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Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies

Paper ID #12091The Science and Engineering Postdoc Experience through the Lens of Limi-nalityIrene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Her research interests include first-year engineering and graduate student professional development. Page 26.1575.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 The Science and Engineering Postdoc Experience

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

,although they will take longer to graduate. The implications of this study can be used byadministrators and educators to understand differences in how co-op affects diverse studentpopulations, especially those from underrepresented groups. The research will also inform co-opprogram policy making.IntroductionSince the creation of the first cooperative (co-op) education program at the University ofCincinnati in 1906, programs have been affording students the opportunity to gain industryexperience before graduation. That program that would serve as one of the most widely acceptedinnovative teaching and instruction techniques in engineering education 1 2. Co-op programs arepartnerships between academia and industry employers who hire students for

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Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary Yvonne Lanzerotti, Augsburg College; Sean Joseph Creighton, SOCHE; Maggie Varga, SOCHE; Richard Martin, The Air Force Institute of Technology; Derrick Langley, Air Force Institute of Technology; Diana Lynn Cahill, SOCHE

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

higher education in the region.Background and overview of prior workOver 40 students participate annually and perform research in all six engineering departments atthe AFIT Graduate School of Engineering and Management. First, starting in summer 2012, aformal assessment tool is now distributed to students to measure the impact of the researchexperience. Second, starting in summer 2013, students are now provided with four careerbroadening programs that are informed by student survey results in 2012. These programs aremade possible through a partnership among AFIT, the LEADER (Launching Equity in theAcademy across the Dayton Entrepreneurial Region) Consortium, and the Southwestern OhioConsortium for Higher Education (SOCHE). The partnership

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University; Trina L. Fletcher, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jake Davis, Purdue University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Polytechnic Institute, and the University of Florida. His research on the longitudinal study of engineering students, team assignment, peer evaluation, and active and collaborative teaching methods has been supported by over $14.5 million from the National Science Foundation and the Sloan Foundation and his team received Best Paper awards from the Journal of Engineering Education in 2008 and 2011 and from the IEEE Transactions on Education in 2011. Dr. Ohland is Chair of the IEEE Curriculum and Pedagogy Committee and an ABET Program Evaluator for ASEE. He was the 2002–2006 President of Tau Beta Pi and is a Fellow of the ASEE and IEEE.Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University Nichole Ramirez is a graduate student in the School of

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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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Diversity

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

among underprivileged com- munities.Aravind Arun, Stanford University Aravind Arun is a graduate student at Stanford University, currently working to complete a Master of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering. He participated in the GEE program in Spring of his senior year as a Stanford undergraduate student. Page 26.1724.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 What is global preparedness? Arriving at answers in collaboration with student engineers working with underserved communities globallyAbstractStudents have demonstrated increasing demand to use their

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Waddah Akili, Iowa State University

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International

, little reason exists to try newapproaches, particularly when one’s self-perception includes the image of being an aboveaverage teacher.Looking Forward?A root question: What is an engineering education for? – should be on the table for anevolutionary debate, referring, in particular, to the future of engineering education. Whatengineering students need to learn, and how can they best learn it, as well as how canengineering schools best teach it? are among the “questions” to be considered. The “How” is atthe crux of the matter. Changing the status quo is never easy, but time has come for Region’scolleges to turn a “new leaf” and begin moving in the direction of active learning strategies, ingeneral, and cooperative learning environment in

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neelam Soundarajan, Ohio State University; Swaroop Joshi, Ohio State University; Rajiv Ramnath, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

well as the web and the internet are used extensively in higher education,this use has been mostly limited to such purposes as making video lectures and other resourcesavailable to students; for allowing students at distance locations to attend classes via suitable com-munication links; and for allowing a limited amount of interaction via e-mail etc. among studentsand between students and instructors. The use of technology for enabling effective interaction be-tween students for cooperative learning has been quite limited. By contrast, there have been anumber of investigations of the use of technology in the K-12 setting to enable various types ofinteraction among children to help improve their learning. Our work seems unique in its use

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Virtual Instruction and Collaboration

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thalia Anagnos, San Jose State University; Alicia L. Lyman-Holt, Oregon State University; Sean P. Brophy, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Computers in Education

, Oregon State University Ms. Lyman-Holt has been the Education and Outreach Coordinator at the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory since 2005. She manages and leads the diverse outreach and education programming at the laboratory which serves over 5000 visitors per year, including K-12 students, undergraduate, graduate students, media outlets and the general public. She managed the NEES REU program from 2008 to 2014, developing and implementing programing for the distributed REU program. She is dedicated to increasing engineering literacy among the general public, interest in STEM among K-12 students, and interest in research and professional development among undergraduates. She holds a BS in from Whitman College

