Conference Session

General Technical Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

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Computers in Education

questions at this level 48% ofthe time. The OECD average is 55%. At level 4, 25% of the US students correctly answered thequestions, compared to the OECD average of 31%. At level 5, 9% of US students were correct,while the OECD average was 13%7. Even though the OECD averages are slightly higher, TheUS and OECD 10th and 90th percentiles are virtually the same. As noted in Figure 1, thedifferences from year to year are small, compared to the overall distribution of scores. Chris has just received her car driving license and wants to buy her first car. This table below shows the details of four cars she finds at a local car dealer. QUESTION: Which car’s engine capacity is the smallest? a) Alpha b

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Clinton Stephens, Iowa State University; Katherine Lynn Friesen, College of Engineering, Iowa State University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

.  (2013).  Developing  Students'  Leadership  Capacity:  New   Directions  for  Student  Services,  Number  140:  Wiley.  Hartmann,  B.  (2015).  Surveying  industry  needs  for  leadership  in  entry-­‐level  engineering   position,  Unpublished  manuscript.  Iowa  State  University.      Higher  Education  Research  Institute.  (1996).  A  social  change  model  of  leadership   development:  Guidebook  version  III.  College  Park,  MD:  National  Clearinghouse  for   Leadership  Programs.  Kouzes,  J.  M.,  &  Posner,  B.  Z.  (2005).  The  Student  Leadership  Practices  Inventory  (LPI):   Wiley.  Kouzes,  J.  M.,  &  Posner,  B.  Z.  (2012).  The  Leadership  Challenge:  How  to

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Jane Grigg, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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First-Year Programs

errors on two of the instructor’s course sites. In total, thisanalysis includes responses from 341 out of 616 students (55.5% response rate) enrolled in 12course sections taught by 6 different instructors using PROCESS. This sample of students wasused to evaluate the student learning outcomes and perceptions of the course and the PROCESSrubric. Instructors and graders completed a similar survey about the PROCESS rubric. Seveninstructors and 5 graders completed the survey.Sample PopulationThe distribution of final course grades of student survey respondents was representative of thedistribution found overall. The sample population has a slightly higher response rate fromstudents earning A or B grades and a slightly lower response rate from

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison; William Peter Herner; Christopher John Olejniczak, Devry University ; Kulsoom Ahmed

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

. II. Project Overview and ObjectiveHospitals are tending to a lot of patients on daily basis. In case of emergencies and/or dailypatient care, urgent assistance may arise that requires quick and organized response from staff.It’s also important to limit access to patients for security reasons and/or safety, that in case of airborn or incurable diseases. The hospitals need monitoring systems which can perform to: a. Improve staff-to-staff or patient-to-staff communication. b. Provide safer environment without additional resources. c. Improve critical/emergency rapid response. d. Provide supporting evidences determining accident cause and analysis. e. Increase efficiency through better time management.The objective

Conference Session

Visualization Within Engineering Design Graphics Education Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serdar Tumkor, University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown; Roelof Harm de Vries, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

in various forms. a. Classroom – Basics of orthographic projection b. Classroom – Creating 3-D foam models of parts c. AutoCAD to solve orthographic projection problems d. Classroom – Basics of isometric drawings e. Classroom – Basics of auxiliary views f. Classroom – Basics of sectional views g. AutoCAD and Inventor to create auxiliary views h. Inventor to create sectional views i. Classroom – Exercises in descriptive geometry II. Learning software. a. AutoCAD basics, then introducing new commands as needed each class session b. Learning by practice – using AutoCAD to solve visualization problems and create drawings c. Inventor basics, then introducing new

Collection

2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Mahbub K. Ahmed; Kendra J. Ahmed; Md. M. Rashid; Scott McKay

of students with technology besides desktop computers, PDA’ s and cell phones are now alsobeing used in many institutes. A study [4] showed that a PDA-based quiz is more efficient compared to a paper-and-pencil basedone in terms of the time it takes to finish the quiz.____________________1Assistant Professor, Engineering and Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 9343, Building/ Office: Science 107 B, Southern Arkansas University,Magnolia, Arkansas, 71754 (corresponding author), Email: mkahmed@saumag.edu, Phone: (870)-235-42942Adjunct, Mathematics and Computer Science, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, Email: kjahmed@saumag.edu3 Lecturer, Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, 110 Falmouth Hall, University of Massachusetts

