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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE) Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sopheak Seng, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division (PCEE)

Conference, in 30th International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, vol. 7. Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, Aug. 2018, pp. DETC2018-86037. doi: https://doi.org/10.1115/DETC2018-86037.[22] M. Cassotti, A. Camarda, N. Poirel, O. Houdé, and M. Agogué, “Fixation effect in creative ideas generation: Opposite impacts of example in children and adults,” Think. Ski. Creat., vol. 19, pp. 146–152, Mar. 2016, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2015.10.008.[23] Y. Luo, “Design fixation and cooperative learning in elementary engineering design project: A case study,” Int. Electron. J. Elem. Educ., vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 133–146, 2015.[24] A. Schut, R. Klapwijk, M. Gielen, and M. de Vries, “Children’s Responses to Divergent and

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura P Ford, The University of Tulsa; Gary A Aurand, Penn State University; Chris Barr, University of Michigan; Frank Bowman, University of North Dakota; Hema Ramsurn, The University of Tulsa; Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Tracy L. Carter, Northeastern University; Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Luke Landherr, Northeastern University; David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Stephen Ward Thiel P.E., University of Cincinnati; Bruce K Vaughen P.E., American Institute of Chemical Engineers; Troy J. Vogel, University of Notre Dame

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

them intheir interviews.Process safety can be a scary topic if we emphasize explosions and disasters. Emphasize insteadthat chemical engineering is about keeping people safe: we have a safety culture because wecare about the students, the operators, and the employees. Teach successes as well as disastersand emphasize learning from failures and leading and lagging indicators. The Center forChemical Process Safety is working on a project about successes - look for Risk-based ProcessSafety – Implementation Guide in mid-2025.Another way to move from disasters is to focus on the daily practice of safety. Have the studentsdo a hazard and risk analysis for walking into traffic without looking or for driving while on theirphones to bring process

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Safety and Sustainability in the ChE Classroom

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adam T Melvin, Clemson University; Michael J. Ardoline, Louisiana State University and A&M College

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

by chemical engineering educators identified an approach toassess student understanding of moral reasoning through the development of the EngineeringProcess Safety Research Instrument (EPSRI); however, given that many chemical engineeringstudents have not completed a course in ethics or moral reasoning it has not been easy to implementthe tool. The goal of this project was to develop a learning module to teach students about differentapproaches to moral reasoning and ethical concepts associated with these approaches to betterprepare them for careers in which they can (and most likely will) encounter supervisors and co-workers who use different moral frameworks and exhibit varying stages of moral development.Indeed, one objective of the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahatsham Hayat, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Sharif Wayne Akil, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Helen Martinez, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Bilal Khan, Lehigh University; Mohammad Rashedul Hasan, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Assignments, and 1 Project) in the 16-weekcourse. This data was obtained from the course’s learning management system, namely Canvas.The non-cognitive ordinal (numeric) data is 2-dimensional and includes repeated measures ofstudents’ emotional engagement. The non-cognitive data was collected through aprivacy-preserving smartphone-based application that triggered contextually appropriate,study-specific daily questions based on rules specified by researchers. Participants’de-anonymized answers were aggregated on secure, cloud-based servers for analysis. The threetypes of features were used to create the numeric sequences of the input data. Finally, we createdthree numeric datasets based on 8-week-long, 4-week-long, and 2-week-long input sequences

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rui Wu, East Carolina University; Sergiu Dascalu, University of Nevada, Reno; Zhen Zhu, East Carolina University; David Feil-Seifer; Marjorie Campo Ringler, East Carolina University; Bryan C. Hutchins; Laura Rosof; Ponkoj Chandra Shill, University of Nevada, Reno; Hossein Jamali, University of Nevada, Reno; Frederick C Harris Jr., University of Nevada, Reno

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

protect the ecological system. His primary research interests lie in machine learning and data visualization using AR/VR devices. Dr. Wu has actively contributed to several NSF and NIH funded projects, serving as both a Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI.Dr. Sergiu Dascalu, University of Nevada, RenoDr. Zhen Zhu, East Carolina University Zhen Zhu is an assistant professor at East Carolina University. From 2010 to 2013 he was a senior research engineer and a principal investigator with the Navigation Systems Division and the Advanced Concepts and Technologies Division in Northrop Grumman EDr. David Feil-Seifer David Feil-Seifer is an Associate Professor in Computer Science & Engineering at the University of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Rasim Guldiken, University of South Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

preparation,study habits, accountability, and realization of improvement opportunities. This viewpoint washeld by two-thirds (67%) of the respondents throughout the study (n=253) and is a key outcomeof this research. To our satisfaction, there was a shift in perspective during the final semester,compared to the previous two semesters of the project. Specifically, in the final semester, 52%of the respondents indicated they “enjoyed or liked” the weekly questions, compared to just 13%during the previous two semesters. The difference in these proportions was significant based ona z-test of proportions (p ~ 0.000) (Agresti & Finlay, 1997). Table 7: Week 15 Content Analysis of Reflections Week 15 (E): What are your

