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General Technical Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen Michael Morse, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University; Venkatesh Uddameri; Elma Annette Hernandez, Texas Tech University; David L. Ernst, Texas Tech University - Construction Engineering

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Computers in Education

, P., and Ting, S. (2005). "Globalization Challenges, Legacies, and Civil Engineering Curriculum Reform." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 131(2), 105- 110. 8. Barlish, K., and Traylor, C. (2014). "Career Paths and Development: Actions and Examples from the Heavy Civil Sector." Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, 19(1), 2-7. 9. Christodoulou, S. (2004). ”Educating Civil Engineering Professionals of Tomorrow.” J. Prof. Issues Eng. Educ. Pract., 130(2), 90–94. Yaşar, O., and Landau, R. H. (2003). "Elements of Computational Science and Engineering Education." SIAM Review, 45(4), 787-805. 10. Siller, T. J. (2001). "Sustainability and critical thinking

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division New Ideas Session 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Hallam, University of Texas, San Antonio; Dorie Jewel Gilbert; Olivier Wenker MD, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; Gary L. Frankwick, University of Texas at El Paso

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center and the founding Director of their Office of Technology Discovery. Dr. Wenker started his career as an anesthesiologist in 1985. He is triple European board certified in anesthesiology, critical care medicine and emergency/disaster medicine as well as American board certified in Antiaging and Regenerative Medicine. Dr. Wenker served many years as emergency/trauma physician on board rescue helicopters, ICU airplanes, ambulances, and emergency physician vehicles. He worked as a trauma field physician, rescue diver, disaster medicine triage and lead physician, and served many years as chief of a medical team for special police

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan W. Klingbeil, Wright State University; Anthony Bourne, Wright State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

background relates totheir chosen degree programs, let alone theirfuture careers. And despite the national call toincrease the number of graduates in engineeringand other STEM disciplines7 , the inability ofincoming students to successfully advance pastthe traditional freshman calculus sequenceremains a primary cause of attrition inengineering programs across the country. Assuch, there is a drastic need for a proven modelwhich eliminates the first-year mathematicsbottleneck in the traditional engineeringcurriculum, yet can be readily adopted byengineering programs across the country. Such Figure 1. The Derivative Labis the focus of this work.The Wright State model begins with the

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Measuring Impact: Libraries, Librarians, Instruction, and Institutions

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Matthew Markowitz, Cornell University; Jill H. Powell, Cornell University; Jeffrey T. Hancock, Cornell University

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Engineering Libraries

, predatory publishers use morethird-party email addresses, claim false impact factors, fake rapid peer review, and simulateacademic expertise. This is the first study to investigate predatory publishing through anempirical social science lens and our results suggest that there are quantifiable linguistic andmeta-linguistic indicators that can, to some degree, distinguish between predatory publishers andthose journals that seek to publish honestly.Introduction In recent years, the rise of scientific misconduct has drawn attention to the “publish orperish” mentality consuming academia, which highlights a drive for researchers to publish earlyand often in their career.3 The pressure to publish regularly can tamper with the quality ofresearch and

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Innovative Projects in Energy Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Jeremy Keith Posey Sr.

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Technological University. Additionally, he has six years of industrial experience as a Senior Engineer and 17 years of academic experience as a professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Foroudastan’s academic experience includes teaching at Tennessee Technological University and Middle Tennessee State University in the areas of civil engineering, me- chanical engineering, and engineering technology. He has actively advised undergraduate and graduate students, alumni, and minority students in academics and career guidance. Foroudastan has also served as Faculty Advisor for SAE, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Pre-engineering, ASME, Experimental Vehicles Program (EVP), and Tau Alpha Pi Honors Society. In

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Projects in ECE

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vignesh Subbian, University of Cincinnati; Carla C. Purdy, University of Cincinnati; Fred Richard Beyette Jr., University of Cincinnati

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Electrical and Computer

objective of this session is to review and emphasize concepts that are important to developing safety-critical and secure embedded systems.4. Embedded Systems Research: This is a non-traditional UnLecture where the focus is on academic research experience rather than industry experience. Undergraduate students will be teamed with graduate students for this exercise, and the graduate students will serve as session moderators. In the retrospective phase, the emphasis will be on topics such as developing a research hypothesis, experimental methods, industry jobs versus research careers, and examples of graduate research projects in embedded systems. In the examination phase, students will present examples of how classroom learning aids

