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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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Diversity

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Environmental Engineering

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

Conference Session

Fifty Shades of Grey Literature

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chelsea Leachman, Washington State University; Charles Pezeshki, Washington State University

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Engineering Libraries

standards, such as ASMEBoiler Code, the Uniform Plumbing Code, etc. But I don’t think they need to be “familiar”with them; “aware” is enough. Becoming “familiar” with the relevant standards is one ofthose things every engineer has to learn once they start their career. They’ll always have tolearn new things on the job. This is one of them.International Building Code (IBC) is primary for ME’s and CE’s. In the back of the IBC thereis a “Referenced Standards” it lists other required standards such as: ACI for concrete, AISCfor steel structures, ANSI for misc, ASCE for wind and seismic loads, ASME for piping, ASTMfor materials, NFPA 70 (NEC) for electrical.It depends on discipline. An example would be ME that are responsible for pressure vesselsand

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Biomedical Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ruth Ochia P.E., Temple University

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Biomedical

six areas that should be taken intoconsideration when developing course goals: foundational knowledge, application, integration,human dimension, caring, and learning how to learn.6A consideration for our department was that we have several “pathways” or plans of study withinbioengineering, such as biomaterials, biomechanics, tissue engineering, etc. This introductoryBioE course needed to support the educational desires of all bioengineering students as well ashelp those students that were “undecided” or unsure as to which pathway best fit their longer-term career goals.With the redesign, the new goals for BIOE 2001 are: “At the end of the course, students will… I. Be more interested in the bioengineering field so that they can

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Computers in Education Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiaobing Hou, Central Connecticut State University; Shuju Wu, Central Connecticut State University; Karen Coale Tracey, Central Connecticut State University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

up-to-date networking technologies as well as relatedinformation technology areas is more favorable. Therefore, the faculty developed the newBachelor of Science in Networking Information Technology program with an updatedcurriculum.The faculty believe that a curriculum balancing both the theoretical and technical requirements isthe best for student’s career future and industry’s needs in a long run. The new degree program isunique in this aspect because it not only tries to expose students to new emerging technologiesand equipments through its updated curriculum and laboratories but also offers studentsfoundation and principles of system design and development. The department has been workingwith the industry to make sure that the curriculum

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lily Hsu Laiho, California Polytechnic State University; Kristen O'Halloran Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University; Trevor R. Cardinal, California Polytechnic State University

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Biomedical

involves faculty and students spanningthree academic units at our university - Biomedical Engineering, Biological Sciences, andAnimal Science. The goals of our program are to prepare students for careers in regenerativemedicine in both academia and industry by providing them with broad technical, critical thinking,and problem solving skills. This paper will discuss the evolution of the program and assessmentof the program and our students.The Regenerative Medicine Program is a two-year program that consists of three components -one year of coursework, a nine-month internship, and a three-month Master’s project.Coursework includes intensive lab work and focuses on principles of stem cell biology, cellculture, scaffold development, cell sodding

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Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Judy L. Cezeaux, Western New England University

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Engineering and Public Policy

theAcademy for Radiological Research (ARR), was instrumental in the establishment of theNational Institute for Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the NationalInstitutes of Health.7Current notable advocacy activities include a Scholars Program that places postdoctoral scholarsinto the Center for Devices and Radiological Health at the Food and Drug Administration(FDA), as well as a website to introduce prospective undergraduate and graduate students toeducational opportunities and careers in the biomedical engineering field, and an Annual Eventto educate its members about current policy issues. In addition to participating in workshops andevents described later, I provided assistance to AIMBE to identify new educational

Conference Session

Cooperative & Experiential Education Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas; Maria Hasenhuttl, University of Texas at Dallas, Jindal School of Management

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Cooperative & Experiential Education

than theenrollment growth). Figure 1 shows freshman retention in the School for the past 14 years.Figure 2 shows four-, five-, and six-year graduation rates for the school for the past six years. Page 26.1017.3Generally, these rates are viewed internally as low, and especially so in view of the fact that theschool brags about the quality of its freshman class (in terms of SAT scores, National Meritfinalists, Terry Scholars).Student services in the School include a program that assists students with internships (fromresume preparation, to coaching for interviews, to career fairs, internship database). In terms ofplacements, the program is among

