Conference Session

Pre-College: Robotics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

science or math lessons. Thus, we (the researchers) confirm that theteachers have experience of implementing at least one science or math lesson using robotics in aclassroom setting in middle schools. Next, we asked the teachers to anonymously respond to aTPACK related questionnaires (see Appendix A) and a TPACK self-efficacy survey (seeAppendix B). So far, a total of nine science and eight math teachers have responded to theinstrument of Appendix A and eight science and eight math teachers have responded to theinstrument of Appendix B.We adopted the following working hypothesis for examination in this study.Hypothesis: There are significant differences in the i) requirements of technological, pedagogical,and content knowledge perceived by

Conference Session

Curricular Innovations 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Educational Research and Methods

tobuild our theory.2.1 Terminology, Concepts, and DiagramsFigure 1: Schematic of a) a rigid beam with a fixed joint and b) a section of the beam after a“cut” was made at x=6m (reaction force Ay was not present in the interview protocol but wasadded for clarity). Figure 1a represents applying equilibrium over the whole beam while 1brepresents applying equilibrium for a specific section of a beam after making an imaginary cut.Statics coursework involves analysis of beams (see Fig. 1a) that are affixed to surfaces via joints(fixed, pin, or roller). Students use schematics like in Fig. 1a to sketch what the shear force lookslike within the beam. Static problems refer to situations where the system is not acceleratingeither in translation or rotation

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech ; Christian Matheis, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

education.Critical thinking: conventional perspectivesOne of the earliest attempts in framing a comprehensive definition for critical thinking has beenmade by Robert H. Ennis.30 Influenced by the work of John Dewey, Max Black, and B. OthanelSmith, Ennis proposed 12 aspects of critical thinking and initiated the mainstream criticalthinking movement.31 Ennis, in his groundwork, assumed that critical thinking is teachable as ageneral skill, and there would be improvement of critical thinking as a result of deliberateinstruction.30 Ennis later revised the definition of critical thinking and included disposition inaddition to skills to highlight the importance of one’s tendency to think critically. He definescritical thinking as “reasonable reflective thinking

Conference Session

Curricular Issues in Computing

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Levi Weese, Kansas State University; Russell Feldhausen, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

- in-schools/report/19. Seehorn, D., Carey, S., Fuschetto, B., Lee, I., Moix, D., O'Grady-Cunniff, D., . . . Verno, A. (2011). CSTA K-12 Computer Science Standards. New York: Association for Computing Machinery. Retrieved March 31, 2016, from http://csta.acm.org/Curriculum/sub/CurrFiles/CSTA_K-12_CSS.pdf20. Seiter, L., & Foreman, B. (2013). Modeling the Learning Progressions of Computational. Proceedings of the ninth annual international ACM conference on International computing education research - ICER '13, (pp. 59-66).21. Snow, E., Haertel, G., Fulkerson, D., Feng, M., & Nichols, P. (2010). Leveraging Evidence-Centered Assessment Design in Large-Scale and Formative Assessment

Conference Session

Retention

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University Northwest; George Stefanek, Purdue University Northwest

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

1 content, butprovided “just-in-time” review of related algebraic and trigonometric concepts, and spacedcalculus concepts further apart to make room for the pre-calculus concept review to beinterspersed throughout the course.It was found that students taking the extended Calculus 1 course had a slight advantage inpassing Calculus 2 and did so at a higher, but not statistically significantly higher rate. However,approximately 90% of students who earned a B in the extended Calculus 1 course passedCalculus 2 with a C or better, while only 82.4% of the students who earned a B in theconventional single-semester Calculus 1 course earned a C or better in Calculus 2. Therefore, itwas concluded that the two-semester extended Calculus 1 course seemed

Conference Session

Pre-College: Robotics

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Sonia Mary Chacko, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education Division

status, andthe values of ϕ1 and ϕ3 to measure the trust of a teacher or a student for the period of interaction(lesson period) with the robot. Two almost similar questionnaires are developed for collectingresponses of the teachers and students after their interactions with the robots performing robotics-aided science or math lessons. The teacher and student questionnaires are shown in Appendix Aand Appendix B, respectively. Questions Q5 and Q6 of the questionnaires are intended to measurea participant’s responses about the performance level and the fault making status of the robot forthe period of interaction with the robot during the classroom robotics lesson. The responses arecollected on a Likert scale, where 1 is the lowest score and 7 is

