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Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremi S London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan; Farrah Fayyaz, Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology; Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

state of the art in engineering education requires a “closed loop” betweenresearch and practice. Recently, Jamieson and Lohmann5 articulated the interrelationshipsbetween what needs to be changed in engineering education, how to drive change in this context,and who should drive change. Furthermore, they proposed a model of systematic engineeringeducation innovation that is based on a continual cycle of research and practice, which, ifadopted, would “both continually advance the body of knowledge on engineering learning andresult in the implementation of more effective and replicable educational innovations, with theend result being better-educated students” (p. 1); see Figure 1. Assessment is a necessary part ofthe cycle. It clarifies learning

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 10

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Kim, Bucknell University; R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Nathan P. Siegel P.E., Bucknell University; Margot A. Vigeant, Bucknell University; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, persistence, and a growth mindset. In this paper we describe these seven characteristics, their specific implementation, and why we believe they have an influence on an entrepreneurial mindset.  We conducted a pilot assessment study to determine the effect of these courses and the seven characteristics on intrinsic motivation and curiosity. We provide brief results of the study in this paper, which show that the IDEAS courses positively affect both curiosity and intrinsic motivation.  Keywords: Curiosity, Intrinsic Motivation, Entrepreneurial Mindset 1        Introduction  It is widely recognized that success in professional settings relies on more than technical expertise.  The term “non­cognitive skills” encompasses personal traits other than those

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Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gayle Lesmond, University of Toronto; Nikita Dawe, University of Toronto; Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

information in order to reachvalid conclusions” 1 and is similar to the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) criteria b. Likewise, problem analysis is defined by the CEAB as the “ability to useappropriate knowledge and skills to identify, formulate, analyze, and solve complex engineeringproblems in order to reach substantiated conclusions”1 and is similar to ABET criteria e. Theresearch team sought to answer the following questions: 1. What are the specific skills/behaviours/attitudes that are important for assessing investigation? 2. What are the specific skills/behaviours/attitudes that are important for assessing problem analysis?This study is part of a larger research project which seeks to develop non-discipline

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering. These Engineering Ambassadors develop valuable leadership and communication skills, which they apply through engineering outreach to middle and high school students. Christine received her MBA in marketing and international business from Drexel University and her BA in English and film from Dickinson College.Mr. Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University - University Park Michael Alley is an associate professor of engineering communication at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer-Verlag, 2013) and founder of the web- site Writing Guidelines for Engineering and Science (writing.engr.psu.edu), which receives more than 1 million page downloads

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University North Central; George Stefanek, Purdue University, North Central

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College Industry Partnerships

idealized systems to which thebasic textbook principles can be applied. This modeling process bridges the gap betweentextbook theoretical knowledge gained in the classroom, and the application of this knowledge tosolving problems in practice. “Research confirmed in the 90s that students learn more bygrappling with open-ended problems, like creating a computer game or designing an alternativeenergy system, than listening to lectures”1. For example, in the area of structural engineering,the process of defining a system involves defining the system geometric model, material model,load model, connection model, boundary and support conditions, and the analysis model. In atextbook problem, all of the above are explicitly given to the student who simply

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Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L Hess, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

variety of fields, including counselling,psychology, moral philosophy, psychotherapy, neuropsychology, and engineering education. Insum, we describe five educational contexts and a myriad of techniques that we posit, when usedeffectively and spread across engineering curricula, will be effective means towards thedevelopment of empathy among engineering students.1. IntroductionIn recent years, scholars have paid increased attention to the phenomenon of empathy within thecontext of engineering. In 2011, Strobel et al. found approximately 20 engineering articles thatexplicitly “embedded the concept of empathy.”1 Yet, a January 2016 search of ASEE’sconference proceedings alone indicates that 69 articles explicitly used the term in 2015, 38 in2014, 23

