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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vann Priest, Rio Hondo College; Gisela Spieler-Persad, Rio Hondo College; Ryan Taylor Bronkar, Rio Hondo College

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

otherneighboring cities of Montebello, Downey, La Puente, Norwalk, City of Industry, and easternLos Angeles. It is a federally designated Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).The total enrollment (unduplicated annual headcount) is approximately 27,000. As its district ismore than two-thirds Hispanic, the students reflect the demographic; 67.7% of the studentsidentify as Hispanic. Among first-time students, 76% state that an academic degree or transfer toa four-year institution is their educational goal; however, 98% of them assess into a basic skillsmathematics course.2 The college is ranked 24th nationally for the number of Associate degreesawarded to Hispanic students.3STARSS ObjectivesThe purpose of STARSS is to support academically talented, financially

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Professional Development for Students and Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Moorhead, New York University; Colin Hennessy Elliott, New York University; Jennifer B. Listman, New York University; Catherine E. Milne, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

with the help of teachers to address problems they identified. Figure 1: Final, collaboratively designed, activity-bot.Besides the individual lesson refinement, the structure of the PD was adapted to increase teacherinvolvement in the construction of the lessons. With a few examples of fully developed lessonsthe teachers were involved in cognitive apprenticeship and, through reflection, were able to seehow an expert would create lessons using the robotic kit.31,32 The important consideration wasthat the teachers worked through all three units from a novice’s perspective of integratingrobotics activities into the development of a lesson.Week 2At the beginning of the second week, the teachers were introduced to DBR and given

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Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bruce Harmon, Colorado Technical University; John M Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

, improvements to reflect updates to industry-academic curriculumrecommendations subsequently published by IEEE Computer Society, INCOSE (International Council onSystems Engineering), and others as well as improvements to better address faculty and student inputssuch as a richer treatment of Bayesian, and future plans to embrace industry advisory board inputs suchas treatment of Big Data Analytics.In the BeginningBoeing approached us in 2002 with the observation that the US defense and aerospace industry wouldbe experiencing a large number of retirements of systems engineers in the very near future and thatAcademia needed to step up to the challenge and provide the education needed by their replacements.Conversations were held then with representatives

Conference Session

Engineering Physics Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University

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Engineering Physics & Physics

physics concepts. This is indeed a positive outcome for this new effort.  In Figure 2, the results of question 4 indicate student response to the final group activity. This rating was lower than for other questions, and students were less enthusiastic about a lengthy group activity close to the end of the semester, especially for this accelerated course. 4 5.00 Figure 2 4.50 4.00 3.50 3.00 2.50 2.00 1.50 1.00 0.50 0.00 q1 q2 q3 q4Figure 3, response to questions 5 and 6:  In Figure 3, question 5 reflects the students’ view regarding the

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Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado - Boulder

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Environmental Engineering

mapsseemed useful to judge the success of different instructional methods, and provided anassessment of students’ sustainability knowledge.IntroductionIt is important for engineering students to consider sustainability in their designs. Sustainabilityshould be among the standard criteria used to judge the quality of design options.13 Sustainabilityis a complex idea, and therefore multiple criteria are likely needed to reflect a sustainable design.The ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission (EAC) program-specific criteria for civil,architectural, and environmental engineering require educational content related tosustainability.1 However, proposed changes to the general ABET EAC outcomes appear to placeless emphasis on the importance of

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Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John-David S Yoder, Ohio Northern University

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Mechanical Engineering

because they can be created in a more focused manner that moredirectly relates to the material on the final exam.Second, students greatly prefer this to a traditional textbook. This is reflected both in thequantitative and qualitative responses on course evaluations, and anecdotally in discussionswith students. This is despite the fact that the new approach meant that most days therewas a quiz to begin the class, to hold them accountable for having watched the video orread the article before class. It should also be noted that in a class of 50 students, movingfrom a traditional textbook to this approach has saved the students approximately $10,000.Third, about half of the students say they agree or strongly agree that they will continue towatch

