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NSF Grantees Poster Session I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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NSF Grantees Poster Session
)** (MBTI; p = 0.114, MWp = .046)Machining Analysis Spring 32.41** Extrovert (N=10) > Introvert (N=8)* UoP 20 65.9 87.3 (MBTI; p = 0.034, MWp = .055)during Chip Formation 2013 (p < 0.001) Active (N=14) > Reflective (N=4)* (ILS; p = 0.024
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NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association; Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
identification: whereas belonging reflects one’s perceived fit within a group orentity, identification reflects the subjective importance one places on being a member of the group orentity. Domain identification is important because when it is high, positive outcomes are self-relevantand rewarding, thereby motivating achievement. 8, 21, 22, 29Importantly, research indicates that women’s engagement in quantitative fields tends to be low whenwomen endorse negative stereotypes about their group. For instance, one line of research indicates thatthe more women endorse negative stereotypes about their group’s ability in the physical sciences, theless they feel like they belong, and the lower their self-efficacy therein. 33 This work indicates that
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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 3; The Best of All the FPD Papers
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Bethany B. Smith, Arizona State University
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First-Year Programs
faculty developingstudent-centered conceptual change instructional methods. Faculty worked collaboratively withlearning scientists to promote effective task and instructional sequence design. The researchersfound that the greater the extent of collaborative reflection between engineering faculty andlearning scientists, the greater the shift toward student-centered practices.5Other researchers (e.g., Borrego et al.) have used Everett Rogers’ model of diffusion ofinnovations to characterize faculty change through professional development.6,7 They found thatfaculty tend to only progress through the earliest stages of change: awareness and interest, andtend not to move to actual practice. The key issue here is that, without change in
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STEM Education Tied to Aerospace Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hansel Burley, Texas Tech University; Terrance Denard Youngblood, Texas Tech University; Ibrahim H. Yeter, Texas Tech University; Casey Michael Williams, Texas Tech University
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Diversity
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Aerospace
does one evaluate such a program?Purpose This paper describes the evolution of an evaluation strategy for this unique approach toSTEM education. The reader should note that as a case study, this paper will have a differentorganizational format than one might normally expect. The focus of this report is on theevaluation strategy and methods, rather than program outcomes. After the introduction andpurpose here, 1) we report a summary of the program outcomes, 2) a description of the externalevaluation, 3) key analysis, and 4) conclusions. First we report the results, then the rest of thepaper is a description of how we produced the results. The true outcomes here are our methods. Clearly, systematic approaches to reflecting on and
Conference Session
Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Keith L. Coogler, Sam Houston State University; Ulan Dakeev, Texas A&M University, Kingsville; Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout
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Engineering Technology
calculator that consists of a latitude-specificsun path diagram covered by a transparent dome. The dome reflects the entire sky and horizonon its surface, indicating the position and extent of shading obstructions. The sun path diagramcan be seen through the dome, illustrating the solar window. The solar window is compared tothe obstruction reflections to determine the dates and times when shading will occur at the site.When a sun position is overlapped by an obstruction, the sun would appears behind theobstruction, and the location is shaded. The pictures of the solar path calculator are shown inFigure 6.Figure 6. Solar pathfinderTo use the Solar Pathfinder™, the unit is located at the proposed array site. It is leveled andoriented to true south
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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Michael T. Frye, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Angela Meyer, Rawlinson MS
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
the student received prizes. The UIW SMSE paid for the LunchBanquet.Program Evaluation, Effectiveness, and ResultsA pre-survey was administered while the students were applying for the camp, shown in Table 3below. Daily and final program surveys were conducted to assess the effectiveness ofminiGEMS 2015. The daily surveys indicated the program execution efficiency and allowedimmediate corrective actions, if necessary. The participant interest in engineering as a potentialcareer increased considerably, partially due to popular, hands-on, robot projects and the dailyguest speakers as were reflected in the post-survey results shown in Table 4. The finalsummative survey quantified program effectiveness and is shown in Table 5. The
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Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University
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Environmental Engineering
