Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean M. Trusedell, Purdue University; Mindy Hart, EPICS

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Conference Session

Trends in Engineering Education 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kathy Schmidt Jackson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Linda C. Schmidt, University of Maryland, College Park; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Peifeng Yin

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Educational Research and Methods

studentsprefer a different learning style compared to senior students? Are senior students equipped toutilize the industry techniques that are heavily digital or tactile oriented? Understanding theevolution of student preferences towards these learning styles would provide valuable insights toinstructors and researchers aiming to enhance engineering education by determining when/whereto emphasize a certain pedagogy during the undergraduate engineering experience.This research is a multi-institutional collaboration between Penn State University and theUniversity of Maryland. Freshmen and senior engineering students are included in this study inorder to quantify the differences between digital and hands-on learning: 1) across engineeringgrade levels, and

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Robert B. Reese, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Electrical and Computer

, message passing, and a host of other complex features best covered in a course dedicatedto embedded systems, rather than an introductory course in microprocessors.4. Designing Microcontroller Libraries for EducationTraditional approaches fill needs defined by industry (vendor libraries, RTOS products) or aimfor a broad audience by abstracting away essential microcontroller features (Arduino and mbed).The need for an educationally-focused library is clear. In contrast to the traditional approach ofdesigning a library by optimizing for performance, flexibility, or features, the design of this edu-cationally-focused library is based on criteria of: 1) a high-level language, 2) clarity, 3) simplici-ty, 4) diagnostic error reporting, 5) detailed

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Research Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums); James Edwin Cawthorne Jr., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, Saint Louis University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Donald Wroblewski P.E., University of California, Berkeley; Cornelia Huellstrunk, Princeton University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

2Stanford Sierra Camp initial focus group discussionThe focus group discussion at the Stanford Sierra Camp (FGSSC) in October 2012 wasscheduled for 90 minutes after a 60 minute brainstorming session designed to discover topics ofinterest. Our FGSSC discussion group defined this goal: Focus on [defining] a framework around which the education of engineers in the knowledge, skills and attributes (KSAs) of innovative engineering can be designed, delivered and assessed.Participants in FGSSC are listed in Table 1. FGSSC participants also decided that our currentand future deliverables included: • A description of each innovative stage in the development of a new innovation and • Identification and definition of the unique KSAs

Conference Session

Engineering & Our Global Society

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhihui Zhang, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

transformations. Teachers and students putup posters with such promises. On April 1, Liu Xianzhou led a group of 14 professorsand teachers in makinga pledge to “a transformation into both red and expert.”10Overall, starting in the 1950s, Tsinghua University had been pursuing a Soviet-style“technology supremacy.” In that training program of higher education, humanities andnatural sciences were demarcated strictly. In engineering education, except for theideological and political education, students were cut off from any education in thehumanities. In fact, scientific disciplines could not exist independently whenseparated from the whole science system. The long-time separation betweenhumanities, science, and engineering education created defective ways of

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Foreman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karina Clarissa Halim, Purdue University; Rajeswari Sundararajan, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

sources to meet baseload demand for power, willresult in the ongoing need for new graduates. Universities have been slow to educate students incoal power generation. A solution to this is presented in this paper in the form of a lesson planwith introductory information of the coal power generation process, equipment utilized, andsome of the policies and concerns surrounding coal use. This paper can serve to start a dialog inenergy courses and provide future directions for students interested in pursuing energy careers.Introduction Coal for utility-scale electrical power generation has been in widespread use forapproximately a century. It is currently the largest energy source for electrical power andremains cheap and abundant.1 While many

Conference Session

ME Curriculum and Assessment

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher E. Larsen, University of Missouri; Rose M. Marra Ph.D, University of Missouri, Columbia; Nai-En Tang; David H. Jonassen, University of Missouri, Columbia; Robert Andrew Winholtz

