Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Entrepreneurship Education in New Contexts

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Federico Garcia Lorca, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sridhar S. Condoor, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

emotions and championed their own contributions. Table 1: Code Definitions Code Description Mentions work with team members, how team members reacted to Engages plans, ideas, feedback or comments, describes the way the team Page 26.1327.3 performed with each member Organizes Organizes thoughts from start to finish in a concise manner. Uses examples and definitions to support ideas, design approaches or Explains problem-solving, describes team problem

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E Canney PE, Seattle University; Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

engineering service program at the company was interviewed. Companies varied insize and discipline: small to large, environmental to aerospace. Also, employees wereinterviewed from both the industry (those that make or build something) and consulting (thosewho design, calculate, or specialize on projects run by another company).Some of the interviewees were interviewed with the goal of understanding how employees aresupported in the workplace for their engineering service endeavors (Protocol 1, given in Table2). The rest of the individuals were alumni of LTS programs who were interviewed with thegoal of understanding their pathway following their involvement with engineering service incollege (Protocol 2, given in Table 3).Table 1: Engineering Alumni

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emad Habib, University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Madeleine Bodin, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; David Tarboton, Utah State University; Madeline Frances Merck, Utah State University; David J Farnham, Department of Earth and Environmental Engineering, Columbia University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

new learning modules. Three regional scaleecosystems, Coastal Louisiana, Florida Everglades and the Great Salt Lake Basin, were used asthe foundation for the learning experiences. Each ecosystem provides an abundance of conceptsand scenarios that can be used in many water resource and hydrology curricula.Learning Modules- Coastal LouisianaThe Coastal Louisiana ecosystem provides an unmatched abundance of learning opportunitiesbased upon the unique hydrologic transition from inland to coastal/wetland. The learningmodules based on Coastal Louisiana (Figure 1) begin with an introduction to the system.Familiarity with the river systems which dominate the hydrologic basins, the unique geographyof the area, and the impact of manmade alterations to

Conference Session

Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Pradip Kumar Krishnadevarajan, Karpagam University

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Manufacturing

26.1442.4Figure 1: Four pillars of manufacturing engineering curriculum (source: adopted from Mott. et al4.)These pillars provide a guideline for curricular enhancement thereby meeting the need of theindustry of 21st century. The Four Pillars can be used as an aid for schools and colleges forcommunicating the nature of the programs to university administrators, prospective employers,current and prospective students and the general public. The program administrators can refer tothe Four Pillars document as they design curricula and individual courses to ensure thatgraduates are properly prepared in breadth and depth of the multiple aspects of the field. Theycan explore the interconnections among topic. Along with problem solving skills

Conference Session

Project-Based Experiences in Architectural Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sinead MacNamara, Syracuse University; Larry D Bowne II, Syracuse University

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Diversity

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Architectural

the combination of the two are long-establishedmodes of pedagogy and design research in schools of architecture. Among the mostsignificant programs that have tested and refined methodologies are Studio 804 atUniversity of Kansas 1, Urban Build at Tulane University2, Rural Studio at AuburnUniversity, 3 and the Jim Vlock First Year Building Project at the Yale School ofArchitecture.4Pedagogical advantages ascribed to design build and community engaged design byeducators include: professional preparedness; exposure to alternate modes of practice;exposure to the realities of construction tolerances and accuracies; synthesis ofknowledge learned in required courses;5 more refined knowledge of the materials andtools of design.6 Iwamoto and Scott

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marcel C.E. Stieber, Amazon Lab126; Stanton Chueng Wu, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

licensing strategy for Electrical Engineering students, there are four offeredmethods to complete student licensing goals. The goal of offering these four methods is to makesure that everyone is successful in obtaining their FCC license.Method 1: Students are emailed about getting their FCC amateur radio technician license in thesummer in advance of classes starting on campus. It is suggested that they might want to go to alocally-sponsored licensing event in their home community before arriving on campus if theyhave interest.Method 2: The W6BHZ amateur radio club offers a “Get Your License in a Day” workshop.This examination is scheduled on a Saturday and runs from 9AM to 4PM early in the firstquarter after students arrive on campus. The morning

