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Ethical Reasoning and Responsibility

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Debra S. Fuentes, Brigham Young University; Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Randall Davies, Brigham Young Unversity

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Engineering Ethics

interview protocol to focus on some observed patterns in the survey data. We expectthis paper will be of interest to scholars involved with teaching and/or conducting research onethics, social responsibility, and related topics.IntroductionAs suggested by one recent headline, engineers are a “last line of defense” between disasters andthe public.1 Such statements take on additional gravity given recent engineering catastrophessuch as the levee failures after Hurricane Katrina, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, GM’sautomotive recall for faulty ignition switches, and Volkswagen’s “dieselgate” emissions scandal.As technological advances lead to exponential increases in the complexity of the human-builtworld and interactions of the natural and built

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Yousef Ismail, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Hamid R. Parsaei, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Bing Guo, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Konstantinos E. Kakosimos, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Raelene Dufresne, Texas A&M University - Qatar; Nasser Alaeddine, Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar

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innovations have significantly impacted our lives. The Internet,mobility, and social media – along with other emerging technologies - have irrevocably alteredthe way we live, work, play, and learn 1, 2, 3, 4. The outburst of relatively cheap digitaltechnologies that breakdown the boundaries of time and space present organizations withtransformational tools to realize higher efficiencies, improve productivity, and achieve betteroutcomes.In this age of pervasive technology use, grew a new generation of students who are adept atusing sophisticated technologies at home, work, and in school. Anytime-anywherecommunication, collaboration, and sharing are a mere selection of trends shaping the attributesof new student learners. Technology is becoming a

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Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado - Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado - Boulder

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was awarded NAE’s 2008 Gordon Prize for Innovation in Engineering and Technology Education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Curricular Choice and Technical – Non-Technical Balance in Environmental Engineering Degree ProgramsAbstractSelf-determination theory indicates that choice is an important component of motivation andsatisfaction. Further, calls for holistically trained engineers demand that students gain knowledgein humanities and social science topics. This research explored top-ranked environmentalengineering bachelor’s degree programs with regards to: (1) opportunities for students to makechoices in their courses (such as free electives and technical

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beau Vezino, University of Arizona

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curriculumtend to minimize or avoid uncertainty because it is perceived as increasing anxiety and loweringthe quality of instruction.1, 2 Instead, teachers overwhelmingly tend to focus on familiar, well-structured, or procedural tasks that are low in both ambiguity and risk.3, 4With the integration of engineering in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)5,uncertainty, which is an inherent aspect of engineering,4-8 may finally play a larger role in the K-12 education system. Due to this inherent uncertainty, K-12 engineering education holds thepotential to provide students with opportunities to face problems with uncertainty and developthe abilities, mindset and strategies engineers use to tackle and overcome the uncertainty of ill-structured and

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Software Engineering Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stefan Christov, Quinnipiac University; Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

interact with a projectmanager are important skills in many computing professions. The integration into the computerscience and software engineering curricula of opportunities for students to learn and exercisethese skills, however, could be challenging due to various logistical reasons. The work describedin this paper evaluates a newly established collaboration between an undergraduate softwareengineering course on software project management and an undergraduate computer sciencecourse on software development in terms of student learning and experience. The contributions ofthis work are a methodology for evaluating such collaborations and some lessons learned fromapplying this methodology for one semester.1 IntroductionThe ability to manage

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Evaluating and Measuring Recruiting and Major Selection Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Cynthia Y. Young, University of Central Florida; Michael Georgiopoulos, University of Central Florida; Andrew Patrick Daire, University of Houston; Christopher L. Parkinson, University of Central Florida; Diandra J. Prescod , Pennsylvania State University ; Christopher T. Belser, University of Central Florida

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beginning of their second term, after the CareerPlanning or STEM Seminar interventions. The STEM majors, grouped by college, included forthis study are: (a) College of Engineering and Computer Science (Aerospace, Civil,Construction, Computer, Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Photonics and MechanicalEngineering, Computer Science), (b) College of Medicine (Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology)and (c) College of Sciences (Biology, Chemistry, Forensic Science, Mathematics, Physics andStatistics). Table 1 outlines the breakdown of those who started in COMPASS by college(declared major beginning of second term), gender and ethnicity and the total university STEMpopulation for each cohort year. Gender and ethnicity data are calculated as a percentage