able to quickly learn how to use new instruments with capabilities designed to meet thespecific needs of an Environmental Engineering laboratory and only a small amount of class timewas spent explaining how to use the Virtual Instruments. In another study, to reinforce thelecture portion of the course and address the concerns over reflective experiences in cooperativeeducation opportunities in a mechanical engineering curriculum, Peters et al18 introducedmathworks® simulation exercises. The redesigned lab experiments provided a positiveexperience for the students while meeting the course objectives. This type of platform may behelpful to meet the objectives of distance education programs remotely which seems to be arecent trend with increasing
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anne-Marie Jacob Job, Tulane University; Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Donald P. Gaver, Tulane University
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
. Fellows matriculatedthrough the FDA along a path of relatively unstructured discovery, wherein they learned aboutthe agency and the processes and issues associated with product regulatory practices. Likewise,the agency came to realize the value of an exploratory approach to orientation and training that iscurrently under consideration for new FDA analysts.The FDA internship has also proven to be influential to the professional growth of the graduatefellows. They found particular value in their role as “active witnesses” to the agency’s SignalReview Meetings, where they were able to observe, reflect and follow up with professionals onthe decision making process associated with the adverse effects of a medical device. Theseinteractions taught them
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University
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Mathematics
memory, step-by-step instructions on how to perform theoperation...When an action is repeated and the individual reflects upon it, he or she can make an internalmental construction called a process which the individual can think of as performing the same kindof action, but no longer with the need of external stimuli...An object is constructed from a process when the individual becomes aware of the process as atotality and realizes that transformations can act on it...A schema is an ... individuals collection of actions, processes, objects, and other schemas whichare linked by some general principles to form a framework in individual's mind... Baker, Cooley and Trigueros (2000) applied APOS theory to understand undergraduatestudents’ conceptual
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
from the Reflective and Perceptual sub-scales of the instrument.14• Moral Disengagement: 24 item scale that measures eight interrelated moral disengagement mechanisms.15Engineering Ethics Scenarios: • Ethics Knowledge Questions: We are using the same five knowledge/scenario questions that were employed in the earlier SEED research project.16-17 The format of these items is similar to questions that appear on the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam. They are multiple- choice format; each has a preferred answer. • Engineering Ethics Scenarios: We have adapted three situational-judgement situations focused on ethical issues in engineering practice adapted from prior work by Jesiek et al.18 Each multiple-choice question
Conference Session
Make It!
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rex H. Wong, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University
Tagged Divisions
Manufacturing
absence.Furthermore, the increasing social statistics reflected more and more parents are concerned withtheir children’s safety and how the baby-sitters have treated them. A domestic service robot canfulfill these demands easily. Therefore, home monitoring and surveillance is a good example ofthe basic applications that robots can easily do for us, and it can serve as the first step for thosewho are willing to learn mobile robotics from the scratch to finished products.In this RET project unit, students will learn how to build the robot which can patrol and monitorour house condition when we are away from home. The challenge of this research project is two-fold. First, the robot must be able to move freely and patrol the area autonomously. Second, it mustbe
Conference Session
Pedagogical Considerations for Teaching Engineering Professionals
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Suzanne Ehrlich, University of North Florida
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Continuing Professional Development
exploring the adoption and acceptance of such technologies is useful, so is theimportance of studying the impact of feedback, and its form, on student learning using the COIframework. Previous studies (Ice, Curtis, Phillips & Wells3; Dias & Trumpy4) offer a deeperunderstanding on students’ experience and sense of social presence as a result of audio feedbackstrategies, reflecting students’ value for effectiveness and efficiency in the context of audio-based feedback.Feedback to Improve Students’ Perception of EngagementHarper5 proposed that instructors are in search of meaningful methods for promoting interactivityand engagement. Proper attention to instructional design informs us that appropriate and regularfeedback is a necessity for
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jean M. Trusedell, EPICS; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
