Conference Session

Graduate Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Patricia Kristine Sheridan, University of Toronto; Liz A. Kuley, University of Saskatchewan; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary

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Educational Research and Methods

students. Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 46(3), 253-264. DOI: 10.1080/1470329090306886214. Kajfez, R. L. and McNair, L. D. 2014. Graduate Student Identity: A Balancing Act Between Roles. In Proceedings of the 121st ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition: 360 Degrees of Engineering Education. 16 pp. Indianapolis, IN. June 15-18. https://peer.asee.org/2054215. Sowell, R. 2008. Ph.D. Completion and attrition: Analysis of baseline demographic data. The NSF Workshop: A fresh look at Ph.D. education. http://www.phdcompletion.org/resources/CGSNSF2008_Sowell.pdf16. Stallone, M. 2004. Factors associated with student attrition and retention in an educational leadership doctoral program. Journal of College Teaching and

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Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

climate change effects their motivations and agency to solve complex global problems for a sustainability in their career.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Engineering Identity

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Blanca Miller, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A Tsugawa, University of Nevada, Reno; Jessica Nicole Chestnut, North Carolina State University; Heather Perkins, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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Educational Research and Methods

Undergraduate Programs since 2011. Her research focuses on the intersection of science and engineering identity in post-secondary and graduate level programs.Dr. Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno Adam Kirn is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at University of Nevada, Reno. His re- search focuses on the interactions between engineering cultures, student motivation, and their learning experiences. His projects involve the study of student perceptions, beliefs and attitudes towards becoming engineers, their problem solving processes, and cultural fit. His education includes a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, a M.S. in Bioengineering and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing and

Conference Session

Student Division Innovative Research Methods Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cassandra Groen, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Student

emerging professionals within the disciplinarycontext of civil engineering. From this study, a grounded theory of professional identitynegotiation emerged from 32 interviews with undergraduate students in civil engineering. Asdepicted in Groen’s GT model, students begin to perceive and position themselves asprofessionals within the civil engineering discipline through a process of definition negotiation[6]. During this process, students negotiate their constructed definitions of self (e.g., gender,disability, family background, etc.) with those of the profession (e.g., nature of engineeringwork, roles of civil engineering in society, ethics, etc.). As this iterative negotiation processcontinues, students form a professional identity and advance

Conference Session

Graduate Education Model, Industry and Practitioner Experience - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jaclyn K. Murray, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Psychology and Sociology from Case Western Reserve University. Before pursuing a PhD, Erika had a dual appointment in UM’s College of Engineering working in student affairs and as a research associate. While grounded in the field of higher education, her research interests include engineering education, particularly as related to innovation, professional identity development, and supporting the recruitment and persistence of underrepresented students within engineering.Dr. Diane L. Peters, Kettering University Dr. Peters is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Kettering University. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Practitioner Experience Meets Graduate

Conference Session

Design and Making

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Summers, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Renee D. Rogge, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

asupplement to more important learning. The course design outlined below reflects our bestattempts to use the lens of disability students to show STEM and the liberal arts as organic,essential, and generative partners.Course background and overviewAs an academic field, Disability Studies solidified in the 1990s alongside a social model ofdisability that rejected biological definitions of “normal” bodies and medical perspectives thatidentified disabilities as problems to be fixed. As a result, the study of disability fractured, oftenhighlighting conflicts between academic and professional interests4. At its foundation, the goal ofour Introduction to Disability Studies course is to bridge the chasm between theories andresearch in disability studies and

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Mona Ghali, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

university to employment represents a major transition with personal, economic,and societal implications. In recent years, the study of transitions has attracted renewed interest frompolicy makers and researchers in the light of changing labor market patterns, the diverse transitionpathways of young people, the transformation of professional knowledge, and an increasingdisjuncture between students’ academic training and the specific skillsets sought by employers [1, 2,3]. Yet very little is known about this transition in the field of engineering [4]. Most studiesconcentrate on the job readiness of engineering graduates [5, 6]. Fewer studies have explored howthe knowledge, skills, and experience that engineering students gain in university facilitate

Conference Session

Engaging Ethics in Teams and Communities

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Eduardo Mendieta, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Engineering Ethics

the graduate level [4].2. A User-Oriented Approach to Engineering Ethics EducationPrevious research has recognized the critical role engineering faculty members play ineducating students about engineering ethics [5][6]. Such recognition, however, contrastswith a general trend in engineering education: faculty members are usually slow andreluctant in adopting research-based pedagogical practice, a trend that challengesnumerous designers of educational innovations [7] [8] [9]. In particular, scholars havereported that educational innovations that follow a “replication model,” in which facultymembers passively accept and adopt pedagogical innovations designed by educationalresearchers, have very limited effect in generating faculty engagement