Conference Session

Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, weseek to encourage other engineering science educators to consider integrating social justice intotheir courses.IntroductionResearch on perceptions of the engineering curriculum has accentuated a hierarchy of knowledge“with technical problem solving at the core and everything else at the periphery” [1]. Thathierarchy can be envisioned as a series of concentric circles (Figure 1). At the core of thehierarchy is the component of the curriculum that faculty value most, and as such students learnto do the same: the engineering sciences (ES). In the hierarchy, second place goes to engineeringdesign, followed by courses in the humanities and social sciences (HSS

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kacey D. Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey T. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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responsibility for establishing andmaintaining departmental cultures4. They should ‘develop trusting, close, and supportiverelationships with their faculty members’ (2, p. 55), and they should have ‘a genuine concernfor the department and its members…loyalty toward academic colleagues…personal integrityfor maintaining trust and credibility’ (11, p. 42). Effective heads are able to reduce, resolveand prevent conflict, ‘foster the development of individual faculty members’ talents andinterests’, and ‘maintain faculty morale’ (1,p. 581). Successful heads serve as role models andmentors, and encourage and support their faculty (6, p. 496).Despite these normative assertions of how things should be, however, the body of literatureon department heads and their

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Evaluation: Exploring High School Engineering Education Initiatives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni H. Newton, CEISMC; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Stefanie A Wind, Georgia Institute of Technology

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1. In moving away from the historically vocational classes at the high school level,many schools have done away with ‘wood shop’ and other hands-on courses, but the need forworkers with design-build skills has not disappeared along with these courses 2.While Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) are recognized as importantareas for growth due to demand for skilled workers in these areas, there are many challengesassociated with creating a truly integrated STEM course at the high school level that is relevant,authentic, and flexible enough to be taught to students of varying skills and career aspirations.A new, introductory advanced manufacturing high school course is being developed as part of aNational Science Foundation

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International Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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, and disciplinaryboundaries.1 To prepare engineering students to be effective in a multinational or globalprofessional environment, engineering education needs to incorporate and develop globalpreparedness in future engineering workforces. In addition to teaching technical skills,engineering programs must prepare students for multinational and multicultural teamwork andcommunication, in addition to the ability to “understand economic, social, environmental, andinternational context of their professional activities.”2The necessity for engineering global preparedness has been recognized and spotlighted by bothprofessional and educational engineering communities in conferences, national reports, andpublications.2 The National Academy of

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Sina Arjmand, University of Pittsburgh; David V.P. Sanchez, University of Pittsburgh

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Ecuadorian villages and twovillages in Panama that did not have a reliable water source. The paper will discuss the creationof a new course that allows the university to offer an international design experience within thetraditional Capstone course, and it will further compare the outcomes of the international servicelearning frameworks to the standard senior design projects.IntroductionMany Engineering programs are becoming interested in including an international servicelearning project into the school’s curriculum [1-6, 8, 9, 12-20]. There are many components in atypical international service learning experience that can benefit both the students and the school.[7, 10] One of the first and well documented benefits comes from the value project

Conference Session

Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory A Cooper, United States Air Force Academy; Michael Lawrence Anderson P.E., United States Air Force Academy, Department of Engineering Mechanics; Chad Bruce; Sarah Galyon Dorman; Daniel D. Jensen, U.S. Air Force Academy; Kevin Otto; Kristin L. Wood, Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)

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differentimplementations in the most recent years. Faculty and student feedback indicated that the use ofthe designette does increase student familiarity with the design methods. However, more subtlequestions such as the number of lessons allocated for the designette and the depth of coverage ofthe design methods have much more complicated assessment results.1. IntroductionCapstone design courses have become ubiquitous in engineering education programs for manyreasons. They bring together many elements of a student’s previous engineering education in an Page 26.473.2integrated, project-based learning experience prior to award of a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; Dale R Baker, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Bill Jay Brooks, Oregon State University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Brady J. Gibbons, Oregon State University

