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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark T. Gordon, California Baptist University

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New Engineering Educators

. Page 26.861.7Unfortunately, the sample size (n=13) was very small for this study. While the trend is good,since the participation was voluntary it is impossible to know if this is reflective of the class as awhole. The author is working on duplicating this study in other courses to increase the samplesize since the IRB is not comfortable with making participating mandatory.Secondly, the flipped classroom technique may be cumbersome to new faculty. The initial timeto construct videos, while not recorded here, has been shown to take approximately 80 hours6.However, once the videos are produced the preparation time for the course may be less than forthat of a traditional lecture course. New faculty may also benefit from the video lectures

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wangping Sun, Oregon Institute of Technology; Qi Zhang, Yangzhou University

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Diversity

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International

overcome their academic weakness. Also, the class environment can be better nourished bythe students’ academic strength and capability.However, the American teaching style creates challenges for the Chinese students as well 1, 2, 7, 11,12, 13 . These challenges are primarily reflected by the language and cultural barriers, such as lackof written and oral communication skills in English, unfamiliarity in English technicalterminology, and lack of involvement in classroom dynamics. The authors of the paper believedthat if the instructors can effectively help the Chinese students get over these barriers, thestudents will gain much more from the American classroom environment. To build such alearning environment, the instructors built a three

Conference Session

Interest and Movitation: Formulating New Paradigms to Increase URM Participation in Engineering

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan Miorelli, Colorado School of Mines; Barbara M. Moskal, Colorado School of Mines; Jerry Dwyer, Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

visits from practicingprofessionals within the field. This may be promising news for the K-12 classroom, in that thisrequires the re-definition of what students do in the classroom, not the acquisition of additionalspeakers. Locating willing STEM speakers can be challenging; securing motivational speakerscan be close to impossible.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.0930257. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the materialare those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation.References1. National Research Council. Successful K-12 STEM Education: Identifying Effective Approaches in Science

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Innovative Course Offerings

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David R Mikesell, Ohio Northern University; Tailian Chen, Gonzaga University; Jianfeng Ma, Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Saint Louis University; Ahad Ali, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Figure 1. This type of product has become popular inrestaurants, but its limited lifespan and recyclability present some opportunities for improvingsustainability. The numbers in the table were not intended to reflect reality, only to providestudents with an example of what the analysis might look like. Figure 1: Disposable, non-refillable pepper grinder used for sample sustainability analysis9Business measures such as cost, profit, and marketability were included in the table. Theentrepreneur must also understand that a product must be “sustainable” in an economic sense aswell; an extremely “green” product which no one would buy due to cost or inconvenience is nota sustainable one.Students were also required to conduct a market

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith A Komar, Colorado Technical University; Tonya Troka, Colorado Technical University

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Mathematics

completed by Schunn and Patchan3 and Knewton.4 This paper willinclude one specific university’s approach to revising college algebra using multipleinterventions including AL technology delivered using Intellipath™ within its online courses.This research includes work that began in the fall of 2012 (October term), and the resultspresented reflect 13 terms (each term equals one five-and-a-half-week session, two sessions in aquarter, eight total terms per year, equaling four quarters) of data (2,000 students). The results ofthis CTU’s approach to college algebra indicate many improvements including a reduction instudent failure and withdraw rates. Student success in college algebra has been a concern for educators for many years. In2002

Conference Session

K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hahler, Louisiana Tech University; Krystal S. Corbett, Cyber Innovation Center

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

concluded that the course may take too much time tocover in a school year, the content flows into multiple high school courses, grading activitieswould be an issue, and that not specifically having a trigonometry section would be a problem.From the opposite point of view, everyone agreed that the engaging projects and activities were amajor plus for the curriculum. Positive feedback was also given concerning the CCSS that weretagged in lessons, technology and graphics that were imbedded in the curriculum, and that thecourse was rigorous. Changes were made reflecting the feedback of the working group, and thecourse is now being piloted at two schools.Future work will include gathering data concerning student engagement and achievement.NICERC plans

