Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James F. Groves, University of Virginia; Leigh R. Abts, University of Maryland, College Park; Gail Lynn Goldberg

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

design process (Figure 1) individuals should be able to: 1. Identify a significant challenge and specify a set of requirements that a successful engineering response to the challenge (i.e., a solution) should achieve, 2. Imagine a diverse set of possible solutions to the challenge and use systematic processes to select the most promising solution, 3. Define the solution using scientific knowledge, mathematical techniques, and technology tools and evaluate it via one or more prototypes, 4. Report the findings of the evaluation and conclude whether the prototyped solution can be expected to achieve the previously specified requirements, and 5. Reflect upon the process and recommend iteration or

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ana Elisa E. Goulart, Texas A&M University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Page 24.1322.21 - IntroductionThe Requirements Phase is the most unstable lifecycle component of a product. Manymore assumptions are made about a product at the requirements phase than at later stages.However, only at later stages the features become better understood. This volatile aspectis a leading cause of ambiguous, incomplete, or logically inconsistent featurespecification. Engineers design and implement based upon these weak definitions. Thispropagates requirement decisions and errors into later stages. Unfortunately, fixing theerrors at later stages costs more, sometimes exponentially more, as shown in Figure 1

Conference Session

Assessment of Learning in ECE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wayne Lu, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

multidisciplinary teams as specified in the ABETEngineering Accreditation Commission Student Outcome (d) an ability to function onmultidisciplinary teams. This paper presents an experience of using a team-based case studyproject as an active learning tool in the EE and CS required course for assessing the attainmentof this student outcome. The performance indicators clearly demonstrate that the ABETEngineering Accreditation Commission Student Outcome (d) is successfully attained.I. IntroductionSince the ABET Engineering Criteria 2000 accreditation, efforts to satisfy Criterion 3(d) anability to function on multidisciplinary teams have resulted in a large literature on the topics ofteam-based learning,1 collaborative learning,2 learning organization,3

Conference Session

Simulations and Project Based Learning I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason K. Durfee P.E., Eastern Washington University; Donald C. Richter, Eastern Washington University; Martin William Weiser, Eastern Washington University; N.M. A. Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

planning and most important implementation all though theuse of active learning styles will help reinforce the theory given in lecture and should lead thestudent to be a more engaged.1, 2, 3, 4, 5 The creation and use of undergraduate research as alaboratory experience can affect career decisions leading to graduate school and relieve themonotonous aspects of learning while instilling a sense of accomplishment.6, 7, 8, 10When a student is required to formulate the experiment himself/herself from a set of open-endedparameters innovation happens. In the context of the course “open-ended” was defined as usingthe existing tools, either hardware or software, assigned to create and demonstrate to the rest of

Conference Session

Engineering Across the K-12 Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Sciences, and the Common Core

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica M. Harlan, University of South Alabama ; Susan A. Pruet, STEMWorks, LLC; James Van Haneghan, University of South Alabama; Melissa Divonne Dean, Mobile Area Education Foundation

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

mathematics and science contentfor all middle grades students as they develop solutions to problems of relevance in the worldtoday. Engineering is defined “to mean any engagement in a systematic practice of design toachieve solutions to particular human problems.” 1 As part of a current National ScienceFoundation award, a longitudinal comparison study of the impact of the EYE Modules isunderway and will be completed in 2014. In addition to early indications of the Modules’ impacton students and teachers, one impressive result is the impact of the Modules on the large, diverseschool district, Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS; 65,000 students, 100 schools,70% poverty, 50% African American). As a result of our efforts, the MCPSS has reformed

Conference Session

K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia Carlson, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ryan Smith

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Meet the Common Core Standards:Examples from a Workshop for Middle School STEMDr. Patricia A. Carlson, Professor and PRISM Director, Email: carlsonp@rose-hulman.edu Dr. Erin Phelps, Matt Davidson, Bob Jackson, and Ryan SmithWhat’s Available at the Station: This collaboration includes Vigo County School Corporation (Terre Haute, IN)and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology’s PRISM Project (http://rose-prism.org). A package of materials provides(1) an overview for the integrated curriculum approach, (2) synopses of the three workshops given by engineeringprofessors, and (3) examples of lessons – based on engineering concepts – developed by 6th – 8th grade teachers.Visitors to the exhibit table will be greeted by members of the PRISM team, a

