Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Air Force Institute of Technology; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Sean J. Creighton, SOCHE; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, Air Force Institute of Technology; Richard K. Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

the 2012 Summer Research Program, we identified the following four broadneeds expressed by the students based on the pre-survey and post-survey administered bySOCHE: (1) A desire expressed by students for mentors with increased organization and communication among SOCHE, AFIT, and the students; (2) A desire expressed by students for increased interactions with other students; (3) A desire expressed by students to improve their CV/resume at the beginning of the program and interest expressed by students in applying for the SMART Scholarship; (4) A desire expressed by students to gain engineering experience, skills, and confidence in research.In response to student feedback, we spent the subsequent

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY

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Computing & Information Technology

gateway courses with low passing grades, which may resultin student attrition and transfers out of engineering and computer science degrees. Barriers tosuccess include a good understanding of programming concepts and the ability to apply thoseconcepts to write viable computer programs.In this paper, we analyze the determinants of the transition from concepts to skills in computerprogramming courses using factor and cluster analysis. The purpose of this study is to answer thefollowing questions related to computer programming teaching and learning: 1) Which are thecorrelations and interdependencies in student understanding of different computer programmingconcepts?; 2) Which are the cognitive challenges that students find when learning

Conference Session

Preparing Future Educators

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elena Nicolescu Veety, North Carolina State University; Mehmet C. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Renata S. Engel P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Carolyn A. Vallas, University of Virginia; Meghan McGlinn Manfra, North Carolina State University ; Tom Snyder, North Carolina State University; Chunlei Wang, Florida International University; Veena Misra, North Carolina State University

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Graduate Studies

center for others to adopt or adaptfor their use. Figure 1 shows a high level model of the program. Figure 1: Summary of TESP Program descriptionThe seven translational engineering competencies are described as Skill Blocks and arecomposed of a series of activities specifically designed to increase students’ knowledge andexperience in that particular area as shown in Figure 2.The TESP activities are developed by combining the expertise of ASSIST faculty, education anddiversity directors, industry liaison officer (ILO), medical director, and outside collaborators.The activities are meant to be hands-on, experiential learning sessions. In designing theseactivities, we recognize the importance of effective learning

Conference Session

Energy Conservation and Conversions for Green Buildings

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

in written and oral communication skills. Future plans to evaluate theeffectiveness of this capstone in term of learning outcomes. 1. Introduction:The 1973 oil embargo was the propulser for the creation of the first generation of multiple energysimulation programs, such as DOE and TRNSYS in USA, ESP-r in UK, CODYBA in France. Theseprograms are still in use until today, even if multiple versions have been developed, because of theirflexibility and their reliability.Among all these programs, only TRNSYS (Klein, 1976), (Klein, 1977), (Klein, 2006) reach theinternational scientific community, since it benefits from the modularity structure that makes it one of themost appropriate software for education and research. Hundreds of papers

Conference Session

Improvements in ECE Signals and Systems

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory J. Prust, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Richard W. Kelnhofer, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

RTL-SDR, are capable of streaming 8-bit I/Q samples througha USB 2.0 interface at a maximum rate of 3.2MS/s. A variety of RTL-SDR variants are Page 24.1283.5currently available, the primary difference being the specific RF tuner paired with theRTL2832U. Figure 1 below shows one such variant based on the Rafael Micro R820T tunerwhich is capable of tuning between 24-1766MHz. This particular dongle is widely available at acost of $18 USD. Figure 1: The RTL-SDR based on the R820T tuner and the mobile studioTogether with a host PC running the appropriate software, each student can have their ownmobile platform cable of recording

Conference Session

Active Learning in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay A. Weitzen, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Alan Rux, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Erin Isabel Webster, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Electrical and Computer

access to conventional testequipment or required to invest significant resources to create their own labs. University ofMassachusetts Lowell is working to implement a "flipped laboratory" model based on Lab in theBox for year 1 through 4 labs. We believe that this model not only improves the educationalexperience of the students, but reduces space requirements, equipment costs, and maintenancecosts for the institution.I. Introduction The University of Massachusetts Lowell “Lab in a box” is more than just a physical set ofitems. It marks a new way of teaching our Electrical and Computer Engineering laboratories. Theparadigm used at most schools is that students report to a lab once or twice a week for a fewhours. They work in teams of two