Conference Session

Technical Session 2a

Collection

2017 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

Authors

Keith E. Holbert P.E., Arizona State University

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Diversity, Pacific Southwest Section

have been motivated to complete the assignment in advance to attend thehome game, and (b) Homework 7 was due the day after a national holiday (Veteran’s Day)giving them a chance to get ahead. With 20% of the students withdrawing in the fall 2015 EEE463 courses, the decreasing number of plays toward the end of the term is expected. It isimportant to acknowledge that some of this peak viewing may be due to replays to provideassistance for solving the homework problems. Interestingly, data from the spring-summer 2016offerings of EEE 460 showed that both the on-campus and online students demonstrate verysimilar procrastination behavior, even though the online students have been assumed to be moremature. Figure 4. EEE 463 lecture

Conference Session

ETD Learning Approaches

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Michael Geoffrey Brown, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

students’ performance data from theEWS and their interaction with the E2Coach system to answer the following researchquestions: RQ1) (a) Which instructional technologies, if any, help to predict the likelihood of students entering explore or engage classifications? (b) Which instructional technologies, if any, help to predict the likelihood of students exiting explore or engage classifications? RQ2) Does the timing of students’ use of these technologies precede, coincide with, or lag their experience of academic difficulty? In other words, do students use these tools throughout the duration of the semester, or only when they experience academic difficulty

Conference Session

The Best in DEED

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kris Jaeger-Helton, Northeastern University; Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

strategies forstudents to see open-ended and vaguely-scoped problems as an opportunity and a benefit, rather than adifficulty and a struggle, can accomplish several things: It can (a) help students whose projects have hadmajor roadblocks to succeed; (b) provide perspective for faculty to reinforce the value of CapstoneDesign as a personal development opportunity; (c) offer opportunities for coordinators and advisors toexplicitly outline the nature of the “capstone experience” thus distinguishing it from a standard course –before Capstone, at the beginning, and during the capstone experience; (d) lead to improved outcomes forother industrial-sponsored and research-based projects; (e) inform curricular modifications in order toprepare engineers

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amanda Simson, University of New Haven; Judy Randi Ed.D., University of New Haven; Amanda Lynn Becker, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Appendix B shows the associated learning outcomes. These resources wereposted on Blackboard for students to use as a reference as they completed their final laboratoryreports. Statistics tracking (a feature of Blackboard) recorded the number of times modules wereaccessed. Additionally, students’ perceptions about the effectiveness of the modules wascollected at the end of the course through a questionnaire.Table 2: Online modules deployed on format and function of Laboratory Reports. See Appendix B for associated learningoutcomes. Module Module Topic: Number 1 Structuring your laboratory report: Front matter, body, and back matter 2 What is a letter of transmittal? 3 Responding with appropriate detail: The abstract

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd W. Polk, University of Texas, Dallas; Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas, Dallas; Jeanne Sluder; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Joe Pacheco Jr., University of Texas, Dallas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

capstonecourse. While additional questions were asked during the survey, the results to follow will belimited to the questions listed below in Table 1. Questions for all students surveyed 1. Compare your team's purpose and direction today with how it was at the inception of the capstone project. Is it: Better, The same, or Worse 2. A two-part question on team communication: a. How is the communication within your team now? (3-point response scale Great/OK/Poor) b. Is the communication within your team at present different than the communication at the inception of the capstone project? (3-point response scale Better/Same/Worse) 3. A two-part question on individual

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 1: Programs, Pedagogies, and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ekaterina Koromyslova, South Dakota State University; Teresa J.K. Hall, South Dakota State University; Byron G. Garry, South Dakota State University

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Engineering Management

. Seattle, WA.6. Barrick, R. (2010). Peer observation for teaching assessment. South Dakota State University Faculty Development Conference7. Gall, M.D., Gall, J.P., & Borg, W.R. (2007). Educational Research: An Introduction. (8th edition). Boston: Pearson Education, Inc.8. Faculty Focus: Higher Ed Teaching Strategies, Magna Publications. Many articles over several years. Retrieved starting at home page: http://www.facultyfocus.com/9. Koromyslova, E. & Garry, B. (2016). Problem-based learning in a supply chain management course. Proceedings of the 2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition. Paper ID #14739. New Orleans, LA10. IDEA Student Rating of Instruction instrument. http://www.ideaedu.org/Appendix 1. Construction and

