Conference Session

Spatial Ability & Visualization Training II

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yingjie Victor Chen, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Zhenyu Cheryl Qian, Purdue University

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Engineering Design Graphics

individual organization. Collaboration suggests a more durableand pervasive relationship, and the authority is determined by the collaborative structure. Weaim to establish a true collaborative relationship in this design competition task. To judge thecollaboration type of design, identifying its mission, authority, and relationship is important.Kvan [26] suggested that collaboration is also episodic and cyclical. Collaborators interactperiodically, but they work independently and parallel during portions of the design. Kvan’smodel is demonstrated by Fig. 2. There are generally four stages in an iterative cycle: meta-planning, negotiation, expert work, and evaluation

Conference Session

Evaluation of Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jill L. May, Illinois Institute of Technology; Alan Mead, Illinois Institute of Technology; James Kemp Ellington, Illinois Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

ethical decisions Dealing with Adversity Definition: how the team makes decisions under stressful situations Sample item: When the project is behind schedule, we sometimes make decisions without thinking them through completely.MethodThe sample consisted of undergraduate students (N=521) from three mid-size Midwestern andEast coast universities. At the time of data collection, the students at each institution wereparticipating in a team-based semester-long class in which each team planned and executed anapplied project. The course at School 1 (n=406) consisted primarily of engineering students(with different

Conference Session

Understanding our Students & Ethical Development

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. McBride-Pluskwik, Iron Range Engineering, a program of Minnesota State University, Mankato; Puteri S. Megat Hamari, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

engineer in a wafer fabrication facility before continuing her graduate studies. Other than being busy with her research and caring for her two children, she loves to cook and being outdoors. She also has an interest in traveling and plans to visit all 50 states. Her goal is to inspire more women to become engineers. Page 24.539.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 Ethical Reasoning Development in Project-Based LearningIntroductionThis paper describes the method of ethics discussion used in Iron Range Engineering (IRE) andTwin Cities Engineering (TCE), two

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott C Streiner, University of Pittsburgh; Sydnie Cunningham Cunningham, University of Tulsa; Shaobo Huang, University of Southern California; Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California; Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh; Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder

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International

of minority students in STEM disciplines.Dr. Svetlana Levonisova, University of Southern California Postdoctoral Research Associate University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering Divi- sion of Engineering EducationDr. Cheryl Matherly, The University of Tulsa Dr. Cheryl Matherly is Vice Provost for Global Education and Applied Assistant Professor of Education at the University of Tulsa, where she has responsibility for the strategic leadership of the university’s plan for comprehensive internationalization. Dr. Matherly’ special area of interest is with the internationalization of science and engineering education, specifically as related to workforce development. She directs the NanoJapan

Conference Session

Design Realization

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Katja N. Spreckelmeyer, Stanford University, Dept. of Psychology; Jacob Hershfield; Max Hershfield, Stanford University; Carolyn McEachern, Stanford University; Martin Steinert, NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology); Larry Leifer, Stanford University, Center for Design Research

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Design in Engineering Education

discipline (engineering vs. non-engineering) and cognitive style to gaininsight into their impact on students’ design choices. Results of these analyses are discussedhere, along with implications and limitations of this pilot study and our plans for future work inthis domain.1. Research Context and MotivationThis research is part of an NSF-funded collaborative project between Stanford University andPenn State University that spans the boundaries between engineering design and cognitivescience1 (see Figure 1). Our extended aim is to understand and model the relationships betweenengineering design behavior (actual engineering design activity), cognitive preferences(individual psychological predisposition), and real-time physiological responses (EEG

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Jablonski, Bucknell University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

(rain water recovery optional) system for a new residence hall on campus. Details of the building floor plan, utilities, and HVAC system will be provided in a forthcoming document. To complete this project, your team will have to investigate how residence hall plumbing is installed, propose a reasonable layout for the plumbing system, determine all the piping, couplings, fittings, drains, vents, etc., necessary for the installation, and design an appropriate grey-water system. The team will also need to gather data and statistics on typical water usage by occupant and activity. Once the details of the plumbing and grey-water system are determined, the installation costs (including materials and labor) must be estimated. Your

