Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel Rangel, University of Houston

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

the Next GenerationScience Standards (NGSS) (see Figure 1).Program PilotsThe Champaign, Illinois pilot was led by the program director (and program founder, Mr. Greer)and the program co-founder (Dr. Henderson) who developed lesson plans, led hands-onactivities, and trained program staff (undergraduate and graduate engineering students). Lessonsemphasized the engineering design process (Haik, Sivaloganathan, & Shahin, 2015). Studentswere given open-ended scenarios and were tasked to identify and research problems, developpossible solutions, and then plan, test and improve their designed solutions.The Houston pilot, initiated in the spring of 2017, combined the best practices learned from theearlier pilot and added a partnership with the

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samuel R. Putnam, University of Florida; Amy G. Buhler, University of Florida; Caroline Reed, University of Florida; Jean L Bossart P.E., University of Florida; Neelam Bharti; Mickey S. Schafer, University of Florida

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Engineering Libraries

• Piloting two sections of a flipped classroom approach of information literacy instruction for deployment across all sections, traditional and online. This pilot included: o Creating a series of information literacy videos on understanding important engineering subjects such as scholarly and professional literature, standards, and patents o Implementing active learning curriculum focused on information literacy via 5 25-minute sessions strategically planned throughout the semester o Developing an assessment instrument to gauge the impacts on student learning outcomes of flipped versus traditional one-shot instruction.The task was conceptualized broadly as

Conference Session

Sustainability in Civil Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marisa Swift, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

developed by those students will be limited. Additionally, particular topics both at thebeginning and end of a university degree may open pathways for underrepresented groups likewomen to enter engineering at the university and in the workforce.In the prior study, “Sustainability and Gender in Engineering,” by Klotz and colleagues [20] of6,772 students from across the U.S., students who chose engineering at the beginning ofuniversity, both male and female, were less likely than students who planned to pursue non-engineering degrees to have outcome expectations related to disease, poverty, and opportunitiesfor underrepresented groups. However, for many of the outcome expectations that engineeringstudents were less interested (i.e., disease, poverty

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bret Austin Arnold, University of Tulsa; Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Michael W. Keller, University of Tulsa

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Graduate Studies

-source feedback, professional grade trainingtools, and a specially designed development plan, these engineers begin practicing thecompetencies possessed by high-performing, professional engineers.This paper is comprised of two main components. First is a description of the program and therating format was specially designed to reduce common sources of rater-error in subjectivemeasurement. We discuss how behaviorally anchored rating scales (BARS) can provide a sharedframe of reference among raters and how we constructed BARS for each of our ninecompetencies. Next, our discussion presents the initial feedback results in two lights. The firstconsults the data as a needs assessment of the piloted cohort. By looking at the competencies ofhighest and

Conference Session

COED: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nabeel Alzahrani, University of California, Riverside; Frank Vahid, University of California, Riverside; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, zyBooks; Roman Lysecky, University of Arizona; Susan Lysecky, zyBooks

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Computers in Education

]. Spohrer [3] analyzed programming errors using a cognitive sciencemodel. Spohrer used a Goal And Plan tree to trace the root causes of errors, which defined plans(steps/procedures) as the techniques to solve the problem, and the goals as the desired result toachieve or accomplish. Spohrer found that once there is a mismatch between a plan and a goal,an error occurs. Yarmish used a similar approach but added more components to a plan [4].Other work suggests that errors occur due to inaccurate mental models about program state[3][4][7][13][14]. Horstmann [5] presents a list of common errors when introducing C++programming concepts and constructs. Horstmann presents common errors in each chapter,which may help students avoid such errors. Oualline [6

Conference Session

Design in the BME curriculum

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Yssels; Marina Crowder; Ozcan Gulacar, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis

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Biomedical Engineering

students are faced with solving an open-ended design problem, there may be specific partsof this practice that students either do not understand, do not implement correctly, or do notknow to attempt when solving open-ended design problems. Several studies have investigatedhow first year undergraduate engineering students in particular, approach design problemsolving, and their interpretation and knowledge of engineering design [4-7]. These studies usedvarious methods to evaluate students’ design thinking including pre- and post-tests associatedwith group design projects in a classroom setting [4], pre- and post-essay response critiques oftwo design plans [5], gender differences in students’ attempts to evaluate design factors [6], andshort essay