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Student Success II: Self-Regulatory, Metacognitive, and Professional Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justine Chasmar, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

reflections about their SRLstrategy use. While the intervention may have impacted student self-report of their SRL strategyuse, two benefits occurred: improved rapport with the researcher, who provided the intervention,and a greater fluency of SRL strategies in the reflections and interviews30.The survey distributed at the end of semester included four sections with 86 items. Some itemswere adapted to be applicable to an engineering course from the Motivated Strategies forLearning Questionnaire (MSLQ)31,32. Other survey items were written in three sections16: a 13item goal orientation section, a 28 item FTP section, and 16 items on task and course specificproblem-solving self-efficacy33. The MSLQ31,34,35 has been well-documented, and the MSLQ andMAE

Conference Session

Make It!

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary

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Manufacturing

of the art car. The seven individual stars were notconnected by wires and could therefore move independently of each other and be easilyrearranged into different constellations. For example, the stars were placed in the Ursa Major(Big Dipper) constellation that would be recognizable to the festival attendees. Audiencemembers were encouraged to name the constellations, and to arrange their stars in other patterns.The material colours were chosen to reflect the ranges found in star formations as they age,providing the attendees with additional information about astronomy.The operation of the stars was that of a simple circuit containing the four basic circuitcomponents: a power source, wires, a load, and a switch. The battery was connected by

Conference Session

Make It!

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Javaid S. Siddiqi, Lone Star College; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

in this material are those of the author(s) and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.References1. AT89C52 Datasheet; Atmel Corporation. Modified May, 2000. www.microchip.com.2. Hicks, F., Tyler, G.; & Edwards, T.W. (1971), ‘Pump Application Engineering’. McGraw-Hill Book Company, New York.3. Khaled Reza, S.M., Shah Ahsanuzzaman Md. Tariq, S.M. Mohsin Reza (2010), ‘Microcontroller Based Automated Water Level Sensing and Controlling: Design and Implementation Issue’. Proceedings of the World Congress on Engineering and Computer Science, pp 220- 224.4. Venkata Naga Rohit Gunturi (2013), ‘Micro Controller Based Automatic Plant Irrigation System’, International Journal of Advancements

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

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Marjorie B. Bequette, Science Museum of Minnesota; Lauren Causey

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Movement isdefined by the Maker Media brand may be excluding the culturally-embedded making practicesfound in communities of color. Early analysis of focus group and interview data with membersof communities of color reflect this lack of alignment between their perceptions of making intheir every day lives and what is commonly portrayed as Making within the Maker community.Using Gee’s theory on Discourses, it is possible that the branding of Making by MAKEMagazine results in a limited definition of making focused heavily on electronics andmechanics. We argue that a return to a more inclusive view of making – one characterized bycreative, innovative, and generative processes found within all cultures, and values andhighlights examples of innovation

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Ethics Instruction in Context: Civil and Construction Engineering and Engineering Technology

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

unfolded. Although theresponses varied, most students did an excellent job on this discussion. The in-class discussionlikely helped the students with their responses to this question. Overall, most students appeared to have devoted thoughtful consideration to the assignment.This was reflected in the strong grades received by the majority of the students: 63% of thestudents received an A (>90%) and 26% of the students received a B (80-90%); there was only asingle student who earned a C (70-80%) and one who received an F (50%). In order to encouragethe students to more fully explore these complex issues, they were instructed on four of the sixquestions that their answers should exceed a full page in length (single-spaced, 12-point font).Thus

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Innovation Through Propagation

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

betterunderstanding of racism in the same way sociologists do, for example. However, by not namingracism, we allow racism to persist.Data Driven ResearchData driven research is crucial to elucidate many pathway impediments in engineering, informthe community and move toward strategies for improvement. It is important that this researchtakes multiple forms: large quantitative studies, small qualitative investigations and personalself-reflections. We need to expand the categories of data we collect, where possible, includinggeneration in college status, veteran status, disability, LGBTQA (lesbian, gay, bi-sexual,transgender, queer or questioning, and ally or asexual). We also need to collect demographicvariables aligned with our current understanding of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stuart G. Walesh P.E., S. G. Walesh Consulting

