Conference Session

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

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anna Marbella Camacho, The STEM Center, Cañada College; Danni Redding Lapuz, The STEM Center at Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

. She speaks Indonesian and received fellowship support for her ethnographic research in Indonesia. Currently residing in the Bay Area, Danni continues to perform gamelan music, while raising her two children with her Math professor/musician husband. Page 24.1246.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The STEM Center: Creating a Model for Success in Community College STEM EducationAbstract:In 2012, President Obama called for 1 million new STEM graduates within the next decade. Thiscall to action was met with a myriad of local and federal

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The Nature of Innovation and Entrepreneurship Session 4

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Page 24.1247.2a grounded theory analysis approach for integrated data collection and analysis. Traditional ornon-innovative engineers were described by engineering innovators as people who do notchallenge the status quo and are not collaborators. Traditional or non-innovative engineers areengineers who minimize risk, think short-term and focus on a narrow domain of knowledge orexpertise.IntroductionInnovation in all aspects of modern life is seen as a socioeconomic cure for many of the troublesof modern societies (1-3). "Acting as the translators of new or existing technology intoinnovations that benefit society (4) is the Olympic torch that engineers are expected to carry" (5-8). The goal of this study was to identify the unique

Conference Session

Construction Contracts, Law and Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John David Cioara, Arizona State University; Dean Takeo Kashiwagi, Arizona State University; Sylvia Romero, Arizona State University; Kenneth Timothy Sullivan, Arizona State University

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Construction

geared toprepare the young emerging professional.In 2010, one of the authors was given the task of teaching a CCA class. He immediatelyidentified the following challenges:1. The course was being treated as a singular senior level construction contracts module, not integrated with any of the other coursework or utilizing lessons learned from other classes.2. The course did not have polished lecture presentations.3. The majority of the students were not going to be construction lawyers, but construction company owners and construction project managers. They were interested in graduating, and not learning the importance of construction contracts.4. It was difficult to engage the students in understanding the construction contract as a

Conference Session

WIED: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristina Poleacovschi, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amy Javernick-Will, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Women in Engineering

and female. Gender is a social behavior embodying the sex 1. For example,the act of wearing a specific color based on ones sex is a gendered behavior. Sexuality isexpressing erotic desires, practices and identities 2. Generally sex, sexuality and gender havebeen differentiated; however there is no general consensus on how they are used. Beauvoir, whowas one of the first scholars to distinguish gender from sex, stated that gender is a sociallyconstructed identity that both women and men perform but neither are born with gender 1. Thisdistinction implies that sex is a biological category while gender is a social category. However,the distinction of sex and gender has also been argued to be unhelpful 3,4. Recent feminists,starting with Butler 5

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Topics Enhancing ET Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Jorge L Alvarado, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

student work and findings arepresented to highlight the key scoping and documentation challenges of an iterative projectnecessary to meet the sponsor’s expectations over the long term. Lessons that can broadly beapplied to capstone projects and key lessons gleaned from these projects are also be presented.IntroductionCapstone design courses and projects are a critical component of engineering education. Thesecourses were originally conceived to counteract the trend of engineering education that focusedmore and more on the “engineering science” aspects of the discipline and less on the practicalproblem solving aspects 1-3. A survey of capstone courses from the mid-1990s found a widearray of ways in which such courses were organized and conducted 1

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saryn R. Goldberg, Hofstra University; Jennifer Andrea Rich, Hofstra University; Amy Masnick, Hofstra University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 24.1251.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 The use of metacognitive writing-to-learn prompts in an engineering statics class to improve student understanding and performanceIntroductionWriting-across-the-curriculum initiatives tend to focus on the idea of using writing as a means todeepen student understanding of concepts and rhetorical practices in the discipline.1, 2, 3 It iscommon practice in these programs to integrate as much writing as possible in differentdisciplinary contexts.4, 5 , 6 The supposition is that writing naturally enhances learning in most, ifnot all, learning spaces. This notion dates back to Janet Emig’s classic

