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Issues in Engineering Technology Education I
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University
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Diversity
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Engineering Technology
waseither the same or even better compared to traditional and hybrid models. This fact almost lookslike a negative correlation between the students' feedback and their actual performance in theclass. During 2013-15 class offerings, there was more time devoted to the interactive activitiesbetween the faculty-students and students-students. This means that even less time was devotedto the theoretical material normally presented in the traditional lectures and students were"forced" to spend even more time studying. The reflection of this is the best students'performance - 83%/88%/80 average and 10%/8%/13.8% standard deviation in the final examsconducted during 2013-15 period. The grade distribution demonstrates that the number of A andAB students is
Conference Session
Classroom Practice III: Student-Centered Instruction
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hayden Fennell, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Camilo Vieira, Purdue University; Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette; R. Edwin García, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Educational Research and Methods
) between students’ use of representations in each stageand the respective scores. One exception was the configuration step, where the score was well correlatedwith the amount of representations used. The correlation resulted in a value of .52 (p-value = .002) for theconfiguration step. To evaluate the effects of each type of representation on this score, we performed amultiple linear regression. Equation (1) describes the model used to predict students’ score on theconfiguration step (SC) based on the numbers of images, plots, tables, equations, calculations, and charts.Results reveal a significant effect of the use of equations on this stage (p-value < 0.016). No other type ofrepresentation had significant effect. This fact could reflect the
Conference Session
Institutional Capacity and Supportive Structures in Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Houshang Darabi, University of Illinois at Chicago; Fazle Shahnawaz Muhibul Karim, University of Illinois at Chicago; Samuel Thomas Harford, University of Illinois at Chicago; Elnaz Douzali, University of Illinois at Chicago; Peter C Nelson, University of Illinois, Chicago; Ashkan Sharabiani, Exelon Corporation
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
Class by RaceDetermining New Admission RulesThe URS classes created in this study can be used to derive a new support system of admissionsat our University. Table 6 shows an example that illustrates how the URS classes can be used tosimulate the enrollment of underrepresented applicants. This example does not reflect ouruniversity’s standards or the ACT scores of our applicants and it is merely a hypotheticalscenario.Here we are assuming that our hypothetical university is currently using a minimum ACT of 27to admit all its applicants regardless of their URS classes. We would like to know how thisadmission policy can be modified based on the generated URS classes’ information. Table 6shows the modification process. First, for each URS class we
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4B: Assessing Student Motivation and Student Success
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Anne Dudek Ronan P.E., New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
majoruniversities are lower: 20% at Ohio State,3 27% at UT Austin,4 24% at NYU,5 26% at UCBerkeley,6 and 28% at Georgia Tech.7 It is suspected that the low enrollment numbers are aresult of social issues and curricular policies. While social change is outside the scope of highereducation faculty control, curriculum changes can be used to encourage women as well as retainthem in engineering programs.There is evidence that certain curriculum practices are more enticing to women and motivatethem to stay in engineering. Strategies to attract women to engineering have included teamwork,service projects, and social impacts of engineering projects. These strategies reflect the higherpercent of degrees awarded to women in areas like environmental and biomedical
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Kristi J. Shryock, Texas A&M University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
,identifying design requirements and functions for the expected solution, developing andevaluating design concepts, developing a baseline solution and project plan, and meeting theirproject plan milestones. Table 1 lists all the projects titles student teams pursued as part of thesecond project. They represent a wide range of applications, which reflect different studentinterests. Table 1. Project Titles Interactive Maps Bike Rack Drip Irrigation Automated Animal Feeder SeKure Bike Bust Stop Awning Smart Lifejacket F.L.O.P. Board-Based Transportation Lock Methane Collection Box
Conference Session
Developing Infrastructure Professionals
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew W Roberts, Southern Utah University; Carol Haden, Magnolia Consulting, LLC
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Civil Engineering
or recommendationsexpressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation. The authors also wish to thank the reviewers for their comments,which were helpful in improving the final version of the paper.Bibliography[1] P. J. Parker, M. W. Roberts and M. K. Thompson, "Work in progress — Assessment and pilot delivery of an introduction to infrastructure course," in Proceedings of the 2010 Frontiers in Education Conference, Washington, DC, 2010.[2] M. W. Roberts, P. J. Parker, M. K. Thompson and B. A. Barnet, "Development of an Introduction to Infrastructure Course," in Proceedings of the 2011 ASEE Annual Conference, Vancouver, Canada, 2011.[3] M. R. Penn, P. J
Conference Session
K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 1)
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alison Haugh Nowariak, University of St. Thomas; Olivia Lang, University of St. Thomas ; AnnMarie Polsenberg Thomas, University of St. Thomas; Debra Monson, University of St. Thomas; Deborah Besser P.E., University of St. Thomas
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
their experience.Summary and “Next STEPS”The reconstruction of the STEPS program was essential to recruit underrepresented students. Thenew format was well received and shows great promise. Key lessons learned in delivering thenew curriculum and key lessons learned in extending the population participating in the informalengineering outreach program will be incorporated in successive offerings of the program. Therevamped 2015 STEPS offering follows a 2014 STEPS offering in which the content anddelivery of STEPS was significantly updated to reflect current pre-college science andengineering education research. Specifically, engineering design, engineering practices,engineering habits of mind, and best practices for engineering career exploration
Conference Session
Flipped Classrooms in Mechanical Engineering
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University
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Mechanical Engineering
engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 A Flipped Solid Mechanics Course Designed Based-on the Interactive, Constructive, Active, and Passive (ICAP) FrameworkIntroductionAccording to Lage et al., “Inverting the classroom means that events that have traditionally takenplace inside the classroom now take place outside the classroom and vice versa”1. The wordflipped sometimes is also used for a classroom environment like this. A flipped (or
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 6: Design and Design Chanllenges
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University
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First-Year Programs
designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum.Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University Amy Trowbridge is a Lecturer in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University (ASU), focused primarily on freshmen engineering. She is also Director of the Grand Challenge Scholars Program at ASU. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Assessing the Impact of Incorporating the NAE Grand Challenges for Engineering as a
Conference Session
Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Rebecca Komarek, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
was administered todetermine skills gains and team accomplishments and to reflect on the participants’ experience inthe program. An alumni survey was administered six months after the conclusion of the summerprogram to check in on Catalyze teams.Survey questions were rated on a one-to-five Likert type scale with a 70% cutoff (a rating of3.5/5) to help evaluate effective program components. Surveys also included open-endedquestions to gather verbal responses to support numerical ratings. Numerical results wereevaluated against a 70% cutoff (3.50/5.00) with activities and ratings above 3.50 considered asevidence of program success for the evaluation of results. Results were presented by theassessment specialist and evaluated at a programmatic
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steve Warren, Kansas State University
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
Conference Session
Technology-Related Educational Research
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Krishna Madhavan, Purdue University - West Lafayette; Michael Richey, The Boeing Company; Barry McPherson, The Boeing Company
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
learners work hand-in-hand withindustry experts, academic researchers, and data scientists to elicit the type of design behaviorsthat reflect real world engineering practice in the aerospace industry. This allows us to develop,test, and refine the instrumentation methodology, data architectures, analytics, and visualizationapproaches before interfering with the day-to-day work within an organization. In the context ofour work, a program called AerosPACE was developed not only as a senior capstone course, butalso to serve as a test bed.AerosPACE is an engineering education program developed by a large US aerospace company.The primary goal of this program is to bridge the gap between theory and application, (and tohelp students understand the
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Johnson-Glauch, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
ofIllinois or to the topic of state machines in digital logic. Interviews with instructors of digitallogic courses are ongoing. Comparisons between the reasoning and problem solving approachesof students and instructors will be compared in future studies to enable comparisons betweenexperts and novices.6. AcknowledgmentsThanks to Lance Pittman for his help with collecting data and supporting analysis. This projectwas supported by the National Science Foundation under grant EEC 1429348. The opinions,findings, and conclusions presented in this paper do not necessarily reflect the views of theNational Science Foundation or the authors’ institution.References1  Juhl, J. & Lindegaard, H. Representations and visual synthesis in engineering design
