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Capstone and Design Projects

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohammad Moin Uddin, East Tennessee State University; Keith V. Johnson, East Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

students meaningful opportunities to analyze andexplore complex global challenges, collaborate respectfully with diverse others, apply learning totake responsible action in contemporary global contexts, and evaluate the goals, methods, andconsequences of that action. Global learning enhance students’ sense of identity, community,ethics, and perspective-taking. Global learning is based on the principle that the world is acollection of interdependent yet inequitable systems and that engineering education has a vitalrole in expanding knowledge of human and natural systems, privilege and stratification, andsustainability and smart development to foster individuals’ ability to advance technologyapplication, equity and justice at home and abroad.ENTC

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Georgia; Barbara Ann Crawford

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post-secondary level. Page 26.824.5Crede, Borrego, and McNair20 suggested graduate engineers anticipating a career in academiajoin a CoP with engineering faculty in order to learn how to balance teaching, research, and life.In this study graduate engineers research with faculty and teach with secondary science teachers. Philosophical Orientation Pragmatism positions itself, appropriately, between Teachers post-positivism and interpretivism along the Mentorship

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Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G. P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Thomas John Wallin, Cornell University; Marc James Murphy; Amanda Michelle Lorts Harding, Norfolk State University; Rabia Hussain, Norfolk State University; Sonny James Penterman, Cornell University; Vanessa Nicole Peters, Norfolk State University; Thejaswi U. Tumkur, Rice University; Quincy Leon Williams, Norfolk State University; Suely M. Black, Norfolk State University

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. The Integrative GraduateEducation Research and Traineeship on Magnetic and Nanostructured Materials (IGERT-MNM)is a collaboration between Purdue University, Cornell University, and Norfolk State Universityto train interdisciplinary science and engineering doctoral students for future roles as leaders inthe materials science and engineering fields. As part of this socialization into future careers,students proceed through a variety of modules. This paper specifically covers student learning ina pedagogy module, which introduces students to best practices in teaching and learning.Graduate student reflections on the development of high-school level student and teacher scienceand engineering activities were analyzed via thematic coding methods in

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Technical Session: Professional Development Opportunities for Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A. Harper, The Ohio State University; Hannah Christine Zierden, The Ohio State University; Kevin Robert Wegman; Rachel Louis Kajfez, The Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, The Ohio State University

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at Virginia Tech. Paper presented at the 36th Annual Frontiers in Education Conference, San Diego, CA.5 Nicklow, J. W., Marikunte, S. S., & Chevalier, L. R. (2007). Balancing pedagogical and professional practice skills in the training of graduate teaching assistants. Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice, 133(2), 89-94.6 Kajfez, R. L. & McNair, L. D. (2014). Graduate student identity: A balancing act between roles. Paper presented at the 121th American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition, Indianapolis, IN.7 Guba, E. G. (1981). Criteria for assessing the trustworthiness of naturalistic inquiries, Educational Communication

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Program Development & Desired Outcomes

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leo E. Hanifin, University of Detroit Mercy; Ross A. Lee, Villanova University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

aretrying to find or establish their place in the organization, such reactions to critiques of their designmay be derived from defensiveness. This is especially so if they believe that the design critiquereflects any lack of confidence (real or perceived) by more senior engineers or managers.All of this points to a key linkage between confidence and mastery of the capabilities(competence) that are central to the engineering profession. If one’s confidence is based on truemastery, then the engineer will view questions and critiques regarding his/her design as valuablecontributions towards excellence in the outcome. It becomes a contribution toward the successof the innovation, rather than a personal challenge to one’s capability. It is this balance

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Brewer, University of Georgia; Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #11811Into the Pipeline: A freshman student’s experiences of stories told about en-gineeringMr. Michael BrewerDr. Nicola Sochacka, University of Georgia Dr. Nicki Sochacka received her doctorate in Engineering Epistemologies from the University of Queens- land, Australia, in 2011. She is currently a member of the CLUSTER research group at the University of Georgia where she holds a research and teaching position. Nicki’s areas of research interest include: STEAM (STEM + Art) education, diversity, interpretive research quality, the role of empathy in engineer- ing education and practice, and student reflection.Dr

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Women in Engineering Division: Student Issues as Related to Culture