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gustavo Moran, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Likert-type items (with scores from 1 “not anxious atall” to 5 “very anxious”) on the first and last days of the four week course. The survey wasdistributed during class time just before a test. The first survey distribution was the very first dayof the course, before a diagnostic test (which is not part of the final grade). The final survey wasdistributed the last day of the course, right before the final test. Twenty items from a validatedmath anxiety survey, the 30-item Mathematics Anxiety Rating Scale (MARS 30-item)9, wereselected based on relevance to the context in the Mexican university. The survey was structuredaround math problems that students were likely to encounter in school or daily life, whichstudents then had to rate in terms of

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dominic Guri, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Vivian Zhong, Tufts University; Erica Cherry Kemmerling, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

available to them to explore mechanical engineering con-cepts related to mechanisms (Erector Sets, LEGO sets with gears and pulleys, K’nex, Tinkertoys), androbotics (LEGO Mindstorms, Arduino). These resources are all very popular and have helped to promotethese aspects of engineering as exciting components of the discipline. Research on programs and inter-ventions that use these tools has shown that they positively impact K-12 students’ achievement scores [1],conceptual learning, and attitudes toward STEM [2, 3]. Science education researchers have also exploredstudents’ ideas about heat and temperature [4] and basic ideas about how water and flow work [5]. Thiswork has focused on children’s mechanistic understanding of phenomena and identified

Conference Session

Robotics, Automation, and Product Development

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; James Walker, Michigan Technological University; Shashank Barkur Lakshmikanth, Michigan Technological University; Mark Highum, Bay de Noc Community College; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Ruimin zhang, Michigan Technological University; Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College

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Engineering Technology

Technology to identify the required features for the software. Althoughthe initial version of the software is complete, additional software development is planned. Thesoftware is written in Processing (which builds upon the Java programming language) and usesOpenGL to display a real-time 3D visualization of a robotic arm. It has been tested on Windowsand Linux. In the future, we hope to add support for Mac OS X.An overview of the graphical user interface is shown in Figure 1. The igure shows (1) the roboticarm which was modeled using CAD software and imported into our program with customsoftware. The arm was designed to resemble the appearance of typical industrial robots. Figure 1also shows (2) a small status display which shows the current active

Conference Session

Pedagogies of Making and Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geetanjali R. Date, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research; Sanjay Chandrasekharan, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

report, wecompare the design process as seen in the grassroots problem-solving practice of a formallytrained engineering professional (EP), with a canonical formal engineering design process, tounderstand what EP needed to learn beyond the canonical model to practice grassroots designand engineering. We particularly focus on where and how social and environmentalconcerns/factors interact with EP's technical knowledge, and whether/how this influences theresulting society-technology connection. We explore how such case studies of grassroots practicecan inform student understanding of engineering as a socio-technical enterprise.The paper is structured as follows. In Section 1, we provide an outline of research in engineeringeducation and practice

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria J. Gerschutz, Trine University; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Nimit Patel, National Science Foundation; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B. Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

in-class resources, and courses with peer collaboration elements are eachrespectively beneficial to undergraduate engineering students. However, these pedagogicalpractices are most commonly implemented in first- and final-year courses. Moreover, theprocesses of implementing these new practices, and of transferring reforms between institutions,merit further study. The existent body of literature regarding the facilitation of research-basedpedagogical change has been described as “weak”1, and researchers have frequently called forfurther study of STEM instructional reform and implementation fidelity1–3. As part of thisbroader effort, few have sought to study the lived experience of the specific faculty memberswho adopt and adapt to these new

Conference Session

New Trends in ECE Education II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenny E.G. Porch; Ryan Michael Coyne, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Electrical and Computer

proposed, designed and developed bystudents as the senior design project. Students’ engagement and professional development are greatlyimproved through this process. Moreover, the project is also developed as a teaching tool for relatedcourses such as Programming Languages and Embedded Systems, and can be used as a template formany software/hardware projects for students in the future.KeywordsSocial Networking App, Education Chatting, Student Engagement, Professional Development 1. Introduction Social networking apps have penetrated every aspect of students’ daily life [1]. Theycommunicate, share experiences, follow interests in cyberspace. On the other hand, mobile appshave shown a great potential on