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

the last class and the cue is thetelevision. The routine is to turn it on, and the result is to relax and catch up on things.This leads to the next cue, which is hunger and the routine is to go out for a quick mealand the result is feeling good. Late that night, he/she finally gets to work on somehomework and it is probably that which is due tomorrow. The work is difficult, given thelate hour, and the quality reflects neither the student’s ability nor desire. Therefore, youadvise the student to use the method shown in Figure 6 to replace his/her bad homeworkhabit with a good one. Learning a new Habit Recognize cue: conscious mind decides

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session II: Curriculum

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Schmueser, Clemson University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

final step was to have OEM engineers lecture on the importance and relevance of theintegration of analysis and experimental techniques. The students’ reflection on collective learningwrapped up the course, and helped to prepare them for competence and relevance in their ownautomotive engineering careers.Course Project PreparationIn order to accomplish the previously described course objectives, two of the faculty membersworked in collaboration with a professional engineer and two additional participants from theOEM research lab. A test setup mimicking the OEM laboratory was constructed (Figure 2), andall components were checked for safety as a practice run was performed in attendance of theprofessional engineer. With the support of the

Conference Session

PBL and Flipped Classrooms in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Heather Noel Fedesco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cary Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

passivelearning is actually associated with a decrease in course performance.2,3 Conversely, activelearning includes the use of pedagogical strategies that encourage student engagement withcourse material. Research shows that when students reflect, discuss, ask questions, or pose andresolve problems, they stand a better chance of actually learning and understanding coursematerial, compared to a traditional lecture wherein they passively receive information from theinstructor.4 More specifically, when students are actively involved in their learning process, theyreceive a host of benefits including improvements in retention of information,5,6 examperformance2,7 and thinking and writing skills8 to name a few.Of course there are some challenges associated

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin; Lynda K. Gonzales, University of Texas, Austin; Erin Dolan, University of Texas, Austin; Kathryn E. Flowers, Texas 4000 for Cancer; Courtney Becker, Texas 4000 for Cancer; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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Biomedical

cards. The program sent all thecards together in a package ahead of the riders, so they would receive them when they stoppedfor lodging.Social media interactions between BME CUReS REU participants and current Texas 4000 ridersThe Texas 4000 students on the bike ride post photos and notes to the Texas 4000’s websitethrough a social media aggregator. Similarly, the BME CUReS REU participants post to theREU program’s website through a blog with photos and commentary. Blog post content variesfrom reflections on research and the impact of cancer, to letters to the Texas 4000 student riders,to fun photos from local social trips. The program shares this blog and relevant postings with theTexas 4000 throughout the 10 weeks.Adoption of Texas 4000

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Charles Lam, California State University, Bakersfield; Melissa Danforth, California State University, Bakersfield; Ronald Hughes, California State University, Bakersfield

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

this materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.Bibliography[1] S. G.-O. a. E. O. Sheybani, "Retaining Minority Students in Engineering: Undergraduate Research in Partnership with NASA," in ASEE Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, June 2012.[2] C. a. Z. D. Alvarado, "Women in CS: an evaluation of three promising practices," in Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education, 2010.

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie M. George PhD, East Carolina University; Nathaniel Paul von der Embse, Temple University; Zachary J Domire, East Carolina University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

contactwith their home mentors throughout the summer program. Following the program, homeinstitution mentors continue mentoring by helping to reflect on the summer experience andprepare for conference presentations. The REU faculty members continue to mentor their REUstudents after the program, but students have direct access to their home institution mentors. Toencourage collaboration with the home institutions, we submitted press releases with a shortstudent biography and information on their REU research and national presentations. Thesereleases were well received.AssessmentInteractions with home institution mentors are self-reported by students in a pre-program surveyand include mode and frequency. Students are requested to meet with their home