Conference Session

Innovative Projects in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Jeremy Keith Posey Sr.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

addition to Foroudastan’s teaching experi- ence, he also has performed extensive research and published numerous technical papers. He has secured more than $1 million in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. Foroudastan is the faculty advisor, coordinator, and primary fundraiser for EVP teams entering national research project competitions such as the Formula SAE Collegiate Competition, the Baja SAE Race, the SolarBike Rayce, the Great Moonbuggy Race, and the Solar Boat Collegiate Competition. For his concern for and ded- ication to his students, Foroudastan received MTSU awards such as the 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005-06 Outstanding Public Service Award, and the 2007

Conference Session

Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yosef S. Allam, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach; Alexander Danial Manasseh, Prometheus Education, Inc; Asher Michael Smith; William Miceli, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Shiv D Panjwani; Cierra Sparks; Joseph Anthony Alequin; Joshua Lee Dankson, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University; Cody David Clarke; Nicholas James Maskiell; Nathalie Vazquez, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Marco Alan Schoener, SENAET

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

assessed for their gains in the areas of K-12 STEMteaching, learning, and educational scholarship, as well as their mastery of relevant technicalcontent necessary for successful micro-controller design, build, application, and instruction toothers.Second phase findings from actual lesson plan application in the three K-12 classroom cohortswill be presented in later dissemination efforts, however a preview of preliminary results will be Page 24.1286.2presented along with complete Phase 1 findings.IntroductionScience, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) K-12 outreach serves to increase theexposure, awareness, and literacy of K-12 students

Conference Session

Preparing Minority Students for Undergraduate and Graduate Research

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary R. Anderson-Rowland, Arizona State University

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Minorities in Engineering

, interviewing, working a career fair, academic success tips, portfolios, how to access on-line data bases, how to write a research paper, the 4+1 program, how to apply to graduate school,and graduate school. A favorite program is to have a panel of graduate students who have gonethrough the program address and answer the questions of the students in the ASAP class to “tellit as it really is”. In addition, engineers with advanced degrees are brought to the class to talk tothe students about engineers in industry, what the company is looking for in a hire, and howengineers with advanced degrees are used in their company. An additional topic that usuallystretches the mind of the students is to have them write a minimum 5 page paper on their careerand life

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zupeng Zhou, Guilin University of Electronic Technology; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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International

average living area for one person has increasedfrom 18.7 square meters to 31.6 square meters from 1998 to 2010 [1]. The number ofautomobiles in China will increase to 150M in 2020 from 65M in 2008. In 2020, the expectedratio of people/automobiles will be 10:1 [2]. Another indicator of well-being is the domestictourist market in China, which has increased from 719M ppy in 1999 to 1.712B ppy in 2008 [3].To satisfy these demands in China, there will be an increased need for all types of engineeringskill sets.In 1968, due to the Cultural Revolution in China, almost all the universities and colleges in Chinawere closed. This historic event lasted for 10 years and almost no qualified engineers weretrained from university and college level, which

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, and six-years later (i.e. graduation) for matriculantsto the disciplines as well as all students in the major including first time in college (FTIC) andtransfers. The impact of first year engineering (FYE) programs is also considered. We focus onthe large fields of mechanical, electrical, and computer engineering, that have few women andthe smaller fields of chemical, biomedical, and industrial engineering that attract morewomen. In the supplement approved in 2013, we extended this work to also include CivilEngineering and Aerospace Engineering.Major activitiesSince September 1, 2012, the project team has been productive working together well andmaking progress on all planned tasks from the proposal. PI Susan Lord, CoPI Matt Ohland andsenior