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settings at four institutions of higher education.In the JTF project the guiding principles were based on the research findings described in thebook, How People Learn (HPL).4 The book discusses how cognitive processes act to achievelearning through conceptual change based on three major principles, which include thefollowing. For more effective learning, instructors need to: 1) elicit students' prior knowledge toinform instruction; 2) engage students to promote conceptual change so they can construct deepknowledge organized in a conceptual framework; and 3) encourage metacognition to build habitsof expert learners who define their learning goals and monitor their own progress. The positiveimpact of the three evidence-based HPL principles on

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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supported by parentswho themselves had both expectations and concerns about their children entering anexperimental pilot program. This paper explores those hopes and concerns, and facultymembers’ responses to them. Page 26.677.2Literature ReviewTransition to college life holds many promises of independence, new friends, experiences, andcareer prospects. However, along with the excitement comes anxiety and fear that mayundermine positive feelings and, if left unchecked, may make it difficult for some students tocontinue their academic career. After all, the freshman year is the toughest one students face intheir lifetime [1]. If these fears are not

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Andrea Prier, University of Waterloo; Taghi Khaniyev, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Jason Andrew Grove, The University of Waterloo; Samar Mohamed, University of Waterloo; Stephanie Joan Johnson M.Ed, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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different performance objectives and whereconflict situations are intentionally created. In the second workshop, students are assigned differentteam roles and challenged to build a simple LEGO structure under different conditions of verbaland written communication channel effectiveness. The combined learning outcomes of the firsttwo workshops are understanding the characteristics of effective teams, developing strategies foreffective teamwork, building active listening skills, and asking effective questions.As the workshops are developed and implemented, ongoing assessment of their effectiveness inimproving students’ teamwork-related KSAs is focused on the workshops’ impact on (1) students’knowledge of generic teamwork competencies (or “declarative

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University; Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Educational Research and Methods

numbers. Similarly, Chazan described tensions he facedwhen leading a discussion his Algebra 1 class 49. The students had been solving a problem aboutcomputing employees’ average monetary bonus, when an argument emerged around whether toinclude the employee that did not get a bonus. Chazan recounted that he was excited to see hisstudents sharing their ideas, listening to one another, and drawing on their own experiences, butwas uneasy about how to assist them in resolving their disagreement in a mathematical way thatwould help them develop confidence in their abilities. In science, Hammer described tensions heexperienced when teaching a high school physics course 50. In one episode, for instance, hedescribed feeling torn between wanting to support

Conference Session

Capstone and Collaborations in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin G. Sutterer, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sue Niezgoda P.E., Gonzaga University; John Aidoo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Civil Engineering

Table 1, the two RH students from Team 1, SandCreek Fish Passage, visited GU and the site with the RH lab manager during their Fall Break onThursday-Sunday, October 9-12, 2014. The two GU students from Team 2, DNR CentennialShelter, visited RH and their project sites on Friday-Sunday, October 24-26, 2014. The fall visitsallowed time for the teams to get to know each other and their project sites while conducting fieldwork at sites. The site visits near RH were accompanied by a department faculty member, and theGU site visit was accompanied by the GU Team Coach and RH lab manager. Three of the fourRH students also attended the GU Senior Design Expo at the end of their projects, travelingTuesday-Thursday, April 28-30, 2015 to participate in the

Conference Session

Diverse Issues in Renewable Energy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farshid Zabihian, West Virginia University Institute of Technology

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

showed a significant improvement in students understanding. Theirfeedback also indicated that while they learned a lot, they had a fun time and enjoyed the course.IntroductionThe introduction of renewable energy to the students while they are in the high school level oreven earlier is becoming popular. The department of Energy and National Renewable EnergyLaboratory (NREL) [1, 2], Illinois Valley Community College [3], the Union of ConcernedScientists [4], and others [5, 6] have published guidelines and booklets for this purpose.This paper presents the hands on approach to educate the high school students who attended theSTEM summer camp at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) aboutthe concepts of energy in general and

