Conference Session

Assessment & Accreditation in ECE

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland; Peter M. Osterberg, University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #14518Annual Documentation of Assessment and Evaluation of Student OutcomesSimplifies Self-Study PreparationDr. Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland Dr. Yamayee’s current professional interests include outcomes assessment in engineering education; de- sign in engineering education; engineering design methodologies; and application of design methods to electric power distribution, transmission, and generation. Dr. Yamayee’s work to date has included projects in power system planning, maintenance scheduling, hydrothermal simulations, unit commitment, operational and financial impacts of integrating new technologies

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Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Guruji Education Foudation

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Educational Research and Methods

answers. We requested the students to provide theirnatural responses, if they wanted to benefit from the assessments.TeamworkWe deployed project- and team-based learning (PBL-TBL) strategy for the course. Early in thesemester, we assigned students to think of a real-life software application that they coulddevelop. We evaluated their ideas and randomly formed teams of 5-6 students. In the firstteam meeting, all members presented their application ideas and debated to choose theirprojects. They chose one of the presented ideas, developed a hybrid of some of the ideas, orpicked an entirely new idea. The student teams discussed the project ideas with the coursefaculty who moderated the size and scope of the projects. After a few weeks, when

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cariana Cornel, Brigham Young University; Caralea M. Cornel, Brigham Young University; Dale C. Rowe, Brigham Young University; Samuel Moses, Brigham Young University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Technology emphasis in Cyber Security. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Cybersecurity Camp - A Call for AwarenessAbstractThe demand for cybersecurity analysts and awareness is increasing, the employment ofinformation security analysts is projected to grow 37 percent from 2012 to 2022, much fasterthan the average for all occupations. Today, women represent just 10 percent of thecybersecurity workforce. Thus, to increase the amount of people going into cybersecurity,primarily women, we must start at the base: schools. There, we can emphasize the need for beingcyber savvy and also address the need to have balanced teams of men and women.In 2015, we hosted a Girls Cybersecurity Camp

Conference Session

Mentoring, Advising, and Facilitating Learning

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Thomas F. Schubert Jr. P.E., University of San Diego; Frank G. Jacobitz, University of San Diego; Ernest M. Kim, University of San Diego

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Educational Research and Methods

.” While traditional office hours and virtual office hours are the mostcommon alternatives, it seems reasonable to investigate other possibilities.In fall, 2015, The Shiley-Marcos School of Engineering (SMSE) at the University of San Diego(USD) added an ideation space in support of engineering design activities and education (withsupport from Cymer, Inc.). This 1600 ft2 open, reconfigurable idea center provides a seatingarea, teleconferencing facilities, flexible furniture and a mobile panel grid system with writablewhite boards, all designed to encourage collaboration and exploration. The space was quicklyadopted by students for a variety of activities, ranging from leisurely activities between classes,to group study work, to design project

Conference Session

Engineering Management: Supply Chain, Systems Thinking, and Lean Initiatives

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonas Wullbrandt, Technical University Braunschweig (Germany), Institute for Advanced Industrial Management; Craig G Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Management

, 2016 Stress Fracture: Adverse Effects of Lean InitiativesAbstractIn today’s highly competitive workplace, stress has become an important topic of interest due to itsnegative impacts on employee performance and health. As leaders attempt to create high performance andagile work environments, the importance of individual performance increases, which, in turn, relies onindividual employees’ well-being (health). This paper investigates to what degree, if any, prospectiveEngineering Managers understand the relationship between the implementation and execution of Leaninitiatives and increased levels of employee stress.The literature review associated with this project indicates that Lean activities can cause increased stressamong

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group; Alan R. Peterfreund, SageFox Consulting Group; Leticia C. Britos Cavagnaro, Stanford University; Humera Fasihuddin, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #16390Students as Change Agents: Leveraging Students to Infuse Innovation & En-trepreneurship into the Campus EcosystemRebecca Zarch, SageFox Consulting Group Rebecca Zarch is an evaluator and a director of SageFox Consulting Group. She has spent the last 10 years evaluating projects supporting young adults moving through the STEM pipeline and workforce development projects. Rebecca’s work often involves evaluations of innovative approaches to STEM education, typically at community colleges and graduate school programs. Rebecca received her MBA in non-profit management at the Heller School for Social