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L. Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Lorraine G. Kisselburgh, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

perceptions overthree offerings. Specifically, throughout this study we investigated three research questions: 1. What are the differences in engineering students’ ethical reasoning changes when their mode of participation includes an in-class discussion-based lecture format compared to being completely restricted to online material delivery and interaction? 2. What are the differences in engineering students’ perceived effectiveness of an ethics course when participating in a hybrid versus a completely online format? 3. Are there any differences in the correlations between ethical reasoning changes and course perceptions between the hybrid and online groups?Study OverviewThis multiphase research study27 proceeded in three

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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

components directly addresses the key factors for commercializationidentified per domain.Finally, there is a discussion on the importance of including the DFC model as part of an Page 26.462.3engineering program as well as the importance of improving this model.Key factors for success or failure in technology commercializationTechnology commercialization is inherently an innovation-based discipline (Balachandra, 2010)1.By understanding the factors that influence the success or failure in commercializing newtechnology, a holistic model for the commercialization of renewable energy technologies (RETs)can be developed. Such model may provide a

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

in turn thesechallenges often stem from the kinds of personal struggles mentioned above. As such, the UGOstaff frequently work with ODOS staff, student health, the residence halls, etc. to supportstudents and give them the information and support they need. In a given academic year, theUGO supports a huge number of students; some of the support services are provisioned quickly(issues are handled in a matter of minutes or hours), while others require more sustainedinterventions (measured in days or weeks). The national numbers speak for themselves: almost30% of college-aged students report being depressed to the point of impaired functioning[1](which means perhaps 0.3 x 2700 = 810 students in engineering at our institution), over 20%report

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Susan E. Shadle Ph.D., Boise State University

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Mathematics

research summarized byBressoud, et. al.3Boise State University’s efforts have been successful because we identified and capitalized ontwo important sources of momentum: 1) efforts to reframe calculus content and 2) facultydevelopment supporting calculus instructors. In 2010 we were awarded a National ScienceFoundation Science Talent Expansion Program grant, specifically aimed at increasing STEMgraduates by improving first-time, full-time student retention. One of the elements of the projectwas the support of three, year-long, STEM-specific faculty learning communities (FLCs) (e.g.see Cox, 2001).4 Based on interest from numerous math faculty, coupled with Calculus Ileadership by one of the co-PIs on the grant, the latter two FLCs became exclusively

Conference Session

Research on Design Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Janet McDonnell, Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London; Ryan C. Campbell, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

representations, constructed with data from individuals with varying levels of designexpertise, present salient information about how individual design processes can differ. We havedeveloped a series of tasks based on these representations whose purpose is to teach studentsabout design processes, and we implemented them with eight undergraduate engineering studentsin two separate research seminars at a large state institution.Specifically, in these tasks, students were presented with design timelines as well as theempirically-based codes that were used to construct the timelines, and were asked to developnew representations from that data (an activity called Design Brief 1, or DB1). They were thenasked to execute a design task, capture their own design

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Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Lewis Van De Bogart, University of Maine; MacKenzie R. Stetzer, University of Maine

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Educational Research and Methods

when predicting the behavior of the biasing network. To this end, we designed a taskto further investigate the nature of student difficulties with biasing networks. Although therehave been previous work on filters and phase relations in ac circuits in engineering courses5,6, to Fig. 1. (a) Standard schematic of a typical biasing network encountered in a transistor amplifier circuit. (b) Thévenin equivalent circuit for the same biasing network, which is the circuit used in this assessment. the best of our knowledge, this is the first investigation of student understanding of ac biasing(and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Keke Chen, Wright State University; Bin Wang, Wright State University; Prabhaker Mateti, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

labs have successfully reached their initial design goals.1 IntroductionCloud computing has become a new popular computing paradigm. It has shown great potential inbusiness, research, and education. With the pay-as-you-use utility computing model and virtualiza-tion techniques 3 , cloud computing can significantly reduce the cost of computing and easily scaleup or down upon users’ requests. In fact, many popular online computing tools and services thatwe enjoy today are built on clouds, such as Dropbox, Facebook, and most of Google’s products.With cloud computing, it becomes possible for users to provision a large amount of computingpower in a short time to perform large-scale data intensive computation, and to be charged onlyfor the time