Conference Session

Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mercedes M McKay, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES); Jason Sayres, Stevens Institute of Technology (SES)

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Rescue 1 “elephant” (a heavy wiffle ball) PACHYDERM PACKING Rescue 2 “elephants” ENGINEER YOUR CAREER Page 26.1080.3 Mechanical Engineer Naval Architect Biomedical Engineer Works on the development of many Designs and builds marine vessels, Creates technologies and tools that kinds of machines—engines, tools, such as boats, submarines, yachts, help to

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Continuing Professional Development Division Technical Session 3

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sandra Denise Anderson P.E., University of Wisconsin Madison; Kevin Hoag, Southwest Research Institute

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Continuing Professional Development

. Page 26.1673.1 c American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Using On-Line Education to Meet the Needs of Working Engineering ProfessionalsWorking engineering professionals and their employers understand the value of, and the need forcontinuing education; be it training courses, certificate programs, or advanced degrees. Theseconsumers are looking for an efficient means to gain the required skills and knowledge to movetheir career, company, or project forward. These consumers demand well-written and well-presented material that matches their current need for knowledge. Often, the best approach tomeeting these needs is a team consisting of university faculty members

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Two-year College Division: Authors Address Transfer Matters-Part I

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Karam-Zanders, Louisiana State University; Dina Acklin, Louisiana State University; Sarah Cooley Jones, Louisiana State University; Warren N. Waggenspack Jr., Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

of the scholarship program (refer to Section 3 ofAppendix A). The results from the program assessment subscale were designed to be a directintrospective measure of the students’ opinions of how the scholarship program affected theirlives. This section consisted of open-ended questions regarding the most and least helpful part ofthe Pathway Scholarship program, and ratings of the level of support the program offered thestudents in six areas (academic, financial, social, career, professional development, andpersonal), rated on a 5-point Likert scale. The purpose of this section was two-fold: to assess theeffectiveness of the program and to determine weaknesses in the program that can be bettered inthe future.Survey Questions for Future

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Research to Practice: STRAND 4 – K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Morgan M Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

different careers mediated bytheir self-efficacy.Hence, studies support that students belonging to underrepresented minority groups exhibitdifferent personal and situational interests as compared to majority students.Role of Interests in Learning and MotivationLearners’ interests play an important role for their learning and development 3. Our previouswork that explored underrepresented minorities’ interests in making, and this work are situated inVoss and Schauble’s 17 general model of learning as seen in Figure 1. According to this model Page 26.294.4the process of learning not only takes place within an individual, but also in the environment

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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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Reneta Davina Lansiquot, New York City College of Technology; Hong Li, New York City College of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

students,supporting them throughout their studies and guiding them to be better prepared for what theychoose after graduation, whether it be higher education or a career.1. IntroductionNew York City College of Technology is the designated senior college of technology within theCity University of New York (CUNY) system. Located in downtown Brooklyn to providequality education for the highly populated New York City metropolitan area, our college enrollsover 17,000 students, offers 66 degrees and certificate programs in the technologies of art anddesign, business, computer systems, engineering and technology teacher education, and theliberal arts and sciences. According to labor statistics projections from the New York StateDepartment of Labor, the

Conference Session

Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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Civil Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Mechanical Engineering, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

as apractice and as a shared mental model.What We Can Learn from the Teachers of Technical Writing Who Embraced the Task Page 26.365.3Fortunately, there have been along the way notable faculty members who did not accept inferiorstatus. These individuals can help us understand the success we have achieved so far and chart aclearer path for the future. Their careers endow the phrase “Engineering English” with acompletely different and very positive meaning. In overview form, these are the central featuresof their approach: • Treating communication, including technical communication, as the ultimate interdisciplinary subject and a