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ann F. McKenna, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Jennifer M. Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

group plans to continue to meet to discuss the following: variations in ways to implementthe action plan, challenges to implementations and strategies for overcoming them, and ways tostudy the effectiveness of this action plan after the semester ends.Advisory Board EngagementOur project has a diverse external advisory board comprised of individuals with long-terminterest in the professional formation of students. These individuals come from industry, highereducation, and non-profit organizations, and bring relevant expertise in making and innovation,industry needs, faculty development, and undergraduate engineering education. Our approachhas been to enable each advisory board member to lend their unique perspective to the project ina very

Conference Session

International Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dong Liang, Sichuan University; Senbao Lin, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute; Lurao Liu, Sichuan University; Wei Chen, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute; Jared Yi Du, Sichuan University

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International

hands-on practice. Theorganization, facilities, challenges, and planning of Makerspace are also presented to guideothers in the creation of similar organizations. IntroductionSichuan University-Pittsburgh Institute (SCUPI) is a new academic entity jointly establishedby Sichuan University (SCU) and the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt). This institute is arealization of the new archetype of institute-scale, collaborative entities between leadinguniversities in the U.S. and China. SCUPI is designed to follow an international model and isaimed to provide a world-class engineering education that focuses on design, innovation, anda global vision. Currently, it offers three undergraduate programs in Mechanical

Conference Session

Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Iowa State University; Renee Fleming; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Bora Cetin, Iowa State University; Paige Taylor

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Educational Research and Methods

information gathering. Pertaining to thisgap between academia and industry, research is needed to explore characteristics of the problemsolving approaches of students and professionals to better understand what factors may influencethese approaches, and to gain insight into how to better teach undergraduate students how tosolve ill-structured problems. In order to extend the analysis of problem solving approaches to alarger group of participants, this study examines faculty members as well as students andpracticing engineers. It is hypothesized that these three groups of participants will differ bothquantitatively and qualitatively in their problem-solving processes.III. Methodology In this study, we plan to conduct a comparative analysis of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian Bielenberg, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Ali Bouabid, Khalifa University of Science and Technology; Sami Ainane, Khalifa University of Science and Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

entrepreneurialmindset through undergraduate learning experiences.The Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) serves as a starting point for answering this question.TPB suggests that becoming an entrepreneur is a planned behavior, and entrepreneurialintentions often precede entrepreneurial behavior. Maresch et al [6] have documented that EEcan contribute significantly to the development of entrepreneurial intentions in students. EEhelps to nurture an entrepreneurial mindset among students, a fact that has been documented forengineering students [7]. Kriewall and Mekemson [7] expand on this change in mindset byillustrating the dimensions of an entrepreneurial engineer through their KEEN pyramid (seeFigure 1). The pyramid indicates four core attributes of an

Conference Session

Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (2)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Johnna Bolyard, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University; David Luke Loomis, West Virginia University; Sera Mathew; Kelly Leigh Watts

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

mathematics and science. Project TESAL (Teachers Engaged in Science And Literacy)is a three year Math Science Partnership providing proximal context for developing this model.Project TESAL involved two weeks professional development each summer, two days eachsemester, and classroom observations/support. Teachers participated all three years and createdthen implemented and refined two lesson plans per year. Project TESAL involved 24participating teachers from four counties with 41% to 67% low-income students, less than 80%highly qualified mathematics or science teachers, and below average mathematics and sciencetest scores in a state well below the national average.Our model includes the following steps:Step 1: Identify mathematics and science

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diane L. Bondehagen, Florida Gulf Coast University; Simeon J. Komisar, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Environmental Engineering

assess and address more successful curricular applications andteaching methods in the Civil and Environmental Engineering Departments.Currently, the senior-level course in Sustainability is required for Environmental Engineers andserves as an environmental elective for the majority of Civil Engineers. Environmental and Civilengineers at Florida Gulf Coast University share the same course template for the first two years.Performance in the senior level Sustainability in Engineering course varies even though thetopics reflect all varieties of infrastructure including energy efficiency, construction,transportation and water and waste infrastructure as well as project planning, life cycle analysesand economic topics. Students in both disciplines

Conference Session

Technical Session 3: History and Future of Engineering Librarianship

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kari A. Kozak, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