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Fathizadeh P.E., Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology); Kevin E Horecky

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Instrumentation

A B C D R3 1kΩ V1 5V R4 72 % Key = A 1kΩ R2 50kΩ C1 1.5uFFigure-10 A typical Low Pass filter and its output response used to reduce the noise effect due to bumpson the road

Conference Session

Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Ali Sanati-Mehrizy; Paymon Sanati-Mehrizy, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University

Tagged Divisions

Computing & Information Technology

care, physicians can predict the future of a bacterial infectionor an allergic reaction. These types of sequences are harmful and need to be brought to anend as soon as possible. To do so, physicians recommend necessary treatments toterminate these undesirable sequences.Implementation ModelA multiway lexicographic search tree can be used to represent event sequences where anevent from the sequence of events determines a multiway branch at each step. If thesequence is constructed from the English alphabets, at the root of the tree there are 27possible branches. Similarly, there are 27 braches for each subsequent node of the tree.For the sake of simplicity, assume we have a text that its words are constructed from theletters a, b, and c. The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amjad Aman, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Central Florida; Yunjun Xu, University of Central Florida; Haiyan Bai, University of Central Florida; Nina Orlovskaya, University of Central Florida

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

videos. The five modules are: (i) introduction, (ii) applications, (iii) fuel cellsystems, (iv) cell level, and (v) fuel cell science. There are two important standpoints in thedevelopment of this software: (a) contents, and (b) interconnectedness among software modules. Page 26.1010.4First, the educational content is presented in the form of text, video, and animations with audio.All the material contents are verified by the instructor of the fuel cell courses. The design,sequence and flow or continuity of the animations and videos have been deliberately plannedout. At the same time, the animations/videos are made to keep student’s attention

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies: Mechanical Engineering and Control

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julianne Vernon, University of Michigan, College of Engineering; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan; Noel C. Perkins, University of Michigan; Bradford G Orr, University of Michigan

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. These scores are not significantly different (p-value #1 = 0.797 and p-value#2 = 0.621)Only one of the fourteen DCI concepts for Intervention #1 had statistically significant differencewhen compared to Control #1. The score on concept 8 (zero velocity does not imply zeroacceleration and conversely) for students in the Intervention #1 is statistically significantlyhigher than that for students in Control #1 (53% ± 3.9% versus 26% ± 6.0%, p<0.0001). Thisconcept measures a student’s understanding that: “An object can have (a) nonzero accelerationand zero velocity or (b) nonzero velocity and no acceleration.” Though the concept isn’t directlylinked to either of the i-Newton experiments for that specific term, the concept was covered inthe

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xuesong Li P.E., Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University

Tagged Divisions

Chemical Engineering

direction from the inside of the electrode to the outsideand the K+ gradient is in the opposite direction. After 10 min of calibration the di-ISE systemwill reach the Na+ and K+ ion concentration/electrical equilibrium resting potential as is for a Page 26.837.4living neuron before stimulation [11].Fig. 3 B shows how the sensor will react when the K+ ionophore side is blocked by a screw-actuated flexible cover. Blockade of the K+ flux allows fewer K+ ions to flow through themembrane than Na+ ions, i.e., only those carried by the low K+ selective NaX will cross on theNaX side. Hence, the voltage will change and move towards the Na+ equilibrium

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Shawn M. Hughes; Anh Pham; Kathy Huong Nguyen; Ramazan Asmatulu

being used in the industry, such as wet spinning, extrusion molding, and melt spinning.The solution developing from the capillary, called capillary stress, has a stress ratio well-definedas 𝛾𝛾/r, a ratio where 𝛾𝛾 would be the surface tensions and r the radius of the meniscus thatdeveloped at the end of the capillary tube. This stress defined by Maxwell stress tensor can bedefined as [3-5]; 1 1 1 𝜎𝜎𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 = 𝜀𝜀𝑉𝑉𝑖𝑖 𝑉𝑉𝑗𝑗 𝜇𝜇 𝐵𝐵𝑖𝑖 𝐵𝐵𝑗𝑗 − 2 (𝜀𝜀𝑉𝑉 2 + 𝜇𝜇 𝐵𝐵 2 )𝛿𝛿𝑖𝑖𝑖𝑖 (1) 0where 𝜀𝜀 is the permittivity, V is the applied voltage (spinning voltage), B is the magnetic part

