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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Tobias Ortega-Knight, University of the Virgin Islands; Charles Huang Chen, Michigan State University; Danny Lynch, University of the Virgin Islands; Kathleen Anne Fitzsimons, Michigan State University; Crystal D Alton; Juan L. Mena Lapaix, Michigan State University; Joshua Drost, Michigan State University; Garrett Kohler

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Student

Engineering Education, 2013 Exploring the Experience of Undergraduate Research: A Case Study Using FacebookIntroductionParticipating in research as an undergraduate can be a powerful learning experience, helpingstudents form connections with faculty, put classroom knowledge into practice, develop researchskills and prepare for graduate study. Undergraduate research is a “high impact” educationalpractice1 that can be particularly effective for engaging students from diverse backgrounds.2–5The NSF makes a substantial investment in undergraduate research experiences, which it views as“one of the most effective avenues for attracting talented undergraduates”6 and preparing them forgraduate study and careers in

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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynn Albers, North Carolina State University; Laura Bottomley, North Carolina State University

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Student

Systems from 1985 to 1987, during which time she worked in ISDN standards, including representing Bell Labs on an ANSI standards committee for physical layer ISDN standards. She received an Exceptional Contribution Award for her work during this time. After receiving her Ph D., Dr. Bottomley worked as a faculty member at Duke University and consulted with a number of companies, such as Lockheed Martin, IBM, and Ericsson. In 1997 she became a faculty member at NC State University and became the Director of Women in Engineering and K-12 Outreach. She has taught classes at the university from the freshman level to the graduate level, and outside the university from the kindergarten level to the high school level. She is

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NSF Grantees' Poster Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher D. Schmitz, University of Illinois; Michael C. Loui, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Renata A Revelo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, assignment, or examquestion that applies the course knowledge in a nontraditional way that is relevant to students'interests. For example, the students may be asked to provide an example of where they haveneeded to summarize information for decision making. Later, their answers to the summarizationquestion are used to investigate mathematical means of compression often applied to sound,video, or general file systems.Notable difficulties in personalizing course content then include how to extract relevant andinteresting applications from 30 to 60 students, and how to manage the time required to mapthese applications into the course. We will address time management first, under the section“Course Structure”, the method of seeking applications second

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Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin Ahn, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Graduate Studies, Student

a Ph.D. in Leadership and Policy Studies from Peabody College of Vanderbilt University. Teaching in- terests relate to the professional development of graduate engineering students and to leadership, policy, and change in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Primary research projects explore the preparation of engineering doctoral students for careers in academia and industry and the de- velopment of engineering education assessment tools. She is a National Science Foundation Faculty Early Career (CAREER) award winner and is a recipient of a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE).Prof. Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette Heidi A. Diefes-Dux

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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Stephanie Cutler, Virginia Tech

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Student

their interdisciplinary degree. To aid students in addressing these challenges, thispaper addresses the research question: What are important characteristics of doctoral committeemembers for a student pursuing an engineering education PhD?Literature ReviewFaculty members are an important support system for graduate students, especially a facultyadvisor and the members of a student’s committee [6, 7]. These faculty members not only providethe necessary disciplinary content knowledge, but can also provide personal, career or emotionalsupport[7]. While earning an interdisciplinary degree, as that in engineering education, the role ofthe advisor can become more complex[8]. Co-advisors may be needed to provide the additionalcontent expertise or the

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Tricks of the Trade

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Junaid A. Siddiqui, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mel Chua, Purdue University; Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University; Roberta J Herter, California Polytechnic State University; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Student

Education, Purdue University. In his graduate work he is exploring the systems of conceptual and social challenges associated with educa- tional change for the development of undergraduate engineering education. Before joining the doctoral program he worked for nine years in a faculty development role at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), Saudi Arabia. He received his M.S. in Civil Engineering from KFUPM and also has earned an MPBL degree from Aalborg University, Denmark.Mel Chua, Purdue UniversityDr. Linda Vanasupa, California Polytechnic State University Linda Vanasupa has been a professor of materials engineering at the California Polytechnic State Univer- sity since 1991. She also serves as co