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacqueline Fleming Ph.D., National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session
). Using the focus group method in software engineering: obtaining practitioner and user experiences. In Empirical Software Engineering, 2004. ISESE'04. Proceedings. 2004 International Symposium on (pp. 271-280). IEEE.38. Martınez, A., Dimitriadis, Y., Rubia, B., Gómez, E., & De La Fuente, P. (2003). Combining qualitative evaluation and social network analysis for the study of classroom social interactions. Computers & Education, 41(4), 353-368.39. Mawdesley, M., Long, G., Al-Jibouri, S., & Scott, D. (2011). The enhancement of simulation based learning exercises through formalized reflection, focus groups and group presentation. Computers & Education, 56(1), 44-52.40. Natishan, M. E
Conference Session
Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Samuel J. Dickerson, University of Pittsburgh
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Electrical and Computer
thatisolated student performance on the specified outcomes. The rubrics used in the assessment ofoutcomes and corresponding evaluation results are independent from student grades. For thefirst assessment, the students’ ability to design an Internet-of-Things solution to a real worldproblem was measured. In the second assessment, the students’ level of attainment of ABEToutcome (h), the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions ina global, economic, environmental and societal context, was measured. The final assessmentpresented is an indirect measure, student surveys that reflect their opinions on the course andtheir learning.4.1 Assessment of Student Ability to Design an Internet-of-Things SolutionFor this first
Conference Session
First-Year Programs Division Technical Session 4A: Retention Programs and Strategies
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Megan McSpedon, Rice University; Ann Saterbak, Rice University; Michael Wolf, Rice University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
, only 5% of B.S. engineering graduates have been AfricanAmerican and only 7-8% have been Hispanic.2Shoring up the leaky STEM pipeline, particularly for underrepresented groups, is of nationalimportance. The first two years of college are particularly important for STEM retention.1 Onestrategy employed by some universities to remedy the gap in retention rates is the creation ofsummer bridge programs.3. Research BackgroundResearch suggests this achievement gap does not reflect a difference in student ability but ratherstructural inequalities in K-12 educational experiences between students from high-performing,well-resourced schools and students from under-performing, low-resource schools.4 Studiesshow abilities, attitudes, and college
Conference Session
Environmental Engineering Division: Sustainability and Hands-On Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Paula Alvarez Pino, UAB Sustainable Smart Cities Research Center; Andrew J. Sullivan; Fouad H. Fouad, University of Alabama - Birmingham
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Diversity
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Environmental Engineering
. Principles of Sustainable Development 2. Introduction to Sustainable Smart Cities 3. Low Carbon and Renewable Energy Systems 4. Managing Natural Resources and Sustainable Smart Cities 5. Green Infrastructure and Transportation 6. Green Buildings 7. Health & Livability 8. Smart Technologies for Cities & Buildings 9. Big Data & Smart Cities 10. Research Methods & Project PlanningCapstone Research Project– during the capstone research project the students will design andimplement a piece of research that will enable them to reflect on the knowledge and skillswhich they have learned during the taught modules and apply them to a real world problem orissue. This research may
Conference Session
Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mary Carpenter Ed.D., CCD - Custom Curriculum Design; Logan Edward Micher, Florida Polytechnic University; Chris Yakymyshyn; Jorge Vargas, Florida Polytechnic University; Christina Drake, Florida Polytechnic University
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Design in Engineering Education
tracking device, water transport and filtration device, educational toy or exhibit) had anegative impact on student interest in the engineering program. Another important considerationis the need to keep the attention of students from different engineering concentrations, as well as(in our case) a significant population of students enrolled in the College of Information &Technology. The latter group of students may have minimal interest or curiosity regardingengineering, and represent a challenge to win over their engagement in the class.There needs to be a balance between narrowing the scope of the assigned problem sufficiently toavoid students being unable to find a way forward, but having a sufficiently open-ended naturethat it reflects a
Conference Session
ECE-related Engineering Education
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alexander Ganago, University of Michigan; Hyunsoo Julian Kim, University of Michigan; Joshua Adam Kotrba, University of Michigan; Mohammad Rasouli, University of Michigan
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Electrical and Computer