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Experiential Learning

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Eric C. Pappas, James Madison University; Gretchen Anne Hazard, James Madison University; Matthew Swain, James Madison University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

in educational testing, factor analysis, and modern missing data handling methods. Page 24.1290.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding How Students’ Value the Behaviors of Individuals in Engineering TeamsIntroductionOur engineering program incorporates a strong focus on engineering design, which begins duringthe students’ sophomore year with two sequential design courses—Engineering Design I taken inthe fall semester and Engineering Design II taken during the spring semester. 1-3 During thisyear-long sophomore design course

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory A. Rulifson, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Whitney Thomas, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Ethics

attrition from engineering occurs within the first year38, emphasizing the socialrelevance of engineering within first year courses may be particularly important to help retainstudents with a strong sense of social responsibility. Programs should help students be awarethat engineering is in fact a career where they can actualize their SR goals.The goal of this research was to explore the attitudes of first year engineering students towardsocial responsibility and how these attitudes were formed. The specific research questions were:(1) How do students define SR?(2) How is SR learned and formulated prior to coming to college and throughout the students’ first year of college?(3) How do students relate engineering to SR?(4) Does the students

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

). Page 24.1293.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Understanding Teaching Assistants’ Assessment of Individual Teamwork PerformanceA team-effectiveness inventory of behavioural competencies was used as a conceptualframework with which teaching assistants were asked to assess each students’ individualteamwork skills. The reliability and confidence of teaching assistant assessments as well as theway in which teaching assistants used these assessments to support students to become moreeffective team-members is presented.1. IntroductionTeam-based projects have become a common teaching practice in engineering courses as ameans to simulate real-world environments and meet

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

work where ethics may be present but goes unnoticed or under-scrutinized. Thisline of research will contribute both to our theoretical and methodological efforts to understandteams and ethics in an engineering context, but could also be useful to engineering educators asthey consider how to present ethics and team work to engineering students.AcknowledgementsThis work was made possible by a grant from the National Science Foundation (DUE-112374).Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are thoseof the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References[1] Rest, J., Narvaez, D., Bebeau, M., & Thoma, S. (1999). A neo-Kohlbergian approach: The DIT and

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jayne Marks, University of Pittsburgh; Kevin J. Ketchman, University of Pittsburgh; David R. Riley II, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Lisa Riley Brown, Penn State University; Melissa M. Bilec, University of Pittsburgh

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Civil Engineering

activities and class discussions, also scored high at 3.94 out of 5.Student comments were generally positive such as, “It was great that there was always time inclass to ask about the module and topics I didn’t understand,” or, “I thought it created a morecomfortable learning environment in class and allowed students to learn in their own way athome.” Our findings suggest that the flipped classroom was a successful teaching method forthese sustainable engineering courses.1. IntroductionToday, many engineering courses are taught using the traditional classroom lecture method.Students attend lecture, listen to their instructors deliver large amounts of information, and thenattempt to apply this information outside of the class by doing homework

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET II

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tim Brower, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Engineering Technology

rigors and prescriptive natureof a CU-Boulder ME Degree. Forward thinking administrators encouraged the development of amore flexible degree program that could complement the resources allocated to the Partnership.Hence, CMU’s MET Program was launched in January 2010. Few faculty and small studentnumbers, along with limited resources designated for a single program, forced an innovativeapproach in developing the curriculum for the MET Program.It is interesting to note that CMU is one of only nine universities nationwide that offers degreesin engineering (E) and engineering technology (ET) under a single umbrella.1 Although the twodegrees are granted by separate institutions, the common umbrella is that the programs areadministered under the

Conference Session

Miscellaneous Topics in Energy Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaime Ramos-Salas P.E., University of Texas, Pan American; Jesus Alejandro Valladares, The University of Texas Pan American

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, overthe solar farm, in a day to day basis. Page 24.1297.2 1 v7 Those methods are now available, and their development has been an active area ofresearch [1]. The first step is to measure that radiation; that can be done either locally, from on-site sensors, or distantly, from sensors lodged on satellites. In the University of Texas PanAmerican we have installed [2] a set of tracking pyranometers and pyrheliometer to measure theglobal horizontal

