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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 2: Curriculum and the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sangarappillai Sivaloganathan, United Arab Emirates University; Essam K. Zaneldin P.E., United Arab Emirates University; Sarah Samir Sedra, United Arab Emirates university; khawla Mousa Alrayssi, UAEU ; Riham Mohamed Surkatti Ms, Graduate Student ; Haya Mohammed Al Nuaimi, UAEU

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Engineering Management

the master’s degree in Engineering man- agement at UAE university which is the top University in UAE. This study was done in our first workshop in engineering process management.Miss khawla Mousa Alrayssi, UAEU Miss Khawla Alrayssi graduated as a Mechanical Engineer from UAE University in Jun 2010 and started her career in September 2010 at STRATA manufacturing in UAE. After being in the job as manufacturing engineer in aerospace field for 1 year she underwent training in material & process engineering & Non- destruction tests for aircraft parts t in Alenia Aermacchi in Italy for 7 months. On returning she joined the Quality team in STRATA as Non-destructive test engineer and works there for the past 4

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Wang, Arizona State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

howKEEN’s 3Cs framework, i.e., curiosity, connections and creating values, was incorporated intothe existing course content centered on an open-ended design project. The impact of thisaddition will be evaluated through student surveys on their awareness of entrepreneurial mindsetconcepts.IntroductionArizona State University is a partner institution of the KEEN network with the mission totransform engineering education by fostering an entrepreneurial mindset in young engineers [1].The freshman Introduction to Engineering course was revamped to expose entrepreneurialmindset concepts to students during their first-semester at the university.Introduction to Engineering is a one-semester long 2-credit hour freshman lecture and lab coursefocusing on

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Awareness, Expectations, and Recognition of Ethics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Geoff Pfeifer, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristen Billiar, Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Ethics

facultymember was better able to discuss the ethical theories. Further, 80% of students said that theyhad learned something new from the lecture led by the philosophy faculty member (Jackson,Jasensky, Liang, Moore, Rogers, Pfeifer & Billiar, 2015). This finding is consistent with thosereported in other studies which also found, as mentioned at the outset of this paper, that manyengineering faculty feel that ethics is better taught by those with expertise in such matters (Haws,2001). But this work also pushes beyond such divisions in disciplines in that it seeks to pairexperts in engineering with experts in philosophy and ethics in order to 1) better teach both thetheoretical aspects of ethical thinking in the context of the course and engineering

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Curtis Cohenour P.E., Ohio University

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Electrical and Computer

offered. The course has long beenoffered without any specific training in sequences. In the fall of 2015 the course was modified to includeFinite State Machines (FSMs). With this change students are now trained to recognize the differencebetween combinational logic and state logic. Combinational logic is logic that is derived exclusively fromcurrent inputs and does not depend on previous inputs. State logic includes memory of previous eventsspecifically embodied in the “states”.Additional learning outcomes for the modified course are: 1. Recognize the difference between combinational and state logic 2. Recognize a sequence 3. Create a state diagram 4. Implement an FSM in Ladder Logic 5. Create outputs from FSM states 6. Test and

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 10

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christopher Miller, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Electrical and Computer

for thefinal two weeks when students focus on a final project. We use an 8-bit Microchip PIC16microcontroller, which has a simple RISC architecture with only 35 instructions. An outline ofthe course is shown in Table 1. The integral labs are shown in Table 2. These labs will vary abit from year to year, but each lab will generally cover the same concepts, with slightly differentimplementations. Each of these labs were completed using the C programming language. Thefinal project assignment was completed using assembly programming. Table 1. Original outline of course. Week Topics 1 Introduction, circuit review, software development tools, and

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W. DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Electrical and Computer

techniques and the lab portion of the course typically involvesstudents measuring voltages and currents in provided circuits with electronic test equipment.Two major problems arise with this method of teaching: 1. Students often do not see theconnection between what they are learning in lecture with what they are doing in lab and 2.Students often do not see a connection with what they are doing in lab with real-worldapplications. Without being able to directly implement what they learn in lecture to a practicaland useful real-world example or problem, students become disinterested in the subject and mayeven choose to leave the major.This paper discusses an attempt to modify the structure and content of an introductory electroniccircuits course to