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Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Katherine Watson, Georgia Institute of Technology; Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Graduate Studies

graduate students become faculty members, their thoughts about the role of education anddesign of learning environments will significantly impact students’ quality of education and thecaliber of practicing engineers in the future. Thus, a study was conducted to determine andanalyze graduate students’ philosophies of education to provide insights into the instructionalpractices that will soon dominate engineering education. Students enrolled in graduate programsat the Georgia Institute of Technology within a variety of engineering and non-engineeringdisciplines were recruited to participate. Students completed an amended, online version of theEducational Philosophy Inventory, which is a theoretically-grounded instrument that allows

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Graduate Student Experience

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado at Boulder; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Virginia Lea Ferguson, Mechanical Engineering; University of Colorado; Boulder, CO; Alyssa Nicole Berg, University of Colorado Boulder

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Graduate Studies, Student

for training though sessions offered before the start ofthe spring semester and program kickoff, as well as “lunch-and-learn” type social gatheringswith other mentors during the duration of the program.During the first year of the program’s implementation, graduate student mentors were solicitedprimarily by asking faculty members to nominate graduate students for the program, resulting in9 graduate mentor participants. In the second year, graduate students were recruited directly viatargeted emails from the program directors and graduate advisors, flyers posted in engineeringbuildings, and word of mouth from past mentors, program directors and administrators, resultingin 13 graduate mentor participants. As the program continues to grow and

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Methods, Techniques, and New Programs in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic R. Primé, Arizona State University; Bianca L. Bernstein, Arizona State University; Amy K. Way, Villanova University; Liza Cohen Hita Hita, Arizona State University; T Michael Liddell, CareerWISE, Arizona State University; Arti R. Sarma, Arizona State University; Jennifer M Bekki, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Graduate Studies

visitors to the site with a unique opportunity to engage thematerial for quick answers to vexing questions or to learn essential and advanced skills that maybe used now and throughout the entirety of their careers. Page 23.427.2IntroductionProjects in the interdisciplinary CareerWISE research program, supported by the NationalScience Foundation, have two goals: (1) to better understand and explain the interplay betweenthe person and environmental conditions that affects attrition amongst students enrolled inengineering and sciences graduate programs, and (2) to strengthen personal and interpersonalskills identified as significant in assisting women

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Communication and Engineering Careers: Motivating Our Students

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie E. Sharp, Vanderbilt University; Christopher J Rowe, Vanderbilt University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

decision-makingprocess are those that are challenging and applicable, provide students with new perspective, andstimulate self-reflection. Strategies should be focused on an orientation to learning includingbreaking down myths and basing a search process on individual identity. However, interactionswith others including faculty members, alumni, administrators, and other students influence astudent’s learning process and increase self-efficacy. Collaboration with other campus officesmore often provides load-leveling when staffing is slim as it is in most career services units ofcolleges and institutions. By partnering with academic units, career services can shareresponsibility in shaping students’ decision-making processes. This collaboration can

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Research and Graduate Studies

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Erika A. Mosyjowski, University of Michigan ; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L Peters, University of Michigan; Steven J. Skerlos, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

. (1991). Evaluating and rethinking the case study. The Sociological Review, 39(1), 88-112.25. Padula, M. A. and Miller, D. L. (1999) Understanding graduate women’s reentry experiences: Case studies of four psychology doctoral students in a midwestern university. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 23, 327-343.26. Mills, N. L., & McCright, P. R. (1993). Choosing the Ph. D. Path: A Multi-Criteria Model for Career Decisions. Journal of Engineering Education, 82(2), 109-117.27. Countryman, K. (2006). A comparison of adult learners' academic, social, and environmental needs as perceived by adult learners and faculty.(Doctoral dissertation).28. Eccles, J. S. (2009). Who am I and what am I going to do with my life? Personal and collective

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General Topics in Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University; Korine Steinke Wawrzynski, Michigan State University; Megan Shannahan, Michigan State University

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Graduate Studies

purposes other than matching yourpre- and post-experience responses. MENTORINGMentoring is an important aspect of an undergraduate research experience. A mentoring encounter is defined as anopportunity for you to interact with an individual (e.g., faculty member, post-doctoral or graduate student, staffmember, another student) who helps to guide you through your research experience. Mentoring encounters couldoccur on an individual basis (i.e., you and one person) or they may occur in group settings (e.g., weekly laboratorymeeting, group research team meeting). The questions in the next section explore your mentoring experiences inrelation to your summer research experience.1. Who do you consider