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina Frederick, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Lulu Sun, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Rachel Marie Cunningham, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach; Paula Sanjuan Espejo, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

acquisition, teaching techniques vary as a function oflearner proficiency. Proficiency levels are typically characterized as progressing through fivestages from preproduction to advanced fluency. Throughout the SLA sections, self-paced videoswere developed for the students, consistent with and supplementing in-class instructionalstrategies. As well, peer supportive techniques, such as ‘think, pair, share’ and moderateddiscussion boards, were used throughout the projects in SLA course sections12-15. Table 1 belowpresents the stages of language proficiency and presents a comparison of teaching techniquesapplied at each stage in both SLA and non-SLA based class sections 15.Table 1. A comparison of Non-SLA-based and SLA-based Teaching Techniques

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Alexander IV, Tuskegee University; Vimal Kumar Viswanathan, Tuskegee University; Shraddha Sangelkar, Pennsylvania State University, Erie; Johnathan Moody, Pennsylvania State College, Erie

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Manufacturing

was to redesign a multi-purpose tool that is intendedfor both everyday and professional purposes. The existing product is a multipurpose utility tooltitled the "Goat Wrench" (Shown in Figure 1). This multipurpose tool is available in stores andonline for everyday consumers and distributors. The “Goat Wrench” is 12” long and weighs 1.65lbs. It has a built-in hammer, bolt threaders, and multi-size grip jaws with self- ratchet action.This multipurpose product is designed to provide its users better storage and utilize three toolfunctions more conveniently with the goal to optimize time and conserve energy. The goatwrench is popular among linemen who work on utility poles for power companies. It allowsthem to complete their pole maintenance tasks

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maher M Murad, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

, specific, measurable and written, andcompletion date.Each team member signs an “Academic Resolution Worksheet” authenticating his or her inputand the process of accountability commences. Goal accountability is the responsibility of theteam members. Each team sits together at the weekly freshman seminar. The first ten minutes ofclass are devoted to each team member discussing the progress or lack of it they made on eachgoal during the previous week. Students assign a “percentage” to each goal indicative of howthoroughly they performed the goal for the week.7 Table 1 list the course outcomes.Table 1: Course Outcomes Course Outcomes 1. Students be able to identify many of the engineering technology faculty

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Xuan Yip, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Melissa Loren Ullmer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer L. Groh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Darshini Render, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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International

 findings.   Assessment Instrument Overview   As described in the Introduction, we chose to use these 3 constructs (of 6 available from the Intercultural Knowledge and Competence VALUE Rubric) to evaluate participant intercultural awareness gained through M&M programming: Cultural Self­Awareness (knowledge), Openness (skills) and Empathy (attitude).​   ​ Our research team chose this instrument because of the theoretical alignment with our research objectives. Theoretical perspectives in which this instrument is grounded were also described in the Introduction. Regarding criteria for assessing at each level of this rubric, one moves progressively from Benchmark (1) to Milestones (2, 3) and then to Capstone (4

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

831,587 1,864 140Totals 145,150 57% 9 13,852,856 41,977 3,778 Table 3: CREATE Course Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Renewable Energy Focus (2010- (2011- (2012- Enrollment 2010-2013* 11) 12) 13) Merced College 140 187 167 Santa Barbara City College 85 71 62 Cerro Coso Community College 165 124 115 Porterville College 60 60 49 Oxnard College 542 520 202 College of the Canyons 0 119 79

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University - Northwest

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Engineering Technology

local governments, environmentalprotection agency (EPA), practicing engineers and entering undergraduate students ofgeotechnical engineering in particular. Real time climate precipitation combined withregional geology information can be reviewed for the illustration of using Google Earthin geoengineering site investigation study. Other geotechnical and hydrologicengineering applications of Google Earth are also discussed.INTRODUCTIONVirtually any construction projects on the Earth have to be built in or on soil and rockmass geomaterials of the earth. For those that are not built in or on the earth, they eitherfly, float or fall over [1] (Handy, 1980). Therefore, the site investigation of a project andits past history is very important for any