290 video card orgreater. A photo after deconstruction of the wall between the classroom and the storage room canbe seen in Figure 1, and a full floor plan can be seen in Figure 2.Figure 1: The computer classroom right after the wall was removed. Figure 2: Floor Plan of the Creative SpaceWith the new space, sixty-one items were added to enrich the Tool Library. Twenty-nine werecables, adapters and chargers.The other thirty-two are all related to the three central themes of the creative space:Prototyping  four types of 3-D scanners  drawing tablets  various measuring and hand tools needed to build items from scratchVirtual Reality  Oculus Rift headset  Movio BT-300 augmented reality headset  leap motion

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech; Tamoghna Roy, Virginia Tech

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Computing & Information Technology

university-specific information reflecting the university’soverall vision and purpose ((Kibuuka, 2001), as cited in Creamer and Ghoston (2013)), and areoften developed through strategic planning in institutions. Thus, multiple research studies haveacknowledged mission statements to be important in describing institutions intent and goals(e.g.,Tierney, 1999; Young, 2001), and have argued that institutions need to be more strategic indeveloping statements which truly reflect their characteristics (e.g., Barnett (2003) in Kreber andMhina (2007)). In describing contradicting views on the significance of mission statementsKreber and Mhina (2007) cite Detomasi (1995) to describe how the latter suggest that missionstatements are “embarrassingly vague, and

Conference Session

Career Development for Engineering Professionals

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel LeBlanc, International Council on Systems Engineering; Stacy L. Chiaramonte, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephanie Pals Papia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Jessica Papachriston, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Amanda Maurer Keighley, Worcester Polytechnic Institute ; Brian D. Degon, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Terri A. Camesano, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

Online, as well as the logistics and operations for numerous corporate graduate programs. During Stacy’s tenure, WPI Online has doubled the number of programs and enrolled students while increasing student support and quality. Stacy holds a Bachelor’s in Business Administra- tion from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and a MBA from Babson College.Mrs. Stephanie Pals Papia, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Stephanie Papia is a Student Success Manager for Online Programs at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI). In addition to working closely with over 200 online graduate students throughout the duration of their programs, she also manages long-term planning initiatives for WPI Online, including student support

Conference Session

Virtual Reality, Simulation, and Optimization of Manufacturing

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jimmy Ching-ming Chen, Wayne State University; Y. Gene Liao, Wayne State University; Brandon Roderick Tucker, Washtenaw Community College ; Alan R. Lecz, Washtenaw Community College

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Manufacturing

Academy. A US Air Force Veteran, Brandon his obtained his Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resource Management from the University of Toledo, Master’s Degree in Organizational Leadership from Lourdes University and is currently pursuing his Doctorate of Philosophy degree in Higher Education from the University of Toledo.Mr. Alan R. Lecz, Washtenaw Community College Alan (Al) Lecz is Director of the Advanced Transportation Center (ATC) at Washtenaw Community College. He is responsible for the comprehensive planning, coordination, communications and oversight of the ATC. He work’s collaboratively with credit and non-credit administrators and faculty to provide industry leadership related to training, programming and other

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Student Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Okan Caglayan, University of the Incarnate Word; Sreedevi Ande P.E., University of the Incarnate Word; Erik Coronado; Max Joseph Martinez, University of the Incarnate Word; Samuel Jacob Handowski

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First-Year Programs

presentations made by the guestspeakers from various industries, such as Southwest Research Institute, Boeing, Rackspace, andFirst Year Engagement Office at UIW. Their presentations emphasized the followingskills/attributes that students need in order to be successful in college and career:  Time management – class attendance, planning, class assignments.  Networking and communication – soft skills, participation in student clubs, gaining information about internships.  Creativity and problem solving – applications of MATLAB5 used in industry by STEM experts.The outcome of the second objective was achieved by developing and implementing technicalsolutions to problems in computer programming, robotics, and presenting the

Conference Session

Middle School Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Murat Akarsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

educationthat include the complete process of design, problem and background, plan and implement, testand evaluate, apply science, engineering, and mathematics, engineering thinking, conceptions ofengineers and engineering, engineering tools, issues, solutions, and impacts, ethics, teamwork,and communication related to engineering. Although these are all essential factors for a holisticengineering education, for this study, we focus on one aspect, problem and background, toanalyze how the teacher uses problem scoping engineering talk. Problem scoping and understanding the problem is a major task for engineering designersbecause engineers are “rarely… given a specific, well-defined problem to solve” [8, pp. 12]. Indesign, “problem setting is as

