Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

faculty mentor monthly. 3) Meet with their academic advisor at least once each semester to plan their program coursework, assess the need for tutoring or other services, plan graduate school application or employment strategy, and/or receive referrals to other campus resources. 4) Attend 80% of the monthly LEAP meetings. 5) Participate in the IEEE Student Chapter and CE Club; participants will be encouraged to accept a leadership role as they become available. 6) Where possible, return service to the program or the community, in the form of tutoring, service learning, mentoring, visits to high school classrooms, or other activity (not required). 7) Compile a portfolio of work that includes a short annual report

Conference Session

Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan Marie Flynn, College of Charleston; Michael G Flynn, College of Charleston

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Team Progress Reports 7  Project Preparation & Progress Reports by 3 teams: Science & Lifestyle, Math & Assessment, Build & Technology  Exergame Demonstration 8  Project Preparation & Progress Reports by remaining 2 team: Promotion & Graphics, Community & Sustainability 9  Project Demonstration, Refinement 10  Dress Rehearsal  School AssemblyThe culminating activity of the afterschool program at each school is to attend the showcaseevent at the host institution in their state. Each school presents their afterschool experience,shows a Scratch animation to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Audrey Briggs Champagne, University at Albany. State University of New York; Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Erick Jacob Nefcy, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Association for the Advancement of Science, and held membership in the American Chemical Society, the American Educational Research Association, the National Science Teachers Association, and the National Associ- ation for Research in Science Teaching (NARST).Champagne has done cognitive research on students’ understanding of physics and developed computer-based instructional programs for physics and base-10 numeration. Champagne was active in the development of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine’s National Science Education Standards and has been actively involved in U.S. and international activities in the assessment of science. Currently, Champagne is a

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Pedagogical Approaches in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa M. Holliday, University of Oklahoma; Camilo Pena, University of Oklahoma; Somik Ghosh, University of Oklahoma

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Construction

Fellow. She joined the Construction Science faculty at the University of Oklahoma in 2010. Dr. Holliday is a registered Professional Engineer. Her research interests have been in the areas of structural engineer- ing, earthquake resistant buildings, low-cost earthquake solutions, and design and construction of earthen buildings – specifically Compressed Earth Blocks (CEB). Dr. Holliday participated in the assessment and evaluation following the May 20th 2013 Moore, OK tornado. Her most recent research interest is healthy and safe school designs.Camilo Pena, University of Oklahoma Camilo Pena is a Graduate Student in Architecture at the University of Oklahoma and a Research As- sistant for the College of

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuesong Li P.E., Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

approaches that have been practiced for 50 years are continued [1, 2]. It isnecessary to find an alternative teaching strategy in engineering courses, particularly forconveying scientific principles to real situations. To assess innovative methods for solving theproblems and limitations of the traditional teaching model in chemical engineering andbiomedical engineering, a half interactive hands-on learning experiment, half lecture-teachingmodel is being explored. In this process, having the aim of a better understanding and absorptionof key principles and difficult concepts in fluid mechanics and neuronal membrane physiology,we are combining multimedia technology with whiteboard and hands-on tabletop units.A Fluid Mechanics and Heat Transfer course

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher E Hartman, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abbas H Diab P.E., Research Assistant UMES

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Aerospace

may well be eliminated. Keeping this in mind the project team proceeded to design a circuit that would trigger a relay when a way point is reached to ensure that the platform stops moving laterally and hovers when the images were taken. Figure 10: Image from September 18 flight, with new student- built vibration isolation camera mount. This effort and its results are pending.Learning, Development, and Assessment FrameworkConsistent with ABET

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

attention to and participation inpublic debate to fully understand their impacts on engineering education. In this section I seek tobriefly trace the political antecedents of “evidence based practice” which currently guides federalfunding for engineering education research.Outcomes Based Education – Underlying the federal K-12 policy initiatives of the last decade isa movement for outcomes based education (OBE), largely formed out of the work of BillSpady11 dating back to the 1980s, and characterized by Towers12 as having four elements: clearlydefined outcomes; achievement based measures; multiple assessment strategies; and sufficienttime and assistance supporting student achievement of outcomes. Engineering educators will

