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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University; Mark Urban-Lurain, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University

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First-Year Programs

, mechanics, computational tools and international product design as well as graduate-level courses in engineering innovation and technology management. He has conducted research in the areas of environmentally-responsible manu- facturing, globally-distributed engineering teaming and early engineering education development and has over 30 years of combined academic and industrial management experience. He received his BSME and MSME degrees from Michigan Technological University.Dr. S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University S. Patrick Walton received his B.ChE. from Georgia Tech, where he began his biomedical research career in the Cardiovascular Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. He then attended MIT where he earned his M.S

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Impact of Community Engagement on Communities

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julia D Thompson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

starting her doctoral studies.Prof. Brent K Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette Dr. Brent K. Jesiek is Assistant Professor in the Schools of Engineering Education and Electrical and Computer Engineering at Purdue University. He is also an Associate Director of Purdue’s Global En- gineering Program, leads the Global Engineering Education Collaboratory (GEEC) research group, and is the recent recipient of an NSF CAREER award to study boundary-spanning roles and competencies among early career engineers. He holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Michigan Tech and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech. Dr. Jesiek draws on expertise from engineering, computing, and the

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Electrical Energy Courses - Labs and Projects

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yazan Alsmadi, Ohio State University ; Kaichien Tsai, Ohio State University; Mark J. Scott, Ohio State University; Longya Xu, Ohio State University; Aimeng Wang

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

Laboratory isdescribed in detail along with the hardware employed. The success of the proposed course hasbeen assessed through student enrollment into the course over the last ten years, and bysurveying students at the end of the semester.I. INTRODUCTIONThere is a high demand for qualified engineers in the field of power electronics and motorcontrol (PEMC) as an increasing global population looks to raise its living standards whiledealing with greater limitations placed upon fossil fuel based energy infrastructures1-3. Educatorsserving this field must juggle limitations in time and resources, while providing students with aneducation that will make them top candidates for their careers beyond academia2-13. Laboratoriesare used in this field to

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FPD 1: The Path to Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Marisa K. Orr, Louisiana Tech University; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University and Central Queensland University

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First-Year Programs

enrollment began their college careers outside engineering.1Many programs have been put in place to recruit students into engineering fromunderrepresented groups,2,3 but fewer programs exist to recruit from among students alreadyenrolled in universities and the nature of the engineering curriculum makes it difficult for manystudents to switch into engineering once they have chosen a different academic pathway.Most people who apply to colleges of engineering “always wanted” to be engineers or at leastthey had decided by the time they were seniors in high school that engineering was going to betheir career path. Many identify as being “good at math and science” and therefore engineeringmade sense to them.4 Others like to build things or got involved

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California on the Move: A Robust Array of Student Success Initiatives

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Marbella Camacho, The STEM Center, Cañada College; Danni Redding Lapuz, The STEM Center at Cañada College

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Two Year College Division

under-represented students studying STEM at Ca˜nada College, including the Health Career Pathways Program, the Student On-Ramp Leading to Engineering and Sciences Project, the Veter- ans Employment Assistance Program for Engineering, and the National Science Foundation Scholarship Program. As Project Director for a $5.9 million Hispanic-Serving Institution-STEM Grant (CalSTEP), Danni collaboratively spearheaded the creation of The STEM Center, which promotes STEM education through programs, activities, academic/support services, and opportunities for students, faculty, staff, and the greater community. Danni earned a BA in Music from UC Irvine and an MA in Ethnomusicology from the University of Hawai’i at Manoa

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The Interdisciplinary Nature of Engineering

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaofeng Tang, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

research seeks tounderstand the forces that motivate educators to blend engineering learning with liberal studies,the institutional and pedagogical strategies used in different integrative programs, and theimpacts of liberal learning on students’ understandings of engineering and its social context. Inthis paper, I focus on a subset of the research questions posed for the dissertation: ● What motivates students to study engineering in a liberal education environment? ● In what ways does the experience of “a liberal education for engineers” assist students’ personal growth and career development? ● To what extent does students’ understanding of engineering take into account the social dimensions?MethodsMy dissertation