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Mechanical Engineering

ascertain – 1. Which instructional scaffolds and technological affordances do students perceive as helpful when collaborating through online tools? 2. Which instructional scaffolds and technological affordances do engineering instructors perceive as effective for online collaboration? Presented in this research is a qualitative case study that searches for an optimal balanceof instructional scaffolds for online collaborative tools employed in mechanical engineering froma learning perspective. The concept of the Goldilocks continuum represents the naturalinclination of humans to move toward the most agreeable or the least disagreeable position; anoptimal balance along the continuum. For sake of this

Conference Session

Sustainability

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Caroline Carvill, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Richard A. House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Anneliese Watt, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

increasedcollaboration between faculty in both disciplines. In survey research conducted in the earlyyears of ABET Engineering Criteria implementation, House et al (2007) gathered responsesfrom engineering faculty in a variety of institutional settings and academic disciplines regardingtheir willingness to incorporate communication into their technical courses. They were generallyinterested in such a curricular change (or in some cases, were already engaged in these changes),but many lacked good models for such incorporation.1 Subsequent research along similar linesreflected increasing practices among engineers that blended technical communication andengineering.2-4 Dyke and Riley, for example, provide insight into the strategies engineeringfaculty use to blend

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen L. Kitto, Western Washington University; Debra Sue Jusak, Western Washington University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

,  and  some  prerequisite  information  is  retained  or  learned  differently  based  on  individual  learning  styles  (as  measured  by  our  assessments)1.  Based  on  our  findings,  we  recommend  that  every  instructor  evaluate  the  prerequisite  knowledge  of  their  students  and  complete  targeted  interventions  aimed  at  known  robust  MSE  misconceptions  and  local  knowledge  gaps.  Since  our  state  has  a  large  community  college  system,  local  knowledge  gaps  differed  somewhat  from  section-­‐to-­‐section  of  the  course,  but  several  core  key  themes  emerged.  For  example,  introductory  chemistry  courses  emphasize  ionic  and  covalent  bonding,  leaving  the  students  with  knowledge  gaps  and  robust

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. William White AIA, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Veto Matthew Ray, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Dan D. Koo, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

campus: A college campus residing within an urban setting in which the institutiondoesn’t overwhelm or compete with the city’s resources. The city is a major regional populationcenter. The institution which includes this student organization, Indiana University PurdueUniversity Indianapolis (IUPUI), has an undergraduate population of 22,271 1 students and itresides within Indianapolis, population 844,000. For comparison, a nearby traditional non-urbanuniversity has a student population of 46, 817 and resides within a “college town” of 80, 405inhabitants. Page 24.1224.2Nonresidential campus: A campus where the vast majority of students live off

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen M. Short, University of the District of Columbia- CC, Workforce Development and Lifelong Learning ; Annie R. Pearce, Virginia Tech; Christine Marie Fiori P.E., Virginia Tech; Tanyel Bulbul, Virginia Tech; Andrew McCoy, Virginia Tech

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

employees.Research Goals and ObjectivesThe end goal for the collection and evaluation of the original research data was to help determineif participation in at least one internship program should be a considered as a mandatorycomponent of program completion for construction education students. This original researchsought to address several issues: 1. provide students with a competitive edge and offer insight into what characteristics industry felt were necessary for student success; 2. identify the role internships played in current accredited construction focused programs and whether student participation in internships had an influence on their recognition of the characteristics, as noted by industry hiring professionals, necessary for

Conference Session

Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Caitlyn R. McKinzie, University of Central Florida; Andre J Gesquiere, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida

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Educational Research and Methods

quality and type of the student-faculty interaction are important factors in studentlearning.27,29MethodologyDuring Summer 2012, eleven students (7 men, 4 women) from nine universities participated in aten-week REU program. Five students (45%) were from an under-represented group. Data werecollected from three student-centered artifacts and one faculty-centered artifact. The student-centered artifacts were: a reflection paper on the experience (week 5); an exit satisfaction andfuture plans survey (week 10); and a follow-up survey (two semesters later, end of Spring 2013).Students were given an explanation of the research study for the reflection paper (artifact 1) asapproved by the university’s Institutional Review Board (IRB). The faculty

