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Novel Student Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Darinka del Carmen Ramírez , ITESM (Tecnológico de Monterrey); Pablo Moreno Ramírez, Universidad Autónoma Chapingo

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #13185Making practical experience: Teaching thermodynamics, ethics and sustain-able development with PBL at a bioenergy plantDr. Darinka del Carmen Ramirez, ITESM (Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey) Ph. D. Darinka Ram´ırez is a professor at the Chemical Engineering department of ITESM (Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey), Campus Monterrey, Mexico. She has a B. S. in biochemical engineering at IT La Paz, M. S. in chemical engineering at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey, and Ph. D. in Educational Innovation also at Tecnol´ogico de Monterrey. She teaches mainly Material Balances, Energy Balances and Thermodynamics to undergraduate students

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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Mathematics

vertical asymptote.b) Local maximum, local minimum and inflection points of f(x).c) Intervals where f (x) is increasing and decreasing.d) Intervals where f (x) is convex and concave.e) Please draw the graph of f ( x) = xx+1 by using the information you have in parts (a), (b), (c), and (d) if they are applicable. During the interviews, participants were initially asked to explain their answers briefly toall the parts (a)-(e) of the question and change the written information if it appears to beincorrect. If they made a mistake in one of the parts (a)-(d), participants were asked toanswer particular conceptual questions. If the graph was sketched in part (e) with no orpartial responses to the parts (a)-(d), these participants were asked to

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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Environmental Engineering

between the grades of Non-WRM majors and WRM department majors. However, given that the WRM students enrolled in the class in any semester vary from none to three compared to the high number of Non- WRM majors, it is statistically not viable to come to a definite conclusion about the performance difference between these groups. In the near future, the situation is expected to remain the same as the WRM department is comparatively smaller than other departments. b. From Figure 2, it can be seen that there was a definite increase in student enrollment in the post Fall 2009, after starting to implement Connect2U except for Fall 2013. While the class size was defined as 25, in some semesters, given the needs

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Corey E. Baker, University of Florida, Gainesville; Justin Dunnavant, University of Florida, Gainesville; Janise McNair, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

employees in the tabulation. Page 26.862.5 (a) All Gender (b) Gender in Technology SectorFigure 1: Genders in Engineering vs. Genders in Silicon Valley: Female standard de-viation = ±1.91%. Source: Corporate data derived from respective company diversitysites 19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28 . *Mean Engineering Degrees Awarded derived from ASEE Data Books(2009-13) 29,30 . Census data from U.S. Census Bureau 34 . ˆData not provided in respective com-pany’s diversity information for US demographics. +Data does not add up to 100% because someemployees are other or undisclosed.2.2 Data AnalysisDiversity data

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Evaluating Student Behaviors and Attitudes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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growth and application of innovative thinking andbehavior in both student and practicing engineers has become a mantra across all typesof organizations (National Academy of Engineering, 2005; National Academy ofSciences, National Academy of Engineering, & Institute of Medicine, 2007; NationalGovernor's Association, 2007). However, societal confusion exists about the definitionof an innovation (Ferguson D. & Ohland M., 2012), the process of producing aninnovation, and the behavior required to be a successful innovator as an engineer(Ferguson D., Cawthorne J. , Ahn B., & Ohland M., 2013). The research question thatguided our investigations started with the engineering innovator interview study and thatcontinued through the Delphi study

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Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica Alyce Wilson, University of South Florida; Jonathan Elliot Gaines, University of South Florida; Deonte Cooper, Bulls-Eye

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

). Characteristics of freshman engineering students: Models for determining student attrition and success in engineering. The Journal of Engineering Education, 86(2). 5. Bova, B. (2000). Mentoring revisited: The Black woman's experience. Mentoring and Tutoring, 8(1), 5-16. 6. Bowman, P. J. (1991). Organizational psychology: African-American perspectives. In R. L. Jones (Ed.), Black Psychology. Berkeley, CA: Cobb and Henry Publications, 509-531. 7. Boykin, A. W. (1983). The academic performance of African-American children. Spence, James. Ed. Achievement and Academic Motives. San Francisco, CA: Freeman Press. 8. Boyle-Baise, M. (Ed.). (2002). Multicultural service learning: Educating teachers in diverse communities