Conference Session

Student Learning, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking 1

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Jason C.K. Chan

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Educational Research and Methods

quantity, on the other hand, isconceptually closer to Net Inventory Position. Net Inventory Position exactly reflects thelevel of On-Hand Inventory when there is no backorder (i.e., in this case, it does have anexact physical representation as it represents what is physically available on the storage shelf).Figure 1 may help students understand that order quantity can be smaller than the reorderpoint and that can be optimal for the inventory system in the test.In the second problem (No. 2a, 2b, and 2c) both Group A and Group B students were asked to Page 24.1363.6compute the amounts of expected surplus and shortage for a day and the

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering: Research on Teachers' Perceptions, Attitudes and Impacts of Teacher PD

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis S. Nadelson PhD, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

of mathematics and language arts skills. However, it mayalso be possible that the reduction is reflective of teacher preparedness and curriculum choices 2, 32.Because most teachers are inclined to teach what they were taught 33, 34, teachers may not eagerlyembrace the idea of teaching STEM content due to confined preparation to teach STEM 35, 36. However,as Levitt 37 reports, when provided with useful models, teachers tend to be open to modifications in theirteaching. School administrators may be critical for addressing teachers’ development that may lead toincreases in the quantity and quality of the STEM education they teach.Leadership and STEM ImplementationLeadership can tremendously impact teacher engagement in professional development

Conference Session

Computers in Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering; John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; Khalid S. Al-Olimat P.E., Ohio Northern University

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Computers in Education

saying “I don’t buy it, its not going to work.” However, aside from the negative comments he did help with paper formatting and information that needed to be included. As a group it was agreed that there shouldn't be just be one “catch-all” professional that helps all the groups because although he may be intelligent in a couple specific fields he does not necessarily have expertise to criticize our type of project. Instead, this should be done independently by each group to obtain a professional in the field more involved with their respective topics for better feedback. It is also recommended to not be a mandatory assignment because the opinions of an outside source should not reflect on us as a

Conference Session

Thermodynamics, Fluids and Heat Transfer I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Soumik Banerjee, Washington State University

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Mechanical Engineering

feedback about theirperformance on the project prior to the second set of questionnaires. Based on previousexperience of the instructor in teaching the same class, students typically favorably rate any formof assignment where the class average score is high. This trend is reflected in the response to thesecond question in the questionnaires. Amongst the three forms of assessments prior to the firstquestionnaire, the least number of students indicated quizzes as useful in self-evaluation, whilemost students indicated home works as the most useful mechanism for self-evaluation. It isimportant to note the direct correlation between the response and the average grades in theseassignments. While the average home work grade prior to the first

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; SEOK HEON YUN, GyeongSang National University

Tagged Divisions

Construction

in the United States haveintroduced BIM into undergraduate and graduate education.4 As BIM practices emerge andbecome codified, it is clear that CEM programs in higher education need to play a vital role inBIM education. To reflect the growing demand for BIM in the construction industry, CEMprograms have been trying to teach BIM skills and VDC knowledge to students, integrating withtraditional or mainstream courses more broadly.There have been some studies to evaluate the level of BIM education in higher education. Thesestudies have revealed that BIM education is still in the early adoption stage even though severalCEM programs have actively promoted BIM-enabled learning.5, 6, 7 It may be necessary tounderstand the reasons why BIM is being

Conference Session

Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel A Brennan P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Environmental Engineering

reflect on their learning experiences in the course compared toother courses taken throughout their time at university. The survey consisted of 50 randomizedmultiple choice questions, provided in both positive and negative voice, with five possible answersto select from: strongly disagree (SD), disagree (D), neutral (N), agree (A), and strongly agree (SA) Page 26.75.6(Table 1).Table 1. Online survey questions and responses (n = 21 out of 23 students) at the conclusion of the course.The questions were automatically randomized for each student by the survey software.Question

