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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Diversity Issues in K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah M. Grzybowski, The Ohio State University; Kerry Dixon, The Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

engaged,engineering-literate citizens. The framework is based on Constructivist theories of learning andthe idea that hands-on exploration constitutes a rich and meaningful knowledge-buildingprocess 17. It consists of three tiers, which are illustrated in figures 1-3 below.The framework is particularly well-suited to the project’s agenda of diversifying (and creatingequity within) the field of engineering. In conceptualizing making as thinking-in-action, theDesign as the Practice of Probability:Engaging Adolescent Girls in Art-Infused Engineeringframework allows the researchers to adopt a Freirian perspective on knowledge building. Freireand his followers argued that in order to meet the needs of diverse learners, educationalinstitutions must

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Hands-on Learning in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Brent L Ulrey , Western New England University

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Biomedical

significant conceptual errorsand only minor procedural errors and a nominal grade between 89%-70%. Lower classifications are“Minimal” and “Unsatisfactory”. Indirect assessment of the students by means of confidential, pre and/orpost module surveys were used to gauge the effectiveness of the module at changing students’ perceptionsand improving their entrepreneurial mindset (Table 1). The questionnaire was approved by the WesternNew England University (WNE) Institutional Review Board, and the students were informed of theirrights to not participate. Paired t-tests were performed on each question’s pre versus post scores withstatistically significant differences indicated by p<0.05. After the module, the students were also asked toprovide

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Brookstein, Temple College of Engineering; David Brookstein, Temple University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

substantialinstruction in design thinking, entrepreneurship and innovation. The College recognized thatfuture engineers must have, in addition to technical-based education in engineering and math andscience, exposure to innovation and entrepreneurship. In doing such, students would now have themindset and skills to become innovative, entrepreneurial engineers who would be flexible,resilient, creative, and empathetic and, as such, have the ability to recognize and seize opportunitiesduring their entire engineering career. 1 This is shown as Figure 1 in a Venn diagram. Figure 1 – Venn diagram showing intersection of technology, innovation and entrepreneurship education Technical Engineering

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Dyrenfurth, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

mustnecessarily be on technological innovation. This construct has been conceptualized by the authoras the innovation spectrum shown in Figure 1. Thesmallgrayarrowsrepresentinputsstimuli)fromthecontext/environmenttothevarious processes(ovals)comprisingtheinnovationspectrum.Theyellowarrowsemanatingfromthe processesrepresentoutputs(e.g.,IP,services,products…)fromthesevariousprocessestothe environment.Thelargeloopedarrowsdepicttheiterativenatureofinnovation Figure 1 The Innovation Spectrum (Dyrenfurth)Perusal of the proposed model for the innovation spectrum will evidence that it can be viewed asoccurring in three stages as shown in Figure 2. These are (1) Ideation (involving creativity,invention, and research

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Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Quamrul H. Mazumder, University of Michigan, Flint; Raghava Mahankali, University of Michigan, Flint

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

University of Michigan-Flint. He finished his gradua- tion in Computer Science Major. His research is on Student Satisfaction and Ethics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Student Perception of Ethics in Bangladesh, India and USAAbstract: Ethics is an important attribute that students must develop to succeed in theiracademic career and profession. To improve the ethics perception in students, it is essentialto integrate ethics in the curriculum. A survey questionnaire was used to investigate thestudents’ perception of ethics in three different countries. The objective was to evaluatestudents’ perception of ethics using 5 factors: 1) the impact of education and faculty onethics; 2

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claire Duggan, Northeastern University; Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM Education; Madeline Jean Leger

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

proposal-writing workshops; Co-facilitator (2004), Boston East Pipeline Network; and Alumni, Lead Boston 2004 (The National Conference for Community and Justice). She won the 2006 Northeastern University Aspiration Award, and was recognized at the 2003 Northeastern University Reception honoring Principal Investigators that obtained funding in excess of $1 million over a five-year period.Miss Maureen D. Cabrera, Center for STEM EducationMadeline Jean Leger c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Summer Research Programs for high school students, supporting componentsAbstractThe Young Scholars Program at Northeastern University provides a diverse group of high schoolstudents who have