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mikayle A. Holm, Arizona State University; Sarah E. Stabenfeldt, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University

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Biomedical

aortic valve dis- ease. Currently, she is investigating cyber-based student engagement strategies in flipped and traditional biomedical engineering courses. She aspires to understand and improve student attitude, achievement, and persistence in student-centered courses. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Work in Progress: Evaluation of the Concept Mapping in a Student-centered Biomaterials CourseIntroductionConcept mapping is a reflective technique used for teaching practices in science and engineeringclassrooms. It requires students, either individually or part of a team, to create an intellectualframework that shows major ideas and emphasizes their

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Innovative Graduate Programs and Methods, Developing Master's & Ph.D. Programs and Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas J. Connolly, University of Texas - Austin

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Graduate Studies

developed under the guidance of the following design principles:  The workshop should entail approximately six hours of professional learning time  Facilitators should include experts, practitioners, and seasoned TAs  Participants should work in table groups of approximately eight people  Sessions should make use of a diverse set of delivery modes, such as individual reflection and planning, small-group collaboration, and whole-group discussions  Sessions should model what effective learning environments look like  Participants’ experience and expertise should be acknowledged and leveraged  Content should be based on research and proven educational practices  A majority of the activities should be

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; David L. Tomasko, The Ohio State University; Rachel Tuttle, The Ohio State University ; Jan Upton, Institutional Research Consultants, Ltd.

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

coursework compared to only 40 percent in the GES group. Three quarters(75%) of the HES students reported that scholarships allowed them to pursue their preferredmajors and made it possible for them to do research or participate in service learningopportunities (significantly higher than the GES group). While 60 percent of the GES studentsagreed that scholarships allowed them to pursue their preferred majors, no GES studentsindicated that the scholarships made it possible for them to pursue research or service learningprojects, which was a statistically significant difference. Another significant gap between the twogroups is reflected in the 55 percent of HES students who affirmed that scholarships had giventhem more time to research graduate

Conference Session

Instructional and Learning Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Mariano Javier Savelski, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Joseph Francis Stanzione III, Rowan University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #14472Is Student Performance in CHE Core Courses Affected by Time ElapsedSince Completion of Material and Energy Balance Course Sequence?Dr. Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University Kevin Dahm is a Professor of Chemical Engineering at Rowan University. He earned his BS from Worces- ter Polytechnic Institute (92) and his PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (98). He has pub- lished two books, ”Fundamentals of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics” and ”Interpreting Diffuse Reflectance and Transmittance.” He has also published papers on effective use of simulation in engineer- ing, teaching design and engineering

Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part I: Artifacts for Creative Pedagogy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S Alireza Behnejad P.E., University of Surrey, UK

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Civil Engineering

support this, Hithcock & Hughes also argue that reflecting, criticising and putting forward a more informed view to the educational process would be possible by doing research in education. Consequently, the educational practice could benefit from the outcomes of such research. Also, there has been strong links between research in education and the research traditions of the social sciences which both are complex and complicated themes 15. v. The final shift entitled the influence of ‘Information, Computational and Communication Technology (ICCT)’ on engineering education.Having the above shifts in engineering education in mind, it is believed that individuals differin regard to what mode of instruction

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Douglas Muir, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

become a valued resource for business incubator programs throughout Virginia and her success as a business consultant is reflected in the successful outcomes of her clients. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Beyond "The Innovator's DNA:" Systematic Development of Creative Intelligence in an Engineering Entrepreneurship ProgramIn a seminal paper published in the Harvard Business Review in 2009 and titled “The Innovator’sDNA,” Dyer, Gregersen, and Christensen argue that there are "five discovery skills thatdistinguish the most innovative entrepreneurs from other executives." The specific skills theyidentified through their research were (1) associating, (2) questioning, (3

