Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Katharyn E. K. Nottis, Bucknell University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Thomas W Ekstedt, Oregon State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

faculty adoption and the factors(effectiveness, ease) that impact their adoption.We invite instructors teaching heat transfer to log in to the Concept Warehouse and usethe activities for free in class and let us know what you think of them.BackgroundOur earlier work focused on repairing students’ misconceptions about key areas in heattransfer by the use of inquiry-based activities in the form of short hands on activities (1; 2).These misconceptions were widespread and resistant to change through traditional lectureand homework (3). Each activity started with a student prediction, was followed by anexperiment or simulation that often upset that prediction, and concluded with a reflection.These activities were successful in improving students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emad Habib, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; David G Tarboton, Utah State University; Matthew Wayne Deshotel, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; David J Farnham, Columbia University

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climateteleconnections6 and the implications for enhancing the skills of precipitation forecasting andthus informing water resources engineering design and analysis. The module focuses on climatevariability and the influence of remote oceanic and atmospheric conditions on regionalprecipitation and temperature. The module promotes students’ understanding of how local waterbalance and extreme hydrologic events may result from global-scale climate patterns. Themodule is arranged in three main sections: (1) Climate variability and teleconnections; (2)Climate Modeling and Forecasting; and (3) Statistical Tools for Precipitation Predictive Models.Students are first introduced to the four main oscillations (the El-Niño Southern Oscillation,ENSO; the Pacific Decadal

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Assessment of Learning in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas, Austin

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Diversity

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Biomedical

innovation while stillmaintaining high levels of technical proficiency.1, 2 Practicing engineers must constantlystrengthen their knowledge base and become more efficient in applying it. As processes andindustries rapidly evolve, they must use new and existing knowledge to solve novel andinnovative problems. Traditional teaching methods in engineering education have focused ontraining students to efficiently solve routine, textbook-like problems but fail to prepare studentsto use their knowledge flexibly in novel situations. While these typical routine problems arecommon in the curriculum, they are not representative of the problems that they will encounteras practicing engineers. In a qualitative study of workplace engineering, Jonassen, Strobel

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jeanne Hubelbank PhD, Independent Program Evaluator; Jared Quinn, Overlook Middle School; Thomas Andrew Oliva, Worcester Public Schools; Marsha W Rolle, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

teaching classes in the STEM disciplines for 16 years in both urban and rural school systems. Jared has participated in the Research Experience for Teachers programs funded by the National Science Foundation for five summers at Worcester Polytechnic Institute between 2009 and 2014 and one summer at Boston University in 2011. Jared holds six professional teacher licenses; Technology / Engineering 5-12, General Science 5-8, Biology 9-12, Middle School Generalist 5-9, Elementary 1-6, and Physical Education 5-12.Mr. Thomas Andrew Oliva, Worcester Public Schools I have been teaching in the Worcester, MA public school system for 30 years. I teach Technology & Engineering at Forest Grove Middle School. I have

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CEED Paper Session 2: Leveraging Internships and Experiential Learning in Higher Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Weican Xiao, Michigan Technological University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

curriculum in power system courses do not offer students much opportunity tohave some hands-on experience with industrial power systems due to the availability and dangerof high power. A senior design project cooperated with a local company involved voltage as highas 2.3 kV is described to enhance their experience with industrial level power systems. All of theStudents working in the project got a taste of what a power engineer deals with every day. Theseskills will be advantageous in the job market and prepare them to be successful in their futureworking field. 1. IntroductionA power system is a network of electrical components used to generate, transmit, distribute andconsume electric power. The growing demand of electrical energy from

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Curricula and Pathways

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alma H. Rosales, Colorado State University; Andrea M. Leland, Colorado State University; Olivera Notaros, Colorado State University, ECE Department; Richard F. Toftness, IEEE High Plains Section; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Michael A. De Miranda Ph.D., Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Melissa D. Reese, Colorado State University; Zinta S. Byrne, Colorado State University; James Warren Weston, Colorado State University; Anthony A. Maciejewski, Colorado State University

