Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Ken Yasuhara, Center for Engineering Learning & Teaching (CELT); Alyssa Catherine Taylor, University of Washington

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Biomedical

, each student writes about how their leadership abilities interact witheffectiveness of their teammates’ abilities to help ensure project success. group Competencies Reflecting on expert accounts of leadership: After guest presentations aboutself-selected by leadership in bioengineering careers, students will write about the leadership students competencies that they deem most important and personally relevant. Reflecting on self-value and personal goals for development of leadership skills: In the first class meeting, after a class discussion on defining leadership, Self- students write a private letter to their future self, responding to prompts

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Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohamed B. Trabia, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Julie A. Longo, University of Nevada - Las Vegas; Susan Wainscott, University of Nevada - Las Vegas

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Engineering Ethics

Longo joined UNLV’s Howard R. Hughes College of Engineering as their Technical Writer in Oc- tober 2010. Her primary responsibilities include helping faculty prepare papers for publication as well as technical reports to funding agencies, and presenting workshops on technical writing as well as ethics in engineering. She has a B.S. in Biology from Rutgers University and an M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsylvania. Mrs. Longo has worked in Technical Communications for most of her career. In 1976, she was a Senior Editor in Life Sciences on the first editorial board for an Elsevier subsidiary, Academic American En- cyclopedia, known today as New Grolier. For almost 15 years, she worked at

Conference Session

UAV and other Team Projects in Aerospace Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael C. Hatfield, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; John Monahan, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, Upward Bound; Samuel Vanderwaal; Carl H France; Logan Walker Graves, UAF

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Diversity

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Aerospace

MS students. Supported by ACUASI and UAF educational programs, theUB program helps low-income, prospective first-generation college students in rural Alaskan schoolsby promoting interest in STEM career fields. The project is named “Modern Blanket Toss” after theNative tradition of the blanket toss, which enabled people to be lofted into the air and expand theirrange of observation beyond the immediate surroundings. The program addresses an identified need forSTEM initiatives in rural Alaska through the use of an innovative structure and a novel learning toolthat is replicable and scalable to other high schools.The MBT program is currently in year 2 of a 3-year effort, serving over 50 students from 6 differentvillages. UAS designed by the

Conference Session

Fostering Transformational Change in Civil Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel; Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel

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Civil Engineering

professional skills needed to establish a foundation for a successful career andfulfill the high calling of a practicing Civil Engineer.Procedures for systematic collection of assessment data were instituted and have been in placefor more than ten years. Data is collected on all twenty-two adopted outcomes, including asubset of nine outcomes specifically focused on professional skills. Data from direct and indirectmeasures are collected on an annual basis including Fundamentals of Engineering (FE)knowledge area scores, Embedded Indicator results, and Senior Exit Survey responses. Each ofthese assessment methods is described, collected data is summarized over a period of severalyears, and results are compared to investigate useful relationships between

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Melani Plett, Seattle Pacific University; Angelina Lane, Seattle Pacific University; Donald M. Peter P.E., Seattle Pacific University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

college. Thus, in the absence of improved college prep programs, colleges need tobridge the gap.For minority students who achieve high school graduation, community college is often the nextstep. Packard3 concluded that community colleges often provide an entry point for firstgeneration, low income, racial/ethnic minority or non-traditional college students. Increasing thenumbers of successfully graduating minority students in Science, Technology, Engineering andMath (STEM) is known to be achieved by intentional strategies to recruit students to and retainstudents at community colleges: emphasizing dual credit classes in high school, providingopportunity for career related experiences and providing community-related support4. Otherresearch showed

Conference Session

Innovations in Curriculum and Course Development

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mauricio Torres, Northern Kentucky University; Morteza Sadat-Hossieny, Northern Kentucky University

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

-orienteduniversities [1] in graduating potential industry leaders, managers and supervisors with a broaderview of STEM disciplines, which may provide additional incentive to prospective students to maketheir career decisions towards STEM areas.What is Mechatronics?The term mechatronics was first used in the late 1960s by a Japanese Electric Company to describethe engineering integration between mechanical and electrical systems. It is an integratedcomprehensive study of electromechanical systems, integrating electrical, mechanical andcomputer engineering areas [1]. Mechatronics can be defined as the analysis, design, andintegration of mechanics with electronics through intelligent computer control [2], as can be seenin Figure 1: Figure 1 Mechatronics