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Xiaobo Peng, Prairie View A&M University; Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Elif Ozturk; Ke Liu, Prairie View A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

students.This exercise again segmented the students into three groups. However, this was not done bysection, but by performance on the laboratory practical. Students were either asked to bring in acontextual object (not one they had used previously) of moderate complexity or were providedeither a drawing of physical model of stylized component. These are shown in Figure 6. Studentswere given approximately one hour to model their component. Prior to the modeling exercisestudents were interviewed about the procedure they planned to use and how they would deal withany challenges that arose. During the exercise, the Camtasia screen capture software was used torecord participant screens. After the modeling exercise, students were interviewed again to

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Manaz Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Oluwatosin Alabi, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas J. Hacker, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computing & Information Technology

used the last question to determine therelationship between user perceptions of nees.org and their frequency of use.How can nees.org users be characterized based on their intentions of use of NEES.orgcyberinfrastructure?As shown in Figure 1, the majority of users decided to use the NEEShub on the basis of intuition,and they believe the platform will be useful. A minority of users agreed that NEEShub willbecome popular and plan to adapt the tool as part of their practice should the Hub fully maturesto include standardized functionality and training. Page 24.162.4 Figure 1. Characterization of nees.org users based on their level of

Conference Session

Instrumentation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zachary Cody Hazelwood; Saleh M. Sbenaty, Middle Tennessee State University

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Instrumentation

and creative projects and travel to disseminate results. URC Vision The URC is pursuing its vision to nurture a culture of research and creative activity through support for undergraduate students and their faculty mentors. URC Values Implement the goals of the University's Academic Master Plan related to the URC mission with the following values: Excellence in research, scholarship, and creative projects. Opportunities for student-centered learning. Productive internal and external collaborations and partnerships. Success in academic and professional careers of our undergraduate students and their faculty mentors

Conference Session

Socio-cultural Elements of Learning through Service

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

where disability did not matter. [Camp] is able to implement a practical social model that theorists can only talk about. As I continued on this project, I became increasingly convinced that that [sic] the way [camp] views disability is the way the entire world Page 24.689.8 should view disability. Based on my experience at [camp], I plan to strive toward integrating a universal design component into every software engineering project that I work on. They have inspired me to push these ideals into every proposal I will make.The students also identified that they learned teamwork and leadership skills, and how they

Conference Session

FPD 6: Course Content and Educational Strategies

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame; Everaldo Marques de Aguiar Jr., University of Notre Dame; G. Alex Ambrose, University of Notre Dame; Leo H. McWilliams, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Nitesh Chawla, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

) as an assessment tool for their Introduction toEngineering course sequence. While each year the ePortfolio assignments have expanded, theyhave been focused largely in three types of reflections: (1) student experiences within the collegebut outside of the course, (2) the skills gained specifically through course projects, and (3) theirfour year plan to be a successful engineering student as defined by the ABET a-k criteria.ePortfolio assignments were initially included to allow students to reflect on their education,develop evidence of their blossoming skills, and take control of their graduation plan. After thefirst year of practice, there was a clear secondary benefit to the faculty and student advisors.Anecdotally, student reflections

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kumar Vikram Singh, Miami University; Fazeel Khan, Miami University

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Materials

need of involved mathematical models to capture various aspects of polymer materialdeformation characteristics. Later in graduate level coursework (MME 623) the students aregiven a GUI tool, as shown in Figure 5, for a more advanced VBO material model14. Theaforementioned viscoelastic basics can also be used in this course as a pre-requisite primer onmaterial modeling and fundamental governing equations. The vertical integration of thesemodules is beneficial in understanding various aspects and complexity of polymeric materials,their constitutive mathematical models and deformation behavior. Figure 5: More advanced GUI tool for the VBO model.Assessment plans and preliminary results The assessment of the overall