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Innovative Graduate Programs and Methods, Developing Master's & Ph.D. Programs and Graduate Teaching Assistants

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed D. Foroudastan, Middle Tennessee State University; Karly Anne Danhausen, Middle Tennessee State University; Chelsea Rae Nihill, Middle Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

addition to Foroudastan’s teaching experi- ence, he also has performed extensive research and published numerous technical papers. He has secured more than $2 million in the form of both internal and external grants and research funding. Foroudastan is the faculty advisor, coordinator, and primary fundraiser for EVP teams entering national research project competitions such as the Formula SAE Collegiate Competition, the Baja SAE Race, the SolarBike Race, the Great Moonbuggy Race, and the Solar Boat Collegiate Competition. For his concern for and ded- ication to his students, Foroudastan received MTSU awards such as the 2002-03 Outstanding Teaching Award, the 2005-06 Outstanding Public Service Award, and the 2007 Faculty

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Classroom and Online Innovations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

slowly taking over university labs and offices. ABS plastic can berecycled. PLA plastic can also be recycled, and is even biodegradable (albeit only in specialplants). However, the failed prints and unwanted printed objects often end up as trash in landfields. To minimize waste the number of failed prints could be minimized18 and the rest of thefailed or unwanted plastic objects could be recycled. In this work, a sustainable 3D printing labconsisting of nine inexpensive 3D printers, a desktop plastic shredder, and a desktop filamentextruder is presented. Technical project objectives, laboratory development and implementation,engineering/economic analysis, and educational assessments are provided. An integration ofplastic object recycling as a

Conference Session

Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Papadopoulos, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Aidsa I. Santiago-Roman, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Genock Portela-Gauthier, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Emmanuel Francisco Oquendo, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; David Candelario Suarez; Christian Gabriel Hernandez-Negron, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez; Manuel Jose Perez-Vargas, University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

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Mechanics

May 2015. Hernandez-Negron has research interest in civil engineering and engineering education. During his studies in Civil Engineering and Surveying in the University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez (UPRM), he had the opportunity of do summer internship and research, assist professors and also being part of the directive board in different Societies and Organizations. His goal when he culminates the B.Sc. studies is contribute by developing new projects for the sole purpose of helping society. He says, ”Within my goals there is my need to continue my studies in a Doctor of Philosophy’s degree. Every step of the experience in my studies and life fills me with enthusiasm and encourages me to keep going.”Mr. Manuel Jose

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Susan M Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

teaching and doing research.Dr. Catherine Mobley, Clemson University Catherine Mobley, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sociology at Clemson University. She has over 20 years experience in project and program evaluation and has worked for a variety of consulting firms, non-profit agencies, and government organizations, including the Rand Corporation, the American Association of Retired Persons, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research. Since 2004, she been a member of the NSF-funded MIDFIELD research project on engineering education; she has served as a Co-PI on three research projects, including one on transfer students and another on student veterans in engineering.Michelle M

Conference Session

Manufacturing Materials and Processes

Collection

2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arif Sirinterlikci, Robert Morris University; Selin Frances Sirinterlikci, Carnegie Mellon University

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Manufacturing

1.5+ machine for about $1,000. The machine is currently employed within thecourse and utilizes inexpensive biodegradable PLA (polylactic acid) material for printing.This paper will cover the basics of the Rep-Rap concept and Mendel Max 1.5 design, depict thedevelopment project and the way the machine employed in the course. The developmentapproach teaches students about machine design including actuators, drives, extruders, theircontrols, and associated software tools and programming. Utilization of the machine in thecourse is important for understanding of the filament fabrication and materials content,Stereolithography (STL) file development and its slicing through the open source software aswell as NC code generation, which is slightly

Conference Session

Assessing Social Responsibility & Sustainability

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Richard A House, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods, Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, dispositions, and worldviews. His dissertation focuses on conceptualizations, the importance of, and methods to teach empathy to engineering students. He is currently the Education Di- rector for Engineers for a Sustainable World, an assistant editor for Engineering Studies, and a member of the ASEE Committee on Sustainability, Subcommittee on Formal Education.Ms. Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology Sarah Brownell is a Lecturer in Design Development and Manufacturing for the Kate Gleason College of Engineering at the Rochester Institute of Technology. She works extensively with students in the mul- tidisciplinary engineering capstone design course and other project based elective courses, incorporating