Conference Session

California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Two Year College Division

how to assessthose programs for efficacy.IntroductionPrevious research indicates that knowledge about the admissions process as well aspsychological factors impact transfer to four-year institutions among community college studentsand shows that satisfaction with the advising process plays an important role [1]. In consideringpotential psychological factors that might impact rate of transfer, self-efficacy has beenidentified as an important concept when considering success and retention amongunderrepresented groups in STEM fields. Self-efficacy has been conceptualized as four domains:mastery experience, vicarious experience, social persuasion, and physiological reaction [2, 3, 4].Individuals receive information from each domain either through

Conference Session

Capstone Design

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Glen A. Livesay, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jameel Ahmed, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Robert M. Bunch, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Wollowski, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

, evaluated,and revisited during product development – the structure and interaction with the IC makes itdifficult for students to ignore the “iterative” nature of the design process.The IC supports a large number of design tools, methods, and approaches for implementation,such as Voice of the Customer, TRIZ (Theory of Inventive Problem Solving), Taguchi Methods,etc. Details regarding suggested tools and methods that may be incorporated into the IC, as wellas other fundamental IC development components were presented by Kline et al.1 The intent ofthis paper is to provide formative feedback for future IC implementation and to investigate itspotential as a teaching/assessment tool for capstone design instructors

Conference Session

The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

innovationcompetencies and illustrate the proposed interactions in the educational system.This paper is based on three main themes:1. Effective innovation is facilitated by the Innovation Competencies, and these are in turn supported by the model-centric Systems Competencies, along with the Discovery Page 24.1230.3 Competencies and the Discipline Competencies;2. Effective learning of the Innovation Competencies is facilitated by experiences during the learner’s interactions either (a) with the explicit system models used by the System Competencies, or (b) with other actors, catalyzed by those system models;3. In addition to their effectiveness in

Conference Session

Architectural Design Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Architectural

aspects will be presented and discussed.The argument of the paper will be based on the International Building Code (IBC 2012) which is issuedby the International Code Council (ICC) and considered as the most comprehensive and coordinatednational model code in the US and is currently commonly used and enforced in 44 states. The paper willalso examine and report on the purpose, types, interpretation, understanding and use of building codesapplied in the United States.We discuss the courses from students’ point of view, and the experience earned in design, codedevelopment, and also in written and oral communication skills. Future plans to evaluate the effectivenessof these courses in term of learning outcomes. 1. Introduction:Architecture design

Conference Session

Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Two Year College Division

these systems occurs as predicted. Page 24.1232.7 Figure 1 – The underlying technologies of the Internet of Everything (IoE)As shown by Figure 1 above, the underlying technologies of the Internet of Everything consist ofseveral enabling technologies. The cyber-physical system technician will still need to haveknowledge of the basic fundamental DC and AC concepts, be aware of signal characteristics, andhave the ability to use instrumentation and make measurements. Additionally, they will need tobe knowledgeable about: embedded controllers and have the ability to interface signals to thesedevices (i.e. a familiarity with sensors

Conference Session

Changing the Classroom Environment in Mathematics Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Talbert, Grand Valley State University

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Mathematics

. Page 24.1233.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The inverted classroom in introductory calculus: Best practices and potential benefits for the preparation of engineersWhat is the inverted classroom?Higher education has for many years organized its curricula and instruction around aninstructional design model that should be instantly recognizable to most readers. This modelinvolves three phases for each unit that is taught: 1. The instructor decides what concepts and topics should be covered in the unit and articulates a collection of learning objectives that will eventually be assessed. 2. The instructor uses class time to present information on the main

Conference Session

Discipline Specific Topics and Techniques

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigan State University; Megan A. Shannahan, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