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald Brandt, Seton Hall University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

influencingindividuals in their values hierarchy (Leaper et al18). Males may place a higher valuepriority on achieving career success and achievement of higher income. Females mayseek more balance between career and family.The study also draws on Tobin et al3 Gender Self Socialization Model (GSSM) as anauxiliary framework to help explain gender role in the development of women’s valuebased hierarchy. The GSSM model links childhood gender cognition theories into atripartite classification of three constructs: (a) gender identity: children develop a self-identity as a boy or a girl at a young age; (b) gender stereotype: children’s beliefs aboutwhat boys and girls are expected to do are influenced by their desire to conform to thecollective gender stereotype; (c

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 12: Teaching and Advising Students in that Critical First Year

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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First-Year Programs

after receiving a diploma, or about a quarter of the time needed to gain thoseskills [4]. At the same time, businesses have expectations that employees will come in with skillsthat will allow them to compete, and recent graduates are not equipped with competencies tomeet those expectations [5, 6, 7], leaving many students with loan debts and dismal prospects forthe future.How can current and future students be prepared for “jobs that do not yet exist, to usetechnologies that have not yet been invented, and to solve problems that we don’t even know areproblems yet” (p.2) [8]? Researchers and practitioners suggest that rapid changes in anengineering world require a new prospective on the profession, and particularly education. It isduring their

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Mechanical Engineering Capstone Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Walden, University of Oklahoma; Cindy E. Foor, University of Oklahoma; Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

contribution to the multi-disciplinary team lies in qualitative methodologies, cultural theory and the belief that outliers offer great insight into the workings of power. Her research interests include cultural theory, the cultural/historical construction of women’s identities and roles in past and present societies, and most recently, equity issues surrounding gender and underrepresented populations in engineering education. She can be contacted at cynthia.e.foor-1@ou.edu.Dr. Rui Pan, University of Oklahoma Dr. Pan is currently working as a postdoctoral research associate in the Research Institute for STEM Education at the University of Oklahoma. She received her Ph.D in Engineering Education, M.S. in Statistics and B.S

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Interactive Panel on Improving the Experiences of Marginalized Students on Engineering Design Teams

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorelle A Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Denise Sekaquaptewa, University of Michigan; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Debbie Chachra, Olin College of Engineering; Adrienne Minerick, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education, Electrical and Computer, Engineering Libraries, First-Year Programs, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering, Student, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering, Women in Engineering

successful interactions and learning outcomes.1-3 One important challenge centers onthe interactions between students from groups negatively stereotyped as poor performers inengineering (e.g., women and under-represented racial minorities) and others. A body of researchin psychology indicates that students from these marginalized groups may have qualitativelydifferent group work experiences compared to others, which may contribute to their self-selection from engineering and thus their group’s under-representation in engineering fields.Recent research suggests that the negative experiences of people from marginalized groups onengineering student design teams can influence many factors that contribute to persistence andsuccess, such as development of

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ERM Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Richard J. Aleong, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada; David S Strong P.Eng., Queen's University

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Educational Research and Methods

-regulation4,6. Furthermore, there is aninherent connection between the self, motivational theories, and personal fulfillment. Ryan8identified the role of the self in intrinsic motivation, emphasizing that “the more fully one adoptsa social value or prescription, the more it is identified with the self, and the more it is performedor acted on with a sense of autonomy and personal commitment” (p. 216).Through this work, we propose a pedagogical approach that would add value to students’learning experiences through reflective self-discovery, as well as offer a research opportunity toinvestigate students’ sense of self and inform teaching practice. Our pedagogical approach andresearch method consists of a two-part series of workshops designed as a

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine C. Chen, California Polytechnic State University; Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Roberta J Herter, California Polytechnic State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

, students begin to demonstrate SDL in terms of questioning theworth or value of certain assignments and deciding for themselves if or how much effort to putin. Students also begin to see themselves as “in control” of their learning and development.Choice now includes topics for assignments or projects, teammates, and even project goals.Ability to reflect develops alongside autonomy and ownership, and sometimes the surveys orfocus groups themselves act as an “interventions” that enable students to reflect on theirdevelopment towards self-directed learning.While many factors play a role in the development of SDL, time not surprisingly seems to be afactor. Entering freshmen carry with them expectations from their K-12 experiences and thatrepeated