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Baha Jassemnejad, Federal Aviation Administration-CNI Airway Syatems Engineering Organization; Igor Ilic, University of Central Oklahoma; Jonathan Ryan Adams; Neil Peery, CNI Aviation

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Instrumentation

switches are connected together via theswitch matrix on the bottom of the diagramThe OKCET laboratory has a need for a matrix capable of routing between a large number ofdevices with the possibility of expansion into the thousands. Another requirement is the ability toachieve multiple simultaneous connections for testing different pieces of equipment at the sametime. For these needs, in an A x B matrix, the number of rows, A, needs to be a smaller numberrepresenting the number of simultaneous connections allowed; whereas the number of columnsB, needs to be a larger number representing the number of devices that would be able to interfacewith each other. In the case at hand, A can be a number like 8 or 16, while B needs to be able togrow into the

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Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado Boulder; Frederick A. Peck, Freudenthal Institute, School of Education, University of Colorado; Julie Cafarella, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan PhD, University of Colorado, Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Educational Research and Methods

contesting identities of expertise in a heterogeneous learning context. In S. Wortham & B. Rymes (Eds.), Linguistic Anthropology of Education (Vol. 37, pp. 61–91). Westport, CT: Praeger.5. Bowker, G. C., & Star, S. L. (1999). Sorting things out: Classification and it consequences. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.6. Star, S. L., & Bowker, G. C. (1997). Of lungs and lungers: The classified story of tuberculosis. Mind, Culture, and Activity, 4(1), 3-23.7. Greeno, J. G. & The Middle School Mathematics Through Applications Project Group (1997). Theories and practices of thinking and learning to think. American Journal of Education, 106, 85– 126.8. Johri, A., Olds, B.M., and O’Connor, K. (2014). Situative frameworks for

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Doug Kim

. Rappaport (2002) Wireless Communications - Principles and Practice. Prentice Hall2.  Cisco Systems (2012) Challenges of unlicensed Wi-Fi deployments: A practical guides tocable operators. Cisco Systems3.  Carr, J.; Frank B. (2007) Active learning using guided projects in an upper year ECE course.Presented at 2007 ASEE Annual Conference4.  Border, D. (2012) Developing and designing undergraduate laboratory wireless sensornetwork. Presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference5.  Crilly, B (2013). A novel approach to teaching an undergraduate electromagnetics, antennaand propagation course. Presented at 2013 ASEE Northeast Section Conference Spring 2015 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, April 10-11, 2015 Villanova University

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General Technical Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mihaela Radu, SUNY Farmingdale State College; Clint S. Cole, Digilent, Inc.; Mircea Alexandru Dabacan, Technical University of Cluj-Napoca; Monica Ignat Bot, Digilent; Alex Wong, Digilent, Inc.; Joe Harris, Digilent, Inc.

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Computers in Education

attributes of a good competition 4: a) incorporates significant course material from more than one discipline; b) provides success commensurate with care in design; c) requires increasing factual and procedural knowledge; d) requires exercising engineering judgment; e) does not require significant infrastructure; f) offers a spectacle;Academia and industry join forces to organize various design contests, from the course level 4, tothe international levels, giving students opportunities to grow professionally and to connect withtheir peers and potential employers. In the area of electrical and computer engineering andrelated majors, very popular contests are the contests sponsored by IEEE10. IEEE offers a varietyof

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Dynamics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Mechanics

fromexperiences pushing an object off-center and causing it to rotate. In part (a) of the problem, bothp-prims lead to the same result: motion and rotation to the left. In part (b), students are told thatthe spool rolls without slipping. Since moving upward is not an option, students fall back on the“Force as a spinner” idea and state that the spool rolls to the left. In part (c), though, the two p-prims contradict. “Force as a Mover” asserts that the spool should move to the right whereas“Force as a spinner” dictates that the spool move to the left. According to diSessa, most noviceschoose the spinner p-prim and therefore would predict that the spool rolls to the left.Engineering students who knows Newtonian mechanics, however, should be able to put