Conference Session

Engineering Student Experiences

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Boise State University; Dee K. Mooney, Micron Foundation; Janine Rush-Byers, Micron Technology Foundation, Inc.; Nathan Dean, Boise State University

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Educational Research and Methods

an MBA from Boise State University. The Micron Foundation is a private, non-profit organization established by Micron Technology in 1999 to advance math, science, and engineering in its global site communities. Micron Technology is a worldwide leader in the semiconductor industry.Nathan Dean, Boise State University Nathan Dean began work at Boise State University in 2013 as a research assistant to Dr. Louis Nadelson in the College of Education. He is currently pursuing his M.S. in STEM Education and expects to graduate in 2015. Before beginning graduate school Nathan taught secondary math and science and worked at the district level developing curriculum and assessment items to meet the Common Core State Standards

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tameshia Ballard Baldwin, North Carolina State University; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Project in Technology Education (1) Summer II: ED 508: Exploring Diversity in Classroom and Community (3) ED 570: Classroom Action Research (1)Fall (14) ED 571: Inquiry and Professional Development (1) ED 507: Principles of Developing and Interpreting Assessment (2) ED 579: Organization and Behavioral Management of Inclusive Classrooms (3) TED 558: Teaching Creative Problem Solving (3) TED 552: Curricula for Emerging Technologies (3) TED 692: Research

Conference Session

Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian David Hartman, Oregon State University; Kimi Grzyb, Oregon State University; Katharine G. Field, Oregon State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, energy, conversions 4.5 0.5 Photosynthesis: How light energy is stored in plants 4.4 0.9 Chemical cycles: Water, carbon, nitrogen cycles 4.3 0.7 Ecosystems: Ecology and human impact 4.2 1.0 Conversion principles: Types of biomass conversions 4.2 0.8 Lifecycle assessment: Environmental impacts cradle to grave 4.2 0.9 Economics: How economics impacts biofuel use 3.9 1.1 Biomass sources: Sources of bio-based energy 3.8 1.1 Laws of thermodynamics

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Fang, Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

research; 3) developing an educational research question; 4) mixedmethods research methodologies with emphasis on qualitative method; and 5) educational dataanalysis with SPSS. Two example seminars and workshops are described in the followingparagraphs.Example 1: One seminar focused on the introduction to self-regulated learning and its role inengineering education. The objective of this seminar was to introduce REU participants a broadunderstanding of the self-regulated learning and its role in learning, teaching, and assessment. Inthis seminar, each participant was also invited to identify, exercise, and share their own self-regulation to others through working on several pre-developed case studies provided to them.Example 2: One workshop

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia ; Demetrio Elie Baracat, Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Luiz Roberto Marim, Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia ; Francisco Mauro Witkowski, Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

, before the final tests.EvaluationThere were two evaluation stages in the project. The first was an evaluation of the activitiesdeveloped by the students and the second was the assessment of the learning process proposedby a team of teachers:Evaluation of the activities developed by studentsThe lab grade was divided into two; 50% for the weekly reports required all academic year, Page 26.147.5and 50% for the PBL Projects. The PBL Project grade was also divided into two, with 50%for the Problem Based Learning Approach and 50% for the Project Based Learning Approach(Crane Competition).Problem Based Learning evaluation gradesThe evaluation for the

Conference Session

ECCD Applications

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Lakeou, University of the District of Columbia; Samuel Daouda Diarra, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, analysis, creativity, market needs,safety and esthetics. Projects are carried out by students and supervised by instructors andindustry mentors.The rest of this paper is organized as follows. The System Design is presented in Section II.Project Assessment and cost are discussed in Section III. Finally, the paper conclusions areprovided in Section IV.II. System DesignEnergy Use in IrrigationIrrigation requires a significant expenditure of fossil energy both for pumping and deliveringwater to crops. Annually in the U.S., it is estimated that 15% of the total energy expended for allcrop production is used to pump irrigation water [2]. Overall the amount of energy consumed inirrigated crop production is substantially greater than that expended for

