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Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathew Schaefer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #15985The Cards Wager Assignment: Betting Homework Points on Statistical Pro-cess ControlDr. Mathew Schaefer, Milwaukee School of Engineering MATHEW SCHAEFER is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Milwaukee School of En- gineering. Prior to his academic work, Dr. Schaefer worked for G.E. Medical Systems and for Briggs & Stratton Corp. He earned his B.S. and M.S (Mechanical Engineering) and Ph.D (Materials Science) from Marquette University. His experiences in metallurgy, design, and failure analysis come from work in industry, projects and teaching at MSOE and projects completed as an independent

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Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bill D. Bailey, Kennesaw State University; Gregory L. Wiles P.E., Kennesaw State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Kennesaw State University

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Educational Research and Methods

such as D2L®, Vista®, Moodle®, or one of the many other systemsavailable. These are in common use at most universities and colleges. Software for live onlineinteraction is also required. This may be something like Blackboard Collaborate®, Wimba® orGoToMeeting®. This allows multiple HSOL students to have a virtual meeting with theinstructor and the HF2F students. HSOL students can participate through voice or text. Someclassroom technology is also required. A classroom should be equipped with ceilingmicrophones, speakers, overhead projection and software/hardware which permits writing on thescreen. We use Sympodium®. The cost of equipping a classroom is approximately $10,000 -$15,000.2013 study summaryThe Industrial Engineering Technology

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dean H. Lang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Andrew Michael Erdman, The Pennsylvania State University; Meg Handley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

applied engineering and molecular biology approaches to the study of the skeletal response to mechanical loading. As a Mechanical Engineer, she worked on facil- ity design projects involving mechanical systems that included heating, ventilation, air conditioning, and energy conservation systems, as well as R&D of air conditioning equipment for Navy ships. Additional research interests have included the investigation of relationships among components of the indoor envi- ronment, occupants, and energy usage. Specifically, the effects of the indoor environment on occupant health and well-being and in parallel, how socially-mediated energy-saving strategies can increase aware- ness of energy use and/or increase energy

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Engineering Librarians: Impacting the Past, Present, and Future

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amani Magid, New York University Abu Dhabi

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Engineering Libraries

session was that both she and her colleague have degrees inscience. Before choosing to enter the law field, she attained her graduate degrees in plantphysiology and plant molecular biology and her colleague earned his graduate degree andpostdoctoral work in chemistry. So the scientists and engineers who attended the session feltcomfortable asking technical questions. The sessions were well attended, including all of thesenior engineering students, who work on capstone projects that can potentially be patented.At this time, the university has had more than 20 patents filed over the past seven years of itsexistence, the overwhelming majority of which faculty are the inventors. Therefore this talkwas definitely needed to inform and educate the NYUAD

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Works in Progress: Assessment and Research Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian Anderson Arbogast, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

visualdisplay can summarize any of the generated lexical indices, as specific indices may be morerelevant depending on the nature of the analyzed text. An optional feature is the ability for theresearcher to represent newly supported lexical indices from the literature, or even create theirown lexical indices out of basic linguistic feature ‘building blocks’ as a further path of research.A major goal of this ongoing project is to bring a Natural Language Processing based approachto a field of research where it shows promise and is relatively absent. 1. Bransford, J. D., Brown, A. L., & Cocking, R. R. (2000). How people learn brain, mind, experience, and school. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 2. Chandler, P., & Sweller, J

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Student Success I: Interventions and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago; Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15895A Case Study for the Application of Data and Process Mining in InterventionProgram Assessment and ImprovementMs. Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois, Chicago Elnaz Douzali is a senior undergraduate researcher at the University of Illinois at Chicago. She’s a part of the Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Department and will receive her Bachelors of Science in Industrial Engineering in May 2016. Since 2015 Elnaz has participated in multiple projects in Educational Data Mining. Her research interests include Educational Data Mining, Process Mining, and Healthcare. Elnaz will begin her Masters of Science

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Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas - El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas - El Paso; Juan Alejandro Saavedra, University of Texas - El Paso; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas - El Paso

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #15497A Comparative Study of Teaching Lean Manufacturing via Hands-On andComputer-Aided SimulationProf. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas - El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He has been serving as a principle investigator of many research projects, funded by NSF, NASA, DoEd, KSEF and LMC. He

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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DeLean Tolbert, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kerrie A Douglas, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

often overrepresented inthese communities. This study addresses the intersection between the projected growth ofunderrepresented minorities in the United States, the disproportionate representation ofminorities in lower SES communities, the role of SES on academic achievement and the need toprepare Americans for future engineering challenges. The purpose of this study is to examine theschool and personal factors that are significant to elementary students’ understanding prior toclassroom experiences with engineering. The following research questions guided thisinvestigation: ● When factoring in SES, how does that change our understanding of the ways we teach engineering to elementary students? ○ What is the impact of SES on

