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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos; Bahram Asiabanpour, Texas State University; Semih Aslan, Texas State University, San Marcos; Jesus Alejandro Jimenez, Texas State University; Yoo-Jae Kim, Texas State University; Hassan Salamy, Texas State University

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Paper ID #11416Engaging Students in Sustainability Education and Awareness of Green En-gineering Design and Careers through a Pre-Engineering ProgramDr. Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor of Engineering Education in the College of Educa- tion at Texas State University. Araceli is Director of the LBJ Institute for STEM Education and Research and teaches graduate courses in Integrated STEM Curriculum and Instruction. She collaborates on various state and national STEM education programs and is PI on major grant initiates with NASA Educator Pro

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Problem- Project- and Case-based Learning in Environmental Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Maeghan Marie Brundrett, Texas Tech University; Dylan Christenson, Texas Tech University; Kevin A. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse, Texas Tech University

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faculty for evaluation using aLikert scale. The responses provided data of how the three groups perceived the relevance of thecourse outcomes addressed to the students’ future careers. Responses to pre and post coursequestionnaires assessed the three evaluators’ perceptions of student areas for improvement andstrengths as related to the learning outcomes. This study allowed for similarities and differencesto be identified between the three groups of stakeholders: students, faculty, and professionals.This paper addresses the performance of an environmental engineering capstone design coursefollowing the integration of the WEAT design prompt and highlights components of the courseweaknesses. Additionally, longitudinal data showcases students

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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was developed andevaluated four attitudes toward sustainable engineering motivation: self-efficacy, value, affect,and negative attitudes. Self-efficacy related to a student’s level of confidence that theypossessed knowledge and skills related to sustainable engineering. Sustainable engineering Page 26.1449.3value items assessed both the intrinsic and extrinsic values of the students. Affect measuredstudent actions related to sustainable engineering. Finally, some of the items were negativelyworded, stating that the student believed that sustainability knowledge was not important orwould not be useful in their future career. While it was

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Environmental Engineering Pedagogy and Innovation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University

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legal issues related to water resources management(WRM); 4. Many students were inclined to think of the course as an imposed GeDC rather thantaking the opportunity to connect it to their major field of study for creating unique expertise; 5.They lacked simple laboratory experiences to visualize the concepts and field trips to provideknowledge about how water works and how related careers develop; and, 6. The assessmentmethods did not facilitate the students to develop enough inquiry, research and communicationskills.Connect2U was developed on a collaborative instructing-learning concept to minimize thesedrawbacks and implemented in gradual steps for six years. The success of the approach wasassessed based on student performance indicators.In

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monica Palomo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Jeffrey Alan Cole, Pasadena City College

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for the PCC Biology Club, which offers programs to students that highlight a diversity of careers in biology, gives students a chance to interact with scientists and professionals, and involves students in the community by performing outreach at local elementary schools. Page 26.712.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Expanding Institutional Bonds for Teaming Up Students for the Creation of Research Environmental Projects Mónica Palomo, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona Jeff Cole, Pasadena City

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Michael Robinson P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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require the traditional thesis-based Master of Science (M.S.) degreetraining since they are planning to spend their careers as consulting engineers and are notconsidering future research-based work. Additionally, such students want to complete theireducation in a shorter time frame than is typically required for a traditional research-based M.S.degree. Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology is developing an environmental engineeringcourse-based Master of Environmental Engineering program to meet these needs.The course-based master’s program being developed would allow students to develop additionalskills and to provide deeper and broader exposure to environmental engineering challenges allwithin a one-year timeframe. The intent of this program is to

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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activities at Mississippi State. He has presented his edu- cation research at ASEE conferences in the past.Dr. Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University Dr. Dennis D. Truax, P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE, is Head and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University. He is in his ninth year as the James T. White Chair of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering and serves as Director of the Mississippi Transportation Research Center (MTRC). A member of the faculty for 34 years, he is a licensed professional engineer and board certified environmen- tal engineer. During his academic career, he has published over 100 refereed and reference papers and report and made almost 170 papers and

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University; Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University

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graduate students in research activities at Mississippi State. He has presented his education research at ASEE conferences in the past.Dr. Dennis D. Truax PE, BCEE, F.ASCE, Mississippi State University Dr. Dennis D. Truax, P.E., BCEE, F.ASCE, is Head and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University. He is in his ninth year as the James T. White Chair of Civil and Environ- mental Engineering and serves as Director of the Mississippi Transportation Research Center (MTRC). A member of the faculty for 34 years, he is a licensed professional engineer and board certified environmen- tal engineer. During his academic career, he has published over 100 refereed and reference papers and report

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Enviromental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie Butler Velegol, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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perception of what they had learned.This survey included 3 questions: 1. What is the most important thing you learned from this exercise? What did you learn that you may use in 10 years in your career? 2. What is the most surprising thing you learned? (or…what was your “Ah-ha” moment during this exercise?) 3. What would you suggest next time I use this exercise?Results:We were first interested in how many students would consider the 4 Ps when approachingvarious engineering challenges. Table 4 and Figures 1 – 3 show that typically less than half ofthe students mentioned people (who it would affect), prosperity (how much it would cost), planet(how it would affect the environment) or politics (how would the

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Sustainability and Hands-on Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan E. Powers, Clarkson University; Jan DeWaters, Clarkson University; Stefan J. Grimberg, Clarkson University; Daqing Hou, Clarkson University; Mary Margaret Monica Small, Clarkson University

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evaluator on this project as well as several other NASA and NSF funded projects. Dr. Small joined Clarkson’s Office of Educational Partnerships in 2006 as Curriculum Coordinator. A career educator, she has been a public school teacher, building principal and central office administrator. Dr. Small has also taught organizational leadership and curriculum and assessment courses at the graduate level. Page 26.351.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 CLICS – Integrating Data from Campus Sustainability Projects across