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Luke Nogales, New Mexico State University; Rolfe Sassenfeld, New Mexico State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Engagement and PersistenceAbstractWe present a work in progress that demonstrates increased engagement and academic persistenceby transfer engineering students when the Lean LaunchPad™ (LLP) [1] methodology is appliedto teach the engineering design process. Transfer students entering engineering programstypically do not receive the same level of attention entering freshman do. New Mexico StateUniversity (NMSU) and Howard University (HU) saw an opportunity to improve academicpersistence, graduation rates, and overall experience by co-developing a program that helpstransfer students be more successful. A collaborative 3-year grant was awarded from theNational Science Foundation’s (NSF) Broadening Participation in Engineering program. Theobjective of

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Manufacturing Curriculum and Course Innovations

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Faisal Aqlan, Penn State Behrend; E. George Walters III P.E., Penn State Behrend

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Manufacturing

manufacturing philosophy that shortens the time linebetween the customer order and the shipment by eliminating waste”1. There are eight types ofLean wastes: defects, over-production, waiting, non-utilized talent, transportation, inventory,motion, and extra-processing. The first letters of these eight wastes can be summarized in theword DOWNTIME. Table 1 shows the eight Lean wastes and their description. Table 1. Eight Lean wastes Lean Waste Description Defects Products to be reworked or scrapped Over-production Producing more or earlier than required Waiting Any non-work time waiting for tools, supplies, parts, etc. Non

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Maria Elena Truyol, Universidad Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Mathematics

Tecnologico de Monterrey and a doctoral degree in Mathematics Education from Syracuse Univer- sity, NY. Dr. Dominguez is a member of the Researchers’ National System in Mexico (SNI-1) and has been a visiting researcher at Syracuse University, at UT-Austin and at Universidad Andres Bello. She teaches undergraduate courses in Mathematics, graduate courses in Education, and is a thesis advisor on the master and doctoral programs on education at the Tecnologico de Monterrey. Her main research areas are: models and modeling, use of technology to improve learning, gender issues in STEM.Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago,Chile Genaro Zavala is Full Professor of

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Integrating Additive Manufacturing Practices in Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hugh Jack P. Eng. P.E., Western Carolina University; Levi Sligar, Northwest Nazarene University; John Stutz P.E., Northwest Nazarene College; Brice Allen, Northwest Nazarene University; Duke Mejia Bulanon, Northwest Nazarene University; Abigail Stutz,, Northwest Nazarene University; Mallory Garner, Northwest Nazarene University

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Manufacturing

print, and cast a lifting hook. Using failuretheory and solid modeling simulation, students calculated the maximum force that would resultin their hook’s failure and the location of failure which is then verified by testing to failure. Asurvey of students who have completed this project reveal that adding this project reinforced thelearning experience for the students in a junior level Mechanics of Materials class.1. IntroductionHands-on learning experiences are active learning approaches that are essential for collegestudents to apply the materials learned in the classroom and to stimulate their understanding 1.Several educational set-ups are easily obtainable for such courses and they supplement theconcepts taught in the classroom. Additive

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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

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Brad Wambeke, United States Military Academy; Brock E. Barry, U.S. Military Academy; Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

first meeting in August 2016 and continued to meetevery 2-3 weeks throughout the fall semester. This manuscript documents the structuredmethodology utilized by the committee in the development of a new teaching and learningmodel, describes the resulting model, and discusses implications for the department.Existing Teaching ModelTo be truly effective, a teaching model should be considered a living document. It must berevisited on a regular basis for consideration of revisions. While the existing document, asshown in Figure 1, may have been living in spirit, its content was nearly on life-support as thecommittee found no indications that the model has been revised, or formally revalidated, since itwas initially developed in the late 1990s

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ETD Green Energy/Sustainability

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vedaraman Sriraman, Texas State University, San Marcos; Anthony Torres, Texas State University, San Marcos; Araceli Martinez Ortiz, Texas State University, San Marcos