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Theiss, The Ohio State University; John E Robertson, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University

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First-Year Programs

overwhelming (especially at institutions like ours thatoffer 14 engineering majors), and students may not necessarily select the discipline that is thebest fit for them on their first attempt.1 Student expectation of future earnings coupled withability have been found to be critical determinates of college major; however, these perceptionsmay have errors that would influence major change.2 If a student finds themselves in a disciplinethat they do not feel is a suitable fit, their academic standing and retention within engineeringmay suffer.3 Therefore, in order to prevent students who did not find a discipline that was a bestfit for them from migrating out of engineering, it is important to study the decision making ofstudents and their discipline

Conference Session

Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas P Langhoff, Skyline College; Eva Schiorring; Erik N Dunmire, College of Marin; Thomas Rebold, Monterey Peninsula College; Tracy Huang, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

materials in a regular face-to-face course which will beused to inform subsequent on-line delivery. Additionally, student surveys and interviewsare used to assess students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of the course resources, alongwith their sense of self-efficacy and identity as aspiring engineers.1. IntroductionEfforts to remain competitive internationally in engineering and technology require asignificant increase in the number of STEM graduates in the United States. A recentreport prepared by the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology statesthat currently less than forty percent of students entering college to pursue a STEM careerend up completing a STEM degree, citing that students typically leave the STEM field inthe

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alan R. Parkinson, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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International

our deliberations, a report was released from the National Academy ofEngineering entitled, “The Engineer of 2020,” which discussed the forces acting on engineeringin the United States and what preparation engineers needed to be competitive in the globaleconomy.1 This report was accompanied by a number of credible voices and other studies whichsupported its conclusions.2,3,4 The report indicated that the skill set for engineers needed toexpand beyond analysis and technical skills to include, among others, global competence,leadership skills, creativity, ethical responsibility and a commitment to lifelong learning.As we considered this broadened skill set and the changes acting on engineering, the collegestrategic directions gradually coalesced

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ananda Mani Paudel, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Devi Kiran Kalla, Metropolitan State University of Denver

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Manufacturing

practical considerations in solving real life problems is developed and offered.This paper presents a more comprehensive course devoted to AM, covering aspects of thetechnology as well as integration of the existing technology and its management. For example,1) modeling section constitutes basic CAD and 3D scanning; 2) enabling technology sectionscover topics in AM technologies and materials; 3) impact analysis section includes productionsystems, environment and safety relevant to AM. Design for AM considers the shape anddimension based on the functional requirements and loading conditions rather than shape andsize of the stock material. Different open source and proprietary AM technologies with thecapability of printing plastics and metal are

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steve Warren, Kansas State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

research and development of distributed medical monitoring technologies and learning tools that support biomedical contexts. His research focuses on (1) plug-and-play, point-of-care medical monitoring systems that utilize interoperability standards, (2) wearable sensors and signal processing techniques for the determination of human and animal physiological status, and (3) educational tools and techniques that maximize learning and student interest. Dr. Warren is a member of the American Society for Engineering Education and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He currently serves as the Chair for the ASEE Midwest Section. c American Society for Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Cindy M Walker, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee; Luciana Cancado, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Dian Mitrayani , University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

information allowed us to determine if we werereceiving input from a representative cross-section of the student in CEAS engaged in UREs, andto provide us with details that could impact the quality of the URE for the student. The studentswere given a list of potential benefits and asked to identify the benefits that they perceived tohave gained from the URE; the perceived benefits list is provided in Table 1.Figure 1 depicts students’ perceptions of the benefits received from their undergraduate researchexperience. The number listed for each benefit refers to the benefit as listed in Table 1. Note, 3students did list an “other” benefit, but these were considered either similar to one of the 11 otherbenefits, or had only one person with that other

