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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Wilck, United States Air Force Academy; Paul J. Kauffmann P.E., East Carolina University; Paul C. Lynch, Penn State University - Erie

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Industrial Engineering

Science Foundation, the Department of Energy, DARPA, and the North Carolina Department of Transportation; among others. He primarily teaches courses in analytics, operations research, supply chain, and logistics.Dr. 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

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Technology-Related Educational Research

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award for work on learner-centric, adaptive cyber- tools and cyber-environments. He was one of 49 faculty members selected as the nation’s top engineering educators and researchers by the US National Academy of Engineering to the Frontiers in Engineering Education symposium. Dr. Madhavan leads a major NSF funded effort called Deep Insights Anytime, Anywhere (DIA2) that attempts to characterize the impact of NSF and other federal investments in the area of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education using interactive knowledge mining and visual analytics for non-experts in data mining. DIA2 is currently deployed inside the NSF and is already starting to affect federal

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Communication Across the Divisions I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yupeng Luo, California State University - Fresno; Wei Wu, California State University - Fresno; Zhanna Bagdasarov, California State University - Fresno

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Educational Research and Methods, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

pedagogical approaches and curriculum designs are most effective to cultivate these twocritical skills and prepare students for their academic and professional careers. In thisinterdisciplinary study, the researchers selected three tablet courses (i.e. Construction Graphics,Green Building Design and Delivery, and Administration of Personnel) from engineering andbusiness management curricula. Project-based learning and flipped classroom pedagogies wereadopted in all three courses. Direct and indirect measures, along with associated rubrics weredeveloped to assess the targeted student learning outcomes: (1) oral/written/graphicalcommunication, and (2) critical thinking, in a tablet-enhanced learning environment with anemphasis on active and

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Mechanical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paul J. Van Susante, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University; Jason Blough, Michigan Technological University; James P. De Clerck, Michigan Technological University; Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University; Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan Technological University; Gregory M. Odegard, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

Technological University After an 18 year career in the automotive industry, Dr. De Clerck joined the Michigan Tech Department of Mechanical Engineering - Engineering Mechanics in August 2009. His areas of expertise include noise and vibration, structural dynamics, design, modal analysis, model validation, inverse methods applied to design, and advanced measurement techniques.Dr. Michele Miller, Michigan Technological University Dr. Michele Miller is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological University. She teaches classes on manufacturing and does research in engineering education with particular interest in hands-on ability, lifelong learning, and project-based learning.Dr. Ibrahim Miskioglu, Michigan

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Space Side of Aerospace

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wiaam Elkhatib, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Steven Anthony Zusack, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Peter J. Schubert, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Brock Schaffer; Emiliya V. Akmayeva, Students for the Development and Exploration of Space; Patrick John Proctor, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Guy Nicholas Wiss, SEDS

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Aerospace

learning13. It is consequentlyimportant to give students the opportunity to study outside of the typical classroom setting whiletackling real-world problems. It becomes the student’s responsibility to conduct research,develop a plan of action, and collaborate within a team. This approach helps discover naturaltalent, applies and expands on classroom knowledge, and may help launch a career in aerospaceor engineering based on that discovery.MethodsStudents were initially surveyed solely to gauge project interest based on academic major andpersonal preference. The group was initially comprised of 16 students willing to devote three tofive hours of work per week, with four students dropping out during the first half of the projectdue to personal

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Integrating Systems Engineering into the Capstone Project

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Armand Joseph Chaput, Department of Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics University of Texas at Austin

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Multidisciplinary Engineering, Systems Engineering

from less rigorous prior projects.Educationally our first semester design course has an initial emphasis on individual studentlearning including model based design which, by definition, is engineering discipline specific.Therefore, our aerospace students develop conceptual aircraft design and analysis modelsthrough a series of homework assignments that are integrated into an overall air system design,analysis and trade study tool used for the remainder of the course. We also have a LeadershipLecture Series taught by Dr. Hans Mark. Former NASA Deputy Adminsitrator and Secretary ofthe Air Force where he uses case studies from his NASA and DoD career to address not onlyproject and program leadership skills but personal leadership as well. Non

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Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seong Jin Kim, Minnesota State University; Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Construction

, the students could alter the concrete mix for theconcrete lab even though the basic mix ratio was given. They had to use the same given materialsand equipment only. The most of team researched different mix ratios and came up with theirown mixture to wish for a stronger concrete. After each lab, every team shared their mixtures andanalyzed the results of all teams’ results. Students really had passion for doing the lab activities.During the lab, students had chances to get to know their team members better and learn moreabout the team work. Since students spent a lot of time together for the class to perform classwork, most of them became friends. This is their base of social network for their career in thefuture.6Self-EvaluationThe class