Technology Education and the recipient of the National Society of Professional Engineers’ Educational Excellence Award and the ASEE Chester Carlson Award. He is a fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education and the National Society of Professional Engineers.Dr. Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monica E. Cardella is the Director of the INSPIRE Institute for Pre-College Engineering Education and is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 High School Students’ Reflections about Participation in Engineering Service Learning Projects (Work-in-Progress)IntroductionThere
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Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College
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Environmental Engineering
, sediments, and tastes and odors. They calculated on the cost to treat one liter of water,and reflected on which scenarios would be most appropriate for each of the purification methodsused in class.In a follow up class, the instructor created a table that the class collectively completed thatincluded the method, whether the method was effective at removing various contaminants. Aguided discussion on water quality and the biological, chemical, and physical contaminants thatcontribute to water quality ensued.Seven purification in total were used: solar water disinfection (SODIS), ultraviolet (UV)disinfection using SteriPEN, membrane filtration using the LifeStraw family size hanging filter,boiling, filtration using a Katadyn filtration system
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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Aimee T. Ulstad, Ohio State University; Yeonsu Ryu
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Industrial Engineering
out how the professional uses the specific method beingcovered in class. Essentially, they are asking, “How do you do this at General Motors?” as anexample. After each of the five conference calls, the student group writes a reflective paperabout what they have learned. This method differs from the traditional case study approachbecause the students do not just read what is written, but can ask initial questions and ask follow-up questions to get a better understanding of what is important by the inflection of the mentor’svoice and hearing the mentor convey it in his/her own words.This research is for the purpose of sharing best practice with other instructors and understandingthe key factors to the program’s success. With this preliminary
Conference Session
Electromagnetics & Power Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Brianna Healey Derr, Bucknell University
Tagged Divisions
Electrical and Computer
“green screen”; developing a threestep iterative process for videos based on story boards; and changing how concepts wereidentified. In the first year students selected from a list of relevant concepts, in the second yearconcepts were represented mathematically. During both years the videos were scored usingrubrics on both accuracy of conceptual understanding and production values, and were also peer-evaluated. Comparisons of video scores to performance on standard exams and the results ofconcept inventories are presented. We also reflect on the value of videos for self-explanationand for engaging with conceptually difficult material. Example student videos will be used toillustrate both correct and incorrect conceptual explanations.Introduction
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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gary L. Winn, West Virginia University; Jeremy M. Slagley, Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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Engineering Leadership Development Division
manifested because it’s the right thingto do, it reflects authentic leadership and not just literature and business cards. This authenticleadership leads to authentic values-driven culture.The values-driven culture is essential for safety because the safety professional or projectengineer is not omnipresent to the workers to direct every behavior. Every individual mustbecome a leader. Authentic leaders can exist at all levels of an organization; a forklift driverdoes not need the title CEO or foreman to manifest his actual values in voluntarily instructing anew employee in the virtues of inspecting the truck’s brakes every day whether the rules requireit or not.Organizational leaders, including those directly responsible for safety, must act
Conference Session
Idea Generation and Creativity in Design
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Keelin Siomha Leahy, University of Limerick; Patricia Mannix-McNamara, Research Centre for Education and Professional Practice
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Design in Engineering Education
and consistency in the problemposed. The briefs selected referenced a similar artefact, though outlined differing themes. Thecontrol (a) and experimental (b) briefs implemented entailed; Design and make a mirror; (a) for bathroom setting to hold personal grooming items with a marine theme, (b) for a utility setting to include storage for small personal items to reflect favourite pastime.Implementation of TasksThe participants were arranged in groups of between four and seven students. All instructionsand time guidelines were read aloud to ensure no misconceptions or misunderstandingoccurred. All participants commenced the control design based task; phase one. A periodsubsequent to phase one, all participants
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International Division Technical Session 8
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Sarah R. Phillips, Rice University & University of Hawaii - Manoa; Cody Alan Chapman, University of Tulsa
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Diversity
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International