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Colleen M. Seifert, University of Michigan; Richard Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Colin M. Gray, Iowa State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

set of Design Heuristics lessons for engineering studentsthat can be incorporated directly into existing undergraduate courses at varied institutions. Theproject aims to refine these pedagogical methods through co-creation of lessons with engineeringinstructors from diverse institutions and backgrounds. Our goals include: 1) raise awareness ofthe importance of teaching students to generate creative concepts; 2) educate instructors on howto teach Design Heuristics within existing engineering classes; 3) assess learning outcomes ofDesign Heuristics lessons from diverse instructors, courses, and universities; and 4) develop aneffective, easy-to-adopt pedagogy for educating students about how to generate creative ideas. Inthis paper, we present

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

interpretations of what is desirable to young people (ex. rock star).They ultimately lack the authenticity, relevance, and ultimately, the social and environmentaljustice elements that many female Millennial adolescents seek.2.3. Perspectives on female adolescents from the Millennial GenerationA female-inclusive engineering identity must reflect an understanding of the unique time inwhich female adolescents have been raised and are now living. This paper focuses on the Page 26.772.5Millennial Generation – people born between the 1980s and the early 2000s, and who can becharacterized by the following traits: 1. Special – they feel that their input is

Conference Session

Flipped Classrooms in Mechanics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Mechanics

leave science, mathematics, and engineering fields ofstudy was pedagogical – the mode of assessment and the design of curriculum were notadequately supporting students in learning8. A follow-up study is underway to learn why therehas been minimal improvement in the retention of students in these fields, despite efforts forinstructional improvement9. Retention improvements are consistent with the goals of the Engageto Excel report, which strategizes how to produce 1 million additional graduates with degrees inSTEM10.It is also important to note that while instructors may try to adopt evidence-based teachinginnovations, the quality with which they implement the innovation may vary significantly andtherefore may not result in improved student

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Keith G. Moran Jr.; Christopher Steven Kremer, Robert Morris University; Bruce Allen Barnes Jr., Robert Morris University ; Justin Cosgrove; Samuel A. Colosimo III, Robert Morris University

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Manufacturing

entering from outside. Disassembly of the previous design: To gain a better understanding of what the prior team was working with and what needed to be altered, the team began looking at each piece in the printer enclosure. The team quickly found out that the z-axis stepper-motor and modular frame was reusable. However, almost all the other components needed to be redone.Figure 1. The DLP 3D Printer – including its internal structure, projector, resin box, build platform, and z-axis controls Ordering a new projector: The previous team believed to have damaged their projector. Furthermore, due to the resin leak mentioned above, their projector was covered in resin, making it useless. Therefore the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Jeffrey Ryan McCutcheon

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First-Year Programs

, preparing short written deliverables as a group throughout the course of theproject before delivering a final oral presentation about their completed device. Students alsocompleted individual weekly quizzes and two exams (a midterm and a final) on course materialin order to grant students more individual control over their final grades. The full breakdown ofstudent grades is shown in Table 1, and course grades were made up of 60% group work (20%for each project) and 40% individual work (quizzes, exams, and peer assessments). Page 26.40.3Table 1. Assignments as contributors to student grades for the Spring 2014 semesterItem Points per

Conference Session

Qualitative Methodologies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie P Martin, Clemson University; Aubrie Lynn Pfirman, Clemson University; Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Shannon K Stefl, Clemson University; Frederick Paige, Clemson University ; Lindsey Whitfield Cain, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