Page 24.1234.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The Mentoring Experience: Finding Value in Guiding Undergraduate Researchers Katy Luchini-Colbry, Korine Steinke-Wawrzynski, Megan Shannahan Michigan State University East Lansing, MI, USAAbstractWe discuss results from surveys of faculty involved in mentoring undergraduate researchassistants in a summer program at Michigan State University. The goals of this study were: (1)to examine how mentors set expectations and communicated with students early in the researchexperience; (2) to explore the ways that mentors and students

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper P.E., Ph.D, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University; Matthew Paul Lutz, Norwich University; Jeffrey R. Mountain Ph.D, P.E., Norwich University; John Edward Patterson, Norwich University

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Construction

scoring rubrics for the competition, the affordability aspect of thecompetition was often given only superficial consideration. In the 2011 competition, the mostaffordable house cost $230 per square foot while the 2011 overall winner’s cost exceeded $380per square foot. In 2009, while the construction costs were tabulated for each of the entries,affordability was not a direct component of the competition. Prior to 2009, affordability was notofficially calculated, and houses such as the 2007 winner had self-reported cost-estimatesexceeding $400,000 for an 800 square foot house ($500 per square foot). Page 24.1235.3 Figure 1: Norwich

Conference Session

Improving Laboratory Education in Chemical Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Cooper, North Carolina State University

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Chemical Engineering

preview videos – use of recordings of experiment preview lectures in place of in-person preview sessions20  “Classroom Capture” – term referring to providing video and audio of lectures online for student review, a service offered at many universitiesEach of these methods was evaluated during the Fall 2013 and Spring 2014 semesters. Datarecorded for each method included:  Amount of time the method saved for instructor  Monetary cost for use of method  Frequency students actually benefitted from method  Open-ended student comments from end-of-semester course evaluations3. Results3.1. CATME3.1.1. Assigning student engineering teamsTwo of the many challenges of teaching UO courses are (1) initial assignment of

Conference Session

CPD Technical Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Jenna L. Gorlewicz, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Dazhi Yang, Boise State University

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Continuing Professional Development

the Journal of Engineering Education's publicationmission,1 ASEE’s Year of Dialogue2, the articulation of a set of research areas to structure futureengineering education research agendas,3 and a plethora of editorials calling for the birth of anew discipline or the value of different forms of engineering education research.4,5 These eventslaid the intellectual groundwork for the growth of a new formal discipline of engineeringeducation. Their momentum increased the hiring of engineering education faculty where tenureis granted based primarily on research performance.6 These positions emerged in a variety ofdifferent departments including engineering, education, and even newly established engineeringeducation departments. Furthermore, new

Conference Session

Professional Development and Advising for Graduate Students

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, Kettering University; Steve Skerlos, University of Michigan; Adam B. Baker, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

ofsupport that students find most helpful. Zhao, Golde, and McCormick found a strong correlationbetween PhD student satisfaction and their advisors’ academic advising behaviors, as well asadvisors’ personal touch and career development behaviors14. Similarly, Demb reported thatstudents’ feedback on the advising relationship centered on five critical areas: 1) Demonstrating respect for the student and valuing ideas; 2) Trust; 3) Providing challenge, feedback, direction, and conceptual support; 4) Appreciating the difference between an advisor and a mentor; and 5) Investing in the relationship by sharing personal experience while maintaining appropriate boundaries.She identified the first three of these

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul S. Steif, Carnegie Mellon University; Luoting Fu; Levent Burak Kara, Carnegie Mellon University

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Educational Research and Methods

earlier work; hence, grading of an already completed solution often involves judging off-path steps that may be irrelevant to the intended learning or steps that build upon prior incorrectwork. Given the very limited effectiveness of human grading to provide feedback to students oncomplex homework problems, it is natural to inquire whether the computer can do better.The research questions this paper seeks to answer are: (1) Is it possible to provide automated,formative assessment of efforts to solve complex engineering problems, (2) What metrics allowone to judge whether the feedback indeed promotes learning, and (3) On what basis can one seekimprovements to the formative assessment offered?We address these questions in the context of a test case