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

Authors

Md. M. Rashid; Mahbub Ahmed

Engineering Physics, P.O. Box 9343,Building/Office: Science 107 B, Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia, Arkansas, Email:mkahmed@saumag.edu, Phone: (870)-235-4294 2In describing effectiveness of a syllabus, the current literature uses terms such as “ strongsyllabus” , “ well-designed syllabus” , “ well-constructed syllabus” , “ effective syllabus” or“ incomplete or poorly-designed syllabus” .This work reviews existing literature and summarizes the basic information that a traditionalsyllabus should contain. This work examines syllabus checklists and lists the most importantones. The main purpose of this work is to identify factors that make a

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy Ruzycki, University of Florida

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Materials

interrupting and talking over eachother, at three minutes they begin to build a conversation.Speaker A: How many pellets do we want to make, because she said it was like uh five grams.Speaker B: No, because we are not going to do just one pellet so we are definitely going to need controlsand stuffSpeaker A: Yeah that's trueSpeaker C: For the 0.6 it says about 1g?Speaker D: How expensive were the dopants?At six minutesSpeaker B : So should we plan to do like 3 pellets per thing so that we have uh error bars?Speaker A: Yeah that would be goodSpeaker D: Yeah I think 3 or fiveSpeaker B : Wait, point 3 or moreSpeaker D, A, B: YeahSpeaker A: So which, so whichSpeaker D: interrupting - 9 pelletsSpeaker A: 9 pellets?Speaker A, C, B: Three, three three dopants

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2015 ASEE Zone 3 Conference

Authors

Ibrahim M. Alarifi; Abdulaziz Alharbi; Omar Alsaiari; Ramazan Asmatulu

) b) Figure 2: a) The schematic view of a model, and b) curing the pre-preg composite panel with carbonized PAN nanofibers in a vacuum oven.2.2.3 Mechanical Testing of PAN Reinforced CompositesA four circumferential ring probe was used to measure resistance on the surface of the compositepanels. Through outer probes, a constant current applied in the axial direction, and thecorresponding voltage drop was measured between the inner probes at various axial strainconditions. The specimen was subjected to tension and compression cycles in the servo-hydraulictest frame. Figure 3 shown the experimental setup for testing the strain sensing response ofcomposite panels with carbonized PAN nanofibers. The test specimen was

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions III: Writing as Social–Technical Integration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha M. Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Rebecca R. Essig, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cary D. Troy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Josh Boyd, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

: Explanation 13 7 3 3 6 0 30.2% of a concept (3. b.) Conceptual: Identification 9 3 4 4 1 2 21.7% of a concept (3. c.) Total Writing Prompts in Chapter/Total End- 44/148 14/112 18/135 14/207 9/42 9/90 of-Chapter Problems Percentage of problems with 29.7% 12.5% 13.3% 6.8% 21.4% 10.0% writing prompts (%)a Total writing prompts: 44+14+18+12+9+9=106. Relative % given as sum of found promptsdivided by 106.Textbook Summaries and AnalysisAs part of our analysis, the research team also examined each textbook for features

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

targeting engineering education researchers with a demonstrated interest and developing expertise in interpretive research methods. - University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia, June 21-22, 2013 (n = 9 faculty, n = 8 graduate students) - Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, June 13-14, 2014 (n = 8 faculty, n = 10 graduate students)  Stream B: Broad participation workshops targeting a broad and diverse range of participants within the engineering education community. - Australasian Association of Engineering Education (AAEE) Annual Conference, Swinburne University, Melbourne, Australia, December 2, 2012 (n = 16) - American Society for

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session II

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

Nicolas Couto Giffoni dos Santos, SIUC Leadership Development Program; Bruce DeRuntz, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale; Rhonda K Kowalchuk, Southern Illinois University Carbondale