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International Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Meghan M. Alexander, Texas A&M University; Victor Manuel Camara-Poot, Yucatán Ministry of Education; Martha Elena Ortega, CANIETI

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Diversity

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International

data on Özturgut (2013)’s study and the review of relevant literature are: 1. International Student & Scholar Services Staff; 2. Academic Programming and Support, 3. Social and Cultural Engagement and Support; and 4. Financial Aid, Health Services, Religious Support, and Immigration Support [3].Although there are plenty of reasons to recruit international students including increasinginternationalization, bringing additional economic resources to campuses, helping train anddevelop future international leaders, among others; there is no simple model to recruitinternational students [3]. Research indicates that for a long time institutions have utilized agentsas one of the recruiting strategies, however, online marketing is now

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Multidisiplinary Student Research Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #11176Forging a Sustainable Student Research InitiativeDr. Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering Ph.D. Elec. Engr., University of Michigan MSEE, BSEE, Texas A&M UniversityDr. Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford Prof. Milanovic is a full-time faculty member in the Mechanical Engineering Department at the University of Hartford. Her area of expertise is thermo-fluids with research interests in vortical flows, computational fluid dynamics, multiphysics modeling, and collaborative learning strategies. Prof. Milanovic is a con- tributing author for more

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International Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qunqun Liu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Bo Yang

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International

the results [27]. The participants for this study included 112 (75 male and 37 female)engineering undergraduates who were enrolled in the SPEIT program. The numbers ofstudents represent a reasonable distribution across the academic progress (36 freshmen, 49sophomores, and 27 juniors) (Note: the SPEIT program did not have senior students becauseit was established on 2012). Among the 112 complete responses, seven (6 males and 1female)students agreed to be interviewed in a one-on-one manner.Data CollectionAll research participants responded to the modified Zhang Cognitive Development Inventory[8] online. In addition, they responded to a demographic questionnaire that elicitedinformation such as the participants’ gender, grade, background, and

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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

. Joachim Walther, University of Georgia Dr. Walther is an assistant professor of engineering education research at the University of Georgia (UGA). He is a director of the Collaborative Lounge for Understanding Society and Technology through Educational Research (CLUSTER), an interdisciplinary research group with members from engineering, art, educational psychology and social work. His research interests range from the role of empathy in engineering students’ professional formation, the role of reflection in engineering learning, and interpretive research methodologies in the emerging field of engineering education research. His teaching focuses on innovative approaches to introducing systems thinking and

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Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Andrew Elby, University of Maryland, College Park

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #12565Problematizing Best Practices for Pairing in K-12 Student Design TeamsMs. Gina M Quan, University of Maryland, College Park Gina Quan is a doctoral candidate in Physics Education Research at the University of Maryland, Col- lege Park. She graduated in 2012 with a B.A. in Physics from the University of California, Berkeley. Her research interests include understanding community and identity formation, unpacking students’ re- lationships to design, and cultivating institutional change. Ms. Quan is also a founding member of the Access Network, a research-practice community dedicated to fostering supportive

Conference Session

Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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MD B. Sarder, University of Southern Mississippi

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

Is Flat, refers "to a twenty-first centuryworld that will be very different from the one in which we were educated. To survive in a new,globally competitive world, today's children will need creativity, problem-solving abilities, apassion for learning, a dedicated work ethic and lifelong learning opportunities. Students candevelop these abilities through instruction based on Best Practice teaching strategies." [2].Best practice in graduate instruction focuses on dependable collaborations between graduateunderstudies and workforce, underpinned by staff [3]. Best practices are not always the bestdepending on timing and locations. According to DiBella (2001), "a practice that is valued in onesetting will be valued differently in another setting

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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

solving—efforts Page 26.616.4likely requiring cooperation and collaboration among diverse, international experts.primarily as one of having too few US students entering STEM higher education, the solution issimply a matter of making STEM attractive enough to interest students early on and keep themsufficiently engaged to apply to and enter STEM higher education programs: The hook is therebybaited.Interrelated with efforts intended to recruit more students (in aggregate) to STEM highereducation are concerns specifically over the lack of women and underrepresented minorities inSTEM fields. In both education policy and STEM

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Working in Teams: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kevin Andrew Richards, Northern Illinois University; Angelika N Zissimopoulos, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn Laux, Purdue University

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Educational Research and Methods