Collection

2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference

Authors

Neville Tay; Xiu Jie Low; Vinay Patil; Eylem Asmatulu

changes of the 3D printedmaterials. © American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 2017 ASEE Midwest Section Conference (Oklahoma State University-Stillwater, OK) a) b)Figure 1: a) The schematic view of tensile test specimen based on ASTM D638 TYPE I, and b)MTS Criterion model 45 for tensile tests. All dimensions are in mm.3. Results and DiscussionFigure 2 shows the ultimate tensile stresses of the 3D printed PLA samples immersed into DIwater for 0, 5, 10, and 20 days. At 0, 5, 10 and 20 days of DI water immersions, average ultimatetensile stress values of the 3D printed PLA samples are 25.0

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Cheryl Bodnar; Matthew Markovetz; Renee Clark; Zachari Swiecki; Golnaz Irgens; Naomi Chesler; David Shaffer

of End Customer Exposure on Product Designwithin an Epistemic Game Environment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS The authors thank Andrew Glowacki, Timothy Knab, Andrew Kozbial, Jason Lee, and Melissa Lashfrom the University of Pittsburgh for their role as virtual design advisors for the classes studiedherein. The work performed was supported by a University of Pittsburgh Innovation in Educationgrant as well as an NSF Research Initiation Grant in Engineering Education (RIGEE EEC#1340426),for which the authors are also grateful. REFERENCES Akao, Y. (2004). Quality function deployment. New York, NY: Productivity Press. Akao, Y., & King, B. (1990

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brian E Faulkner, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Katherine Earl

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Mathematics. In ASEE AnnualConference.O’Connor, K., Peck, F. A., Cafarella, J., Sullivan, J. F., Ennis, T. D., Myers, B. A., … Louie, B.(2015). Constructing “calculus readiness”: Struggling for legitimacy in a diversity- promotingundergraduate engineering program. 122nd ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition,26.397.1-26.397.17.Habre, S. (2002). Writing in a reformed differential equations class. In International Conferenceon the Teaching of Mathematics.Trautwein, U., & Lüdtke, O. (2007). Epistemological beliefs, school achievement, and collegemajor: A large-scale longitudinal study on the impact of certainty beliefs. ContemporaryEducational Psychology, 32(3), 348–366.Froyd, J. E., & Ohland, M. W. (2005). Integrated Engineering Curricula

Conference Session

Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Parameswari Ramanathan, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Eugenia Fernandez, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Computing & Information Technology

firsttest/exam. Results are provided in Table 4. As you can see from the results, the percentage ofstudents whose grade stayed the same or improved was fairly consistent for assignment 1 and 2,increased a bit on the combined assignments, and was significantly higher for the first test/exam. A B C DFigure 1. Correlation of student's final grade with Assignment 1 (A), Assignment 2 (B), combined assignments (C) and first test/exam grades (D). Table 4. Results of Chi-square Goodness of Fit Test Comparing Proportion of Final Grade Equal to or Higher than Variable Grade Against Chance

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sami Ainane, Pertoleum Institute Abu Dhabi UAE; Ali Bouabid

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Women in Engineering

1993-1998 Department of Mechanical Engineering University of Maryland, Baltimore County Mechanical Engineer 1989-1995 EEC Consulting Rockville, MD President, Dome Enterprises 1989 - 1993 Bethesda MD HONORS AND AWARDS Best Presentation Award, ICESEEI 2016 : 18th International Conference on Educational Sciences and Effective Educational Instructions. Paris France 2016 Outstanding Service and Commitment to the En- richment of the Science and Technology Program, Eleanor Roosevelt H.S., Greenbelt MD, 05/2003 SELECTED PUBLICATIONS 1. A. Bouabid, B. Bielenberg, S. Ainane, N. Pasha, ”Learning Outcomes Alignment across Engineering Core Courses”, 18th International Conference on Educational Sciences and Effective

Conference Session

Learning from Industry

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Natascha M. Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Swetha Nittala, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Engineering Education Department; Scott Joseph Campbell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

comes in every morning to teach me.Sophia’s Usually, I will arrive to work around 6.10am, walk through the turnstile to Plant 1,response and arrive to the [hosting] department around 6.20am. This is the time to check on what might have happened at the plant during shifts B, and C (I work shift A) since the plant runs 24 hours a day. I'll check my emails, calls and messages from the day before and around 6.30am pick up reports from the printers. The reports simply show what errors cars have had during the last 24 hours at different parts of the line. I'll walk to plant 2 and put up some of the reports on a white board on the line, and return to my desk in plant 1

