Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

at DigiPen Institute of Technology.Assessment of student outcomesAt the conclusion of the Spring 2015 and Spring 2016 class sessions, students were given asurvey related to the eleven student outcomes promoted by the program and ABET. Surveyresults are shown in Table 1. Each outcome is associated with several performance indicatorsthat tie to more specific tasks which can be evaluated in some way in the classroom. Studentswere asked to evaluate on a scale of 1 – 5 (1 = Strongly Disagree, 5 = Strongly Agree) how wellthese indicators were promoted by the course. Seven of the students in the 2015 course andeleven of the students in the 2016 course completed the survey, with their responses collated andcompared below (full survey data are in

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrick James La Petina, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Manufacturing

CNC turning and machining centers.The AFL utilizes CNC equipment whenever possible because (1) the vast majority ofengineering students will never operate a manual mill or lathe to produce parts in industry, and(2) engineers are more likely to utilize CNC machines and processes in industry and need to befamiliar with the capabilities. Using CNC equipment allows students to focus on the high-levelaspects of manufacturing while avoiding the roadblocks presented by the fine nuances ofmachine operation.To generate the programs necessary to run the CNC machines, the AFL leverages the students’CAD experience that is a part of engineering core curriculum by utilizing a CAM package that isintegrated with the CAD package. This has the dual benefit of

Conference Session

Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Pradip Kumar Krishnadevarajan, Karpagam University

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Manufacturing

26.1442.4Figure 1: Four pillars of manufacturing engineering curriculum (source: adopted from Mott. et al4.)These pillars provide a guideline for curricular enhancement thereby meeting the need of theindustry of 21st century. The Four Pillars can be used as an aid for schools and colleges forcommunicating the nature of the programs to university administrators, prospective employers,current and prospective students and the general public. The program administrators can refer tothe Four Pillars document as they design curricula and individual courses to ensure thatgraduates are properly prepared in breadth and depth of the multiple aspects of the field. Theycan explore the interconnections among topic. Along with problem solving skills

Conference Session

Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jennifer Karlin, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Dan Ewert

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

session in which studentsdemonstrate their understanding of technical engineering knowledge gained and competenciesacquired. At the conclusion of each project cycle, students have a new view of their levels ofknowledge and competencies.17Organizational ChangeIn order to see real, sustainable improvement in engineering education practice, we must havepositive change in both the behaviors of the participants and the systems within which theseparticipants act. This structure of change follows the dual core model posited by Daft,18 wherethe two cores are the technical and the administrative. The technical core consists of theoperations level activities of the organization, which for engineering education includes thedecision making processes and

Conference Session

Panel Discussion: Global Engineering - What Does That Mean?

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Sandekian, University of Colorado Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder; Aaron Brown, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Stephen Y. Lu, University of Southern California; Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh; John W Via III P.E., Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Stephen Lu is the David Packard Chair in Manufacturing Engineering at University of Southern Califor- nia. His current professional interests include design thinking, collaborative engineering, technological innovation, and education reform. He has over 330 technical publications in these areas. He directs the Master of Science of Product Development Engineering degree program at USC. He is a senior Fellow of ASME and CIRP, and the founding Director of the iPodia Alliance (www.ipodialliance.org) – a global consortium of 11 leading universities that uses his iPodia pedagogy to create the ”classrooms-without- borders” paradigm.Dr. Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh SYLVANUS N. WOSU Associate Professor, Associate

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

accrediting bodies and industry as: Page 26.90.2 1. Engineering curricula are too focused on engineering science and technical courses without providing sufficient integration of these topics or relating them to industrial practice. Programs are content driven. 2. Current programs do not provide sufficient design experiences to students. 3. Graduates still lack communication skills and teamwork experience and programs need to incorporate more opportunities for students to develop these. 4. Programs need to develop more awareness amongst students of the social, environmental, economic and legal issues that are part of the