Introductory Design CourseTeamwork and Collaboration are among the three primary competencies needed for graduates tobe successful in the workplace according to the Committee on Defining Deeper Learning and21st Century Skills organized by the National Research Council.1 The committee reviewed eightthematic reports and subsequently presented a framework intended to inform curriculumprograms of these desired skills. Organizations and criteria governing the accreditation ofvarious higher education disciplines also address the need for teamwork skills. Several studentoutcomes in the ABET Engineering Accreditation Commission2 specifically relate tocollaborative work: 3(d): an ability to function on multidisciplinary teams 3(g): an ability to

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Diffusion and Adoption of Teaching Practices

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Romkey, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

. Page 26.650.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Engineering, Society and the Environment in the Teaching Goals and Practices of Engineering InstructorsIntroductionConsidering societal, institutional, professional and accreditation-related expectations andrequirements, and the interest from students in applying their technical skills to social andenvironmental issues, engineering undergraduate programs are expected to encourage students toconsider the impact of engineering’s work on society and the environment, explore therelationships between technology and society, and encourage students and graduates to engage incitizenship and action – defining characteristics of STSE

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Examining Social Ties and Networks

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

students and a study of meaning-making language and behaviour in student design teams.Dr. Greg Evans, University of Toronto GREG EVANS is a Professor of Chemical Engineering and Applied Chemistry and the Director of the Southern Ontario Centre for Atmospheric Aerosol Research at the University of Toronto. He is the Di- rector of the Collaborative Program in Engineering Education and Associate Director of the Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering (ILead). He has been awarded the 2014 Allan Blizzard Award, the 2014 Faculty Teaching Award, the 2013 Northrop Frye Award for Linking Teaching and Research, the 2010 Engineers Canada Medal for Distinction in Engineering Education and the 2010 American Society for

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Examining Social Ties and Networks

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter A Simon, Carnegie Mellon University; Susan Finger, Carnegie Mellon University; David Krackhardt, Carnegie Mellon University; Daniel P. Siewiorek, Carnegie Mellon University; Asim Smailagic, Carnegie Mellon University

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Educational Research and Methods

analysis uncovers whether team memberscorrectly perceive the relationships among their teammates. These initial findings openopportunities for future work on the role social network analysis can play in the analysis ofcollaborative learning.1. IntroductionReal world engineering design problems are frequently solved by teams; therefore, as educators,we are required, both by ABET and common sense, to give students the skills and attitudes thatenable them to work effectively in teams. One of the key skills is the ability to engage incollaborative learning with team members. In the process of acquiring the knowledge necessaryto solve the design problem, collaborative learning gives students the opportunity to both learnfrom and to teach their peers

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Reflective & Critical Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Prashant Rajan, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

grassroots. As engineering education scholarship develops its transnational agenda, I alsooffer this research design, my findings, and pedagogical efforts as points of entry for scholarsand educators to reconfigure the relationship between teachers, learners, and the contexts inwhich their interactions are situated.Background: Engineering to help (ETH) trendsTrends in the internationalization of service learning in engineering education suggest aburgeoning interest among students, universities and professional organizations in tackling issuesof social and economic development.4,5,6,7,8 Diverse campus-based and professional programshaving labels including humanitarian engineering, service learning, sustainable development,social entrepreneurship are

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Olgha B. Davis, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

started theiracademic journey at a community college46. In addition, 40% of those with a bachelor’s andmaster’s degree in engineering from 1999 to 2000 attended community colleges as part of theiracademic journey47. The main reason students choose to begin their higher education pathwaywith community colleges is the need to reduce financial costs of their education. According to a2005 National Research Council study, community colleges have not achieved their full potentialfor the following reasons:(1) a lack of understanding among parents, teachers, counselors, and students of theeffectiveness of community colleges in producing engineering graduates;(2) less than effective articulation agreements (policies and program designed to foster

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David C. Jensen, University of Arkansas; Dennis Beck, University of Arkansas

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Mechanical Engineering

published in several venues, including Computers & Education, American Journal of Distance Education, Educational Administration Quarterly, and the Journal of Educational Research. Page 26.1363.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015Self-Evaluation of Design Decision-Making Skills Gained through Student Generated Learning Aids Page 26.1363.2AbstractThis paper presents the findings from research in improving undergraduate engineering designdecision-making skills. This work is motivated by the need to provide

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Innovations in Communications and Wireless Systems Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Bradley Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Virginia Tech; Taeyoung Yang, Virginia Tech; Christian W. Hearn, Weber State University; Nicholas F Polys, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Computing; R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Tech

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #13504Wireless Communication Testbed and Tools for Authentic STEM LearningVuk Marojevic, Virginia Tech Vuk Marojevic graduated from University of Hannover (MS), Germany, and Polytechnic University of Catalonia (PhD), Spain, both in electrical engineering. He joined Wireless@Virginia Tech in Summer 2013 as a Research Associate. His research interests are in software-defined radio technologies with ap- plication to 4G/5G cellular, UAV, and spectrum sharing, among others. Dr. Marojevic has been instructor of undergraduate and graduate level classes at the Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Spain, and Virginia

