for underrepresented minorities [1] [2]. The major focus of the programwas to use

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Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Laura Frost, Florida Gulf Coast University; Jackie Greene, Florida Gulf Coast University

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State University and Florida Gulf Coast University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Integrating a Faculty Summer Workshop with a Faculty Learning Community to Improve Introductory STEM CoursesAbstractThe STEM Professional Academy for Reinvigorating the Culture of Teaching (SPARCT)Program at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) combines a 36-hour May faculty workshopfollowed by an academic year-long faculty learning community (FLC) focused on evidence-based teaching practices. Participants teach introductory STEM courses and commit to 1)actively participating in both the May workshop and academic year FLC, 2) implementingchanges in their introductory course based on one or

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Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; David L. Tomasko, The Ohio State University; Rachel Tuttle, The Ohio State University ; Jan Upton, Institutional Research Consultants, Ltd.

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S-STEM project “HumanConnect” is aligned withthe Humanitarian Engineering Scholars (HES) program in the College of Engineering andsupports scholarships of up to 4 full years for academically talented students who demonstratefinancial need, enabling them to enter the STEM workforce or graduate school following STEMdegree completion. Our two main goals are to 1) Positively impact the retention and graduationof Engineering students with financial need and 2) Improve academic performance relative to acontrol group (selected from another scholars’ community, Green Engineering Scholars or GES).In the first year of the award (2013-14), scholarships were granted to a first cohort of 15 students(11 first year and 4 second year). In the second year

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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; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; John David Ivanovitch, Oregon State university; Julie Risien, Center for Research on Lifelong STEM Learning; Lori J. Kayes, Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University; Devon Quick, Oregon State University

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physiology. Dr. Quick promotes student learning and success through incorporating evidence based instructional approaches into both the large lecture and laboratory courses, including active learning techniques that foster student interaction. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Enhancing STEM Education at Oregon State University – Year 2ESTEME@OSU and the Theory of ChangeIn this paper, we update progress through the second year of the NSF WIDER fundedESTEME@OSU Project. The ESTEME@OSU Project is summarized below, and more detailcan be found elsewhere.1 ESTEME@OSU seeks to catalyze broad institutional change throughscaling and cross-pollination of efforts utilizing two evidence-based

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Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association; Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association

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successamong students: self-efficacy, sense of belonging, and identification with computing. Self-efficacy refersto beliefs about one’s ability to plan for and execute steps necessary for future success. 1 Research hasshown that self-efficacy promotes academic performance and motivation. 12 A sense of belonging isdefined as the subjective feeling of fitting in and being included as a valued and legitimate member of anacademic discipline, and is a known predictor of academic persistence and achievement. 9, 10, 35 Finally,domain identification refers to one’s self-definition, or the degree to which one feels that their academicpursuits are an important element of “who they are”. As a frame of reference, consider the differencebetween belonging and

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Spencer Seung Kim, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE)

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studying new manufacturing processes and systems for a new discipline in GreenPlastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT).1-4The primary goal of the NSF project (DUE-1044794) was to transform the exiting materials andmanufacturing curriculum to keep pace with advanced green technologies in the manufacturingand mechanical engineering technology programs (MMET) at Rochester Institute of Technology(RIT). We developed new educational approach and undergraduate teaching modules to promoteSTEM practice for Green Plastics Manufacturing Technology (GPMT) within foundationalcourses in materials and manufacturing education for the MMET programs.The GPMT approaches, which were based on the findings and results in the evidence-basedpedagogy, were applied to

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Jacqueline Fleming Ph.D., National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 SUCCESS FACTORS FOR MINORITIES IN ENGINEERS: ANALYSIS OF FOCUS GROUP MINI-SURVEYSJacqueline Fleming, National Action Council for Minorities in EngineeringAbstractFocus group conversations were previously reported for minority students from elevenengineering schools.1 This study describes the analysis of a mini-survey administered during thefocus group sessions in order to augment group discussions which can be dominated by strongpersonalities thereby skewing the results. One hundred and forty-four students, comprised of51.4% African American, 36.8% Hispanic, and11.8% of Other ethnicities, completed three open-ended questions on: how they became interested in