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Audrey Pang, Sandia National Laboratories; Carolyn Conner Seepersad, University of Texas, Austin; Sheldon Landsberger, University of Texas, Austin, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

enough time todistract from their other courses. Student projects are sponsored by a faculty research advisor, andeither the faculty member or a post-doctoral researcher or graduate student mentor act as their day-to-day point of contact. By providing students with opportunities for immersive learning in their first college semester,FIRE seeks to engage freshmen in engineering in a more accessible manner, supplementing theirrequired coursework. The research projects are carefully selected and framed not only to cover abroad range of mechanical engineering topics (from biomechanics to combustion to 3D printing)but also to provide opportunities for undergraduate researchers to exercise creative problemsolving, design and hands-on skills, self

Conference Session

Professional Skills Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abigail Jane Kulhanek; Cheryl A Bodnar, Rowan University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

, recent engineering graduates enteringthe workplace are still reported to be deficient in written and oral communication skills.This work investigates student perception of written and oral communication skills after theirparticipation in game-based activities as a means to determine whether game-based pedagogycould serve as a potential tool to enhance these skills in engineering undergraduates. Game-basedlearning incorporates game design elements in non-game contexts, balancing subject matter andgame play to help players engage in the information being presented, while allowing them tolearn how to apply it in real world contexts, such as communication in industry.Game-based communication activities were incorporated into one section of

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Integrating Teaching Assistants, Tenure-track, and Non-tenure-track Faculty into a Cohesive Department

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Civil Engineering

inthe summer and included both face-to-face and online components. Topic coverage fell into oneof three main categories: 1) university employment expectations, 2) course logistics andexpectations, and 3) effective interactions between Mentor TAs and students enrolled in thecourse. Workshop effectiveness was evaluated through a mixed method approach including theuse of pre and post workshop surveys and end of the semester focus group discussions withstudents serving as Mentor TAs as well as post course surveys of course-enrolled students. Acomplete discussion of the developed workshop and the future direction of the program is alsoincluded.Introduction and BackgroundOver the past three years, faculty at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) have

Conference Session

Experiences of Diverse Students

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacqueline Ann Rohde, Clemson University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

identify as cisgender. These students may have a deeper understanding of diverse genderidentities and may act as allies in an engineering context. A better understanding of thesestudents provides insight into the types of students entering engineering that can help support andpromote diversity. We used quantitative methods to analyze survey data from first-yearengineering students relating to constructs of attitudes, personality, and engineering identity. Theinvestigation revealed significant differences between students who identified themselves ascisgender and students who are presumed to be cisgender but do not explicitly identifythemselves as such. Cis-identifying students were found to have stronger STEM-relatedidentities and possess

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shabnam Etemadi Brady, Tennessee State University; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, Tennessee State University; Germysha Emily Little, Tennessee State University; Lydia Davis, Tennessee State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

should be addressed nationally.IntroductionSTEM (i.e., science, engineering, technology, and math) fields are critical to the advancement ofthe United States in the global economy. Therefore, it is important that institutes of highereducation support students succeeding in STEM education by completions of STEM degrees.Advancing STEM education plays a fundamental role in improving student learning in STEMfields and, in turn, can enhance the production of STEM graduates. By investigating STEMeducation at colleges and universities, we can expose areas of needed improvement and enableprograms to become more effective and efficient. If the field of engineering wishes to broadenparticipation, it is imperative that such efforts include institutions

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Disability Experiences & Empathy

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yvette Pearson Weatherton, Rice University; Renae Danielle Mayes, Ball State University; Carol Villanueva-Perez, Ball State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

postsecondary education.The purpose of this paper is to present a review of literature to elucidate systemic and personalbarriers that hinder the success of students with disabilities in engineering, along with promisingpractices for overcoming those barriers and needs for additional research. The search wasconducted using EBSCOHost Academic Search Complete and ProQuest using combinations ofterms related to engineering education, STEM education, and students with disabilities.Disability on College CampusesThe Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments (2009) define disability as “(a) a physical ormental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individual;(b) a record of such an impairment; or (c) being regarded as

Conference Session

Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Krupczak Jr, Hope College; Mani Mina, Iowa State University; Kate A Disney, Mission College

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

solution ofproblems stated as analogies [7]. The test is designed to assess analytical thinking. The testcontent is drawn from various academic subjects. No specific prior training in any one particularacademic discipline is assumed. Positive correlations have been shown between MAT scoresand subsequent success in graduate programs in academic disciplines [7].The ACT Science Reasoning Test, the Law School Admissions Test (LSAT), the CriticalThinking Assessment Test (CAT) and the Miller Analogies Test (MAT) were taken as modelsfor developing an Engineering Reasoning test. The term “Engineering Reasoning” was adoptedas more appropriate than “engineering” or “technological literacy.” Like science reasoning,engineering reasoning points to a specific