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Engineering Management In The Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ted Eschenbach, University of Alaska Anchorage; Neal A Lewis, University of Bridgeport; Gillian M. Nicholls, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Jani M Pallis, University of Bridgeport

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Engineering Management

Page 23.1205.2with Professor X. Such positive impressions can aid promotion and tenure as well as increasingsuch faculty members’ influence on decisions of which classes they teach.This paper reviews the literature about student response units’ use and discusses prior researchinto their benefits. While this will touch on some best practices for using clickers, the focus isnot upon convincing instructors how to adopt or improve clicker usage. Much of the authors’prior experience with clickers has been in courses with a large quantitative component. Thispaper discusses the authors’ findings from their first application of clickers in a mainlyqualitative course. The results are consistent with previous results indicating that clickers are

Conference Session

It Takes a Village: Engineering Beyond the Classroom

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorraine N. Fleming, Howard University; Inez N. Moore, Howard University; Dawn G. Williams, Howard University; Leonard Bernard Bliss; Kalynda Chivon Smith, Howard University

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Minorities in Engineering

industries now represent a fast-growing labor market within an otherwisestagnant economy. By 2018, economists estimate that there will be 2.4 million new STEM jobsfor U.S. graduates. In addition to the increased demand for STEM graduates, competitivesalaries equip STEM students to demand more money after they graduate. More than half of allbaccalaureate –holding STEM graduates are earning more annually than non-STEM graduateswith a master's or doctorate5. These educational and career opportunities offer uniqueadvantages for STEM majors thus highlighting the socioeconomic significance ofunderrepresented students‘ access into and persistence in STEM education. Investigation on underrepresented students‘ persistence in engineering

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Institutional Transformations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Christi McGeorge, North Dakota State University ; Cali L. Anicha, North Dakota State University; Ann Burnett, North Dakota State University

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Women in Engineering

project has, over the past four and a half years, worked toimprove the climate across campus, enhance recruitment efforts, increase retention andadvancement, and open leadership opportunities for faculty women especially in STEMdisciplines. In this paper, we discuss our strategies for effectively engaging male faculty ininstitutional transformation, leading to increased participation of women in all academic facultyranks and administrative positions.Institutional context Our institution is a land grant university in the upper Great Plains with around 692ranked faculty and instructors in seven academic colleges, serving approximately 14,500undergraduate and graduate students. The undergraduate student population is 42.6% women(2011 data

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Novel Pedagogies 1

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Razi Nalim P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Manikanda K Rajagopal, Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis; Robert J Helfenbein, Indiana University-IUPUI, School of Education

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Educational Research and Methods

“best practices” of implementing PEL projects include providing time for project development,advance notice for students to ensure clear expectations, and that projects designed to besemester long should include a variety of course concepts. One faculty member suggests that it isbest to assign the project early in the semester “so that they can get thinking on a concreteexample[s].” This additional time allows student groups to review the project concept severaltimes as a group and turn to instructors throughout the semester for clarity. Due to theassessment weight and the length of the project, student project groups are often strategicallycomposed to provide an intellectual balance. Instructors also hope to encourage peer-to-peerinstruction

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kacey Beddoes, Purdue University; Corey T Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Women in Engineering

structured with the assumption of a regular (i.e., 9:00-5:00) work schedule, similar to that of staff members, which did not coincide with the looser,more continuous work structure of faculty. STEM faculty members could not simply stopresearch, particularly grant-funded research, publications, mentoring graduate students,maintaining labs, and other responsibilities.In addition to not aligning with the work context of faculty careers, researchers have found thatother members of an organization, in academia and beyond, influence if and how an employeetakes leave49, 58, 61, 62. For instance, Blair-Loy & Wharton found that supervisors’ views ofparental leave had a substantial impact on employees’ decisions to take leave62. Furthermore,Kirby &

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New Trends in ECE Education I

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Albright P.E., University of Portland

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Electrical and Computer

Challenge: Finding a Complementary Balance of Depth and Breadth in an Engineering Curriculum -- Approach of the Electrical Engineering FacultyAbstractThe faculty of the School of Engineering conducted a thorough review of its ABET-accreditedundergraduate degree programs to assess and evaluate possible changes to our curricula, bothSchool-wide and ones specific to our programs. The aim of the intensive year-long study was tomaintain the principal strengths of depth, yet allow more opportunities for students to gainadditional breadth in preparation for success in a wide range of professional careers during theincreasingly global nature of engineering in the 21st century.As engineering educators, we are certainly aware