Conference Session

Focus on the Classroom: Novel Approaches to Course Delivery

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Peter Vogt, Salt Lake Community College

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Two Year College Division

spent on active learning (such as working on homework assignments) [3, 4]. • Hybrid Classrooms combine the structure of Traditional and Flipped Classrooms. This paper assesses the impact of a hybrid class for engineering Strength of Materials (alsocalled Mechanics of Materials) taught in the Spring 2015 semester at SLCC. Strength of Materialswas selected to be implemented into a hybrid structure because of the large amount and complexmaterial covering 9 chapters from Mechanics of Materials, 8th Edition by James Gere and BarryGoodno. The following paper discusses the general structure and assessment of the hybrid classstructure for Strength of Materials.2 Class Structure

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Innovation Centre; Jayantrao Bhaurao Patil, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India; Pramod Jagan Deore, R. C. Patel Institute of Technology, Shirpur, India.

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Diversity

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International

campuslocations4. These and other students have to look out for employment on their own and requirevarying durations to succeed.Our paper analyzed professional performances of such students. The analysis involved 65students from computer engineering who graduated in 2010-11 from one of the best engineeringcolleges in a tier 3 city. The faculty mentor scheme at the college allowed us to assess theircareer journey to measure employability and on-job performance – our response variables. Thepaper investigates the reasons for the success by studying various explanatory variables such asacademic performance, social status and non-academic performance. The Analysis ofrelationship between response and explanatory variables is a major contribution of the

Conference Session

Dynamic Systems and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chan Ham, Kennesaw State University ; Mohsin Mohammad Taufiq, Southern Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

mechatronics engineering throughthis hands-on project as an assessment of the design project presented.I. IntroductionA ball-and-beam system is one of the challenging control bench-marking systems integrated intomany practices and techniques [1]. This project will resolve in taking the ball-and-beam conceptand develop a ball-and-plate balancing system. The system will utilize sensors, actuators, andcontrol law to manipulate the servos in a feedback stabilization using three-degree-of-freedomcompensation. This is essentially implementing two ball-and-beam experiments in parallel toconstructing a ball-and-plate prototype.The concept of the ball-and-beam system is a simple system that is an unstable open-loop.Without an active feedback control system

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Foreman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Karl Perusich, Purdue Statewide Technology DO NOT USE DUPE

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Computing & Information Technology

attack mitigation as uniquelyapplied to ICS. CIS students gain insight into the nature of process control and understanding inhow cyber-security policy affects process control. ICS students gain insight of cyber-securityconcepts, and the importance of these concepts in the corporate enterprise. Finally, a lab scaleICS platform is developed to serve as a cyber-security trainer for students from both disciplines,including sample lab experiments that encourage interdisciplinary cooperation towards achievingthe common goal of critical infrastructure cyber-security. In order to assess the impact of thesemodules on CIS and ICS students, a survey is developed to measure the understanding of theunique aspects of ICS cyber-security both before and after

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ikhlaq Sidhu, University of California, Berkeley; Paris Deletraz, IE Business School

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

orprofessional decision. This Comfort Zone (CZ) is quantified using self-assessment tools andtwo measurement parameters. The questions used in this self-assessment are attached inAppendix A and can be viewed there. The P parameter indicates the level of uncertaintypeople are comfortable with in making significant personal decisions. The W parameterindicates the level of uncertainty people are comfortable with in making significantprofessional decisions. For example if a person were a P1, W4, he or she would be veryuncomfortable with uncertainty in their personal lives but very comfortable with uncertaintyin making significant decisions in their professional lives.5. Results:5.1 P and W relationshipBased on our analysis of the data, we find that P and W

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alandra Kahl, Pennsylvania State University, Greater Allegheny