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Huff, Harding University; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kavitha Durga Ramane; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

with and influencing other people so they conscientiously performingsome necessary work in accordance with a mutually agreed schedule” (p. 191), was identified asthe most prominent skill required in his studies of engineering practice.17 His later workcharacterizes engineering as a “combined human performance, in which expertise is distributedamong the participants and emerges from their social interactions” (p. 176)18 Consistent withthese findings, Brunhaver et al. conclude that “[i]n addition to doing technical work, youngengineers are responsible for non-technical tasks that require significant social interaction, suchas managing projects and coordinating the work of other people.”19 This conclusion is supportedby data from a large-scale

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Construction Session 1: Sustainable Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Kelting, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Eric A. Holt, University of Denver; Nathan Barry, University of Nebraska - Kearney

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Construction

of the project, as well as the LEED scorecard for the building. Students were then required to discuss how this building excelled in that particular category. Requiring students to research and complete this discussion allowed them to discover ways in which buildings are made sustainable. 2. Evaluate a current building discussion: For these types of discussions, students are to evaluate current buildings in their community and discuss how the building was inefficient. For each of these discussions, the students are required to include pictures of the building they are discussing. Many times, students chose to write about the houses they currently live in, as the majority of the houses in the area are old

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Spatial Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karthik Sukumar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zheng Zhou, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James L. Mohler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Design Graphics

high and low spatial abilities. The students with highand low spatial ability were re-administered 5 questions from the PSVT-D. The students wereasked to sketch an isometric view of the 3D object from the given 2D pattern. Using a think-aloud protocol the students were asked to explain their visualization process in order to elicitspatial thinking. After each sketch, the students were also asked to describe their visualizationstrategy used in solving the problem by using a cardboard cut-out to help specifically understandthe obstacles of strategy use for those students who were not able to sketch the isometric object.    Introduction  Spatial ability research was nascent in 1883 when Galton projected his theory of imagery usingthe spatial

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Huang, Canada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

Community Colleges, Cañada is an open-enrollment institution, designed to welcome students of all backgrounds. In 2008, Cañada was awarded a Minority Science and Engineering Improvement Program (MSEIP) grant by the U.S. Department of Education. The project, entitled Student On-ramp Leading to Engineering and Sciences (SOLES), aimed to increase the participation, retention, and success of underrepresented and educationally disadvantaged students interested in pursuing careers in STEM fields. Among the strategies developed for this project is the Summer Math Jam – a one-week intensive mathematics program designed to improve students’ preparation for college-level math courses. When the SOLES grant ended in 2011, the college received

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Ross Tapia, New Mexico State University; Elizabeth Ann Howard, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

challengeshave given the students the chance to present their work to the class or write a documented reporton their project. Students have enjoyed these design challenges and we are continuing to findadditional impromptu design challenges to supplement the content of the curriculum.DataOur preliminary data shows promising results from our ENGR 100 course.78.5% of studentswho were enrolled in ENGR 100 in fall 2014 matriculated from their freshman to theirsophomore year. This is an increase of 14.6% from the previous year’s retention rate of 63.9%.The data is currently being evaluated to determine the retention rate for the fall 2015 cohort. Theanalysis of the fall 2015 data will require comparing students who traditionally began their careerin college

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Design Graphics

students learn the computer-aided manufacturing programFeatureCAM. In the laboratory portion of the course students are guided through the process forcreating numerical code for the machining of various components; this course is denoted – CAMCourse. There is also a project that entails students creating the required numerical code for themanufacture of an artifact of their choosing of moderate complexity.As mentioned previously, the Revised Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Visualization ofRotations (Revised PSVT:R)20 is used to assess spatial ability in this work. The Revised PSVT:Ris a multiple choice test that consists of 30 questions that ask respondents to evaluate how one setof rotations is related to another set of rotations. An example

Conference Session

Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica M. Cortez, Texas A&M University; Teri Kristine Reed, Texas A&M University; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Sylvia E. McMullen, Blinn College; Jackie Perez, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

years of educational leadership, business development, project management and educational research to her role as President for the Brazos County campuses of Blinn College. She has worked specifically in data management and education reform with more than 500 schools districts in Texas, Nevada, Arkansas and New Mexico. She was project director for the Nevada Race to the Top application and served as a senior consultant to Dell Services on education data manage- ment in the development of integrated data warehouses in the Pk-20 environment. McMullen has a Master of Educational Administration from Texas A&M University and a Doctorate of Jurisprudence from the University of Houston. She has served on numerous state

