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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Linda T Coats; Debora F Rodrigues, University of Houston (CoE); Judit Eva Puskas; Frank "Fritz" J Claydon, University of Houston (CoE)

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Paper ID #11279Easing the Tortuous Road that Under-represented Minorities Travel to Be-come Engineering FacultyDr. Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron Dr. Cutright is an Associate Professor of Civil Engineering at The University of Akron. She has a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering with emphasis on environmental remediation techniques with over 20 years of experience conducting site assessments, soil characterizations and treatability studies for a variety of environmental contaminants. In addition she also conducts education research via an EPA education grant and a NSF Scholarships for STEM education

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Cynthia Bober, Penn State University ; Joseph Wilck, East Carolina University

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Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #13159Educating and Training the Next Generation of Industrial Engineers to Workin ManufacturingDr. Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park Paul C. Lynch received his Ph.D., M.S., and B.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Lynch is a member of AFS, SME, IIE, and ASEE. Dr. Lynch’s primary research interests are in metal casting, manufacturing systems, and engineering education. Dr. Lynch has been recognized by Alpha Pi Mu, IIE, and the Pennsylvania State University for his scholarship, teaching, and advising. He received the Outstanding Industrial

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander Vincent Struck Jannini, Rowan University; C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #12173Integrating Continuous Pharmaceutical Manufacturing into the ChemicalEngineering CurriculumProf. Alexander Vincent Struck Jannini, Rowan University Alexander Struck Jannini is an adjunct professor at Rowan University. His previous work has been focused on incorporating aspects of pharmaceutical engineering into the undergraduate curriculum. Alex plans on continuing his education and receiving a Ph.D. in chemical engineering. His areas of interest are drug delivery and drug loading characteristics of dissolvable thin films.Dr. C. Stewart Slater, Rowan University C. Stewart Slater is a professor of chemical

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathon E. Slightam, Marquette University; Mark L. Nagurka, Marquette University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #12625Machine Design Experiments Using Gears to Foster Discovery LearningMr. Jonathon E. Slightam, Marquette University Mechanical Engineering Department Jonathon E. Slightam received his B.S degree in mechanical engineering and M.Sc. in engineering from the Milwaukee School of Engineering in 2012 and 2014, respectively. Jonathon is currently a PhD stu- dent in mechanical engineering at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI. From 2009 to 2014, he was a research assistant in the Rapid Prototyping Research laboratory at the Milwaukee School of Engineer- ing. In 2013 he was an engineering intern at Parker Hannifin’s

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2015 Fall ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Lunal Khuon; Vladimir Genis; Andrew Rich; Arlene Solnick; John Cornele; Melanie Whitehead; Michael Hunn

with industrypersonnel, clinicians, and technologists that provides complementary viewpoints of healthcaretechnology in an introductory biomedical engineering technology course. The goals of thislearning experience are to better impart the interdisciplinary nature of healthcare technology,provide a more complete picture of healthcare technology through experiencing differentviewpoints, and help students better envision the roles of biomedical engineering technologists inthe patient care team through direct interactions with the makers, users, and caretakers ofhealthcare technology.At Drexel University, the Biomedical Engineering Technology concentration focuses on thepractice of medical equipment operation and support in the clinical

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lina Margarita Prada-Angarita, Fundación Universidad del Norte; Katherine Sofía Palacio, Fundación Universidad del Norte; Carmen Regina Berdugo Correa, Fundación Universidad del Norte

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c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Building the Design Competence in Industrial Engineering Junior Students through realistic constraints of the Operations and Logistics LaboratoryAbstractThis paper provides a laboratory development experience through a product design projectwith junior students of the Industrial Engineering (IE) program in Universidad del Norte,Barranquilla, Colombia. In the course “Productive Systems Design” (PSD) the students hadthe opportunity to develop their final project according to the needs of the Operations andLogistics lab, which serves around 6 courses of the IE department. Students wereintroduced to a challenge: to design a product with its manufacturing process

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Student Recruitment and Retention in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bradley C. Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Paper ID #13453Generating Interest in ET through High School CompetitionsProf. Alka R Harriger, Purdue University, West Lafayette Alka Harriger joined the faculty of the Computer and Information Technology Department (CIT) in 1982 and is currently a Professor of CIT. For the majority of that time, she has been actively involved in teaching software development courses. From 2008-2014, she led the NSF-ITEST funded SPIRIT (Surprising Possibilities Imagined and Realized through Information Technology) project. Since October 2013, she has been co-leading with Prof. Brad Harriger the NSF-ITEST funded TECHFIT (Teaching

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2015 St.Lawrence Section Meeting