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Matt Robert Bohm, University of Louisville; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Engineering Design CurriculumAbstractFunctional modeling is often covered as a critical element of the engineering design process inengineering design texts, but little empirical data clearly demonstrates that functional modelingimproves engineering designs or that teaching functional modeling makes students betterdesigners. The overall objective of this project is to determine the impact of teaching function onengineering students’ design synthesis abilities. Two studies are being performed as a part ofthis project: (1) a longitudinal study following students through their sophomore, junior, andsenior year following some being taught functional modeling, while others not, and (2) a yearlystudy looking at capstone project quality of students from

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Sam Kelly-Quattrocchi, University of Washington; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rachel Roberts, University of Washington School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Rachel Yonemura, The University of Washington

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ability of future generations to meet their ownneeds." In today’s global society, the resources and energy humankind presently consumes farexceeds the capacity of the supporting ecosystems,1 Thus, there is little doubt that the currentstate of development is unsustainable, thus making sustainability of all that we do in the future acritical global challenge to every profession, engineering included. As the consequences ofunsustainable ‘overshoot’2 on our planetary resources continues to unfold, it has becomeincreasingly important for educators to introduce students to a common language and vestedinterest in sustainability during the undergraduate years. For engineering students, meaningfulintegration of sustainability into the undergraduate

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Ning Fang, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Wade H Goodridge, Utah State University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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her in the design and integration of educational and physiological technologies to research ’best practices’ for student professional development and training. In addition, she is developing methodologies around affective management of curriculum and instruction in engineer- ing students. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Self-Regulated Learning in Engineering Education: A Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site ProgramAbstractThis paper reports the most recent results of an ongoing Research Experiences forUndergraduates (REU) Site program funded by the NSF TUES-Type 1 funds. The 10-weeksummer program focuses on engineering education research on self

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Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Matthew Wettergreen, Rice University; Zoe Roberts, Rice University

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student, we divided total watch time (defined as the estimated totalminutes of viewing time of the video12) by the number of students who started the video.Overview of Flipped Classroom MaterialsThe team produced flipped classroom materials for 20 modules on the engineering designprocess and professional skills. For each topic, there are three components of the developedinstructional materials: Web-based videos featuring student teams and faculty Online quizzes that cover information discussed in the videos In-class exercises (ICEs) that support active learning in the classroomVideosTo date, the authors from Rice University and their colleagues have produced 60 web-basedvideos, which are grouped into 20 modules (Table 1). Most of these

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Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Gregory Mason, Seattle University

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the students. After two weeksof working on these problems student teams presented their results to the entire class. Theirpresentations and results were assessed by the industrial partner who developed the problem anda thermal systems faculty member who does not teach heat transfer. This paper describes thefive AEPs, and how the AEPs were used in the course.IntroductionOne of the major tasks outlined by the Committee on Engineering Education of NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE) in educating the engineers of 2020 was a “better alignment ofengineering curricula and the nature of academic experience with the challenges andopportunities graduates will face in the workplace.”1 The need for this task stems from the factthat most modern and

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Omaima Almatrafi, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Huzefa Rangwala, George Mason University; Jaime Lester, George Mason University

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courses together at the same semester that their counterparts do not usually takeconcurrently. The methods used in this paper, frequent pattern mining and visualization, helpuncover student pathways and trajectories with direct impact for advising prospective and currentstudents. The findings can also be used to improve engineering programs’ curriculum.1. IntroductionAs higher education institutions continually make investments to improve the quality of theiracademic programs, it has become increasingly important to develop a better understanding offactors that shape students’ success. Thus, researchers examine the impact of demographic,socio-economic, and environmental factors, on student success1. Within STEM education, andespecially within

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Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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identity in engineering. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Longitudinal Study of the Dimensions of Disciplinary Culture to Enhance Innovation and Retention among Engineering StudentsIntroductionDespite calls to promote creativity as “an indispensable quality for engineering” [1], the U.S.engineering educational system has been slow to develop pedagogies that successfully promoteinnovative behaviors. Although numerous sources recognize the growing scope and complexity ofchallenges that lie ahead in the 21st century, engineering is struggling to balance its goals betweenthe open-ended, vague, high-risk pursuit of innovation and the traditional “following the rules”and “only one possible

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Lizzie Santiago, West Virginia University; Anika Coolbaugh Pirkey, West Virginia University; Sai Sadhika Veeramachaneni