Conference Session

Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan Budny P.E., University of Pittsburgh; Elizabeth E. Vidal, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

limitwithout any kind of visual aid. This forces the student to work a mental schema and to practiceoral communication skills. During the presentations the students are also evaluated on theguidelines received in Unit 4.B. RA II and Ability ( i): The recognition of the need for continuous learningAccording to the proposal of Candy [17], there are two areas that the student must develop inorder to achieve the continuous learning: (a) will be able to do (motivation): curious, disciplined,analytical, reflective, responsible, creative, independent and (b) can be done (ability): hasdeveloped skills of search and retrieval of information, has knowledge about the learningprocess, develops and uses its evaluation criterion (critical thinking).Extending the

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Pablo Moreno Romani, Universidad de Ingeniería y Tecnología UTEC; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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International

to the globalenvironment is the international senior capstone project introduced at the Purdue PolytechnicInstitute and is fully described elsewhere12. This new approach to increase the awareness inengineering students of the challenges of global teams has already resulted in multi-national teamsinvolving students from Peru, Germany, Poland, and the Netherlands and coming in the nearfuture, teams including Denmark, Russia, Australia and Dubai. This mixing of students fromdifferent nationalities stimulated this interest in learning motivation so that project topics for theseteam can be selected that would appeal to a mixed nationality team.MotivationMotivation is a crosscutting element of personality. Motivation reflects the level of identity

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David G. Alexander Ph.D., California State University - Chico

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

form of workshops were delivered to the team duringweekly meetings to develop and enhance skills in team development, communications, projectmanagement, business development, brainstorming, and ideation. In addition, engineeringstudents collaborated with business students during the business management course to providetechnical expertise during market research and analysis and students presented to one another ontopics related to their particular disciplines. This paper describes the workshops that weredelivered, student reflections and feedback, and lessons learned throughout the experience basedon faculty observations and student performance.IntroductionMany engineering programs today include opportunities to work in multi-disciplinary

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel K. Anderson, Clemson University; Julie P Martin, Clemson University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

the cross-disciplinary practice model wereapplicable in the undergraduate context. The pilot study also confirmed that collecting dataduring the team process would provide a deeper, more detailed picture of how undergraduatesdevelop as cross-disciplinary team members compared to a retrospective approach. Therefore,my dissertation work uses a real-time approach to collecting data—that is, I utilized weeklyobservations of the team, regular, written reflections by each team member, and periodicindividual interviews with student team members throughout one semester. This real-timemethod, common in ethnographic research,4 provides a rich understanding of how undergraduatestudents develop as cross-disciplinary team members during a cross

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Pedagogy and Learning Within Engineering Design Graphics II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Murad Musa Mahmoud, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University

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Engineering Design Graphics

context. This requiredchanging the course to reflect discipline-based engineering assignments.To assist with assignment reconfiguration, the instructor of the course recruited the help of seniorstudents in civil, environmental and biological engineering to create new assignments.Assignment were created specific to the disciplines of civil, environmental and biologicalengineering. In addition, a Ph.D. student with teaching experience in the CAD course was usedto oversee the entire process.Since the students in the course consist of civil, environmental or biological engineering majors,the new assignments cater to their needs. Funding support for the course changes are from theHuntsman Environment Research Center (HERC) at Utah State University

Conference Session

Proven Strategies in Classroom Engagement Part II: Activities for Creative Pedagogy

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Celio Biering P.E., Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, United States Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus, U.S. Military Academy; Rahul Verma P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

toaccount for labor rates, retainage, overhead, bonding, and rentals to determine whether or not hemust use credit or cash to purchase the pre-arranged material order for the following month.Traditionally, the winner for each project of the K’NEXercise was the group that has the lowest“construction costs” from the event, which directly relates to the minimal use of credit,accurately ordering materials, minimizing the use of labor and equipment, and not being fined byOSHA for unsafe working conditions. Teams that did not win the K’NEXercise had todeliberate on their results in a reflective essay.As is likely to happen when young adults are allowed to compete, and additional homework isthe price of failure, there are always those that cry foul when