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Skills

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Bayless, Ohio University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Paper ID #12687Development of Assessable Leadership Experiences Outside of the Engineer-ing ClassroomDr. David Bayless, Ohio University Dr. Bayless is the Gerald Loehr Professor of Mechanical Engineering and the Director of Ohio Uni- versity’s Coal Research Center, part of Ohio University’s Center of Excellence in Energy and the Envi- ronment. He is also the director of the Robe Leadership Institute and director of the Center for Algal Engineering Research and Commercialization (an Ohio Third Frontier Wright Project) He is engaged in the development of energy and environmental technology such as producing algal-based

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Ernzen, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Stephen J Krause, Arizona State University; James Collofello, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Kendra Rae Beeley; Robert J Culbertson, Physics Department, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

curricula. He is currently conducting research on an NSF project led by Dr. Stephen Krause, focused on the factors that promote persistence and success for undergraduate engineering students.Dr. Eugene Judson, Arizona State University Eugene Judson is an Associate Professor of for the Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at Arizona State University. His past experiences include having been a middle school science teacher, Director of Aca- demic and Instructional Support for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Cen- ter for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the

Conference Session

Engineering Economics New Frontiers

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland; Mojtaba B. Takallou P.E., University of Portland; Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

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Engineering Economy

Paper ID #11243Engineering Economics as a Benchmark Course in the Context of a Sustain-able Continuous Improvement ProcessDr. Zia A. Yamayee, University of Portland Dr. Yamayee’s current professional interests include outcomes assessment in engineering education; de- sign in engineering education; engineering design methodologies; and application of design methods to electric power distribution, transmission, and generation. Dr. Yamayee’s work to date has included projects in power system planning, maintenance scheduling, hydro-thermal simulations, unit commit- ment, operational and financial impacts of integrating new

Conference Session

Mobile Devices and Apps

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kefei Wang, Gonzaga University

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Computers in Education

onlyincreases students’ interest and confidence in programming, but also enhances their abilities incomputational thinking skills, problem solving techniques, and creativity. Thus, we adopt it in ourCS 1 curriculum re-design to deliver a more exciting and engaging learning experience for studentsfrom different engineering majors.The rest of this paper is organized as follows. Section 2 presents the course outcomes and objec-tives. Section 3 describes the course structure and a series of CS 1 modules consisting of AppInventor projects. Section 4 presents assessment methodology and the assessment findings. Fi-nally, concluding remarks are presented in Section 5.2 Course OutcomesIn 7 , the authors stated: ”there is wide agreement that the US engineer

Conference Session

Topics in Computing and Information Technologies II

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Regina Melo Silveira P.E., Universidade de São Paulo; Itana Stiubiener Mrs, Universidade Federal do ABC - UFABC; Wilson V Ruggiero, LARC-EPUSP

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Computing & Information Technology

Paper ID #11364Is a video used as a didactic content effective in the learning process?Dr. Regina Melo Silveira P.E., Universidade de S˜ao Paulo Regina Melo Silveira is Assistant Professor and researcher at the Department of Computer and Digital Systems Engineering (PCS) at Escola Polit´ecnica - Universidade de S˜ao Paulo (EPUSP), since February 2002. Associated to LARC (Laboratory of Computer Architecture and Networks) she works in the Net- working area since 1995. She participated in relevants Projects like Poli-Virtual, Multimedia on Demand System, RMAV-SP (S˜ao Paulo Internet 2), Tidia-Ae, KyaTera, and Interactive TV

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Technical Session 9: Focus on Student Learning, Lifelong Learning, and the Whole Student

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nikitha Sambamurthy, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jing Lv; Yukiko Maeda, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Syafiah Mahfuzah Johari, Engineering Education Department, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