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K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design, Part 1 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Madison J. Gallipo, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet L. Yowell, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 24.1102.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2014 STEM High School: Does multiple years of high school engineering impact student choices and teacher instruction? (Research to Practice) Strand: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum DesignK-12 engineering programs are rapidly increasing around the nation, particularly at the highschool level. Integrating opportunities for high school students to repeatedly practice engineeringskills has been suggested to increase students’ interest in pursuing a career in engineering.However, little research exists to show the real impacts on the students’ attitudes towardsengineering and where they end up after high school

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Engineering Leadership Development Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sean Lauderdale King, STEM Talent Expansion Program at LSU; Samantha Noelle Fadrigalan; Adrienne Steele, Louisiana State University; Summer Dann , Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

goal is achieved by a variety of freshmen and transitionalprograms. These include: the Encounter Engineering Bridge Camp (E2), transfer student ShadowDays, Career Days and Peer2Peer talks, freshman introductory engineering classes, supplementalinstruction, robotics outreach and engineering activities in K-12 schools, and other communitybased activities. The LSU STEP initiative has improved the overall incoming student retentionrates between 8-15%. This has translated into an increase of overall graduation rates ofapproximately 8-10% for the last 2 years1. One key to the successes of this initiative wasincorporating an interdisciplinary-service based leadership program–Peer Mentoring. The Peer Mentor program started in 2007 with 5 upper

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jianghong (Esther) Tian, Eastern Mennonite University

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Design in Engineering Education

for students to work onbecome essential.The world of engineering includes such a diverse set of topics that it would be impossible tocover them in one lifetime. It is unreasonable to cover the many engineering disciplines in oneintroductory course. Instead, an uncoverage approach should be taken as suggested in Calder’sUncoverage: Towards a Signature Pedagogy for the History Survey6. Thus, the design projectswhich are aimed to inspire students to learn about engineering and train them for challenging andcreative career opportunities should be carefully determined in regard to the discipline areas offocus. Subject areas in mechanical, electrical, and computer science surface due to theirfundamental roles in serving other disciplines. After

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Renewable Energy Topics

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William B. Phillips Ph.D., DeVry University; William S. Sullivan, DeVry University, Long Beach; Robert Aron PhD, DeVry University; Abour H. Cherif, DeVry University; Susana Fortun Ph.D., DeVry University, Chicago

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Engineering Technology

. Phillips was a faculty member and Chair for DVU’s Biomedical Engineering Technology Program where he mentored senior projects, and taught biomedical, electronics, and basic science courses. In addition, he developed curriculum and courses in these subject matters. Before joining DVU, Dr. Phillips was a Faculty Associate at Arizona State Uni- versity (ASU) for the Bioengineering Department, where he taught and assisted in the development of biomedical engineering courses and mentored student capstone projects. He holds a PhD and Master’s degree in Bioengineering from Arizona State University and a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Illinois. Before entering into a career of higher learning

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International Division Technical Session 7

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Brigham Young University; Matt Parkinson, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Yoke-San Wong, National University of Singapore; Brian D. Jensen, Brigham Young University; Spencer P. Magleby, Brigham Young University; Gregory M. Roach, Brigham Young University, Idaho

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International

must not only develop technical skills for success within their career butthey must also develop global competence to interact effectively in today’s increasingly inter-connected world. Beginning in 2008, a group of universities from different parts of the worldpartnered together with a goal of better preparing global engineering graduates. This resulted in aculturally immersive international product development and design experience that takes placeeach summer. Students primarily from universities within the USA travel to the NationalUniversity of Singapore for an intensive two and one-half week design interaction in late Mayand Early June. Professors from participating universities that include the National University ofSingapore (NUS), Penn

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1: In the Classroom

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deanna H. Matthews, Carnegie Mellon University

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Engineering and Public Policy

Page 24.553.2students received the stand alone major BS in Engineering and Public Policy (and the first to doso had earned a BS in a traditional engineering field the prior year). Advisors were findingthemselves encouraging students to complete the 2-3 additional courses of the traditionalengineering degree programs, in order to become full-fledged engineers. This would open furtheroptions for careers for the students. The decision was made in 1984 to eliminate the single-majorEPP degree program and offer the EPP degree only as an additional major.Since 1984, all students complete the program in a traditional engineering major, and pursue theEPP degree as an additional major. Course requirements have changed only slightly in the fortyyears of

