Conference Session

Statics and Finite Element Analysis

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah C. Baxter, University of St. Thomas; Ann Johnson, University of South Carolina; Bethany S. Fralick, University of South Carolina

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Mechanical Engineering

significant part of static analysis and design was done using the tools ofGraphical Statics. Graphical Statics is based on the graphical method of adding vectors; briefly,when vectors are drawn to scale, the sum of the vectors, a resultant, can be measured on thedrawing. The roots of using graphical methods to solve engineering problems can be traced backto Leonardo da Vinci and Galileo Galilei. German engineer Karl Culmann, however, is generallyconsidered the father of graphical statics.1 Early works formalized these methods forengineering,2 and the topic is of on-going interest in teaching structural design to architecturestudents,3,4 and in emphasizing the significance of form in design to civil engineeringstudents.5,6,7The methods existed as a

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Mitchell, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John M. Keller, California Polytechnic State University; Victor M Castillo Jr, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

used here to model environments. Students useseveral pre-made models, within which various environmental parameters can be adjusted. Students canplay with the parameters, transform the environment, and see the consequences as they run the simulation.Activity #1: Stream TablesThe first activity has students use stream tables to investigate the erosion of a streambed and the associatedgeologic features it creates. Students make observations about the erosional features that appear in thestreambed. A class discussion about their observations follows, embedded in the larger context of thecourse. This is the only activity that uses an actual stream table.Activity #2: Introduction to NetLogoThe first computer-based erosion simulation is a virtual

Conference Session

Educational Strategies in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B Guthrie P.E., California Polytechnic State University

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Architectural

completion of this course, students should have the ability to: 1. Create preliminary vertical and lateral structural systems that are integrated with a comprehensive architectural design. a. Develop structural framing configurations based on Page 26.1407.5 conventional systems. b. Develop preliminary designs, integrated with studio projects, for vertical and lateral load resisting systems including preliminary sizes for slabs, beams, columns, walls and braces

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. According totheir model, there are three primary influences on student outcomes: student pre-collegecharacteristics and experiences, organizational context and peer environment (Table 1). Page 26.1431.4    Table 1: Terenzini and Reason Conceptual Framework of College Impact: Primary Influences inStudent Learning (adapted from Terenzini and Reason (2005)8.Primary Influence ExamplesStudent Pre-college Characteristics Socio-demographic traitsand Experiences Academic preparation and performance Personal and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rhonda Kay Gaede, University of Alabama, Huntsville

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

to increased self-efficacy in STEM fields and increased interest in pursuing a career in science or technology.Additionally, girls participating nationally in Tech Trek camps report large increases in comfort,enjoyment and interest in pursuing a career in programming as a result of taking core classes inmobile app development using App Inventor from MIT.1.0 Introduction The American Association of University Women (AAUW) research report ”Why SoFew? Women in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)”[1] found thatwomen are vastly underrepresented in STEM majors and fields compared with their male peers.But “Why So Few?” also showed that those numbers can change when girls realize theirpotential in STEM at an early

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Capstone and Collaborative Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, the focus shifts downthrough the survey questions. The responses on the survey did not affect the students score onthe survey. They received full credit for completing the survey.Results:The RADD results in Table 1 shows data for the past 10 years. From Fall of 2004 to Fall of 2014the results show an improvement demonstrating that as an assessment tool, RADD is working.Table 1. RADD Results. YEAR Require Stdev 3i Analysis Stdev 3k Design Drawing Sample -ments Sample 3k (Ave) Sample 3d (Ave) 3g (Ave) Size 3i (Ave) Size Size 2004-5, Fall 60.0 67.0 51.0 39.0 13 2005-6, Fall 73.0

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Whitney Winders; Cariana Cornel; Caralea Cornel, Brigham Young University; Allie Larson; Sarah A. Cunha; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Laura Wilkinson, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

security. She currently volunteers on the BYU red team, and is the CCDC coordinator for the school. Page 26.437.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Cyber War is not Gender War: Experiences of Creating a Productive Heterogeneous Environment in Cybersecurity ResearchAbstractWhile degree enrollments continue to see an increase in female enrollment, there remains adistinct gender gap in STEM disciplines 1. In particular, the Technology and Computing spacehave always struggled to recruit and retain women. A similar trend is seen

