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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chip W Ferguson, Western Carolina University; Paul M Yanik, Western Carolina University; Yanjun Yan, Western Carolina University; Sudhir Kaul, Western Carolina University

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met weekly duringthe Fall 2014 and Spring 2015 semesters. Project Based Leaning (PBL) courses associated withthis program were used to incorporate vertically integrated peer-to-peer mentorship groups andcoordinated student work on open-ended projects.Scholar Support ServicesThe initial weekly meetings were dedicated to introducing the program, establishing mentorshiprelationships between the different student groups, and assessing the students’ attitudes andpotential academic support needs. Scholar survey results showed several areas of pre-programanxiety, including academic, senior capstone completion, employment after graduation, andfinancial support for college. Presentations and workshops from various institutional supportservices were

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, Construction Industry Institute, Austin, TX Available at https://http://www.construction-institute.org/scriptcontent/rtc2008_ac1.pdf. 11 pp. [3] Dancz, C., Ketchman, K., Burke, R., Hottle, T., Parrish, K., Bilec, M., & Landis, A,. (2016). Utilizing Civil Engineering Senior Design Capstone Projects to Evaluate Students Sustainability Education Across Engineering Education. Manuscript submitted for publication [4] Brundiers, K., and Wiek, A. (2011). “Educating Students in Real-world Sustainability Research -- Vision and Implementation.” Innovative Higher Education, 36(2), 107-124. 10.1007/s10755-010-9161-9. [5] Gibson, G. E., & Hamilton, M. R. (1994). Analysis of pre-project planning effort and success variables for

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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for assessing student application on sustainability topics in engineering and includesquestions on the cognitive levels achieved, linkage between sustainability pillars (environmental,economic, social), quantitative versus qualitative incorporation of sustainability, and thesustainability topics students may have been exposed to during their undergraduate engineeringcareer18,21. The TUES 2 research team is in the process of publishing results from the applicationof the expanded version of this rubric on students’ senior design capstone and sustainableengineering course projects. The results will be used to inform student learning across acurriculum that integrates sustainability via stand-alone course, module, or blended methods.Table 1

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Gon Namkoong, Old Dominion University

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formulate, solve, and properly tacklemultidisciplinary problems.Particularly, this paper addresses the effectiveness of combined virtual and physical hands-onactivities in students’ learning which was infused in the capstone senior design project. Seniordesign projects are open-ended and are similar to the research that scientists perform toward amore comprehensive understanding of nature or new scientific knowledge. As a reinforcedlearning methodology to greatly assist students’ reasoning and problem-solving skills, virtuallearning was first integrated at the planning stage of their projects. This approach is in contrastwith the typical senior design courses where only limited resources are available for planningexperiments. Using virtual learning

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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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impacts are not primary learning goals for the course Graduate-level course 34 Senior capstone design 28 First year introductory course that include ethics among other topics 24 First year design-focused course that includes ethics among other learning 21 goals Professional issues course (any level; e.g. project management, 14 communications) Other 14 Full course

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Greg L. Saylor, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati

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. The S-STEM program offers four separate tracks: Bachelor’s degree with a Master of Science,Bachelor’s degree with a Master of Business Administration and Graduate Certificate inEntrepreneurship, Bachelor’s degree with a Minor in Entrepreneurship, and a Bachelor’s degreewith Advanced Graduate School Preparation. Thus, each track students complete all standard BSdegree requirements, and a research- and team-based senior capstone experience that meetsABET standards for integration of technical knowledge: safety, environmental, and healthcompliance; economics and business considerations; teamwork; and project management. Thebiomedical, chemical and environmental programs offer both a research-based and the regulardesign-based senior capstone

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farhan Azhar, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kristofer Tite, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Stephen Johnston, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Alaina M Schiano; David Joe Willis, University of Massachusetts, Lowell

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include process monitoring and control for injection molding, plastic prod- uct design, and injection mold design. He is an inventor on three patents and author of over thirty publi- cations.Dr. Christopher Hansen, University of Massachusetts, LowellDr. Sammy G. Shina, University of Massachusetts, Lowell Sammy G. Shina, P.h.D., P.E., is the professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Mas- sachusetts Lowell and has previously lectured at University of Pennsylvania’s EXMSE Program and at the University of California Irvine. He is the coordinator of the Design and Manufacturing Certificate, the Quality Engineering Certificate, the ME senior Capstone Projects and COOP education at UML. He is a past chairman of

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, George Mason University; Stephanie Marie Kusano, University of Michigan