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pollutants in human upper airways, attrition and university retention, increasing student awareness and interest in research and engineering, STEM education, and recruitment and retention of women and minorities.Ms. Anika Rachelle Coolbaugh, West Virginia UniversityMiss Sai Sadhika Veeramachaneni c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Critical Thinking Course for First Year Engineering StudentsIntroduction:Critical Thinking has been defined as “an actively, purposeful, organized cognitive process usedto carefully examine our thinking and the thinking of others, in order to clarify and improve ourunderstanding” [1]. Critical Thinking skills have become necessary in today’s society forstudents

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Jennifer Marie Duis, Northern Arizona University; Nena E. Bloom, Center for Science Teaching and Learning, Northern Arizona University; Alexander R Ollerton, Northern Arizona University; Derek L Sonderegger, Northern Arizona University; Vanessa Fitz-Kesler, Northern Arizona University; Pauline L Entin, Northern Arizona University

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routinely use scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical knowledge andskills in their jobs; this knowledge fuels innovation and entrepreneurship.”1 Whereas nationallythere is an increased emphasis on STEM graduates and a specific goal of doublingundergraduates in STEM fields from 200,000 to 400,000 by 2020,2 “the number of (bachelor’s)degrees awarded in science, engineering and computer-related fields declined in Arizona whileholding steady nationally”3. In the field of engineering specifically, the number of jobs isestimated to grow by about 11% but the number of high school students planning to enter thisfield is remaining stable.4 There is a critical need to expand the STEM workforce throughincreasing graduation numbers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott W Campbell, University of South Florida; Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida; Venkat R. Bhethanabotla, University of South Florida

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: (1) The experience is more likely to lead to improvedclassroom instruction if teachers are exposed to and have hands-on experience with currentresearch and technology, so that their students can learn concepts within a current context, (2)Teachers are more likely to be enthusiastic about teaching a subject if they have made somecontribution to the advancement of that subject, and (3) Teachers are more likely to feel asustained impact of the experience if a professional network is developed that extends beyond thelength of the experience. In addition, we believe, in the context of a summer RET institute, thatlearning gains among teacher-participants will be maximized if the participants work within thesame focus area – one that has

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Anthony Hernandez, California State University Los Angeles; Pearl Chen, California State University, Los Angeles; Christine C. Clemmons, California State University, Los Angeles; Jianyu Jane Dong, California State University, Los Angeles

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knowledge and skill outcomes, (b) domain-specific efficacy in relation to situated learning,and (c) student engagement (deep vs. surface learning) and team dynamics. In this paper, quantitative andqualitative data collected over the past three years was analyzed collectively, triangulated, and related torelevant research and theories. This process allowed us to work toward: (1) providing a more generalizabledescription of our overall findings, (2) gaining a greater understanding of the underlying classroom and coursefactors and their impact on the development of domain-specific efficacy among minority students, and (3)developing a set of guidelines to effectively incorporate participatory design based on the situated learningframework. The

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Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; David H Torres, Purdue University

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undergraduate engineering students atfour universities, as summarized in Figure 1 and described in more detail below. Morespecifically, a QUAN QUAL approach will be used for the first study phase, followed byrepeat QUAN survey measures during mid-point and Phase 2 data collection, as well aslongitudinal or exit interviews (QUAL) conducted during Phase 2. This mixed-methods approachis “premised on the idea that the use of quantitative and qualitative approaches in combinationprovides a better understanding of research problems than either approach alone.”7 Suchapproaches typically include multiple and complementary sources of evidence throughout theprocess, thereby respecting and even leveraging contrasting research paradigms or “worldviews.”Study

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Chandramouli Viswanathan Chandramouli, Purdue University, Calumet (Engineering); Emily Hixon; Chenn Q. Zhou, Purdue University, Calumet (Engineering); John Moreland, Purdue University Northwest; Jichao Wang, CIVS, Purdue University Calumet; zitao xiong, tappollo; Rameh Teegavarapu, Florida Atlantic University; Pradeep K. Behera P.E., University of the District of Columbia; JAMES FORREST FOX, University of Kentucky

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knowledge to practice for civil engineering students tolearn flood modeling as part of water resources engineering education which uses recentlydeveloped interactive 3D simulation. The suitability of interactive 3D models for such difficultsituations is supported by the research literature (e.g., Lee et al. 2007 [1]). Further, the usefulnessof these modules in learning was evaluated using a systematic study at three universities by aneducation expert.Flood Modeling and its importanceFlood modeling is considered to be the most important task by US Army Corps and FederalEmergency Management Agency (FEMA) for designing remedial alternatives, floodplaindelineation for flood insurance FEMA (2001) [2] rate maps and flood mitigation works. In mostcivil