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bradley A. Striebig, James Madison University; Stephen Keith Holland, James Madison University

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Environmental Engineering

oxygen levels, pH, and nutrient levels in a local body of water; a field tripto a wastewater treatment facility; and student presentations about their learning experiences.The proposed demonstration will show how middle school age students conducted water testingin a local water body and compared their results to the Chesapeake Bay Foundation’s “ReportCard” on water quality in the Bay. Students were given 10 question sustainability surveys priorto and after completion of the camp to demonstrate and assess camp objectives.BackgroundThere is a concerted effort to encourage young women and men to consider pursuing highereducation and careers in the STEM fields. A community-college and university collaborationwas created to develop a summer program

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K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Curriculum and Programming Resources, Part 1 of 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University; James B. Guthrie, California Polytechnic State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

interest in andrelevance to math and science in elementary school students. This project was designed toaddress study results by the National Academy of Engineering1 and President’s Council ofAdvisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)2, among others, which have identified the needto enhance the pathways to careers in science, technology, engineering and math to attract anabundant, diverse and proficient workforce. This involves both improving our educationalcontent and conveying the importance, value and satisfaction that can be achieved in suchcareers. As the PCAST report emphasizes improving STEM education requires we “focus onpreparation and inspiration.” Further, “imprinting” engineering as a career pathway, as Ellis,Jackson and Wynn3 have

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Harry H. Cheng, University of California, Davis

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

pursuing computing and STEM related careers, and post- secondary study.What We Do Researching and Developing Teaching Resources for Computing and STEM Education  Conduct research on Integrated Computing and STEM Education in K-14  Develop pedagogy and strategies to integrate computing and robotics into STEM education  Develop courseware and teaching materials for K-14 computing and STEM education Training and Professional Development for K-14 STEM Teachers  Offer workshops, tutorials, and summer institute for professional development for STEM teachers on robotics, computing and programming in C/C++, pedagogy on teaching computing and robotics in K-14, and its integration in STEM

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FPD 2: Building Community

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mangilal Agarwal, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sudhir Shrestha; Kody Varahramyan, IUPUI

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First-Year Programs

by a team of 4-6 students.Seven credit hours incorporate fundamental, practical and computational principles ofnanotechnology into the curriculum. This will allow the TLC to build the following professionalattributes: • Ability to work productively in a collaborative setting. • Knowledge of successful careers in the nanotechnology area to fill the future needs of industry. Students pursuing this track are equipped with key elements needed in industry, including computer modeling and simulation, laboratory experience, and design methodologies. • Ability to do scientific research and engage in discovery and scholarship. • Develop strong professional attributes, including ethical behavior in the workplace

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Gainful Employment: Preparing Technicians to Satisfy the Needs of Industry

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzin Heidari, Texas A&M University, Kingsville

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Two Year College Division

workers need adequatefoundational competencies in math, science, reading comprehension, and technical writing2. Inorder to be successful in their careers, technical workers need strong work related competenciesincluding computer literacy, teamwork, and critical thinking skills as well as strong technicalcompetencies in quality and process control, production philosophies including lean, Just-In-Time, and integrated production systems. These skills need to be taught at the technical collegesby college faculty who are educated and trained in advanced academic and technical skills withhigh level of expertise and proficiency.The roles of technical colleges are becoming more active in the technology based economicdevelopment era of the present time

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Raquel Perez Castillejos, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Biomedical

programs, about ten students from different parts in thecountry meet at the REU hosting institution and perform research and career-developmentactivities for 10 weeks. The NSF-funded REU program at our Institute is the first one thatfocuses on Neural Engineering: a hot topic in research and also highly sought after by students.Neural engineering is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary research area that takes an engineeringapproach to analyze neurological function and to understand, repair, replace, or enhance thenervous system. The main goal of a neural engineer is to develop solutions to neurological andrehabilitative problems. The REU site in neural engineering (NEURON REU) at the New JerseyInstitute of Technology (NJIT) is led by our biomedical

