Conference Session

The Civil Engineering Technologist and the Civil Engineer – What’s the Difference?

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas A. Lenox, Dist.M.ASCE, American Society of Civil Engineers; James J O'Brien Jr., American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

– including five years as the director of the Civil Engineering Division. As di- rector of the Civil Engineering Division at USMA, Dr. Lenox supervised nineteen faculty in the ABET- accredited civil engineering program. He was the USMA nominee for the 1997 Carnegie Foundation Professor of the Year Award. He served as chair of both the Civil Engineering Division and the Middle- Atlantic Section of the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), and as a member of ASCE’s Educational Activities Committee. Dr. Lenox also served as co-principal instructor of the NSF-supported Teaching Teachers to Teach Engineering (T4E) workshops at West Point in 1996, 1997, and 1998. Upon his retirement from the U.S. Army on October 1

Conference Session

Rethinking Engineering Writing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David M. Beams P.E., University of Texas, Tyler; Luke Niiler, University of Alabama; Beth Todd, University of Alabama; Marcus Brown, University of Alabama; Garry W. Warren, University of Alabama

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering curriculum.1 The immediate genesis of The Coach can be tracedto the Engineering Writing Initiative (EWI), a four-year (2004-2008) longitudinal study ofthe development of writing skills of a cohort of engineering students at UT-Tyler. Reports ofwork-in-progress and a summary report were made to the Annual Conference of ASEE. 2-4EWI, in its turn, was conceived as a response to curricular use of the Electrical EngineeringLaboratory Style Guide at UT-Tyler. 5 The chief deficiencies identified by EWI were in Page 23.1173.2rhetoric (awareness of audience, purpose, and message) and in graphical communication.Experience at UT-Tyler with the Style Guide

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Learning, Evaluation, and Assessment

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Narayanan M. Komerath, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students in upperdivision courses are asked to deal with mathematical logic and derivations.1. In our experience, tracing a continuous institutional memory over the past 27 years and over 2600 students, there has been a drastic increase in the percentage of students who will simply leave all questions blank where derivations are sought, even when those are straight from notes and homework. Of those who do derivations, a significant fraction will simply jump across several steps of logic and miraculously arrive at the (known) final result. This appears to stem from their experiences in high school and college, where they learn to look for a final “formula” to “plug in numbers” as the sum total of their expectation of engineering

Conference Session

Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

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Construction

linear process (Figure 1). An iterative processbased on learning was required. Page 23.1175.2 Figure 1. Learning Knowledge Feedback LoopThe reality of an academic environment places constraints on the amount of learning that canresult from the actual execution of the plan. However, an interdisciplinary academicenvironment can readily support learning that results from the planning process itself. In thatcontext the researchers have started developing a model for the design of a collaborative learningenvironment. Their focus is designing a knowledge creation process that results in a superiorphysical (built) product.The

Conference Session

Improving course effectiveness

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory L. Wiles P.E., Southern Polytechnic State University; Thomas Reid Ball, Southern Polytechnic State University (ENG)

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

instructors provide a fifteen week semester schedule readily downloadable thatdescribes the weekly course requirements along with deadline dates. Since 2004, we have run asuccessful graduate level degree program entirely online thus we were able to take lessonslearned from that experience and parlay that into undergraduate classes taking a midwayapproach with hybrid solutions rather than jumping immediately to fully online solutions. Wehave seen a measurable effect of students preferring hybrid classes over traditional and onlineclasses. Figure 1 demonstrates the results of a longitudinal quasi-experiment of enrollment dataover the past 7 semesters representing a total of 3,707 enrollments in IET undergraduate classes.The chart shows a marked

Conference Session

Research Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Science in Boston. Thetwo most popular activities were building windmills from milk cartons, Popsicle sticks and indexcards (an EiE idea) and building solar cars to participate in the Junior Solar Sprint at theuniversity’s campus. In preparation for the solar cars, the graduate student prepared activitiesthat demonstrated how gears work and how solar panels collect the sun’s energy (photons) andconvert it into electricity. Another example, Family STEM Nights were typically held in theevening for 1-2 hours and were an opportunity for parents and their children to engage inactivities together that demonstrated the STEM principles. The goal of the evening and theactivities was to remove the fear-factor associated with science, technology