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

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Mark Shaurette, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

experiences, new types of pressures may impact both students and their families. Toidentify some of the pressures that should be anticipated when introducing a new program, thisexploratory case study focused on the hopes, concerns, and fears of the first cohort of studentsenrolled in the first semester of a pilot program at the Purdue Polytechnic Institute – a new multi-disciplinary, hands-on, competency-based program. Since students do not act in isolation,additional considerations are given to expectations and concerns of their parents, and facultyresponse to those concerns. Students and parents were surveyed, and in-depth interviews wereconducted with both students and faculty. Qualitative and quantitative analyses found that whilethe majority of

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Women in Engineering Division: Pre-college Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lynsey Mitchell Kissane, Ryerson University; Liping Fang, Ryerson University ; Ruth Jean Silver, Groundswell Projects

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

the betterment of society.A project based at Ryerson University – empowering girls, themselves, to create a female-inclusive engineering identity – gave us the insight and model for our paper. The projectinvolved two components: a branding project, led by graduate students enrolled in theProfessional Communication program at Ryerson’s Faculty of Communication and Design; anda youth think tank, comprised of 36 female teenagers from high schools in the Greater TorontoArea. The project – part of the collaborative partnership WEMADEIT – was envisioned byfaculty and staff from Ryerson University’s Faculty of Engineering and Architectural Science(FEAS), and by Groundswell, a youth engagement and communications firm, which hereinreferred to as “the

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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

a study was being done toraise the roadbed of the Bayonne Bridge, a landmark that is a city heritage. Two studentsapproached me about doing “mock bids” for the raising of the bridge roadbed as one of theirprojects in the coming year. This was the beginning of the special dynamic that wouldcharacterize the Engineering class. The projects would be competitive and award winning, andthe students would run the class, with the teacher acting as mentor and guide. Attachment 2shows the student requirements and pacing guide for the Engineering Class.In its second year the Engineering class established its identity with 18 students doing a very richdiversity of projects. The FTC robotics team finished their season by founding a secondextracurricular

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Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Glenn W Ellis, Smith College; Al Rudnitsky, Smith College; Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College; Isabel Huff, Springfield Technical Community College; Sonia K Ellis, Smith College

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

school classrooms, and also on advancing the use of knowledge building pedagogy in higher education. His most recent article (2013) is entitled ”Tasks and Talk: The Relationship Between Teachers’ Goals and Student Discourse,” in Social Studies Research and Practice.Prof. Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, Springfield Technical Community College Beth McGinnis-Cavanaugh, M.S. Civil Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, is professor of physics and civil engineering technology at Springfield Technical Community College. She focuses on developing meaningful educational strategies to recruit and retain a diverse student body in engineering and designs innovative learning environments at all levels of the engineering pipeline

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division – Design and Entrepreneurship

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mona Eskandari, Stanford University; Barbara A. Karanian A., Stanford University; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku

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Internet Marketing and Advertising, 2012.21. Karanian B.“Entrepreneurial Leadership: A Balancing Act in Engineering and Science,” ASEE Global Colloquia, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2007.22. Karanian, B. et al., “Open Process Team Collaboration: Story Parallels from an Academic Team to theStudied Start-Up,” ASEE, San Antonio, TX, 2012.23. Kelley D. and Kelley T. “Creative Confidence,” Crown Publishing Group, 2013.24. Kolmos A. "Future Engineering Skills, Knowledge, and Identity,” Engineering Science, Skills, andBuilding, 165-185, 2006.25. Langer E. J. “Mindfulness,” Merloyd-Lawrence, 1990.26. Leifer L. J. and Steinert M. “Dancing with Ambiguity: Causality Behavior, Design Thinking, and Triple-Loop-Learning,” Information Knowledge Systems Management, 10

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven; Mark J Graham Ph.D., Yale University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #11568Development and Implementation of a Pathway Assessment Model for theASPIRE ProgramDr. Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven Maria-Isabel Carnasciali is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the Tagliatela College of Engineering, University of New Haven, CT. She obtained her Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Georgia Tech in 2008. She received her Bachelors of Engineering from MIT in 2000. Her research focuses on the nontraditional engineering student – understanding their motivations, identity development, and impact of prior engineering-related experiences. Her work dwells into

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bhavna Hariharan, Stanford University; Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University; Jonathan Edward Pang, Stanford University; Paul Dwight Watkins II, Stanford University; Aravind Arun, Stanford University

