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Mathematics Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Don Ploger, Florida Atlantic University; Agnes Nemeth, Florida Atlantic University; Steven Alan Hecht Ph.D., Nova Southeastern University

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Mathematics

://www.education.rec.ri.cmu.edu/content/vex/index.htm15. Shankar, R., Ploger, D., Masory, O., and McAfee, F.X. (2011). Robotic Games for STEM Education. ASEE Mid-Atlantic Conference, Philadelphia, PA: Temple University.16. Additional details on the engineering of robots and the student interviews may be found here: http://csi.fau.edu/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ASEE-Robotics-Paper-Appendices.pdf17. Schoenfeld. (1989) Teaching Mathematical Thinking and Problem Solving. In L. B. Resnick & L. E. Khoper (Eds). Cognitive research in subject matter learning. 1989 Yearbook of the ASCD.18. Ploger, D., Shankar, R., Nemeth, A., and Hecht, S.A. (2012). Exporting Engineering Technology Practice to Enhance Pre-College Mathematics Learning. In session

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Courtney S Smith-Orr, Virginia Tech

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Women in Engineering

in engineering, after they completed a two-semester introduction toengineering sequence, along with related courses in math, sciences, and humanities. Thesequalitative interviews were part of a larger mixed methods study exploring identity, stereotypethreat, motivation, retention, and persistence in first-year engineering students10,11. Interviewparticipants were selected based on the results of a survey of first-year engineering students in alarge general engineering program at a mid-Atlantic university. Page 23.924.3SampleBecause stereotypes typically pose the greatest threat for individuals who are highly identifiedwith the domains in

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Using Communication and Writing Techniques to Improve Student Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #6545Effects of Requiring Students to Write Abstracts for Homework Problem So-lutionsDr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from WPI in 1992 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1998. His primary areas of pedagogical scholarship are teaching design, process simulation in the curriculum, assessment of student learning and teaching engineering economics. He has received the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Section Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005 Corcoran Award, the 2004 Fahien Award and the 2003 Martin Award from ASEE.Dr. Stephanie

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First Year Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

Page 23.559.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 Examining the Experiences and Perceptions of First-Year Engineering StudentsAbstractThe College of Engineering at a mid-Atlantic research University is working on a multi-yearstudy that seeks to understand the undergraduate engineering experience and how engineeringundergraduates are being prepared to become engineers of 2020: engineers who are goodcommunicators, creative, and ethical, and who have the skills to work in global andmultidisciplinary teams. One of the components of this study consists of understanding the first-year engineering experience.The purpose of this paper is to describe the first

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Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B Mena, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sven Schmitz, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Graduate Studies, Student

An Exploratory Study of the Research Mentor Experience in a Novel Undergraduate Aerospace Engineering CourseAbstractThis study looks at the experiences of seven graduate/postdoctoral research mentors in a novelaerospace engineering course that introduced undergraduate students to research at a mid-Atlantic research University. In this course, groups of (typically) three undergraduate studentswere mentored by one graduate student. The undergraduate students worked with and were ledby these research mentors in various aerospace engineering research projects. In many cases, theundergraduate students were working on a project related to the research mentors’ theses orresearch work. Previous studies looking at the undergraduate

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Issues in Engineering Technology Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher R Conty, Editor On Behalf of You

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Engineering Technology

; Technicians; only in health occupations are "Technologists" listed. 2 b) ET has far fewer programs nationally: 100 4-year colleges & universities in the U.S. offer ET (per ASEE) vs. 350 in engineering, 3 most being ABET-accredited. Of 104 ABET- accredited 2-year ET programs, over a third are at those same 100 4-year colleges. Most original (1950’s) 2-year College ET programs were in Mid-Atlantic & Great Lakes states. c) The average ET program enrolls fewer students than the average Engineering program; also, each Engineering School has more recognized or accredited programs (usually several) than each College with ET programs (often just 1 or 2 accredited ET programs, with few offered anywhere beyond

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Mechanical Engineering (ME) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland; Christopher H. Morrell, Loyola University Maryland

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Mechanical Engineering

Sciences and Education, Committee on Developments in the Science of Learning and the Committee on Learning Research and Educational Practice, National Academy Press, Washington, DC, 2000.17. Education Commission of the States, “What Research Says about Improving Undergraduate Education,” AAHE Bulletin, pp. 5-8, April 1996,18. Kolb, D. A., Experiential Learning: Experience as the Source of Learning and Development. Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1984.19. R. T. Bailey, “Impact of Publisher-Provided Course Materials and Related Pedagogy on Student Learning in a Sophomore Statics Course,” in Proceedings of the Spring 2012 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, Newark, DE, April 20-21, 2012

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Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriella J Ducamp, University of Virginia; Crystal Jean DeJaegher, University of Virginia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

classes. However, one studentwas absent throughout, and four either missed the pre- or post-test administration of the STEMSemantics Survey, so their data was not analyzed. All participating students (n=57) were 13-14years old. Classes were indirectly tracked by ability, because advanced and remedial LanguageArts and Math classes impact enrollment in these science classes. Therefore, section 1 tended tohave advanced students (n=23), while sections 2 (n=17) and 3 (n=17) had balanced and remedialpopulations, respectively. The classes were at a suburban school in a small Mid-Atlantic city.33 males and 24 females participated.Research Design Students participated in a science unit on electricity, taught by their normal instructor,and

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Distance Learning and Online Teaching Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shekar Viswanathan, National University; Mudasser Fraz Wyne, National University