Conference Session

Curriculum Development

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsey G. Groark, Southern Methodist University; Delores M. Etter, Southern Methodist University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

electrophoresiscampers use a variety of math, science and Figure 1: Campers from the 2011CSI-Girlstechnology skills to analyze evidence and Camp investigate the mock crime sceneexperience being a crime scene investigator.In addition to the hands-on activities, campers also hear from real-world CSI experts whoprovide insight into different aspects of CSI andintroduce campers to careers that they mayotherwise be unaware exist. In theirpresentations, each presenter includes a briefoverview of their personal background, why theychose their particular career, what they careerentails, as well as recommendations for classes orextracurricular activities that students shouldconsider if they want to pursue a similar career.All presentations

Conference Session

Women in Engineering (WIED) Division Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Svetlana Vasilievna Barabanova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Anastasia Sokolova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Vasiliy G. Ivanov, Kazan National Research Technological University

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Women in Engineering

of women in the technical professions of anengineering university has a number of advantages while presenting many problems. Among themany problems are the following: (1) a lack of career advancement for women in engineeringeducation; (2) a shortage of women in administrative positions with influence in the decisionmaking process; (3) the resurgence of chauvinistic stereotypes for women; and (4) the conflictbetween family and professional life.This paper explores the impact of gender bias in the Russian academic community and assessesthe obstacles for technically trained women in the male dominated Russian university.IntroductionSince 1917 and until the end of the Soviet era, the role of women was very important in theengineering and

Conference Session

Undergraduate Student Issues II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann Sharon Lourens, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University (NMMU) Port Elizabeth South Africa

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Women in Engineering

propose an evaluation process for the programme. Thefindings will be used to provide guidelines for the engineering leadership developmentprogrammme design specifically for higher education in Southern Africa.1. IntroductionWomen in engineering programmes are a crucial part of a country‟s response to the need formore women in engineering 8. A South African comprehensive university based in PortElizabeth, in collaboration with the merSETA (manufacturing and services seta*) responded tothe need for more women engineers by initiating the Women in Engineering LeadershipAssociation (WELA) in 2011. The goals of WELA are to focus on academic, professional andpersonal development of women engineering students (WES). Two successful years of growthand

Conference Session

Topics in Energy Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther T. Ososanya, University of the District of Columbia; Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia; Wagdy H Mahmoud, University of the District of Columbia

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

paper presents the detaileddesign of a flexible low-cost Wi-Fi enabled cloud monitoring device by undergraduate electricaland computer engineering students in a capstone senior design project class.Keywords: Smart meters, Power monitoring devices, Embedded Systems design, Electrical andComputer Engineering capstone design projects.1. Introduction:Cloud computing is increasingly used by corporations for storing digital information. As aresult, the ability to monitor, and manage the power consumption of servers in a cloud network isessential. “Cloud computing is a model for enabling convenient on-demand network access to ashared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. network servers, storage, applications, andservices) with minimal

Conference Session

Enhancing Engineering Management

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Garth V Crosby, Southern Illinois University Carbondale; Julie Dunston, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale

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Engineering Management

Page 23.1183.3advantage due to their proximity to the instructor since all pedagogically related communicationwas exclusively addressed online via email or the messaging/chat/discussion features of theLearning Management System (LMS).Students’ performances were assessed through weekly quizzes, weekly discussions, 4 tests, and afinal examination. Quizzes and tests consisted of multiple choice, true/false and short answerresponses. For the discussion, each student was typically required to submit 1 original commentand respond to at least two of the posts by fellow classmates. The weekly discussion was gradedout of 10 points. While students did not gain points for the quality of the content of the post,points were deducted for trivial comments

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education (DEED) Engineering Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patrick Rowsome, University of Limerick; Niall Seery, University of Limerick; Diarmaid Lane, University of Limerick; Seamus Gordon, University of Limerick

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Design in Engineering Education

ACJ on appraisal skills and the affect it has on a student’s metacognitive awareness of their construct of capability in design education.IntroductionIn STEM education, there is agreement between educators and policy makers in Ireland thatstudents can develop creativity and innovation through design based subjects. Young peopleare now faced with one of the most certain things in this world, an “uncertain future”1.Fostering and developing the necessary skills in design students to deal with unforeseenproblems is a big challenge for design educators. The benefits and value of design educationare echoed by several as a catalyst to develop transferable skills.2,3 This creates a problem foreducators in how to assess these skills? With recent