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Spendlove, Baker College, Flint

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Manufacturing

 chassis. Projects will be evaluated on adherence to design constraints, creativity, and speed of their vehicles.  Project Goals and Motivation:  Baker College Flint has shifted its admissions and outreach processes over the past few years to focus more on middle school and high school students. Bringing younger students into the college creates a need for more hands on activities. Instead of showing students the laser cutter and 3D printers on a tour and demonstration we want to give them a hands on experience to design, do rough analysis and print out a shell for a remote control vehicle.  Most students, especially students who come to us interested in STEM topics and STEM careers, have heard of 3D printing. Exposing students to the technology

Conference Session

Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Grace Panther, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

is an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engi- neering at Oregon State UniversityDr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize practicing engineers’ understand- ings of core engineering concepts. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Instructors Playing the Role of Developer and Implementer: Impacts on Material DevelopmentBackgroundThis

Conference Session

Innovative Approaches to Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alison J. Kerr, The University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, The University of Tulsa; Jeremy S. Daily P.E., The University of Tulsa

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

making and moral reasoning. The paper concludes with thoughtson the potential benefits of this approach and future directions for investigation.Ethical Reasoning in EngineeringThe need to respond to ethical dilemmas is important in many career fields. The presence ofethical decision making in medical or psychological professions may be more obvious to thegeneral public than in engineering. Although the existence of ethical decisions may not beimmediately recognizable in engineering, these dilemmas do exist. For example, a civil engineermay face environmental ethics decisions when designing a road that would cut through amountain; or a mechanical engineer may be required to serve as an expert witness on a court caseinvestigating the responsible

Conference Session

Distance Learning in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven Wendel, Sinclair Community College; Larraine A. Kapka, Sinclair Community College

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

districts across Ohio preparing students for STEM career and college endeavors.Larraine A. Kapka, Sinclair Community College Assistant Dean and Professor, Sinclair Community College MSME, MS Ind Mgt, PE (Ohio) Over 20 years industry experience 15 years higher education experience c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Virtual Online Tensile Strength Testing SimulationAbstractSupported through NSF-DUE, this TUES Type 1 project is 1) developing an open source,virtual, online tensile testing laboratory simulation; 2) conducting research to compare the costsand learning outcomes for using on-site, hands-on tensile testing equipment versus an onlinesimulation; 3) creating close industry

Conference Session

Computer-Based Games and Animations in Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Frank Vahid, University of California - Riverside; Susan Lysecky, zyBooks, Inc.; Alex Daniel Edgcomb, University of California - Riverside

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Computers in Education

  computing,  email,  text   messages,  social  media,  and  much  more.  Computing technology is centrally  relevant  in  the  careers  and  lives  of  increasingly  more  people.  As  a  result,  more universities  require  students   to  take  at  least  one  course  in  computing/information  technology. Unfortunately,  the  most  widely  used  textbooks   are  written  as  (or  have  bloated  into) comprehensive  references,  focusing  excessively  on  terms  and  definitions   that   are  quickly forgotten  by  students  after  a   course  is  over.  Instead,  given  computing  technology's  central relevance, such a course should be one of the most interesting and useful at a university, being an engaging  introduction  that  positively

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 8: Ways to Measure "Things" About Your Course(s)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Matthew A. Verleger, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach

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First-Year Programs

formost engineering students not explicitly pursuing careers as professional programmers. Thecombination of the breadth of material, the complexity of that material, and students’ relativeunfamiliarity with the material makes it exceptionally difficult to give a proctored exam during atraditional class period. Students frequently complain that they understood the material butneeded additional time to complete exams.Purpose (Hypothesis)The purpose of this research is to explore the relationship between time needed to complete theexam and overall course performance. The hypothesis was that additional exam time is of littlerelevance – students who know the material do better on the exam than students who don’t knowthe material as well, regardless of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Omaima Almatrafi, George Mason University; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Huzefa Rangwala, George Mason University; Jaime Lester, George Mason University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. National Science Foundation’s Early Career Award in 2009. He is co-editor of the Cambridge Handbook of Engineering Education Research (CHEER) published by Cam- bridge University Press, New York, NY. Dr. Johri earned his Ph.D. in Learning Sciences and Technology Design at Stanford University and a B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering at Delhi College of Engineering.Huzefa Rangwala, George Mason UniversityDr. Jaime Lester, George Mason University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Identifying Course Trajectories of High Achieving Engineering Students through Data AnalyticsAbstractIn this paper we present findings from a study that compares course trajectories of