Conference Session

New ECE Courses

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chung Hoon Lee, Marquette University; Susan C. Schneider, Marquette University; Trevor Thiess, Marquette University

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Electrical and Computer

t prototypee developedd 37 years latter. Students learned thaat thedevice haad been prop posed by arg guing that inhherent circuiit element syymmetry poiinted to atheoretical device rellating electriical flux and d charge [1,2]. Discussionn was focuseed on how too usethe theorretical guidellines to desig gn a develop pment plan ffor their memmristor.The secoond lecture foocused on thhe memristorr’s principle of operationn and the chaaracteristics of I-V curvess. The switch hing mechan nism of the memristor m waas explainedd by the I-V ccurves. Usinngthe coursse material as reference, students leaarned how

Conference Session

Teaching Approaches for Ethics

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Raridon, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Deborah K. Nykanen P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Marilyn C. Hart, Minnesota State University- Mankato; Winston Sealy, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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Engineering Ethics

a specific issuewithin the broader topic of “garbage.” Students were assigned to multidisciplinary groups thatintentionally included both new and returning scholars from a variety of majors, and whenpossible, included both male and female students. The ten groups, each consisting of threestudents, selected topics to investigate such as electronic waste, automobile emissions, garbageislands, pesticide disposal, and composting. Each team researched their topic and gave apresentation to the class covering the background of the problem, possible solutions, and theethical issues involved. In addition to the presentations, the class watched the film “TheLightbulb Conspiracy”15, a documentary about planned obsolescence, and a professor in Urbanand

Conference Session

Two-Year College Division Transfer Topics Part I

Collection

2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Two Year College Division

foundation of effectivetransition. The Peer Led Team Learning sessions were an effective way to engage large numbersof students with in-depth course material within a group work environment. While all of theseprograms had positive impacts on transition and retention, Portfolio Tracking and 2+2consortium had the most impact among others. This paper will discuss those program designs,implementation plans, and effectiveness of those programs with program data and analysis. Page 23.251.2IntroductionAs the nation prepares to meet President Obama’s goal of eight million new college graduates by2020, the transfer process - the pathway between community colleges and universities -will takeon an increasingly vital role1. For many four-year

Conference Session

Advancing Manufacturing Through Outreach

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Hakan Gurocak; Xiaolin Chen; Dave Kim

- 17year olds, and a series of four engineering workshops on materials, CAD, rapidprototyping and manufacturing processes. Details of the camps and the workshops arepresented. In conclusion feedback from the students and their parents, lessons learnedand future plans to sustain the program are reported.1. IntroductionIn 2003, Governor Locke and the Washington State legislature allocated funding enablingWashington State University Vancouver to partner with Clark College and LowerColumbia College to develop the WSU Vancouver Engineering and Science Institute. TheInstitute is a public/private partnership and an inter-institutional partnership. Its goals areto provide: (1) Undergraduate programs giving access to high demand fields for thecitizens of

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade for Research

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jerry Samples

other scholarly work.Exams, labs, homework, grading, TA’s, student questions and personal doubts all add to the timerequired to teach effectively. This area can eat into those 40 free hours very quickly.Students: They can be a time sink with questions and demands as they take the easy path tosuccess. Good teaching, well prepared exams, fair grading and office hours can help withstudent inquiries. A good reputation as an excellent teacher also helps. Make student contact tothe point and move on.Meetings: The timing of meetings is often random and can interrupt any plan. Meetings areoften without an agenda and drag on for hours with no meaningful results. Avoid uselessmeetings as much as possible and when conducting them – have an agenda and a

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jeannie Brown Leonard; Taryn Bayles; Anne Spence