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K. Scott Marshall II, The University of Texas at Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas, Austin; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

Government is authorized to reproduce anddistribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation thereon. Theviews and conclusions contained herein are those of the authors and should not be interpreted asnecessarily representing the official policies or endorsements, either expressed or implied, of theUnited States Air Force Academy or the US government.5. References [1]. Gordon, W.J.J., 1961, Synectics: The Development of Creative Capacity, New York: Harper and Brothers. [2]. Chakrabarti, A., Sarkar, P., Leelavathamma, B., and Nataraju, B. S., 2005, “A Behavioural Model for Representing Biological and Artificial Systems for Inspiring Novel Designs,” Proceedings of the International

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Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuelina M. Wright, University of Michigan; Eli M. Silk, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University

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Design in Engineering Education

) – familiar ideas (7) description made generating ideas: difficult (1) – easy (7) Neutral 4 2 Innovative 4 6Neutral Framing SessionDuring the first ideation session, Participant B generated four concepts for the neutrally framedSnow problem (Figure 3). He described his first concept (N1) as, “Snow stilts. Essentially thisidea is just stilts that are designed specifically for walking on snow.” Concept N2 features“spikes to provide traction,” called “snow cleats.” Concept N3 is heated boots, which melt thesnow as the user walks forward. Finally, concept N4 is a

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Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Nina Magpili

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Computers in Education

, K.D., Newell, J.A., and Newell, H.L. (2003). Rubric Development for Assessment of Undergraduate Research: Evaluating Multidisciplinary Team Projects,” (CD) Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education Conference.6. Whitman, L. E., Malzahn, D. E., Chaparro, B. S., Russell, M., Langrall, R., Mohler, B. A. (2005). A comparison of group processes, performance, and satisfaction in face-to-face versus computer- mediated engineering student design teams. Journal of Engineering Education, 94(3), 327-334.7. Zhou, Z., Pazos, P. (2014). Managing Engineering Capstone Design Teams: Important Considerations and Success Factors. Proceedings of the 2014 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research

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International Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Qi Zhang, Yangzhou University

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Diversity

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International

or with chocolates for their active interaction with the instructors; b) every student was required to do a real-world project; the project was preferably team-based; to ensure the project to go forward continuously, the students were required to give project update in every class. 2) Research skills: the students were encouraged to relate what they learned in class with their research; the students were rewarded with chocolates and bonus credits if they came up with any creative suggestion to improve their current research. 3) Organization, management and leadership skills: the students were required submit a complete project report in English at the end of the course; each report must be presented

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Circuits and Systems Education 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yoon G. Kim, Calvin College

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Electrical and Computer

P2N2222AGOS-ND Leads from left to right: C-B-E LM741 Op Amp LM741CNNS/NOPB-ND 1N5819 Schottky Diode 1N5819GOS-ND Tantalum 2.2 𝜇𝐹/ 35 𝑉 478-1871-ND Equivalent Equiv. Series Resistance = 5.0 Ω4. Details of Laboratory ExperimentLab procedure:The following step by step procedures were provided to the students to improve theirunderstanding on the lab and to help them conduct effective experiments. 1) Design an astable multivibrator (oscillator) with a frequency of 100 𝑘𝐻𝑧 using the popular timer IC, NE555. (To simplify design and troubleshooting in the lab, the capacitor value of 1 𝑛𝐹 was given.) 2) Simulate the oscillator circuits and verify through implementation on a breadboard. 3) Add a

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Mobile Devices and Apps

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel M. White, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Computers in Education

secondary method of submittinganswer choices. The informed consent screen provides students with information about the Page 26.516.5ongoing AIChE Concept Warehouse Study, Integration of Conceptual Learning Throughout theCore Chemical Engineering Curriculum and allows students to opt in. Figure 3: The home screen (a) with questions assigned and (b) when no questions have been assigned.When questions are assigned, students can navigate to the questions screen (Figure 5) by eitherclicking on the names of the classes with questions assigned or by clicking the questions buttonin the hidden menu. The questions screen

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Isabelle Dutil, University of Toronto; Varuna Prakash, University of Toronto; Jun Nogami, University of Toronto; Scott Ramsay, University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Materials