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kemper Lewis, University at Buffalo, SUNY; Deborah A. Moore-Russo Ph.D., University at Buffalo, SUNY; Gül E. Okudan Kremer, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy W. Simpson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Wei Chen, Northwestern University; David W. Gatchell, Northwestern University; Steven B. Shooter, Bucknell University; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Christopher B. Williams, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

foundation to support novel approaches aimed at educating engineeringstudents to understand the global, economic, environmental, and societal context and impact ofengineering solutions. We present our vision for this contextual development and present someinitial results from the network of institutions in our NSF TUES-funded project.1. Contextual Engineering Education: A Problem and an OpportunityEngineers in the U.S. face tremendous challenges that include globalization of technical labor,economic turmoil, environmental resource limitations, and the increasingly blurred lines betweenthe social and technical aspects of design. For over a decade, the NAE, NAS, NSF, and ABEThave identified engineering education as a principal site for inculcating

Conference Session

Retention and Persistence in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; George D Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

target school. While the terms 'hazard,' 'risk,' and'survival' might seem misaligned with the topic studied here, these are the formal methodologicalterms used in survival analysis.2,3 To mitigate this to some degree, we also use the termsattraction and abstention for hazard and survival, respectively. Attraction involves some pull thatdraws students to switch into a new major. Abstention involves something about a department orfield that repels students or keeps them from entering.Using survival analysis to explore late entry we had two research questions: 1) What is the hazard and survival function of attraction into or abstention from engineering and how does it compare to those for social science and STM? 2) Are there any

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hatem M Wasfy, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.; Tamer M. Wasfy, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Riham M Mahfouz, Thomas Nelson Community College; Jeanne Peters, Advanced Science and Automation Corp.

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Computers in Education

reducing costs and increasing efficiency, quality, and reliability. Revolutions generally happenin 3 stages; the stage before the revolution, the stage during the revolution and the stage after therevolution. The stages can be discerned by plotting the employment data as the percentage oftotal workers employed in a given sector versus time (Figure 1). In the pre revolution stage, thepercent of workers employed in the sector under investigation is stable and the curve is flat.During the revolution, the employment curve slopes downwards, as fewer workers are needed toperform the same functions. Finally post revolution, after the new technology matures in terms ofdevelopment and implementation, the downwards slope of the percentage of workers

Conference Session

Interactive Approaches to Teaching Materials Fundamentals

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Omowunmi Isaacs-Sodeye, Arizona State University

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Materials

solutions through engagement in discussions about the process of howthe different solutions were prepared. The assumption made here is that, when studentsunderstand how these solutions were prepared, they will be able to correctly define whether theyare unsaturated, saturated or supersaturated. The pre-post test about solutions and solubility is Page 23.1189.5shown in the Appendix as Figure 1 while the worksheets are shown as Figures 2 and 3. Theworksheet consisted of schematic diagrams of two beakers each filled with water. Teaspoons ofsugar were gradually added into the beakers until both reached saturation. An extra teaspoon ofsugar was added to

Conference Session

CEED - Technical Session 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph A Raelin, Northeastern University; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Jerry Carl Hamann, University of Wyoming; David L. Whitman, University of Wyoming; Rachelle Reisberg, Northeastern University; Leslie K. Pendleton, Virginia Tech

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

undergraduate engineeringprograms. These data represent the pre-survey of the study completed in the 2009-2010academic year (referred to as Time 1), a post-survey follow-up in the 2010-2011 academic year(referred to as Time 2), and a final post-survey completed in the 2011-2012 academic year(referred to as Time 3). Students initially completed a 96-item first survey (not included in thispaper due to the proprietary nature of some components) as sophomores. They then completed a102-item second survey approximately one year later and a final 104-item third survey in theirfourth or senior year. The surveys were filled out either in written format or online.The data pool is from colleges of engineering from four universities: Northeastern University

Conference Session

Grasping the "Concept"

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Ana Gabriela Aguilera Silva, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