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile; Isabel Hilliger, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. ● International Alliances: Creating new courses and educational experiences for the campus community (students, faculty, and staff) with international partners. In addition to these courses, international partners will support each work area. ● Change Management: Handling change management (including identification and mitigation of resistance), defining communication strategies, and encouraging participation of the entire campus community.The project was conceived from the top with a strong participation of young faculty, who hadpromissory careers and an orientation towards entrepreneurship and innovation. The head of theproject is the Deputy Dean, which ensures an alignment between the programs and the topadministration (See Figure 1

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Examining Social Ties and Networks

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David Torres, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Lafayette Patrice M. Buzzanell is a Professor in the Brian Lamb School of Communication and the School of Engineering Education (courtesy) at Purdue University. Editor of three books and author of over 150 articles and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, gender communication, lead- ership, and resilience. Fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She is working on Purdue-ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Commu- nities (TLBGC) team in Ghana through EPICS, and individual engineering ethical development and team ethical

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Project-based Learning and Cornerstone Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Elmore, Binghamton University; Sharon B Fellows, Binghamton University; Koenraad E Gieskes, Binghamton University; Lee A Cummings, Binghamton University

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First-Year Programs

make important decisions during their first year that affect their Page 26.751.11educational career. The decision to reject engineering is often based on the complexity of thecurriculum and the lack of engagement3. Based on the research and current experience it is clearthat the need for change exists, especially in the first year, which is the corner stone of anyacademic program. Implementing innovative approaches to first-year design projects, can betime consuming and risky, but necessary to address the fundamental paradigm shift inengineering education. It requires that both students and teachers acquire pedagogical skills thatare not

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Teaching and Learning Strategies I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Erin Gross Claypool, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

active learning in the classroom while still teaching requiredcourse content. Our school-wide initiative with the flipped classroom has highlighted the Page 26.782.12advantage to introducing this method of instruction early in the undergraduate career. Althoughour freshmen did not engage with the pre-class videos as intended, introducing this instructionalmethod nonetheless better prepared them to engage with the flipped classroom in theirsophomore years and beyond. One of the goals in flipping our freshmen computing course wasalso to provide multiple resources to the students (i.e., videos, textbook, live demonstrations) soas to accommodate

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Tactical Approaches to Entrepreneurship Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Mansoor Nasir, Lawrence Technological University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

deductive teaching technique of proposing a concept, explaining the principles anddemonstrating mathematical models of the concept (Froyd et al., 2012). This required the studentto memorize the material or work examples which was followed by testing their performance onsimilar work during an exam (Prince and Felder, 2006). However, traditional engineeringcurriculum and coursework lacks important student learning opportunities, such as; the reason whythese concepts or mathematics are important, what is their real-world relevance and how this willimpact the students’ future career in engineering. An alternative to the traditional teaching methodis inductive learning, which is a student-centered approach that encompasses many pedagogicalmethods

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ETAC/ABET Related Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Crichigno, Northern New Mexico College; Ivan Lopez Hurtado, Northern New Mexico University; Raul R Peralta, Northern New Mexico College; Alfredo J. Perez Ph.D., Columbus State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Conference Session

General Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John P. Mullen, New Mexico State University

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Computers in Education

initially need a lot of help with Step 1. Step 2 is not difficult, but studentsneed to be encouraged to not go with the first idea. This seems to be best developed in studentteams. That is, it is easier for several students to come up with alternate plans than one studentworking on his or her own. Students generally have little trouble with Step 3, but often forgetStep 4. In instructional settings, this step is important because each problem will contain at leastone lesson. Doing the work, but not identifying the points to be learned is simply a waste of time.Another important aspect of Step 4 is checking the reasonableness of the answer. Finally,developing the habit of carrying out Step 4 is beneficial in an engineer’s career because it assiststhe

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Autar Kaw, University of South Florida; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Andrew Scott, Alabama A&M University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

other aspects of the flipped classroom.Only one-third agreed or strongly agreed that the learning gains were better in the flippedclassroom versus the usual method of instruction in the class (i.e., blended). Only 39% agreed orstrongly agreed that interaction with other students in the flipped classroom was valuable. Only28% thought the flipped classroom led to valuable experiences for their future careers. Finally,only 39% felt the flipped classroom enabled them to develop better computer programs fornumerical methods problems.3.2.1 Content Analysis of BenefitsIn an open-ended question in the evaluation survey, we asked the students what they liked aboutthe flipped classroom and the benefits they perceived. The frequencies associated with

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Best Papers in K-12 / Pre-college Division

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aran W Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Karl A Smith, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