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Richard Glenn Watson

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First-Year Programs

in 2012 and employs programadmission requirements and student performance as performance metrics. The purpose of thispaper is to document the enrollment management plan's impact on first year-retention data forthe first year of implementation as well as review the impact on student quality as indicated bythe review of the computer science program, which has experienced retention and quality issuesin the past.IntroductionEnrollment management issues and student population size is a challenge faced by universitiesand colleges nationwide. Enrollment management issues are often discussed at the universityadmission level to control entire university populations or reach a desired student populationgoal.1 Universities, whether public or private

Conference Session

New Course Development Concepts in ET I

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Edwards, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Michael Lobaugh, Pennsylvania State University, Erie

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

approach to solving differential equations.The fundamental equation for two-dimensional heat conduction is the two-dimensionalform of the Fourier equation (Equation 1)1,2  2T  2T  0 Equation 1 x 2 y 2In order to approximate the differential increments in the temperature and spacecoordinates consider the diagram below (Fig 1).The temperature gradients become: T  TI1,J  TI,J  x  I1/2,J x T  T T

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leslie Crowley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

programtargeting the improvement of undergraduate engineering education. Faculty proposed large-scalerenovations of a specific undergraduate course or closely-related group of courses, with the goalof improving student engagement, learning outcomes, and faculty teaching experiences.Alternatively, faculty could propose to develop teaching technologies that would facilitate theimplementation of evidence-based teaching practices. Priority in funding was given to projectsthat would impact large numbers of students or provide critical interventions early in students’learning careers.“Live deep, not fast,” is an admonition coined in the early 1900’s by literature professor, critic,and editor Henry Seidel Canby 1. Faculty participating in SIIP were invited to

Conference Session

Design in the Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amit Janardhan Nimunkar, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John P. Puccinelli, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Matthew S. Bollom; Willis J. Tompkins, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Biomedical

each of the six semesters of design. BME Design throughout the Curriculum Sophomore 1 BME 200 Sophomore 2 BME 201 Junior 1 BME 300 Junior 2 Senior 1 Senior 2 BME 301 BME 400 BME 402 Phase 1: Phase 2: Phase 3: Phase 4: Peer Guided-design Independent Capstone Design Mentoring Fundamentals LearningFigure 1: The BME design course sequence throughout the curriculum where each semesterstudents work in teams of four or five on client-based design projects. During Phase

Conference Session

Computer Hardware

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johné M. Parker, University of Kentucky; Stephen L. Canfield, Tennessee Technological University; Sheikh Khaled Ghafoor

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

engineering context in lattercourses. The three principles deemed critical for successful programming in engineeringcontexts3,4 are 1. Student Engagement: Engaging students’ current knowledge to construct new knowledge 2. Knowledge Transfer: Students ability to transfer early programming skills to new contexts, applications and environments 3. Self-directed learning: Students assuming control of their learning in programming to adapt to the rapidly evolving demands of computational techniques in engineering Therefore, Systems and Controls courses are ideal to investigate effective ways to address allthree areas of the DBER study and simultaneously augment students’ ability to use programmingas a tool in upper-level

Conference Session

Addressing the NGSS, Part 3 of 3: Supporting High School Science Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering-Science Connections

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia M. Ross, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Jenny Daugherty, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rodney L Custer, Black Hills State University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

funded to study science teacher learning using anengineering-concept driven professional development program. This is particularly timely withthe recent publication of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)1 and the inclusion of anengineering dimension in science. The project research team has been investigating how toinfuse engineering concepts into science given the time, resource, and curricular constraints ofschool environments. Specific implementation issues have been identified as important asteachers incorporate engineering infused lessons into their instruction. One key issue is thatteachers new to engineering are often not clear on what they are being asked to do. Therefore, itis critical to create a common understanding of what

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Ashwin Satyanarayana, New York City College of Technology; Candido Cabo, New York City College of Technology/CUNY