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Engineering Technology

discussion to teach communication courses. Communication Education, 51, 325-331.6. Wang, L.C.C, and Bagakas, J.G. (2002). Understanding the dimensions of self- exploration in Web-based learning environments. Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 34, 364-373.7. Bourne, J., Harris, D., and Mayadas, F. (2005). Online engineering education: Learning anywhere, anytime. Journal of Engineering Education, Jan, 131-146.8. Uhlig, R., and Viswanathan, S. (2006). Effective design, instruction and assessment of an on-line engineering course. Presented at the ASEE Mid – Atlantic Conference.(28-29) New York City, New York..9. Denning, T., Griswold, S. and Simon, B. (2006). Multimodal communication in the classroom: What does it mean for us

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Teaching with Technology

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael L Falk, Johns Hopkins University; Mike Reese, Johns Hopkins University; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

several decades computational methods have increasingly played a central role inMaterials Science and Engineering (MSE) for characterizing structure, simulating processes andpredicting materials' response. To align with this shift, an MSE department at a researchuniversity in the U.S. Mid-Atlantic region launched a curricular innovation to inculcate studentswith a basic facility with computational methods and to leverage computing proficiency toincrease student comprehension of core MSE concepts. In this study we investigate the impact ofthis curricular innovation on students’ (a) perceptions regarding the utility of integratingcomputation in their studies and their future careers; (b) perceptions regarding their own abilitiesto implement

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Using graphics in the rest of the engineering courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andy S Zhang, New York City College of Technology of CUNY; GAFFAR BARAKAT GAILANI, New York City College of Technology

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Engineering Design Graphics

engineering: Learning and Issues Brought Forward”, ASEE, 2003 IL/IN Sectional Conference, April 4-5, 2003 – Valparaiso University, Valparaiso, IN.[6] Andy S. J. Zhang, “Use of the Design Accelerator from Autodesk to Enhance the Teaching of Machine Design”. Proceedings of ASEE Mid-Atlantic Spring Conference held in New York City College of Technology, April 28 & 29, 2006, Brooklyn, NY.[7] Andy S. Zhang, “Teaching Computer Aided Product Design With Aesthetic Consideration”, ASME 2005 International Design Engineering Technical Conference & Computer and Information in Engineering Conference, IDETC/CIE 2005 85531, September 20-28, 2005, Long Beach, CA.[8] G. Gemser and M. Leenders, “How Integrating Industrial Design in the

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CIP Division Technical Session 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Geoffrey L Price, University of Tulsa; Geoffrey D. Silcox, University of Utah; Michael Newton, University of Utah, Chemical Engineering Department; Terry L Phipps

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College Industry Partnerships

logistical issues that usually arise. End-of-course evaluations fromthe remote university showed the students were generally satisfied with the course. Most of thewritten comments concerned the lecture video delivery problems.This engineering education project required significant collaboration and flexibility on the part ofall organizations involved. While all had previously worked in different aspects of similarprojects, none had participated in this type of multi-organization relationship. Plans are alreadybeing made to improve this collaboration for future offerings of the course.Bibliography 1. N.A. Lewis, The engineer as a professor: Bringing experience to the engineering classroom, presented at the ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section meeting

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Online Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Petronella A James-Okeke, Morgan State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Jumoke Oluwakemi Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; LaDawn E. Partlow M. Eng., Morgan State University; Kofi Nyarko, Morgan State University

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Computers in Education

American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Region Distinguished Teacher Award. He teaches courses in both analog and digital electronic circuit design and instrumentation, with a focus on wireless communication. He has more than 15 years experience in the development and deliv- ery of synchronous and asynchronous web-based course supplements for electrical engineering courses. Dr. Astatke played a leading role in the development and implementation of the first completely online undergraduate ECE program in the State of Maryland. He has published over 40 papers and presented his research work at regional, national and international conferences. He also runs several exciting summer camps geared towards

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dianna Newman; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Deborah Walter, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Engineering and B.S.E.E. degrees from Morgan State Page 23.297.1 University (MSU) and his M.S.E.E. from Johns Hopkins University. He has been a full time faculty member in the Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) department at MSU since August 1994 and currently serves as the associate chair for Undergraduate Studies. Dr. Astatke is the winner of the 2012- 2013 American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Mid-Atlantic Region Distinguished Teacher c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Robi Polikar, Rowan University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University; Richard J. Kozick, Bucknell University; Sachin Shetty, Tennessee State University; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Steven H Chin, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

design.Dr. Robi Polikar, Rowan UniversityDr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Dr. Kevin Dahm is an associate professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He received his B.S. from WPI in 1992 and his Ph.D. from MIT in 1998. His primary areas of pedagogical scholarship are teaching design, process simulation in the curriculum, assessment of student learning and teaching engineering economics. He has received the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Section Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005 Corcoran Award, the 2004 Fahien Award and the 2003 Martin Award from ASEE.Prof. Robert M Nickel, Bucknell University Robert. M. Nickel received the Diplom-Ing. degree in Electrical Engineering from the Rheinisch- Westflische Technische

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Secondary (6-12) Outreach

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Schnittka, Auburn University; Michael A Evans, Virginia Tech ; Tiffany Drape, Virginia Tech; Samantha Gwai Lan Won, Virginia Tech

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

oftheir designs. Page 23.876.3The studio model places emphasis on: (a) a content-rich curriculum that links youth to theirenvironment, (b) support and scaffolded discussions with mentors (site leaders and facilitators),and (c) an online network that supports the creation and maintenance of relationships amongprogram participants. The informal character of this program allows youth the freedom toexplore and self-identify with STEM topics.MethodParticipantsYouth in three after-school programs at middle schools in a rural, impoverished, mountainousregion of a mid-Atlantic state were asked to participate in the project. The site leaders explainedthe