Education Department, Purdue University Syafiah Johari is currently a senior in Mechanical Engineering at Purdue University. She did research under supervision of Dr. Monica Cox (Associate Professor) and Nikitha Sambamurthy (Graduate Stu- dent) in Engineering Education Department for the 11-week Summer Undergraduate Research Fellow- ship (SURF) program in summer 2014. Her research interests include heat and mass transfer, energy and environment. She was the recipient of Mechanical Engineering Scholarship Award of Purdue University in 2013 in recognition of her outstanding achievement in academic and co-curricular activities and Best Engineering Design Award for the excellent class design project in spring 2013

Conference Session

First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; William Daniel Rosehart P.Eng., University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary

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First-Year Programs

research on team learning processes in engineering student project teams. Additionally, she has co-developed a framework for measuring and in- terpreting an array of team dynamics. An online assessment tool has been created based on this framework which allows teams to diagnose and improve the ”health” of their team. She is passionate about her area of research and plans to continue conducting research on factors that contribute to effective teamwork.Ms. Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary Genevieve is completing her honours degree under the supervision of Dr. Thomas O’Neill at the Uni- versity of Calgary looking at the influence processes in teams. She has been working with the Schulich School of Engineering for

Conference Session

Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Efra Altamirano, Universidad de las Américas Puebla; Judith Virginia Gutierrez Cuba; Nelly Ramirez-Corona, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Aurelio Lopez-Malo, Universidad de las Americas Puebla; Enrique Palou, Universidad de las Americas Puebla

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Biological & Agricultural

basic principles and practices ofcleaning and sanitation in food processing operations” and “understand the requirements forwater utilization and waste management in food and food processing”. Reported course learningoutcomes were classified according to the Revised Bloom’s (as remember, understand, apply,analyze, evaluate, or create) and Coll’s taxonomies (as conceptual, to know; procedural, to know-how; or attitudinal, to be). Among common tools that faculty reported to assess student learningare: self- and peer-assessments, instructor assessment, exams, oral presentations, practicalexercises, homework, in-class participation, projects, and lab reports. Learning activities thatfaculty reported include written reports, analysis of readings, in

Conference Session

ECCD International Outreach

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Slowinski, M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE Center; Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Paper ID #12643Renewable Energy Technician Education: Lessons from the German En-ergiewendeMary Slowinski, M.Ed., CREATE NSF-ATE Center Mary Slowinski received her M.Ed. in Learning Science from the University of Washington where she will complete her PhD in the same. She has worked extensively with the National Science Foundation’s Advanced Technological Education program in a variety of consulting capacities including serving as learning coordinator for two international faculty learning projects, participating as an Innovation Coach for a ”scaling-up innovations” project, developing curriculum and learning materials

Conference Session

Construction Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Sangho Park, Central Connecticut State University

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Construction

Paper ID #11692Stereoscopic Visualization for Improving Student Spatial Skills in Construc-tion Engineering and Management EducationDr. Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University Dr. Namhun Lee is an assistant professor in the department of Manufacturing and Construction Manage- ment at Central Connecticut State University, where he has been teaching Construction Graphics/Quantity Take-Off, CAD & BIM Tools for Construction, Building Construction Systems, Heavy/Highway Con- struction Estimating, Building Construction Estimating, Construction Planning, and Construction Project Management. Dr. Lee’s main research areas

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Chong, University of Toronto

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Civil Engineering

the New York Times and theNational Film Board of Canada by Katerina Cizek — is an experimental, award winninginteractive documentary outlining the history of vertical living around the world [2]. Thedocumentary allows viewers to sit back and watch a narrated history, told in rhyming coupletsand narrated by Leslie Feist, or to interact with material on high-rise living from the archives ofthe New York Times. Viewers could choose to read or listen to material that was not part of thedocumentary proper, but that was built into the website for the project, and even, in the lastcomponent, contribute their images to the fourth part of the film. Students were introduced to thefirst few minutes of the documentary prior to class, shown the interactive

Conference Session

Student and Other Views on Engineering Leadership

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Lynne Gradon Cowe Falls P.Eng., University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Page 26.1424.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Student Perspective on Defining Engineering LeadershipAbstractMany definitions and theories of leadership that have evolved over the past few centuries.However, only recently has the term engineering leadership been introduced and there is alack of a clear definition. A stronger understanding of the different perspectives of this termwill help institutions to develop and improve engineering leadership education programs. Theaim of this research project is to answer the following: from the perspective of engineeringstudents, academics, and professionals, what is engineering leadership and what skills arerequired to be a leader in