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CPD Technical Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., Minnesota State University, Mankato; Ronald R. Ulseth, Iron Range Engineering; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Continuing Professional Development

consists of threebasic components: (1) recognizing professional goals and objectives, (2) evaluating anindividual’s skill set to achieve the objectives, and (3) drafting a plan to acquire the skills andcompetencies needed to meet the professional goals1. These components will make studentsmore effective, independent and confident self-directed learners. There are three types of skillsrequired to establish and continue a successful professional career. These skills include: technicalskills and professional skills (known as academic skills), personal and social, and employabilityskills (such as work experience, internship, and co-op). In a PIP process, students identify theirpositions in all these skills, and develop an action plan to achieve their

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norman F. Robinson III, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jeffrey H Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jayma Koval, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

career as a Mathematics Teacher at Tanglewood Middle School in Greenville, South Carolina. He was awarded Teacher of the Year after his second year in the classroom. Also at this time he was selected to serve on the Curriculum Leadership Institute for the Greenville County Schools District. After teaching middle school for five years, Storm moved to Riverside High School and instructed integrated mathematics classes for 2 years. With a solid foundation of teaching experience formed, Storm accepted a position as an Aerospace Edu- cation Specialist for NASA’s Aerospace Education Services Project. For 7 years Storm designed, imple- mented and facilitated various STEM programs to inspire teachers and students in STEM. As

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mike Ryan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Marion Usselman, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sabrina Grossman, CEISMC: Georgia Tech; Jessica D. Gale; Beth A. Kostka, Georgia Institute of Technology; Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Computing; Brian Douglas Gane, University of Illinois, Chicago; Jayma Koval, Georgia Tech, CEISMC; Jeffrey H. Rosen, Georgia Institute of Technology

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

worked as a faculty member of the Biology Department and was Director of the elementary school outreach program in the Office of Science Teaching at Florida State University (FSU). In her 21-year career she has worked with National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association and the National Park Service as a science educator and researcher and has been executive director of multiple non-profit environmental organizations. This experience has given Beth a strong background in grant writing, partnership building, laboratory research, teaching across K-12 and adults, as well as program development and curriculum writing.Miss Nancy Anna Newsome, Georgia Tech - Center for Education Integrating Science, Mathematics, and Com-puting

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K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Division Curriculum Exchange

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University; S. Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

innovative, interdisciplinary curricular approaches that engage students in developing models of real world problems and their so- lutions. Her research also involves working with educators to shift their expectations and instructional practice to facilitate effective STEM integration. Tamara is the recipient of a 2012 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) for her work on STEM integration with underrep- resented minority and underprivileged urban K-12 students.Dr. S. Selcen Guzey, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Dr. Guzey is a Research Associate at the STEM Education Center at the University of Minnesota. Her research and teaching focus on integrated STEM education.Mr. Aran W Glancy

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ETAC, ABET, & STEM Programs

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University; Joshua M. Pearce, Department of Materials Science & Engineering and Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Michigan Technological University; Gerald Anzalone, Michigan Technological University; Douglas E. Oppliger P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Engineering Technology

- ment of Education Title II Improving Teacher Quality grant targeting grade 5-12 physics and chemistry teachers’ use of inquiry learning and simulation technology. He is experienced in industry as well as the teaching profession with a career spanning five years in engineering design, several years part time consulting in industry, and 26 total years of teaching. Irwin has a research focus on evaluation of teach- ing and learning in the area of computer aided design, analysis, and manufacturing. Other professional affiliations include, ASEE Engineering Graphics Division Member, Vice Chair ASME MET Leadership Committee/ASME Board on Education Member, SME Accreditation Committee Member and ATMAE President Manufacturing

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Rabiul Islam, Oregon State University; David S. Hurwitz, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. The lack ofsituated or contextual curricular materials integrating conceptual understanding and practiceimpedes students’ abilities to be productive and innovative engineers.Project GoalsThe objective of this research effort is to synthesize early career engineering professionals’ andstudents’ mental representations or models of traffic signal systems and use this knowledge todevelop a concept inventory in traffic signal operations that is relevant to engineering practice.Conducting fundamental engineering education research on student and practitioner ways ofknowing is a critical and often overlooked first step in curriculum and assessment design. Assuch, having an engineering design relevant traffic signal operations concept inventory (TSCI

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; P.K. Imbrie, Texas A&M University; Joe J.J. Lin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kenneth Reid, Ohio Northern University