Conference Session

Construction Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez ; Omar I. Molina-Bas, University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez; Darwin Serrano Maldonado, University of Puerto Rico

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Diversity

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Construction

Engineering and Managementfaculty members and graduates students was created to facilitate collaboration among the threeparties involved. The partnering model shown in figure 1 can be beneficial to all parties involved.Having graduate CEM students working in real university projects benefits the university bylowering the costs that they would ordinarily incur by either having their architecture/engineeringteam and General Service’s staff or outside consultants working in the pre-construction phase of aproject. It benefits CEM faculty who supervise the graduate students because it provides themrelevant and current experience working on projects and an opportunity to interact with campusadministrators and personnel outside their department. Finally and

Conference Session

Subjects in Renewable Energy and Sustainability in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yeong Ryu, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Hazem Tawfik, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Brandon Scott Weisberg, Farmingdale State College; Daniel Joseph Boss; Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

associated manufacturing processes tofabricate bipolar plates. Students will be assessed based upon their efficiency and precision insetting up the fixture and the following careful implementation of the fuel cell purifier platemachining process. Fixture Design to Supplement Machining and Fuel Cell EducationIntroductionIn the modern era of exponential technological expansion and innovation, the future of the fieldrelies heavily upon the advancement and education of the manufacturing process. According toan article regarding the United States GDP (Gross Domestic Product), “Manufacturing industriesgenerated $2.1 trillion in GDP (12.5 percent of total U.S. gross domestic product) in 2013.” (1)This percentage of United States GDP contributed by

Conference Session

Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel P. Kelly, North Carolina State University; Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V. Ernst, Virginia Tech; Kevin Gregory Sutton, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

become moreprevalent. An index analysis of more than 12,000 journals and 160,000 conference proceedingswas conducted to determine the extent and nature of flipped classroom research. The searchterms flipped classroom, flipped instruction, inverted instruction, and inverted classroom wereused. The phenomenon appears to gain traction in 2010. Three scholarly research articles werepublished in 2010 and papers on the topic continue to be published every year with 137published articles in 2015 (Figure 1). However, with only 300 total articles, there is a notabledearth in the literature given the focus of the flipped classroom in traditional formal education.When the search is narrowed to engineering education, the number of articles is

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James O'Brien, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gergely Sirokman, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Franz J Rueckert, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics & Physics

undergraduate science research into our institute's curriculum issupported by a significant amount of research into the impact of such activities on scholarlyachievement in a number of fields. David Lopatto has published extensively on the positiveimpact of undergraduate research on academic programs. [1-5] Undergraduate research is shownin these publications to be key to producing engaged scientists for the future. Hinkel and Henke[6] show explicitly the positive impact participation in undergraduate programs has on futurestudent achievement and employment. In light of this information it is almost unforgivable not tooffer these opportunities to students who are willing to avail themselves of them.Science research courses give students the opportunity

Conference Session

Virtual and Web Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah; Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

a “Duckling”, when they reach level 6 they become a“Terran SCV”, and at level 15, their title is “Maxwell’s Demon”.Figure 1: A screenshot of the User Hub on vSTEM.org, as seen by an administrator. The website looksvery similar as a student or instructor, with a few icons changed, as distinguished in the figure.Team-working EvaluationsFinally, we use vSTEM to create student teams. For each course project we assign teams of threefor students to work in. Projects typically last one to two weeks. Using vSTEM, students are ableto see who their team members are and share their email address or phone number with theirteam if they desire. This can help students contact each other if they need to work on theirproject outside of class time

Conference Session

First-Year Issues in ECE Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Backens, Christopher Newport University; Anton Riedl, Christopher Newport University; C. Gerousis, Christopher Newport University; Dali Wang, Christopher Newport University