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Restructuring/Rethinking STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Kelly Woodall Guyotte, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia; Nadia N. Kellam, University of Georgia

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engi- neering, art, educational psychology and social work. He has conducted qualitative educational research in a number of contexts ranging from formation of students’ professional identity, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and engineering students’ creativity development. He was the first international recipient of the ASEE Educational Research Methods Division’s ”Apprentice Faculty Award”, was se- lected as a 2010 Frontiers in Education ”New Faculty Fellow”. In 2011, he received a National Science Foundation CAREER award (#1150668) to

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Assessment of Community Engagement

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Antonette T. Cummings P.E., Purdue University; James Huff, Purdue University; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

leave from his role as an instructor of engineering at Harding University. His research interests include professional socialization of engineers, social cognition in engineering, community-driven design, and interpretive phenomenology.Dr. William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. William ”Bill” Oakes is the director of the EPICS program and one of the founding faculty members of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University. He has held courtesy appointments in Mechanical, Environmental and Ecological Engineering as well as Curriculum and Instruction in the College of Education. He is a registered professional engineer and on the NSPE board for Professional Engineers in Higher Education. He

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CIP Technical Session

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Stanford University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Michelle Marie Grau, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University; Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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College Industry Partnerships

studying mechanical engineering and doing research in engineering educa- tion—the perfect combination of her interests.Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Dr. Sheri Sheppard is in the Design Group of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford. Besides teaching undergraduate and graduate courses on structural analysis and design, she serves an administrative role as Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Education. Her research focuses on the study of educational and career pathways of people interested in technical work (and how to make K-20 education more supportive of these pathways).Dr. Helen L. Chen, Stanford University

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Engineering Education in the Middle East and Technology Exploration in Africa and Developing Countries

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wilhelm Alexander Friess, University of Maine; Muhieddin Amer, RIT-Dubai

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International

accreditation bodies, may be challenging 17.From an operational perspective, western universities expanding into the Middle East encountera mix of student skills and attitudes that do not fit seamlessly into the US Education mold 10,17.In addition, the student recruiting process and admissions timing differs significantly fromwestern models, and the university selection and decision-making process becomes a familyaffair as opposed to a student’s personal choice. Often religious factors play an important role,such as choosing institutions that conform in a specific measure to traditional Islamic values suchas gender separation; this often becomes a point of difficulty for US institutions who, in order to

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Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Fu, MIT; Tahira N Reid, Purdue University; Janis P. Terpenny, Iowa State University; Deborah L. Thurston, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Judy M. Vance, Iowa State University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; Gloria J. Wiens, University of Florida; Kazem Kazerounian, University of Connecticut; Janet Katherine Allen, University of Oklahoma; Kathy Jacobson

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Women in Engineering

teams; impacts of project choice and context; and the retention and success of under- represented students). She has 9 years of industry work experience with the General Electric Company (GE), including the completion of a 2-year corporate management program. Throughout her career, she has managed over $8 million of sponsored research and is the author of 150 peer-reviewed publications. She is a member and Fellow of IIE, a member and Fellow of ASME, and a member of ASEE, INFORMS, Alpha Pi Mu, and Tau Beta Pi. She serves as an associate editor for the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design and for the Engineering Economist. She has received numerous awards for excellence in teaching, in research, and for service.Dr

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Institutional Transformations

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University

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Women in Engineering

more service (which is less valued).7 In anotherrecent study, Holleran and colleagues explored female and male STEM faculty members’ talkabout research and other topics.8 Among other findings, they found that when women and mentalked with one another about research, female STEM faculty were not regarded as being ascompetent as their male counterparts. To address the final finding of the Beyond Bias and Barriers report – the need to act – thecommittee recommended actions to be taken by universities, professional societies andorganizations, funders, federal agencies, and Congress. The first agent and stakeholder in thislist, the university (and within it, colleges and departments), is the context of focus for thepresent paper. The

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Beyond BS: Issues Affecting Graduate Education

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zsuzsa Balogh, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Marvin E. Criswell P.E., Colorado State University; Michael A De Miranda, Colorado State University