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

segments of six weeks each. An examination is given at theend of segment 1 and segment 2. After the last six weeks a comprehensive final exam is also given toall students. During both years of the 3D technology impact study, the 3D printing projects andexercises were only included during the second six weeks of the course.Class Content Research - First Six Weeks For the first six weeks of the course for both years of the study, the first part of theexperiment was to teach the same content to the seven classes without the 3D printer projects andthen compare their performance. This was done to generate a baseline for the differences incomprehension of the same content between the classes. At this point, the class where the 3D printerwas not

Conference Session

Measurement and Instrumentation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian M Frank, Queen's University; James A. Kaupp, Queen's University; Natalie Simper, Queen's University; Jill Scott, Queen's University, Kingston (Canada)

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Educational Research and Methods

fromthe Faculty of Arts and Science (Psychology, Drama and Physics), and from the Faculty ofEngineering and Applied Science (Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, GeologicalEngineering, and Mechanical Engineering) consented to participate in the project.This four-year study is following a cohort through an undergraduate program using fourapproaches to assessing TIS as illustrated in Figure 1, including: • standardized instruments • meta-rubrics used to score artefacts created by students for academic purposes • in-course assessment of TIS • group problem-solving sessions independent of academic workThe study is documenting the costs, time commitment, participation rates, and correlationsbetween these approaches, and evaluating the

Conference Session

That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vishwas Narayan Bedekar, Middle Tennessee State University; Ahad S. Nasab, Middle Tennessee State University; Walter W. Boles, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

and homework is moved from home to classroom. We chose one of thefoundation courses in engineering and engineering technology, ENGR 2110: Statics formodification so that this model could be expanded to other engineering courses. Our revitalizedcourse differed from a traditional in-class and a complete online course in the following ways: (1)Lectures were summarized in 5-20 minute videos that include important concepts from thechapter/topic, one/two worked examples, and 3-4 homework/practice problems. These synopsisvideo lectures were made available to students in advance so that students could learn and preparefor the lectures/problem sessions. The lecture time was devoted to reciting the key concepts,working problems in class and identifying

Conference Session

Classroom Practice I: Active and Collaborative Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

1 time previously. Both the lowerGPA and the experience of the instructor could result in lower overall scores found in this study.Although it is interesting to note that the Satisfaction subscale in both classes are the same.We controlled for the effect of the instructor by analyzing two different courses taught by the sameinstructor. Both courses are technical courses but one is a required course and one is an elective course.In addition the GPA in the elective course was lower than that in the required course. Instructor 1 wasalso more experienced teaching Course E. These difference in student grades and instructor experiencecould also explain some difference we observed here.Conclusions:The results show that overall the flipped class

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

of patents, with particular attention to issues of patentability ofsoftware. The course concludes with the law of copyright, including fair use. Some of the casesare more fun for the students than others. The classroom session on the fair-use case of Campbellv. Acuff-Rose Music, which involved 2 Live Crew’s parody of Roy Orbison’s recording of“Pretty Woman,” featured excerpts of both recordings. Table 1 presents an outline of thecourse’s content. Table 1. Outline of Course Content 1. IP overview and common-law misappropriation of “hot news” (1 week). The case law on misappropriation (e.g., INS v. AP (1918); National Basketball Ass’n v. Motorola, Inc. (1997)) provides a basis for understanding the nature of

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Martha Cyr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Mechanical Engineering

create. Once the professor completes the screencast of the concept, the ExplainEverything™ iPad app does all of the technical work to convert that into the desired videoformat. This course used the MP4 video format. The videos were made available to students on adaily basis, through the course Blackboard site. The daily information posted on the course siteincluded a description of which sections in the textbook were related to the same foundationalconcept, along with the newest video. In addition, a foundational level homework problemrelated to the concept was also posted.A screen shots from the Fin video is shown in Figure 1. These screencasts have the ability toinclude the handwritten component along with imported images from the textbook or