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Engineering Technology

level rise,keeping forests and other ecosystems in good condition, and minimizing artificially triggeredclimate change [1]. The Royal Academy of Engineering in a report warns “we are exceeding thecapacity of the planet to provide many of the resources we use and to accommodate ouremissions” [2]. These reports underscore an increased societal call for professionals acrossgovernment, industry, business and civil society to be able to solve problems related to climatechange and sustainable development as part of their work [3].Professor Robert Socolow of the Princeton Environmental Institute suggested that a greateremphasis on environmental issues called for a change in engineering education [1]. Lord Broers,President of the Royal Academy of

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Pre-college: Blending Computers, Computational Thinking, and Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrea Carneal Burrows Borowczak, University of Wyoming; Mike Borowczak, University of Wyoming

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Paper ID #19074Teaching Teachers to Think Like Engineers Using NetLogoDr. Andrea Carneal Burrows, University of Wyoming Andrea C. Burrows is an assistant professor in the Department of Secondary Education at the University of Wyoming, where she teaches courses in science methods and pedagogy. Dr. Burrows taught at North- ern Kentucky University for five years. In 2010, she was hired as an external evaluator to conduct research on community/university partnership relations at the University of Cincinnati. She has received several awards including the: 1) Lillian C. Sherman Award for outstanding academic achievement (2011

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Pre-College: Fundamental Research in Engineering Education (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian Hartman, Walla Walla University; Randy L. Bell, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

order to ensure participants have an understanding of K-12 engineering education, only respondents that have appropriate background education, are involved in K-12 engineering teaching or research, and use K-12 engineering concepts in classes that they teach were included in the potential participant pool. From this pool, 25 participants were randomly selected from each of the four categories described above yielding a total of 100 participants who were sent the Round 1 questionnaire (See Table 5). Round 1 The first step of the research project was to send a single question to the 100 randomly selected participants from the 428 qualified respondents. Participants were asked to, “Please list all the characteristics of the nature of

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Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; David Adam Banks, University at Albany - SUNY

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ClassroomIntroductionEngineering educators point to a persistent problem that positions the engineering profession inapolitical and neutral terms. We call this the “neutrality problem” and describe it as placingmoral weight not on the work of engineers but instead the ad hoc uses of engineered artifacts.The problem appears in common assumptions that, for instance, guns are only as violent as theirusers intend them to be, absolving engineers of moral responsibility for the socio-technicaloutcomes that they helped to produce. The “neutrality problem” has a long history of beingchallenged by critically engaged engineering educators. Some challenge the problem by callingfor “non-canonical engineering ethics canons,”1 others advocate for a “peace paradigm” to beincluded in

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Engineering Literacy: Champions of Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John R. Reisel, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

is important. Krupczak, et al.,1 discuss how the general populace needs tounderstand technology, including its creation and its impact on society. They also differentiatebetween technological literacy and engineering literacy. The American Association for theAdvancement of Science, and the National Academy of Engineering have weighed in on theimportance of everyone being literate with respect to technology and the role of engineering insociety.2,3 Klein and Balmer4 summarize some of the reasons for increasing technologicalliteracy, particularly among students majoring in the liberal arts. In the preface to itstechnological literacy standards, the International Technology Education Association points outthat while society is increasingly

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Teams, Teaching, Leadership, and Technical Communications in Mechanical Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; Cynthia C. Fry, Baylor University

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Mechanical Engineering

teams.”1 In thebusiness environment, a team can be defined as: “A group of people with a full set of complementary skills required to complete a task, job, or project. Team members (1) operate with a high degree of interdependence, (2) share authority and responsibility for self-management, (3) are accountable for the collective performance, and (4) work toward a common goal and shared rewards(s). A team becomes more than just a collection of people when a strong sense of mutual commitment creates synergy, thus generating performance greater than the sum of the performance of its individual members.”2Thus, the purpose of a team is to accomplish a task that, in the end, results in a better, morecomplete

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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George Tyler Fischer, U.S. Navy; Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida

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Graduate Studies

as opposed to otherforms of renewable ocean energy. The energy available can be measured by the difference in tideheights. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) summarized tidalpatterns in three categories. Figure 1 illustrates those typical tidal patterns. 5 Figure 1: Typical Tidal PatternsDiurnal tide has one high tide and one low tide every 24 hours and can be observed in manyareas within the Gulf of Mexico. Semidiurnal has two high tides and two low tides every 24hours and can be observed along the eastern coast of North America. Mixed Semidiurnal tidesalso experience two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours, however; the amplitude of highare low tides are dependent on the lunar cycle

