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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shelley Lorimer P.Eng., MacEwan University; Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University

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First-Year Programs

professional engineer with APEGA (Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists and Geophysicists of Alberta). Prior to her career at MacEwan, Shelley worked in industry as a research engineer and a consulting engineer for several years. Her current research interests include engineering education, enhanced heavy oil recovery and basic research in diffusion/dispersion mechanisms in porous media.Dr. Jeffrey A Davis P.Eng., Grant MacEwan University Dr Davis obtained his PhD at ETH Zurich specializing in multiphase flows and thermal hydraulics in nuclear reactors. With a passion for teaching, Dr. Davis’ research focuses on pedagogical topics such as student engagement, active learning, and cognitive development. Projects

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric John Addeo, DeVry University; Nugroho Iwan Santoso, DeVry University, North Brunswick; Chao-Ying Wang, DeVry University, North Brunswick; Raul San Martin Rivadulla, Graduate Education

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

dimensions in Engineering Technology Education.I. IntroductionThe traditional EET Capstone Senior Project course at DeVry campus exposes students directlyto employers and the professional world, thus catalyzing preparation for a career in their chosenprofession. Students are required to do a “real-life” senior project and/or develop a forward-looking research prototype, grounded in the reality of the market pull from end-users in thebusiness and private sectors. Feedback from our local Industry Advisory Council has offeredonly praise for benefits of the capstone design experience. Furthermore, ABET requires that“Baccalaureate degree programs must provide a capstone or integrating experience that developsstudent competencies in applying both

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sanjay Jayaram, Saint Louis University; Michael A. Swartwout, Saint Louis University

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Systems Engineering

hands-on laboratory exercises and real-world examples of aircraft and space missions, which willbe used to illustrate the use of the analytical techniques and demonstrate the relevance of thematerial.Entrepreneurial MindsetIn terms of student learning outcomes, the term “Entrepreneurial Mindset” goes beyond someonebecoming an entrepreneur and creating or starting a business venture. This is also reflected in whatindustry needs as skillset in future workforce. Thought sound technical background and Page 26.1454.3understanding is essential to having a successful engineering career, engineers find remarkablesuccess when they couple

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 11: Curricular and Program Innovations

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rolfe Josef Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University; John Ross Tapia, New Mexico State University

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First-Year Programs

Page 26.1461.5departmental consensus was reached that ENGR100 should emphasize to the inter-disciplinaryaspects of engineering. Therefore, team-building exercises as one of the instructional approaches,was one the most important modules of the class[4]. Not only was this an instructional strategy,but a critical skill that engineering students will need for success in their college career and intheir professional life. Team building and teamwork is a crucial component to help studentssucceed in college and also help them succeed in the workplace. Teamwork is an essential partof the curriculum and the faculty worked to find methods and learning activities to help studentsbecome better teammates and produce quality group work.Student mentorsThe

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Course Development / Curriculum Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

humanoids, emotion,teaming, ethics, machine learning, natural language processing, robot control, safety, userinterfaces, user-centered design, social behaviors, the Uncanny Valley, and HRI metrics.Murphy et al. states that one challenge in creating such a course is identifying a cost-effectiverobot and case studies to illustrate these key principles of HRI2.The HRI Young Researcher Workshop was part of the inaugural ACM/IEEE Conference onHuman-Robot Interaction (HRI’06)3. This workshop provided a means for young HRIresearchers to present their current research and provide students with the opportunity to presentwhat they feel are challenges to a career in HRI. This allowed for the formation of collaborativerelationships across disciplines and

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Online Teaching

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carlotta A. Berry, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Computers in Education

program for several disciplines. It has a calculus and physics pre-requisites and is typically required early in the students’ academic career. A key part ofmastering the concepts in this course is the integration of a laboratory component to demonstratereal world application of the concepts presented. The laboratory assignments typically involve abreadboard, resistors, capacitors, inductors, operational amplifiers, function generators, powersupplies, multimeters, and oscilloscopes. Due to the required laboratory assignments, there weresome challenges in transitioning from bench top lab instruments to laptop virtual instruments andthese will be discussed.The motivation for this paper was to examine the efficacy of offering an electrical