Engineering Global Centrism Engineering Global Prep6.0 DiscussionThe results of this study, which furthers initial results reported in a previous conference paper[25], indicate that the NanoJapan students made sizable gains on all of the EGPI subscales, butonly differences on the Engineering Ethics and Humanity subscale were statistically significant. .The difference between groups may reinforce the importance of aspects of the NanoJapanprogram that encourage students to reflect on culture differences between the US and Japan,which they were of course experiencing daily as part of their research assignments. This findingsuggests that international experiences that combine intensive language and culture instruction,hands-on, cutting-edge research
Conference Session
Mathematics Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley; Shirley J. Mills, University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley
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Diversity
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Mathematics
at improving entering students’ college readinessand mathematics placement. The small scale intervention, A Bridge to Calculus, is intended toimprove students’ placement from College Algebra into Calculus 1. The target population forthis effort are students with high school experience in a Calculus course but whose performanceon placement exams does not reflect this experience. At our institution this is a significantnumber of students and the goal of the project is to develop methods to address and acceleratestudents in this category. The course design, to take advantage of the students’ prior experience,emphasizes practice and mastery using a modified emporium course design and the ALEKSsoftware1. This intervention runs as a summer course
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Best of DEED
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steven C. Zemke, Gonzaga University; Diane L. Zemke
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Diversity
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Design in Engineering Education
over 20 years with an emphasis on mechanical packaging of microwave circuitry.Dr. Diane L. Zemke Diane Zemke is an independent researcher and consultant. She holds a Ph.D. in leadership studies from Gonzaga University. Her research interests include teamwork, small group dynamics, dissent, organiza- tional change, and reflective practice. Dr. Zemke has published in the International Journal of Engineering Education, the Journal of Religious Leadership, and various ASEE conference proceedings. She is the author of ”Being Smart about Congregational Change.” c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 How Students Create Verbal Descriptions of Physical PartsClear and precise
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Issues in Engineering Technology Education I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anne M. Lucietto, Purdue University
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Diversity
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Engineering Technology
graduates do not experience this uniformity; therefore, theapplication of identity research directly to this population does not accurately reflect theiridentity. This lack of differentiation limits our knowledge of the engineering technologygraduates’ self-identification. Titles that the engineering technology graduate assumes upongraduation divide this population, and confuses our knowledge of career trajectories.This study is an initial probe into the engineering technology graduate’s identity. This early workwill provide insight for future work in this area. In order to obtain information from engineeringtechnology graduates, the study was distributed through the alumni office. It is thought thatgraduates that belong to the alumni association
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Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder
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Civil Engineering
engineering”, including 20 attitudes (Table 1): “commitment, confidence, considerationof others, curiosity, entrepreneurship, fairness, high expectations, honesty, integrity, intuition,judgment, optimism, persistence, positiveness, respect, self-esteem, sensitivity, thoughtfulness,thoroughness, and tolerance.”2, p. 148 Interestingly, the attitude entrepreneurship is omitted fromthe list in Appendix O of the BOK2, p. 172; this is perhaps indicative of the difficulty in convergingon a single set of appropriate or desirable attitudes. Some of these attitudes are reflective of a“People Mind” as described by Goldberg and Somerville12, such as consideration of others.Despite the seeming certainty of the list of important attitudes that were articulated for
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Multidisciplinary Outreach and Early Transdisciplinary Courses
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University; Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan, Lawrence Technological University; Changgong Zhou, Lawrence Technological University; Hsiao-Ping H. Moore, Lawrenece Technological University
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
encountered already in their coursework.First, the students were made aware of the multidisciplinary nature of the nanotechnology whichwas reflected in the diverse group of faculty involved with the summer camp. Next, thepresentation discussed books, TV shows and movies where specific reference to nanotechnologywas made. Students were asked why most of the references in popular media were ominous innature and all students correctly reflected that the reason is because ‘nano’ is too small. Thisperception was juxtaposed with scientific and economic aspects of nanotechnology which areoverwhelmingly positive and optimistic.10 The students participated in an activity where theywere presented with various statements and asked to choose whether these