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James F. Groves, University of Virginia; Leigh R. Abts, University of Maryland, College Park; Gail Lynn Goldberg

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Congressional STEM Caucus. In 2007, Dr. Abts joined the University of Maryland (UMD) at College Park faculty where he has a joint appointment as a Research Associate Professor in the A. James Clark School of Engineering and the College of Education. Dr. Abts has received funding from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and the Kern Family Foundation concentrating his research efforts in Early College and high school to college / career transitions.Dr. Gail Lynn Goldberg Dr. Goldberg received her Bachelor of Arts in 1971 from Queens College and her Ph.D. in English in 1977 from The Graduate Center, City University of New York. After serving for a decade as Assessment Specialist

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Leslie Crowley, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Continuing Professional Development

programtargeting the improvement of undergraduate engineering education. Faculty proposed large-scalerenovations of a specific undergraduate course or closely-related group of courses, with the goalof improving student engagement, learning outcomes, and faculty teaching experiences.Alternatively, faculty could propose to develop teaching technologies that would facilitate theimplementation of evidence-based teaching practices. Priority in funding was given to projectsthat would impact large numbers of students or provide critical interventions early in students’learning careers.“Live deep, not fast,” is an admonition coined in the early 1900’s by literature professor, critic,and editor Henry Seidel Canby 1. Faculty participating in SIIP were invited to

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Embedded Systems and Mobile Computing

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vamshi Krishna Bolly, Purdue University; John Springer, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA; J. Eric Dietz, Purdue University

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Computing & Information Technology

included restoration and recovery of critical infrastructure. Eric also led the creation of the Indiana Intelligence Fusion Center and the Indiana Fire Training System both new government functions that were created with new laws and funding. Retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel from the U.S. Army in 2004, Dr. Dietz led a number of Army Acquisition and research programs throughout his career including power systems, chemical sensors and command and control systems. An Indiana native, Eric was graduated in 1984 from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology after earning a bachelor of science in chemical engineer- ing. He also earned a master’s of science from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in 1986 and a PhD in chemical

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DEED Melange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Matthew T. Siniawski, Loyola Marymount University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Design in Engineering Education

SYSTEM USED IN THIS COURSE… LEVEL OF AGREEMENT 1. made the course objectives relevant. 2. motivated me to do well in the course. 3. will help me towards reaching my future career goals. 4. was an effective way to assess my learning. 5. required too much effort. 6. was useful in my pursuit of other goals. 7. made me frustrated and anxious. 8. required too much time. 9. helped me better understand my learning. 10. increased my level of responsibility for my own learning. 11. represented how the real world assesses success and failure. 12. limited my ability to be successful in the course. 13. accurately measured the understanding I gained on the course

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Design Teamwork

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Jintana Nina Phanthanousy, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

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Design in Engineering Education

requires practice and mentoring – something faculty with industry experience often bring, but which may be less available for individuals with academic career paths.The topics noted above point to the need for workshops and resources that support faculty’s ownability to manage and negotiate conflict. But perhaps even more most importantly, the limitedextent to which capstone faculty in this study trained individuals on the team to resolve theconflict themselves also points to the need to help faculty learn to teach these skills – anapproach which includes providing faculty with resources that they first understand themselves,but second, can explain to and model for student design teams.Interestingly, the analysis of approaches to team

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kabirian, California State University Northridge; S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University, Northridge; Ileana Costea, California State University, Northridge; Ahmad R Sarfaraz, California State University, Northridge; Mark Rajai, CSUN

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Engineering Management

. 1• The University of California-Irvine [2] has an MSc program in EM which is jointly offeredby The Paul Merage School of Business and The Henry Samueli School of Engineering. Theprogram flyer says the major “teaches business from the engineering perspective and engineeringfrom the business perspective and students will learn to think about their work through the lensof innovation and to develop a crucial view to enhance their careers.” The MSc degree requiresthe completion of a minimum of 17 courses (minimum of 45 units) beyond the bachelor’sdegree. As part of the program, students must complete a two-week orientation and an intensivecourse in early to mid-September preceding the Fall Quarter. The major requirements aresomewhere between IE