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Environmental Engineering

earlierinterdisciplinary efforts. The EnGAGE project was used as an innovative way to promotecollaboration between the two classes while achieving traditional course goals in each. Studentswere involved in all aspects of the project, including site assessment, design, planning and willbe an integral part of construction of the garden. Participants completed short pre and postsurveys during various phases of the project, and will be resurveyed at the project conclusion aswell as asked to write reflections on their to gain qualitative and quantitative data regardingproject success.Introduction:Entry level engineering courses are beginning to emphasize production of a more well-roundedengineer through service and community involvement. Interest in outside of the

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University

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Engineering Technology

manufacturing engineering field5, and it may serve asa foundation for continuous improvement of manufacturing-related curricula, such as IndustrialEngineering Technology. The four pillars are: 1) Materials and Manufacturing Processes, 2)Product, Tooling, and Assembly Engineering, 3) Manufacturing Systems and Operations, and 4)Manufacturing Competitiveness6. Additional usages of the four pillars model include:  Dialogues between program constituents and curriculum designers to ensure that graduates possess knowledge and skills in manufacturing principles and practices  A starting point for defining the field of manufacturing engineering  Assessing job applicants to manufacturing-related jobs  Designing in-house training for

Conference Session

Educational Strategies in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gouranga Banik, Tennessee State University

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Architectural

provision did not specifically state project management and implieda broader exposure to management, including project management, constructionmanagement, and asset management.Basic concepts in project management should include project managerresponsibilities, defining and meeting client requirements, risk assessment andmanagement, stakeholder identification and involvement, contract negotiation,project work plans, scope and deliverables, budget and schedule preparation andmonitoring, interaction among engineering and other disciplines, qualityassurance and quality control, and dispute resolution processes.The guideline mentioned that it is not necessary for the program to offer one ormore courses explicitly devoted to project management, business

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yalcin Ertekin, Drexel University; Richard Chiou, Drexel University

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Manufacturing

andaccomplish without physical tooling.Integration of Cambridge Engineering Selector (CES) EduPack and SolidWorksSustainability to ET CoursesAs we teach engineering materials and manufacturing process courses prior to capstone seniordesign projects, it is imperative to introduce ET students with advanced tools to impart skills thatwill guide design decisions that minimize or eliminate adverse eco-impact. Embodied energy andcarbon footprint, recycle fraction and toxicity have obvious eco- connections that require carefulconsiderations for Product Lifecycle Assessment (PLA) combined with mechanical, thermal, andelectrical properties that have the greatest role in design to minimize eco-impact. Duringthe 2014-15 AY authors used two software packages

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amjad Aman, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida; Yunjun Xu, University of Central Florida; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Nina Orlovskaya, University of Central Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

“introduction”, “applications”, “fuel cellsystem”, “cell level”, and “fuel cell science”. The software modules have been tested in a groupof senior design students and the assessment results showed that it can enhance students’motivation in learning and increase students’ learning outcomes in fuel cell related knowledge.2 IntroductionAs the energy demands are increasing, the need for more efficient and versatile powerconversion devices has become paramount1-3. The use and commercialization of fuel cells aspower conversion devices have escalated in the past few decades due to their scalability,versatility, ability to be integrated with other power conversion devices, and minimal

Conference Session

Fundamental: K-12 Students' Beliefs, Motivation, and Self-efficacy

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cole Hatfield Joslyn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Holly Jr., INSPIRE Institute, Purdue University; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

to help inform the future development of engineering activities and curriculum on beingthoughtful in having contexts that appeal to both students’ situational and personal interests.Framework The engineering education community (i.e. researchers, practitioners, administrators) ishard at work designing and establishing the presence of engineering education in the K-12setting, and ensuring its prosperity. Focused efforts give attention to the appropriate engineering Page 26.1014.2content, authentic instructional activities, and sufficient assessment instruments. Nevertheless,these essential aspects of pre-college engineering education

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Benin, U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Scott Thomas Howie, United States Coast Guard Academy; Benjamin B Hannon, USCGA; Nicholas Williamson, United States Coast Guard Academy