Conference Session

Curriculum Development in Two-Year Engineering and Engineering Technology Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Sharon Marie Rouse, Mitchell Community College

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Two Year College Division

. While all the 2-year technology programs accredited byATMAE are not coded as Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields programs, acompelling argument can still be made by other 2-year technology programs to pursue ATMAEaccreditation as they seek to up the ante in their pursuit of excellence.IntroductionAccording to Eaton1 , accreditation is a process of external review that exists to assure quality andto foster a culture of continuous and ongoing improvement. In the United States, it is consideredto be a non-governmental enterprise carried out by private, non-profit organizations of whichthere are four basic types: regional, national faith-related, national career-related, andprogrammatic. The process is decentralized and complex

Conference Session

Automation, Instrumentation, and Computer Simulations

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xavier Shastri Domnique Henry, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Madhumi Mitra Ph.D., University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Abhijit Nagchaudhuri, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

supervisor-mentor understood what I was saying. C.4 My supervisor-mentor and I had meaningful conversations C.5 My supervisor- mentor offered me guidance and knowledge. C.6 I expect to remain in contact with my supervisor-mentor C.7 As a result of my work experience with my supervisor-mentor I feel more assured about my career path Please explain:Q.1 Did you experience any difficulties or challenges in your relationship with your supervisor-mentor? Figure 4. Student Participation Assessment survey and survey questions. 4.0 Results and Discussion The final automated multiparameter water quality monitoring system is shown below (Figure 5) Figure 5. Final Version of Automated Multiparameter Water Quality Monitoring System The

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Manuela Restrepo Parra; Laura Meszaros Dearolf, The Perry Initiative ; Lisa L Lattanza MD

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

surgery after attending MSOP program𝛽0123 Percentage MSOP alumnae who are 57% 67% [8] “Very Interested” in pursuing orthopaedic surgery a priori the program 𝛼323 Percentage POP alumnae who matriculate 93% 93% [8] to 4-year college and major in STEM 𝛽323 Percentage POP alumnae who intend to 56% 56% [8] attend medical school 𝛾323 Percentage POP alumnae who are “Very 23% 13% [8] Interested” in pursuing careers in orthopaedic surgery We used our mathematical model (see Equations 1-4) to conduct two unique simulationsaddressing critical issues

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katherine A Azurin, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Suzanna Conrad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Winny Dong, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

education and careers in science.7 Researchunaccompanied by dissemination, however, makes the research process incomplete. Publishingoriginal research is the culminating step in the research process and an exceptional piece ofresearch will not matter if no one ever gets a chance to read it and to use it to inform futurescholarship, policies, and/or decision making.8 Not only does publishing the results of theresearch complete the project, but it also provides its own set of benefits including professionallypresenting a representation of completed undergraduate work, receiving feedback from a broadercommunity, increasing chances of graduate school acceptance, and distinguishing oneself in thejob market.8 Dissemination activities include poster

Conference Session

Student Evaluation in Design Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Krista M Kecskemety, Ohio State University; Bob Rhoads, Ohio State University; Clifford A. Whitfield, Ohio State University; Jacob T. Allenstein, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

various lifelonglearning skills shown in Table 2. The lifelong learning skills were adapted from lifelong learningcharacteristics defined by Candy et al.15 and Knapper and Cropley.16 The learning outcomeswere asked three times: 1. Rate the following based on how well the students were PREPARED prior to starting MDC: 2. Rate the following based on the IMPORTANCE to completing MDC: 3. Rate the following based on the CONTRIBUTION of the MDC program to meet the following learning outcomes:The lifelong learning characteristics were only asked once in the survey; to rate them based onthe importance to a student’s academic and professional career. Table 1: Learning Outcomes of the MDC Program