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rami Jubrail Haddad, Georgia Southern University; Youakim Kalaani, Georgia Southern University

Tagged Divisions

New Engineering Educators

component waspresented. The online discussion component of this model was able to create a virtual interactivepeer-assisted learning environment outside-the-classroom. The supporting lecture notes werepublished especially to aid the delivery of the online video content of this course. This made themodel hybrid in nature lecture notes/video-based flipped classroom. This seemed to appeal to alarge population of engineering students’ learning styles. In addition, this model provided a levelof student ownership in the learning process which motivated them to perform better. The briefin class review represented a capstone reflection of what the students’ were able to learn andeven help clarify any outstanding misconceptions through an effective student

Conference Session

Evaluation: Technology and Tools for K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Geoff Wright, Brigham Young University; Randy Craig Hurd, Brigham Young University; Kip Schafer Hacking, Brigham Young University ; Tadd T Truscott, Brigham Young University

Tagged Divisions

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

= 437) interest in math, science,engineering, and technology increasing, along with their proficiency in problem solvingmethods. We believe this is a reflection of embedding STEM principles in an exciting,hands-on activity. This paper outlines the three-year effort, discussing the ROV activity,associated curriculum taught, and also presents the measurement tools used to aggregatethe student and teacher data points and associated results.Background For the last decade there has been a general call to promote interest andcompetency in STEM education. This called has echoed from various sources rangingfrom the President of the United States [1] and the Department of Defense [2] toindependent companies [3] concerned with fulfilling future

Conference Session

Engineering Physics & Physics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rodrigo Cutri P.E., Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia ; Demetrio Elie Baracat, Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia; Luiz Roberto Marim, Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia ; Francisco Mauro Witkowski, Centro Universitário do Instituto Mauá de Tecnologia

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Physics & Physics

active learning approach2,3,4;• promoting a better interpretation of physics and its application in practical situations5promoting activities where students can understand how physics works instead of just doingcalculations;• developing skills and competencies for a professional life as an Engineer6, such as gainingan understanding of different cultures, foreign language skills, oral and written expression,time management, and teamwork, amongst others.The pedagogical features of the developed project were as follows:• development of scientific thinking and reflection using physical problems. Page 26.147.3• application of real problems with increasing

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farnaz Ghazi-Nezami, Kettering University; Mehmet Bayram Yildirim, Wichita State University

Tagged Divisions

Industrial Engineering

. Page 26.149.3The Lean Enterprise Institute founded by Womack 1 (1997) is aiming at developing educationalmethods and workshops to promote training about lean tools. Nontraditional instructionalmethods such as learning-by-doing methods, active and collaborative learning techniques aregetting more popular in the past few years. This trend is mostly reflected by introducing variousphysical simulation or computer games (gamification) and is growing rapidly due to theirpositive impact on learning process [1, 2]. The literature study illustrates a large pool ofeducational simulation games targeting different lean concepts and principles such as pullproduction, one piece flow, Jidoka, 5S, Poka Yoke and waste elimination. TimeWise simulation,Veebots

Conference Session

Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wesley B. Williams P.E., University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Eric J. Schaus, Georgia Institute of Technology

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

sufficiently undersized to slideinto the slots on both enclosures. Upon measuring the parts, they found that panel thickness wasthe same as the slot width, leaving no room for clearance. After further reflection and discussionwith the faculty mentors, the students realized that the specified clearances were less than the.012” minimum layer thickness of the Dimension machine. In slicing the STL into individualcross sections, the slight difference was not captured as in effect it “rounded up” and printedanother .012” layer when only a fraction of that thickness was specified by the CAD file. Thiswas remedied by using a deburring knife and razor to slightly trim the guide slots until the panelwas able to slide in with reasonable effort.A second challenge

Conference Session

Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; David L. Tomasko, Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