STEM activities3,4 mayprovide another venue through which students can learn and apply data handlingtechniques. Unfortunately, there is much evidence to suggest that our students are notlearning these skills at the level necessary to be able to apply them in their careers ordaily lives. TIMSS data indicate that data analysis and statistics are areas of weaknessfor U.S. students1, and Kuklianksy and Eshach5 found that undergraduate students inscience and engineering courses had difficulty with everything from choosing appropriaterepresentations of data to understanding and accounting for measurement error.Measurement, data collection, and data analysis are essential elements of many scienceand engineering activities, thus when students engage

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christine Valle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Tia Jackson-Truitt; Wendy C. Newstetter, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

students,” 2009 ASEE Annual Conference Proceedings.5. Land of Plenty: Diversity as America’s Competitive Edge in Science, Engineering and Technology, The Congressional Commission on the Advancement of Females and Minorities in Science and Engineering and Technology Development, Washington, D.C., 2000.6. Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disability in Science and Engineering:2000, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA, 2000 (NSF 00-327).7. Adelman, C., Females and Men of the Engineering Path. A Model for Analysts of Undergraduate Careers, U.S. Page 26.860.12 Department of Education, Office of Educational

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark Angolia, East Carolina University; John Pickard, East Carolina University; Leslie Pagliari, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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College Industry Partnerships

Career Networking Day luncheon.With corporate recruiters and faculty seated for lunch, the College Dean delivers a short speechto companies in attendance thanking them for the support of our college and the students.Following, the participants received a “certificate of appreciation”, see Appendix F, to furthershow support from the college. This provides an excellent opportunity to request companies tofind volunteers to add to the pool of willing industry professionals.9. SustainabilityA critical aspect of anyindustry involvementprogram, including theIndustry Fellows Model, isproviding a methodology tocreate and maintain a flow ofprofessionals to volunteerwithin an academic setting.There is a degree of self-motivation required from

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BIM in Architectural Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Monson, University of Washington; Hoda - Homayouni, University of Washington; Carrie S Dossick, University of Washington; Anne K Anderson, Washington State University

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Architectural

Paper ID #13606Improving the Understanding of BIM Concepts Through a Flipped LearningLab Environment: A Work in ProgressMr. Christopher Monson, University of Washington Christopher Monson, RA, is a doctoral student in the College of Built Environments at the University of Washington. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from the University of Minnesota and a Master of Architecture with Distinction from the Harvard University Graduate School of Design. Across a twenty-year academic career, he has taught design and construction studios, building detailing and assemblages, and architectural theory, and has been

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

engineering and a graduate certificate in engineering education – all from Clemson University. Until 2012, she was the director of the Savannah River Environmental Sciences Field Station. Dr. Simmons has nearly fourteen years of engineering and project management experience work- ing with public utility companies, a project management consulting company, and a software company. She is a registered professional engineer, project management professional and LEED accredited profes- sional.. Her research interests are in investigating students’ development of leadership skills and other professional competencies and in student involvement in co-curricular activities. Dr. Simmons is a NSF CAREER award winner for her research

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Broad Perspectives on the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Watson L. Vargas, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá; Oscar Alvarez P.E., Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá; Jorge Mario Gomez, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá

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Chemical Engineering

illustrate the implementation in selected courses within the ChemicalEngineering Curriculum at UNIANDES, one at the undergraduate level, one at the graduatelevel. Table 1, summarizes the most significant aspects of the implementations. Page 26.2.9    Table1. Implementing a multi-scale approach to product and process design in specific coursesDimension/Level Undergraduate: Mid-Career Graduate: Advanced Transport Project PhenomenaWhat has been implemented Process/product/properties Multi-scale analysis as design as a unifying

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Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia M Walter, DiZ - Center for Teaching and Learning in Higher Education; Christian H Kautz, Hamburg University of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

meetings.AcknowledgementsWe would like to thank the participating instructors for investing their time for taking part in thesurvey. Furthermore, we thank the anonymous reviewers for helpful comments. Page 26.1782.17References:1 Davies, J. L., “The Shift from Teaching to Learning: Staff Recruitment and Careers Development Policies for theUniversities of the Twenty-First Century”, Higher Education in Europe, 23, 307-316, 1998.2 Posner, G. J., Strike, K. A., Hewson; P. W., Gertzog, W. A., Accomodation of Scientific Conception: Toward aTheory of Conceptual Change, Science Education 86, 211-227, 19823 Vosniadou, S., Brewers, W. F., Mental Models of the Earth: A Study of

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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

Authors

Carmela Cristina Amato-Wierda, University of New Hampshire; Robert M. Henry P.E., University of New Hampshire; Ernst Linder, University of New Hampshire (UNH)