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Tian Wen; Kangping Li

Observing the Power Grid by Real-time Frequency Data Tian Wen & Kangping Li Method Frequency Introduction deviation patterns The traditional power grid has been fairly opaque from a We combine operational frequency pattern

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Latest Trends and Implementations in Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky; John R. Baker, University of Kentucky; Keith E. Rouch, University of Kentucky; Christine F. Goble, University of Kentucky; Gerry M. Swan II, University of Kentucky; Adam Brown, University of Kentucky; I. S. Jawahir, University of Kentucky

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Paper ID #12662Development of an Online Master’s Degree Program in Manufacturing Sys-tems EngineeringDr. Fazleena Badurdeen, University of Kentucky Fazleena Badurdeen is an Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and also affiliated to the In- stitute for Sustainable Manufacturing at University of Kentucky where she leads the Sustainable Manu- facturing Systems and Supply Chains Research Group. She is also the Director for Graduate Studies in Manufacturing Systems Engineering, a multidisciplinary program in the College of Engineering. With backgrounds in Engineering and Business, Dr. Badurdeen is particularly

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jose E. Sanchez P.E., Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory

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Ocean and Marine

hydraulic engineering. Research is conducted primarily in Vicksburg, Miss., with one field location in Duck, NC. As director, Sanchez leads a team of more than 200 researchers, support staff and contractors. He is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating a multi-million dollar research program; developing new and strate- gic research program areas in coastal and hydraulics; and managing physical facilities with a total area of 1.5 million square feet. Ongoing projects range from design guidance to three-dimensional numerical models to produce cutting-edge products for successful coastal and inland water resources management. Prior to his current position, S´anchez served as chief of Asset Management

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 3: Diversity and Multicultural Influences in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Maritza Paz, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering; Margo Cousins, University of Texas, Austin; Cindy D. Wilson, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin

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Paper ID #13134Retention of First-Year Undergraduate Engineering Students: Role of Psy-chosocial Interventions Targeting First-Generation College StudentsMs. Jennifer Maritza Paz, The University of Texas at Austin, Cockrell School of Engineering Jennifer Paz is a graduate student of the Department of Educational Psychology at The University of Texas at Austin. She received her Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from Texas State University in 2011. She is currently working with Dr. Mia Markey in the Biomedical Engineering Department at The University of Texas at Austin in a project aimed at improving retention rates of first

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Richard . Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #11181Understanding Diverse Pathways: Disciplinary Trajectories of EngineeringStudents: Year 3- NSF REE Grant 1129383Dr. Susan M Lord, University of San Diego Susan M. Lord received a B.S. from Cornell University and the M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford University. She is currently Professor and Chair of Electrical Engineering at the University of San Diego. Her teach- ing and research interests include electronics, optoelectronics, materials science, first year engineering courses, feminist and liberative pedagogies, engineering student persistence, and student autonomy. Her research has been sponsored by the

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2015 Pacific Southwest Section Meeting

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Jim Helbling; Angela Beck

132 From One to Many: Building an Effective Teaching Team for Capstone Courses Jim Helbling, Angela Beck Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, CAAbstractThis paper describes a shift from a solo instructor paradigm to a two-instructor team-teachingparadigm and then to a multi-instructor teaching team paradigm for senior-level capstone coursesat Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott campus (ERAU/Prescott). Specifically, thispaper recounts how various instructors and advisors joined a solo engineering instructor to

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Innovative Project-based Learning Practices in Manufacturing

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Karen Kenyon, Grand Valley State University; John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #11546Engineering Hope: Enhancing Quality of Life through Design EducationDr. Lisa Karen kenyon, Grand Dr. Kenyon is a pediatric physical therapist and Associate Professor in the Department of Physical Ther- apy at Grand Valley State University in Grand Rapids, Michigan.Dr. John Paul Farris, Grand Valley State University John Farris joined the faculty at Grand Valley State University after a successful tenure as the chief product designer for a medical device manufacturer. His other significant industrial experience includes designing engine components for Caterpillar Inc. and consulting on the design of stationary

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Laboratory Experiences in Chemical Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard K. Grenville, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd.