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used tocollect data for three experiences: undergraduate research (N=250), capstone design (N=120),and industry internships (N=60), and comparative analysis revealed that statistically significantdifferences in many of the outcomes existed when comparing the three experiences as well asgender differences [40, 41]. A comparison of undergraduate research and industry experiencesfound that most students participated in these learning experiences as rising juniors and seniorsbut the majority of the participants (about 70%) only participated in either industry internships orundergraduate research. Once students selected to participate in undergraduate research orindustry internships, most of them also continued participating in the same type of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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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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students on their course projects. He was given an Outstanding Advising Award by USF and has been the recipient of numerous teaching awards at the department, college, university (Jerome Krivanek Distinguished Teaching Award) and state (TIP award) levels. Scott is also a member of the executive com- mittee of a Helios-funded Middle School Residency Program for Science and Math (for which he taught the capstone course in spring 2014) and is on the planning committee for a new NSF IUSE grant to trans- form STEM Education at USF. His research is in the areas of solution thermodynamics and environmental monitoring and modeling.Dr. Sylvia W. Thomas, University of South Florida Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas is currently an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bethany B Smith, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J Culbertson; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Claire Y. Yan, University of British Columbia, Okanagan

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. Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton School of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include evaluating conceptual knowledge, mis- conceptions and technologies to promote conceptual change. He has co-developed a Materials Concept Inventory and a Chemistry Concept Inventory for assessing conceptual knowledge and change for intro- ductory materials science and chemistry classes. He is currently conducting research on NSF projects in two areas. One is studying how strategies of engagement and feedback with

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhiping Zhang, Wright State University; Zhiqiang Wu, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Chi-Hao Cheng, Miami University; Deng Cao, Central State University

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example of evolvable SDRbased laboratories for three existing undergraduate courses. In this project, we are developingnew lab components that can be adopted by multiple courses ranging from freshman yearintroductory course to senior year capstone design projects. Specifically, we have developed aSDR based general modulation/demodulation platform with a graphical user interface (GUI).This user-friendly GUI will allow students to adjust RF parameters such as carrier frequency andsymbol rate. More importantly, this general modulation/demodulation platform is capable oftransmitting many popular modulation schemes such as BPSK, QPSK, 8PSK, 16PSK, 16QAM,64QAM. Additionally, students are able to observe the transmitted signal in both time andfrequency

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashland O. Brown, University of the Pacific; Joseph J. Rencis P.E., Tennessee Technological University; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Paul Henry Schimpf, Eastern Washington University; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Ismail I Orabi, University of New Haven; Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific; Jiancheng Liu, University of the Pacific; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, University of the Pacific; Kevin Leigh Webster Jr.; Chuan-Chiang Chen, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Firas Akasheh, Tuskegee University

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during the lift off and in orbit. Professor Orabi has taught courses in both undergraduate and graduate level Mechanical Vibrations and undergraduate level capstone design courses, thermodynamics, Measurement Systems, Engineering Mechanics and Introduction to Engineering. One of Professor Orabi’s most recent projects involves the development of learning modules. These modules provide undergraduate engineer- ing students with improved learning of basic, conceptually-difficult engineering concepts in the context of a basic knowledge of finite element analysis.Prof. Kyle A. Watson, University of the Pacific Kyle Watson earned his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Villanova University and his M.S. and Ph.D

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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88.2 2 33.3** Community service through Scholars Program 13 76.5 3 50.0 Optional service learning course or trip 8 72.7 2 50.0 Field trips/tours 12 70.6 2 50.0 Taking Humanitarian Engineering Scholars 11 64.7 Not Applicable Seminar (Scholar 1100) Humanitarian Engineering Capstone project 2 50.0 Not Applicable Serving on the Humanitarian Engineering 3 42.9

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Angela Harris, Stanford University

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students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts studies of new engineering pedagogy that help to improve student engagement and understanding.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research expertise includes using motivation and related

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University; Eric C Pappas, James Madison University; Jesse Pappas, James Madison University

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- neering design. Dr. Barrella completed her Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Georgia Tech where she con- ducted research in transportation and sustainability as part of the Infrastructure Research Group (IRG). Dr. Barrella has investigated best practices in engineering education since 2003 (at Bucknell University) and began collaborating on sustainable engineering design research while at Georgia Tech. She is currently engaged in course development and instruction for the junior design sequence and the freshman design experience, along with coordinating junior capstone at JMU. In addition to the Ph.D. in Civil Engineer- ing, Dr. Barrella holds a Master of City and Regional Planning (Transportation) from Georgia Institute of

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dave Kim, Washington State University, Vancouver; Praveen Kumar Sekhar, Washington State University, Vancouver

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laboratory course will be shared. Inaddition, the students’ perspectives of writing transfer from FYC to the introductory engineeringlaboratory course will be discussed.1. IntroductionIn spite of the emphasis engineering practitioners place on communication, surveys of employersand alumni continue to show low satisfaction with the writing preparation engineering studentsreceive1,2. Often, students in the engineering program express enjoying hands-on activities, suchas engineering labs or capstone projects; however, they dislike writing lab reports or projectreports. Many studies report that engineering students struggle with writing in engineeringprograms. There are ongoing research efforts addressing the need for efficient writing skills.Conrad et

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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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, and Technology (ICAT). Her research interests include interdisciplinary collaboration, design education, communication studies, identity theory and reflective practice. Projects supported by the National Science Foundation include exploring disciplines as cultures, interdisciplinary pedagogy for pervasive computing design; writing across the curriculum in Statics courses; as well as a CAREER award to explore the use of e-portfolios to promote professional identity and reflective practice.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com