.(30) In other words, when students come to science classesthey are not “blank slates,” but are informed by scientific knowledge that comes from out-of- Page 23.1191.2class settings as well as previous courses.(3)These same conceptual difficulties have been found in undergraduate engineering students.(21, 25,28) For example, Prince and Vigeant found that many engineering undergraduates viewed heatand temperature as equivalent entities.(25) Self et al. determined that almost 30% of chemical andmechanical engineering seniors could not, “…logically distinguish between temperature andenergy in simple engineering systems and processes” (p. S2G-1

Conference Session

FPD 2: Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

toenhance retention in engineering programs compared to programs that do not require a commonintroductory course.IntroductionAccording to a national benchmarking study, nearly three-fifths of all engineering programsrequire all engineering students to take some form of an introductory engineering course orsequence1. In this study we focus on common courses that expose students to the range ofengineering disciplines. This study compares retention rates and major selection patterns ininstitutions that require all engineering students to take a common Introduction to Engineering(CITE) course with those that do not across 11 large public universities in the United States.This study examines the questions: 1. What are the differences in retention in

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mona Itani, American University of Beirut

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Engineering Ethics

so 8, 10, 11, 12, 17.In order to minimize the risk of being only superficially effective as argued by Newberry,2004, different universities have been using a variety of learning tools such as casestudies, problem solving, videos, games, simulation, and role-playing in order to attain abetter ethics learning experience and achieve the required outcomes of applied ethics Page 23.1193.2courses 1, 11, 19. So far, case studies have been the most popular tool used in teachingengineering ethics 3. However, since case studies often involve a lot of reading from thetext which many students often find boring and difficult to follow, a need for

Conference Session

First Year Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xingyu Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

disciplines.Using a large student-level database, our study adds to the conversation by comparingengineering students with students in other majors regarding changes in demographics andcourse selection behaviors. Meanwhile, we use control groups including both non-residentstudents and states where merit-based scholarships were unavailable. We particularly intend toaddress the extent to which engineering students react to scholarship rules differently acrossinstitutions and states. Therefore, we attempt to answer the following research questions: 1) To what extent do merit-based scholarships affect first-time resident engineering cohort patterns regarding academic preparedness and socioeconomic status? 2) To what extent do merit-based scholarships

Conference Session

Capstone and Senior Design Projects Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Antonio Francisco Mondragon, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Adriana Becker-Gomez, Rochester Institute of Technology (KGCOE); Carmen A Bovalino III, Rochester Institute of Technology, Student; Michael B Jones, RIT; Derrick Brazil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Michael R Caldwell, Graduate Student Rochester Institute of Technology; sajin george, RIT

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Engineering Technology

perform analog functions. In difference to their analog counterparts, digital signals requiremultiple channels and traditionally are a multiple of bytes (e.g. 1, 2, 4, 8). Digital signals arehave only two values thus no precision is required, just a threshold voltage, and in some caseshysteresis is required to make the signal more immune to noise.Logic AnalyzerDigital signals have a meaning either by themselves or as a collection. In addition, the timerelationship among all signals is a critical part of the analysis. This is where a large number ofchannels are very desirable. One of the most important characteristics of a logic analyzer is thattrigger sequences can be programmed and the data before and after the event can be captured ,decoded and

Conference Session

...by Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mangold, University of California, Berkeley; Stefanie Robinson, University of California, Berkeley

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of time toaddress state standards, limited resources available to schools, or assessment criteria forengineering education in K-12 curricula. Due to these reasons, the authors used a project thatwas already part of the teacher’s curriculum and adapted it to the EDP.The design process, the engineering approach to identifying and solving problems, is (1) highlyiterative, (2) open-ended, in that a problem may have many possible solutions, (3) a meaningfulcontext for learning scientific, mathematical, and technological concepts, and (4) a stimulus tosystems thinking, modeling, and analysis5. In all of these ways, engineering design is apotentially useful pedagogical strategy. Analysis is one of the key ideas that is new to K-12education. Once

Conference Session

Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Teresa L. Larkin, American University; Jessica Uscinski, American University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

hiring of an experimental physicist was one outcome ofthese efforts. The addition of the experimental physics position has increased the number oftenure-line faculty in the department to 5 (1 full professor, 3 associate professors, and 1 assistantprofessor). We also have two full-time faculty members in term positions as well as a full-timedirector of our physics labs.One of the fundamental purposes for engaging in our original study was that we had been seeinga decline in our enrollments (e.g. we had just one physics major graduate in the 2001 – 2002academic year, three in the 2002 – 2003 academic year, and two in the 2003 - 2004 academicyear). As a result of the changes made in our program since 2007, we have seen a steady rise inour