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #11457Mixing in the chemical engineering curriculumDr. Richard K Grenville, Philadelphia Mixing Solutions Ltd. Richard Grenville is Director of Mixing Technology at Philadelphia Mixing Solutions and has 30 years of experience in the field of mixing. He studied Chemical Engineering at the University of Nottingham in the UK, graduating in 1983, and started work as an Applications Engineer for Chemineer. He then went to work at the Fluid Mixing Processes consortium, which is managed by the British Hy- dromechanics Research Group, as a Project Engineer. His main area of research was mixing of non- Newtonian

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Concurrent Paper Tracks - Session I

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2015 ASEE International Forum

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Takao Ichiko, Professional online

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International Forum

American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 An Educational Model Based on More Deeply Cooperative Learning1. Introduction Currently, our educational affairs and matters have become more diversified in therealm of distance learning. No small quantity of these affairs and issues has beendiscussed from conventionally stereotyped and pedagogically old-fashioned viewpoints.Many years have passed since the information networking age became a reality,resulting in a large number of types of new generation learners, such as digital natives,different from conventional learners and so on. Therefore, it can be illustrated that it isimportant to find a more realistic practical approach toward a solution that helps

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yeow Siow, University of Illinois Chicago

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. Page 26.938.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Incorporating Active Learning of Complex Shapes in STEM CoursesAbstractA major obstacle students encounter in many STEM subjects is visualization of complex three-dimensional shapes, such as the p-v-T surface in thermodynamics. Conventional means ofcontent delivery, such as textbooks and projector screens, are passive in nature and areineffective in many situations. Alternatives such as immersive visualization technology are oftencostly and require specialized laboratory, creating a disconnect between lecture and spatiallearning. An exploratory method is introduced whereby learners can achieve meaningful

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Mobile Devices and Apps

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University

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Computers in Education

Paper ID #13774Enhancing The Teaching Of CS 1 By Programming Mobile Apps In MIT AppInventorDr. Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University Computer Science Department Gonzaga University Page 26.671.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Enhancing the Teaching of CS 1 by Programming Mobile Apps in MIT App InventorAbstractThis paper presents the development of a curriculum of CS 1 course, which conveys the basicsof programming techniques and concepts of Computer Science (CS). To build a solid

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Mitchell, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John M. Keller, California Polytechnic State University; Victor M Castillo Jr, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

, California Polytechnic State University John Keller is a planetary scientist with an emphasis in astronomy education and K-12 science teacher preparation. He co-directs the Cal Poly Center for Excellence in STEM Education and is an Associate Professor in Physics.Dr. Victor M Castillo Jr, California Polytechnic State University On Professional Research and Teaching Leave from Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Page 26.1355.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Saving Rivertown: Using Computer Simulations in an Earth Science Engineering Design Project

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2015 Spring ASEE Middle Atlantic Section Conference

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Colin Neill; Joanna DeFranco; Amanda Neill

Implementing Peer tutoring in an online course Colin Neill, Joanna DeFranco, Amanda Neill The Pennsylvania State UniversityPrevious research in a large scale experiment provided no evidence that working on a successfuland effective team had a positive effect on individual student performance. Thus, to facilitateindividual learning, we implemented peer tutoring while students worked on an effective team inan online graduate software engineering course. This paper presents an online peer tutoringdesign. The results of a constant comparative qualitative analysis will be presented in order toprovide insight into the success of this peer tutoring implementation.I

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2015 Northeast Section Meeting

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Leonard Anderson; Michael Davidson

External Collaborator/ Mentor Requirement for Senior Capstone Engineering Design Courses Leonard Anderson, Ph.D., C.P.C., Michael Davidson, P.E.AbstractTo meet the Engineering Accreditation Commission of the Accreditation Board for Engineering andTechnology (EAC of ABET) curriculum requirement of a “major design experience” Civil EngineeringStudents at Wentworth Institute of Technology are required to successfully complete a Civil EngineeringCapstone Design Course during the final semester (summer) of their senior year. In groups of four to sixstudents, students develop, implement, and present a comprehensive, intra-discipline civil engineerdesign project. In the summer of 2014, the Faculty of the Civil

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Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura E. LeMire, The Community College of Baltimore County

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

obtaining her MBA, Laura became the Director of Corporate Purchasing and was a financial analyst in Investor Relations. Laura left the utility to become the Director of Women’s Sports at STX, Inc., a sporting goods manufacturer where she became the holder of four patents. Returning to the classroom once again, Laura obtained a Masters in environmental engineering from UMBC and became an Affiliate Professor for Project Lead The Way. Laura is now the Engineering Department Chair at the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC) where she has built an engineering technology program and dou- bled the size of the engineering transfer program by stimulating interest in high school students, training PLTW teachers, and

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Green and Sustainable Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Chiou, Drexel University ; Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Radian G. Belu, University of Alaska, Anchorage; Michael G. Mauk, Drexel University; M. Eric Carr, Drexel University; Regina Ruane Ph.D., Drexel University