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FPD 4: Peers and Perceptions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joseph Pow, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, RIT; María Helguera, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Pieri, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sadie Wolters; Michael Glynn Augspurger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Briana A. Neuberger, Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology; Victoria Scholl, Rochester Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Bondi, Rochester Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

Association of American Colleges and Universities’ ProjectKaleidoscope (PKAL) has been a vocal advocate for widespread STEM education reform. Thethemes emerging from PKAL research regarding undergraduate STEM education are clear andconsistent: Learning should be experiential and steeped in investigation from the very first courses.1 Learning should be personally meaningful for students and faculty, it should make connections to other fields of inquiry, and it should suggest practical applications related to the experience of students.2 Learning should take place in a community where faculty see students as partners in learning, where students collaborate with one another and gain confidence that they

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching Engineering Economy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Billy Gray, Tarleton State University; Gloria Margarita Fragoso-Diaz, Tarleton State University ; Erick Jones, University of Texas, Arlington

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Engineering Economy

material in a manner consistent with how thematerial is shown in class. A third method is the homework help from sources such asChegg.com.6 Chegg is an academic company where students can log onto the site and postproblems they have for class so that other users can post help and answers to those questions.One of the instructional tools discussed in the literature for web-based materials is the use ofvideo recordings. It is discussed how software allows an instructor the tool of video as anefficient manner to provide the basics of engineering economy.1 This allows the instructor topush the videos online so that their students can have remedial instruction or it allows theinstructor to push the entire class onto the online environment. This is a

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen B. Wendell, University of Massachusetts, Boston

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

elementary teachersto teach engineering, we are asking three key research questions. During community-basedengineering experiences, what is the evolution of novice urban elementary teachers’: 1. Understanding of engineering practices? 2. Abilities of engineering design? 3. Abilities to identify and respond productively to students’ engineering ideas and Page 24.1255.2 practices?To answer the research questions, we are employing a mixed methods study design. Data sourcesinclude video recording of the novice teachers during community-based engineering tasks, theCreative Engineering Design Assessment (Charyton et al, 2011

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy Kingma, Washington State University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Robert G. Olsen, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington ; Kirk A. Reinkens, Washington State University; Scott Winter, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

additional time for recruitmentof the first cohort of the STARS program. The recruitment process began by identifying allincoming engineering students who were found to be Pell Grant Eligible and who attendedunder-resourced high schools. These students were notified of the benefits of joining the STARSprogram and resulted in a pool of 90 applicants. After some time of reviewing applications andinterviewing candidates, 30 participants were selected for the first cohort.The first quarter of the UW STARS program includes a new 4-credit Math Problem Solvingcourse designed in collaboration with staff from the College of Engineering Academic Centerand the Mathematics department. The course has four primary objectives: 1) To solidify algebraskills; 2) To

Conference Session

Sustainability

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

inSustainable Engineering (WPSE) Initiative and has five specific responses to the barriers above,as shown in Figure 1 and discussed below. WPSE is administered nationally but individualclasses are offered through separate institutions at their discretion and within the disciplinaryinterests of local faculty and students. Page 24.1257.4 Figure 1: WPSE Initiative Responses to Instructional BarriersWPSE follows an annual cycle as depicted in Figure 2. Representatives from participatinginstitutions meet during the spring to identify an annual wicked problem (or subsection) as thefocus for the fall course projects. The summer provides

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Paper ID #10620The Wright State Model for Engineering Mathematics Education: A Longi-tudinal Study of Student Perception DataProf. Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University Nathan Klingbeil is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science at Wright State University. He is the lead PI for Wright State’s National Model for Engineering Mathematics Education, which has been supported by both NSF STEP Type 1 and CCLI Phase 3 awards. He has received numerous awards for his work in engineering education, and was named the 2005 Ohio Professor of the Year by the Carnegie

Conference Session

Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Matthew Markowitz, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University; Jeffrey T. Hancock, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

Page 24.1259.2Abstract In 2010, librarian Jeffrey Beall started a list of journals that allegedly use predatorypractices to recruit manuscripts for publication. Coined “Beall’s List,”1 this working cataloguehighlights over two hundred open-access journals that may feign editorial processes, peer-review, or other procedures of a reputable publisher. Given the recent attention to scientificmisconduct2-8, an important question is whether there are methods to detect predatory publishersfrom authentic ones. In this study, we apply an automated language analysis technique from the social sciencesto examine how predatory and authentic journals differ in their writing style in the About Us andAim/Scope sections of their websites