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Educational Research and Methods

topics, nor do they stitch togetheranchoring concepts to lay the groundwork for real-world applications.Moving away from teaching courses in isolation, the undergraduate experience is treated like acomplex integrated system, with faculty working collaboratively to show how topics connectacross the curriculum and relate to the applied world of engineering. As shown in Figure 1,newly assigned integration specialists lead the effort to synthesize content for the learningstudios, taking the form of vertical threads that demonstrate the intersections of knowledge andillustrate how fundamental concepts are interrelated. Thread champions are responsible forweaving horizontal threads throughout the curriculum: foundations (math and science), creativity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Sustainability and Interdisciplinary Practices in K-12 Engineering Education Curriculum

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Lynne Ibarra, ISF Academy

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

World Conservation Congress will be implemented through the school”.1 Independent SchoolsFoundation Academy is a private Chinese bilingual school serving over 1500 students K-12 following the framework andcurriculum of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO).The strategy behind the implementation of this policy includes: development of a scientific, sustainable curriculum that isage appropriate; establish a culture of sustainability within the ISF community and beyond to the wider HK community; andinstall sustainable infrastructure that allows students to learn firsthand sustainable living practices. It is well understood thatsolutions to the environmental challenges facing Hong Kong and our planet will require multiple

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University, Great Valley; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel Michael Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Jessica Menold Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and traits of an innovative engineer. Herhope is that this awareness of individual innovativeness levels will enhance engineering professionals andstudent’s innovative skillsets. Jessica is also interested in studying and teaching design thinking methodsto students, and is currently working to spread design thinking through mini-workshops across Penn State. Page 26.875.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Identifying and Assessing Key Factors of Engineering InnovativenessProject GoalsThis NSF REE project has four major goals: (1) to define the key characteristics of

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen M Clapper Bergsman, Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering; Eric H. Chudler, University of Washington; Laura J Collins, Center for Research and Learning; Jill Lynn Weber, The Center for Research and Learning; Lise Johnson, The Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

students into the world of sensorimotor neuralengineering research. The Center’s mission is “to develop innovative ways to connect a deepcomputational understanding of how the brain adapts and processes information with the designof implantable devices that interact seamlessly with the nervous system.”1 Researchers at theCenter aim to “create a closed-loop co-adaptive bi-directional brain-computer interface (BBCI)”which can both “record and stimulate the central nervous system to encourage neuroplasticity,promote recovery, and restore sensorimotor neural function.”1 This system is specifically beingdesigned for people with specific types of spinal cord injury, stroke, Parkinson’s disease, andother neurological disorders.Each summer, the YSP is

Conference Session

Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott Charles Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Erin McCave, Clemson University; Svetlana V. Levonisova, University of Southern California; Rachel Elizabeth Savage; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 26.186.2 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Inductive Qualitative Analysis of Student Interviews on Engineering Global PreparednessAbstractInternational experiences are increasingly viewed as an essential component of engineeringeducation. However, limited research has been conducted that leads to 1) a comprehensivedefinition of engineering global preparedness, 2) determination of how global preparedness isachieved, or 3) delineation of how particular experiences impact the development of students’engineering global preparedness. This paper discusses preliminary research findings from thesecond phase of a multi-institutional research project that investigates

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Rather we would like to examine a subsetof threshold concepts and illustrate, first, that they can form a design basis for development ofInteractive Virtual Laboratories where students can actively experience multiple representations,and, second, that experience with these virtual laboratories helps students learn.The following specific project objectives have been constructed to achieve this goal: 1. Validate a set of at least six proposed threshold concepts in thermodynamics. 2. Develop Interactive Virtual Laboratories to provide students multiple representations and help them experientially explore these threshold concepts. Develop the virtual laboratories based on engineering education best practices and multimedia

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and ET

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenan Baltaci, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Andy S. Peng, University of Wisconsin, Stout; Ulan Dakeev, University of Michigan, Flint

