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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

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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

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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

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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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward Pines, New Mexico State University; Patricia A. Sullivan, New Mexico State University; Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

usually full to capacity within one (1) day of Page 26.295.13 announcement; As a member of the first cohort of the NSF funded Pathways to Innovation program, ledby the Epicenter at Stanford University and VentureWell, New Mexico State has been effectivein leveraging external academic and industry partners from across the country to advanceprogram offerings within the facility and work towards a plan for long-term sustainability.Further, the development of public-private partnerships ensure relevance across the curriculumtowards student career readiness. During the upcoming year, the leadership team will be focusing on

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Software and Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Priya Manohar, Robert Morris University; Sushil Acharya, Robert Morris University; Peter Y. Wu, Robert Morris University; Ali A. Ansari, Virginia State University; Walter W. Schilling Jr., Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

mid-career employees and military personnel [4]. In order that the onlineeducation is at least equally effective (if not better) than face-to-face education in traditionalclassroom in all aspects such as academic quality, rigor and outcomes, appropriate teaching toolsmust be developed to suit the online teaching / learning media. In this regard, we believe the casestudy based education is one of the superior tools to deliver an equivalent laboratory experiencefor the online students!The process for developing case studies in described in section 2, a fully developed case study inthe domain of software testing is presented in Section 3, the instructions and teaching notes aregiven in Section 4, pedagogy and educational outcomes are discussed

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Fabien R Durand, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jin Woo Kim, Georgia Institute of Technology; Dorian Henao; Joanna Tsenn, Texas A&M University; Daniel A. McAdams, Texas A&M University; Julie S Linsey, Georgia Institute of Technology; Michael Helms, Georgia Institue of Technology

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

-groups analysis. The only task-specific self-concept that did not have a significant difference in either the within-subjects andbetween-groups comparisons was motivation; this was seen in both the overall data(Fmotivation(3,219) = 1.7, p = 0.2) and the within-subjects data (t(11) = 0.6, p = 0.5). Thisdemonstrates that freshmen, sophomore, juniors, and seniors experience similar motivationlevels when it comes to engineering design. This may be due to the fact that engineers begintheir undergraduate career with a high level of motivation, and there is not much room forimprovement in that area. The within subject pairwise results also showed the same trends fromfreshman to senior with high statistical significance for self-efficacy, expectancy

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Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric Scott Rebentisch, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Stephen Townsend, Project Management Institute; Edivandro Carlos Conforto, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

their careers, many, if not most mayreasonably expect to play a leading role in an engineering or product development effort at somepoint. Will they have the necessary preparation and skillset? And where should this preparationtake place? These issues are the focus of this paper, which is based on a study of engineeringleaders and the skills and roles that are essential to the work they do. What skills will be required of an engineering leader? In a typical matrix organizationleadership roles might involve permutations around project or functional, or technical ormanagerial (1). In a program, a program manager would fill the managerial role while a chiefsystems engineer might fill a technical role (although in some cases both roles might

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Curricula Innovations in Engineering Economics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Joseph Wilck, East Carolina University; Paul C. Lynch, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Economy

Paper ID #11778Comparison of Engineering Economics Learning Outcomes and Student Per-ceptionDr. Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University Paul J. Kauffmann is Professor Emeritus and past Chair in the Department of Engineering at East Car- olina University. His industry career included positions as Plant Manager and Engineering Director. Dr. Kauffmann received a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and MENG in Mechanical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He received his Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Penn State and is a registered Profes- sional Engineer in Virginia and North Carolina.Dr. Joseph Wilck, East

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Best Paper Presentations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Smitesh Bakrania, Rowan University; Kaitlin Engle Mallouk, Rowan University; Krishan Kumar Bhatia, Rowan University

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Page 26.400.5Project OutcomesAmong the various benefits of implementing a student-driven project like CRP, below are fewthat highlight overall freshmen engineering learning objectives that CRP addresses. These are inaddition to the general focus of introducing freshman students to the engineering profession.1. Measurement and Data Analysis. For CRP, students measure, collect, analyze and interpret data from their tests. Students become inherently familiar with the important role of measurement and data analysis in their tasks. Furthermore, the students have the opportunity to recognize sources of errors in their experiments, which serves as an excellent foundation for their engineering career.2. Teamwork. Students must work within

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Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Hagge, Iowa State University; Mostafa Amin-Naseri, Iowa State University; Stephen B Gilbert, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Enruo Guo; Gloria Starns, Iowa State University; LeAnn E Faidley, Wartburg College