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

abstractobjects (like the objects found in a graphic user interface window, such as buttons, textboxes, andlabels) that they will manipulate in subsequent and more advanced programming courses.The LC common assignment (described further in the section entitled “The CommonAssignment: A Game Design Document” below) is a crucial component enabling students toachieve and reinforce the learning outcomes for this course. As part of that assignment, studentsimplement the background story for a video game developed in the EG1 class as a computerprogram in Alice. The assignment is organized around several milestones, including: (1)preparation of a flowchart of the story; (2) creating the setting of the video game with Aliceobjects; (3) creating the characters for

Conference Session

Structural Education Topics in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University; Craig Baltimore, California Polytechnic State University

Tagged Divisions

Architectural

the number and type of piecesneeded. There are two teams, and the teams will work independently and confirm each other’sestimates.The Engineering Team (2 teams) – These teams will work together and engineer adesign. The structure has to support a 100 pound concrete panel.The Construction Document Team (2 teams) – These teams work together and create theconstruction sequence, produce the construction drawings, and coordinate construction anddisassembly.A ten-week quarter does not allow a lot of time. The week-by-week project schedule was as Page 24.1335.3follows:Week 1 – Schematic Design. The individual teams participated in a design competitionto

Conference Session

Computers in Education General Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Jacqueline M Jackson, Jackson State University ; Cassandra L Hawkins Wilson, Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

found MIT AppInventor to be very accessible and quickly learned how to develop their own apps. MIT AppInventor can allow students without any background in information technology to see computingconcepts in a context that is of great interest to them.INTRODUCTIONThe trend of declining student interest in computer-related fields [1-3], combined with increaseddemand from the industry, challenges instructors to come up with new methodologies to attractstudents. Furthermore, with the diffusion of information technologies into almost all disciplinesof study, introductory computer courses need to have new approaches that can motivate studentsfrom all majors to feel comfortable with the computing concepts and tools.Emergencies often occur with little

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William R. Loendorf, Eastern Washington University; Jason K Durfee P.E. P.E., Eastern Washington University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

that could be used to promote technological literacy.IntroductionThis story begins in 1999 when engineers and technologists were concentrating their efforts onaverting catastrophic failures on January 1, 2000. This event was widely referred to as “Y2K.”Computers in the 1900s typically used just two numbers to represent the year due to the limitedamount and high cost of memory. The dilemma became, when the new century begins would thesoftware consider the year to be 1900 or 2000. As a result, scientists, engineers, programmers, Page 24.1337.2and technicians gave significant attention to the problem. Newspapers, radio, and television

Conference Session

Data Analytics in Education

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

Tagged Divisions

Computers in Education

 the  response  as  well  as  to  establish  metrics  used  in  assigning  a  grade.  The  qualitative  feedback  is  aimed  at  helping  student  teams  improve  the  quality  of  their  solutions.    The  mathematical  model  dimension  encompasses  the  assessment  of  (1)  the  quality  of  the   Page 24.1338.5solution  in  terms  of  how  well  it  addresses  the  complexity  of  the  problem  and  accounts  for  all  data  provided,  and  (2)  the  use  of  rationales  to  support  the  solution  method.  The  root  of  this  dimension  is  assessing  how  good  the  procedure  is  at

Conference Session

Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vamshi Krishna Bolly, Purdue University; John Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; J. Eric Dietz, Purdue University

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Computing & Information Technology

Page 24.1339.4code of these utilities is readily available and can be customized as per the user needs andrequirements.Figure 1: Sample Java program to read from a HBase table.To perform data reads from the repository, appropriate and easy to use Java APIs areprovided for programmatic access. Figure 1 shows a sample program to read data fromHBase table and store it in an output file. It demonstrates the flexibility of performing readson a table and writing the results in user defined formats. Also, this helps the user incustomizing the data reads from the table and improves the query times. This inherently givesmore control over the data to the user.Also, HBase supports the MapReduce processing framework. Hence, queries can be doneusing mapper

Conference Session

Innovations in Computer Engineering Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph P Hoffbeck, University of Portland