Conference Session

ETD Internet of Things (IOT)

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shuning Li, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Paul Yearling P.E., Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

Task, History, Instructions, Schedule Task, andPrinter Info. The New Task button leads to another screen which is designed to start a newmonitoring task (Figure 5b). (a) (b) Figure 5 IoT Application Interface (Task Tab)DiscussionsThis is a multidisciplinary project involving undergraduate students from different engineeringbackgrounds. Students learn to collaborate with engineers from other disciplines to solvecomplex multidisciplinary problems. They practice not only their technical knowledge and skillsbut also improve their communication and project management capability that may be even moreimportant for their future career. The

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Bring Your Own Experiment

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel J. Monfredo, University of Rochester; David J. Schinsing; James Alkins, University of Rochester; Thor O. Olsen

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

sensorsused, voltage and current requirements, wiring considerations, and the form of the output signal.Table 1. Sensors used by students and supported by Arduino code for data collection onRedBoard microprocessor.A special Arduino code was written to enable students to bring their sensor (wired to the SPB)outdoors to be powered by the solar panel (see Appendix B for sample code). The EEPROMprovided storage of up to 1024 bytes, or 512 data points. Students were required to enter thenumber of data points they wished to collect (especially if multiple sensors were employedsimultaneously) and how often data would be collected (in milliseconds). A jumper wirecontrolled the onset of data collection or retrieval from the microprocessor to the

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gary H. Bernstein, University of Notre Dame; Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame

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Electrical and Computer

forthe first time in the Fall semester of 2015, and again in the Fall of 2016. It is a required coursefor students majoring in both electrical engineering and computer engineering. The secondoffering incorporated a pre- and post- course assessment of the content and student perceptionsof their knowledge of the content areas. This two-credit course comprises one 50-minute lectureand one three-hour laboratory session per week. There are ten laboratory sessions incorporatingnine separate topics of interest to engineers and scientists, with an emphasis on topics to be seenin later EE courses. The goals of the course are to a) foster an appreciation for the importance ofelectrical engineering at the level of modern civilization, b) have students

Conference Session

Tips and Tricks for Assessing Student Performance

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward F. Gehringer, North Carolina State University

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New Engineering Educators

their work as others see it.Pondering not only how to do the work—how to analyze a problem, or create anartifact—but also how others might approach the same challenge, results inmetacognitive gains, which enhances students’ ability to transfer their learning to newenvironments [4]. As asessees, students benefit from seeing how their peers view theirwork, and having the opportunity to act on suggestions made to help them improve theirperformance. More pragmatically, peer assessment provides students with morefeedback than they can expect to receive from the instructor or teaching assistants, whoneed to provide feedback to all class members, not just a few. And it provides it morequickly: it can be conveyed to authors as soon as it is available

Conference Session

Teaming & Collaborative Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University; BaDoi Nguyen Phan, Johns Hopkins University; Harry R. Goldberg, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Educational Research and Methods

learning styles,” presented at the Spring Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, 2016.[3] J. E. Caldwell, “Clickers in the large classroom: current research and best-practice tips.,” CBE Life Sci Educ, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 9–20, 2007.[4] A. Kabalan, “Think–Pair–Share: A Case Study in an Electrical Engineering Class,” asee.org.[5] L. K. Michaelsen, W. Watson, and J. P. Cragin, “Team learning: A potential solution to the problems of large classes,” … Behavior Teaching …, 1982.[6] H. Lodish, D. Baltimore, A. Berk, and S. L. Zipursky, Molecular cell biology. 1995.[7] B. Alberts, Essential Cell Biology, 3rd ed. New York: Garland Science, 2010.[8] D. Richardson, “Kinemage.”[9] M. L. Epstein and G

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tatiana Melguizo, University of Southern California; Federick Ngo, University of Southern California