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Mechanical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather E Dillon, University of Portland

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Mechanical Engineering

and a nuanced depth of conceptualunderstanding of the material.IntroductionThe idea of integrating science and art has existed for hundreds of years, and in fact a divisionbetween humanities and science has only emerged in modern times. Great historical scientists likeLeonardo DaVinci were also known for artistic skill. The project Thermodynamics in the Artswas developed as a classroom exercise to allow undergraduate students to explore thermodynamictopics intellectually and creatively.The importance of creativity in the engineering education seems clear as current students willjoin an engineering work-force that demands innovation. Prior studies indicate that engineeringstudents are creative,1, 2 and that creativity can play a role in

Conference Session

Nuclear and Radiological Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoonjo Jo Jo Lee, University of Missouri; Matthew Paul Simones, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute, University of Missouri; John C. Kennedy, University of Missouri; Hakan Us; Philip F. Makarewicz, University of Missouri; Janese Annetta Neher, Nuclear Science and Engineering Institute-University of Missouri Columbia; Mark A. Prelas, University of Missouri, Columbia

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Nuclear and Radiological

understood. Chiefamong these technological hurdles is the use of continuous processing of spent fuel to removefission products while the reactor is online [1]. The voluminous literature on molten salt reactors mostly dates to the 1960s era. Notably,in the U.S. the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment at Oak Ridge National Laboratory was an 8MW(th) reactor that was designed primarily to study the technical feasibility and safety of usinga molten salt based fuel and coolant. In addition to demonstrating the practicality of a moltensalt reactor, the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment also addressed issues of on-line refueling, fuelmakeup, and salt chemistry. Towards the end of the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment, andcontinuing after its shutdown, research

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dale N. Buechler, University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Phil J. Sealy Jr., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; John Goomey, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Electrical and Computer

supplementalinstructional techniques which were evaluated in three pilot studies that took place in fall 2013.The first pilot study evaluated the use of short instructional videos and recorded lectures indistance course offerings. The second pilot study focused on a flipped classroom experiencewhere a significant number of the students were taking the class asynchronously. The third pilotstudy investigated the use of pre-homework assignments and online quizzing with incrementalfeedback to promote student self-directed learning and improve student confidence. Each ofthese studies looked at student perceptions (survey data), student performance, and implicationsthat usage would have on faculty workload.Pilot Study 1: Short videos and recorded LecturesIn an attempt

Conference Session

Innovations in Pedagogy

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Langman, Illinois Institute of Technology; Eric M. Brey, Illinois Institute of Technology; Judith S. Zawojewski, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

highschool students who participated in the collaborative program. Data was analyzed using thegrounded theory methodology. When examining the nature of the interactions between theundergraduates and the high school students, two dominant themes emerged: (1) the “Influenceof a Near-Peer”, and (2) Teaching and Learning. This study categorizes these themes andprovides examples of evidence of the same. This collaboration and following study were the result of a combined effort between aNational Science Foundation-funded Research Experience for Undergraduate program (the“REU Program” at a university in the Midwest) and a summer engineering-themed program forhigh school students entering 11th and 12th grade in the same city with combined

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Educational Policy and Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Clark P.E., Aston University; Jane Andrews, Aston University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

education providers in promoting engineering to children aged 4-11 years.MethodologyFocusing on three strands of engineering education activity; pedagogy, practice and policy,the longitudinal study has two primary aims the first of which is to analyse the issues aroundintroducing engineering to children between the ages of 4 and 11 years. The study also aimsto develop a primary level engineering education pedagogy that may be adopted and adaptedby UK schools.The first stage of the study which was conducted from 2009-2012[1] found that the majority ofengineering education on offer at primary level within the UK is based around a series ofdisconnected ‘STEM initiatives’ most of which follow a “competition format” centred aroundextra-curricular