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Engineering Technology

49.6% from 2000 to 20137. As shown in Figure 1, ashare of renewable energy has increased from 9.2% to 14% in the same period3. Page 26.542.2 Figure 1. The Share of renewables in electricity production from 2000 to 2013.However, this continued growth has brought about the problem of a serious shortage of skilledprofessionals. The type of workforce in demand not only includes engineers and technicians, butit also includes policy analysts, teachers, researchers, lawyers, regulatory experts, powermarketers, finance managers, environmental scientists, and many others. In short, there is a highneed for a workforce from diverse backgrounds

Conference Session

Idea Generation and Creativity in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng.; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, starting with the first-year design course and later moving into advanced design courses in the department of electricalengineering.Research Stage 1: Incorporating Games into the 2012 First-Year Design CourseAt the University of Calgary, all first-year students are enrolled in a mandatory introductorydesign and communication course, ENGG 200. This class is their first experience with Page 26.997.2engineering design and hands-on team project work. Students work within a team of fourthroughout the semester on several projects, ranging from three-hour design challenges to multi-week projects with detailed and complex task requirements. This course

Conference Session

The Human Element of Librarianship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Napp, University of Toledo

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Engineering Libraries

engineers. In 91.3% of firms without a degreed librarianengineers obtain information on their own. In 37.6% of firms without a degreed librarian asecretary or other employee has the library as part of their duties. Local libraries are used byengineers in 21.7% of firms without a degreed librarian. The reasons most often given for nothaving a librarian were “financial” in 44.2% of firms and “no need” in 40% of firms Figure 1. Information types needed at firms without a degreed librarian 100.00% 90.00% 80.00% 70.00% 60.00% 50.00% 40.00% 30.00% 20.00% 10.00% 0.00

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Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lizabeth T. Schlemer, California Polytechnic State University; Kylie Hensley, SUSTAIN SLO; Rachel Pittman; Jada Golland, SUSTAIN SLO

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

how the student narratives spoke to these two questions: 1)How is SUSTAIN different than the traditional course experience? and 2) How did SUSTAINaffect you?In their interviews, students reported that SUSTAIN SLO was different than traditionalexperiences as it included 1) open assignments and structure, 2) a new look at education andlearning, 3) different relationship with faculty and peers, 4) a recognition of the importance ofspace to be yourself, and 5) significant collaboration and team building. As for the impact ofthese differences, students reported 1) increased capacity for personal reflection, 2) a new senseof ownership in education, 3) a discovery of internal motivation and the joy of learning, and 4)deepened friendships that led to

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Steven L Shumway, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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International

Systems Optimization Lab(COSOLA) and the Brigham Young University (BYU) Technology and Engineering Education (TEE)Program to design a science and technology program to improve Dominican student academic knowledgeand skills.In 2007, COSOLA instituted the Matemáticas, Ciencias, Ingeniería y Lenguaje or Mathematics, Sciences,Engineering, and Language (MACILE) education program to help advance engineering and scienceeducation in less advantaged communities in the Dominican Republic (DR) (Shumway et al., 2010). Thetwo core objectives of MACILE are: (1) to develop solutions to optimally increase access to challengingand stimulating learning environments and quality MACILE resources; and (2) to nurture talented youngpeople from less privileged

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

sections and is still in use today. The general format of the blended and traditionalcourse remains the same: 2 hours of lectures per week and 2 hours of lab time per week.However, in the blended course, each 1-hour lecture in the auditorium is replaced by online self-study activities which also last one hour. Thus, instructor and students only meet face-to-facetwice a week, during the lab time to solve student’s problems and help them with hands onpractice. The self-study online activities consist of watching recorded audio-visual PowerPointlectures, joining online discussion, and completing exercise/quizzes before each face-to-face labtime. With 24/7 unlimited course content access online, students have more flexibility to learn atany time as

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Pedagogy of Lab-Oriented Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rupa Purasinghe, California State University, Los Angeles; John E. Shamma; Brian Phan, California State University of Los Angeles ; Howard Lum, California State University Los Angeles