Page 26.173.2junior years, within the chemical engineering profession survey, materials and energy balances,thermodynamics, fluid and heat transfer, and reactor design. The project during freshmen year isspecifically an analysis of a Chemical Safety Board completed investigation including futurerecommendations to companies working with similar hazards. Each team is given a differentincident which occurred within the last fifteen years. The students present their findings in aposter session where seniors attend and provide written feedback on both technical aspects andcommunication skills. Self-reflection is required following the poster presentation in an attemptto foster an intrinsic motivation to critically think about the integration of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Constans, Rowan University; Shivakumar I Ranganathan, Rowan University; Wei Xue, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. The planetary gearset is the centerpiece of thebench-scale hybrid powertrain, which our students are completing over the course of fivesemesters. With the successful completion of the planetary gearset, our students are now readyto begin tackling the challenge of developing an overall control strategy for the hybrid system.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to acknowledge the support of the NSF-TUES program in the Division ofUndergraduate Education, DUE-1044532, which made this research possible. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authorsand do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.Bibliography[1] Toyota Motor Corporation, "Toyota Hybrid

Conference Session

Teaching the Business Side of Construction

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla Lopez Del Puerto, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez ; Tim L. Mrozowski, Michigan State University; Lawrence F. Kruth, Douglas Steel Fabricating Corporation; Thomas J. Schlafly, American Institute of Steel Construction; Omar I. Molina Bas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Construction

training to allow for the material to be reviewed and the feedback to be incorporated into the final curriculum.  Creating a secondary training module benefits future trainers because it provides guidelines and improves recall of the material to be taught in the training.AcknowledgementsThe training material is being produced under grant number SH-26316-SH4 from theOccupational Safety and Health Administration, U.S. Department of Labor. It does notnecessarily reflect the views or policies of the U.S. Department of Labor, nor does mention oftrades names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S.Government

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas at El Paso; Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Ryan Wicker, University of Texas, El Paso; Zhonghua Hu, University of Texas at El Paso

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

and reflecting student feedback. New Generation Rapid Prototyping Final Version of Rapid Prototyping Simulator developed based on Simulator Software uPrint® SE Plus 3D Printer Rapid Prototyping Simulator integration in: Additive Manufacturing, Rapid

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

objectives from #5 d. Reflection and feedback (coaching) in your small group of other leaders e. Any other leadership aspect you plan to employ 7. Explain the metrics that you must attain/assess in order to meet your objectives from #5 Page 26.534.4 8. Describe how you will hold your teammates (other leader) accountable for progress 12687The heart of the model is that the students address these objectives for the capstone leadershipexperience within a small group (a cadre of 3-5 students) while building the team

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madhumitha Ramachandran, University of Oklahoma; Diana Bairaktarova, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK; Anna Woodcock, California State University San Marcos; Othman Mohammed Bawareth, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Ethics

will try to help as well as I will manage without affecting my work. Advertisement. Iwill make the program to reach people aware of necessity water by arranging flash mob, videos,and interesting advertisement. I will give it to company and it should be useful everyone.” When comparing the language use between the two above statements, it is clear that thefirst response reflects greater ethical awareness than the second one. This indicates that textanalysis technique may be useful in detecting ethical awareness. Table 3 Correlation Between Ethical Awareness Scores and LIWC Categories r score p-value SELF-REFERENCE -0.21 0.11

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saryn R Goldberg, Hofstra University; Jennifer Andrea Rich, Hofstra University; Amy M. Masnick, Hofstra University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

circumstances, writing is used not so much to demonstrate knowledge as toachieve an understanding of the students’ own learning process. Writing-to-learn assignments inthese contexts usually attempt to make the student aware of his or her learning issues, asking thestudent to reflect on what he or she may not understand. The modalities for doing so are various:students have been required to write step-by-step explanations of their problem-solving; 5, 6, 7they have been asked to explain how to do a problem to a relative neophyte in the class; 8 andthey have been encouraged to embed literary modes in their problem-solving narratives (e.g.explaining how to solve stoichiometric equations through baking analogies).9 While theseapproaches have resulted in

