Conference Session

Active Learning Methods in Action

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya A. Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y. Wu, Robert Morris University; Mary A. Hansen, Robert Morris University

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Educational Research and Methods

impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context i. Recognition of the need for and an ability to VII engage in life-long learning. j. A knowledge of contemporary issues V & VI k. An ability to use the techniques, skills, and VI & VII modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practiceTaxa I—Pre-knowledge Conceptual Experiences: hands-on laboratory experiences viademonstrations, physical models, practical applications to demonstrate, visualize and observebasic concepts.Taxa II—Basic Conceptual Knowledge: learning, understanding, memorizing basic engineeringconcepts, definitions, terms, symbols, theories

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Lynn Alpert, Museum of Science, Boston; Karine Thate, Museum of Science, Boston

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

is co-director of the NSF Science-Technology Center for Integrated Quantum Materials (CIQM) based at Harvard, MIT, Howard, and MOS, and she has othe NSF awards and subawards in areas of biological imaging, scalable nanomanufacturing, and undergraduate training. Alpert teaches an annual year-long Research Communication Laboratory seminar at MIT’s Research Laboratory of Electronics, and provides science communication coaching and professional development to students and faculty at several univer- sities. Alpert co-founded the NSF Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network in 2005, which has since broadened into a National Informal Science Education Network. She is a member of the Section Y Steering Group of the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and engineering ethics..Dr. Maher E. Rizkalla P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis Dr. Maher E. Rizkalla: received his PhD from Case Western Reserve University in January 1985 in electrical engineering. From January 1985 until August 1986 was a research scientist at Argonne National Laboratory, Argonne, IL while he was a Visiting Assistant Professor at Purdue University Calumet. In August 1986 he joined the department of electrical and computer engineering at IUPUI where he is now professor and Associate Chair of the department. His research interests include solid state devices, applied superconducting, electromagnetics, VLSI design, and engineering education. He published more than 175 papers

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Theodore (Ted) J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University; Jill Wittrock, University of Northern Iowa; Mary E. Losch, University of Northern Iowa

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Graduate Studies

students. The assumption is that thestudents will be knowledgeable about some topics, but not all. Each day consists of lectures inthe morning and a lab session in the afternoon. There are field trips, to local industry and testfields near campus to demonstrate challenges in phenomics. Table I gives a sample schedule.P3 Curriculum(1) T-Base Common Core: All P3 students take a fast-paced transdisciplinary course with ahands-on laboratory component the first year of their program. The course has two keyobjectives: 1) bring all students’ knowledge up to the same level for issues that pertain to plantphenomics, sensor engineering, and data analysis, and 2) begin the process of teaching studentsthe needed terminology to speak across disciplines. This

Conference Session

Understanding the Discipline of Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory L. Heileman, University of New Mexico; Michael Hickman; Ahmad Slim; Chaouki T. Abdallah, University of New Mexico

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Educational Research and Methods

in the general area of systems theory with focus on control and communications systems. His research has been funded by national funding agencies, national laboratories, and by various companies. He has also been active in designing and implementing various international graduate programs with Latin American and European countries. He was a co-founder in 1990 of the ISTEC consortium, which currently includes more than 150 universities in the US, Spain, and Latin America. He has published 7 books, and more than 300 peer- reviewed papers. His PhD students hold academic positions in the USA and in Europe, and senior technical positions in various US National Laboratories. Professor Abdallah is a senior member of

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Negar Heidari Matin, Eastern Michigan University; Ali Eydgahi, Eastern Michigan University; Shinming Shyu, Eastern Michigan University

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Diversity

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Architectural

funded MIST Space Vehicle Mission Planning Laboratory at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. In 2010, he joined Eastern Michigan University as an Associate Dean in the College of Technology and currently is a Professor in the School of Engineer- ing Technology. He has an extensive experience in curriculum and laboratory design and development. Dr. Eydgahi has served as a member of the Board of Directors for Tau Alpha Pi, as a member of Advi- sory and Editorial boards for many International Journals in Engineering and Technology, as a member of review panel for NASA and Department of Education, as a regional and chapter chairman of IEEE, SME, and ASEE, and as a session chair and as a member of scientific and