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

of engineering and to engineering educators.The goal of our study is to understand Young Makers in K-12 and how their knowledge, skills,and attitudes might prepare them to pursue advanced STEM education and careers. The missionof this research is to develop a theory, inductively grounded in data and deductively built onliterature, illuminating the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of Young Makers related to pathwaysforward to engineering and STEM-related majors and careers. By describing their pathways to oraround formal engineering education will better inform future innovations in order to improvethe practical ingenuity and lifelong learning of our future engineers. The specific researchquestions to be answered are: RQ 1. What

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

, materialsdatabases, and manufacturing process analysis and simulation tools. While the future use of AMis uncertain, it is expected to expand in industries that need highly customized and multi-functionalparts with complex shapes. Therefore, students need to learn how to design for customized andcomplex products for the future applications of the additive manufacturing. The long-term successof additive manufacturing depends on designers that can conceptually think different than theconventional way. In order to improve design skills with complex geometries used in productsmanufactured with additive technologies, MET1172 CADD/CAE class assignments are modified.This paper discusses the results of this attempt.1. IntroductionIn recent years, there has been an

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Robert Stambach, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. Table 1 (Coal Mining) and Table2 (Bridge Building) describe the diverse manner in which the two previously discussed lessonplans have or can be adapted for different grade levels. Both lesson plans have been tested ingrades K-6. Potential adaptions beyond these levels are provided in the tables as well.Engineering education at lower levels requires simple mathematics and hands-on activities; at thehigher levels, lessons can be more complex, particularly with respect to mathematics, as studentcomprehension increases.1 K-12 teachers are excellent resources for making decisionsconcerning such adaptations. Older students should be able to apply science and mathematicswhen solving engineering problems.5 Altering the complexity of the mathematics

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2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Fritzpatrick Roque; Aidan Murphy; Bijan Bayat Mokhtari; Joseph Kim; Alex Barbaran; Andy S. Zhang; Farrukh Zia

changes in resistances that are ultimately read as changes in voltage by the microcontroller. Utilizing a stretch sensing material, the onset of a loop during an endoscopic procedure was accurately determined. The effectiveness of each configuration in detecting the formation of a loop is studied. This loop detecting device was designed in a way that it can be attached to an endoscope without significantly increasing the diameter of the endoscopic tubing. Once a loop is formed, the device will send a warning signal so the doctor who performs the endoscopic procedure can adjust his or her operation to avoid harming the patient. Keywords: Endoscopic loop detection, medical device design, undergraduate research projects. 1. Introduction Endoscopy is

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Alexander Bascou, University of Pittsburgh; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

then systematically classified in accordance with the six most prevalent themesencountered throughout the literature. The six themes are 1) substantiating the general benefits ofeducational robotics, 2) learning by design and knowledge transfer, 3) social/cultural basedmotivation, 4) creativity based motivation, 5) increasing diversity in STEM, and 6) professional,curricular, and pedagogical development. Articles containing characteristics of multiple themeswere, however, not uncommon. In such cases, the theme that appeared most prominently waschosen as means for classification. After assigning each article to a theme, we selectedrepresentative studies for each theme and proceeded to summarize and discuss the selectedstudies under their

Conference Session

Faculty Development II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A Turns, University of Washington; Brook Sattler, University of Washington; Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Cynthia J. Atman, University of Washington; Richard Brown Bankhead III, Highline Community College; Adam R Carberry, Arizona State University; Kristine R. Csavina, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Douglas Karl Faust, Seattle Central College; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

proposition that one way to help educators be more reflective is to give them anopportunity to discuss (or be interviewed about) an activity they do with students. To addressthis proposition, we use a “multiple perspectives methodology” featuring essays from seveneducators about their experiences of being interviewed about a reflection activity they have donewith students. The educators’ essays suggest that the interviews were experienced as(1) a reflection opportunity, (2) a chance to reflect on the activity that was the focus of theinterview, (3) a chance to reflect on reflection as an educational activity, and (4) a chance tobridge reflection and other points of personal interest. The results presented in this paper providea basis for suggesting