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Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Ellingson, U. of St. Thomas, School of Engineering; Kundan Nepal, University of Saint Thomas; Megan Rose McGill, University of St. Thomas; Mitchell J Hoffmann, University of St. Thomas

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #6199Multi-floor Mapping and Navigation with UncertaintyDr. James Ellingson, U. of St. Thomas, School of Engineering James Ellingson earned his Ph.D. Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minnesota. He joined the Faculty in at University of St. Thomas in 2009 after an extensive career in medical device manufacturing and industrial automation. Research interests include remote sensing, autonomous vehicles mechatronics, embedded systems, machine design and robotics.Kundan Nepal, University of Saint Thomas Kundan Nepal is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of St

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Robots and K-12 Computer Applications

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Avanzato, Pennsylvania State University, Abington

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Computers in Education

freshmanintroduction to engineering course, an advanced robotics course, and outreach activities. Thegroup designed a small, low-cost robot, programmed in Python, which has ample sensors andcommunication capabilities. The customized robot platform is inexpensive enough to support a“one-robot-per-student” implementation. Applications such as Monte Carlo localization andparticle filters have been realized with this robotics system.Computer science researchers at Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) and CMU’s RoboticsAcademy actively support multi-robot technology education through tutorials, design challenges,programming examples, instructional videos, and teachers’ resources.5 One of the goals is topromote interest in computer science and STEM careers among a K-12

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Educational Research and Methods (ERM) Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Devlin B. Montfort, Washington State University; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Shane A. Brown P.E., Washington State University; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

recipient of the NSF CAREER award in 2011. Dr. Brown’s research interests are in conceptual change, epistemology, and social or situated cognition. Specifically, his research focuses on theoretical approaches to understanding why some engineering concepts are harder to learn than others, including the role of language and context in the learning process.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia TechDr. Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette Ruth A. Streveler is an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Dr. Streveler has been the Principle Investigator or co-Principle Investigator of ten grants funded by the US National Science Foundation. She has published articles in the

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Capstone Design and Innovations in ECE

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

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Electrical and Computer

that these experiments are effective. This combined with anecdotaldata show that the introduction of these new experiments makes the course more fun, more Page 23.944.8relevant to an engineering career, and better prepares students to meet the expectations of theirsenior project. Figure 6: Course Evaluation Survey QuestionsAcknowledgements:The ball sorting, temperature control, and laser tracking systems were designed and built by JohnUnalp at Loyola Marymount University. The Seeedstudio Electronic Brick PIR Motion Sensorwas purchased from RobotShop.com. The CH-926 coin sorter is available from AliExpress.com

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Thermal Sciences

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Jackman, Iowa State University; Stephen B. Gilbert, Iowa State University; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University; Mathew Hagge, Iowa State University; LeAnn E Faidley, Wartburg College

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Mechanical Engineering

’ writing/sketching and voice asthey used a think-aloud protocol to describe their thought processes. The problem descriptionsand information resources were provided within a web-based problem solving environment,ThinkSpace. Our protocol analysis of student cognitive activities during problem solvingindicated that there are significant differences in activities between good and poor performingstudents. This characterization can serve as a basis for identifying students who have havingdifficulty with problem framing and providing meaningful feedback in order to improve studentlearningIntroductionHow can we help students improve their problem solving skills so that they are better preparedfor their professional careers? We need to focus on developing

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in Engineering Technology Programs

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhibin Tan, East Tennessee State University; William H. Blanton, East Tennessee State University; Qianru Zhang, East Tennessee State University

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Engineering Technology

in Biomedical Engineering Technology Program (BMET) at the university. After the completion of the project, students are expected to be able to understand the scheme of a real world DSP system, process EEG signals for specific applications and gain the experience in processing the real world signals. In addition, this project is also intended for preparing the motivated high level students for future career in biomedical signal processing areas.I. Introduction As a core course of the BMET at the department of Engineering Technology at the xxx University, the Digital Signal Processors (ENTC 4347) introduces both the basic and advanced digital signal processing theories as well as the hands-on experience

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Experiences in Engineering Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Darrell G. Harden II, Michigan Department of Transportation; Danielle Elise Larson- Jaramillo, Western Michigan University