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graduate levels. His tremendous re- search experience in manufacturing includes environmentally conscious manufacturing, Internet based robotics, and Web based quality. In the past years, he has been involved in sustainable manufacturing for maximizing energy and material recovery while minimizing environmental impact.Prof. Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso Dr. Tseng is a Professor and Chair of Industrial, Manufacturing and Systems Engineering at UTEP. His research focuses on the computational intelligence, data mining, bio- informatics and advanced manu- facturing. Dr. Tseng published in many refereed journals such as IEEE Transactions, IIE Transaction, Journal of Manufacturing Systems and others. He

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Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Tamir; Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven; Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #11314San Francisco’s New Start-Up is Reengineering Engineering EducationDr. Michael TamirDr. Ronald S Harichandran P.E., University of New Haven Ron Harichandran is Dean of the Tagliatela College of Engineering and is part of the leadership team for the launch of the Master of Science in Data Science in San Francisco in partnership with GalvanizeU.Mrs. Lueny Morell, InnovaHiEd Lueny Morell, MS, PE, is President of Lueny Morell & Associates and Director of InnovaHiEd, a world- class team of experts with extensive academic and industry experience offering services to help higher education leaders in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Larry Leifer, Stanford University; Qu Jin, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #13330Exploring the Interest and Intention of Entrepreneurship in Engineering AlumniMiss Janna Rodriguez, Stanford University Janna Rodriguez is a third year PhD student in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Her re- search focus on exploring how engineering students, both undergraduates and graduates, can be prepared to become entrepreneurs and innovators in the corporate sector.Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University Helen L. Chen is a research scientist in the Designing Education Lab in the Department of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of ePortfolio Initiatives in the Office of the

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #12668Undergraduate and Graduate STEM Majors’ Technology Preference for Solv-ing Calculus Related QuestionsDr. Emre Tokgoz, Quinnipiac University Emre Tokgoz is currently an Assistant Professor of Industrial Engineering at Quinnipiac University. He completed a Ph.D. in Mathematics and a Ph.D. in Industrial and Systems Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. His pedagogical research interest includes technology and calculus education of STEM majors. He worked on an IRB approved pedagogical study to observe undergraduate and graduate mathe- matics and engineering students’ calculus and technology knowledge in 2011

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Hands-on Active Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University

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Engineering Technology

Paper ID #12919Ensuring Safe Use of the Machine Shop by StudentsDr. Mukasa E. Ssemakula, Wayne State University Mukasa E. Ssemakula is a Professor in the Division of Engineering Technology, at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Manchester Institute of Science and Technology, in England. After working in industry, he served on the faculty of the University of Maryland before joining Wayne State. He is a leader in developing and implementing new pedagogical approaches to engineering education. He also has research interests in the area of manufacturing systems. Contact

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James F. Ryan III, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #13379Major Changes and Attrition: An Information Theoretic and Statistical Ex-amination of Cohort Features Stratified on Major SwitchesDr. George D. Ricco, Purdue University, West Lafayette George D. Ricco is the KEEN Program Coordinator at Gonzaga University in the School of Engineer- ing and Applied Science. He completed his doctorate in engineering education from Purdue University’s School of Engineering Education. Previously, he received a M.S. in earth and planetary sciences studying geospatial imaging and a M.S. in physics studying high-pressure, high-temperature FT-IR spectroscopy in heavy water, both

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Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert V. Pieri, North Dakota State University; Timothy D. Legg, North Dakota State University; Ann Marie Vallie, Turtle Mountain Community College; Lori Nelson, Fort Berthold Community College; Joshua Jason Mattes, Sitting Bull College; Michael Maloy Parker, Cankdeska Cikana Community College; G. Padmanabhan , North Dakota State University

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the US Air Force Academy. Prior to his time at USAFA, Bob was a Research & Development Engineer with the US Air Force, studying problems of pollution in the earth’s atmosphere. One of his dissertations involves the environment and policy decisions that could affect it. Dr. Pieri has degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Thayer School at Dartmouth College and Carnegie – Mellon University in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. For the academic year 2003- 2004, Bob was on the faculty at Turtle Mountain Community College in Belcourt,N.D. where he taught Math and Engineering classes. This is the basis for his current interest in Native Americans into Engineering. Bob, originally from the northeast area of

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Benneyan, Northeastern University; Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University

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Systems Engineering

of the So- ciety for Health Systems. He serves on numerous editorial and advisory boards, has received 12 research, teaching, and service awards, and has been principal investigator or co-director in seven research centers totaling over $32 million in funding.Mr. Corey Balint, Healthcare Systems Engineering Institute at Northeastern University Corey Balint, holds both a BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from Northeastern University and cur- rently is a staff healthcare system engineer in the HSyE institute. Current responsibilities include: serving as day-to-day project manager of our AHRQ patient safety center, leading a portfolio of roughly 10 projects at any time, and assisting with senior team projects