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

implemented:  Three classes worked on four-point laboratory-bending tests (Figures 1 and 2) of a ductile iron pipe.  The freshman design course (CE 195) with 50 students (about eight groups of six) addressed a preliminary design of a pipeline network (Figure 3 and 4) that crossed an active fault line. They studied the impact of a rupture of this fault on the pipeline. They participated in the preparation and testing of a four-point pipe bending tests.  The junior structural laboratory course (CE 382) with eighteen students (about four in a group) analyzed the laboratory pipe test arrangement (Figure 5) using SAP2000 software with the pipe element as a structural element. They also participate in the

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monika Herrmann, University of Wisconsin, Stout

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Engineering Design Graphics

graphics courses. Thestrategy chosen for this study is a comparison of students’ initial perception of their preparednessat the beginning of the semester with their confidence level based on accomplishments at the endof the semester. The outcome of this study hopes to illustrate that the chosen methods cansupport instructors of early engineering graphics courses in sustaining a quality educationaloutcome as well as offering tools and experiences to students to encourage them in takingownership of their education. Figure 1 depicts the strategy for this study. Page 26.392.2Figure 1. Strategy of StudyIntroduction“I am more of a visual learner” is a

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Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Srinath Sibi, Stanford University; Matthew T. Ikeler; Leigh Hagestad, Stanford University; Wendy G. Ju, Stanford University

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Graduate Studies

is well documented in the consideration of car design 1. Thepractice-oriented, popular literature gives considerable attention to how to motivate teamsto build the safest cars, yet recent academic research suggests a somewhat different angle,focusing instead on influencing emotional responses during the driving experience10.While many discussions and narratives of autonomous driving fantasize about a fully-autonomous experience (one that is likely decades away), the driver’s experience usingcurrent features of vehicle automation has received little attention. Most of the existingwork considers specific technology, or defines emotion as a connection to humanperformance, safety and efficiency. Discussion often considers the benefits

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Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

create.OVERVIEWVideos have been selected to cover various aspects of the design process. This material isusually NOT the same as the textbook would have covered, rather it is a differentperspective. The goal was to find videos that are likely to give students background on apart of the design process and initiate classroom discussion. This section will give a shortoverview of each section of videos, with a very short description of why the video wasselected.Introduction to Design and Problem Definition Video 1: An introduction to David Kelley and IDEO, an Innovative Design Company. This video provides a bit of introduction to design thinking, to IDEO, and to some of the first projects IDEO worked on. Of particular interest for discussion is David

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Engineering and Science (writing.engr.psu.edu), which receives more than 1 million page downloads each year.Ms. Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network Christine Haas brings ten years of experience working in marketing and communications with a focus on the science and engineering fields. She’s held positions as the director of marketing for Drexel’s College of Engineering and director of operations for Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Engineering. Now, as CEO of Christine Haas Consulting, LLC, Christine travels around the world teaching courses to scientists and engineers on presentations and technical writing. She has taught clients across gov- ernment, industry and higher education, including Texas Instruments

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Brian Limbrick, North Carolina A&T State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

the seminar are freely available.Flow Free Background Flow Free is a puzzle game that runs on Android/iOS platforms. The game board is composedof a grid and colored dots, and the user has to connect the same colored dots together withoutoverlapping other lines, and using up ALL the free spaces in the board. This problem (shown inFigure 1) is similar to classic puzzles that involve connecting similar dots.1, 2 The problem also has relevance in the field of integrated circuit design. One of the designchallenges of building integrated circuits is connecting the components together. Researchers arecontinuously trying to find ways to connect modern devices in a given space with wires. The lengthof the wire must be minimized to reduce power

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahdi Malmali, University of Minnesota; Kevin Wagner, University of Minnesota; Michael H. Reese, University of Minnesota - West Central Research and Outreach Center; Edward L. Cussler, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Alon V. McCormick, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Chemical Engineering

instructors.IntroductionThis poster will present lessons learned, practices recommended, and objectives achievedwhen assigning a new pilot team project in our Senior ChE Product Design course. Thefeatures of this particular pilot project that may be of interest to the ChE educationcommunity include: • the use of process design skills (acquired by students in the preceding ChE Process Design course), now put toward a product design effort • a sustainability focus, where the product is a system that allows small-scale, distributed - possibly even portable - ammonia production systems to capture stranded zero-carbon renewable energy (e.g., wind, solar, etc.) 1 • the use of the product design approach and stage-gate decisions (where the