: A New Way to Explore Unearned Advantages and Unearned DisadvantagesAbstractThis paper describes the development of a unique interview method based on Peggy McIntosh’s“serial testimony” technique. Our “singular testimony” technique preserves many of thehallmarks of the serial testimony technique, specifically: 1. Giving participants the opportunity to share their personal narrative, or testimony, about unearned advantages and unearned disadvantages as they perceive them; 2. Allowing participants to speak uninterrupted; 3. Exhibiting no judgment and expressing no rebuttal to participant responses; 4. Returning to a particular advantage/disadvantage for further exploration and follow up questions in

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COS); Maureen S. Valentine P.E., Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); Andrea Gebhart Rommel, Independent Scientific Consultant; Laurie A. Clayton, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

the development of this internal grants program. Additionally, it describesthe framework for implementing this internal grants program and the outcomes of the awarded grants.1. INTRODUCTIONWhen examining technological innovations, particularly in computing organizations, the concept ofdisruptive change is often a focus. Without the innovations that are enabled by change, technicalorganizations are unable to sustain themselves, let alone thrive. Research by Christensen, et al. suggeststhat three factors affect the abilities or inabilities of an organization to change: the organization’sresources, its processes, and its values. They also suggest that these factors are critical to theorganization’s ability to innovate.[1]Resources include

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Walter Tuttle, University of Technology Sydney; Bruce Moulton, University of Technology Sydney; David Lowe, The University of Sydney

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Computing & Information Technology

-item by line-item, and placed in a containingcategory. No additional containing categories were required during this follow on phase,indicating that categorical saturation was achieved. Four top level categories were added tothe 37 containers; effectively creating an hierarchical taxonomy for REILs.1 IntroductionThis paper presents a remote laboratory information taxonomy. Development of taxonomiesis a common human intellectual activity; a taxonomy within some given domain organizesand clarifies the domain content and provides a common framework that supports andfacilitates reasoning and communication about the domain in question. In this paper, theinformation taxonomy that is presented was developed to support reasoning about

Conference Session

Information and Network Security

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Scott Bell, Northwest Missouri State University; Eugene Vasserman, Kansas State University; Eleanor C Sayre, Kansas State University

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Computing & Information Technology

Physics Department at Kansas State University. Page 26.496.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Developing and Piloting a Quantitative Assessment Tool for Cybersecurity Courses Scott Bell1 , Eleanor Sayre2 , and Eugene Vasserman2 1 Northwest Missouri State University 2 Kansas State UniversityAbstractThe rapid growth of the Internet over the past two decades has led to a proliferation ofnetwork-capable computing devices

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Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University; Meghan Daly, James Madison University; Cairo Jahan Lakil Sherrell, James Madison University; Thomas Atcheson Ware; Diane L. Foucar-Szocki, College of Education, James Madison University; Justin J. Henriques, James Madison University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

andinteraction with first-year students through the linkage to the redesigned first-year course ENGR101: Engineering Opportunities where the leaders serve as mentors. The mission of MadELeadership is to help students learn and develop mastery through practicing leadership skills inorder to become effective, ethical, and empathetic leaders. The goals of the program are to 1)engage engineering undergraduates with the skills and attitudes that will prepare them to beproductive and ethical leaders and 2) integrate undergraduate education with leadershipprinciples and practices. We strive for the program to be a model of what is at the core ofMadison Engineering, which is the development of a community of learners that engendersrespect, fosters excellence

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bette Grauer P.E., Kansas State University; Linda P. Thurston Ph.D., Kansas State University; Beth A. Montelone, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Page 26.1052.2While the need to increase numbers of students in science, technology, engineering, andmathematics (STEM) degree programs is well established, less than half of students enrolled in  STEM programs of study graduate with STEM degrees.1 Further, underrepresented minority(URM) students continue to be a small percentage of the students receiving STEM degrees. TheNational Academies propose doubling the number of underrepresented minority studentsreceiving undergraduate STEM degrees.2 Recruitment programming must be coupled witheffective retention programs to achieve increases in underrepresented STEM graduates. Aninstitution’s ability to increase numbers of underrepresented students