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Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs and Labs in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Turner, Purdue University (Statewide Technology); Rustin Webster, Purdue University, New Albany; Danielle Reynolds; Timothy Cooley, Purdue University New Albany; Andrew McCart , Purdue Polytechnic; Joseph F Dues Jr., Purdue Polytechnic New Albany

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Engineering Technology

, resulting in Purdue Mission to Mars(PMTM), a learn-by-doing approach to high school recruiting.Many other colleges and universities have implemented recruiting via classroom visits to K-12 schools,professional development programs for teachers, engineering contests for students, and on-campus visits.Such programs can be designed to increase engineering enrollment, diversify engineering, educate futuregenerations, teach the teachers, or to improve the quality of the undergraduate engineering experience [1].Such programs are increasingly important to recruitment efforts, as many as 50% of students have madethe decision on a college major by their junior year of high school [2]. Examples of outreach programsinclude the K-12 Engineering Education

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Modeling and Simulation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University; Kaela M Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott

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Computers in Education

Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering and is interested in increasing classroom engagement and student learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Reasonable or Ridiculous? Engineering Intuition in SimulationsIntroductionA successful engineer must not only be proficient in complex calculations, or the simulationsoftware that may perform these calculations, but must be able to evaluate whether a result is“reasonable or ridiculous.” This type of “engineering intuition” is essential, and teaching it is notalways as straightforward as technical material.Often described as a “gut feeling,” intuition is based on a set of rules applied subconsciously.1-3For complex situations, using intuition

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Maker Spaces within the University

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricardo Jose Morocz; Bryan Levy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Craig Forest, Georgia Institute of Technology; Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Wendy C Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Design in Engineering Education

participating, instructors should highlight the non-threateningand collaborative nature of maker spaces. We postulate that as this barrier is reduced, morestudents will begin to participate, which ultimately will result in higher number of studentstaking advantage of maker spaces as hands-on learning environments and gaining designexperience.IntroductionIn an effort to educate engineers capable of solving the most challenging problems and excel inan increasingly competitive job market, it is important that academic institutions make an effortto nurture creativity and innovation in their students.1 Since university maker spaces create aunique learning environment where students can freely design, build, and test their idea, theycould play a key role in

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Circuits & Systems Education I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jason McGuire, Sonoma State University; Farid Farahmand, Sonoma State University

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Electrical and Computer

Visualization for Electrical Engineering: From Embedded Systems to the Internet1. Introduction The emerging Internet-of-Things (IoT) concept is considered to be the next technologicalrevolution [1]. It describes various technologies and research disciplines that enable the Internetto reach out into the real world of physical everyday objects. By 2020, it is expected that 25-50billion “things” to be connected to the Internet. Gartner, the world's leading informationtechnology research and advisory company, projects IoT will result in $1.9 trillion in globaleconomic growth [2]-[3]. While today there are just 300,000 developers contributing to the IoT,a new report projects that an estimated 4.5 million developers are needed by 2020 [4

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Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University; Joshua M Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

-strapped school districts. It was also thought that since the printers would be built by theend-user, maintenance and upgrading would be easier for them to perform. This level ofownership would free them from fear of violating warrantees or being victims of the “nouser-serviceable parts inside” paradigm common with most modern technology.The RepRap had demonstrated utility in a wide range of educational environments,10-13therefore plans were developed for delivering a workshop intended for high schoolteachers wherein attendees would assemble, commission and learn to operate a RepRapprinter and the open-source software tool chain that supported it. The goals of theworkshop designers were to 1) share the empowerment that came with building

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Bo Yang

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International

undergraduate students from an international joint program in China. Preliminaryresults suggest that diverse factors as related with the international teaching and learningenvironment are closely associated with students’ epistemic thinking. Future studies areproposed to explore other potential factors within international collaborative programs thatare associated with engineering students’ epistemic thinking.IntroductionInternational collaboration has become a global trend. To facilitate global education andresearch collaboration, Chinese universities have launched multiple internationalcollaborative initiatives in the higher education system, especially in the realm of engineeringeducation [1, 2, 3].International collaboration in engineering