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Electrical and Computer

retentionrates. Then we will include descriptions of the newly designed first year engineering course, withdetailed information about our team-based projects. We will discuss both benefits and potentialpitfalls of this restructuring. Finally, retention data and trends will be discussed with someconclusions.IntroductionEngineering programs at universities and colleges across the country are faced with increasingdemands for high quality engineering graduates to meet the government’s goal of producing onemillion new STEM graduates by 2022 1. In support of this goal, the National ScienceFoundation has budgeted $135 million for 2016 to support the retention of STEM students 2 withadditional support coming at the state and university level. This recent

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dustin Jack Hallenbeck, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Tumkor Serdar, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown

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Manufacturing

report a lightweight frame design usingadditive manufacturing. A solid frame is redesigned to maximize its strength to weight ratio byincreasing the amount of material in high stress areas, while decreasing material in other areaswith lower stress concentrations in order to optimize the lightweight capabilities while maintainingstructural integrity.1. IntroductionAdditive Manufacturing (AM) is still a fairly new manufacturing process. The process starts bytaking a 3D part and breaking it down into 2D cross sectional areas, while giving a finite thickness1.Additive manufacturing provides the opportunity to manufacture integrated components that aredifficult to make as a single component with other manufacturing processes. It is predicted

Conference Session

Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reed Stevens, Northwestern University; Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University

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Educational Research and Methods

subsequently, their employers disallowedtheir participation for one reason or another. Following this outcome, in the second recruitmentphase, we decided to add another strategy to our recruitment efforts, what we are calling amediated recruitment strategy, in which we initially approached supervisory representatives inengineering organizations, established their initial interest, and subsequently sought to workwithin their organizational processes to ultimately invite a new engineer to participate, havingcleared all the organizational hurdles.Figure 1 (below) provides a synoptic image of the different points along the mediatedrecruitment ‘gauntlet.’ We have come to call this ‘the gauntlet’ because (as of the drafting of thismanuscript) only three

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deborah Diane Stine, Carnegie Mellon University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

available for free on YouTube.Figure 1 illustrates how the perspective of a new technologies market potential differs from oneperspective to another. Figure1:DifferentPerspectivesofanEmergingTechnology’sMarketPotential Exemplar student projects in the first three years illustrate how students apply the principles ofnon-market analysis for real world clients in fields such as water and air drones, autonomouscars, hydropower, biodiesel trucks, smart traffic lights, bike sensors, wearable technologies,edible electronics, and environmental technologies. Feedback from clients and students illustratethe utility of the course.Faculty in other universities can teach a

Conference Session

Promoting Engineering and Technological Literacy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College-Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

is illustrated by some of the presentations at the 2013 annual conference shown inexhibit 1.Only one of the presentations came from outside the US, in this case, TheUniversity of Buenos Aires. The programme inadvertently highlights one of the dilemmasfacing those who would promote technological literacy namely, that it is all too often taken Application of peer-reviewed journal articles for enhancing technological literacy (Brooks, R.M., Cetin, M., Kavuturu, J and Al-Maghrabi, M-N). Demonstration of electrical principles in the classroom by hydraulic analogues (Graff, R. W and P. R. Leiffer). Waves of engineering: using a mini-wave flume to foster engineering literacy (Lyman-Holt, A. L and L. C Ribichaux). Simulating interest in

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Perry Fizzano, Western Washington University; David Hartenstine, Western Washington University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

took four years to grow to its full size. We have recently submitted a new S-STEM proposal that, if funded, will initiate a design and development project that will include quantitative and qualitative assessment of the achievement of the programs ultimate goals, which include shifting the demographics of graduates at our institution and observing continued employment of CS/M Scholars in their field.1 Program Description1.1 RecruitmentWith the aid of staff in the Office of Admissions, we invite high-achievingfemale applicants with leadership potential to submit a short application. Indeciding whom to invite, we consider several broad measures of academic andpersonal achievement and don’t require that applicants