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

leadership programs can maximize their results through sponsorships and involvement. The program needs to make sure that the lessons learned in the program can be applied to the sponsors through internships and career opportunities. Also, the program may request that the sponsor provide: (a) knowledge to help in structuring the program; (b) lectures and presentations; (c) mentoring activities; and (d) funding.  University support: The university needs to be very committed and provide resources for the development of the activities and high quality professionals willing to dedicate enough time to the development of the students

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ning Gong, ECE Department of Temple University ; Brian P. Butz, Temple University; Saroj K Biswas, Temple University; Li Bai, Temple University; Daniel J Douglas, Temple University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

their own web-based tutoring system. His current research focuses on security of cyber-physical systems based on multiagent framework with applications to the power grid, and the integration of an intelligent virtual laboratory environment in curriculum. He is an associate editor of Dynamics of Continuous, Discrete and Impulsive Systems: Series B, and is a member of IEEE, ASEE, and Sigma Xi.Dr. Li Bai, Temple University Dr. Li Bai is a Professor in the ECE department, Temple University. He received his B.S. (1996) from Temple University, M.S. (1998) and Ph.D. (2001) from Drexel University, all in Electrical Engineering. He was a summer research faculty in AFRL, Rome, NY, during 2002–2004 and the Naval Surface Warfare

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Baheej Nabeel James Saoud; Brian P. Self; Jim Widmann; Alexa Coburn; Jeffrey Phillip Georgette

than the word of the professor or the calculations in the students’ homework. Allowing theresults of a physical experiment to communicate information to the student tends to be moreeffective than having a professorconvey the facts. The IBLA (a) Use peer instruction and collaborative workprocedure has students make aprediction about a physical situation (b) Use activity-based guided-inquiry curricular materialsthen allows them to witness theresult and draw conclusions from (c) Use a learning cycle beginning with predictionsthat result. The IBLA allows formore independence in learning, as it (d) Emphasize conceptual understandingis not meant to be highly structuredas in a laboratory experiment. (e

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hüseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

and ejection delay (3). The rocket was observed to be still climbing briefly before beginning its descend, but after the ejection charge. It is reasonable to assume that the remaining time (1.23 seconds) was due to that brief observation. There were 19 other team launches using A8-3 engine. Not all results were as close as the ones reported from this student team report.AVION FLIGHT 25 :Rocket: Avion Engine: B6-4 The model weight: 28.46 g (heavier than most due to optionalspray paint used). Total weight including engine (Wo) = 46.75 grams ,propellant weight (Wp) =6.24 grams Impulse (I) = 5.00 N-s , Thrust Duration (Δt) = 0.8 sec. 1. Average Weight to Burnout (Wb) a. b. Converted to Pounds: 2. Thrust

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Hands-on Projects and Spatial Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Chao Wang, Arizona State University

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

instructional designer, a web technologist, and threeinstructors teaching the on-site version of this course offered to mechanical, aerospace, electrical,and chemical engineering students at ASU Tempe campus. The development of this course tookabout two months over the summer of 2013 for the course to be launched and taught during thetwo 7.5 weeks of 2013 Fall A and B sessions. First, overall course structure and coursecomponents were discussed and determined; then delivery method and content for eachcomponent was designed, developed, and implemented; finally the course shell (viaLearningStudio, the university’s online course management system) was assembled andfinalized. During the process, a team based design project topic was also selected and the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaqi C. McNeil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University; Russell Andrew Long, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

other factors?  What is the typical curricular entry point for nontraditional students?  Do nontraditional students differ from traditional students in terms of performance (graduation, time to graduation, GPA), demographic characteristics, and other factors? B. What pathways do nontraditional engineering students take?  What majors do nontraditional students take after matriculating/articulating?  Do their pathways vary by gender or other characteristics? Do they change majors less or more often? Do they take more or fewer credits than would be expected? Are women more likely to follow a non-linear path than men?  Are nontraditional students more likely than traditional students to

Conference Session

Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

Collection

2015 ASEE International Forum

Authors

S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Xin Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Daniel Cox, Harvard University; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

Tagged Topics

Diversity, International Forum

videos is 0.62 (ρ = 0.26 forstudents who received a grade). Figure 2 (a,b) shows that students with a high volume of activitydo not necessarily receive high grades. This is typical of MOOCs, as students might interact withresources to learn the content without observable concern for certification or grades. Page 19.23.5Figure 2 (a): Correlation between number of views and grade Figure 2 (b): Correlation between time on DIY videos and gradeDIY lab sessionWe identified a “DIY Lab Session” based on the intensity of students’ access of the DIY labvideos. If the DIY lab activities happened close together (no more than