. Example problem videos by graduatestudents, 3. Cornell notes, note-taking framework handouts, 4. Tempered glass lecturedemonstration, 5. Online homework problems, and 6. New in-class slides for lectures. a. Online “Khan Academy Style videos (KSV)”Of the eight students who participated in the study, most found the fracture synopsis videos to beconcise and helpful for a quick review of challenging concepts. The fact that the videos wereshort was a distinct advantage. However, these videos were introduced later in the semester as ameans of review; students wished that they had been made available earlier to complement theirfirst experience learning the topic. b. Example problem videos by graduate studentsThe example video problems were

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Amanda Idema, Michigan State University; Timothy J Hinds, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

student populations. Goingforward we anticipate pairing our spatial skills assessment and demographic data with studentself-efficacy data as a means of refining our analysis of student persistence.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the ENGAGE Engineering project for financial support of this work.Details of the supplementation curriculum are provided at:http://www.engageengineering.org/?107.Bibliography1. Sorby, S., Educational Research in Developing 3-D Spatial Skills for Engineering Students. International Journal of Science Education, 2009. 31(3): p. 459-480.2. Sorby, S., Casey, B., Veurink, N., and Dulaney, A., The role of spatial training in improving spatial and

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Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Pringle, Central Washington University; Craig Johnson P.E., Central Washington University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

75.9 82.8 30Appendix A lays out the survey questions. The Required Element column lists the items to beassessed. Some additional information under Beneficial Elements was also included. TheQuestions column gives the questions that the students responded to. The Metric Description liststhe choices the students could use to respond to the questions. The Researcher Response Metriccolumn information was used by the professor to review the student proposal. Appendix B showsthe results of the student survey. Each numbered row corresponds to a student and his or herresponses. The column headings (C through W) are the questions. The individual studentresponses are below the headings. The professor’s review of the same student proposal

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter, Lawrence Technological University; Paula Gangopadhyay, The Henry Ford (museums)

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

” creative problem solving approachthat consisted of five steps as follows. A) Planning your approach B) Defining the correct problem/understanding the challenge C) Generate Ideas/Alternatives – Brainstorm D) Decide course of action/Preparing for action/Carry through/Implement E) Acceptance and EvaluationTable 2 shows the six methods from which the general steps originated. The letters beside eachstep correspond to steps A-E listed above. These “steps” are lettered instead of numbered toemphasize that there are instances when the problem-solver will return to a previous step andrepeat it (more than once perhaps), or even skip it altogether. In fact, each team at the campstypically followed a slightly different method from the others

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ranjeet Agarwala, East Carolina University; Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

addition, personnel were trained on the equipment and technology. It is anticipatedthat as additional advocates are trained and educated, additional engagement and outreachinitiatives will be deployed to meet the ever increasing anticipated demand for access to additivemanufacturing technology. At present, key is the sustainability of the engagement and outreachinitiatives.To support the initiative, which is articulated in Figure 4(a) and whose goal is to improveaccessibility to additive manufacturing, the initiative was able to negotiated the use of a still-serviceable monochrome ZPRINTER® 310 PLUS 3D printer, originally intended to be sent tosurplus. Figure 4 (b) depicts the 3D printer and associated equipment.Introduced to the market in 2005

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Mark Kennedy, University of Portland; Sharon A. Jones P.E., University of Portland

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International Forum

. Page 19.8.5Throughout the process, the engineering faculty’s primary concerns were that a) inclusion ofglobal engineering into the curriculum may dilute technical competency, and b) suchprogramming will require additional resources. Feedback from the various stakeholdersincluding alumni served to alleviate concern a). In terms of concern b), the Committee scaledback the initial proposal that included some additional programming and instead focused thefinal proposal on the outcomes themselves.Members of the Shiley School’s advisory council strongly endorsed efforts to incorporate globalengineering into the curricula. Specifically, they noted that incorporating a global focus in theengineering student experience: Reinforces the breadth of

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Engineering Economics New Frontiers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oscar M. Bonilla, Baruch College of the City University of New York; Donald N. Merino P.E., Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Engineering Economy