Tagged Divisions

Electrical and Computer

. There is also a reset button that is used by the gameshow host to asynchronously reset the flip-flops to the initial state before each question. Ifcontestant 0 rings in first, the circuit turns on LED 0. Once LED 0 is on, the circuit leaves it onregardless of the inputs until the circuit is asynchronously reset by the game show host. Ifcontestant 1 rings in first, the circuit turns on LED 1 and leaves it on until the circuit is reset. Ifthere is a tie, both LED's are turned on.The circuit requires four states: reset, contestant 0 wins, contestant 1 wins, and tie. One way tomap the states is to use state 00 for reset, state 01 for contestant 0 wins, state 10 for contestant 1wins, and state 11 for a tie. With this mapping, the outputs are equal

Conference Session

Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David J. Dimas, University of California, Irvine; Faryar Jabbari, University of California, Irvine; John Billimek, University of California, Irvine

Tagged Divisions

Continuing Professional Development

to provide bi-directionalfeedback between students and faculty. Feedback from quizzes and polls was used by the facultyto modify content in subsequent lectures to ensure key concepts are understood. Time spent oneach quiz was recorded along with quiz grades and were correlated.Lecture Capture TechniquesIn this study, faculty used three methods to create content that was subsequently captured addingboth audio and video annotations with Camtasia. In order of difficulty from least to most, theseare (1) document camera used in the instructors' office, (2) handwritten text, equations anddrawings that were digitally captured via tablet computers and a stylus and (3) digitally typesetand drawn materials using text, drawing, and equation creation

Conference Session

K-12 and Precollege Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 2 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Kip Hacking

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

not in land locked states, or are too expensive to implement. We have addresses these issues inour state by remanufacturing and re-sourcing the parts used by SeaPerch , making it more affordable forschools, and by developing a curriculum that promotes STEM by explicitly having learning objectives thathighlight STEM complements such as: functions, variables, arrays, and Booleans, computational thinking,basic circuitry, hydrodynamics to name a few.Study The following is a technical breakdown of the program, as it exists at present. Last year weimplemented our ROV efforts at 10 schools with approximately 300 students. Our efforts included 1.)Purchasing and providing each school the sufficient ROV kits to cover the number of students who

Conference Session

Best of NEE

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen M. Williams P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert W. Hasker, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Steven Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Adam Redd Livingston, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Kerry R. Widder, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Josiah A. Yoder, Milwaukee School of Enginering

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New Engineering Educators

chair asked the new faculty members to complete the following tasks: ● attend at least one week of the experienced faculty member’s course, ● invite the experienced faculty member to then attend at least one or two lectures of the new faculty member’s course, and ● have at least one de-briefing session between the new and experienced faculty members.Different constructs for reporting on and evaluating mentoring case studies have been presented.Sherwood, et al offered a mentoring case study construct in four areas: Motivation, CoursePreparation, Class Lectures, and Additional Assistance.2 Chism and Szabó proposed thatevaluation of an instructional development program can be performed at three levels: 1. Howsatisfied were the

Conference Session

Topics Related to Civil Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jim Nelson, Brigham Young University; Erick Hollenbaugh; M. Brett Borup, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

Civil Engineering

undergraduateengineering programs. They are largely the result of engineering programs seeking to bettermeet the needs of industry and have become so important that ABET requires universities toinclude them [1]. Nevertheless, capstone programs vary widely from school to school and asingle definition that applies to all programs does not exist. According to Fairchild and Taylor[2] , capstone projects are “culminating experiences in which students synthesize the skills theyhave acquired, integrate cross-disciplinary knowledge, and connect theory and application in Page 24.1344.2preparation for entry into a career.” Durel [3] offers another perspective stating

Conference Session

DEED Melange

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

Design in Engineering Education

hashigher value (2.94 + 0.87) than cost (2.03 + 0.78) on a 4-point scale (p <0.001). Students at thesmall, liberal arts college responded with generally higher ratings for both value and cost, with alarger average difference between combined value and cost (1.0 and 0.81, respectively), thanstudents at a large, public university. Additionally, students reported higher self-efficacy indesign-based objectives after the course, with an average self-efficacy increase of 15-20 pointson a 100-point scale.IntroductionStandards-based grading (SBG) is an alternative grading system that involves and depends ondirectly measuring the quality of students’ proficiency on well-defined course learning outcomes,i.e., standards.1-3 Student development toward