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Dimensions of Engineering Literacy and Engineering in General Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

criticalthinking and decision making in technological scope. In this study we had 120 students in theFreshman Engineering class and 60 students in the technological literacy class. The dataprovided is selected to show the major points and trends that are observed in the answers. Weare in the process of a more detail analysis of the data. But for this paper we are focusing themajor trends that shows the various perspectives that exists in the answers.The questions and the intention of the surveyExhibit 1 shows the questions and Exhibit 2 shows the title of the questionnaire. The questionswere chosen based on studies and discussions by officers and some of the active members ofTechnological and Engineering Literacy and Philosophy of Engineering (TELPhE

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Engineering Technology

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry M. Lunt, Brigham Young University

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Engineering Technology

all of these same programs, orTable 1: Institutions and Programs in This Studyclose equivalents. Table 1 includes each of the institutions included in the study, some basicinformation about each institution, and the programs included in this study. Some of the data was gathered from the institutions’ websites, but most was gatheredthrough personal visits with the heads or a faculty member in each of these programs. The visitswere conducted in the summer of 2016, and consisted of going over a list of questions (samequestions for each institution and program), taking notes on the responses, and compiling theinformation into some organized findings.FindingsEnrollment It was found that enrollment was not a consistent theme across all

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Exploring the Entrepreneurial and Innovation Mindset

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tuuli Maria Utriainen, Aalto University; Ville Taajamaa, University of Turku; Raghu Ram Movva, SAFM - College des Ingenieurs Italia; Joona Kurikka, Aalto University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

multidisciplinary student teams that aim tosolve both semi-structured and open-ended problems.The course participants go through several cycles of design thinking process in order toachieve the mindset of a designer [1]. The learning approach follows the progressive schoolof thought and focuses on methods that are a mix of experiential learning and problem basedlearning [2,3,4,5]. This leads to a transform also at the mindset level, for example thetolerance towards ambiguity increases [1,6]. From the perspective of logical reasoning orepistemological worldview there is a clear emphasis on abductive and reflexive approachinstead of deductive or even inductive reasoning [7]. University education and STEM(Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Vicki Stieha, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

recognize that STEM is a path that is open to them if they want to take it. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Ten Years Later – Where Are They Now?AbstractThis paper explores the educational and career trajectories of the alumnae of an outreach activityfor girls. The outreach activity was originally developed using an integrated marketing approachto attract girls into engineering programs.1 The program, a two day, overnight experience forrising 9th, 10th and 11th grade girls, focuses on showcasing engineering as an exciting, creativeactivity, including activities developed from that perspective. Started in 2005 and held annuallysince then, a total of over 500 girls have

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Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, Angelo State University; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois, Chicago; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

of praxis and concientización. To achieve this goal, we focusedon the contextualized understanding of the critical theoretical frameworks to facilitateconciencia.IntroductionThe plethora of research on underrepresented minorities in engineering education has resulted ina substantial number of articles on the topic. Some of the research studies have tried tounderstand the state of underrepresentation in engineering 1-4, their academic trajectories5-7,factors that impact their retention and participation8-12, and their histories and experiences13-15,among others. These studies have discussed the potential of different initiatives to providesupport to underrepresented students. Due to the recent call for broadening and participation

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Pre-College: Resource Exchange

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue, Towson University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Science Teacher. This article includes an annotatedlist of all 31 books on the list, additional criteria related to science and engineering practices, alist of all reviewers, and the call for submissions for the 2018 Best STEM Books. See alsohttp://static.nsta.org/pdfs/2017BestSTEMBooks.pdf for a list of all 31 books and review criteria.2017 Best STEM Books in alphabetical order by title. (Title. Authors / Illustrators. Publisher.Age Range.)1. Ada Byron Lovelace and the Thinking Machine. Wallmark / Chu. Creston Books. K-5.2. Ada’s Ideas: The Story of Ada Lovelace, the World’s First Computer Programmer. Robinson. Abrams. 1-5.3. Ada Lovelace, Poet of Science: The First Computer Programmer. Stanley / Hartland. Paula Wiseman Books.4. Ben