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Engineering education issues relevant to agricultural, biological and ecological engineering-Part 2

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Logan Andrew Perry, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division (BAE)

those things like stick in terms of like, what they are andwhy they were important.”As this excerpt illustrates, students often found concepts more memorable when the instructorused an engaging style of teaching (in this case, the use of humor) paired with real-worldexamples. In fact, the benefit of making connections between course content and real-worldapplications was echoed by other participants as well, such as in the following excerpt:“And then the whole class was more or less graded on the big project...And actually thinkingthrough a somewhat real-world example, even though it's, it probably wasn't a super greatsolution that many people came up with. But it definitely helped.”In sum, the use of engaging, practical, example-based material

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 24

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edwin Marte Zorrilla, University of Florida; Idalis Villanueva Alarcón, University of Florida; Darcie Christensen, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Jenefer Husman, University of Oregon; Matthew Charles Graham

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

understandingand encourage students to engage actively with course material. Furthermore, the substantial impact of analytical effort on analytical exam performancehighlights the significance of targeted interventions aimed at enhancing analytical skills amongengineering students. Educators could implement tailored instructional approaches, such asproblem-based learning, case studies, and hands-on projects, to develop students' analyticalabilities and improve their performance in analytical tasks. Additionally, the findings underscore the value of perceived effort as a predictor ofacademic success in engineering education. By acknowledging and measuring students'perceived effort levels, educators can gain insights into individual learning

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Assessment and Curriculum Development

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego; Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego; Hamad Alajeel, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Division (ECE)

educational environment.Prof. Curt Schurgers, University of California, San Diego Curt Schurgers is a Teaching Professor in the UCSD Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His research and teaching are focused on course redesign, active learning, and project-based learning. He also co-directs a hands-on undergraduate research program called Engineers for Exploration, in which students apply their engineering knowledge to problems in exploration and conservation.Dr. Huihui Qi, University of California, San Diego Dr.Huihui Qi is an Associate Teaching Professor in the department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, at the University of California San Diego.Hamad Alajeel, University of California, San Diego

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Applications and Computational Tools for Mechanics Education

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Miner, Iowa State University of Science and Technology; Alice Alipour P.E., Iowa State University of Science and Technology

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Mechanics Division (MECHS)

Vectors Unit Vectors Dot Product Angle between vectors Projection onto a line Particle Equilibrium 3D Particle Equilibrium Moments Scalar Analysis using the Right Hand Rule Vector Analysis using Cross Product Moment about a line or axis Moment due to a Couple System Simplification A resultant force and couple-moment A resultant force at specified coordinates in a parallel force system Reduction to a Wrench Rigid Body Equilibrium 3D Rigid Body EquilibriumMethodologyIn both the control and experimental class, each of the

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Technical Session 8

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Kane, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM)

the NationalScience Foundation.References[1] D. F. Lohman, “Spatial Ability and G.” 1993.[2] K. S. McGrew, “CHC theory and the human cognitive abilities project: Standing on the shoulders of the giants of psychometric intelligence research,” Intelligence, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 1–10, Jan. 2009, doi: 10.1016/j.intell.2008.08.004.[3] H. B. Yilmaz, “On the Development and Measurement of Spatial Ability,” International Electronic Journal of Elementary Education, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 83–96, Mar. 2009.[4] C. Julià and J. Ò. Antolì, “Enhancing Spatial Ability and Mechanical Reasoning through a STEM Course,” International Journal of Technology and Design Education, vol. 28, no. 4, pp. 957–983, Dec. 2018.[5] M. Stieff and D. Uttal, “How

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WIP: Classroom Innovations

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Miles Phillips, Baylor University; Alexandre Yokochi, Baylor University; Anne Marie Spence, Baylor University

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Chemical Engineering Division (ChED)