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

placed successfully and students placed in error at each level.Specifically, we identify severe placement errors, defined by two criteria: 1) students predictedto fail the upper-level course they were placed into, or 2) students predicted to pass the upper-level course with a B or better, but were placed into a course one level below. We estimate theproportion of severe placement errors at each level of math in the developmental sequence foreach college, thereby enabling comparison across A&P contexts. Since we are interested in comparing various placement scenarios, we calculate thepercent of severe placement errors using different combinations of measures: 1) with HSTs alone 2) with placement test scores/math

Conference Session

Faculty Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Staffan Andersson, Uppsala University; Arnold Neville Pears, Uppsala University

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Educational Research and Methods

¨andrats. Jag uppmuntrar mina studenter att omstrukturera sina nuvarande kunskaper enligt det nya ATI08 tankes¨ att om ¨ amnet som de utvecklar under kursens g˚ ang. Jag anser att det ¨ ar b¨ attre f¨ or mina studenter att de skapar egna anteckningar j¨ amf¨ ort med att ATI15 de bara skriver ner det jag skriver p˚ a tavlan

Collection

AEE Journal

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova; Michele Eodice

, thermodynamics “Thermodynamics, what a wonderful class. It’s what Dr. B teaches us, with a tad bit of sass. We learn about heat energy, and what it can do. She makes it so fun and easy to learn, for me and for you.” Created by Kaamil DillFALL 2017 1 ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATION Thermodynamics in High Rhythms and Rhymes: Creative Ways of Knowing in Engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Jane Huff-Lohmeier, University of Arizona; Amee Jeanette Hennig, University of Arizona; Daniel Lamoreaux M.A., University of Arizona

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(optics, hydrology, atmospheric science,materials science). This suggests that a significant, scientific knowledge base was established asa result of their REU. Students were also asked to report on their attitudes regarding their skillconfidence in engineering. For instance, students rated their confidence in specific research-related activities, and following the IOU-NA program, confidence improved in many areas (SeeFigures B and C). Notably, the greatest skill confidence after the IOU-NA program included:conducting literature searches (100%, 19), keeping a lab notebook (84.2%, 16), communicatingideas to team members (84.2%, 16), and preparing a scientific presentation (84.2%, 16). Uponcompleting the REU program, student ratings indicated the

Conference Session

Engineering Technology Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pam Page Carpenter, NC State University; Nasim Lari; Erik Schettig, Wake County Public School System; David Matthew Sander, Wake Forest High School

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

) • The Smart Grid, and • Career Opportunities. Each topic is accompanied by activities to enhance students' understanding.Figure 1 presents a screenshot of a sample activity for middle school students. The highschool curriculum follows a similar, yet more detailed and advanced format. Figure 2shows a screenshot of a sample activity for high school students. The standards addressedwithin the curriculum are listed in Table 1.Sample Middle School ActivityActivity 4: Graphing Solar Energy A) At different times during the day, a photovoltaic (PV) panel produces varying amounts of power from the sun. What variables do you think affect the power output of a PV panel? B.) Research possible factors that play a role in how much

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

thecentrality of “multiple ways of knowing” in liberal education, and many of them situateengineering as one approach among others within a contemporary liberal education. Thestrongest example of this appreciation in the case briefs is from Macalester’s proposed course“Thinking Like an Engineer.” The course’s description addressed the relationship of engineeringto liberal education explicitly: [B]y putting the primary emphasis on the process of thinking rather than the end result, we want to send the message that engineering is not just about the grand achievements of great minds but also about a way of reflection and a form of practice in which many can participate. We hope to expose students to the variety of types of

Conference Session

Mid Atlantic Papers

Collection

2017 Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

Authors

Dugwon Seo, Queensborough Community College; Danny Mangra, Queensboro Community College

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Mid-Atlantic Section Fall Conference

right motors are XL and XR respectively and input of left and right photocells areA and B respectively. Boolean equations can be written as 𝑋𝑋𝐿𝐿 = 𝐴𝐴̅𝐵𝐵� + 𝐴𝐴̅𝐵𝐵 𝑋𝑋𝑅𝑅 = 𝐴𝐴̅𝐵𝐵� + 𝐴𝐴𝐵𝐵�These Boolean equations can be further simplified applying De Morgan’s law. However, in thispaper, the circuits were built based on the above equations. After students wrote the Booleanequations, they were asked to draw a logic gate circuit. This step is a key part of the project thatassociates with a logic circuit designing. Figure 1 shows the logic design from the Booleanequations above. Figure 1: Logic gate schematics for left