Conference Session

Potpouri - A Mix

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Franco Capaldi, Merrimack College

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Mechanics

record of effort involved or of partialprogress made in the solution of the problem. Determining the exact format expected by the software isdifficult. An informal discussion with professors using the online software systems indicated that manyprofessors found that scores for online homework did not correlated with student exam scores.Software DescriptionThe SGS system focuses on 1) providing three dimensional explorable problems, 2) providing students theability to test an intermediate step, solution, or extraneous hypothesis related to a problem, 3) automaticallygrading and assessing solutions.First, the ability to explore problems interactively in three dimensions is extremely important in anintroductory course. Students who graduate will go

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part II

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Jerry O'Connor, San Antonio College

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Two Year College Division

,university recruiters, and practicing professionals from our area.This paper will present an analysis of our experience with the challenges encountered and theencouraging results of the first five years of the MESA Program at our community college, aswell as offer recommendations and outline future plans. Page 23.1199.2Brief HistorySince its inception in 1970 the MESA Program has been the subject of numerous papers andarticles documenting its success in helping students excel in math and science and go on to attaindegrees in the fields of engineering, science and mathematics (1), (2), (3), (4), (5). This one will addanother perspective to this body of

Conference Session

Best of Computer in Education Division

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Bishop, Utah State University; Matthew A Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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Computers in Education

mixed, but are generally positive overall. Students tendto prefer in-person lectures to video lectures, but prefer interactive classroom activities over lec-tures. Anecdotal evidence suggests that student learning is improved for the flipped comparedto traditional classroom. However, there is very little work investigating student learning out-comes objectively. We recommend for future work studies investigating of objective learningoutcomes using controlled experimental or quasi-experimental designs. We also recommend thatresearchers carefully consider the theoretical framework used to guide the design of in-class ac-tivities.1 The Rise of the Flipped ClassroomThere are two related movements that are combining to change the face of education

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gayle E. Ermer, Calvin College

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Manufacturing

manufacturing processes course. This exercisedemonstrates that the four pillars model can be successfully applied in settings outside ofmanufacturing programs to better prepare students for manufacturing-related engineeringcareers.IntroductionThe “four pillars of manufacturing” model for manufacturing engineering education was broughtto this author’s attention at the 2012 ASEE conference.1 As the faculty member with primaryresponsibility at Calvin College for maintaining and enhancing the manufacturing aspects of themechanical engineering curriculum, the idea that this model could be helpful in guidingcurriculum content in a setting other than a manufacturing engineering program was a veryintriguing one. Further research revealed that the originators

Conference Session

Four Pillars of Manufacturing

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert L. Mott P.E., University of Dayton; Hugh Jack, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

ModelIntroductionThe Four Pillars of Manufacturing Knowledge was created in 2011 by the Society ofManufacturing Engineers through its Center for Education and the SME ManufacturingEducation & Research community. It is designed to illustrate the full breadth of themanufacturing engineering field on one page and to be used as a tool for educators and industryprofessionals to describe the field. (Figure 1 and Reference 1)Figure 1 shows the basic layout of the Four Pillars model using the image of a building structurefor which the top (roof) part represents a product producing enterprise. The lintel below the roofshows themes that pervade the manufacturing engineering field such as customer focus, qualityand continuous improvement, manufacturing processes

Conference Session

Using Student Competitions to Enhance Learning

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven D Hart, U.S. Military Academy; Johnette C. Shockley, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Engineer Research and Development Center; Leah R Ellis, University of Nebraska, Peter Kiewit Institute; Berndt Spittka P.E., Unitee States Military Academy- Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering

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Civil Engineering

NAEaspires to engineers who are creative and innovative in forming and leading interdisciplinaryteams to solve complex problems at the intersection of engineering, business, policy, and socialneed. NAE further aspires to engineers moving beyond traditional technical fields and aspiringto “assum[ing] leadership positions from which they can serve as positive influences in themaking of public policy and in the administration of government and industry” (1). Theory andcalculations remain necessary for success as an engineer, but in 2020, they will no longer besufficient. Similarly, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) recognized that theinfrastructure of the future will require a transformation in the role and development ofengineering