. Page 10.1481.4 Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education Figure 1: The ‘Running’ of the Introduction to Engineering Challenge Obstacle Course.The Engineering MethodOn October 6, Dr. Roland Anders, Chief Scientist, from Northrop Grumman delivered anexcellent presentation on the engineering method, innovative engineering feats, and theimportance of planning in the engineering process. The hot air balloon project was alsointroduced at this seminar (and will be described below). A tinker toy design challengeconcluded the evening:Tinker Toy Team Building Project The goal of this project was to

Conference Session

Technology and Learning

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Chrysanthe Demetry

then planned “just in time”3,4 to bringthese misconceptions to the forefront. Short “mini-lectures” are interspersed with frequent use ofthe Classroom Performance System,5 a feedback/voting technology or “student response system”that enables instructors to pose questions and problems to students and provide them withimmediate feedback on their understanding.This type of active/interactive classroom experience, along with the expectation to start thelearning process on their own via preparation assessments, is novel to most science andengineering students. The dominant model on our campus and many others is still the 50-minutelecture with an expectation of listening and note-taking. While in general students respond well

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Jason Krupar; George Suckarieh

technologists and engineers withcommunicative interpersonal skills that encourage them to plan and lead complex technicalprojects. This paper discusses the course, "Leadership and Teamwork from Within" that uses amix of experiential learning approach, community service, and problem based learning to teachbasic concepts of leadership and teamwork. The course was created and coordinated by twofaculty members, an engineer and a historian, and served Honors Students in TechnologyPrograms at the College of Applied Science, University of Cincinnati. The paper provides a briefhistorical overview of applied or technical education in the U.S. Next it discusses the objectivesof the course and the pedagogy that the faculty used to accomplish these objectives

Conference Session

Emerging Trends in Engineering Education Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Warren Myers; Jack Byrd; Robin Hensel

Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Educationto help the student refocus his or her priorities on academic success and create a recovery plan toimprove his or her grades.During the 2003/04 academic year, the University and the College increased focus on retentionand several additional changes were made with the intent to improve freshmen retention. Thetwo most important changes were modifications to the engineering orientation course and thedevelopment of two engineering tracks for entering students.The orientation class was modified to include a study lab requirement and to request all studentsto sign privacy

Conference Session

K-12 Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Sookram Sobhan; Noel Kriftcher; Nerik Yakubov; Alon Kadashev; Magued Iskander; Vikram Kapila

learn, develop,apply, and practice math skills to achieve successful mastery of science [4]. Before being deployed in the four schools, in the summer of 2004, the RAISE fellowsreceived intensive training in modern sensing technology and mechatronics [5, 6]. They quicklybecame familiar with topics such as sensors and signal conditioning, actuators and powerelectronics, hardware interfacing, and embedded computing. They also received a 4-dayprofessional development workshop designed and conducted by an education specialist whoserves with the United Federation of Teachers’ Center program in NYC. This educationalworkshop exposed the fellows to topics such as: pedagogical skills—lesson planning andeffective questioning techniques, student

Conference Session

Ethics Classes: Creative or Inefficient

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Christy Moore; Stephanie Bird; Steven Nichols

Communication, and Ethical Leadership.Once these initial modules are evaluated and revised, the committee plans to developadditional modules. Table 1 Members of the PRiME CommitteeThe Objectives of the Modules The overall goal of the project is to compile and develop teaching materials thataddress the topics of leadership and professional responsibility. Although all of themodules have been developed by communication instructors and piloted in the College ofEngineering’s required Engineering Communication courses, the larger goal of theproject is not simply to create materials for communication courses. Effectivecommunication is one aspect of professional competence, and

Conference Session

Education Ideas in Software Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lonnie Welch; Karin Sandell; Chang Liu

; Exposition Copyright © 2005, American Society for Engineering Education”Mini-lectures by the instructor.To address the drawbacks of instructor lectures on non-technical topics, we tried to turnfifteen-to-twenty-minute lectures into three-to-five-minute mini-lectures that wereintended to set the stage for more engaging in-class activities such as group discussions,questions-and-answers, and in-class debates.This approach helped keep students engaged. These activities required preparation andwhen students were unprepared, these in-class activities were less efficient and oftencould not fully cover the planned topics. In addition, even with instructor guidance,unprepared students sometimes would drive discussion in wrong directions