Conference Session

Curriculum & Student Enrollment II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miguel Bazdresch, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Engineering Technology

patternsas a learning aid in advanced digital design courses. We propose several instances of designpatterns and our perspective on future development of this idea, including a library of anti-patterns and architectural patterns.Software design patternsIt is well known that software design is a very complex problem. In fact, software engineering isthe discipline that aims to create tools to manage the complexity involved in any software projectof more than trivial size. Recently, so-called software patterns have emerged as a very valuable Page 24.1299.2tool in this endeavor.1 In brief, a software pattern (or software design pattern) is a template

Conference Session

Projects in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

. Page 24.1300.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 UnLecture: A Novel Active Learning Based Pedagogical Strategy for Engineering CoursesIntroductionOur notion of adding participant-driven activities to engineering classrooms stems from theconcept of “unconference”1 in professional meetings and conventions. In recent years, severaltechnical conferences include an unconference event in which all conference attendees areinvited to join an open-ended discussion on existing and new problems in the field. Anyparticipant can initiate discussion based on the conference/discussion theme or their ownresearch experiences, and other participants can question and/or add to the

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

. Page 24.1301.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 UnLecture: Bridging the Gap between Computing Education and Software Engineering PracticeIntroductionThe University of Cincinnati (UC) is considered to be the birthplace of co-operative education(co-op), with UC celebrating the 100-year anniversary of cooperative education, locally referredto as “reality learning”1, in the year 2006. The co-op program at UC requires students toalternate between taking academic classes and working in full-time professional job assignments.While co-op is optional for some programs, it is a mandatory requirement for all engineeringprograms at UC, which are specifically designed as 5-year

Conference Session

Construction Materials and Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Neil D. Opfer, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; David R. Shields P.E., University of Nevada, Las Vegas

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Construction

few contractors haveused stable multi-rotor units to deliver additional fasteners to crews up on tower work savinglabor time. Outfitted with thermographic cameras these RC units can "see" roof leaks orelectrical hot spots on transformer installations not ground-visible.As seen from the above, UAVs in terms of both size and capability run the gamut from simpletoy-like items costing less than $100 and that can maintain flight for a few minutes devices toultra-high-end units costing millions of dollars which can stay aloft for days. Acquisition ofthese ultra-high-end units are limited to US military or NATO military purchases. 1 This paper'sscope concerns itself with UAVs costing from a few hundred dollars to several thousands ofdollars as a

Conference Session

Computer Hardware

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ying Yu, University of Hartford; Krista M Hill, University of Hartford

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Computers in Education

, when we successfully adopted a CPLD in the labcomponent of our introductory logic circuits course, see [1] for details. Our main focus was thatthe laboratory work must retain a hands-on experience. This was made possible with the CPLDadapter module that we designed, which allows for the use of a breadboard. Our second focuswas that our students quickly learn to use the Computer-Aided Design (CAD) tools, which wasmade possible with the tutorial [2] that we authored.We are convinced that the lab component of such an introductory course must be tangible,demonstrating the connection between digital and analog concepts. We believe that students mustbe aware that logic signals are represented with physically measurable quantities. Our mainconcerns

Conference Session

ECE Distance Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bonnie H. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology; David Michael Majerich, Century for 21st Century Universities; Nathan VerDon Parrish, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

small-scalelaboratory experiences within a lecture-based course. A number of different assessment methodsare on-going with this course.1. Introduction Circuits courses for non-majors typically have some of the highest enrollments of anyengineering course since they are required by so many majors. Viewed as “service courses” byboth students and instructors, these courses are often taken grudgingly by students because theyare required out-of-major courses and are often taught by adjunct instructors or GraduateTeaching Assistants. Thus, they are pedagogically a challenge to teach due to low student andinstructor motivation levels. The motivation for blending this course was to provide consistency across sections, allowfor in-class

Conference Session

Innovative Assessment Techniques in Civil Engineering Courses

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina; Joshua Pelkey, AirWatch; Caroline R. Noyes, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Owen Rodgers, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