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University; Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University

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Civil Engineering

instruction forengineering faculty at Santa Clara University, with over 70% of STEM faculty self-reportinglecturing “most” or “all” of the time.1 A recent meta-analysis by Freeman, et.al.2 of over 225studies in STEM education, indicates that students in STEM courses taught with extensivelecturing are 1.5 times more likely to fail, earn a D, or withdraw from the course than studentstaught with active-learning methods in the same STEM course subject. To facilitate other SCUfaculty in adopting more active approaches in the statics course, the authors developed active-learning modules for specific statics course content with the intent to document the modules’effectiveness in improving student performance, material retention and engagement. This workwas

Conference Session

Issues in Academic Integrity and the Value of Portfolios, Case Studies, and Supportive Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Hamilton, Northeastern University

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Graduate Studies

years on the faculty at the US Military Academy at West Point teaching civil engineering. He is a Fellow of ASCE. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Imperative Issues and Elusive Solutions in Academic Integrity: A Case StudyAbstractThis research investigates the issue of academic integrity, specifically plagiarism, as it relates toand affects graduate engineering students. The scope of this project included a comprehensivereview of relevant literature and case study analysis in a large enrollment, multi-instructor, 1-credit course entitled Career Management for Engineers. This is a required course for graduateengineering students who desire to participate

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The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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Continuing Professional Development

project teams in successful completion of projects  Have strong organizational and management skillsThe Project Management Institute defines project management as “the application of knowledge,skills, tools, and techniques to project activities to meet project requirements9”. To do so, projectmanagers need to be proficient in managing the various project stages 10: 1) Initiating 2) Planning 3) Executing 4) Monitoring/Controlling 5) Close-outSeveral institutions nationwide provide certification programs in project management. Table 1provides examples of such programs offered by Texas A&M University, University of CentralFlorida, and University of Maryland. Almost all university offering such a certificate programhave 1-2

Conference Session

Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Fernandez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jacqueline Doyle, Florida International University; Dina Verdin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Hank Boone, University of Nevada - Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada - Reno; Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Geoff Potvin, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

qualityof quantitative demography. In this paper, we present best practices for asking demographicquestions, and offer suggestions to deal with the tension of concise as well as precise questions.Part 1: Why to ask and how to frameWhile the external message of engineering claims that all people can be engineers, the culture ofengineering is such that students from backgrounds that are underrepresented in engineeringprograms often feel relegated to only peripheral participation in engineering12. Students whohave differently-identified gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status,backgrounds, or attitudes may not feel that they can fully participate in engineering communitiesof practice when they see only normative (i.e

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Technology

, instructional session, to a month-long or semester-long,immersive experience. Projects included developing a simple fitness game to innovating a self-contained, commercial-quality, automated system.The paper and presentation will provide details about each of these varied approaches and sharepluses and minuses of each. Information about how others can make use of this technology atlow or no cost will also be shared.BackgroundThere is an insufficient number of youth pursuing STEM subjects, resulting in a large gap ofqualified workers for STEM jobs. [1] Increasing access to hands-on learning to spark STEMinterest and bridge the STEM attraction gap is a recommended strategy. [2] Numerousapproaches have been taken by academic institutions to spark STEM

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominik May, TU Dortmund University; Claudius Terkowsky, TU Dortmund University; Tobias R. Ortelt, TU Dortmund University; A. Erman Tekkaya, TU Dortmund University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

in this context is not only to improve the level of usability of thislearning experience but also to open up the integration of laboratory learning to totally newlearning settings.The remote lab’s integration into new educational settings is accompanied by a new demandfor formative evaluation in order to assess and improve the setting as a whole. Therefore,after a short literature review this paper will focus on four different aspects: 1. The developed remote laboratory equipment 2. The course content and how laboratory experiments connect with engineering practice 3. The assessment tools used in evaluating the success of the remote laboratory 4. The results of the student evaluations from an online course given in 2015Developing