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Community Engagement Division

transportation plan and policy objectives byproviding detailed analyses of school sites for potential SRTS projects, and it keeps MDOT outfront on SRTS at the federal level. Finally, the CCE 1001 service-learning design project givesthis community partner the opportunity to contribute to the development of future civil andconstruction engineers by working on MDOT projects to start their academic career and bygaining hands-on experience with multimodal transportation. The outcome will be engineers whowould be more aware of the issues of accessibility, sustainability, and livability in engineeringdesign, and who would be more comfortable interacting with a variety of socioeconomic groups.Sustainability of the Curriculum ImprovementA key to improving the

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Misty L. Loughry, Georgia Southern University; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; rebecca lyons; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kyle Heyne; Tripp Driskell, Institute of Simulation and Training; David Jonathan Woehr, University of North Carolina Charlotte; Hal R Pomeranz; Eduardo Salas, University of Central Florida; Andrew Caleb Loignon, UNC - Charlotte; Shirley C Sonesh, UCF

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

the resulting socialization, career capital gains, and knowledge transfer that occur in the international context. Currently, Shirley is continuing to pursue expatriate re- search in addition to working on teamwork and training research in the medical domain. In specific, Dr. Sonesh is working on investigating clinical decision making and developing training for rapid response teams in the obstetrics unit to improve team decision making, team coordination, and ultimately patient safety. Other research interests include reducing medication error in EMS contexts, the use of adaptive team tutoring, responses to organizational change, coaching, and augmented reality for medical training; this work is funded by ARL

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Software Engineering Outreach: Industry, K-12

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Massood Towhidnejad, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Thomas B Hilburn, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Richard E Fairley, Software and Systems Engineering Associates (S2EA)

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

- ety delegate to INCOSE. He is also chair of a joint Computer Society – Project Management Institute committee that is developing a software project extension to the PMI Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge and is the Computer Society delegate to PMI. Dr. Fairley In his career of 30+ years, Dr. Fairley has been a tenured professor, department chair, academic dean, and trainer and consultant. He holds bachelors and masters degrees in electrical engineering and a Ph.D. in computer science and applied math. Dr. Fairley is a member of IEEE, the IEEE Computer Society, INCOSE, and PMI. Page 23.1074.1

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murray Teitell, DeVry University, Long Beach; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach

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Mathematics

their future careers.13 References1. Eusgeld, I., Freiling, F.C., and Reussner, R. (1998).Dependability Metrics (Advanced Lectures). New York. Springer.2. James, B. (2007). The Bill James Handbook. Skokie, Il. ACTA Sports3. Klubeck, Martin. (2011).Metrics: How to Improve Key Business Results. New York. Apress.4. Simpson, T.W., Poplinski, P.N., Koch, P. N. and Allen, J. K. (2001. Metamodels for Computer-based Engineering Design Survey and Recommendations. Engineering with Computers. 17 (2) 129-150.5. Ebert, C., Dumke, R., Bundschuh, M. and Schmietendorf, A. (1998). Best Practices in Software Measurement (How to use Metrics to Improve Project and Process Performance). New York. Springer.6. Antonsson, E. K

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Real and Virtual - "New" Approaches to Teaching "Old" Courses

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James P Abulencia, Manhattan College; Margot A Vigeant, Bucknell University; David L. Silverstein, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

requirements (Burke and Snyder – 2008). Doing so can help inspire and engage this newage of students who are more used to digital tools and devices. Even the more traditional learnercan use the sites as an opportunity to gain understanding in new technology, which can becomeskills for future careers. Other work have utilized video technology with Chemical Engineering students.Liberatore has utilized YouTube to relate course topics to real world applications (Liberatore –2010). Falconer and colleagues have compiled screencasts where a narrator goes over aparticular chemical engineering concept, or a detailed problem solution (Falconer 2009 and 2012).A recent paper from JEE states that students who use screencasts and perceive their benefit

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Crossing Boundaries - Service Learning and Interdisciplinary Teams

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edwin R. Schmeckpeper, Norwich University; Michael Puddicombe, Norwich University