Conference Session

Innovative Teaching Techniques in the Classroom

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Kevin C. Bower PE, The Citadel; Kaitlin Marley, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #9297Using Student Instruction to Increase Retention in EngineeringDr. Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel Ron Welch (P.E.) received his B.S. degree in Engineering Mechanics from the United States Military Academy in 1982. He received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana in 1990 and 1999, respectively. He became the Dean of Engineering at The Citadel on 1 July 2011. Prior to his current position, he was the Department Head of Civil Engineering at The University of Texas at Tyler from Jan 2007 to June 2011 as well as served in the Corps of Engineers for

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University; Laura Maria Roberts; William J. Endres, Michigan Technological University; Kevin David Hale

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

  • Pre-­‐test   Tutorial  on  Mitosis  (or   • Material  presented  in  least  preferred  (or  most   Punnett  Square)   preferred)  style   • Post-­‐test   • Present  results  of  Barsch  Inventory  to  the  student   Tutorial  on  Learning   • Present  strategies  for  different  style  learnerrs   Styles   • Post-­‐test  on  learning  style  strategies   ReBlection  and   Evaluation   Figure 1. Outline of learning styles moduleThe learning styles module teaches about two biology topics—Punnett Squares andmitosis. Four presentations

Conference Session

NSF Grantees' Poster Session

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State Univeristy; Kelvin Daratha, Graduate Student at Washington State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

directly contribute to the safety and efficiency of the surface transportation system.Project IntroductionA large body of research has shown that many graduating students do not possess anunderstanding of fundamental concepts in fields such as physics 1, mathematics 2 andengineering 3. Confounding the lack of conceptual understanding are differences between howacademics and engineering professionals think about and apply fundamental engineeringconcepts. Situated cognition experts contend that knowledge only exists in context and has verylimited meaning and usefulness when taught out of context 4, 5. An urgent educational needexists to better integrate engineering students within the context of engineering practice and todevelop, implement, and

Conference Session

Introducing New Methodologies and the Incoming Students to Engineering Programs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

Page 23.897.2competencies so they could one day become engineers?The relationship between the mentor and the student may last for many years afterstudent’s graduation. Often it is difficult to define, in a clear manner, what mentoring isand how a professor can become a good mentor. The paper describes some attributes ofmentoring and sketches out how a faculty member might become a good mentor tostudents.II. How to Become a Mentor?So how does one become an effective mentor of engineering students? Perhaps we couldlist the attributes of good mentors and simply say “go ahead and do that.” But thisapproach is not without precedent. The National Academy of Sciences takes thisapproach in its book, Advisor, Teacher, Role Model, & Friend. (1) It

Conference Session

Training and Support for NEEs

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University; Elizabeth J. Birmingham, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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New Engineering Educators

ADVANCEFORWARD project features three major components consisting of a multitude of programs: 1)campus climate, 2) advancement/leadership, and 3) research. To achieve the project goals, the Page 23.898.2campus climate component provides workshops for academic administrators and faculty on 1  climate issues and supports male faculty as advocates and allies. The research component isdesigned to assess if and how the incentives and programs lead to the achievement of the goalsand, ultimately, to institutional transformation. The advancement/leadership component of

Conference Session

Design Teamwork

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Jintana Nina Phanthanousy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

Mentoring Team Conflicts in Capstone Design: Problems and SolutionsIntroductionTeaming is ubiquitous in design education, yet many project mentors have little or no formaltraining in teamwork or in mentoring teams, and have learned primarily through experience. As aresult, issues associated with teaching teamwork or addressing team dynamics are oftenchallenging for design faculty. Most capstone projects involve multi-person teams, andteamwork is often considered a critical outcome in design courses, but in a recent nationalsurvey, fewer than 50% of capstone faculty responding included instruction in teamwork as akey course component 1. Moreover, as the results from a recent Capstone Design Conferenceindicate, faculty