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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing – 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Khalid Mouaouya, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Manufacturing

basedapproach and the kinesthetic learning style has been adopted throughout all laboratory sections.From students’ comments, the teaching approach was very successful. By the end of theacademic year, students have developed their own various projects using the knowledge theylearned from PLC Programming and Industrial Automation courses. Some of the projects havebeen further advanced as a student research paper published at the college technology dayconference, ASEE regional conferences or the Latin American Caribbean Conference forEngineering and Technology. Moreover, these courses are intended to enhance careeropportunities for the students in Mechatronics Engineering program. Currently some of ourgraduates have chosen their careers in the area of

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Issues in Engineering Technolgy Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University; Laura C Chezan, Old Dominion University; Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Orlando M Ayala, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

application to practical situations related tostudents’ future career. This is extremely important because the acquisition of theoreticalknowledge does not necessarily guarantees the likelihood of success in applied settings.Instructors should also implement continuous assessment throughout the semester to monitorstudents’ retention or maintenance of new concepts. The ultimate goal of teaching is to prepareour students to be successful professionals capable of using the acquired knowledge in theircareer.A second practical implication refers to the use of a web-based polling system during instruction.Our data indicates that students perceived the use of a polling system as motivating, facilitatingacquisition and generalization of newly taught concepts

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Capstone and Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Moin Uddin, East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

students with the international student groups and communities though groupactivities, team project, discussion and other activities. Based on the data presented, theproposed course modifications greatly enhance students’ understanding about globalengineering problems, how to develop socially justified sustainable solutions and be a globalcitizen. The course project significantly challenge students’ critical thinking skills and help themunderstanding engineering and technology related practices, standards, specifications, safetyoutside USA. This will ultimately increase students’ employability and advance their career inglobal economy.VI. Limitation of the Study and Recommendations

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Integrating Curriculum and Labs in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghassan T Ibrahim, Bloomsburg University; Michael J Dutko

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Engineering Technology

, and Power Industries. Currently employed by a prominent systems integrator, he enjoys applying knowledge attained through his academic experiences while he continues to build his career in the Automation Controls industry. Page 26.1594.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 TRACKING BLOOD UNITS IN MEDICAL CENTERS USING PASSIVE UHF RFID SYSTEMSIntroduction Due to the advances in Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology, industries utilizinga high level of logistics for their daily operations began considering RFID based systems as

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Technical Session: Student Experience & Perspectives

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Jannette McFalls, Mississippi State University; Carla Danielle Grimes, Mississippi State University; M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University

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Student

...there’s a Ph.D. in Engineering Education?” The First Year Experience of Three Students in an Engineering Education Department.  ​ Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE Southeast Section Conference​ , April, 2012.  10. Bruce, J. W. and L. Bruce, “This Town Ain’t Big Enough for the Both of Us: Two Engineering Educator Careers, One Department,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2005.  11. Bruce, L. and J. W. Bruce, “Maximizing Your Productivity as a Junior Faculty Member: Balancing Research, Teaching, and Service,” Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education, 2004.  12. Bruce, J. W. and L. Bruce, “Maximizing Your Productivity as a Junior Faculty Member: Being Effective in the Classroom,” Proceedings of the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Epicenter Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

withthe needs, experience levels, and career intentions of their students.The proposed framework attempts to address and create a bridge between two major debatesconcerning entrepreneurship education for engineers. It seeks to demonstrate and describe four majortypes of entrepreneurial learning based on the degree to which venture creation is an expectedoutcome of the learning, and the level of uncertainty in the value proposition of the opportunity.Given that entrepreneurship takes on vastly different forms depending on these two dimensions, it islittle wonder that researchers and practitioners in the field confront difficulties in defining majorideas, identifying best practices, or measuring and comparing programs’ success.Rationale for the