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Faculty Development II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill K Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University

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Educational Research and Methods

by Borrego and Henderson12.MethodologyThe data used in this paper were collected as part of a three-year project studying long-termfaculty development groups in engineering. The purpose of the groups was to broaden the use ofevidence-based teaching practices in engineering courses. In particular, the project was focusedon broadening the use of interactive teaching and formative assessment. Most of the instructorswere interested in finding ways to engage students during class and learn more about students’learning process. Each group was led by a facilitator who was a faculty member with a history ofinnovative teaching using evidence-based pedagogical practices. Groups of 4 to 8 engineeringinstructors were formed at four geographically

Conference Session

Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aliye Karabulut-Ilgu, Iowa State University; Charles T. Jahren P.E., Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, Construction and Environmental Engineering at Iowa State University. He earned his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and his Master of Business Administration from the University of Minnesota and his PhD in Civil Engineering from Purdue University. He has over six years of industrial experience as a bridge construction project engineer for a construction contractor and as a research engineer for the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory in Port Hueneme California. His teach- ing interests include construction equipment, cost estimating and construction process design including online and hybrid classes. His research interests include highway and heavy construction methods, road maintenance methods, innovations in

Conference Session

New Teaching Methods in Mechanics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruben Pierre-Antoine, Stanford University; Sheri D. Sheppard, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University

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Mechanics

Washington, Colorado School of Mines, and Howard University. More recently (2011) she was named as co-PI of a national NSF innovation center (Epicenter), and leads an NSF program at Stanford on summer research experiences for high school teachers. Her industry experiences includes engineering positions at Detroit’s ”Big Three:” Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Chrysler Corporation. At Stanford she has served a chair of the faculty senate, and is currently the Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education.Dr. Mark Schar, Stanford University Dr. Schar works in the Center for Design Research - Designing Education Lab at Stanford University. He is also a member of the Symbiotic Project of Affective

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qichao Wang, Virginia Tech; Montasir Abbas P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

over $2,400,000 worth of funded research, with a credit share of more than $1,750,000. Dr. Abbas is an award recipient of $600,000 of the Federal Highway Administration Exploratory and Advanced Research (FHWA EAR). The objective of the FHWA EAR is to ”research and develop projects that could lead to transformational changes and truly revolutionary advances in highway engineering and intermodal surface transportation in the United States.” The award funded multidisciplinary research that utilizes traffic simulation and advanced artificial intelligence techniques. He has also conducted research for the National Cooperative Highway Research Program on developing ”Traffic Control Strategies for Oversaturated

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Horstman, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Danielle Jamie Mai, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Yanfen Li, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; Rohit Bhargava, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

3 A panel of faculty discussed assembling a research statement to provide a broad outlookspanning various fields. A brief presentation about what to include in a research statementinformed the audience and sparked questions for the open discussion that followed. The facultymembers also discussed the challenges of writing research statements and proposals. A seminar on grant proposals provided basic information on how to develop a grantproposal. This topic was selected because successful grants are often needed to support aresearch group and secure funding for research. In this seminar applicants received in-depthinformation about what to include in the project summary. The speaker was adamant that theproject summary is the key to a

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ERM Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

engineeringstudents in their perceptions and enactment of critical thinking? For the purpose of this paper, thefocus will be on one of the major categories discovered between the two groups of students: howstudents use and perform critical thinking.MethodologyThis study is the pilot phase of a larger project aiming to understand critical thinking for studentsand faculty in humanities and in engineering. As a pilot, four to five students each fromMaterials Science & Engineering and English were selected. Selection was based on requestingsenior students from both departments to respond to an interest email and/or in-class visit. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with five senior year undergraduate Materials Science &Engineering students and

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Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University

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Educational Research and Methods

for Engineering Education, 2015 Achieving High Functioning Teams Using Team-Based Learning in Flipped Classrooms   Abstract Achieving high functioning teams is essential for successfully implementing flipped classroomsmethods relying on collaborative learning. Team-Based Learning is a unique approach toflipping a classroom because of its prescribed framework. This paper provides quantitative andqualitative data showing that teams are high functioning and high performing yet minimalinstructor guidance and intervention is required when Team-Based Learning is used inmechanical engineering courses. Introduction From lab to design courses to group projects in general education or major courses, students

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Firdous Saleheen, Temple University; Salvatore Giorgi, Temple University; Zachary Thomas Smith, Temple University; Joseph Picone, Temple University; Chang-Hee Won, Temple University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

computer engineering in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering and the director of Control, Sensor, Network, and Perception (CSNAP) Laboratory at Temple University. Previous to coming to academia, he worked at Electron- ics and Telecommunications Research Institute as a senior research engineer. Currently, he is actively guiding various research projects funded by National Science Foundation, Pennsylvania Department of Health, and Department of Defense. His research interests include stochastic optimal control theory, sensing systems, and virtual laboratory assistant. Page 26.449.1