Conference Session

The Intersection of Higher Ed and Industry

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University - West Lafayette

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Continuing Professional Development

educationalsuccess than the historical undergraduate GPA or GRE. Undergraduate GPA and GRE scores, asadmissions criteria, further clouded the discussion by our desire as an academic unit to maintainhigh standards for admission.Other factors contributing to professional working adult learner success include, but are notlimited to, years since last degree, undergraduate field of study, reasons for undergraduate GPA(if low), GPA of classes taken more recently (post-undergraduate), GPA in the first two yearsversus the last two years, demonstrated application of undergraduate assimilated knowledgethrough successfully greater career opportunities, recommendations from supervisors and thirdparties and the potential students statement of purpose. In the final

Conference Session

Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Teresa J Ryan, East Carolina University Department of Engineering ; William E Howard P.E., East Carolina University

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Engineering Ethics

engineering context. Her research interests include acoustics, the dynamics of complex structures, and the use of laser Doppler vibrometry for characterization of such structures including percussion instruments, land- mines/IED, and coupled resonator arrays.Dr. William E Howard P.E., East Carolina University William E (Ed) Howard is an Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering at East Carolina University. He was previously a faculty member at Milwaukee School of Engineering, following a 14- year career as a design and project engineer with Thiokol Corporation, Spaulding Composites Company, and Sta-Rite Industries. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Research to Practice: K-12 Engineering Resources: Best Practices in Curriculum Design (Part 1)

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Sin Ming Loo, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Engineering and others have assertedthe need for exposing K-12 students to engineering to help them develop 21st century skills,improve science and mathematics achievement, develop technological literacy, and inspire andprepare students to pursue careers in engineering4–6. This has resulted in the rapid growth of K-12 engineering curricula like Project Lead The Way, the International Technology andEngineering Education Association’s Engineering byDesign, and extracurricular programs likeFIRST Robotics.Many of these engineering initiatives included significant programming components. Roboticscompetitions typically involve varying degrees of programming to control the robots and allowthem to operate autonomously, while many K-12 engineering curricula

Conference Session

INDUSTRY DAY: Industry-Focused Collaboration Techniques

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine Leslie, Engineers Without Borders - USA

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Corporate Member Council

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College Industry Partnerships

eventually led to her passion and interest in EWB-USA. After six years as the volunteer Exec- utive Director, Ms. Leslie joined EWB-USA as the second Executive Director since the organization’s founding in 2002. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 The Engineering Competency ModelABSTRACT:An Engineering Competency Model has been developed to serve as a guide for the developmentof professionals in the engineering workforce. The Engineering Competency Model (“themodel”) provides a career ladder/lattice for the engineering profession and promotes anunderstanding of the skill sets and competencies that are essential to educate and train a globallycompetitive engineering

Conference Session

Issues in Academic Integrity and the Value of Portfolios, Case Studies, and Supportive Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vincent Wilczynski, Yale University; Patrick H. Knowles Jr., Cleveland Mixer

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Graduate Studies

as a tool to define educationalobjectives, correlate documented material to a program's educational objectives, facilitate anopportunity for students to reflect on their learning, and assess the attainment of objectives.While the author does not present the mechanics of assembling individual portfolios (over astudent's academic career), the author illustrates how portfolios have been used to assess andimprove the learning process.Bhattacharya and Hartnett extend the use of student portfolios in engineering education beyondcommunications and into all aspects of engineering professional knowledge and skills. 4 Theportfolio serves both as a collection of a student’s best work and as a forum to encouragepersonal reflection. This perspective on

Conference Session

Innovative Instructional Strategies for Integrating Sustainability

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William E. Kelly P.E., Retired ; J. P. Mohsen, University of Louisville; Liv Haselbach P.E., Washington State University