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric Kjolsing P.E., University of California, San Diego; Yael Van Den Einde, University of California, San Diego

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

classes such as Statics–a course in which physical intuition isdeveloped and utilized over the course of one’s career. This paper describes the creation andcomponents of a hybrid learning environment in a Statics course where a variety of pedagogieswere implemented. Notable activities included the use of an interactive online textbook, peerinstruction, in-class group problem solving sessions, video examples, and instructor led numericproblems. To investigate the effectiveness of the course, and where applicable the individualcontributions of unique activities, a number of feedback mechanisms were implemented over theduration of the course. These mechanisms included isomorphic questions to measure theeffectiveness of peer instruction, the use of

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Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

26.1685.12 transition from novice to knowledgeable using systematic quantitative literature reviews,” Studies in Higher Education, pp. 1–14, 2014.[3] C. Pickering and J. Byrne, “The benefits of publishing systematic quantitative literature reviews for PhD candidates and other early-career researchers,” Higher Education Research & Development, vol. 33, no. 3, pp. 534–548, May 2014.[4] S. Conrad, T. J. Pfeiffer, and T. Szymoniak, “Preparing Students for Writing in Civil Engineering Practice,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, 2012.[5] P. Brereton, “A Study of Computing Undergraduates Undertaking a Systematic Literature Review,” IEEE Trans. Education, vol. 54, no. 4, pp. 558–563, November 2011.[6] M. Lavallee, P.-N

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New Teaching Pedagogies: Methods and Assessments

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mott, California Polytechnic State University; Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University

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Mechanical Engineering

engineering student career, and usingTBL as a teaching/learning technique in engineering courses will do so. Another benefit of TBL for the students is in-depth knowledge and understanding of topics that Page 26.1686.2comes from solving complex problems interactively. In addition, students gain an appreciationfor team work and learn to work as effective team mates. The effectiveness of team work canalso be demonstrated to the students—Michaelsen et al.5 has shown that in the past twenty years,over 99.95% of the teams have outperformed their best member by an average of almost 14%,and the worst team typically outperforms the best student in the

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Jennifer Vernengo, Rowan University; Thomas L. Merrill, Rowan University; Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Jennifer Kadlowec, Rowan University; Johannes Strobel, Texas A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, and senior electives. Exposure tobiomedical topics will provide excellent preparation for interested students to pursue graduatestudies in related disciplines such as biomedical engineering or medicine. Because the modulesare rooted in fundamental engineering principles, they will be equally valuable to students whopursue careers in other engineering areas. Once developed, the modules could be adopted byclassic engineering programs such as Chemical, Electrical and Mechanical Engineering, as wellas specialized Biomedical Engineering programs, and could be implemented by faculty who donot have specialized biomedical expertise. A previous paper by Farrell et al. 3 focused on thedescription of the course modules. This paper focuses on the

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Greg Bartus, Stevens Institute of Technology; Frank T. Fisher, Stevens Institute of Technology

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Systems Engineering

Program (www.stevens.edu/nano) at Stevens. He has been awarded the NSF CAREER award, the ASEE Mechanics Division Ferdinand P. Beer and E. Russell Johnson Jr. Outstanding New Educator Award, and the 2009 Outstanding Teacher Award from the Stevens Alumni Association. Page 26.1213.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Outcomes of a Systems Engineering Project for K-12 TeachersIntroductionPresident Obama’s Educate to Innovate initiative set a goal of preparing 100,000 new andeffective STEM teachers over the next decade.(1) Concurrently, the publication of the NextGeneration

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Fifty Shades of Grey Literature