Conference Session

Integrating Engineering & Liberal Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, I am now firmly on the other side of the looking glass dividing student from teacher.Yet as I have worked to develop and deliver learning experiences for students that introducethem to the sociocultural dimensions of engineering education and practice, I find myselfgrappling with some of the same problems of curricular demarcation that I first encountered asan undergraduate student. Part of the irony of this situation centers on what happened during theintervening two decades, which included introduction of ABET’s Engineering Criteria 2000(EC2000) accreditation framework.1 In principle, this reform opened up new space fortransformative change in engineering education, including enhanced integration of the field’stechnical core with other

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Focus on African-American and Hispanic Engineering Students’ Professional and Academic Development

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olgha Bassam Qaqish, North Carolina State University

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Minorities in Engineering

transferring to a four-year institution, or portrayed as academically underpreparedand require taking academic remediation5,6.The goal of this work is to develop a conceptual model to describe African-American malestudents’ motivation, persistence, and academic success in community colleges. This model willinclude academic, institutional, psychological, and personal factors that may positively andnegatively impact the students’ academic experiences.1. IntroductionAccording to the Schott 50 State report on public education and black males7 in the last thirtyyears, the African-American male (AAM) group has seen more systemically devastatingoutcomes in the social, economic, and academic arenas than any other racial, ethnic or gendergroup. According to

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Valerie Yvette Rito, Kansas State University; Jessica Lynn Aschenbrenner, Kansas State University; Jessica L. Heier Stamm, Kansas State University

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Industrial Engineering

questions, students were asked to indicate their reasons for pursuing anindustrial engineering degree. They were first asked to select all applicable reasons from a set offive choices (see Figure 1), with the opportunity to specify ‘other’ for reasons not on the list.Students were then asked to select the one top reason that they chose to major in industrialengineering from the same list of options. Figure 1. Survey Options: Reasons for Choosing Industrial Engineering Major  I knew someone who had majored in IE.  I thought that becoming an IE would provide job security.  The starting salary of an IE was attractive.  I thought that becoming an IE would help me make positive

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine L. Cohan, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Alexander C. Yin, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Gomez-Calderon, Penn State University; Janice M. Margle P.E., Pennsylvania State University, Abington; Jill L. Lane, Clayton State University; Dhushy Sathianathan, California State University, Long Beach; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

director for Penn State’s participation in the ASSIST Engineering Research Center led by North Carolina State University. For her individual and collaborative contributions to engineering education, she has received several university and national awards. She is a Fellow of the American Society for En- gineering Education. She has held several leadership positions in the American Society for Engineering Education, including president in 2010-2011. Page 24.1269.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 1 Toys and

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

components:the driver, the vehicle, and the built environment. Civil engineers have the unique ability todirectly manipulate the built environment, all the while needing to understand the associatedhuman factors and vehicle capabilities. In 2004, “NCHRP Report 500 Volume 12: A Guide forReducing Collisions at Signalized Intersections” suggested that the use of traffic control andoperational improvements have the greatest likelihood to improve safety at signalizedintersections 1.A large body of research has shown that many graduating students do not possess understandingof fundamental engineering concepts 2. Confounding the lack of concern over the lack ofconceptual understanding are differences between how academics and engineering professionalsthink

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda M. Head, Rowan University; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Steven H. Chin, Rowan University; Bernard Pietrucha, Rowan University

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Graduate Studies

students with funding for four semesters as theywork toward a Master’s Degree in their chosen major. With this opportunity in mind, theCollege of Engineering Dean’s Office and the four department Chairpersons formed a committeeto develop a summer training program that prepares the Teaching Fellows for the classroomexperience. The program has four stages: 1) Orientation, 2) Instruction, 3) ClassroomImmersion, and 4) Individual Practice. In this paper each stage is described in detail. Thisintensive training program with its novel use of classroom experience in summer programs hasprovided the Teaching Fellows the opportunity to gain the confidence and skills to succeed intheir Fellowship requirements. A full description of the program and assessment