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Computing & Information Technology

tasks for the upcoming week. This is furthersolidified by weekly status reports that provide additional reflection on the project progress,outline problems, and highlight effort expended. In addition, students are required to draft aProblem Statement, Requirements Specification, Functional Design, Project Plan, and Test Plan.The nature of the projects varies widely from continuing a previous project with well-definedexpectations to venturing into uncharted waters with only a vague sense of a reasonabledestination. Thus all of these documents are flexible in their nature. For example, the test plancould be for the final product or for a milestone. Either way it will contain similar complexityand comprehensiveness. Assessment for this semester

Conference Session

Construction Project Delivery and Control

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Kelly Strong

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Construction

provided support for students to attend the AnnualConference in Denver. The Charles Pankow Foundation, a key strategic partner of DBIA,provided additional funding to cover some nominal course development costs.Because the test bank of questions used in the DBIA Designation exam is confidential, one of theissues that had to be addressed was the development of assessment questions to demonstratemastery of the content. The reflective papers, case studies, and in-class exercises wereappropriate and useful academic assessment tools, but they were not well-suited for preparingstudents to take the national DBIA Designation Exam upon graduation. To address this, theinstructors turned to faculty at other universities who had taught similar classes at

Conference Session

Persistence and Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James F. Ryan III, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

was engineering( 103,148 . For each cohort we consider three subsets of interest: the entire space; the space of thosestudents who graduated; and the space of those students who failed to graduate. Let denote thenumber of major switches in a single observation. For each cohort and each subset of interest wecompute the mutual information using equation (3) between and the following two variables:the final GPA of the student (denoted ); and the final term of the student (denoted ). This willallow us to compare, for each subset, how knowledge of major switching affects the uncertaintywe have in assessing the final GPA and final term of a given student. As the database has beenpresented such that there are equal rates of graduated and

Conference Session

Microcontrollers, Programming, and Data Acquisition

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Rhudy, Lafayette College; Tobias Rossmann, Lafayette College

Tagged Divisions

Mechanical Engineering

Time (s) Time (s)Figure 4. Simulated beat frequencies from varying particular timbre). Students also lookedfrequencies added to 440 Hz sound signal.to explore the engineering side of music creation, examining the directional response ofmicrophones, creating synthesized instruments, or exploring auto-tune and other dynamicfiltering strategies. Figure 5. Pictures of students working on laboratory experiments. Figure 6. Example presentation slides from student projects on engineering and music.Results In order to assess the learning outcomes of this project, a pre-laboratory survey was given

Conference Session

Development of Collaborative Skills in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele M. Herrmann Esq., Mississippi State University; Lyndsey N. Miller, Allied ASID, IDEC; Alexis Gregory, Mississippi State University; J. Suzanne Powney, Mississippi State University, Department of Art,

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Diversity

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Construction

students were asked to developplans for creating a space where up and coming entrepreneurs could display and sell theirproducts before they were able to afford their own storefront. The project deliverables includedthe following items: constructability review, construction estimate and schedule, floor plans,sections, elevations, materials palate, and branding and signage for the incubator space.SurveysAt the outset and conclusion of the project, students received an e-mail with a hyperlink, invitingthem to anonymously complete an online survey via Survey Monkey. The purpose of the surveys Page 26.1470.4was to assess how their understanding of IPD

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Approaches for Enhancing Non-technical Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alistar Erickson-Ludwig, Drexel University ; Rosie Sullivan, Drexel University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

initiative and ownership of problem solving and project work• Engage in critical, reliable, and valid self-assessment• Recognize strengths and weaknesses• Demonstrate self confidenceIn free responses, freshmen reported that having a mentor would strengthen one’s skills andwork ethic through team based projects and would help them acclimate to the university.Using scaled responses, sophomore mentors reported strongest improvements in their ability to:• Convey ideas verbally and in formal presentations• Communicate effectively with others• Value how team diversity leads to diverse talents and ways of thinking• Apply interpersonal skills when working with others• Take initiative and ownership of problem solving and project work• Engage in critical