Paper ID #41062Work In Progress: Enhancing Thermal and Fluids Laboratory Learningthrough the Integration of the Heat Exchanger Module (HEM)Benjamin Miles Phillips, Baylor University Ben Phillips is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at Baylor University, working as a Research Assistant in the Baylor Energy And Renewable Systems (BEARS) Lab. His research interests are in Energy Storage and Renewable Systems, with projects focused in Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy Storage. He aspires to become a lecturer in the field of Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.Alexandre Yokochi, Baylor UniversityDr. Anne

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First-Year Programs Division WIPS 3: Courses and Curricula

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley J. Sottile, Pennsylvania State University; Abbie Canale, Pennsylvania State University; Yu Xia, Emporia State University; Tim Kane, Pennsylvania State University; Stephanie Cutler, Pennsylvania State University

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First-Year Programs Division (FYP)

Includes FYS Objective 4 o Includes FYS Objective 5 • Includes grading information: o Attendance o Participation o Written assignment o Out-of-class assignment o In-class assignment o Project o Presentation o Quiz or exam o Unique grading categories o Number of grading activitiesBesides open-ended questions on the lengths of a syllabus, unique grading categories, andnumber of grading activities, all other components were coded binary with 1 for the inclusion onthe specific item and 0 for its absence.Appendix B Table 2. Non-Student Stakeholder Survey Qualitative Responses Regarding FYS Success Q1. How do you define success in a First

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED) Technical Session 6 - Institutional Contexts

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2024 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebeca Petean, Society of Women Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering Division (WIED)

. She explores how the integration of school safety strategies with disciplinary practices, often under zero-tolerance policies, blurs the lines between them, suggesting that both are byproducts of the school-to-prison pipeline.Dr. Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers Roberta Rincon, Ph.D., is the Director of Research and Impact for the Society of Women Engineers. She is responsible for overseeing the research activities for the organization, including collaborative research projects with external researchers and dissemination of SWE research through academic conferences, the SWE Research website, and the annual SWE State of Women in Engineering magazine issue. She is the Principal Investigator for the NSF

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Computers and Software in Teaching Mathmatics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheri Shakiban, University of St. Thomas; Michael P. Hennessey, University of St. Thomas

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Mathematics

aliens, racetracks for competitions, giant astronomical calendars, maps of theTihuanaco Empire, or to appease the gods. In addition to viewing them in spectacular fashionfrom Cessna aircraft, our focus was on creating mathematical representations of them as aconcatenation of different curve segments using MATLABTM,14 (Table 3), and when viewedfrom different vantage points using projective geometry based on rotation matrices (Table 4). Table 3 The enigmatic Nazca lines (and geoglyphs) The whale, hands, and astronaut Nazca geoglyphs viewed from Cessna airplane (Tyler Edstrom & Benton Garske). The whale geoglyph when viewed “straight The hands geoglyph created in The astronaut geoglyph created in on” and

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Active and Inquiry-Based Learning

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University

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Educational Research and Methods

, thermodynamics concepts, and bioprocess engineering. She is currently also an Associate Dean in the College of Engineering.Dr. Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University Katharyn E. K. Nottis is an associate professor in the Education department at Bucknell University. An Educational Psychologist, her research has focused on meaningful learning in science and engineering education, approached from the perspective of Human Constructivism. She has been involved in collabo- rative research projects focused on conceptual learning in chemistry, seismology, and chemical engineer- ing. Page 22.1510.1

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Professional Identity

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Diane Carlson Jones, University of Washington; Joy K. Crawford; Tamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee University; Donald M. Peter, M.S. P.E., Seattle Pacific University; Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University; Denise Wilson, University of Washington; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Nanette M. Veilleux, Simmons College

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Educational Research and Methods

Carlson Jones, University of WashingtonJoy K CrawfordTamara Floyd Smith, Tuskegee UniversityDon Peter, MS,PE, Seattle Pacific University Don has taught electrical engineering at Seattle Pacific University since 1987, specializing in analog and power electronics, Before that he worked as a design/evaluation/diagnostics engineer at Tektronx, Inc. for eleven years. He has been envovled in various consulting projects, including two summers as a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow at the Jet Propulsion Laborary in Pasadena, Ca. He has a BS in Physics from Seattle Pacfic University and an MSEE from the University of Washington. Don is an IEEE senior member and member of the ASEE.Elaine P. Scott, Seattle Pacific University