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Diversity

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Civil Engineering

topics such as low impact development and carbon sequestration, and is active in the sustainability education community. Dr. Haselbach is a licensed professional engineer and a LEED AP (BD+C). Prior to her academic career she founded an engineering consulting company in the New York – Connecticut area. Her degrees include a BS in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Cornell, an MS in Chemical Engineering from UC Berkeley, and a PhD in Environmental Engineering from the Uni- versity of Connecticut. She is currently an Associate Professor in Civil and Environmental Engineering at Washington State University, an Associate Director of the USDOT Tier 1 UTC: Center for Environ- mentally Sustainable Transportation

Conference Session

Tricks of the Trade - Experiences Designing Courses and Communities

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nadra Guizani, Purdue Univeristy; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue Engineering Education

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Student

striving to increase her instructional experience for her academic career. Creating thisworkshop was a good first step into gaining experience in creating a lecture and communicatingwith different parts of the school. Having a collaborative team building experience was also animportant graduate career goal. Co-leading the workshop increased Nadra’s confidence in herteaching style and helped to pinpoint areas that required improvement.H´ector’s motivations for conducting this workshop were to practice knowledge sharing acrossdifferent disciplines and to put engineering education research into practice. H´ector’s beeninterested in sharing programming skills with non-programmers since he ventured outside ECEand into Engineering Education. This

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Robotics in Pre-K-12 Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas Alexander Bascou, University of Pittsburgh; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

careers. Morerecently, researchers and educators have recognized the flaw in their teaching methodologiesand—as indicated by the growing number of studies regarding social/cultural aspects in STEMeducation—have taken strides towards integrating social trends and student culture in hopes ofenhancing student interest and motivation (hence why 20 of the 119 studies included in ourreview directly consider either social or cultural trends as means for enhancing interest). Theirresearch was often driven by the question: How do everyday moments—experienced acrosssettings, pursuits, social groups, and time—result in scientific learning, expertise development,and personal identification (Bricker & Bell, 2013)? In terms of conforming to the

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 5B: Work-In-Progress: 5 Minute Postcard Session II

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura A. Ruhala, Kennesaw State University; Hillary Steiner, Kennesaw State University; Catherine L. Bradford, Kennesaw State University; Ruth Ann Goldfine, Kennesaw State University; Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University; Scott Larisch, Kennesaw State University

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First-Year Programs

she worked closely with engineering faculty engaged in research projects. Throughout her career in academia, Ruth has worked primarily with first-year students, initially as an instructor of English composition and later as a first-year seminar professor. Her work in the classroom continues to inform her research, which is focused on first-year students, students in transition, and, most recently, first-year STEM students. Her research interests also include the use of technology in the composition classroom, first-generation students, and students in transitions beyond the first year of college.Dr. Nirmal Trivedi, Kennesaw State University Dr. Nirmal Trivedi is the Director of First-Year Seminars and Assistant

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Brock J. LaMeres, Montana State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

posed aboutstudent interests. Furthermore, the type of examples used can stress characteristics about thecontent not typically addressed by existing quiz banks. For example, highlighting how thematerial contributes to the overall public welfare of society, or how the field that uses thismaterial serves others, can change the perception that a student might have about a discipline.This is especially important when trying to increase diversity in a field such as engineering as ithas been shown that women and first-generation college students tend to choose careers that aremore other-oriented5, and engineering is commonly not perceived as such. Thus, adaptivelearning has the potential to have a much broader impact on education and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Edward W. Davis, Auburn University; Joni M Lakin, Auburn University; P.K. Raju, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

American Institute of Chemical Engineers Nanoscale Science and Engineering Forum’s Young Investigator 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

Conference Session

First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 2A: Using Alternative Measurements to Look at Students and Their Success

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nora Honken, University of Cincinnati; Patricia A Ralston, University of Louisville; Thomas Tretter, University of Louisville

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the framework might help explain some conflicting results within the engineeringretention literature.Theoretical Framework Many of the studies on engineering retention are framed through the lens of collegeretention. Although there is value in that perspective, this study was framed in expectancy valuetheory26, a theory used in the college major and career choice literature27,28 . Expectancy valuetheory, a motivational theory, attempts to explain individuals’ choice of behavior based on theirexpectation of success and the value they place on the task or outcome of the task. The behaviorcan be related to the decision to work on a task, whether or not to persist at a task, or the amountof effort to invest in a task28. Atkinson, who was