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

, geographically distributed, collaborative research projects among scholars, and with underserved communities. She is also a lecturer in the Mechanical Engineering department where she currently teaches a course Global Engineers’ Education.Ms. Sneha Ayyagari, Stanford University Sneha is a student studying engineering at Stanford University. She is interested in understanding the role of education in solving pressing health and environmental issues. Through her experience in non-profit work, she has developed an interest in learning how to work with underserved communities to create sustainable solutions.Mr. Jonathan Edward Pang, Stanford University I am an undergraduate studying mechanical engineering at Stanford University

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma

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Mechanics

Paper ID #11872Torsion Mobile App for Engineering Education Using a High PerformanceComputer (HPC) ClusterDr. Kurt C. Gramoll, University of Oklahoma Prof. Kurt Gramoll is currently the Hughes Centennial Professor of Engineering at the University of Oklahoma. He has previously taught at the University of Memphis and Georgia Tech. He graduated from Virginia Tech with a PhD in Engineering Science and Mechanics in 1988. His research includes development and implementation of educational technologies for engineering education and training that utilize simulations

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Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David A. Delaine, Universidade de São Paulo and IFEES; Jose Roberto Cardoso, Universidade de São Paulo; Joachim Walther, University of Georgia

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Community Engagement Division

and real worldconnection, and inhibiting increased STEM literacy. An institutionalized and sustainedcommitment to engagement is a necessity and must be prioritized if higher education is tocontinue its important societal role [7]. The goal is to create platforms “in which theacademic and civic cultures communicate more continuously and more creatively withone another helping to enlarge the universe of human discourse and enriching the qualityof life for all of us” [1]. Boundary spanners, or individuals who act as knowledge and power brokers to helpestablish reciprocal relationships between a university and community, are fundamentalfor providing pathways for collaboration between the academy and society [8,9].Boundary spanners effectively

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Women in Engineering Division: Strategies Beyond the Classroom

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Amanda S. Parker, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder

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Women in Engineering

provides validated assessment toolsthat can help programs analyze effectiveness and compare against other results33. Informationabout satisfaction and identity formation can be gained by the use of the instruments from theAcademic Pathways of People Learning Engineering Survey (APPLES) study34. Furtherinformation is gained by using qualitative techniques such as interviews and observations35.Workflow Process DiagramsMost engineering disciplines use flow charting to illustrate the idea of a process that progressesfrom one state or condition to another. In engineering colleges it is common to use the conceptto chart the courses that students need to take to graduate, often linked to certain terms of thecollege career. The concept of a general

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Women in Engineering Division: Faculty and Gender Issues

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Canan Bilen-Green, North Dakota State University; Jenna P. Carpenter, Louisiana Tech University; Stacy Doore, University of Maine; Roger A. Green, North Dakota State University; Karen J. Horton P.E., University of Maine; Kristen L. Jellison, Lehigh University; Sharon Melissa Latimer, West Virginia University; Marci J. Levine, Lehigh University; D. Patrick O'Neal, Louisiana Tech University

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Women in Engineering

small enough to keep the team manageable,nimble, and adaptable. Of the eight initial Advocates, five had partners employed as faculty bythe university; these relationships and shared experiences definitely contributed to therecruitment and commitment of these Advocates. Although Advocates were initially paid a $500stipend for their first year of efforts, no Advocates have indicated that this compensation playeda deciding factor in their decision to participate. To the contrary, many expressed discomfort inaccepting money for serving as Advocates. Compensation, in the form of course release, travelmoney, summer salary, or graduate student support, has helped encourage men to volunteer asAdvocate coordinator, whose role is to call meetings

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University; Susan Bobbitt Nolen, University of Washington; Simone E Volet, Murdoch University, Perth, Australia; Marja M.S. Vauras, University of Turku; Debra May Friedrichsen, Unaffiliated; Gavin Tierney, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

course project. The interlocking components ofthe design task and the multiple roles (students and process engineers) create tensions between thedemands of engineering school (school world) and the demands of a process engineering "fab"(engineering world) that teams must navigate. This aspect was considered in our FIE 2014 paper,8described next.School World vs. Engineering World production (FIE)We contextualize students' engagement as occurring in two figured worlds9 – School World andthe Disciplinary World. A figured world is a social system of identities, relationships, andpositions, as well as a network of meanings constituted by practices, words, symbols, and actionsof its members. In one of the learning systems investigated here, the task

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Aerospace Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Christopher Cotting, United States Air Force Test Pilot School

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Page 26.193.9purpose of each event in a flight.Combining PedagogiesThe curriculum designed uses a problem based learning approach that has been combined withcooperative and role based learning to enhance the learning experience. Utilizing theinterconnections and strengths between these three teaching pedagogies approaches a realistic,yet safe environment for posing open-ended problems for our students.Barrows 12 identifies six core features of PBL: 1. Learning is student-centered. 2. Learning occurs in small student groups. 3. Teachers act as facilitators or guides. 4. Problems are the organizing focus and stimulus for learning. 5. Problems are vehicle for the development of clinical problem-solving skills. 6. New information is

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 16: That Important Decision - Which Engineering Major?