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #11330Decision based learning for a sophomore level thermodynamics courseDr. Matthew Hagge, Iowa State University Matt Hagge is a Senior Lecturer at Iowa State University. He has spent his career talking to students to figure out how students think and learn. The result of these talks has been the development of a course-wide decision framework for a thermodynamics course that allows students to solve previously unseen problems while building their expertise. This pedagogy is called Decision Based Learning, and has received tremendous student feedback and results. Students are able to solve complex problems

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Systems Engineering Learning Outcomes and Assessment

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar H. Salcedo, University of Texas, El Paso

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Systems Engineering

Cohen, J. & Fulkerson, M. (2014). Affect, Rationalization, and Motivation. Rev. Phil.Psych., 5.10 Epstein, S. (1994). Integration of the cognitive and psychodynamic unconscious. American Psychologist, 49.11 Fortus, D. (2014). Attending to Affect. Journal of Research in Science Teaching, 51, (7), 821-835.12 Purzer, S. (2011). The Relationship Between Team Discourse, Self-Efficacy, and Individual Achievement: ASequential Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Engineering Education, 100, (4), 655-679.13 Jones, B, D., Paretti, M. C., Hein, S. F., & Knott, T. W. (2010). An Analysis of Motivation Constructs with First-Year Engineering Students: Relationships Among Expectancies, Values, Achievement, and Career Plans. Journal ofEngineering

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Emerging Computing and Information Technologies I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Afrin Naz, West Virginia University Inst. of Tech.

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Computing & Information Technology

responsibilities, resolving conflict etc. At the end of each of the fourphases in the semester, each student is evaluated by his/her own team members.Ethics and contemporary issues The true test of engineering ethics education is how graduates behave in the workplace duringtheir careers, certainly a difficult outcome to measure a priori 8. Stephan8, in questioningwhether or not engineering ethics can be taught, quotes philosopher Michael Davis in giving fourgood things that can result if successful: (1) students can become more aware of the ethicalimplications of their work, (2) they can learn ethical standards, (3) they can become better judgesof ethical conduct, and (4) they can become more willing to put their ethical knowledge intoaction. ABET

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cristi L Bell-Huff, Lawrence Technological University; Donald D. Carpenter P.E., Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L. Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, this new course is intended to build uponthe foundation established in the freshman year for the development of an entrepreneurialmindset. Specifically, students in the sophomore studio are expected to identify opportunities anddefine problems themselves, interact with real customers, and design, build, and test prototypesthat create value for these customers. In addition, project management, communication,teamwork, and market analysis skills need to be developed in this course to prepare students fortheir senior capstone projects and future careers. Bringing all of these aspects together, thefollowing learning objectives were identified. By the end of the semester, the student will be ableto: 1. Generate, screen, and select promising design

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International Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara P Rimer, University of Michigan; Sahithya Reddivari, University of Michigan; Aline Cotel, University of Michigan; Elizabeth Frances Cloos Dreyer, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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International

 envisioned as a mutually­beneficial collaboration as the UM­SWE members would gain a unique cross­cultural opportunity to support peers internationally and as a result develop their global competency that contributes to their professional development; and the L­SWE students would have an international peer support group from the UM­SWE section invested in their persistence, able to advocate on their behalf internationally to SWE and potential corporate sponsors, and with access to relevant technology and resources to be circulated and disseminated to L­SWE. The primary mechanism of this new partnership was envisioned as a two­week Leadership Camp entitled Setting Up Collegiates for Careers in Engineering through Social Support (L­SWE SUCCESS) to be

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benedict M. Uzochukwu, Virginia State University; Coray Davis, Virginia State University ; Ben U. Nwoke, Virginia State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

onlyentrepreneurial mindset which can be likened to a bridge to no-where. This paper is at variancewith the work of Taks et al. (2014), which was geared toward encouraging individuals’ internaldevelopment of an entrepreneurial mindset. Since entrepreneurial studies may encourage willingstudents to pursue careers as future entrepreneurs, what can stop a young adult student entrepreneurfrom designing curriculum tailored to his or her own need and get academic credit for it?Cumbersome roadblocks often found between getting a sound education and pursuing anentrepreneurial venture can be removed. Therefore, engineering entrepreneurship educationshould focus on teaching young adults, at earlier ages, about innovation and the associatedchallenges. Some of these

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Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polinpapilinho Katina, Old Dominion University; Joseph M Bradley, Leading Change, LLC

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Systems Engineering

, complex system governance, infranomics, systems engineering, systems of systems engineering, and systems theory. His research has been published in several journals including International Journal of Critical Infrastructures, International Journal of Critical Infrastructure Protection, International Journal of System of Systems Engineering, and Journal of Requirements Engineering. He is a co-editor of ’Infranomics: Sustainability, engineering design and governance.’Dr. Joseph M Bradley, Leading Change, LLC Dr. Bradley has had an extensive career in ship operations, maintenance, repair and organizational design. Repeatedly called upon to start new activities for the United States Navy, he successfully met a succession