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Communication as Performance

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John W. Brocato, Mississippi State University; Amy Barton, Mississippi State University; Kelly Agee, Mississippi State University; Ed Dechert, Mississippi State University; Greg Carlisle, Morehead State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

cause of this engagement problem is not complicated; public speaking has been a top fear ofpeople in the United States for years, often anecdotally but also in a more documented sense,most recently in Chapman University’s “Survey on American Fears,” where public speakingplaced fifth (9.1%) just behind “Being [a] victim of mass/random shooting” (also 9.1%)1.Another persistent problem is lack of experience. As much as any other ability, effective publicspeaking requires repeated practice at delivering talks before audiences and, more importantly,reflection after a talk on what went poorly and the willingness to do it again, better. Assessingthe presentation experiences of, e.g., the general public or U.S. college students is beyond thescope of

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Environmental Engineering

value in the course material.During the first week of an Introduction to Environmental Engineering class, students are askedto imagine themselves in one of three real-life engineering scenarios: 1. As an engineer in thePeace Corp who is asked to provide a treatment process for “turbid water that is making peoplesick” in the developing world. 2. As an engineer asked to design a process to removecontaminants from groundwater in Toms River, NJ. 3. As an engineer designing a statementbefore a board to defend a switch from coal to natural gas as a fuel source. First students areasked individually to write down all the questions they would need to ask before they designtheir process (and to whom they would ask them). Then they are asked to share

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Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Electrical and Computer Engineering Labs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Wang, University of Houston; Siu Chun Michael Ho, University of Houston; Qianlong Lan, Texas Southern University; Xuemin Chen, Texas Southern University; Gangbing Song, University of Houston (CoE); Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

chenxm@tsu.edu Gangbing Song Dept. of Mechanical Engineering University of Houston Houston, TX 77004 gsong@uh.edu Hamid Parsaei Department of Mechanical Engineering Texas A&M University at Qatar Doha, Qatar hamid.parsaei@qatar.tamu.edu Page 26.487.2 Proceedings of the 2015 ASEE North Central Section Conference 1 Copyright © 2015, American Society for Engineering EducationABSTRACTIn

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

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Systems Engineering

Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISyE) in Healthcare Although ISyE was lauded in the 2014 PCAST report, engineers worked for many decades to improve the healthcare system and establish a long term partnership with healthcare providers. In the 1980’s Donald Berwick, former President and CEO of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI), espoused that continuous improvement is a necessary solution to the ongoing problems in healthcare 2. During that decade, healthcare professionals observed an increasing amount of inefficiencies in the system which reinforced complexity and contributed to increasing costs. Two methods of improvement dominated the healthcare industry: 1) inspection and correction of problems and 2) continuous improvement

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Computer-Based Tests, Problems, and Other Instructional Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

access to standard apps like email, app stores, social networks, and evenbrowsers. The apps were developed using Abobe AIR development framework due to itsrelatively easy development of web and mobile apps when compared to native programming orHTML5 with JavaScript. AIR also avoids programming the same app three times (web browsers,Android and iOS). The successful results (and lessons learned) using tablets for in-class testingfor multiple engineering courses are presented.1. Introduction and PurposeWhile class size for core engineering classes at many universities and colleges may not be ashigh as the infamous freshman physics or chemistry of 300 or more students, they are generallyless than optimal and continue to increase as the demand for

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bungo Shiotani, University of Florida; Dante Augustus Buckley, University of Florida; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Norman G. Fitz-Coy, University of Florida

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Systems Engineering

careers. Dante is a consultant (former research assistant) for the Space Systems Group (SSG), a graduate research team advised by Professor Norman Fitz-Coy in the Department of Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering. SSG designed and developed a cube satellite mission known as SwampSat, which launched in 2013. SwampSat is a CubeSat for on-orbit demonstration of a compact three-axis attitude control system de- veloped at UF geared to affect rapid retargeting and precision pointing (R2P2) of pico-class (1 kg) and nano-class (<10 kg) spacecraft. Through Dante’s leadership, SSDC won the Annual Florida University Nano-SATellite (FUNSAT) design competition sponsored by the Florida Space Grant Consortium and Space