Conference Session

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

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caroline Liron, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Heidi M Steinhauer, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach

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First-Year Programs

Aeronautical University (ERAU),in Daytona Beach, FL has linked three fundamental engineering courses to provide students witha STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) small-learning-community (SLC).The same set of students is registered concurrently for the matching Physics I, Calculus I andProgramming for Engineers courses.Table 1 presents the topics taught in each of the STEM SLC courses. The STEM-SLC facultyfocused on creating mini-projects for their courses that would leverage the common topics, theseare the bold faced topics. For detailed results and an in depth-review of examples of thedeveloped mini-projects please refer to the previously published ASEE conference paper4. Table 1: Description of Calculus I, Physics I

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First Year Programs Division Poster Session: The Best Place to Really Talk about First-Year Education

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Jane Puccinelli, College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison; John Murphy, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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First-Year Programs

the same general math and science courses as part ofthe engineering requirements, thus working in teams forces collaboration and often friendshipsthat carry over into other engineering courses. In addition to providing a collaborativeengineering design environment, we strive to introduce our first year engineering students in ourIntroduction to Engineering design course to cutting-edge resources and technology to preparethem for a successful engineering career.Introduction to Engineering Design CourseOur Introduction to Engineering Design course offers first year engineering students from allengineering disciplines a chance to work together on design projects, and participate in lecturescovering design topics that span multiple disciplines of

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies: Bring-Your-Own-Experiments 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nebojsa I Jaksic, Colorado State University - Pueblo

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-printing hours and printed over 1,000 parts for theirclasses, senior projects, independent projects, and outreach activities. 3D-printing technology hasbecome a part of our engineering education culture. Students are well-aware of 3D printingcapabilities and limitations4. However, except for simple post-processing procedures (removingparts from 3D printers, removing rafts and other support material, using soldering irons forshaping and gluing, and supergluing broken parts) most of the students rarely used any otherprocess. Since 3D pens started shipping at the beginning of 2014 there was little studentexposure to this technology in the past.To introduce students to 3D-printing post-processing operations using 3D pens two newlaboratory exercises

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Inna Mikhailovna Gorodetskaya, Kazan National Research Technological University; Farida Tagirovna Shageeva, Kazan National Research Technological University; Elvira Valeeva, Kazan National Research Technological University

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Diversity

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International

, knowledge, and skills in variousindustries and to shift easily from one professional activity to another. Thus students’ academic mobility may be considered not only as a social phenomenon(traveling and making joint projects), but also as an integrative personal trait (the ability and Page 26.425.4readiness to adapt easily to the diversity and the dynamism of the educational process). It isevident that all levels of the professional education system should meet both social andpersonal requirements. The academically mobile person is active, constantly developing, andpossesses flexible, creative thinking. At the same time, self-improvement is

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mark G. Diller, University of Dayton; Scott I. Segalewitz, University of Dayton

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Manufacturing

of instruction. It also includes a shortdiscussion of assessment through student surveys.IntroductionActive learning with tangible examples has been shown to improve retention while increasingsatisfaction with the learning experience1, 3. In this project, a simple LED flashlight has beendeveloped to provide grades 5-12 students with a high impact active learning experiencecentered on the role of engineering technology in product development. The simplicity of theflashlight has allowed for a multi-disciplinary approach to this process while staying within a onehour time frame. Students are exposed to electrical components, circuit design, mechanicaldesign, manufacturing considerations, and the role of customers in product

Conference Session

Research Methods II: Meeting the Challenges of Engineering Education Research

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reed Stevens, Northwestern University; Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University

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Educational Research and Methods

what another counts. Someengineers might count as teamwork only close face to face ongoing collaborative work whileothers might count more loosely coupled geographically distributed work.We offer this example in the context of a NSF funded research project we have been conductingfor a couple years, and which has as its focus what new engineers learn on the job as they arefirst entering the professional work setting. A major part of this study involves trying tounderstand what these very early career engineers learn anew in their first professional positionsand how it relates to what they learned in their undergraduate engineering educations. Elsewherewe articulated multiple reasons why research that produces concrete images of professional