, this study addresses thefollowing research questions: (1) What do scores suggest about the balance, connectedness, andoverall quality of CEE student sustainability knowledge? (2) Are there any differences insustainability knowledge between civil and environmental engineering majors? (3) What insightscan cmaps provide for the design of educational interventions to improve student sustainabilityknowledge? Overall, results will be used to guide assessment and reform efforts in CEE atGeorgia Tech and abroad. Page 24.1305.3Literature ReviewSustainability Knowledge AssessmentsEffective methods for assessing student sustainability knowledge are needed

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly Baran, The Pennsylvania State University; Jean Landa Pytel, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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International

adefinition of global readiness, with the intention that all of our students are striving to be globallyready when they graduate from the university. The faculty committee defines global readiness as“1) Having the knowledge and appreciation of the global nature of engineering and relatedprofessions, 2) Having the knowledge of the challenges and opportunities associated withcontemporary worldwide issues, and 3) Being ready to practice your profession in a globalcontext by being sensitive to and respectful of the differences that affect professional practicethroughout the world.”Given the motivation from both faculty and industry for students to be prepared for the globalworkforce, we need to examine ways for students to gain this experience. While

Conference Session

Laboratory Applications of Computers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nannan He, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Han-Way Huang, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Computers in Education

understand the impact of hardware for real-time performance; 2.3 To analyze the scheduling feasibility of a set of independent tasks and derive schedules; 2.4 To understand resource policies and system services for inter tasks communication and synchronization; Figure 1. The course is designed 2.5 To understand the challenges and applications of based on three core components. performance analysis techniques; Page 24.1307.4 2.6 To understand real-time issues on

Conference Session

Summer and Cohort Programs for Minorities: Student Success

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tonya Lynette Smith-Jackson, NC A&T State University; Brianna Shani Benedict, Industrial & Systems Engineering; Garner Ted Stewart II, Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering; Elaine Smith Vinson, North Carolina A&T State University

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Minorities in Engineering

functions, a peer-mentoring component forfirst-year students in industrial and systems engineering (ISE). The program is called ISEAmPor Industrial and Systems Engineering Ambassador Program. ISEAmP consists of fourcomponents: (1) Peer mentoring with trained student mentors who provide advice and support;(2) Social events selected and implemented by peer-mentors; (3) Academic culture socialization,where peer-mentors help students understand and utilize academic support infrastructure; and (4)Seminars, which combine efforts of peer-mentors and the undergraduate advisor to facilitateskills such as internship/coop preparation, curriculum feedback, and professional skillsdevelopment. In year 1, a scaled-down version of the ambassador program was

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natalie Mladenov, Kansas State University; Tara Kulkarni, Norwich University; Mara London, Gonzaga University

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Environmental Engineering

-class demonstrations and activities to convey fundamentals of environmental engineering to undergraduate students1. IntroductionAwareness of diverse learning styles is now recognized to be a critical step toward producingeffective learning experiences for students. Different learning styles were categorized by Felderand Silverman1 in the Index of Learning Styles (ILS) classification system based on studentperception and understanding of information (Figure 1). In the ILS system, student learning fallswithin a continuum represented by various types of students: students who favor receivinginformation from their senses, by observation, experimentation, and repetition (sensory) andstudents who prefer

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Lopez, Universidad de Costa Rica; Alexandra Martinez, Universidad de Costa Rica

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

, wefound that students not only consider they learned a lot from the labs (where Microsoft toolswere used) but also deem the tools easy to use, relevant to the course (supported the learningof course concepts), and valuable for their professional career. On the other hand, based onthe teacher assessment, Microsoft tools provide support for the application of many differentconcepts studied along the course within an integrated environment, reducing the learningcurve for students, while offering the added value of an industrial-level tool.1. INTRODUCTIONSoftware testing is a critical activity in software engineering, accounting for 30% to 90% ofthe total labor expended in developing software15. Yet software testing remains an under-estimated