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M. Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Amy Barton, Mississippi State University; Rani Warsi Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Bill B Elmore, Mississippi State University; Jane Nicholson Moorhead, Mississippi State University

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gathering and informed decision-makingduring the first year. Our hybrid model is targeted at students who meet all the standardadmission requirements for engineering, but do not know which degree program they want topursue. In the remainder of this paper, we describe two primary challenges for transitioning tothe hybrid model (Sections 3 and 4), the resultant introduction to engineering course that wasdeveloped and piloted in Fall 2014 (Section 5 and 6), our future trajectory for our hybrid model(Section 7).2. Institutional ContextMississippi State University is a rural, research-focused, public, land-grant institution with anenrollment of 16,500 undergraduate students and 3,700 graduate students. The college ofengineering (CoE) is the third

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Teresa J. Cutright, University of Akron; Lakiesha N. Williams, Mississippi State University; Linda T Coats; Debora F Rodrigues, University of Houston (CoE); Judit Eva Puskas; Frank "Fritz" J Claydon, University of Houston (CoE)

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Women in Engineering

vicious cycle considering that Page 26.565.2in order to increase the number of underrepresented minorities that pursue advanced degrees,there needs to be a critical mass already in place to attract more minorities.8,9Interaction with faculty is vital for all undergraduate and graduate students' development. Thisinteraction may be in the classroom, laboratory, or casually around campus. Unfortunately, agender and ethnicity gap may drive a wedge between the student and professor as studies haveshown that student behavior is heavily influenced by gender and race.10-12 The gap is moresignificant in engineering.13 Research has shown that students

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Building Pathways that Promote Pursuit/Persistence in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ebony Omotola McGee, Vanderbilt University; William H. Robinson, Vanderbilt University; Lydia C. Bentley, Vanderbilt University; Stacey Houston II, Vanderbilt University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Fellow. As a former electrical engineer, she is concerned with sci- ence, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) learning and participation among historically marginalized students of color. Her research focuses on the role of racialized experiences and biases in STEM educational and career attainment, problematizing traditional notions of academic achievement and what is mean to be successful yet marginalized, and STEM identity and identity development in high-achieving students of color. She is currently the PI on two studies funded by NSF, the first of which investigates the causes behind why African Americans remain one of the most underrepresented racial groups in engineering faculty positions. The

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International Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Joseph Lombardo, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Avinash Uttamchandani, Harvard SEAS; Evelyn Lynn Hu, SEAS Harvard

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International

students’ tests determined that this methodwas sufficient for their proof of concept prototype. This design decision proved an interestingexample of a compromise between the technique taught to the students and the practicalconstraints of a real design project.The miner location tracking team also had to build a VLC transmitter circuit that could drive aminer’s headlamp using similar techniques. The system communicated with a software programthat displayed the miner’s identity and location on a user interface shown in Figure 2a. The doorsecurity team had to build additional circuitry to control a door-locking mechanism shown inFigure 2b. They also wrote their own Android app that used the phone camera’s LED flash totransmit the VLC signal. The

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James Logan Oplinger, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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was given a rank from -3 to 3 basedupon how frequently they expressed the leadership roles. The 0 mark acted as an averageexpression mark.Results: Profiled MakersFor this study the 40 Makers were profiled on a leadership spectrum using the CVF. TheseMakers came from four flagship Maker Faires. From the collected data the frequency ofresponses was mapped across the CVF spectrum. The CVF utilizes scores between -3 and 3. Anaverage of representation of the trait among Makers was taken in order to determine the 0—oraverage representation—mark. A minimum value (-3) shows that the Maker did not represent theleadership trait. A maximum value (3) shows that the Maker represented the highest frequency oftrait representation. These minimum and maximum