versa [1]The multitude of specific recipes for how to flip a class reflects the diversity of education: even abrief search through ASEE publications with the keyword ‘flipped’ yields more than a thousandpapers describing various flipped courses. Not surprisingly, a recent survey admits that There is a lack of consensus on what exactly the flipped classroom is. [1]Flipping a course requires at least 3 actions, which can be seen as disruptive innovations: (1) Decide which “events that have traditionally taken place inside the classroom” will be moved outside the classroom, and explain to students how they benefit from this move (2) Create the new teaching events outside the classroom to ensure that the student learning
Conference Session
Engineering Management: Project Management and Partnerships
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Wayne Paul Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Jeffrey S. Russell, University of Wisconsin, Madison; John S Nelson PE, University of Wisconsin, Madison Department of Civil & Environmental Enginieering
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Diversity
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Engineering Management
a fictitious project executive committee for approval.2. Project Cost and Value Previously this lesson was titled “Project Budgeting.” We revised the lesson’s title to “Project Cost and Value” to reflect that: 1) in the end, project sponsors care far more about how much the project cost than its original budget; and 2) the most important monetary consideration for project managers is delivering owner/sponsor-defined value. In this lesson, we spend considerable effort discussing project value. Effective project managers have thoughtful, probing discussions with project sponsors of project value. Every project has deliverables, whether that be a facility, a product prototype, or functioning software. The goal, however, is to
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Capstone Courses
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Derek T Reamon Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
name matters. As outlined above, e+ is a specialized design-focused degreeprogram, requiring students to focus in engineering design thinking and doing, and anengineering disciplinary emphasis—while developing a secondary area of expertise via theconcentration. This multifaceted specialization is distinctive amongst the traditional discipline-specific engineering programs in our college. The authors hope that removal of “general” fromthe program name better reflects the unique combination of specificity and customizabilityafforded by the program curriculum and that the renaming will help the program grow in sizeand stature. We also hope that this lesson-learned serves as a cautionary tale to other collegesinterested in creating a new program
Conference Session
Issues in Engineering Technology Education II
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University - Addison; Aminul Karim, Higher Educational Consultant
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Engineering Technology
: how to incorporate and teach new applications of new technologies in thecurriculums they teach and how to maintain their professional currency.1Therefore, in summary, the rapid pace of technological change mandates that facultyremain current in their technical areas of specialization as technology leapfrogs and newdomains of technology evolve, and thus they need to become reflective practitioners.For the current study, it was the intent of the authors to survey faculty teaching in theengineering technology domain to determine the state of professional development andprocesses that are used to maintain technical currency and compare the results with thestudies conducted earlier in 2013, 2007 and 2003. II. Data Collection ProcedureTo gauge
Conference Session
Teaching & Learning Statics and Mechanics of Materials
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew Lee, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; James A Middleton, Arizona State University
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Mechanics
University Dr. Haolin Zhu received her PhD in Solid Mechanics and Computational Science and Engineering from Cornell University. She is currently part of the engineering education team in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. Currently she focuses on designing the curriculum for the fresh- man engineering program as well as the NAE Grand Challenge Scholars Program. She also designs and teaches courses in mechanical engineering at ASU. Her interests include innovative teaching pedagogies for increased retention and student motivation, innovations in non-traditional delivery methods, as well as structured reflective practices throughout the engineering curriculum.Prof. James A Middleton
Conference Session
Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vanessa Dunn, University of Colorado, Boulder; Sarah Miller, University of Colorado, Boulder; Stephanie Swartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Arthur L.C. Antoine, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Diversity
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Graduate Studies
researchlaboratories due to lack of experience6. Meanwhile, for many students, particularly those who arethe first in their family to attend college, research is often unfamiliar, and a summer or semestermay feel inaccessible or overwhelming.In order to create academic institutions that reflect our nation’s diversity, we must seal holes alongthe leaky pathway from undergraduate degree programs to professional jobs in STEM. Animportant step is retaining students once they have enrolled in undergraduate degree programs andsupporting those students as they explore and continue along the academic pathway.The research program we report on here, titled “Spring Break for Research (SB4R)”, was designedat the University of Colorado Boulder College of Engineering and