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Tips of the Trade: Best Practices, Expanded Advice, and Strategies for Implementable Course Improvement
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
J. Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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New Engineering Educators
to promote learning and reflection, makingthem a natural pair for standards-based grading.6 While the applications and structure of rubricscan vary greatly across the literature, a rubric in this context includes criteria for rating studentperformance as well as standards for attainment of those criteria. Rubrics of this variety may beholistic, meaning that they include a single rating scale for the entirety of the work, or analytical,meaning that several scales are used to assess different dimensions of the work. Perlman offers avaluable discussion of the thought-process that goes into developing a successful rubric, as wellas the different varieties which may be applied.9In this work, a system of analytical rubrics were applied to
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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W. Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Selin Arslan; Kingman E. Yee, Lawrence Technological University
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Diversity
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Mechanical Engineering
students commented that classroom grades were not aligned with thecompetition vehicle and that they wanted their grades to reflect engineering work and notpaperwork. This sentiment was echoed by faculty advisors who felt that the progress reportdeliverables were largely busywork and did not reflect actual design or fabrication work. Toprequests from students were:  Increase individual accountability  Focus on engineering over paperwork  Add a design and fabrication task to Introduction to Engineering Projects  Replace progress reports with technical reports  Use scheduled classroom time effectively  Provide students with basic timelineFaculty advisors interpreted student responses to mean that underutilization of in-class
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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui(Celia) Pan, Toyota Financial Services; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
Restrains “Working students can participate but will never be in participation leadership positions.” “We don’t have many URM in the college and the Reflecting pool department has less than that.” Environment “The team space is called the ‘closet.’” “They are just not interested” “If they don’t like cars, Student attributes we can’t make them come participate.” “I think there is a little bit of an intimidation factor, 12 guys and 1 girl. I think the
Conference Session
Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University; Y. Jane Liu, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L. Hutchins
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Industrial Engineering
strategic planning and continuous improvementacross colleges, departments, and academic degree programs.BackgroundThe Tennessee Public Agenda focus is on increasing statewide educational attainment byimplementing Tennessee’s Complete College Tennessee Act (CCTA), enacted in 2010.(“Complete College TN Act of 2010”) CCTA also acknowledges limitations on state funding forhigher education. The Agenda reflects the importance of the state’s educational system forleveraging economic development. Specific CCTA provisions include establishing:  Higher education funding, in part, based on outcomes that include degree production, research funding, student remediation, transfer and graduation rates, and job placements. Each institution has uniquely
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Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University, North Central; George Stefanek, Purdue University, North Central
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Educational Research and Methods
Illinois at Chicago B.S. Purdue University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Continuous Evaluation of Student Class Performance Using Group Based, In-class QuizzesIntroductionTraditional methods of evaluating student performance in the classroom involve assigningweekly homework assignments, semester long projects, conducting examinations (e.g., mid-terms/finals), and holding arbitrary pop quizzes. Amongst these methods homework assignmentsare a traditional indicator of a student’s continuous learning of the subject matter. Traditionally,performance on homework assignments reflects the level of understanding that the student has ofthe material that is covered in the
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dan Tappan, Eastern Washington University
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Software Engineering Constituent Committee
, functional solution that the students would ultimately work onalready existed (but was not available to them), they still had to go through the inception-phaseexercise of developing requirements for what they would want in a solution. Section 6 goesfurther into these details, which reflect an overall lack of critical thinking.13 In their storyboards,which described how the user would carry out various actions, there were many gaps that wouldhave prevented meaningful use. For example, with no capability to move an airplane off therunway after landing, subsequent landings would be impossible.In an agent-based simulation, the agents are the most important element to model. They aredefined primarily in terms of three aspects: data (what they are