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2019 CIEC

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Te-Shun Chou

infrastructure anytime andanywhere. The system provided students with opportunities to learn cyberattack and preventiontechniques in a simulation environment.1. IntroductionThe innovation of technology continues to proceed with a fast pace over the past years.Meanwhile, the scale and sophistication of cyber-attacks are also advancing at a worrisome paceagainst individuals, governments, and companies. According to the report from the Council ofEconomic Advisers in White House, malicious cyber activity cost the U.S. economy between$57 billion and $109 billion in 2016 [1]. Hence, America needs well-trained professionalsworking in cyber security roles to protect critical infrastructures from attacks, thus making cybersecurity education increasingly

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries: Extending Our Outreach

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ellie Ransom, Columbia University Libraries; Krystie Wilfong, Columbia University Libraries

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Engineering Libraries

electronic resourcepromotional campaign to advertise our large electronic collections, and offering workshopsthroughout the academic year to fill gaps the curriculum did not support.Literature Review Kathy Dempsey defines marketing as “taking steps to move goods from producers toconsumers. It’s determining what people want, delivering it, evaluating consumer satisfaction,and then periodically updating that whole process” 1. She goes further in specifying thedifference between marketing and promotion stating “promotion is furthering the growth ordevelopment of a product or service. It’s not just aiming toward good will; it’s encouragingpeople to use that product or service by telling those people how it would benefit them” 2.Dempsey also

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Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Unit Operations and Troubleshooting  Engineering EthicsThese topics and structure align well with the most recent surveys of how engineering capstonedesign courses are taught(1-5). The Friday class period was designated as “Design Team Friday”and the teams worked on their projects. During these class periods the course instructor, twoteaching fellows (super seniors who had taken the two semester capstone design courses theprevious year), and ‘guest consultants’ (who have industrial design experience) met individuallywith teams to assist in their designs, help with critiques and discuss/resolve conflicts. The course consisted of both individual and teamwork. This allowed for the assessment ofprofessional skills(6) essential for the

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Manufacturing

work done in this study as a thematicanalysis. Even though our data does not replicate traditional data used for thematic analysis,this study sits well within the definition of a “method for identifying,analysing and reporting patterns”1 (p. 79). Particularly as a theoretical analysis, as it renderswell our theoretical and analytical interests in the subject matter.FindingsFigure 1. Makerspaces in the United StatesMakerspaces in the United States and select other cultural contextsThe first search in cyberspace for this thematic analysis comprises of looking for piecesassociated with the words “maker”, “make”, “makerspace” and “co-working space” over theInternet via a Google search. Figure 1 shows applicable results from this search in

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Biegalski P.E., University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Kevin Kit, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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their own experiments, an additional intention of the redesigned laboratorieswas that the students could better experience the fascination of the science and thus haveincreased passion for engineering.When students are presented with an application and take control of their own learning, researchin cognition and learning theories and evidence from implementation in practice at universitiesindicates that students gain a more profound and comprehensive understanding of the material inaddition to developing “the critical thinking and self-directed learning skills that characterizeexpert scientists and engineers.” 1 Dym provides an overview of the substantial researchevidence that first year cornerstone design-oriented engineering programs enhance

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session III: Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Duncan J Bremner, University of Glasgow; Kathleen Meehan, University of Glasgow; Yangyang Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China; Xingang Liu, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China

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College Industry Partnerships

continually adapt to its business environment, its customerdemands, and the needs of the wider society whether through legislation or changing market.This phenomenon is well known and the subject of many business management texts [1].Similarly for University undergraduate engineering courses to be effective and acceptable toboth students and industry they must be continually revised to incorporate the latest thinking,both in technology and pedagogy. Traditionally, the method used to ensure courses remainedrelevant was to approach companies in the immediate locale of the education institution orlocal alumni [2] and elicit membership to form an Industrial Advisory Board (IAB). Thisapproach was effective when companies addressed markets which were