Conference Session
Infusing Engineering with Art (and Vice Versa)
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Andrew Findley, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; John A. Mirth, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
://search.asee.org/search/fetch?url=file%3A%2F%2Flocalhost%2FE%3A%2Fsearch%2Fconference%2F28 %2FAC%25202004Paper998.pdf&index=conference_papers&space=129746797203605791716676178&type= application%2Fpdf&charset= Retrieved on June 02, 2015[8] Hertzberg, J., Leppek, B., Gray, K., “Art for the Sake of Improving Attitudes Toward Engineering”, ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2012, 119th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, June 10-13, 2012. [Online]. Available: http://www.asee.org/public/conferences/8/papers/5064/view. Retrieved April 25, 2015 [9] Sochacka, N., Guyotte K., Walther, J., Kellam, N., “Faculty reflections on a STEAM-inspired interdisciplinary studio course,” ASEE Annual
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Developing Quality Experiences that Retain Diverse Engineering Talent
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tizoc Cruz-Gonzalez, University of Michigan; Sarah Rose Sobek, University of Michigan ; Julianna Marie Abel, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
reflecting on the event details, and the simple quantitative and qualitative componentsof the survey, we have begun to demonstrate there is a benefit to students participating in designand build activities at a large conference.Given the positive reaction of students to the intervention over three years of implementation, thedemonstrated benefit of STEM role models to students’ decisions to enroll and persist in STEMmajors4,5,6,7, frequency, and varied geographic locations of STEM conferences, interventionssuch as the one discussed in this paper present an opportunity to reach traditionally underservedpopulations. This paper details a successful and easily replicated outreach opportunity that existsfor participants in STEM research conferences. We
Conference Session
Student Success III: Affect and Attitudes
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Casey Marie Williamson, James Madison University; Mariafé Taeví Panizo, James Madison University; Olga Pierrakos, James Madison University; Robin D. Anderson, James Madison University
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Educational Research and Methods
Conference Session
Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Arizona State University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Yong Seok Park, Arizona State University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
to which respondents indicate their level of agreement on a Likert four-pointscale, from strongly agree to strongly disagree. Participants respond to the 26 items for each ofthe three classroom strategies (formative feedback, real-world applications, and initiatingstudent-to-student discussions), thus yielding 78 datum points.VECTERS additionally contains questions to collect demographic information about theinstructors as well as general information about the engineering course they are reflecting uponwhen responding to VECTERS. Instructor information includes information such as gender,ethnicity, and years of experience. Course information includes items to indicate the course-level(100 to 400), whether the course is required, and the
Conference Session
Computers in Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kenneth A. Ritter III, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Terrence L. Chambers PE, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Christoph W. Borst, University of Louisiana, Lafayette
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Computers in Education
all informationalicons, the student is then informed to follow the yellow arrows to the solar collectors shown inFigure 6. Figure 6: Left: Area 3, solar collectors. Right: Area 4, boiler.Area 3, Solar Collectors: In this area the student learns about how the solar troughs track the sunthroughout the day to capture the direct sunlight and reflect it to the central absorber tube. Also itis explained in detail how sunlight passes through the transparent glass of the absorber tube, orevacuated tube, and how the heat is transferred to the working fluid. The student is theninstructed to point the solar collectors to capture the direct sun at high noon to collect solarenergy and heat up the working fluid. Once finished the student
Conference Session
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
. Ethical issues have beeninfused into the engineering curriculum, graduation projects, holiday practice, and productionpractice, thereby forming a system of engineering ethics education." The author goes on torecommend that both countries could learn from each other in terms of incorporating ethics inthe engineering curricula.Institutional profileIn Fall 2015, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), had a student population ofapproximately 25,000 undergraduate students and 4,000 graduate students. UNLV isdesignated as a Minority-Serving Institution and an emerging Hispanic-Serving Institution.This diversity is reflected in the graduate students of UNLV's Howard R. Hughes College ofEngineering, see Table 1. The College of Engineering offers M.S