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Chell A. Roberts, University of San Diego; Leonard A. Perry, University of San Diego

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College Industry Partnerships

Program (ISP) is a year-long program designed by [[University]] industrypartners and first launched in Spring 2017. In the first year of the ISP program, first and secondyear undergraduate students were introduced to professional skills through experientialworkshops, industry site visits, and internships planned and coordinated by industry partners.The first cohort of 27 Industry Scholars were exposed to skills such as teamwork, emotionalintelligence, and communication in a series of experiential learning workshops, which preceded asummer industry internship where those skills were built upon. Following these internships,students engaged in one final semester of professional skill development through additionalworkshops, industry site visits, and

Conference Session

NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Sepideh Afkhami Goli, University of Calgary; Ehsan Mohammadi, University of Calgary; Fatemeh Sharifi, University of Calgary

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #27563Collaborative Autoethnographic Study of a Large-Scale Flipped ClassroomImplementation with Multiple InstructorsRobyn Paul, University of Calgary Robyn Paul PhD student at the Schulich School of Engineering, University of Calgary where she also works as the Program Evaluation and Planning Specialist. She is the team lead for the faculty on all matters related engineering education including teaching and learning, curriculum development, Capstone design and engineering accreditation. Robyn just completed master’s degree in engineering education where she is looking at the impact of engineering leadership

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 9: Persistence and Retention

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Johnny C. Woods, Jr., Virginia Tech; Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Tech; Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Scott W. Case, Virginia Tech; Natasha Smith, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

improvement. The project is groundedconceptually using the Academic Plan Model (APM) [11], which provides a holistic view of theeducational environment and provides context for how the educational environment is shaped.Viewing the FEC educational environment as an academic plan provided a way to criticallyexamine the educational environment, the elements that comprise it, and the factors thatinfluence it.The Academic Plan Model identified accommodating the “characteristics, goals and abilities” ofstudents (learners) ([11], p. 15) as a key element in decision-making for the educationalenvironment. In considering the FEC learning environment through APM, we acknowledge thatstudents’ past educational experiences influence why and how they engage in the

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 7 - Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Shenoda, Farmingdale State College

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Construction Engineering

comparison to assessmentresults in a traditional course offering.BackgroundThe study of Construction Engineering involves courses in areas of construction practice such asestimation, scheduling, safety, project management, and plan reading and production. Suchcourses normally involve expenses for students in terms of textbooks, equipment, and software.The expenses for course textbooks and materials can be quite high. These include prices rangingto over $300 for individual textbooks in engineering [1], [2], to $700 per semester [3], toupwards of $1200 a year on average for civil engineering programs [4]. These costs also increaseat an exorbitant rate, with textbook costs estimated to have been increasing 1500%, or nearlythree times the overall rate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron W. Johnson, University of Michigan; Jessica E. S. Swenson, University of Michigan; Max William Blackburn, University of Michigan; Candace Rose Wiwel, University of Michigan; Jessica P. Hernandez; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-part classroom observation protocol, an instructor interview protocol,two instructor surveys, and a student survey.We have collected data from nine courses taught in one of ten flexible classrooms at theUniversity of Michigan during the Fall 2018 semester. Two of these courses were first-yearintroduction to engineering courses co-taught by two instructors, and the other seven courseswere sophomore- and junior-level core technical courses taught by one instructor. Fiveinstructors participated in a faculty learning community that met three times during the semesterto discuss active learning, to learn how to make the best use of the flexible classroomaffordances, and to plan activities to implement in their courses. In each course we gathered

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University; Charles Algeo Wilson IV, Louisiana State University; Laura Ikuma, Louisiana State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-2015 ME 3834 Fluid Mechanics (ME) Spring & Fall 2014 PETE 2031 Rock Properties Spring 2015 PETE 2032 Petroleum fluids Spring 2015Table 2. Engineering courses with SI offered at LSU (2013-2015). SI Leaders for these courses have several responsibilities: they must plan and lead twoweekly review sessions for the students in the course; they hold weekly office hours for studentsto get one-on-one assistance; they attend the course lectures so that they know what theinstructor is covering in the course; and they communicate with the instructor regularly. Inaddition to these duties, SI Leaders attend an introductory training workshop at the beginning ofthe semester as well as

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tamer Omar, East Carolina University; Sirena A. Hardy, East Carolina University