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; Alistair Cook, Colorado State University; Gearold R. Johnson, Colorado State University

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this project it is important to provide a brief overview of how ENGR 101 isstructured. As mentioned above the class focuses on the NAE Grand Challenges; a list of 14technological challenges (or solutions) that will dominate engineering in the beginning decades of the21st century. The approach taken to teaching this class has consisted primarily of a two-step process:first a divergent thinking phase followed by a convergent thinking phase. During the divergent phase,for each challenge the instructors take two or three 50-minute lectures to ask the students to developideas of what constitutes each challenge. For example, the challenge of clean water was explored in oneclass resulting in the ideas shown in Figure 1

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Meg Harkins, University of North Carolina - Charlotte

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challenges that lie ahead of them at college [1] [2] [3] [4]. Mostexisting programs are on-campus, small-scale programs that focus on one or two areas of studentpreparation, such as mathematics or science. An on-campus summer bridge program for theentire College of Engineering freshman class would be cost prohibitive. Instead, in an effort toincrease the retention and success rate of its engineering students, the University of NorthCarolina at Charlotte (UNC Charlotte) Lee College of Engineering implemented an onlinesummer bridge program for all incoming freshmen. This work explores the program anddiscusses its early results.Identifying the ProblemEngineers are the problem solvers of the future. The President’s Council of Advisors onScience and

Conference Session

Innovative Project-Based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas - El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas - El Paso; Teresa Wu, Arizona State University; Yirong Lin, University of Texas - El Paso

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the other hand, project-based learning has been broadly executed with theobjective of enhancing the learning outcome of the students in engineering classes. In projectbased learning, the fundamental principles are acquired by solving a problem, which adds acontext and makes the information more relevant, which results in enhanced knowledge retentionin the students3. Adderley et al. defined the project method utilizing the following points4: (1) Asolution to a problem must be involved in the project; (2) Initiative is needed by thestudent/group of students, as well as a variety of educational activities; (3) an end product suchas a thesis, report or model is common; (4) projects are performed for a considerable length oftime; (5) professors

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Innovations in Manufacturing Laboratories

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Pavel Ikonomov, Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury, Western Michigan University

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theworld. The popularity of additive and subtractive technologies, combined with the growth ofpersonal manufacturing, has made three-dimensional printing (3DP) and computer-numerical-control (CNC) milling the most desirable technologies for personal use3. Therefore, this projectsought to combine CNC milling and 3D printing into one machine; bringing together frame,   1                                hardware, controls, and software to operate each process. Staying true to the spirit of personalmanufacturing, the machine’s criteria were defined to have a desktop footprint, an approximatebuild capacity of 280x280x280-mm (11x11x11-inches), easy access to the

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Instrumentation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Simon Li P.Eng., University of Calgary

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engineering class,“Computing Tools for Engineering Design”, where lectures were available to all students bothin-person and as a video recording of the same lecture. On exams and quizzes each student wasasked how they prepared for each test: did they prepare by use of in-person lectures, onlinelectures, a combination of both or neither? We then compared how each method of coursedelivery used by a student with the resulting grade on the quiz/exam. This information was usedto determine if the mode of lecture delivery (in-class or online) impacted students’ performanceon examinations.1. IntroductionAlthough distance learning and video lectures have been available for the past 50 years (e.g.,Open University1), recent advances in video and online

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Anthony Gulotta, Rowan University; Nicholas Steven Parisi, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University

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thegamification platform impacted their course experience.IntroductionFreshman level courses play an important role in a student's decision to stay in or leaveengineering, as it is shown that the largest exodus out of engineering occurs after the first year ofcollege.1 A report from the U.S. Dept. of Education in 2009 demonstrated that out of engineeringmajors enrolled in their program in 1995-1996 only approximately 60% of them stayed withinengineering by the time they completed their degree program.2 Similarly, a recent case study byHonken and Ralston showed that only 76% of freshman engineering students were retainedwithin engineering.3 Although the trend in increased retention is promising it is far from whereeducators would like it to be.Factors