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Tuesday Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

Associate Professor in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environ- ment. Dr. Zapata’s research interest is in the area of unsaturated soil behavior. She has focused her work on laboratory and field characterization of problematic soils; applications related to the hydro-thermal and mechanical behavior of soils due to static and repeated loading; modeling fluid flow and volume change of soils applied to pavement structures and residential foundation systems; and the assessment of the en- vironmental effects on soil behavior. Current research activities include the study of the effects of thermal gradients on airfield pavement structures and the characterization of fiber-reinforced clay materials. She is

Conference Session

Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin M. Sample-Lord P.E., Villanova University; Patricia M. Gallagher P.E., Drexel University; Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University

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Civil Engineering

meets twice a week for75 minutes and is taught in two sections with approximately 30 students in each section. AtDrexel, the four-credit class meets twice a week for 80 minutes and once a week for two hours(including a laboratory portion) as one large section. The class size at Drexel typically rangesfrom 60 to 80 students, but the last offering (fall 2017) had an abnormally low enrollment of 34students. Although the academic calendar at Drexel is on a quarter system and Villanova issemesters, the number of class meetings is essentially the same for both schools. For bothuniversities, the geology course fulfills a science requirement for ABET.In the past, engaging and interesting engineering students in geology at both universities hadbeen a

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Rolf Müller, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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International

Technology (BIST) Center, an ICTAS-supported interdisciplinary effort with 40 faculty members from across the university. In his international efforts, he directs the Shandong University - Virginia Tech International Laboratory that is dedicated to the engineering analysis of biosonar, flight, and system integration in bats. His international work has been recognized by the Friendship Award of the People’s Republic of China (2010), a Dean’s Award of the VT College of Engineering (2011), and Virginia Tech’s Alumni Award for International Research (2016). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Student Learning in International Research Programs

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Two-year College Potpourri

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G. Enriquez, Cañada College; Eva Schiorring, Cañada College

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

atdifferent stages in their academic careers. The first level is the ASPIRES Research ScholarsProgram, which is a two-week program that targets freshmen and rising sophomores. Heldduring the winter break, the program introduces students to research and covers the followingtopics: applying for internships; introduction to the research process; university laboratory tours;conducting literature reviews; university transfer process for community college students;presentation skills; and project-specific topics including experimental methods, instrumentation,and data acquisition and analysis.A focus group of STEM students at Cañada College identified common barriers to a successfulresearch internship program for community college STEM students. For most

Conference Session

NGSS & Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas at Austin; Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas at Austin; Victor Sampson, University of Texas at Austin; Lawrence Chu, University of Texas at Austin; Richard H. Crawford, University of Texas at Austin; Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas at Austin; Christina L. Baze, University of Texas at Austin

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, 2011.[14] V. Sampson, P. Enderle, J. Grooms & S. Witte, “Writing to learn by learning to write During the school science laboratory: Helping middle and high school students develop argumentative writing skills as they learn core ideas,” ​Science Education​, vol. 97, issue 5, pp. 643-670, September, 2013.[15] J.P. Walker, & V. Sampson, “Learning to argue and arguing to learn: Argument-​driven inquiry as a way to help undergraduate chemistry students learn how to construct arguments and engage in argumentation during a laboratory course,” ​Journal of Research in Science Teaching​, volume 50, issue 5, pp. 561-596. May, 2013.[16] T.J. Moore, M.S. Stohlmann, H.H. Wang, K.M. Tank, & G.H. Roehrig

Conference Session

Building and Engaging Communities for Scholarship, Advocacy, and Action for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Adrienne Robyn Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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International, Minorities in Engineering

Adrienne Minerick is the Associate Dean for Research & Innovation in the College of Engineering and Assistant to the Provost for Faculty Development at Michigan Tech. She received her M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Notre Dame and B.S. from Michigan Tech. Adrienne’s research interests include elec- trokinetics, predominantly dielectrophoretic characterizations of cells, and the development of biomedical microdevices. She earned a NSF CAREER award and was nominated for Michigan Professor of the Year in 2014. Research within her Medical micro-Device Engineering Research Laboratory (M.D. – ERL) also inspires the development of Desktop Experiment Modules (DEMos) for use in chemical engineer- ing classrooms or as

