Conference Session

Instructional and Learning Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Gartner Ph.D., Washington State University; Bernard J. Van Wie, Washington State University; Kirk A Reinkens, Washington State University; Stephanie Anne Pitts, Washington State University

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Chemical Engineering

learn engineering well. Self-determination 11 I spend a lot of time learning engineering. 16 I prepare well for engineering tests and labs. 22 I study hard to learn engineering. 7 Learning engineering will help me get a good job. 10 Knowing engineering will give me a career advantage. Career Motivation 13 Understanding engineering will benefit me in my career. 23 My career will involve engineering. 25 I will use engineering problem-solving

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kevin P. Whittaker, Louisiana State University; Amiel Kirtikar, Louisiana State University; Adam T. Melvin, Louisiana State University

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Chemical Engineering

engineering discipline in addition to starting to apply forinternship and co-op opportunities. The camp first introduces students to the department throughfacilities tours and engagement with faculty and upperclassmen. During these facultyengagement sessions the students have an opportunity to meet their courses’ instructors, whooffer tips for success and answer questions before any coursework begins. Upperclassmen serveas student mentors during the camp, offering informal advice and support. The camp also servesas a point of contact between students and local industry representatives recruiting intern and co-op candidates. These local industry representatives offer valuable career-formation advice to thestudents by hosting resume review and mock

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Chemical Engineering

likely to be assessed as part of a team. Having studied self-efficacy and learning styles in sophomore students for several semesters and noticing trends thatmay be explained by their early stage in career (e.g., lack of confidence in conceptual problems),we began to consider the status of our graduating senior students. Are they entering theworkforce with high self-efficacy and a command of chemical engineering theory and designprinciples?Using a modified version of the Carberry et al. instrument for design self-efficacy, we trackedstudent self-efficacy throughout their senior design experience. Three self-efficacy surveys wereadministered: one early in the term while students were working on an individual project, one inthe mid-semester while

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Esther Gomez, The Pennsylvania State University - University Park; Manish Kumar, The Pennsylvania State University

Tagged Topics

Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

underrepresented students in research-based experiences, and clarification or refinement ofeducational and career goals, as examples 1, 8.In an evaluation of an REU program, Bielefeldt observed significant gains in several key skillareas, including knowledge of research and graduate student funding, knowledge of researchdesign, and knowledge of research methods 2. Students who had limited experience with researchprior to participation in the REU program evidenced greater gains in skill development in areasrelated to research 2. Similarly, in prior research, Lopatto found evidence of several benefits ofundergraduate research, including improved understanding of the research process, facility withlaboratory and related techniques, and enhancement of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Courses in Emergent Areas

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

Award (2012), the Presidential Early Career Award for Sci- entists and Engineers (2010), and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009). Her Auburn University awards include the Excellence in Faculty Outreach (2015), an Auburn University Alumni Pro- fessorship (2014), the Auburn Engineering Alumni Council Awards for Senior (2013) and Junior (2009) Faculty Research, the Faculty Women of Distinction Award (2012), and the Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award (2011). Dr. Davis is the past chair of Auburn’s Women in Science and Engineering Steering Committee (WISE) and the faculty liaison to the College of Engineering’s 100 Women Strong Alumnae organization which is focused on recruiting, retaining and

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Courses in Emergent Areas

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

majors and career fields. The factors that havebeen studied fall into three broad categories: individual attributes(17-20), environmentalconditions(7,21-28), and learning pedagogy(19,23,25,29-31). The academic and career experience forwomen in STEM has been characterized by isolation, a lack of mentors, and a shortage of rolemodels(26). Faculty and peer interactions have substantial influence on the satisfaction andretention of students(2,3,32). Specific faculty influences include the frequency of interaction withfaculty, the quality of teaching by faculty and TAs, and the availability of female faculty and TArole models. Peer interactions affect the classroom climate and influence women’s confidenceand sense of belonging(29). Peer interactions