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J White, Queen's University

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Engineering Libraries

allow their faculty to retain full ownership oftheir intellectual property. Faculty engaged in contract research may be required to assign all orpart of their patent rights to their corporate or government sponsors, which further obscures theactual number of patents arising from academic research.As interest in patenting has increased among academic researchers, some U.S. universities havebegun to reconsider the role of patents in career decisions such as tenure and promotion. In 2006,the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents voted unanimously to recognize faculty Page 26.1214.2patents as scholarship during the tenure review process.2

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Women in Engineering Division: Retention of Undergraduate Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer I. Clark, Montana State University ; Sarah L. Codd, Montana State University; Angela Colman Des Jardins, Montana State University; Christine M. Foreman, Montana State University; Brett W. Gunnink, Montana State University; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Katherine Ruth Stocker

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

can really help these girls either get ahead in their planning for school and career. • It has given me a fresh perspective on the challenges the students go through during their first year. • I feel like a great role model. I feel respected and praised for the work I do. It makes me feel like a vital piece to the COE and this university as a whole. • I really enjoyed meeting the younger female students and feeling like I was making a difference for some of them. I like to believe that it was encouraging to them to talk to someone who has been where they are now and made it through the frustrations of transitioning from high school to college life and the

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Best Practices and Lessons Learned in Capstone Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University; Nasser Ghariban, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

pursue manufacturing careers. Table 1 Students' scorings on the course outcome S1 S2 S3 S4 Ave.1a. This course improved my mathematical skills in solvingengineering problems. 2 3 4 3 31b. This course enhanced my understanding in physics and/orchemistry. 2 3 2 3 2.51c. This course improved my engineering skills in solvingproblems. 3 4 4 5 42. This course improved my ability to analyze problems bydesigning and conducting experiments. 5 4

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; Marja M.S. Vauras, University of Turku; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Candidate at the University of Washington. He received his B.A. from TheUniversity of Puget Sound and his M.A. from The University of Denver. He is currently a LIFE (Learningin Informal and Formal Environments) Center Research Assistant on The Knowledge In Action Project.He is also an Early Career Researcher, working in collaboration with Oregon State University and TheUniversity of Turku in Finland, looking at engagement across virtual and project-based environments. Hisresearch focuses on engagement and identity development and the role of designed and alternative envi-ronments on these processes. His dissertation focuses on students entering into alternative high schoolsand explores students’ re-engagement in school and re-negotiation of their

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Integrating Social Justice in Engineering Science Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

preparationsignificantly.Motivating Social Justice Topics. Helping students understand why questions of social justiceare being posed in the course is crucial. Connecting to student experience, contemporary issuesof interest to a variety of student backgrounds and career aspirations can broaden the receptiveaudience. Outside authorities who represent destinations to which students aspire, or whom theyrespect, can carry more weight than the course instructor many times. Helping them connect tostudents in other majors, or faculty in future courses they might take, can be motivational. Inboth Mass and Energy Balances and Thermodynamics, students were asked to reflect regularlyon their learning, which created opportunities for students to find within themselves a place

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Best of Computers in Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Mariana Silva , University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L. Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Mathematics from the University of Western Australia. His research is in the field of scientific computing and numerical analysis, where he works on computational algorithms for simulating complex stochastic systems such as atmospheric aerosols and feedback control. Prof. West is the recipient of the NSF CAREER award and is a University of Illinois Distinguished Teacher-Scholar and College of Engineering Education Innovation Fellow.Mariana Silva , University of Illinois at Urbana-ChampaignDr. Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr. Geoffrey L. Herman is a visiting assistant professor with the Illinois Foundry for Innovation in En- gineering Education at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and

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Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrea L. Welker, Villanova University; Kathleen Louise Nazar; Paul Bonfanti, Villanova University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

# Climate#for#minority#students#on#campus# Campus#safety# Cultural#and#fine#arts#programming# Men# Career#Services# Women# Library#services# Computer#services#and#supports# Study#abroad#programs# Student#interac>on#with#faculty# Faculty#availability#outside#of#class# Major#advising