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

past several decades has been therecruitment and retention of students, particularly minority and female students 1-3. As a result,many programs have been developed over the years to attract female and minority students toSTEM disciplines. These programs range from programs at the college level to provideacademic and social support, often associated with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) andthe National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), to high school, middle school, and elementaryschool initiatives designed to excite women and minorities about engineering when they are firstforming their ideas about their futures.However, once students from these populations have been recruited, efforts must be made toretain them within engineering. One

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pritpal Singh, Villanova University; Maria Virginia Moncada

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Sustainable Vision grant from the NationalCollegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance (NCIIA, now Venture Well) to develop andimplement a tele-health system in the region around Waslala to improve access to quality healthcare for the members of the communities in that region. A system was developed andimplemented and details of the project can be found in references [1] and [2]. One of thebyproducts of this project was the development of a partnership with the National EngineeringUniversity (Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria – UNI) in Managua, Nicaragua, the largest andmost prominent engineering school in Nicaragua.It was recognized that there are many needs in the rural communities in Nicaragua and aproposal was written to NCIIA (Venture Well) for

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey Erin Cole, Acute Systems, LLC; Walter E Thain, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech; Thomas Fallon, Southern Polytechnic College of Engr and Engr Tech

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Computing & Information Technology

finding lower-cost routers with the capability of running it can bechallenging. Cisco’s integrated services or multiservice routers are designed for branch officeapplications and some support IOS images with MPLS capability.Generally, MPLS first became available for certain 3600- and 2800- series branch routersstarting with IOS version 12.4(1). These routers are now obsolete though the 2800 is stillsupported into 2016. Presently Cisco’s branch router product line has moved to 3900-, and 2900-series. Determining an appropriate combination of platform and IOS feature set can be done bycontacting Cisco representatives or by using the online Cisco Feature Navigator8. The navigatorpermits searching by combinations of router platform, image release

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eliud Quintero, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Patricia Salinas, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Diversity

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Mathematics

de Monterrey. Edu- cational researcher with interest in the integration of technology for the learning of Mathematics. With a Bachelors Degree in Mathematics and 2 Masters Degrees, in Education with Mathematics Specializa- tion. PhD in Mathematics Education since 2011. Member of the National System of Researchers SNI 1, CONACYT, M´exico. Co-author of several textbooks for the teaching and learning of Calculus. Page 26.1556.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The linear motion as a scenario for addressing relations between a function

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Thomas L. Merrill, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Organ-izing the Curriculum: enhancing knowledge, attitudes and interests in engineering with biomedical course modules Page 26.1210.2INTRODUCTIONThe relatively new discipline of biomedical engineering emerged from informal collaborationsbetween engineers, physicians and life scientists, and is the fastest growing engineering disci-pline at most universities.[1] As a result of the aging population and a growing focus on healthissues which increases the demand for better medical equipment, devices, and pharmaceuticalproducts, the biomedical engineering industry has demonstrated explosive growth in recentyears

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Materials Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Materials

. Surveys were directed at student motivation and participation.Introduction:Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) typically refers to the analysis of the life cycle of a material, orsometimes a product. One definition found in Wikipedia is “a technique to assess environmentalimpacts associated with all the stages of a product's life from cradle to grave (i.e., from rawmaterial extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair andmaintenance, and disposal or recycling)1.” Another definition from the EnvironmentalProtection Agency is quite similar, “…a ‘cradle to grave’ approach for assessing industrialsystems2.” But what about issues that pertaining to entire systems, and their associated failure,due to the lack of relevant scope