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Civil Engineering

three times in the student‟spreparation: after their undergraduate work, immediately after a graduate level program, or afterMasters-Level graduation and the first few years of experience. This study addresses in somedetail how well the Masters-Level structural engineering education, supplemented with theknowledge increase expected from the initial professional experience, meets the expectations ofthe structural engineering profession in the United States. The outcomes of this research project include an assessment of the competency level(using Bloom‟s taxonomy [1]) expected to be achieved by the conclusion of the Masters-Levelprogram and after the initial five years of professional practice following the graduate program ineach of the

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Undergraduate Student Issues: Persistence

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, Youngstown State University; Catherine F Pieronek, University of Notre Dame; Leo H McWilliams, University of Notre Dame

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Women in Engineering

, S.Sheppard, and K. Jackson, An engineering major does not (necessarily) an engineer make: career decision-making among undergraduate engineers, Journal of Engineering Education, 2009. 12. Agresti and B. Finlay, Statistical Methods for the Social Sciences, 3rd edn, Prentice Hall. Upper Saddle River, NJ(1977). 13. Meyers, K., Pieronek, C., and McWilliams, L. “Engineering Student Involvement,” 2012 ASEE National Conference, San Antonio, TX. 14. W. Smith, Does gender influence online survey participation? A record-linkage analysis of university faculty online survey response behavior, Research report, San Jose State University, San Jose, CA (2008). Page 23.519.14

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Minority Student Success

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Annita Alting, Grove School of Engineering, The City College of the City University of New York; Feridun Delale, City College of the City University of New York; Joseph Barba, City College of the City University of New York

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Minorities in Engineering

invites faculty members on a regular basis toprovide descriptions of available research projects that undergraduate students can take. Grovestudents are informed on a regular basis when opportunities become available through e-mail andthe school’s web site. The selected “Bridges” students received a stipend and were required towrite a report or paper about their work and present it with a poster at an undergraduate researchsymposium. Special efforts were made to recruit women and minority students. Appendix 1provides a typical example of an undergraduate research project.2b. The summer research course for potential transfersSince 2007 the Grove School of Engineering offers a four-week summer research course forcommunity college students

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Retention and Persistence in Engineering

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Amy E Thompson, University of New Haven; Terance Joshua Thomas, University of New Haven

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Educational Research and Methods

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2013 FACTORS INFLUENCING STUDENTS’ CHOICE OF ENGINEERING MAJOR, CASE STUDY AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAVENAbstractThis research focuses upon evaluating decisions made by engineering students to choose orchange their field of engineering study in order to determine influences and mechanisms thatdrive their choice of engineering major at the University of New Haven (UNH). Socializers(parents, peers, and faculty), self-identified competence, and media sources were studied for theirlevel of influence and effect upon the selection of an engineering field. This research alsoinvestigates students’ perceptions of different engineering majors at the

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FPD 2: Retention

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Kristen Strominger, University of Cincinnati - School of Energy, Environmental, Biological and Medical Engineering; Urmila Ghia, University of Cincinnati

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First-Year Programs

project targetsrecruitment and retention of engineering ethnic minorities, women, and economicallydisadvantaged and/or First Generation college-bound students. The strategies include: cohortbuilding, networking, and pathway to graduate school. Cohort building includes buildingproductive academic relationships among students, between students and faculty, and betweenstudents and the university administration. The networking strategies include building andupholding a professional network with all people the students meet within their education andfuture career field, such as advisors, faculty members from whom they take classes, professors intheir major, internship supervisors, employers or administrators, and throughvolunteer/community activities

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Design Pedagogy and Curriculum 2

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2013 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard Cozzens, Utah Educational Network; Jeremy Ray Farner, Weber State University; Thomas James Paskett, Weber State University; Elias V. Perez, Utah State University Eastern; Isabella Borisova, Southern Utah University

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #8004Development of an Open-Source Concurrent Enrollment Course that Intro-duces Students to the Engineering Design and Documentation ProcessProf. Richard Cozzens, Utah Educational Network This paper will be presented by four of the TICE Grant Curriculum Development Team members: Richard Cozzens Professor at Southern Utah University Jeremy Farner Professor at Weber State University Thomas Paskett PhD Isabella Borisova Professor at Southern Utah UniversityMr. Jeremy Ray Farner, Weber State University Assistant Professor Design Engineering Technology Weber State University, Ogden Utah Bachelors in Design