3. Engineering design (High level & Detailed) b) Other externalities 3. Strategic partnerships/ a)Design for maintainability, Science

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Project-based Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ihab Habib P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

, based on gender of the participant student, were influenced by having anadvisor not influenced by the participants’ gender. The researcher concluded that neithergender, having an advisor, or mentorship had an influence on student enrollment in theSTEM ENGT Program. The researcher also analyzed the results of the data regarding academic activitiesand their correlation to enrolment of students’ in the STEM ENGT Program. Analysisrevealed no significance and there were no statistical correlation between students’academic activities listed may have influenced their choice of STEM ENGT Programenrollment based on gender. However there was a weak negative statistical correlationbetween the two genders groups on question seven (b), Parents, other

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Student Motivation and Faculty Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Huettel, Duke University; Michael R. Gustafson II, Duke University; Joseph C. Nadeau P.E., Duke University; David Schaad, Duke University; Michael M Barger, Duke University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University

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Educational Research and Methods

not provide information about the gender or race. Participants were asked tocomplete surveys in class at the beginning (Week 2) and end of the semester (Week 15) to assesstheir thoughts and feelings about engineering. The survey took approximately 15 minutes tocomplete.4.2 MeasuresIn addition to standard demographic variables, we also collected measures of (a) students’ self-assessed ability to achieve the outcomes listed in ABET Criterion 3, (b) situational interest inengineering that emerged as a function of the course, and (c) individual interest in engineering asa profession/discipline. These measures, described in detail below, were highly reliable, withCronbach’s alphas above 0.80.Student Outcomes (ABET Criterion 3). Students rated the

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Survey and Assessment Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrystal A. S. Smith, University of South Florida; Hesborn Wao, University of South Florida; Julie P Martin, Clemson University; George T. MacDonald, University of South Florida; Reginald S Lee, University of South Florida; Gladis Kersaint, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Methods, 17(4), 331–355.10. Daniulaityte, R. (2004). Making sense of diabetes: Cultural models, gender and individual adjustment to Type 2 diabetes in a Mexican community. Social Science & Medicine (1982), 59(9), 1899–1912.11. Smith, C. A. S. (2011). Living with sugar: Influence of cultural beliefs on type 2 diabetes self-management of English-speaking women. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 14(4), 640-647.12. Ahorlu, C. K., Koram, K. A., & Weiss, M. G. (2007). Children, pregnant women and the culture of malaria in two rural communities of Ghana. Anthropology & Medicine, 14(2), 157-181.13. Lopez, T. M. T., Hoyos, R. C., Salas, J. H. B., & Paredes, J. J. R. (2006). Cultural conceptions about dengue

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Technical Session: Student Experience & Perspectives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Andrew H. Theiss, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University

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Student

lowest in Year 2. Figure 3(a) and (b) shows the three years of course section averages for the lab memo and lab report,respectively. From here the improvement in the lab memo distribution from Year 1 to Year 2 isclearly shown. The program average and +/- 1 standard deviation is displayed. Each data pointcorresponds to a course section average for that assignment. The data depicted in Figure 3clearly demonstrates an improvement (i.e. decrease) in the standard deviation between Year 1and Year 2 for both technical writing assignments. The average grades for these assignments alsodecreased slightly across the program. Page 26.667.8

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Esther Rodriguez-Silva Ph.D.; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

manufacturing or other related fields withincolleges of Engineering in a reasonably representative manner.Popescu (2012) outlines the following five attributes for engineering students to be successful ina global environment: a) ability to appreciate other cultures; b) ability to work in diverse teamenvironments; c) ability to communicate in cross culture environments; d) experience orexposure to engineering in a global context; and e) ability to deal with ethical issues emanatingfrom cultural and national differences. Specking et al. (2013) performed a comparative study oftwo universities (University of Arkansas, a public university, and Stevens Institute ofTechnology, a private university) to investigate as to what factor(s) is (are) keeping

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

, 9 1 <=> = > (6.2)Substituting this into the stress function definition, Eq. 5.4, and evaluating it at the minor axis ofthe ellipse, gives !??7@ 29 45 <>= (6.3)It is assumed that the dimension b is greater than a (see Fig. 6.1). The