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Educational Research and Methods

measure their confidence of learning engineering basic subjects andacademic skills necessary to complete their engineering programs. Page 24.1356.3Table 1. Noncognitive constructs measured by the SASIID Construct Origin Ns Nt Subconstruct Ni 1 Intrinsic Academic Intrinsic 4 25 Career 5 Motivation Motivation Scale (AIMS) Challenge 6 (French & Oakes, 2003)11 Control 7

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Diversity Redefined: Nontraditional Views in Traditional Environments

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kendra Woodberry Brinkley, Virginia Commonwealth University; Falcon Rankins, Virginia Commonwealth University; Stevara Clinton, Virginia Commonwealth University Department of Chemistry; Rosalyn Hobson Hargraves, Virginia Commonwealth University

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Minorities in Engineering

STEM fields. (3) (6)These programs are often characterized by the rigorous on campus academic training to preparematriculating students for freshman courses and social activities to help familiarize students with“college-life.” Reports on current summer bridge programs suggest that students who participatein such programs are more apt to successfully complete their first and second year of theiracademic careers when compared to their peers who did not participate in such programs. (4) (6)The National Science Foundation (NSF) funded Louis Stokes Alliances for MinorityParticipation (LSAMP) Program provides support for a number of universities as they implementprograms to increase the number of URM students successfully completing STEM

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Enhancing the Underrepresented Student Experience

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron S. Hunt, West Texas A&M University; Pamela Renee Lockwood, West Texas A&M University; Emily M. Hunt, West Texas A&M University

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Minorities in Engineering

375 academically prepared STEM majors from seven different collegesand universities, Seymour and Hewett (1997) indicated that the most commonly reported factorsamong all students entering as a STEM major were: intrinsic interest in STEM; persuasion orinfluence of individuals such as parents, teachers, and mentors; desire for a high paying job orprestigious career; strong high school performance in math and science; family tradition; andrecruitment. Closely related to self-motivation in STEM was a social commitment to specificcareer goals (Seymour, 1997). A 2000 report by the National Center for Educational Statisticsfound the racial gap that exists in STEM program enrollment between white or Asian and

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Design Across the Curriculum

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen L. Bollenbach, University of Virginia; Erika D. Powell, University of Virginia; Stephanie L. Moore, University of Virginia; James F. Groves, University of Virginia

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #10783Building A Healthy Online Student Community Through Education Environ-ment DesignMrs. Karen L. Bollenbach, The University of Virginia Mrs. Bollenbach is a student at the University of Virginia and anticipates receiving her B.S. in engineering science in May 2014. She graduated from Virginia Tech with a B.S. in health education in 1993 before beginning a career in the insurance industry. In 2009, she began studying drafting and engineering at Tide- water Community College. As a 2013 Virginia Microelectronics Consortium (VMEC) summer scholar, she conducted thermoelectric thin film research at the Applied

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Education Session 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathalie Duval-Couetil, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth C. Kisenwether, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Jacob Dean Wheadon, Purdue University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

areas, the discovery of newapplications of that knowledge, and the creation of new markets in which to apply theseapplications have caused a “significant shift in employment opportunities” (Creed, Suuberg, &Crawford, 2002, p. 185) for which many current engineering graduates are not adequatelyprepared.As a result, the professional outlook and career path for an engineer looks very different than itdid in the past. In an article about de-industrialization and its effect on engineering education,Wei (2005) remarked that, “research and development in manufacturing companies used to beviewed as a glamorous career for the brightest engineering graduates, but the number ofattractive job offers has been declining for many years” (p.130). Today

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Critical Thinking, Leadership, and Creativity

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kacey Beddoes, Oregon State University; Corey M. Schimpf, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

in broadening methodological diversity in EER, 2) persistentunderrepresentation of female faculty, 3) limitations of current metaphors, and 4) the significantstructuring role that metaphors play in our thoughts, actions, and research, we wrote an articlethat put forth a new metaphor-based grounded theory and attempted to explain its significancefor contributing new understandings of the careers of female engineering faculty members. Weturn now to a brief overview of how we analyzed the data for that study, what we found, andhow those findings led to a metaphor-based grounded theory analysis.Data analysis: metaphors as theoretical codesData came from semi-structured interviews with male and female faculty members andadministrators in