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mary Katherine Watson, The Citadel; Elise Barrella P.E., James Madison University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

defining sustainability or answering objective questions (e.g., multiple choice).Assessments of design skills capture higher-order cognitive processes which may require bothconceptual and procedural knowledge; for example, students applying sustainable design to theircapstone projects. Assessments of beliefs, attitudes, or interests reflect self-knowledge and aremore indicative of motivation to perform sustainable design or act sustainably, rather than ademonstrated ability to do so.Accordingly, the research questions guiding this review were:1. What tools are available for assessing students’ (a) conceptual knowledge, (b) design skills or application of knowledge, and/or (c) beliefs/attitudes/interests related to sustainability?2. Which fields

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Monique S. Ross, Florida International University; James L. Huff, Harding University

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Educational Research and Methods

purpose of this section is to provide a criticalperspective on how this decision affects the overall alignment between the research objectivesand the IPA methodology.As previously discussed in this paper, IPA is a powerful tool for unpacking individual livedexperience of some phenomenon​27​. This experiential reality need not only be accessed throughconducting interviews, as noted above. Focus groups, diaries, and other techniques have beenused to collect IPA data​28,29​, but any technique must be carried out with the central question ofwhether or not the tool elicits the desired social reality, in this case, individual livedexperience of graduate student identity. As put by Walther and colleagues​2​, data collectionoccurs with the underlying

Conference Session

Pre-College: Robotics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Linda Whipker, The Forge Initiative; Robert A. Mackie, The Forge Initiative; Lynn A. Albers, Campbell University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

students operates the robot; competing innumerous matches over a two or three day period to earn ranking points and ultimatelyqualifying for higher level (state or world) competitions.The 2016 FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) season was filled with excitement, a challengingcompetition design, FIRST Stronghold, and many talented youth, mentors, and leaders. Part ofthe excitement is the opportunity to drive the robot in competition. Unfortunately, this privilegeis usually reserved for just a few students due to the nature of the competition. Different teamsview the roles and responsibilities of the drive team through their own lens. Drive teamcomposition is defined by the game rules each year. In 2016, the game called for four students tomake up one

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mayra S Artiles, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Raeven Carmelita Waters; Ashley R Taylor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Karis Boyd-Sinkler, Virginia Tech; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Amy Hermundstad Nave, Virginia Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

and most common purpose was to research the characteristics of diverse people, be itby gender, race, or some combination of the demographics described in section 4.3. Someexamples of the specific questions being asked around these characteristics of diverse people are:which factors enable minorities’ success, how do specific demographics perform in teamworkscenarios, and how can we recruit diverse groups. Some specific examples of nontraditionalquestions asked within this category are the “relationships between student characteristics andentrepreneurship education (curricular and co-curricular) choices” (Celis & Huang-Saad, 2015),as well as how does socio-economic status play a role in course performance (Agrawal,Stevenson, & Gloster

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Soledad Santisteban, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Jill E. Thomley, Appalachian State University; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

9 students from their sophomore year through graduation by awarding a cumulative 81annual scholarships totaling $486,000. In each year of the project, up to four students can receivean additional $2,100 of summer support if they participate in a research experience or internshipand the site they attended does not provide a stipend.The other three program pillars are academic support, career support, and community support(including creating a community of scholars). The COMPASS program uses several strategies,balanced on these pillars, to ensure success and sustainability. First, it leverages existing UNCPprograms such as career services, recruitment, and financial aid. Second, it explicitly builds acommunity of scholars who receive

Conference Session

Labs and Experiments

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janie Brennan, Washington University in St. Louis; Shawn E Nordell, Washington University in St. Louis ; Erin D Solomon, Washington University in St. Louis

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Chemical Engineering

item (#6, “I can perform experiments independently”) was significant withrelation to ACT score. No items were significant with relation to gender.In order to assess the potential effect of gender more closely, the differences in the means offemale and male students were also compared using t-tests. Only item #2 (“I can master thecontent in even the most challenging engineering course if I try”) showed a significant differencebetween genders, with females improving their average score by an additional 1.01 compared tomales (p = 0.023). This lack of overall difference matches with Mamaril’s results, in which therewas no significant distinction in engineering self-efficacy between men and women.16Similarly, to assess the potential effect of