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Curriculum Exchange

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aaron C. Clark, North Carolina State University; Jeremy V Ernst, Virginia Tech; Vincent William DeLuca, North Carolina State University; Sharon Wensel Bowers, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

taught middle school, high school, undergraduate and graduate level technology education in his 30 year career as a teacher and researcher. He has extensive research and curriculum development experience in STEM disciplines. His research includes the study of thinking processes, teaching methods, and activities that improve technological problem-solving performance and creativity. He has expertise in developing technology and engineering education curriculum that inte- grates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) concepts. Dr. Deluca is Co-PI on NSF project Transforming Teaching through Implementing Inquiry (DRL 1118942). This project focuses on developing research-proven professional development

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K-12 & Pre- College Engineering Division Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paula Rees, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst; Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst; Steven D Brewer, University of Massachusetts Amherst

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

maintaining student interest in engineering and related science and technology and works with several regional K12 programs to help increase the pipeline of students interested in pursuing careers in these fields.Ms. Christine Olson, University of Massachusetts Amherst Christine Olson is a doctoral student in the Department of Communication at the University of Mas- sachusetts Amherst. Her research interests include media production and social participation practices online, social inequality and new media technologies, children and new media, and digital media litera- cies. Her work has been presented at International Communication Association conferences.Dr. Charles M Schweik, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Charles

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Multidisciplinary First-year Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Chris Geiger, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Profession” is a one-credit hour course that was originallydeveloped to provide an overview of the different engineering programs at FGCU. Thisoverview was designed to give students a better understanding not only of the various majors,but also what opportunities and responsibilities a career in engineering would have, during theircollege years as well as post-graduation. As a new engineering school at a new University, thefirst offerings of this course were also designed to encourage students to consider engineering asa preferred career choice. As the course evolved and matured, additional information was addedto the curriculum based on topics identified by faculty as necessary skills for engineering majors,including topics such as unit conversions

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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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Héctor Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; Juan David Ortega-Alvarez, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia - Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN; S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University; Stephen R Hoffmann, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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First-Year Programs

. We conducted individual interviews with 12 students enrolled in the FYEProgram. These students were selected so that they were representative of the entire studentpopulation in terms of gender. The qualitative findings of this study reinforce that the studentsare basing their decision of a major using SLE. These findings also helped us unpack themeaning of SLE, and we further came up with 6 different types of SLE. Finally, our findings alsoindicated that direct interaction with people was highly valued by the students while selecting amajor.IntroductionFrom the vocational standpoint, literature on career decision-making is abundant. As early as1979, Harren advanced a comprehensive model for career decision-making focused on collegestudents

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Making in Design

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chrissy Hobson Foster, Arizona State University; Matthew Dickens, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Micah Lande, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Design in Engineering Education

University. He teaches context-centered electrical engineering and embedded systems design courses, and studies the use of context in both K-12 and undergraduate engineering design education. He received his Ph.D. in Engineering Education (2010) and M.S./B.S. in Electrical and Com- puter Engineering from Purdue University. Dr. Jordan is PI on several NSF-funded projects related to design, including an NSF Early CAREER Award entitled ”CAREER: Engineering Design Across Navajo Culture, Community, and Society” and ”Might Young Makers be the Engineers of the Future?” He has also been part of the teaching team for NSF’s Innovation Corps for Learning, and was named one of ASEE PRISM’s ”20 Faculty Under 40” in 2014. Dr

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donald P. Visco Jr., University of Akron; Dirk Schaefer, University of Bath

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

commented “Schools ofengineering might also do well to consider seriously cooperation with departments of educationin the professional training of teachers…”16 In 1955, the Grinter Report stated that “It isessential that those selected to teach be properly trained for this function.”17 More recently, theCCSSIEE from ASEE in 2009 recommended that “It is reasonable to expect students aspiring tofaculty positions to know something about pedagogy and how people learn when they begin theiracademic careers.”18Over the past decade, the future of engineering and engineering technology faculty preparation inthe US has received an increasing amount of attention, specifically from within the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education. Related activities