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Construction Session 1: Sustainable Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University; Annie R Pearce, Virginia Tech; Faruk Yildiz, Sam Houston State University; Myung Hwa Jeon, POSCO A&C

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Construction

Paper ID #15778Training and Education for Green Construction in the U.S.Dr. Min Jae Suh, Sam Houston State University Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Sciences and Engineering Technology at Sam Hous- ton State University. Ph.D. from Virginia Tech M.S. from Stanford University B.S. from Yeungnam Uni- versity in South KoreaDr. Annie R Pearce, Virginia Tech Dr. Annie Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction at Virginia Tech specializing in sustainable facilities and infrastructure systems. Throughout her career, Annie has worked with practitioners in both public and

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Labs & Hands-on Instruction I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cherian Mathews, University of the Pacific

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Electrical and Computer

development of thepower electronics course include a PSPICE simulation lab manual and a hardware lab manual toaccompany the power-pole board. Both these resources are available at no cost to anyone whowishes to use them4. These resources were extremely helpful in the development of a newcourse by a faculty member whose primary expertise was not in the area of power electronics.The laboratory component of the course includes some of the simulation labs and hardware labsbased on UMN materials that have been customized for the local context. The power electronicscourse has been offered three times (Fall 2011, Spring 2013, and Spring 2015) and has a numberof graduates who are working in power and energy related careers. Student course evaluationdata

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Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Liang Hong, Tennessee State University; Shiwen Mao, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

, IEEE GLOBECOM, WCNC, ICCCN, et al. He received the 2015 IEEE ComSoc TC-CSR Distinguished Service Award, the 2013 IEEE Com- Soc MMTC Outstanding Leadership Award, and the NSF CAREER Award in 2010. He is a co-recipient of the IEEE GLOBECOM 2015 Best Paper Award, the IEEE WCNC 2015 Best Paper Award, the IEEE ICC 2013 Best Paper Award, and the 2004 IEEE Communications Society Leonard G. Abraham Prize in the Field of Communications Systems. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Implementation and Performance Evaluation of Cooperative Wireless Communications with Beamforming and Software Defined Radio Techniques

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Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rex H. Wong, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

human interfacing) in real-life problem solving. The experience enhances students’ hand-oncapability and prepares them for entering real world career in robotics and system automation[10]. Future plans include combining multiple robots to form a large robotic network systemwhich can collaborate in the large area surveillance and patrolling in multi-room scenario,exchange sensed data among them and stitch each piece of fragmental information into a bigpicture which reflects an overall view of the entire environment. This kind of data processing canbe sent to Cloud for further analysis for any response to be taken if necessary. Besides thedomestic service applications, the same idea can be applied to industrial environment as well,especially for

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Alfonso Pruneda, University of Texas, El Paso; Sara Soto, Academic Technologies ; Erik Lopez, Academic Technologies; Gil Paquian Jr., UTEP Academic Technologies

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Manufacturing

field in his first year as an employee of Academic Technologies. The cooperative en- vironment in Academic Technologies has improved Erik’s ethical, professional and personal involvement during the past years.Mr. Gil Paquian Jr., UTEP Academic Technologies Gilbert Paquian has always been fascinated with how things work. During his undergraduate career pur- suing a degree in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Texas at El Paso, his project-oriented work with Academic Technologies and the completion of an internship with W. Silver Incorporated, a local steel mill, were able to satisfy his curiosity learning about the inner workings of various machines, electrical components and computer software. After

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Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew Reyes, University of Oklahoma; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Anna Woodcock, California State University San Marcos

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

disparities such as the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM. Specifically: individual differences in motivations to pursue STEM careers; the psychological processes underlying the underrepresentation of women and minorities in STEM; and effective interventions for diversifying STEM. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Student Spatial Skills: Using Life Experiences and Motivational Factors to Inform Instructional InterventionsSpatial thinking refers to the ability to create and hold an object in the mind’s eye and manipulatethat object via sectional cuts, three dimensional rotations, and other mental operations. Priorresearch suggests that the

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Labs & Hands-on Instruction II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Yuanwei Jin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Payam Matin, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Electrical and Computer

variousVIP processes, students are engaged in learning improvement and career preparation. Through VIP,students get involved into long-term practical team projects, which provide them a significant benefitin terms of the continuity, technical depth, and disciplinary breadth involved in the project. Besides,students’ communication and team-working skills will also get improved through VIP process. 5. Conclusion and Future Work In this paper, we presented our attempts to improve engineering education by offering studentsan educational module library, which is a specifically organized collection of engineering projectmodules. This library will not only strengthen the teaching of engineering courses, but also