Conference Session

Graduate Studies Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University; Joseph C. Tise, Pennsylvania State University; Megan Huffstickler, Pennsylvania State University; Keefe B. Manning, Pennsylvania State University; Margaret June Slattery, Pennsylvania State University

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Graduate Studies

conceptualize the relationship between research and the creative process after participating in the REU program? 3. How do faculty members incorporate concepts of the creative process into the laboratory experiences of the REU students? Do the approaches used by faculty influence how students’ conceptualize research and the creative process?This study builds on the previous work by Huffstickler, et al. (2017) by focusing more closely onstudents’ understanding of research and its relationship to the creative process. In addition,changes were made in the 2017 program to better train supervising faculty on the relationshipbetween the creative process and the scientific method. In addition, because graduate students areprimarily

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul C. Lynch, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Joseph Wilck, College of William & Mary; Elizabeth Gaughan, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

in manufacturing as a careerpath. The Society of Manufacturing Engineers Strategy recommends promoting the wideavailability of jobs that can be found in manufacturing careers. Students can be motivated topursue a certain career path if they see the value and need for skilled engineers [18-20].The manufacturing processes course discussed in this specific study introduces industrialengineering students to the theory, principles, mechanisms, and concepts ofsolidification/additive manufacturing processes for materials, emphasizing process selection andthe effects of process capabilities and limitations on design, costs, and quality. The courseincludes lectures, hands-on laboratories, manufacturing facility visits, demonstrations, videos,and

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 11: Leadership and Collaborations in Engineering

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Ines Basalo, University of Miami; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

Columbia University and the Cooper Union in New York City. She received her PhD from Columbia University in 2006, where her research focused on the mechanical and frictional properties of articular cartilage. Dr. Basalo ’s teaching experience includes Thermodynamics, Computer Graphics, Materials Science and laboratory courses. Since 2015 she has been actively involved in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s ”Redefining Engineering Education” strategic plan on educational innovation. As part of this plan, Dr. Basalo worked with 2 other faculty members to organize inaugural Senior Design Expo in May 2017, an exposition where over 200 senior students showcased their Capstone projects to the University of Miami

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida; Kyla McMullen, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Simone A. Smarr, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Minorities in Engineering

undergraduate research team members.For each of these aforementioned items, the control group participants reported a lower numberof scholarly deliverables. HCCS program participants work in a research laboratory setting withother students to develop and test technologies that are designed to enhance society. HCCSprogram participants also participate in research conferences and are thereby afforded theopportunity to write conference presentation proposals as well as lead and facilitate scholarlypresentations. The HCCS program participants also interact with faculty and students whileengaging in career development experiences. Additionally, HCCS students participate inmentoring experiences with undergraduate students as well as graduate students

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

–entirely online. Included in this category are synchronous models, which attempt to replicate face-to-face classroom experience online, and competency-based models that enable students to move through a course at their own pace. The institution provides advising, tutoring, and all other student support services online, as well.” It should be noted that the idea of self-paced instruction has been discussed in engineering education since at least 1971 when B. V. Koen published a paper on it in IEEE Transactions on Education. In 2001 he and K. J. Schmidt described a web based course (Koen, B. V. and Schmidt, K. J (2001). The professor and the media laboratory: a case study in web-based course

Conference Session

Technical Session 13: Digital Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sang Myong Yim, United States Military Academy; Christopher J. Lowrance, United States Military Academy; Eric M. Sturzinger, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

topologies and configuration, troubleshooting, and management of network devices such as routers and switches. YouTube is a video sharing website that can provide free educational tutorials and instructions on technical subject matter, where students can observe practical human-machine interaction to prepare for lectures and increase overall course performance on exams, assignments, and laboratory projects. Our goal was to compare the overall performance as well as the level of active class participation between two groups of the same computer networking course. We found that the group that used YouTube videos for pre-lecture preparation, consisting of 83 students, scored approximately 3% higher on exams but 5