Conference Session

Supply Chain and Logistics in Manufacturing Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vani Gaddam, Tennessee Technological University; Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Bonita Barger, Tennessee Technological University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

competition [1] which helps studentsdevelop a new business concept and structure it for the competition held every Spring Semester.First held in Spring 2015, TTU Eagle Works Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competitionencourages and supports student entrepreneurship at TTUy. Contestants form teams focusedaround an innovative business idea, validate their business ideas with lean concepts, write abusiness plan, and pitch their idea to a panel of judges for a chance to win thousands of dollars inawards. TTU supports contestants by providing fun events, workshops, groups of like-mindedpeople, a cutting edge makers space, virtual reality technologies, for-credit classes, and awardsfrom sponsors and industry partners.The Innovation and Entrepreneurship (I

Conference Session

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

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Skot Wiedmann, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

electronics. The evening concluded with some demonstrations and exploration as thelast few people got everything working. The whole process was completed in around 2 hourswith minimal facilities and setup even for large groups.Fig. 1 Workshop promotional posterPromotionBy contextualizing unknown material in a known framework, learners can gain access andapproach the material with confidence. Furthermore, the framework has the potential to be aninspiration when it connects with a person’s wider experiences and interests. In particular, musicand sound making were given more weight than skill building. Instead of offering a how-to-solder session, the promotional materials invited participants to build their own touch synthesizer(fig.1). The language

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice I: Pedagogical Perspectives

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

enrolledincluding 6 engineering majors, 1 technology major, 4 political science majors, 1 communicationmajor, 3 mathematics majors, and 10 business majors. In order to ensure that research projectswere diversified, the students selected groups using a fantasy sports-style draft. The studentsdrew out of a cup slips of paper with the numbers 1-25 written on them. The numbers 1-6 werecaptains of the draft and responsible for picking the other members of the team. Teams wereconstrained in that each team was required to have an engineering major and at least one majorfrom the College of Business. The captains took turns picking their next team member until theentire roster was filled with 5 teams of 4 and one team of 5 students.Choice ActivitiesIn addition to

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2019 CIEC

Authors

Raymond Floyd

Advisory Boardin curriculum development. Why then does this problem persist? Can the problem be placed atthe door of the university, or are the expectations of industry set too high? Perhaps there is someblame to be placed on the university and industry, a problem not being adequately addressed byboth. This paper explores a number of possible causes behind the problem, and suggests changesthat could help move toward a long-term correction.IntroductionA number of years ago, I wrote an article for the Professional Communications Societynewsletter. The title of the article was “...but Johnny can’t write!” (1). The article looked at aproblem experienced by undergraduate engineers entering their new careers in industry. Simplyput, they couldn’t write

Conference Session

Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Bracey, Temple University College of Engineering; Gregory D Jones Jr, Temple University; Nadif Bracey, Morgan State University; Keyanoush Sadeghipour, Temple University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

minority undergraduates who do not have those favorableexperiences may face challenges with the coursework and navigating the culture ofengineering institutions.This is critically important given the fact that colleges of engineering are professionalschools with operating cultures that are traditionally rigid with very prescriptivepathways to attain the degree. This study posits that the integration of cognitive andnon-cognitive factors can most effectively quantify what works for retaining morediverse engineering students in the first two years. Of particular interest are the followingoverarching questions: (1) How would a cognitive intervention (engineering math remediation) impact underrepresented students’ progression in the

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Scott Fleming, Georgia Institute of Technology; Amy Pritchett, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Aerospace

Institute of Technology Amy R. Pritchett is the Davis S. Lewis Associate Professor in the Georgia Tech School of Aerospace Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Creating and Validating a Model to Support Aerospace Engineering Students’ Coordination of Knowledge about a DesignIntroductionAs a general field, design symbolizes the "conception and realisation of new things".1 However,engineering design differs from other design areas (e.g. graphic, industrial, and software design) in theenhanced complexity involved with clarifying and defining engineering products. Engineering designcan also be defined as a structured approach to developing, validating, and