Conference Session

Best of DEED

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

R. Keith Stanfill, University of Florida; Amy Rigby, www.amywriting.com; Maureen Milch, University of Florida

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Design in Engineering Education

faculty coach surveys are conducted severaltimes—at the beginning, middle, and end of each semester. Information from the Likert scaleand qualitative questions inform the IPPD Program on students’ mastery of some of the qualities Page 24.1240.5presented in the Guide’s Professionalism Competency Model. During the course of the projectsand looking back at the peer assessment surveys, projects that had lower outcomes also had lowpeer assessment scores. After reviewing feedback from past surveys, it became clear that moreaccountability for professionalism needed to be added to the course.Table 1 shows a sample peer feedback summary for a student who was

Conference Session

New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Eric Nauman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering, Mechanics

1 depicts two pages of the ME 27400 Lecturebook which are representative ofLecturebook sections designed for factual content delivery and to introduce an example problem,respectively. As evident, the style of factual information delivery largely mirrors a traditionaltext, while the example problems are cast in terms of a Given-Find format. The latter is designedto bring clarity to the thought processes of novice students who are still establishing theirbaseline problem-solving skills. To exercise higher levels of cognition, the aforementionedcontent is augmented on both an intra- and inter-topic basis with Challenge Questions andConceptual Problems. The Challenge Questions are specifically designed to have studentsexpand their depth of

Conference Session

ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Joshua M. Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

source, and commercial Page 24.1242.3systems with proprietary software. Some examples of the desktop 3D printers and theirrespective prices are included in Table 1.Desktop 3D Printer DIY Fully Commercial Approximate Open Source Assembled Cost Open SourcePrusa Mendel RepRap X $550Delta RepRap X $400Trinity Labs X $2,199Aleph

Conference Session

Global Perspective and Experiential Learning in Civil Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Seri Park, Villanova University; Susan B. Mackey-Kallis, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

paper will describe the numbers of international students andfaculty, level of internationalization within courses, numbers of students participating insemester and summer-long study abroad programs, as well as participation rates in internationalservice learning projects. The paper concludes with recommendations for opportunities tostrengthen and expand these internationalization efforts. Internationalization is not a one-size-fits-all process; however, the concrete examples provided may help other universities achievetheir internationalization goals.IntroductionThe American Council on Education (ACE) defines internationalization as the “process by whichinstitutions foster global learning.”1 They then define global learning as “three related

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Austin Creasy, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Joseph P. Fuehne, Purdue University at Columbus

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College Industry Partnerships

that can assist them in obtaining higher paying STEM jobs.The initial implementation of the pathway has led to high school and college faculty workingtogether, workforce members returning to school for additional training, and industry fillingneeds with locally educated students. This paper shows how this pathway was started and whatprogress has been made in fulfilling the needs of all of the partners.IntroductionManufacturing is the dominant economic activity within southeastern Indiana. Nearly 1 in 3employed citizens within a ten county region of this part of the state are directly employed bymanufacturing companies. The local workforce, however, has not improved to satisfy the need ofthose employers and a local initiative, Economic

Conference Session

ECE Program Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

W. Timothy Holman, Vanderbilt University; Brian David Sierawski, Vanderbilt University; Robert Reed, Vanderbilt University; Robert A. Weller, Vanderbilt University; Andrew L. Sternberg, Vanderbilt University; Rebekah Austin, Vanderbilt University; Daniel M. Fleetwood, Vanderbilt University

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Electrical and Computer

variety of settings in spacecraft design and survivability and reliability. He has led programs in experi- mentation, modeling, and simulation of radiation effects in electronic systems. He has been involved with six separate space-based radiation effects experiments over the last 20 years: 1) RadFx-1,-2,-3: A series of CubeSat Based Radiation Effects Testbeds (PI), 2) Microelectronic and Photonics Test Bed (Instrument Card PI), and 3) Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (Investigator), 4) Living With a Star – Space Environment Testbed (mission definition and requirements). As a NASA civil servant, Robert was the lead radiation effects systems engineer for several NASA spaceflight projects, including the