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Assessment Instruments

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura L. Pauley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jonna M. Kulikowich, Pennsylvania State University; Nell Sedransk, National Institute of Statistical Sciences; Renata S. Engel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering problems. This construct includes the interpretation of figures,diagrams, and word descriptions that represent engineering- or physics-based principles. There aretwo different skills that are included in this construct: 1. Three-view two-dimensional projection drawing to a three-dimensional perspective drawing. 2. Relating different visual and mathematical representations of unseen quantities such as Page 22.1352.6 velocity, force, pressure, or temperature.Spatial Reasoning Items: Construct S1An example of Construct S1 is shown below in Figure 3. This figure was used with permissionfrom a Mental Rotation Test developed

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Experiential Learning in ECE

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.; Mircea Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

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Electrical and Computer

target their laboratory experiences to take advantage of thenewest technologies and expose students to the tools and methods employed by practicingengineers, while emphasizing fundamental concepts and principles.Today, university-based educational programs invest heavily in many new tools andtechnologies, often only using them in more advanced or project-based courses. Faculty and staffcontribute large amounts of time preparing new course materials that students need to learn thesenew tools. Because new tools are often far too expensive and complex for use outside of thelaboratory, the vast majority of programs provide only limited access to these technologies in theform of two or three hour weekly lab sessions, constraining the amount of time

Conference Session

New Developments in Teaching Electromagnetics and Related Topics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yong Xu, Virginia Tech; Kathleen Meehan, Virginia Tech; Cortney V. Martin, Virginia Tech; Alan B Overby; Xiangyu Wei, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

EM concepts, using the student-owned LiaB kit.The cliché – seeing is believing – is one of the fundamental principles that underpin the project;visible light-emitting diodes and low-power vertical cavity surface emitting lasers are keycomponents in a number of the experiments that have been developed since his proposal. Theelectronics breadboard serves as a miniature optical table and plastic optical components can bemounted on the solderless breadboard surface and aligned to optoelectronic and electro-opticaldevices with simple optomechanical fixtures positioned in the 0.1” spaced holes on thebreadboard. The students perform experiments that demonstrate basic concepts in EM and seethe application of these concepts using eye-safe

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Innovative Instructional Strategies and Curricula in ECE I

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chen Jia, Kansas State University; Andrew G. Bennett, Kansas State University; Dong-Hai Nguyen, Kansas State University; N. Sanjay Rebello, Kansas State University; Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Electrical and Computer

. Follow-on exams andinterviews will determine whether these updates were successful.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science FoundationResearch and Evaluation on Education in Science and Engineering (REESE)Program under grant DRL–0816207. Opinions, findings, conclusions, orrecommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the NSF. Studies involving human subjects wereconducted with KSU Human Studies Board oversight under protocol #4691.References[1] Warren, Steve, "Optimizing Student Learning and Retention of Time- and Frequency-Domain Concepts Through Numerical Computation Projects," 2005 Annual Conference and Exposition

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ETD Design III: Materials and Metallurgy

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason K. Durfee, Eastern Washington University

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Engineering Technology

-150 as well as competing trucks from othermanufacturers. Page 22.1604.2As I viewed one of these DVDs I realized that mixed in with the hard-sell-advertising werenumerous examples of how the engineers at Ford had solved their design problems by theparticular materials that they chose. I created a worksheet of questions for the students thatrequired them to watch the videos and then fill in answers on the sheet. I used this worksheetsuccessfully in the Industrial Materials course that I was teaching.How the Video Spots were UtilizedDuring all but the last year that I used this class project I obtained an individual copy of the DVDfrom local

Conference Session

FPD VI: Presenting "All the Best" of the First-Year Programs Division

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chris Smaill, University of Auckland; Gerard Rowe, University of Auckland; Lawrence J. Carter, University of Auckland

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First-Year Programs

correct solution to each of thequestions and indicating where marks could be gained and lost. A document camera wasused to project details onto a screen. Typically the marking would take about half theallocated period (about 25 minutes). After marking, scripts would be returned to theirowners, who were asked to check them quickly, before they were collected by the TA. It wasthen the job of the TA to take the scripts away and ensure that each student had participatedcorrectly by providing an adequate script and marking correctly someone else‟s. Thosecompleting the requirements were given the 1% mark. Scripts were returned at the nextweek‟s tutorial, giving an incentive for students to attend that as well. In 2009 a total of 5peer-marked sessions

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A Global Engineer: International and Domestic Engineer