Conference Session

Design as a Social Process: Teams and Organizations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Shari Ann Robinson, University of Florida Counseling and Wellness center

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Design in Engineering Education

experience in the military where missing details could lead to death ordismemberment due to Improvised Explosive Devices.Results Page 26.1246.9Following the workshop, the participants were asked to complete a short survey. The surveyincluded the following questions: 1. What elements of the workshop were most effective? 2. What elements of the workshop were least effective? 3. What suggestions do you have for improving the workshop?Thirteen responded to the survey and the results (all generally positive) are included in theAppendix. Thematic analysis was used to identify and organize the themes from the survey data.The workshop elements that were

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grant P. Richards, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donald (Don) D. Cummings, Endress+Hauser; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

customer who was a technical novice the in the area.A weekly conference call was established to maintain communication between faculty andindustry sponsors throughout the course of the project. The liaison from the lead industrysponsor organized and led the meetings while also maintaining full minutes which weredistributed shortly after the conclusion of each session. The consistency provided by a singlekey figure from industry has been particularly helpful as events including domestic andinternational travel, mandatory meetings or university holidays and breaks impacted faculty’sability to participate in every meeting.The liaison served as the primary for all scheduling and project management activities. Hecoordinated with their company’s

Conference Session

Use of Technology in Civil Engineering Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University; Parth Bhavsar, Rowan University; Ayman Ali, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #14478Integration of Strategic Highway Research Program 2 Products within theEntire Civil Engineering CurriculumDr. Yusuf A Mehta, Rowan University Dr. Mehta is a Professor at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rowan University and Director of Center for Research and Education in Advanced Transportation Engineering Systems (CREATEs). Dr. Mehta has extensive experience in teaching pavement materials and pavement systems. Dr. Mehta has published several technical and educational papers in leading professional organizations.Dr. Parth Bhavsar, Rowan UniversityDr. Ayman Ali, Rowan University

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research-to-Practice: Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; John Chen, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo; Danielle Champney, California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

to society offer a highly effective vehicle for motivatingstudent interest in engineering and other STEM fields. Additionally current science standards –Next Generation of Science Standards (NGSS)1 - incorporate engineering design into thelearning objectives of science in grades K-12. However few classroom teachers have had thebenefit of exposure to engineering design before beginning their teaching career. Just like theirstudents, early exposure in the undergraduate curriculum that enriches future teachers’knowledge of engineering and technology and its relationship to the world would benefit thesecandidates.Project based learning (PBL) and the engineering design process are a natural pedagogical fit.PBL is focused on knowledge and

Conference Session

Developing Identities for Robust Careers in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole M Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Barry Nagle, Evaluation and Action Research Associates

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

general goal for thisstudy was to determine what types of activities the chapters perform and how well members areperforming, measured by indicators of student success (GPA, retention, and graduation rate).Four major questions guided this study: 1. What are the characteristics of each chapter? 2. What activities do the chapters engage in, by type? 3. What assessment methods do the chapters employ to track success? 4. What outcomes are the chapters achieving, by type?The first three questions were designed to paint a holistic picture of the chapters—who they areand what they do—whereas the final question seeks to understand the impact the chapters haveon their members.MethodsResearchers created two surveys (one for

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon Patrick Wade, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems & Enterprises); Roberta S Cohen, Stevens Institute of Technology; Nicholas S Bowen, Stevens Institute of Technology; Eirik Hole, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Systems and Enterprises)

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Systems Engineering

analyze customer needs, and transform these into product specifications.  Generate, select and test conceptual models.  Specify system concept using concepts of operation, use case scenarios and technical requirements.  Learn Model-Based Systems Engineering fundamentals.  Experience a design review process for the concept phase.The syllabus from the initial course offering is shown below in Table 1.Table 1: Conception of CPS Course Syllabus Topic(s) Class exercises Module 1 Course Overview Module 2 Elegant Design Module 3 Systems and Design Thinking Module 4 Edeation Exercise Ideation exercise Module 5 Identifying Apply to project