Conference Session

Assessing URM Programs Targeting the K-16 Continuum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pablo Biswas, The Mercer University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University; Gerardo Javier Pinzon P.E., Texas A&M International University; Mahmoud Khasawneh, Texas A&M International University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh. He began his professional career as a Technical Business Consultant. Dr. Biswas’s research interest is in the area of supply chain management, lean production systems, simulation, inventory control, operations research, and information systems.Dr. Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University, Laredo, Texas Dr. Rohitha Goonatilake, professor of mathematics, received his Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics from Kent State University, in Kent, OH in Fall 1997, three masters in the areas of applied mathematics, mathemat- ics, and actuarial sciences, and a bachelor’s in mathematics/science. He joined TAMIU in the Summer of 1999 and has completed 14+ years of service for

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Fundamental: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-college Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamecia R. Jones, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Christine Andrews Paulsen, Concord Evaluation Group; Marisa Wolsky, WGBH Educational Foundation

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

preventing them from doing those activities, if anything.] 6. Understanding of engineering as a career Now I would like you to picture someone with a job where they design, create, and build things. What comes to mind when you think about this person? What do they look like? [Probe for characteristics of engineers as well as ideas about what the engineer does] [If student has not already used the term engineering] If an adult did that kind of work (designing, creating, and building) what would you call that? [Don’t use the term engineering--use their own terminology.] Do you know anyone with a job like that? [If yes: have them describe what those people do] What

Conference Session

Civic Engagement and Volunteerism in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Deepa Gupta, The Boeing Company; Timothy Kieran O'Mahony, University of Washington, College of Education LIFE Center; Laura E. Meyers, City University of Seattle; Fabian Zender, The Boeing Company; Danielle LoVallo Vermeer, The Boeing Company

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Deepa is responsible for developing Boeing’s strategies to support early learning, primary and secondary education, and ensure alignment with post-secondary workforce initiatives across the company. Through- out her career, she has worked on a range of issues including U.S. public health, global health and eco- nomic development, the arts, and nonprofit capacity development. Prior to Boeing, she was a senior pro- gram officer for the MacArthur Foundation and a consultant with McKinsey. In 2012, President Obama appointed her to the National Council on the Arts. Deepa has an MBA from Northwestern University, an MPA from Harvard University, and an AB from the University of Chicago.Dr. Timothy Kieran O’Mahony, University of

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Supporting Diversity through Co-curricular Programming

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Renetta G. Tull, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Alexis Y. Williams, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Shawnisha Shonté Hester, University of Maryland Baltimore County

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

biology and technical careers. 10 Language, Literacy, and Provides professional development for participants in Culture, PhD Candidate the Black Engineer of the Year national conference.Table 2 below provides the major categories presented in the PSOC framework, brief definitionsand key terms, and descriptive quantitative results of the number of responses that fit within eachcategory. The information presented in the table showcases results, which are discussed belowwith examples of each category provided in participants’ own words.Table 2: Results of phenomena observed in “non-STEM” data, based upon PSOC framework

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Innovations in Upper-level Biomedical Engineering Courses

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael J. Rust, Western New England University

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Biomedical

Appendix). Prior to their use, the surveyswere approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) at Western New England University.The primary goal of the surveys was to measure student interest and attitudes toward the POCTfield. The surveys consisted of 5-choice Likert questions that were designed to obtain studentfeedback on their current knowledge of POCT, confidence in their ability to develop POCTdevices, level of interest in pursuing further studies/training/careers in the area of POCT, and thesuitability of POCT devices for solving problems in medicine and biology. Students alsocompleted a Likert-scale skills inventory that prompted them to rate their current level ofknowledge and confidence in their ability to develop and/or utilize the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Craig J. Kief, COSMIAC at UNM; John Reutter III, Drake State Community and Technical College; Bassam H Matar, Chandler Gilbert Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

electrical engineering technology and computer engineering technology programs. Dr. Alaraje is a 2013-2014 Fulbright scholarship recipient at Qatar University, where he taught courses on Embedded Systems. Ad- ditionally, Dr. Alaraje is recipient of an NSF award for a digital logic design curriculum revision in collaboration with College of Lake County in Illinois, and NSF award in collaboration with University of New Mexico, Drake State Technical College and Chandler-Gilbert Community College, the award is focusing on expanding outreach activities to increase the awareness of potential college students about career opportunities in electronics technologies.Prof. Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Ted Song, John Brown University; Will C. Holmes, John Brown University; Kyle Andrew Crouse, John Brown University; Zachary Jordan Lee, John Brown University; Cameron Drax Geiger, John Brown University