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

education curriculum with a focus on laboratory courses for the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department. His courses leverage project-based learning, experiential learning, and self-paced activities. David has over ten years of industry experience specializing in mixed-signal RF integrated circuit design, power systems, and power electronics.Prof. Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Prof. Kia Bazargan is an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of Minnesota. Has has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and book chapters related to FPGAs and VLSI computer-aided design. He received his Bachelors degree

Conference Session

Design in Engineering Education Division: Student Empathy & Human-centered Design

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Jackson, Yale University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Design in Engineering Education

and refining soft robot fingers, thendesigning and improving soft grippers.ParticipantsUsing a purposive sample, to “maximize what we can learn” [17, p. 4], two students wereselected and invited to engage in this research as a design team. First, the teacher Mr. Gray (allnames are pseudonyms) was chosen for his past participation in the broader soft robotics study,and therefore familiarity with the design context, as well as his willingness to host the in-classobservations and research for the case study. Mr. Gray began the soft robot design lessons in hisclassroom and moved to a nearby laboratory space as students began fabrication stages of design.Students worked individually on conceptual phases of design, before forming a team to

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ramiro Jordan P.E., University of New Mexico; Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Kamil Agi, SensorComm Technologies Inc.; Donna M. Koechner, eNova Solutions, LLC

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

-standard/ https://www.peaceinnovation.com ] University of New Mexico – fine grain metrics to be measured in the classroom and aligned with the new ABET 1-7 criteria. o Conflict-sensitive engineering design framework o ABET and ISTEC General Assembly • Development of Peace Engineering as the new global engineering mindset o Have Peace Engineering be the new vision for engineering education • Strategic document for Sandia National Laboratories o White paper on National Security and Peace Engineering being developed by Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico • Four (4) case studies to be developed for the

Conference Session

Faculty Development Round Table

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University; Meagan R. Kendall, University of Texas, El Paso; Gemma Henderson, University of Miami; Ines Basalo, University of Miami

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

, Computer Graphics, Materials Science and laboratory courses. Since 2015 she has been actively involved in the University of Miami College of Engineering’s ”Redefining Engineering Education” strategic plan on educational innovation. As part of this plan, Dr. Basalo worked with 2 other faculty members to organize inaugural Senior Design Expo in May 2017, an exposition where over 200 senior students showcased their Capstone projects to the University of Miami community, alumni and industry leaders. Starting in 2016 and through her work with the University of Miami’s Engaged Faculty Fellowship program, Dr. Basalo incorporated an academic service component into the final project for a sophomore-level Measurements Lab course

Conference Session

That's a Great Idea! Learning-focused Methods to Revitalize Your Courses

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Debarati Basu, Virginia Tech; Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S Brogan, Virginia Tech; Darren K Maczka, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech

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New Engineering Educators

the present LEWAS lab. In 2007, the first REU student tojoin the lab developed a simple prototype for a wireless data collection system, aiming to designan on-campus watershed sciences and engineering laboratory. This prototype iteratively evolvedwith the help of other REU students to the present LEWAS, which has the following four stages:1) data inputs that consist of environmental instruments including an acoustic Doppler currentprofiler, a water quality sonde and a weather station each taking measurements every 1-3 min.,2) data processing occurring locally on a Raspberry Pi, 3) data storage on a remote server and 4)data visualization through an Online Watershed Learning System (OWLS)(www.lewas.centers.vt.edu/dataviewer) through which end

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University; Y. Jane Liu, Tennessee Technological University; Elizabeth L. Hutchins

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Industrial Engineering

assess predictorrelationships for student success.The Shewhart Cycle, developed by WalterShewhart at Bell Laboratories during the 1930s,provides the basis for a statistical quality controlapproach to administering the higher educationsystem. The objective is to ensure that studentsare able to, with minimal disruption, migrate Figure 1: CCTA Systems Viewbetween TTU and community colleges. For the bi-directional Student Transition Paths shown in Figure 1, agreements must eliminate academicprogram discontinuities by including well-defined community college course outcomes andrelated performance criteria that ensure academic success for transfer students. Similarly, toreflect a global higher education optimization strategy, TTU-COE