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olusola O Adesope, Washington State University-Pullman; Nathaniel Hunsu, Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Educational Research and Methods

is generally considered having a good reliability, while alphas below 0.5 areunacceptable. Overall Cronbach’s alpha for all items of the survey was .79. ComputedCronbach’s alpha for each subscale is reported in Table 1. In the primary analysis, we conducteda one-way multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) to examine differences between the twogroups on all the constructs measured.Table 1. Reliability of Subscales Cronbach’s Sub-Scales Mean SD α Intrinsic Goal Orientation Rehearsal 5.35 0.83 .59 Extrinsic Goal

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

1 4% 24 92%  Focus GroupsFive focus group sessions were held during the eight-month period of this study. The number ofparticipants at each session ranged from 2 to 9 women, for a total of 25 participants. Of thefocus group participants (N=25), 56% identified themselves as white and the rest (44%) as aminority or multi-racial, including 36% Hispanic and 12% African American students (onestudent selected both Hispanic and African American).The eight groups of focus questions from the guide are shown in figure 4 below: 1. Please tell us a little bit about your self- How would you define your personality? What do you enjoy doing most? How does Science, Technology, Engineering or

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Max Kross, Engineering Education Innovation Center

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Computers in Education

Page 26.591.3to learn fundamental technical communication skills, while others are completed as a group sostudents begin developing their teamwork abilities. The second course in the sequence gives thestudents a design project to complete, which strengthens their principles of teamwork, problemsolving, communication, and time management. Both courses in FEH are facilitated by aninstructor and a team of teaching assistants (TAs), who are available to help the students in class,in lab, and during open lab sessions. The course employs a flipped classroom model toencourage active learning.12As mentioned above, students participate in a design project their second term. One of theprojects is to build an autonomous robot which is the context for

Conference Session

Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

to the additive manufacturing resources, capabilities, capacities, and products that could be produced. They were then introduced to several processes underway, including the one with which they would be engaged during the balance of the event. The introduction also included supervised processing and post-processing. Once a level of participant hands-on confidence with 3D printing was achieved, they were provided the opportunity to process canned products, which they could have personalized, and then 3D print the designs they developed. During the end of the last session of the event, the participants were administered a post-event poll to, on a 1-4 scale, gage their satisfaction with the event and to ascertain their plans for the

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Moorhead, New York University; Colin Hennessy Elliott, New York University; Jennifer B. Listman, New York University; Catherine E. Milne, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. Table 1: Percent of questions covering each topic. % Of Robot Drive Robot Sensors Programming Math Science Questions Construction Mechanism Motion By 20.7 27.6 34.5 44.8 27.6 75.9 69.0 Reviewers By 10.3 24.1 20.7 17.2 37.9 55.2 55.2 DesignersThe content questions were generally designed around one topic and frequently also addressedone or two sub-topics. The analysis shows that the reviewers assigned more questions to eachcategory than were intended by the designers, with the exception of

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Wegner, University of Michigan College of Engineering; Stefan M Turcic II, University of Michigan; Gail Hohner, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, Page 26.1066.2and underrepresented minority status. The results are being utilized to strengthen how we teachengineering design and enhance engineering pedagogy for others.IntroductionContextThe Multidisciplinary Design Program (MDP) provides students from across the University ofMichigan an opportunity to develop and refine their engineering skills by working on significant,open ended, team-based engineering design. The program’s educational goals are to producestudents (1) possessing deep technical skills and the ability to be systems thinkers; (2) capableand skilled in bringing creativity and innovation to design and problem-solving; (3) who areindependent learners, able to reinvest themselves throughout their careers; and (4) who

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael E. Auer, CTI Villach; Danilo Garbi Zutin, Carinthia University of Applied Sciences; Amir Mujkanovic, CUAS