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Engineering Technology

implementation of an enterprise resource planning system. Currently she is providing human resource management system software training to the public school districts of North Carolina and assisting with the statewide implementation of a new applicant tracking solution. She holds a MS in Information Science from North Carolina Central University and is currently pursuing a MS in Networking Technology at East Carolina University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Broadband Wireless Networking in the Era of Big DataAbstractOrganizations accumulate huge amounts of data from various systems but more often than notthe data is stored but not organized or analyzed by the organizations

Conference Session

Aerospace Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Anthony Zusack, Purdue University: Engineering and Technology; Raveena Patil, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sean Lachenman, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Chanel Antoinette Johnson, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Nathan McDaniel

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Aerospace

Paper ID #15561Capstone Design Project Experience: Lunar Ice Extraction DesignMr. Steven Anthony Zusack, Purdue University: Engineering and Technology Recent graduate with a bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. Currently working as an Intern at NASA Johnson Space Planning to enter graduate school in the Fall of 2016 for a master’s in Aero/Astro Engineering at Purdue University. Aspirations of pursuing PhD in the field of Aerospace Engineering with a focus on aerospace systems.Miss Raveena Patil, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Recent graduate with a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering and will pursue

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Classroom Practice

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy A. Bibelnieks Ph.D., University of Minnesota Duluth; Kristen S. Gorman, University of Minnesota; Brian D. Gute, University of Minnesota Duluth; Joshua W. Hamilton, University of Minnesota Duluth; Elizabeth M. Hill, University of Minnesota Duluth; Alison B. Hoxie, University of Minnesota Duluth; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Andrea J. Schokker, University of Minnesota Duluth; Pete Willemsen, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Educational Research and Methods

of engineering and science at the University ofMinnesota Duluth (UMD) after initiating a strategic development plan to create cultural andpedagogical change in undergraduate classrooms to engaged and active learning environments.The initial cohort consisted of faculty from Chemical Engineering, Chemistry, ComputerScience, Civil Engineering, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, the Dean of the College ofScience and Engineering (SCSE) and a facilitator from the University of Minnesota’s Center forEducational Innovation (CEI). The cohort meetings began in January with focus on theory oflearning and best practice of teaching using active learning strategies. The foundational readingsand facilitated discussion were developed around the book How

Conference Session

Curriculum and New Course Development in ET

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huiru Shih P.E., Jackson State University; Pao-Chiang Yuan, Jackson State University

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Engineering Technology

presents. Finally, we present some conclusions and future plans.2. Emergency Management Technology Program at JSUAs natural and man-made disasters pose greater risks to communities, the demand for skilledprofessionals who can manage and mitigate their effects continues to grow. During the Spring of2010, JSU’s Technology Department was selected to receive a grant from the US Department ofHomeland Security (DHS) to establish an Emergency Management Technology (EMT) programand to provide a number of scholarships to outstanding undergraduate students. The EMTprogram offers students a combination of homeland security related science, technology,engineering and mathematics (HS-STEM) coursework, skill-development activities, experientialresearch

Conference Session

Diversity in Community Engagement Implementation II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Plymesser PE, Montana State University, Billings; Damon Lee Sheumaker; Christopher Robert Allen, Civil Engineering and the Center For Biofilm Engineering, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

that he was doing what was dictated by the contract which told him todrill to 170m and to attempt to develop the well. It was felt that the water quantity, spottyelectricity, and higher maintenance cost for a more complex system did not warrant the financialinvestment in an electric pump. The EWB@MSU student project manager and the professionalmentor, in consultation with EWB@MSU leadership in the US decided to abandon and backfillthe borehole.This left the EWB@MSU team in Kenya to explain to the school project management committeethe decisions being made on their behalf and to discuss possible plans for moving forward. Ameeting was held in which this decision was explained and the school was told that EWB@MSUwould try to find another water

Conference Session

Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Milana Trifkovic, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

through the aforementioned activities. Yet, the faculty observed that ourstudents had unexpected difficulties. The majority of our students struggled to effectively presenttheir research in an oral or written form, and had difficulties working in a team environment. Theproblem was escalated at the postgraduate level in comparison to undergraduate, as many of ourgraduate students are international students and faced added difficulty due to differences inlanguage, culture, and education.To address these problems, we began by asking what attributes we want our students to have. Weidentified the following as the main attributes: effective communication, professional behaviour,effective research methodology, proactive career planning and staying