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First-Year Programs

practices. • What we have learned so far needs to be translated and presented in a form that can be used by most STEM educators to help their students develop the knowledge they need to be “successful” in STEM careers, if that is the direction they wish to pursue and not be sidelined by the feeling of hardness.It is worthwhile to emphasize that our work is a translational effort. We are using one well-established cognitive theory and learning how its results can be put into practice in the STEMclassroom to improve student understanding, particularly in the first year engineering experience.Our focus, as educators, is on practice – or - the events happening in the STEM classroom. Ourjourney began when one of the authors spent a

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven S. Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Robert A. Strangeway, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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Electrical and Computer

simulationproject with extra experimentation. This engagement was reflected in the final exam scores(average grade of AB), which demonstrated successful accomplishment of the course learningoutcomes. Figure 1 shows the assessment results of the final exam, which consisted of ninequestions in various key topical areas. Two-thirds or more of the answers were acceptable(minor errors at the most) on each question. Table 4 shows the results of a class survey (1 =lowest, 5 = highest). Clearly the vast majority valued this concise antennas elective and feelprepared for continued antenna studies in their careers. Figure 1. Final Exam Assessment Results for the Concise Antennas Elective Final Exam Assessment

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Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Philip M. Reeves, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

and basicsciences but carry knowledge further toward creative application” (Criterion 5. Curriculum).15Additionally, several scholars have stressed the need to design creativity-driven pedagogies inengineering education to help future engineers cope, adapt, and succeed in their future careers.16-19, Given the national initiatives and near universal agreement of the importance of creativityand innovation in engineering, the lack of research on creativity and the creative process withengineering students is surprising. In a content analysis of articles from primary engineeringeducation sources from 2006 through 2011, Zappe, Mena, and Litzinger found just 16 articlesthat used the words “creative” or “creativity” in the title.19 In

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Survey and Assessment Development

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Purdue University; Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

the recipient of a 2012 NSF CAREER award, which examines how engineering students approach innovation. She serves on the editorial boards of Science Education and the Journal of Pre-College Engineering Educa- tion (JPEER). She received a B.S.E with distinction in Engineering in 2009 and a B.S. degree in Physics Education in 1999. Her M.A. and Ph.D. degrees are in Science Education from Arizona State University earned in 2002 and 2008, respectively. Page 26.35.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015A Dialectic Data Integration Approach for Mixed Methods Survey

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 5: Using Video, Games, and More in the First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel D. Anastasio, University of Connecticut; Malgorzata Chwatko, University of Connecticut; Daniel D. Burkey, University of Connecticut; Jeffrey Ryan McCutcheon

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First-Year Programs

project work helps students naturally practice what arecommonly referred to as 21st-century skills, or skills that students will use to be successful in themodern work environment regardless of chosen career path. These skills include criticalthinking, communication, creativity, and collaboration5. An emphasis on design early in thecurriculum is beneficial to students, as many programs only begin to stress elements ofengineering design methodology in the final year of instruction.The critical skills that students can build by engaging in design-based courses can be practicedusing game-based learning (GBL) and simulations as well. In game-based learning, games areused to help convey information to students in an engaging way6. Games also allow

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Examining "Big" Data

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Issam Wajih Damaj, American University of Kuwait; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, members are involved in representative range of respected partners and use retention, graduation developing and piloting an program members meet program criteria to self - rates, and career assessment system. frequently to review and and peer-assess in ways placement). refine the program’s that feed back into

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ECCD Innovative Teaching Applications

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hayrettin B Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

career. The survey results shown in black fontrepresent the first year and the ones in red font represent the second year. As can be seen inTable 5, there were 8 respondents in the first year and 13 respondents in the second year for eachquestion. Each survey question had a choice varying from Strongly Agree to Not Applicable. Inthe analysis, each of these options was given a weight ranging from 5 (Strongly Agree) to 1(Strongly Disagree). Not Applicable option didn’t have a weight factor. Question by questionanalysis of results are detailed in the following paragraphs. Table 5. Student Survey Results Strongly Strongly Not

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Electrical and Computer Engineering Curriculum Design and Evaluation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeremy N. Thomas, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Christopher Theriault, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Charles Duba, DigiPen Institute of Technology; Lukas P van Ginneken, Digipen Institute of Technology; Nicholas James Rivera; Brian Michael Tugade, DigiPen Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

A Project-based Computer Engineering CurriculumAbstractThis paper documents an innovative, project-based approach to teaching computer engineering.A project-based undergraduate computer engineering curriculum, with an embedded systemsfocus, has been offered since 2004 at a small, private college in the Northwestern US. The maingoals of the curriculum are twofold. The first is to engage students in engineering problemsstarting in the first semester of the Program, thus providing them with a sense of pride andownership in their work. The second is to prepare students for engineering careers by involvingthem in complex, team projects, which are typically only conducted outside of requiredundergraduate coursework, at the graduate level, or in