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Curricular Issues in Computing

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Secil Caskurlu, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Marisa Exter, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

knowledge and skills, such as communications and interpersonal skills, businessstrategy and applications, team/organization and management, general problem solving andcritical thinking, as well as self-regulated lifelong learning skills3, 4, 14, 16-18. Employers report thatemployees are not well prepared in terms of global knowledge, writing, critical thinking,adaptability, self-knowledge, oral communication, or quantitative reasoning19. However, thequestion remains: how to effectively design the curriculum to ensure that both discipline-specificand cross-disciplinary skills are sufficiently covered? To address this question, we need toexplore the issue from multiple angles: (1) gaps in education perceived by faculty, (2) gaps ineducation perceived

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Curricular Issues in Computing and Information Technology Programs II

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Kavianpour, DeVry University, Pomona; Sogand Kavianpour; Javad Shakib, DeVry University, Pomona

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Computing & Information Technology

Electronic Engineering Technology (EET) program called“Embedded Microprocessors System”.1- IntroductionThere are a number of strategies for correcting output errors. In order to measurethe error, you need to know both the current measurement and the correctmeasurement. The correct measurement is known as the set point. Obtaining thecurrent measurement involves a sensor. Typically, a sensor's job is to receive aninput. A motion sensor on an alarm system receives an input when the infraredbeam is broken. This causes the controller to sound the alarm. Most systemscorrect errors using feedback: the output of the system is fed back into the sensoras an input. The sensor measures the current state of its own system. The currentstate is also known as the

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First-Year Programs: Tuesday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Education; Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

improve three-dimensional visualization skills” [1]. The professor’sinnovative instruction included creative ways of learning which targeted students’ spatialreasoning skills. Through the semester, students practiced freehand sketching, learned ComputerAided Design (CAD), designed for additive manufacture, and created 3D printed tangibleobjects. The instructor consistently encouraged the students to freehand sketch objects, as a wayto enhance their ability to see the physical environment and improve their spatial visualizationskills. The instructor employed various exercises throughout the semester to challenge thestudents to think creatively to let their artistic talent shine as well as aiming to instill confidencein their freehand sketching

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Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth L. Miller, Pennsylvania State University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

communication at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of The Craft of Scientific Presentations (Springer-Verlag, 2013) and founder of the web- site Assertion-Evidence Approach, which receives more than 200,000 page downloads each year. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017    The Assertion-Evidence Approach to Technical Presentations: Overcoming Resistance in Professional SettingsSummary The assertion-evidence (AE) approach to presentations is a non-traditional way [1-4] forengineers and scientists to share their work with their audiences. In short, the approach calls onpresenters to build each talk on messages (not topic phrases), to support those messages with

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Qualitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana Jaleh Arya, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara; Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara; Elizabeth Sciaky, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Educational Research and Methods

appointment of five lead engineers to serve as project mentors for theprogram. These project mentors selected ten community college students from a shortlist of 20candidates provided by two members of the RU team (lead principal investigator and graduatestudent researcher) who conducted 34 interviews from an original pool of 58 applicants. Originalapplicants represented a range of individual differences: 26% female, 55% underrepresentedethnic minorities; 57% first generation; 27% veterans; 62% low-income; 5% students with1This research was supported by, or in part by, the U. S. Office of Naval Research under awardnumber N00014-15-1-2438.disabilities2. The final selection of ten from this diverse pool echoed such diversity: two females,five minorities

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K-12 and Graduate Experiences in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eileen Haase PhD, Johns Hopkins University; Elizabeth A Logsdon, Johns Hopkins University

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Diversity

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Biomedical

environment across theprogram.Future plans for BEPI include adding more options to the weekends for students who havealready selected a focus area. We are also currently developing advanced residency courses,which offer students the opportunity to learn the state-of-the art in a specific field taught byleading scientists and working biomedical engineers.BackgroundThe Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that biomedical engineering is expected to be one of thefastest growing occupations from 2014-2024[1]. With a 2015 median pay of almost $90,000 peryear and an expected job growth rate of 23% over the next decade, biomedical engineeringcareers will enjoy a growth rate well above the expected level of 7% for all occupations [2]. Thedata are summarized in