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 4

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM) and Universidad Andres Bello; Jorge Eugenio de la Garza Becerra, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM)

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Engineering Physics & Physics

groupsof three, they took pictures of their whiteboards, and all pictures were stored in a repository for all(students, instructors and researchers) to review. When students worked individually, instructorsassessed their learning based on their written solutions. The analysis of the whiteboards confirmedthat at the beginning of the semester students used few representations, whereas by the end of itthey were incorporating congruently more than ten different representations, making their modelsmore robust.1. IntroductionIn the past four years, a special course has been taught in a private university in northern Mexico.While this is not the first course that has attempted to integrate two different subjects, even withinthe same university where this

Collection

2013 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

Authors

Robert Avanzato

platform provides animmersive environment which supports the team design process, the reviewprocess and the presentation process.There are examples of successful utilization of virtual worlds to supportcollaborative design in the literature.Ehsani and Chase [1] discuss the uses ofvirtual worlds with distributed design teams to reduce the time to developprototypes and reduce overall costs, and they included the review of several case Proceedings of the Spring 2013 Mid-Atlantic Section Conference of the American Society of Engineering Education 15studies in the architectural and construction field. One such

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hassan Rajaei, Bowling Green State University; Saba Jamalian, Bowling Green State University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

solution is a new cloud service known as HPC-as-a-Service.In this paper, we present an HPCaaS platform called ASETS which uses Software DefinedNetworking (SDN) technologies to smooth the execution of parallel tasks in the cloud. Further,we provide application examples that could be used in a typical introductory parallel programingcourse. We argue that HPCaaS platform like ASETS can significantly benefit the users of HPCin the cloud as if their program is running on a dedicated hardware in their own laboratory. Thisis especially advantageous for students and educators who need not to deal with the underlyingcomplexities of the cloud.1. IntroductionCloud Computing according to NIST1 is a shared pool of configurable resources offeringservices with

Conference Session

Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University

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Engineering Technology

programs. Developing our understanding about this unique group ofstudents, while learning how to best educate and motivate them.Writing proficiency is an area that has been discussed for some time.1 Employers have indicated Page 26.1777.2that engineering technology students are unable to articulate clearly, in particular they arelacking in writing skills..2 Regardless, the work place demands the ability to convey thoughts andconcepts in writing.2 While this is the case, and is often known, academia is not consistent in thedevelopment of writing proficiency.1,3-5The authors believe that well-crafted exercises used throughout the curriculum provide

Conference Session

Social Responsibility and Social Justice II: From Classroom to Community

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech; Jonathan Grunert, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; Stephanie G. Adams, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to adopt the term anddeliberately problematize it, teaching notions of critical citizenship that delink the word fromnationalist and xenophobic notions, reclaiming it for a broader notion of personhood. 22-24Course DescriptionIn order to obtain approval for the course to meet requirements for the Curriculum on LiberalEducation, the wording of our learning objectives matched the requirements for the CLE. It wassomething of a surprise to us that the course was not considered appropriate to meet either thescience or social science areas but was instead considered appropriate for art and design becauseof its focus on the latter. Thus the learning objectives for the course were finalized as follows: 1. Explore the interaction of engineering

Conference Session

Education Programs in BME

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago

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Biomedical

beimplemented for Summer 2016.The FDA has increasingly emphasized the importance of identifying user needs, usability andergonomics in medical device design, in response to safety issues related to engineering design,failure, and poor user interface, as well as to reduce the time to market by a more efficientproduct development process [1]. FDA Guidance Document “Do It By Design” [2] stresses thevalue of obtaining first-hand feedback from physicians, nurses and lay-users in the earlieststages of product conception and design. In addition, extended exposure to the clinicalenvironment, where medical devices are used, help provide context to how behaviors, opinionsand environment inform the user experience. Primary ethnographic research, including

Conference Session

Engineering Economy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University Erie, The Behrend College; James F. Kimpel, University of Pittsburgh; Karen M. Bursic, University of Pittsburgh