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Wang, University of Houston; Siu Chun Michael Ho, University of Houston; Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE); Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

engineering-related subjects. It makes possible the offering of real Page 26.487.3 Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE North Central Section Conference 2 Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering Education experiments (e.g., FPGA, CPLD, PIC microcontrollers) to a particular group of users through any computer network.” 7. This remote laboratory uses Browser-Server architecture software.• UTS Remote Labs: UTS Remote Labs is “part of Lab share, an Australian Government funded project that aims to create a national network of shared, remotely accessible laboratories.” 8. This lab

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Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

modified. Both these tasks are outlined in this paper. The server system with a databaseof problems already existed from the previous laptop-based testing system.2 Tablet OS and Model ChoiceBefore actual tablet app development could start, the actual tablet model and operating systemsneeded to be chosen. With the large number of tablets on the market, this was not a simple task.It was determined that the main constraints included 1) cost, 2) ease of programming, 3) limitingcommunication type apps, 4) and capability to install custom apps. When this project was started,Fall of 2013, there were two main types of tablets, Apple iOS and Google Android

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University; Suzette R Burckhard, South Dakota State University

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New Engineering Educators

at the Learning Cloud Academy in July, 2011 - 10/6/20115. Embedded Assessment: Quality Control vs. Quality Assurance - 12/1/116. Use of Rubrics in Assessment - 2/9/127. Discussion of College of Engineering collaborative project proposals for the SDSU Academic and Scholarly Excellence fund – 3/22/128. Collaborative project proposals – 4/12/129. Active Learning – 10/9/1210. Academic Quality and Rigor – Grading. The College of Engineering portion of the campus-wide discussion – 11/13/1211. What is Rigor and Quality? – 2/18/1312. What is Rigor and Quality? – 3/15/1313. Research Based Classroom Practices that Improve Student Learning – 9/17/1314. Team-Based Learning & Immediate Feedback forms – 10/15/1315. Curriculum planning in College

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ordel Brown, West Virginia University

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New Engineering Educators

how theperformance reports provided by an audience response system (ARS) affect the cooperativeinstructor-student assessments. Specifically, we are interested in how the public display of theperformance reports affects these assessments. Page 26.675.3Course Structure and ARSThe ARS was utilized in an introduction to MATLAB course, ENGR 102. It is a three-credithour, project-based course and a prerequisite for all majors. Students complete three projects inaddition to smaller assignments, quizzes and exams. It is offered in multiple sections eachsemester and students meet with instructors for a total of 1.5 hours each week.The ARS that was

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey D Beddoes, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Diversity

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International

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Epistemological Foundations of Global Competencies: A New Theory to Advance Research on Global CompetenciesIntroductionAround the world, many influential stakeholders are concerned with increasing globalcompetitiveness of engineering graduates by increasing their global competency. Recent booksfrom the US, Australia, and Europe attest to growing interest in global engineering.1 In sum, Whether working on multi-national project teams, navigating geographically dispersed supply chains or engaging customers and clients abroad, engineering graduates encounter worlds of professional practice that are increasingly global in character. This new reality

Conference Session

Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Priti N Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Pro- gram,” Proceedings of the 2014 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference, June 2014. Synergistic Activities & Projects in Education Co-Principal Investigator, Washington STate Academic RedShirt Program (STARS). Grant increases the retention rate of economically and educationally disadvantaged students in Engineering, (2013-present). Principal Investigator, Early Engineering Institute. Grant increases the math aptitude and interest in en- gineering for 144 middle and high school students from rural Washington communities, (Summers 2012- present). Affiliate Associate Director, NSF Research Experience & Mentoring. Grant provides funding for six incoming UW freshmen to

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 2: Design in the First Year: Challenges and Successes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

DeLean Tolbert, Engineering Education, Purdue University; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

withproblem solving processes [20, 21], and finally they work on an eight-week design project wherestudents are tasked with not only solving a problem but identifying (and making an argumentfor) a problem to address [22].Study DesignStudents are recruited to spend three hours independently designing a playground for a fictitiousneighborhood and are compensated for their time. Students are asked to “think aloud” as theywork to solving this open-ended and purposely ambiguous task. Verbal protocol analysis andvideo analysis technique provide a research approach which allows the research team to uncoverinvisible thought processes. The thought processes are then analyzed using a coding schemeinformed by: (1) The second author’s modified version of