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

Tagged Topics

NSF Grantees Poster Session

;" #" #" #$" #%"##" #'" ##" !(" !" $" '$" !" #" (" '" )" #" (" $" !%" !'" !*" $(" $$" $%" $'" $*" &(" &$" &%" &'" #%" #)" #&" '$" ''" '%" ')" '&" !$" !'" !%" !)" !"#$%&'($ !"#$%&'($ a) b) Figure 3. Populations of Students Entering Fall 2007-Fall 2009 who a) Took EGR 199 and b) Took EGR 101The populations of students enrolled in EGR 101 before and after the introduction of EGR 199 isshown in Figure 4a

Conference Session

Student Experiences and Motivation: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology; Anna KT Howard, North Carolina State University; Sherry Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

four-week time period (seven lectures) followed immediately by a midterm Page 26.781.4                                                                                                                i  A video capture of handwritten notes  exam covering only those two chapters. The 60 students were divided into two groups withsimilar demographics (sex, GPA, domestic versus international, etc.; see Table 1). StudentGroup A watched Dr. Howard’s videos for Chapter 5 and Dr. Jensen’s videos for Chapter 6.Student Group B

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohammadreza Ostadali Makhmalbaf, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Leadership Development Division

). Influences impacting leadership development. Journal of Management inEngineering, 22(2), 68-74.9. Russell, J. S., & Stouffer, W. B. (2005). Survey of the national civil engineering curriculum. Journal of ProfessionalIssues in Engineering Education and Practice, 131(2), 118-128.10. Ahn, Y. H., Kwon, H., Pearce, A. R., & Shin, H. (2010, April). Key competencies for US construction graduates:an exploratory factor analysis. In ASC Proceedings of the 46th Annual International Conference, Boston, MA.11. Arciszewski, T., & Harrison, C. (2009). Successful civil engineering education. Journal of professional issues inengineering education and practice, 136(1), 1-8.12. Ellis, L. A., & Petersen, A. K. (2011). A way forward: Assessing the

Conference Session

Aerospace Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Masoud Rais-Rohani, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Aerospace

capacity ofmulti-corner sections under axial compression. Repeated demonstrations of the cardboard Hatcolumn has indicated a range of loading from 14 to 21 books for an impressive collapse load-to-weight ratio of 916 to 1,375.Although the cardboard column demonstration is far from a rigorous scientific experiment, itprovides an impetus to delve deeper into the mathematical analysis and design of thin-walledcolumns as a preamble to more complex stiffened panels as noted below.4. Thin-walled column assignmentAs a basic design-built-test experience, students analyze, build and test two specified thin-walledcolumn (stringer) design concepts with the cross-sectional configurations A & B as shown inFig. 2. This activity is followed by each student

Conference Session

Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

give an opportunity to all thestudents to participate effectively in discussion. The reporter takes notes of the relevant outcomeswhile the leader leads the discussion by asking fellow members questions and also contributingto the discussion. As the course requires the students to exercise critical thinking which is a higher order thinking and learning, it becomes necessary to evaluate the student performance on the basis of Bloom’s levels of learning. Students improved grades by participating in the SI sessions (Fig. 1). It should be noted that the grade improvement from B to A is observed to be common and the percentage of grade improvement is acceptable which does not skew the overall grade of the class. Students who achieve a grade of A

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virgil U. Pierce, University of Texas, Pan American; Javier Angel Kypuros, University of Texas, Pan American

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Mathematics

students into a Calculus 1 course who would otherwise have started their firstsemester in a Pre-Calculus or College Algebra course. This is a significantly higher success ratethan has been found in other Pre-Calculus courses including other courses with an Emporium Page 26.1692.3model intervention. One possible reason for this is that the students are self selecting as moremathematically adept than their peers. Of those students, 16 enrolled in a Calculus 1 class in theFall semester and 10 of them successfully completed Calculus 1 with an A, B, or C. While this isan improvement in the passing rate over general Calculus 1 students, it is not