Conference Session

Changing the Engineering Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel McCord Ellestad, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

at how students interpret their current situation and use those interpretations to select theirnext action. Boekaerts theorized that the quality of a student’s learning process largely depends on thestudent’s goal orientation1: mastery mode where students see school work as an opportunity tolearn new ideas and coping mode where students see school work as an opportunity todemonstrate their abilities. The goal orientations are considered modes because they are notfixed traits of an individual; as students engage in their learning environment, they work tobalance these two goals: to learn and to protect ego15. Therefore, the balance between themastery mode and the coping mode is changing and fluid. While a student can start in

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

multipledimensions of student development (cognitive, intrapersonal, and interpersonal) and describesthe potential for individuals’ awareness of and commitment to acting on their internally definedvalues.32 Self-Authorship has been shown as one potential pathway to creative ways of knowingin engineering33 and is also considered an important goal for liberal education.32 For a more in-depth treatment of the connection between innovation and Self-Authorship in our developmentof the IPM, refer to Gewirtz, Davis, Benitez, and McNair.34Designing the IPM In their discussion of generating academic plans, Lattuca and Stark6 distinguish betweenthe design and planning of academic structures such as courses, programs, and even collegesthemselves. Design of

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

course designed by an interdisciplinary team of faculty fromengineering and the humanities puts students imaginatively into a complex nineteenth-centurycontext as they consider how to provide a waste management solution for an expanding urbanpopulation. This role-playing game (RPG) puts students in the roles of actual people living in aturn-of-the-century industrial city in central Massachusetts. While immersing themselves in theroles of engineers, industrialists, elected officials, workers, scientists, public health officials,inventors, and city residents, students learn and practice engineering concepts (engineeringdesign, stakeholder analysis, mass balance, sewage treatment, material properties and selection,sewage properties and conveyance

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech; Daria A Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado Boulder; Susannah Howe, Smith College; Julie Dyke Ford Ph.D., New Mexico Tech; Benjamin David Lutz, Virginia Tech; Kevin Kochersberger, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Laura Mae Rosenbauer, Smith College; Sidharth Arunkumar, New Mexico Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

- grams and a Senior Instructor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering. She received B.S. and M.S degrees in mechanical engineering from The Ohio State University and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder. Kotys-Schwartz has focused her research in engineering stu- dent learning, retention, and student identity development within the context of engineering design. She is currently investigating the impact of cultural norms in an engineering classroom context, performing comparative studies between engineering education and professional design practices, examining holistic approaches to student retention, and exploring informal learning in engineering education.Prof. Susannah Howe

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Paper ID #18517Unpacking Latent DiversityDr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexander Joseph Zorychta, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle MBA, University of Virginia

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

other to take slightly greater risksthat ultimately accelerated their company; a commitment to helping younger studententrepreneurs. We also saw them collaborate on each other’s projects using complementary skillsets, and even take steps to found new ventures together. Most importantly, as these studentshave graduated, they have influenced one another to stay in Charlottesville, VA, the relativelysmall city surrounding the University, to build their businesses alongside one another.But it is not just about bringing students with project ideas together. The second attempt to start agroup, in February 2016, failed spectacularly, as they could not find the time to meet regularly.The major differences between this first and second group is that the

Conference Session

Design & Development Projects and Practices

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gavin Garner, University of Virginia

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Manufacturing

valuable insight into how to engage engineering students and teach them difficult, interdisciplinary material both efficiently and effectively. He was named a ”Graduate Teaching Fellow” by the American Society of Mechanical Engineers from 2007-2009. Since then, he has won numerous other teaching awards for his creativity and dedication to student learning. He is especially interested in updating traditional mechanical engineering courses to better integrate the modern tools and techniques used to solve today’s design problems in industry. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Designing Electric Guitars to Teach Mechatronics and Advanced

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorena Colcer, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

president of the university and the community. It was a powerful event andmany in the University were surprised and appalled by the abuse and oppression students facedon our campus. We decided to build off of the momentum of this event and the grad schoolreview by holding a School-level speak out the following spring. While we planned this event,one of the Graduate Student Committee (GSC) members brought to our attention additionalproblematic experiences that international students relayed to her in confidence. This furtherindicated to us that we needed to provide an opportunity for graduate students in our School toengage in a conversation of equity and inclusion as a larger community; we were alreadydiscussing instances between research group

Conference Session

Installation, Integration, and Development

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Greg Kremer, Ohio University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

trends are occurring in research, government regulations or incentives, industry, etc. that should impact program requirements for student graduating in 5 to 10 years?Part of the open discussion focused on the current strengths in energy research in our university,especially in clean coal and electrochemical conversion technologies, and how they comparewith those of other colleges. As we discussed educational programs, some of the overall themesand guidance that emerged from the discussion included: • Balance between engineering (fundamental) and technology (applied) • Balance between general (broad understandings) and specialized (industry specific skills) • Develop students’ ability to choose appropriate options for energy