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Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Marie Coppola, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Leonardo Andres Madariaga, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach / Federico Santa Maria Technical University; Marya H. Schnedeker, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Engineering Education, 2015 The Assessing Teachers’ Experiences with STEM and Perceived Barriers to Teaching Engineering (RTP-1)AbstractThe next generation science standards (NGSS) call for all K-12 students to participate inengineering experiences. This will be a new subject area for many schools in the U.S. Teachersreceive training to teach science and math, but most elementary and middle school teachers havenot received engineering or technology education training. As the push for incorporating moreSTEM into K-12 increases, it is important to understand teachers’ attitudes and experiencesrelated to engineering and STEM at the K-12 level. The Novel Engineering Project (formerlyIntegrating Engineering and Literacy Project

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas - El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas - El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas - El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas - El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas - El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas - El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas - El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas - El Paso

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

camp with learning blocks creates a totally immersiveand engaging environment for the learner. At the same time, these learning blocks allowfor entrepreneurial concepts to be embedded inherently. The character traits of successfulentrepreneurs, as defined by state school standards, are adaptability, creative thinking,ethical behavior, leadership, positive attitude, and risk-taking.1 These character traits willalso be focused on in terms of outcomes.Mater ials and methodsEntrepreneurship and deeper learning outcomes have been a recent focus of industry andeducation with many new studies outlining how these skill sets can substantially changethe outcomes of students. Research findings demonstrate improved student outcomes,higher levels of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

engineering programs. Brief summaries of each of these findings (several of which havebeen published in earlier conference proceedings) are presented in the following sections.Effects of Participation in Pre-College Engineering Activities on First-Year EngineeringAchievementIn 2013, a cohort of 229 first-year engineering students at Purdue University completed a surveyon their pre-college experiences, along with consent to access their academic records to explorethe relationship between pre-college participation and their university grades. Table 1 shows therelationships between the context of pre-college engineering participation and students’ grades intheir first two engineering and mathematics classes at Purdue University. T-tests on these

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Teaching Methods in Mechancial Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blake M. Ashby P.E., Grand Valley State University; Wendy S. Reffeor, Grand Valley State University

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Mechanical Engineering

-plane and out-of-plane stiffness targets whilemaintaining minimum cost. They were given a list of materials to be used that included materialproperties and approximate costs (Table 1). Students were restricted to constructing their beamfrom five plates. Those plates could be used in any symmetric combination of the materials andsizes given. Examples of possible configurations were also given (Figure 1). Students used avariety of methods to compare the various combinations including analyzing a subset of thepossible combinations and choosing one, creating a spreadsheet analyzing all possiblecombinations, and writing a computer program to analyze all possible combinations. Table 1 – Composite Beam Layer Options

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Electromagnetics & Power Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Brianna Healey Derr, Bucknell University

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Electrical and Computer

and BackgroundNot all learning is the same. In other words there are different types of knowledge as there aredifferent ways of learning. This is the idea underlying the 2001 revision of Bloom’s Taxonomy[1] that identified factual, conceptual, procedural, and metacognitive forms of knowledge.Furthermore effective means to promote student learning are dependent upon the type ofknowledge. For example techniques used to teach factual knowledge—the basic elements thatstudents must know to be acquainted with a discipline or solve problems in it [1]—may not workto master conceptual or procedural knowledge. A third way that learning is not uniform is thatdifferent forms of knowledge may be harder to acquire than others. This paper results on

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Technology-Related Educational Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ting-Ting Wu, Graduate School of Technological and Vocational Education, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology; Yueh-Min (Ray) Huang, Cheng-Kung University; Rustam Shadiev, Department of Engineering Science, National Cheng Kung University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

by high creativity students, which resulted inbetter problem solving skills. As for the cognitive level, both the low and high creativitystudents demonstrated that they are able to apply and analyze newly learned information;however, more high creativity students were able to reach Evaluate cognitive level duringlearning activities.IntroductionThe objective of engineering education is not only to enrich students' engineering knowledgebut also to enhance their interest in engineering curriculum through efficient teachingstrategies, learning activities, and technology-assisted learning, so that students are able todemonstrate relevant knowledge and meet requirements for future work 1. Unlike scienceeducation, engineering education aims to