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Construction

Ecobuild 2011 conference. Following the paperpresentations, members of the audience pointed out the challenge of developing foundationalmodules for students who potentially had different value systems and organizational perspectivesthan were the norm in the industry. The wisdom of this approach became very evident as theclass progressed and the instructor observed the similarities and the differences that existedbetween the students from various disciplines. One of the statements made during the class hasinformed much of the module developments. The students indicated that when they began theiracademic studies they all worked seamlessly with students from other disciplines. However asthey progressed in their academic careers their instructors

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Research Initiatives

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Elizabeth A Parry, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

per university student thereby maximizing our resources and thedispersal of the university’s intellectual capital.In conclusion, the evolution of the model was, in part, genius. We have created a model thatworks, that creates a win-win-win situation for each of the three stakeholders: the K-12 students,the K-12 teachers and the university students, and that can maximize resources. This is a way tonot only disperse intellectual capital from a nearby university into the community but is a way toinspire the next generation to love STEM and potentially pursue careers in the fields of science,technology, engineering and math.AcknowledgementsThe authors would like to thank the entire RAMP-UP team for their dedication, support andcommitment to K-20

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FPD 2: Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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First-Year Programs

institution and to the field of engineering early intheir college career. With that in mind, we next examine whether selecting a specific discipline at Page 23.1192.4matriculation has a similar effect.If connectedness improves retention, then we might hypothesize that students who immediately“connect” with a specific discipline should be more likely to stay in engineering. Comparingstudents who matriculate without designating a discipline to those who matriculate in a discipline(Figure 2), we see that especially among those who are not required to take a CITE, this is indeedthe case. However, for those that do have a required CITE, the difference

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...by Design

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mangold, University of California, Berkeley; Stefanie Robinson, University of California, Berkeley

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

provides a defined framework todesign and organize curricula; engineering design provides an ideal platform for integratingmathematics, science and technology; and engineering provides a focused career pathway forstudents3. While most of the work mentioned here focused on high-school level technologyeducation, the engineering design process should also be considered as a pathway to introduceengineering to all levels of K-12 students. Van Meeteren suggests that the design process isalready present in high-quality early childhood programs, particularly those that areconstructivist in nature4. While this may be the case in a low percentage of schools it has still notbeen implemented on a large scale. The reason for this could be due to limited amount

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Training and Mentoring of Graduate Teaching Assistants

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kevin Andrew Rosse-Richards, Purdue University; Juan Diego Velasquez, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B Nelson, Purdue University; Chantal Levesque-Bristol, Purdue University

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Graduate Studies

status, but not between time and TAs’ discipline affiliation.Recommendations for increasing TA self-efficacy and preparedness are provided as aredirections for future research.1. IntroductionAt large, research-intensive universities, many graduate students receive funding for their studiesthrough assistantships that involve research, teaching, or some combination of the two 1. Thosegraduate students who are funded as TAs are typically asked to become involved in a widespectrum of teaching activities ranging from grading undergraduate student work to serving asthe primary instructor for an undergraduate course1. Teaching opportunities are critical tograduate student development as those who plan to pursue careers in academia are likely to

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Culture

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorelle A Meadows, University of Michigan; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan

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Women in Engineering

STEM than women41, 42, and that thispersists despite lower academic gaps between men and women43. The self-efficacy gap has beenfound to be partly responsible for the lower number of women pursuing careers in the STEMfields44.It is important to note that recent qualitative investigations of the influence of first-yearengineering student experience on student beliefs in self-efficacy show that students repeatedlyevaluate their success by assessing performance comparisons with their peers45. This use ofvicarious experiences in the development of self-efficacy is particularly important for peoplewho have little or no prior personal experience upon which to draw, characteristic of first yearengineering students. In particular, many of these

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Innovative IE Course Content

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Connie Gomez, Galveston College; Heidi A. Taboada, University of Texas, El Paso; Jose F. Espiritu, University of Texas, El Paso

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

the need of large amounts of reading that hinders moretraditional approaches to engineering ethics education.2.0 Background2.1 Course BackgroundThis course in Sustainable Engineering gives students a broad overview of the challenges andopportunities within this growing field so that they can consider careers or a higher degree insustainability engineering. The key components to this course include Sustainability EngineeringChallenges and Background, Life Cycle Assessment, Thermal Review, Eco Design, and Ethicsand Consumerism. The amount of time dedicated to these components and to assessment isdepicted in Figure 1. Figure 1. Distribution of topics throughout the Introduction to Sustainability