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization

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International

educators in the process of teaching/learning, the rescue of the intellectual and reflexive of her/his teaching work in a way that it isnot only the deliver of knowledge but mainly the producing of knowledge.The main challenge for the institutions is to form the global engineer, which actions must lead toprovide more opportunities for students to: go abroad for studies and internships; be involved inglobal teams, working in projects, and designs.What is necessary in fact is the global engineering educator to inspire the formation of the globalengineer.References[01] World Development Indicators, 2001.[02] Deba Dutta, Professor, Mechanical Engineering Director, InterPro, College of Engineering; http://www.interpro.engin.umich.edu/[03] Compete to

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Teaching Circuit Theory and Electronics

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Greco, Arkansas Tech University; James D. Reasoner Jr, Arkansas Tech University; Daniel Bullock, Arkansas Tech University; Carlos L. Castillo, Arkansas Tech University; Patricia S. Buford, Arkansas Tech University; Gill G. richards, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

indicative of the independent nature of these indicators and confirms theprevious analyses based on Kendall's tau. Notice that this 90º relationship existed not only forthe control semesters where each two-member team submitted lab reports but also for the sologroup where each individual student performed the laboratory exercises and submitted their ownlab report. Page 22.544.9Figure 5: Biplot for first control semester Figure 6: Biplot for the second controlrepresenting the data points (x) and variables semester. The data scales are represented by(vectors) projected onto the first two principal the left-hand and bottom axes and the right

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High School Engineering Programs, Curriculum, and Evaluation

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R. Shields P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Krishna Prasad Kisi, University of Nevada Las Vegas

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

and a project engineer. Page 22.704.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Factors Influencing High School Students to Pursue an Engineering BaccalaureateIntroductionIn the twenty-first century, students have myriad curricula that may be pursued in high schools.Curricula at specialized high schools have been developed for very specific areas of study whencompared to the curricula at most comprehensive high schools. At comprehensive high schools,a general program of study is offered either in a college-preparatory curriculum orgeneral/vocational

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Preparing Engineering Students for the Global Workplace, Competency, and a Successful Career

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2011 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yi Shen, Purdue University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Yating Chang, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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International

programsmake appropriate links and project meaningful pathways for students from the advancement ofcultural orientation to the development of global competency.This study examines the extent of current engineering students’ awareness and potentialacceptance of cultural similarities and differences. We conducted survey assessment using theMiville-Guzman Universality-Diversity Scale short form (MGUDS-S) to measure and compareorientation toward diversity among four groups of engineering student populations, includingthose entering three different types of global engineering programs and a baseline population offirst-year engineering students. We proposed and tested a set of research hypotheses for multiplegroup comparisons of MGUDS-S results, including

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Bahador Ghahramani; Stephen A. Raper

sensors in some areas. This isespecially difficult in a time that is against expanding public sector activity [4]. When will the automated highway become a reality? Americans think that by the end ofthis year they will have figured out the best way to make it happen with the San Diegoexperiment, and by December of 2001 they will have a fitly tested prototype system up andrunning. Toyota has been working on another version of the automated highway with onevehicle. This vehicle has radar and special video cameras, on a private test track. Toyota is nottalking much about its project and research. However, the developments of its research might bebeneficial to all researchers in the IVHS field [6].CONCLUSIONS The battle over the

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

David Alexander; Ronald Smelser

To Develop Interpersonal Skills," Computers in Human Behavior, 11, 2, pp. 223-239, 1995.3. Doherty, P. B., “Learner Control in Asynchronous Learning Environments,” ALN Magazine, Volume 2, Issue 2,October 1998.4. Fulkerth, R. and Stevenson, W. W., “Teaching For Effectiveness In On-Line Courses,” Submitted for Proceedingsof Syllabus ‘97 Conference, Rohnert Park, California, July 1997, and Published on the WWW at URL:http://internet.ggu.edu/~bfulkerth/syllabus.html.5. Mazur, E., “Peer Instruction: A User’s Manual,” Prentice Hall, 1997.6. Project Galileo, “Your Gateway to Innovative Science Teaching Techniques,” Published on the WWW at URL

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1999 Annual Conference

Authors

Charles W. Green; John Krupczak

. Page 4.535.10Focus GroupsResults from the focus groups conducted at the end of the course reinforced many of theinterests appearing in the surveys and essays. A summary of some of the major themes is givenin Table 7. New information from the focus group is an appreciation on the part of non-SME&Tstudents for a high degree of personal attention when carrying out laboratory projects involvingtechnology. These non-SME&T are highly self-conscious of their lack of familiarity andexperience with hands-on scientific and technological activities. They appreciate theopportunity to get help relatively quickly when they become frustrated with problems in thelaboratory.Table 7: Themes Emerging in End-of-Course Focus Groups.Students like an