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Connor Robert Bilchak, Columbia University; J. Patrick Abulencia, Manhattan College

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Chemical Engineering

footprint) andremains one of the pivotal courses that aids in shaping student the Leo Building (the 4-floor engineering building with a largeknowledge of the discipline. Due to its fundamental nature footprint).it is delivered early in the chemical engineering curriculum.Previous literature has reported the importance of the course, aswell as its reputation as a weed-out course due to the difficultyof the course concepts[1],[2],[3],[4] . However, this course alsooften represents the students first significant exposure to thefield of chemical engineering due to its placement in thecurriculum, presenting an opportunity to expose the breadthof career paths available to them. Felder and Rousseau’s text is commonly used for

Conference Session

Virtual and Web Learning in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard A. Davis, University of Minnesota Duluth

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Chemical Engineering

, adaptability). 3. Function well on a team. 4. Develop time and project management skills. 5. Apply knowledge to problem solving. 6. Gain hands-on experience with modern engineering tools and practices. 7. Practice effective business and technical communication skills. 8. Start networking and develop professional references. 9. Explore various career paths and refine personal career goals. 10. Exceed the company’s expectations through personal initiative and self-direction.This list of professional skills is not comprehensive, and is subject to modification, both in termsof the number and types of skills. We periodically revisit the needs of our students andemployers of our coops, interns and graduates as part of our process of continuous

Conference Session

New Pedagogical Approaches in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

project tools made available to them to overcome logistical barriers. Freeresponse answers and direct observations show that freshmen gained valuable insights into theiracademic and professional trajectory from the seniors. Seniors gained an appreciation for how anemployer might regard their resume, and for methods of management of “employees”, whereas,up to this point in their academic careers, they had only experienced team dynamics on teams ofequals. This method of inter-cohort project development has led to significant returns for seniorsand freshmen alike.IntroductionIn general, developing a connected, communicative, and active society of students and facultywithin a department is an important aim for college educators. Several lines of

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mahdi Malmali, University of Minnesota; Kevin Wagner, University of Minnesota; Michael H. Reese, University of Minnesota - West Central Research and Outreach Center; Edward L. Cussler, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities; Alon V. McCormick, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Chemical Engineering

- each team found particular difficulties in doing this, but the experience is viewed (both by instructors and students) as beneficial for the students' early career. c. The "client" for the project was represented by the multidisciplinary research team (including views from an agricultural economist, a systems engineer, the director of a renewable energy outreach effort for farming coops, and a policy analyst). Such multidisciplinary input from the "clients" tended to inhibit the student teams' independent search for multidisciplinary information on their own, but it tended to sharpen their action and

Conference Session

Instructional and Learning Assessment in Chemical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Jamie R Gomez, University of New Mexico; Victor Law, Program of Organization, Information, and Learning Sciences at University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

pathways study of engineering undergraduates, in Proceedings of American Society for Engineering Education. 2008: Pittsburgh, PA. p. 1-17.2. Pierrakos, O., et al. On the development of a professional identity: engineering persisters vs engineering switchers. in Proceedings of the 39th Frontiers in Education Conference. 2009. San Antonio, TX: IEEE.3. O'Callaghan, E.M. and N.D.E. Jerger, Women and girls in science and engineering: Understanding the barriers to recruitment, retention and persistence across the educational trajectory. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 2006. 12: p. 209-232.4. Mau, W.C., Factors that influence persistence in science and engineering career

Conference Session

Chemical Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

The author has been fortunate to teach a wide variety of courses in our curriculum – fromthe multidisciplinary freshman engineering design course to the material & energy balancecourse to the junior year transport course to the senior year capstone design course. This hasbeen a great opportunity to help the students make progress with their engineering skills, and towitness their development over their entire college career. Up until capstone design, the studentsusually solve clearly defined technical problems while selecting appropriate mathematicalrelationships. In contrast, design requires the students to use different skills, which rely muchmore on practical knowledge – which is why an effort was made to distribute students