Conference Session

Engineering Education Research and Assessment I

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

James Houdeshell

Does the Change Process at RGI Diagnosis (33) Improvement Need to be Changed?*Manufacturing Introduction to World Class The Total Manufacturing Case (57)Processes and Manufacturing EnterpriseMaterials Principles of Manufacturing New Product Planning at RGI Decision (56) Processes Basic Material Removal Making Parts for the Robotic Rule (57) Gripper Metallic Materials Determining Alternative Decision (52) Materials and Potential Cost

Conference Session

Assessment Issues in 1st-Yr Engineering

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Anita Mahadevan-Jansen; Christopher Rowe; Stacy Klein-Gardner

changing their major and to what program they are interested in changing.The group of students interested in changing their major (15%) includes those students who arestaying within engineering but choosing a new major and those planning on leaving engineering.We anticipate the latter will be extremely small keeping with historical trends. University policysays that freshmen are prohibited from changing Schools within the University until thecompletion of one full academic year; therefore, it will not be until the end of the upcomingacademic semester before we see true retention numbers. Page 10.224.9 Proceedings of the 2005

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Elsa Villa; Louis Everett

students trust their intuition more than lecture materials 5 itbecomes important to present the students with something they believe is true that contradictstheir intuition. Once our modules demonstrate the conflict, materials help students reconstructtheir understanding of the physical world. The objective is to help students rely on intuition yetshow them that intuition must be developed using their knowledge of fundamental principles.We plan to assess student growth in this area using the dynamic concept inventory as a pre-andpost-test and through locally defined attitude surveys.Our third and final hypothesis is that if students begin to value collaborative study, they willdevelop many of the extra skills required by engineers in the future

Conference Session

IE/EM Skills in Real World Concepts

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Lisa McNair; Garlie A. Forehand; Judith Norback

. Examples of the roles are reviewed orally, with examples includingjob titles such as “senior engineer” and roles such as “the main decision-maker with regard to ourproject” or “the person who directs us to other company people for help with questions”. Oftenmany more students respond with job titles than roles, and discussion focuses on the usefulnessto the team of the two types of answers: clearly the “role” information is more useful to thegroup in planning its presentation.The second guide focuses on Significant Client Expectations. Students are asked to fill out twoof these if they have more than one significant client. For each contact, the person’s name wasrecorded, and then 1) A description is given, for --“What does

Conference Session

Embedded Computing

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Pamela Beavis; Mahbub Sardar; Lewis Sircin; George Janack; Daniel Pack; Austin Griffith; Steven Barrett

states and also the multiplelinked lists used to track system status are constantly being updated during system operation.For a student to fully understand the concept of RTOS and all of its intricacies, we believe avisual picture of the system is required [16].”Multiple Interrupts: An interrupt is a planned, but unscheduled event that occurs during theexecution of a program. Usually interrupt related tasks are of higher importance than theprocessor program currently being executed. Therefore, the processor will temporarily suspendits normal processing and execute the pre-planned interrupt related tasks. These interrupt relatedtasks are usually written in the form of an interrupt service routine (ISR). Once the ISR relatedtasks are complete, the

Conference Session

International Engineering Education II

Collection

2005 Annual Conference

Authors

Waddah Akili

suggested ways to start developing viable and enduringconnections between local industries and the academic institutions of the Arab Gulf States.Strategies to help promote the collaboration effort are outlined. In particular, activities (plans,and scenarios) perceived as effective in closing the gap between academia and industries aredescribed. The paper sheds light on: the mission, the nature, and relevant benchmarks of thiscollaborative effort. Slanting curricula and programs towards industrial relevance and the“practice”, regarded by many as a step in the right direction, will help equip graduates with the“tools of the trade”, thus lessening the burden on the industry in the locale, in having to spendtime and effort preparing and training