Conference Session

Teaching Dynamics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew D. Lovell P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanics

to solvefundamental problems in kinetics and kinematics. The instructor noticed, however, that studentstended to struggle transferring their skills to solve dynamics problems significantly different ormore complex than the problems typically assigned on homework. In 2012, the course wasenhanced by introducing a model of challenge-based instruction.[1] Challenge-based instructionis a problem based approach in which units of a course are framed around a challenge or set ofchallenges. For the course enhancement, the challenges were introduced and implementedfollowing a proven learning cycle in which students are led through a meticulous problemsolving approach. All other course activities for each unit were framed with the initially

Conference Session

An Examination of Methods to Enhance Transfer Student Enrollment, Retenion, Persistence, and Outcomes

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Surendra K. Gupta, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Daniel P. Johnson, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Mike Eastman, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Vincent Joseph Amuso Sr., Rochester Institute of Technology; John Morelli, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST)

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Two Year College Division

transferat the 3rd year level from 2-year schools to a sub-set of the five-year engineering & engineeringtechnology programs at our university, and provides scholarship support of $8,000 per studentfor a total of 75 students. In support of this grant, our university is contributing $50,000 to ensurethat the TiPi transfer students have continuing financial support after the grant expires and helpthem graduate on time. The TiPi project is a collaborative effort of five academic departmentsfrom two colleges, the Enrollment Management & Career Services Division, and the Office ofFinancial Aid & Scholarships. Table 1 lists the departments and their offerings. Table 1: Participating Colleges, Academic Departments, and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

description of leadership skills and outreachactivities, and two letters of recommendation for new students. Once admitted to the program,the scholarship was renewed each semester until graduation as long as the minimumqualifications were met. An additional focus was to emphasize female and underrepresentedminority students.In the CSEMS program1 76 scholarship students took part in the program. Some students didlose their scholarships, but continued on to graduation. The gender and minority status of thestudents is shown in Table 1. Underrepresented Minority Non-Minority Total Female 9 20 29 (38.2%) Male 21 26

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharnnia Artis, University of California, Berkeley; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Tsu-Jae King Liu, University of California, Berkeley

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

Berkeley’s Transfer AllianceProject, which provides individualized academic and transfer advising and enrichment programsthat prepare TTE participants to be competitive applicants to four-year colleges. To date,approximately 86% of the students eligible to transfer to a 4-year institution were admitted andare now enrolled. This paper provides an overview of the TTE REU program, examples of theresearch projects, a description of the evaluation and assessment tools, and results of studenttransfer to 4-year institutions.IntroductionIn 2009 and again in 2011, the Obama Administration articulated its strategy to revitalizeAmerica in the document, “A Strategy for American Innovation: Securing Our EconomicGrowth and Prosperity” [1, 2]. The strategy calls

Conference Session

Beyond Students: Issues of Underrepresentation among Parents and Professionals

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Paul Carrick Brunson, Paul Carrick Brunson Agency ; Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sara E. Branch, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Minorities in Engineering

broadening the participation of diverse audiences within science,technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), federal agencies are encouragingresearchers to diversify the ways that they are communicating their research findings andare presenting themselves to nonacademic audiences. Aligned with this goal ofbroadening participation is Golde and Walker’s idea of transformation,1 which focusesupon the ability of scholars to communicate their technical research in a variety of waysvia activities such as out-of-class teaching, oral presentations, and outreach activities.This paper reports findings of an exploratory study that investigates avenues throughwhich transformation within STEM occurs via social media (e.g., Twitter and Facebook)along with

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Thorsen, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Lori Sowa P.E., University of Alaska, Southeast

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

communities, building their socialcapital and connecting them to a larger learning community.The goals of the first year of this study are:1. Quantify student content learning gains in the restructured course,2. Evaluate the impact of the collaborative model on the development of social capital, and to3. Assess student perceptions of and engagement with the hybrid format in a freshman engineering lab course.BackgroundEE102: Introduction to Electrical and Computer Engineering was originally taught, as a lectureonly, pre-calculus circuits course. In recognition of modern instructional pedagogy, “learning bydoing” [Bransford, et. al., 2000], this course was transformed in 2005 to include a laboratoryexperience, creating a project-based course which