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Engineering Economy

needs are met is through the “Race to the Case”competition.The Swanson School of Engineering at Pitt also recognizes the critical need to provide studentswith experienced-based learning opportunities. The instructor for the engineering economycourse (housed in the department of industrial engineering (IE)) has incorporated numerousactive learning pedagogies, including case studies and model-eliciting activities, within thecourse over many years. The instructor saw the “Race to the Case” competition as an additionalopportunity to provide IE students with an opportunity to apply engineering economy and otherindustrial engineering skills to a real world problem.The Race to the Case, represented by Figure 1, is an annual case competition, sponsored

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yujian Fu P.E., Alabama A&M University; Md Hossain Shuvo, Alabama A&M University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

three wheeled ground robot with an ultrasonic sensor tied in front of it as shown in Fig 1. Its compactness, robustness, user friendliness, the synchronization (both Android and EV3) in terms of programming paradigm and necessarily its cost effectiveness Fig 1: Structure of the robot have made it the ideal robotic platform for the implementation of this project.iii. Android platformAndroid is an innovative as well as a noble and open development platform launched in 2007 byGoogle, based on the Linux carnal. Besides enhancing the flexibility in using mobile devices andpromoting user experience, it has

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session III: Collaboration

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

current systems. (1, 2, 3, 4)The higher education arena interacts in a complex way with a variety of external partners whoserole, participation, and expertise must be harnessed to help overcome some of the challenges thathave beset engineering education in the Region. Perhaps the most notable partner in thisendeavor is the industrial sector whose role and participation in shaping engineering educationhas, unfortunately, been extremely modest by best estimates. Establishing a beneficial workingrelationship between colleges of engineering in the Region and industries at large, has proven tobe difficult, often short-lived, and appears at the outset, not to be rewarding to either side.Among the many factors contributing to this failure, is the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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Materials

negatively affect the overall learning ofthe students as measured by their performance on a common, cumulative final exam. Studentsgenerally liked the opportunity to apply their knowledge to real world problems that werethematically centered on the biomedical industry and to be able to work in teams.IntroductionThe Kern Entrepreneurship Education Network (KEEN) supported by the Kern FamilyFoundation was created in 2005 to “champion the entrepreneurial mindset in undergraduateengineering students.”1-3 In an effort to achieve this goal, the Kern Family Foundation created anetwork made up of mostly private engineering schools that are committed to developing theentrepreneurial mindset in their undergraduate engineering students through the network

Conference Session

Identity and Engineering: ERM Roundtable

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter M Ostafichuk, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; James Sibley, University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Agnes Germaine d'Entremont P.Eng., University of British Columbia, Vancouver; Navid Shirzad, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program, UBC

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

but not solarge as to invalidate the tools. Steps should be considered to educate students about potentialbias.IntroductionTeamwork is an integral part of Engineering and Engineering Education.1 Well-designed groupand team projects can help students gain valuable teaming skills, and accrediting bodies requirethese skills of engineering graduates.2,3 But teamwork is not without its problems. Social loafingand “I better do it myself, if I want an A” syndrome are part of many peoples experiences withgroup and teamwork.4 A well-designed peer evaluation process can improve the studentexperience and lead to more powerful learning outcomes.Peer evaluation can be used to foster a better team experience and to equitably recognizeindividual student’s

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Patricia R Backer, San Jose State University; Wenchiang Richard Chung, San Jose State University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

International

industries that had a great sense oftraditional values and environmental awareness, and explored Taiwan's culture through the eyesof local students. The cohort was a resounding success, with overwhelming positive studentfeedback. Overall, the SJSU GTI program has been very successful and has met the objectivesset for it. Embedding continuous assessment and improvement into this program has allowed usto adapt to changes and provide the participants with an intensive global experience.1. Purpose of the GTI ProgramIn the globally competitive 21st century, corporations have been aggressive in expandingmarkets and their workforces across the globe. In order for engineers to thrive in such anenvironment, they need to understand and prepare for this new