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karl A Smith, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic Campus; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Russell Korte, Colorado State University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University

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, Russel Korte5 1 University of Minnesota & Purdue University, ksmith@umn.edu 2 American Society for Engineering Education, r.chavela@asee.org 3 Arizona State University, Ann.McKenna@asu.edu 4 Tufts University, Chris.Swan@tufts.edu 5 Colorado State University, Russ.Korte@colostate.eduAbstractThe Innovation Corps for Learning (I-Corps™ L) is an initiative of the National Science Foundation(NSF) and the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) in

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Erin A. Cech, Rice University; Rocio C. Chavela Guerra, American Society for Engineering Education; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University; Tom J Waidzunas, Temple University

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(1) identify aspects of engineering culture that present barriers to LGBTQ equality, (2)build knowledge and skills to disrupt discrimination and promote LGBTQ equality in engineer-ing departments on college campuses and (3) to identify best practices for promoting LGBTQequality in engineering.Safe Zone Workshops create a visible network of LGBTQ-affirming faculty who contribute tocreating a positive and inclusive climate in engineering departments. A Virtual Community ofPractice (VCP) works together to support individual members to take action to advance LGBTQequality in their departments. Over 270 engineering educators have attended the 20 Safe ZoneWorkshops offered at the ASEE Annual Conference in the last two years. Evaluation results in

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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University, a state-of-the-art facility for education and research in the areas of automation, control, and automated system integration. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Teaching Practices of Engineering Technology FacultyA 2012 report by the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) notesthat for the U.S. to maintain its historical preeminence in science and technology, about onemillion more science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) professionals will be neededthat U.S. colleges and universities will produce over the next decade (assuming the current rate ismaintained)1. One reason for this shortage is that less than 40% of students who enter

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Tania Jarosewich, Censeo Group LLC

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. IntroductionAdapting Tested Spatial Skills Curriculum to On-Line Format for Community CollegeInstruction: A Critical Link to Retain Technology Students (HRD# 1407123) was funded by theNational Science Foundation (NSF) in July of 2014. The goal of SKIITS (Spatial SkillsInstruction Impacts Technology Students) is to develop an online, fully transportable course thatcommunity colleges can use as a resource to offer spatial skills training to their students costeffectively and with a nominal investment of institutional resources. The course is based onresearch and materials funded by NSF that have successfully been used in face-to-faceinstruction in four-year Universities.SKIITS focuses on three research questions:1. Can effective materials developed through

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Kelsey Joy Rodgers, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bryan W. Boudouris, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael T. Harris, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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beappropriately teamed with the pedagogical experts in order to deliver a deep scientific endeavorfor the students while also allowing for appropriate pedagogical development, implementation,and assessment. Through this partnership two sequential nanotechnology-based projects weredeveloped: (1) a quantum-dot solar cell (QDSC) model-eliciting activity (MEA) and (2) a QDSCdesign project.This paper discusses the NSF grant that drove the goals of this collaboration, the FYE course thatpresented a framework for project development, the development process for both projects, theprojects implemented in the FYE course, and some initial results of the implementation.NSF Grant InformationOne of the primary goals of our NSF Nanotechnology Undergraduate Education

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney, Seattle University; Christopher Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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and societal decisions abouttechnology.”28 Macroethics can include issues such as sustainability, poverty andunderdevelopment, security and peace, social justice, bioethics, nanoscience, and socialresponsibility.5,17,28An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility by students is required foraccreditation of engineering degrees in the U.S.1 and globally. The New Zealand and UKaccreditation requirements have a greater emphasis on macroethical issues, such as a stand-alonerequirement for sustainability.20,32 Engineering disciplines have similarities and differences intheir ethical requirements. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) is trying to increasethe ethical capabilities of students via the ABET civil engineering

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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of the sensor moddule, which includes com mmonly useddsensors such s as RTDDs, thermistorrs, thermoco ouples, opticcal sensors (ooptical interrrupter andreflector)), and proxim mity sensors. Figures 1 and a 2 show tthe Portable PLC Kit witth the basic andsensor modules. m nd Photo of Portable Figure 1. Diagram an P PL LC Kit Layouut (Basic Moodule). Figure F 2. Dia agram and Photo P of Porrtable PLC K Kit Layout (w