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Computing & Information Technology

services based API6, 7. The choice for Web services was favored due to theirplatform independence and standardization by W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). ISAdistinguishes the tasks of using a specific lab that comprises an experiment from the tasks ofmanaging users’ accounts, user authentication and other tasks that follow a lab session. Thisclear separation of roles is a fundamental of several RLMSs and one of the main advantagesof this software architecture. ISA does not focus in a specific type of laboratory but providesa set of general purpose functions for lab developers. ISA is divided into three tiers thatprovide different services as depicted in Fig. 01. These tiers are client, Service Broker and labserver. The Service Broker is the core

Conference Session

Cultivating Engineering Scholarship and Research Mindsets Among URM Students

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amelito G. Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Shahnasser, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Nicholas Langhoff, Canada College

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

are in the synthesis, characterization, and applications of metal oxides, conductive polymer, and low dimensional carbon nanostructures for energy generation and storage.Mr. Nick Patrick Rentsch, Canada College Nick Rentsch is an adjunct professor of physics, engineering, and computer science at Ca˜nada College, Skyline College, and San Francisco State University. He received his M.S. degree from San Francisco State University in embedded electrical engineering and computer systems. His technical interests include embedded control, electronic hardware design, analog audio electronics, digital audio signal processing, and sound synthesis and electronics for musical applications. His educational research interests

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jed S. Lyons, University of South Carolina

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

occurredoutside of the scheduled Friday classroom sessions. These activities included recorded lecturesand instructional videos that could be viewed at a time of the student’s choosing. They alsoincluded participation in specific campus events that were integral to success in the course.Students were generally expected to complete the distributed learning activities before the nextFriday class session.A syllabus for the course that details learning outcomes, and lists all learning activities andassignments, is provided in the Appendix to this paper. A style of problem-based learningpedagogy was utilized consistently throughout the course, in that content and pacing were drivenby the twenty-one (21) assignments listed on the syllabus. These consisted

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ting-Ting Wu, Graduate School of Technological and Vocational Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology; Rustam Shadiev, Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University; Yueh-Min (Ray) Huang, National Cheng Kung University; Chin-Feng Lai, National Chung Cheng University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Council, Taiwan in 2010 and 2013, respectively. Dr. Huang is in the editorial board of several SSCI- and SCI-indexed journals such as Interactive Learning Environments and Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing. He was the technical program chair of International Conference on Web-based Learning (2013) and the general chair of AECT International Conference on the Frontier in e-Learning Research 2013 (ICFER) and the e-Learning Forum Asia 2014. Dr. Huang became a Fellow of British Computer Society (FBCS) in 2011 and a senior member of the IEEE.Prof. Chin-Feng Lai, National Chung Cheng University Chin-Feng Lai is an associate professor at Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Chung

Conference Session

Dynamics

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew R. Sloboda, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

tutorial in the first two sessions andthen answering specific student questions as they arose.Student work on the coaster was assessed twice during the semester, once during the midtermperiod and once at the end of the semester. Details about the assessment are provided below.Project ResourcesStudents were given the fourth instructional hour of the course each week to work on the project.However, on many occasions, part of this time was dedicated to a mini-lecture on a particularroller coaster topic or to short group meetings with the instructor to discuss particular trackfeatures or analysis/modeling skills. The techniques discussed on these occasions paralleled thesupplement readings provided to the students.8-11 A short list of the concepts and

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Manufacturing

colleges from Arizona, California, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Mississippi,Missouri, New Mexico, and New York. Originally, the intent was to enroll 30 participants forCohort 1. Enrollment was lower than expected. The leading reason provided by theindividuals who had expressed initial interest but did not fully commit was, general lack ofsufficient time and/or unwillingness of their institution to support this type of professionaldevelopment.Program Assessment and Continuous ImprovementThe assessment of this project involved the following:1. Participant pre-/post-assessment survey, web administered, taken prior to first informational webinar and again at the end of the program. Both surveys were completed by Cohort 1 (pre in Fall 2013; post in