Conference Session

Space Side of Aerospace

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas W. Arrington, Texas A&M University; Nicolas Federico Hurst, Texas A&M 2015 Capstone Design Spacecraft; David B. Kanipe, Texas A&M University; Joanna M. Schiefelbein , Texas A&M University; David Charles Hyland, Texas A&M University

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Aerospace

design. The professor also providesrelevant reference material and, when possible, invites subject-matter experts to be guestlecturers in class and answer student questions. Fortunately, most students eagerlyembrace the challenge of investigating a new technology and learning to apply thatknowledge to the project. As a result, this activity provides a tangible example of thenecessity for life-long learning as required by the Accreditation Board for Engineeringand Technology (ABET): General Criterion 3(i).In the process of accreditation, ABET assesses the degree to which a universitycurriculum satisfies its published outcomes. As mentioned above, Capstone Designclasses provide an excellent laboratory for learning to use the principles and tools

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

students and collecting survey data from multiple institutions.IntroductionWriting is an important skill for engineers, but it is not necessarily thought about or taught as an“engineering skill.” Because of this, and despite ABET accreditation criteria directly related towriting,1 the inclusion of writing in engineering programs varies widely from program toprogram and course to course. While writing in engineering practice varies in scope frominformal emails and memos to large scope reports and proposals, writing in engineering coursesis often limited to formal laboratory or project reports, if it is included at all. This often causes adisconnect, leaving engineering graduates lacking in writing knowledge and skills, including asrelated to

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5A: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew Theiss, The Ohio State University; John E Robertson, The Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University; Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University

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First-Year Programs

program, students are intentionally exposedto a variety of engineering majors through hands-on laboratory experiences that arecontextualized to various majors. While the labs do not cover all 14 engineering majors availableto the students, they do cover a majority of them to varying degrees. Electrical and ComputerEngineering has the most lab experiences dedicated to them while not all first-year students(depending on track) would have lab experiences in the following majors: aviation, biomedical,chemical, engineering physics, food, agriculture and biological, and welding engineering.Students are also exposed to the various majors through their survey course which is a generalintroduction to the university and engineering if they decide to not

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Pre-college Programs for Women

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division, Women in Engineering

also provided students with the opportunity to learn moreabout TTU and served as a recruitment opportunity. Laboratory courses are a part of offereddegree programs, making an introduction to lab safety another opportunity for participants toexperience components of an engineering major.Recreational time Participants were provided time to explore recreational facilities and themed social events tobalance out technical and information sessions. Time in the evenings was important forhighlighting the social aspect of university life. Recreational time also provided a casual settingfor participants to ask counselors questions about their experiences in an undergraduateengineering program. Overall, the relationships developed during recreational

Conference Session

Modeling and Simulation

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shahnam Navaee, Georgia Southern University; Junsuk Kang, Georgia Southern University

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Computers in Education

his Ph.D. degree in Structural Engineering in the Department of Civil Engineer- ing at Auburn University, AL, USA in 2007. He obtained his master’s degree in Structural Engineering from Korea University, South Korea, in 2000 and his Bachelor’s degree was in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Korea University, South Korea, in 1998. Prior to entering PhD study, Dr. Kang worked as a Senior Civil Engineer in Hong Kong site and Seoul Headquarter of Hyundai Engineering and Con- struction Co., Ltd. during 2000- 2002. After his PhD study, he had taken many projects supported by ALDOT and Air Force Research Laboratory as a research associate at Auburn University during 2007 – 2011. Dr. Junsuk Kang has taught

Conference Session

1st and 2nd Year Instruction in Design

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; William W. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Ellen M. Moe

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Design in Engineering Education

design projects has been documented in the literature, in manydifferent contexts, including: - In the context of a K-12 extracurricular program1 and a K-12 distance learning experience2 - In the context of extracurricular Rube Goldberg competitions3 - In the context of a pilot Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Design course with 16 students the first year4 and 21 students the second year5 - In the context of a junior-level electrical laboratory class with number of students ranging from 8 to 26 over the years6 - In the context of an engineering dynamics course with 47 students7The literature documents the many benefits of using Rube Goldberg projects. For example, theuse of these projects requires that