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Jensen, University of Arkansas; Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas

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Mechanical Engineering

multiple and sometime conflicting requirements, and 2) Following a systematic approachsuch that those decision and their effect on the final design can be communicated. This has beensummarized by some employers as “lacking the feel” for engineering. The motivation for this workis that by providing opportunities to develop these skills, students will be better prepared for theirengineering careers. While innovative methods for providing students with those skills is the central focus ofthis research. Evaluation of the effectiveness of those skills is critical for furthering this researchand providing metrics and goals for future curriculum changes. Therefore, in this paper we present

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First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 7: The Transition from High School to College

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert W. Whalin, Jackson State University; Qing J Pang, Jackson State University

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First-Year Programs

, MS). He has authored/co-authored over a hundred technical papers and reports during his career in private industry, government and academia. His current research interests are nearshore wave trans- formations, coastal structures, tsunami inundation, hurricane surges, high performance computing, and engineering education.Ms. Qing J Pang, Jackson State University Ms Qing Pang is Instructor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, College of Science, Engineering & Technology, Jackson State University. She earned her MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology in 2000. She worked for several private companies before joining Jackson State University in 2007 as an

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Multidisciplinary Course Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jodi Reeves, National University; Brian Arnold, National University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

universities and community colleges as part of a $5.0 million technical workforce development initiative funded by New York State. She has pub- lished diverse articles on topics ranging from engineering education to high temperature superconductors and has spoken at many national and international conferences. Her doctorate in materials science and engineering is from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and she holds five patents.Mr. Brian Arnold, National University Assistant Professor and Lead Faculty for National University’s Digital Media Design Program, Brian is also a hybrid PhD student in Michigan State University Educational Psychology and Educational Technol- ogy Program. Career highlights include a five year

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Novel Teaching Methods in a Multidisciplinary Context

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Troy J. Vogel, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Princess Imoukhuede, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

empathy across disciplines coupled with deep knowledge in specific areas1. One keyaspect of the T-shaped individual is the ability to see opportunity and bring it into their owndiscipline2. Facilitating an environment where students studying different disciplines can worktogether should enhance cross-discipline thinking later as well as a greater sense of their ownstrengths in the common career paths of the two disciplines3, 4.The fields of Chemical Engineering and Bioengineering have historically worked together5, 6.The US Bureau of Labor Statistics classifies these disciplines as similar, and some overlappingemployment opportunities include: biosciences equipment and supplies manufacturing; scientificresearch and development services

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Using Technology and Research-based Instructional Practices in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean-michel I. Maarek, University of Southern California; Brittany Kay, University of Southern California

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Biomedical

and undergraduate courses. She received her B.S. (2006), M.S. (2012), and Ph.D. (2012) in the field of Biomedical Engineering from the University of Southern Califor- nia, focusing on pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modeling during her graduate career. Page 26.263.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Assessment of performance and student feedback in the flipped classroom1. Background:The flipped classroom approach inverts the traditional “teaching/lecture – learning/homework”model by presenting the course content outside of classroom ahead of the traditional lectureperiod and

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Additive Manufacturing Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas; Aditya Akundi, University of Texas; Juan Alejandro Saavedra, University of Texas; Eric D. Smith, University of Texas

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

a scale of 5.0. Also, 66% of the studentsfound 3D Printing and Design Of Experiments to be more appealing. Based on their hands-onexperience with Design of Experiments, SolidWorks and 3D printing and the comments receivedby the program participants it was found that: (a) All the students demonstrated basic level ofunderstanding (through their assigned project) on how to use basic engineering skills to tackle areal world problem based on the tools available to their disposal; (b) Educational environmentprovided to them in university setting motivated 45% of the participants with a positive impacton their career choices towards STEM.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThe authors of this paper would like to thank the NSF (Grant No: NSF DUE-TUES-1246050)and the