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this reason, some faculty members use thisforum by asking questions to confirm the general truth for students so that students will be betterprepared for their future jobs. In addition, faculty members benefit from board members’answers in some areas that faculty members do not have expertise in, which helps facultymembers to better guide students in some specific areas of engineering.Experienced professionals are often interested in giving back to their professions and serving onan advisory board is one such way. These open forums are particularly satisfying for boardmembers who have the opportunity to give seasoned advice to those who will be entering theprofession in the near future. This includes sharing how careers can change dramatically

Conference Session

Revitalization of Manufacturing Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Niaz Latif, Purdue University, Calumet; Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University, Calumet; Aco Sikoski, Ivy Tech Community College; Ronald J. Bennett F.ASEE, F.ABET P.E., University of St. Thomas

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Manufacturing

educational leaders in manufacturing and engineering technology. Steve is also the Director for the Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Affiliate in Ohio. PLTW-OH has grown to over 400 programs nearly 190 school districts across Ohio preparing students for STEM career and college endeavors.Dr. Mohammad A. Zahraee, Purdue University Calumet (College of Technology) Dr. Mohammad A. Zahraee is Professor of Mechanical Engineering Technology and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies in College of Technology at Purdue University Calumet. He holds Bachelor Degree in Mechanical Engineering from Southern Illinois University, MS in Structural Engineering and PhD in Engineering Mechanics, both from University of Illinois at Chicago. Mohammad joined

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Communication in the Chemical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elif Miskioglu, The Ohio State University

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Chemical Engineering

Communication for Chemical EngineersAbstractGood communication skills are vital for any career. Engineers are often stigmatized as beingpoor communicators, and while this is merely a stereotype, many engineers and STEM studentsdo express disinterest in writing and other forms of communication. While communication isincorporated in many undergraduate chemical engineering courses through laboratory reports,presentations, and informal short answer questions, these items are generally evaluated for theirtechnical accuracy, not on aspects of their delivery and presentation. In the chemical engineeringdepartment of a large Midwestern university, students are required to take two courses in writingand communication. The

Conference Session

Technical Session: Pedagogical Strategies and Classroom Techniques for Teaching Assistants

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephen W. Crown, University of Texas, Pan American; Ana Alanis, University of Texas, Pan American ; Jose Luis Chavez Jr., The University of Texas, Pan-American; Joel Guadalupe Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan American; Ricardo Montemayor, University of Texas, Pan-American; Haidy Enid Soto, University of Texas, Pan American

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Diversity

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Student

, 4year summer program that provides academic training, mentorship, and hands-on experience formiddle and high school students that are interested in pursuing STEM careers. A series of newcourses that are to be offered as standardized courses at participating TexPREP institutionsthroughout the state are being developed by undergraduate engineering students.Nine undergraduate students majoring in mechanical and civil engineering and computer sciencewere hired to write the TexPREP course curriculum with the idea that students would be able todevelop course content that the participants could easily relate to. Following development of thecurriculum, undergraduate students actively participated in the implementation and reviewprocess. The primary

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Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs for K-12 Teachers.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eugene Rutz, University of Cincinnati; Anant R. Kukreti, University of Cincinnati; Julie Steimle, University of Cincinnati; Catherine Maltbie, University of Cincinnati

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

study of engineering or other STEM fields.2. Develop mathematics and science teacher knowledge of engineering and the engineering design process and challenge-based instruction process through explicit training and classroom implementation support.In addition to improving math and science teaching, the program also seeks to develop acommunity of teachers who will implement an explicit and authentic articulation of engineeringin 7th-12th grade math and science classrooms so that these teachers will effectively enablestudents to understand engineering design and consider careers in engineering fields.The program is targeted to middle school and high school teachers from selected school districts.Approximately 20 teachers take part each year