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Faculty Development I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

, misses much of the largerpicture and places too much of the onus to change on the faculty members.BackgroundIn 2006, the author completed a study that was aimed at shedding some light on the parts of theuniversity teaching picture that for too long had been left in the dark: the good teaching.[1] Theresearch was initially inspired by the disjuncture between the plethora of negative critiques ofteaching in research universities and the author’s personal experience as a graduate student andinstructional consultant in those settings. Excellent teaching in those settings had been generallyoverlooked in the literature, and much of the existing research on effective teaching was focusedon instructors’ actions – what they did in their classrooms

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Jansen Perry, Baylor University; Emily M Hunter, Baylor University; Steven C. Currall, University of California, Davis; Ed Frauenheim, The Great Place to Work Institute

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Engineering Management

computer, and the Internet.Suggested reasons for this success include an ambitious immigrant population, effective lawsand policies (e.g., effective patent and bankruptcy systems), well-funded corporate research labs,and venture capital availability35,39,65. So far in the twenty-first century, American companies andresearchers have maintained their lead in many areas, including in new fields like socialnetworking, gene therapy, and big data analytics. But recent statistics warn this lead may bewavering. America has gone from first to fourth among countries known for nurturing Page 26.1211.4innovation30. For the first time, the majority of

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Research on Design Learning

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Wegner, University of Michigan College of Engineering; Stefan M Turcic II, University of Michigan; Gail Hohner, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

external to internal ability to define theself assists in the social and professional development of students.25Context of CourseProgram and Course DescriptionThe University of Michigan’s Multidisciplinary Design Program was established in 2007. Asseen in Conger et al., students were excited to begin their engineering programs at the university,but there was a disconnect from what they learned in their courses to their professional practiceafter graduation.26 MDP is but one piece of the university’s commitment to prepare engineersfor the 21st century and beyond. Recognizing the need for cooperation and collaboration amongdifferent disciplines in the design process, a common experience for all engineers, MDP, wascreated to allow students and teams

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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

experiences.Dr. Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech Marie C. Paretti is an Associate Professor of Engineering Education at Virginia Tech, where she co- directs the Virginia Tech Engineering Communications Center (VTECC). Her research focuses on com- munication in engineering design, interdisciplinary communication and collaboration, design education, and gender in engineering. She was awarded a CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to study expert teaching in capstone design courses, and is co-PI on numerous NSF grants exploring com- munication, design, and identity in engineering. Drawing on theories of situated learning and identity development, her work includes studies on the teaching and learning of communication

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 4: The Best of the All: FPD Best Papers

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Genevieve Hoffart, University of Calgary; Nicole Lynn Larson, University of Calgary; Tom O'Neill, University of Calgary; Matthew James Walter McLarnon, University of Western Ontario; Marjan Eggermont, University of Calgary; Bob Brennan, University of Calgary; Bill Rosehart, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, personality, and assessment. He is director of the Individual and Team Performance Lab and the Virtual Team Performance, Innovation, and Collaboration Lab at the University of Calgary, which was built through a $500K Canada Foundation for Innovation Infrastructure Grant. He also holds operating grants of over $300K to conduct leading-edge research on virtual team effectiveness. Over the past 10 years Tom has worked with organizations in numerous industries includ- ing oil and gas, healthcare, technology, and venture capitals. He is currently engaged with the Schulich School of Engineering at the University of Calgary to train, develop, and cultivate soft-skill teamwork competencies in order to equip graduates with strong

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cheryl Carrico, Virginia Tech; Matthew Arnold Boynton PE P.E., Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

at Virginia Tech, his research focused on understanding engineering career choice in the Appalachian region of the United States. Matthew is currently employed as an engineer at Bledsoe Telephone Cooperative, a rural telecommunications service provider in Pikeville Tennessee.Dr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Coso Strong, Georgia Institute of Technology; Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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New Engineering Educators

and learning process. The goal of this project is to explore the educational philosophiesenacted in the most impactful undergraduate classrooms, according to graduate students’perceptions, in order to give the new educator a foundation for their own course design process.Previous ResearchWhy Examine Students’ Perceptions of Learning Environments?At the start of the new semester, students enter a classroom not as “blank slates,” but withparticular conceptions about teaching and learning based on their prior experiences5. As a result,the effects of learning activities and perceptions of classroom interactions among the instructorand the students may differ by student5,8. Further, research has also shown that students’conceptions about teaching