Conference Session

Pipeline and Performance in BME Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Warnock, Mississippi State University

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Biomedical

, more difficult levels. The gaming, iterative approachwas applied to a junior level biomaterials course, where progression was based on cognitiveability.Bloom’s taxonomy1 is familiar to many educators as a way of classifying different domains ofcognitive ability. The original taxonomy developed definitions for six cognitive domains;knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis and evaluation. The taxonomy wasrevised in 2001 to reflect relevance to the 21st century and the nouns originally used to describethe cognitive domains were replaced with verbs 2. The categories are ordered from simple tocomplex and assume a cumulative hierarchy so that mastery of the lower domains is implied inorder to master the higher domains 3. Thus

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Max Kross, Engineering Education Innovation Center

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Computers in Education

effectiveness of the notebook both in its paper andelectronic form. We recognize that there is the potential for respondents to give only positiveresponses to this type of survey as it may be seen as a reflection of themselves and their work.Specifically, there is the potential for students to report that a tool is useful even when it has Page 26.591.8detrimental effects. We believe the potential for this limitations exists both for the paper andelectronic notebooks reducing its effect in our findings related to comparison; however, it is alimitation that must be considered when examining the results for just the paper or just theelectronic

Conference Session

Building Information Modeling (BIM) in Construction Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andre Lucena MA, NAIT; Don Mah P.Eng., Northern Alberta Institute of Technology; Faisal Arain, Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)

Tagged Divisions

Construction

not fully understand the complicated relationshipsbetween participants in a construction project, or which are suitable communication techniquesand efficient collaboration skills in a full-scale engineering project [4]. Knowledge ofengineering information flows, reflecting how physical, technical, managerial, social, andeconomic information is exchanged between teams, and how collaboration conflicts can beavoided when there are formal regulations to manage them, are seen as important components inBIM education. Sacks and Barak [9] mention that the civil engineering department of the TechnionInstitute, Israel, conceptualizes BIM as a skill rather than a tool. In their programs, it is taughtnot as a tool or in connection to any

Conference Session

Topics Related To Engineering Design Graphics Division

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary A. Sadowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sheryl A. Sorby, Ohio State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Design Graphics

69th MidYear Meeting Proceedings, Normal, IL.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No.1044269. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this materialare those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. Page 26.627.10

Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Radu F. Babiceanu, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Systems Engineering

students ought to provide system-optimized solutions, rather than component-best solutions, within the systems engineering “performance-risk- cost-schedule” framework. • Student immersion into new experiences, such as project team work on complete systems and software development management projects, rather than traditional engineering discipline component development projects. The Kolb experiential learning framework[10] will be used as model. The experiential learning framework comprises students’ experience, their skills to observe and reflect on the experiences, their abilities to learn from the experience, and their proficiency to try out the learned facts. • Student opportunity to

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan L. Murray, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Amber M. Henslee, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Douglas K. Ludlow, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering Ethics

dishonesty. Sociological Inquiry, 69, 91-105. 3. Eckel, E.J. (2010). A reflection on plagiarism, patchwriting, and the engineering master’s thesis. [Viewpoints]. Issues in Science & Technology Librarianship, 62. doi:10.5062/F4NC5Z42 4. Elander, J., Pittam, G., Lusher, J., Fox, P., & Payne, N. (2010). Evaluation of an intervention to help students avoid unintentional plagiarism by improving their authorial identity. Assessment & Evalution in Higher Education, 35, 157-171. doi: 10.1080/02602930802687745 5. Henslee, A.M., Goldsmith, J., Stone, N., & Kreuger, M. (in press for 2015). An online tutorial vs. pre-recorded lecture for reducing incidents of plagiarism. American Journal of Engineering