Conference Session

Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gina Navoa Svarovsky, University of Notre Dame; Marjorie B. Bequette, Science Museum of Minnesota; Lauren Causey, Science Museum of Minnesota

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

partners and collaborators into a series ofactivities intended for use during ongoing Science Center programming. As such, this paperfocuses specifically on the following research questions: 1) How are the types of familiar making activities identified by project participants aligned (or not) with the types of activities commonly associated with the Maker Movement? 2) How do the types of activities created during Making Connections align with the types of activities commonly associated with the Maker Movement? 3) What funds of knowledge were included in the activities developed as part of Making Connections?MethodsThe research questions articulated above are a subset of the larger research endeavors taken upduring the Making

Conference Session

Makers, Making, and the Maker Movement

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven Weiner, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, Arizona State University; Micah Lande, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus

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Educational Research and Methods

describes three other identity categories: Nature-identity,which is attributed to innate qualities that are presumed to be unchangeable, Institutional-identity, which flows from the roles and responsibilities associated with a specific position withan institution, and Discourse-identity, which relates to characteristics that derive frominteractions with others (See Fig. 1). Describing a person as a “tall, intelligent professor whoplays basketball” provides simple examples of all four identities types. Yet, it may be the casethat each of these identities overlaps or relates, such as height and playing basketball. It wasthese connections and intersections that often brought to light the most interesting findings in ourstudy. Nature-identity

Conference Session

Pre-College: Teacher Impact on Student Mastery

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Dixon, Ohio State University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Jenny Vi Le, Ohio State University; Carlos E. Castro, Ohio State University; Madith Barton, Ohio State University; Olivia R. Richardson, Ohio State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

and to inquire into the nature ofthe teacher learning about engineering that transpired over the course of the project. smART Project Background This study took place in two middle schools located in Columbus, Ohio. The firstschool, Metro Early College Middle School, (MECMS), has a student body of 300.MECMS, a semi-public, non-charter STEM school, is open to all students in the state, butmost reside in the city where the school is located. The school is administered by agoverning body comprised of representatives from school districts throughout the state,this study’s university partner, and industry collaborators. The socio-economicdemographics of the school’s student body are described in Table 1

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Necia Werner, Carnegie Mellon University; Suguru Ishizaki, Carnegie Mellon University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

writing courses. Developed and refined over the last 20years, the DocuScope tool has heretofore successfully demonstrated its strength as a researchtool to sort corpora into identifiable genres, for example, identifying the statistically significantpatterns and moves that differentiate histories, comedies, and tragedies in Shakespeare’s plays[1, 2], as well as its potential as an educational tool in writing courses. At Carnegie MellonUniversity, the tool has been used for these purposes in a graduate-level writing course fordesign students [3, 4], which created a writing classroom environment that functioned like acritique-based design studio; a corpus of student texts from the class could be analyzed inaggregate to visualize the rhetorical

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Engineering Workforce & Faculty Training

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sevinj Iskandarova, James Madison University; Oris Griffin, James Madison University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

employees in the team” (p.1, 2015)Rationale for the StudyIn educational settings, it is important to provide continuous diversity-related practices and tocreate a culture awareness workforce development plan. Some faculty may be apprehensive ofmoving from a familiar cultural environment to the new multicultural environment, or adaptingto a new work environment that may cause frustrations. Despite legislation and organizationalpolicies that attempt to manage and encourage successful engagement, and retain a diverseenvironment, faculty members are still challenged on how to deal with workplace diversityprofessionally. In order to address these challenges, the research addressed cultural awarenessprograms such as cultural

Conference Session

Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tristan Utschig, Kennesaw State University; Sandip Das, Kennesaw State University; Valmiki Sooklal, Kennesaw State University; Eduardo Farfan, Kennesaw State University

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Design in Engineering Education

. Finally, twointerdisciplinary case studies involving nuclear engineering topics are discussed – one frommechanical engineering and one from electrical engineering. These case studies includedescriptions of the projects along with reflections and assessments by students and facultymentors on their impact.IntroductionAn investigation into how interdisciplinary senior design projects emphasizing nuclearengineering applications can best be managed has been conducted, and nuclear engineeringtechnical content areas with the greatest opportunity for interdisciplinary projects are presented.RationaleAs the nuclear industry workforce ages, a new generation of engineers capable of filling this gapis needed [1]. At the same time, emphasis on detection of

Conference Session

Action on Diversity - Institutional Change & Perspectives on Diversity

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, University of Southern Maine; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Ronald R Ulseth, Itasca Community College; Rebecca A Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato

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ASEE Diversity Committee

Professor in the Department of Integrated Engineering program at Minnesota State University, Mankato, home of the Iron Range and Twin Cities Engineering programs. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Managing Transformation to Crack Open Engineering EducationRapid changes in the worldwide engineering ecosystem are creating a compelling rationale torethink engineering education. Tomorrow’s graduate will need to collaboratively contributeexpertise across multiple perspectives in an environment of rapid innovation and technologicalbreakthroughs [1]. Meeting these challenges requires a transformational change rather thanincremental improvements in how we recruit and educate engineering students

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dustyn Roberts P.E., University of Delaware; D. R. Haidar, University of Delaware

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

listeningcharacteristic of traditional lectures. The disparity in these experiences is one of many reasonsthat several undergraduate engineering subjects are taught with both lecture and lab sessions inparallel. At the University of Delaware, Vibrations and Controls is a junior level class inmechanical engineering that has a 3 credit lecture and 1 credit lab that are co-requisites, but arenot required to be taken in the same semester. This offers a unique opportunity to analyze studentperformance for the three distinct groups of students enrolled in lab only, lecture only, andlecture plus lab. We hypothesized that students in the lecture plus lab group would have highergrades in the lecture course than the students enrolled only in the lecture. Our results

Conference Session

Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

revision process greatly increased student engagement in the classand, as a result, increased student learning effectiveness.I. Introduction Laboratories have long been recognized as excellent tools for allowing students toobserve, discover and test new concepts. It is thus important for engineering schools to integrateinstructional laboratories as part of their undergraduate curriculums. However, good laboratoryinstruction must meet a broad range of objectives that include the capability to conductexperiments, to learn new subject matters, and to solve real world problems 1, 2. Designing anddelivering effective laboratory instruction remains a challenging endeavor for many engineeringfaculty. Since most laboratory instructions are

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M. Riley, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

absolutely or relative to the greater epistemic authority of engineering and the physical andnatural sciences.To support this argument, this paper systematically explores the EELE cases along threedimensions: 1) How engineering inquiry is positioned relative to traditional liberal educationmodes of inquiry; 2) How the interactions between technology and society are framed, includingwhere the motive force for social change is located; and 3) How the “fundamentals” ofengineering are understood in relation to the steering of technology in broader social, political,and organizational contexts. Before elaborating each of these dimensions, we review themethodology used in analyzing the case studies and provide a brief map of those case studies inlight of

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Hirshfield, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

experience for students but also because design is, in short, whatengineers do in the real world. Thus, it is important to fully understand how students currently doand, ideally, should engage in the design process. There is a realm of research within theengineering design space on a concept called design thinking, which involves studying how adesigner approaches, works through and solves design problems.24 The research done on howexperts utilize design thinking can be applied to determining the ways that we want students toengage in design. Specifically, studies on design thinking have identified typical steps that areemployed in the engineering design process, derived from how experts design23,25–27, presentedin Table 1

Conference Session

Materials, Manufacturing, and Machine Component Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Somnath Chattopadhyay, University at Buffalo, SUNY

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Mechanical Engineering

sophomore course entitled“Introduction to Mechanical Engineering Practice,” and is a required course for mechanicalengineering majors. The course comprised of three hour-long lectures every week along with agroup project in reverse engineering. The lecture classes were devoted to the basic elements ofmechanical engineering practice which came from a text entitled “An Introduction toMechanical Engineering.” [1] This text introduced the students to the vocabulary, skills, andapplications associated with the mechanical engineering profession. Chapter 1 of the textintroduces the profession of mechanical engineering, and the next seven chapters talk about thevarious disciplines within mechanical engineering with intent to develop useful design

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James B. Pocock, U.S. Air Force Academy; Anthony Barrett, U.S. Air Force Academy

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Diversity

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Materials

study published in the International Wood ProductsJournal (Zziwa, Ziraba, & Mwakali, 2010). Testing gave structural engineers using thesematerials another data point with which to compare the reasonableness of their designassumptions. The four species selected were Caribbean Pine, Eucalyptus, Cypress and Musizi.USAFA received two batches of wood samples from EMI. To facilitate fitting into the luggageof individuals transporting them to the U.S. from Uganda, the size and number of samples werelimited to those shown in Figure 1. Figure 1: Wood Samples before Harvesting Specimens for Testing.Specimen preparation and testing was conducted as closely as possible in accordance withASTM D143 - Standard Test Methods for Small Clear

Conference Session

Predicting Student Success

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shanon Marie Reckinger, Montana State University; Bryce E. Hughes, Montana State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

constant rate until thedrop deadline. Most students who withdrew did not participate in any or very few in-classactivities. Of the 123 students who were enrolled in the class when final grades were posted, anadditional five students were removed from the study due to low participation in-class activities.All five of the removed students had a final score in the class of <35%. The full demographics ofthe class can be found, broken down by section, in Appendix 1. The gender diversity in thiscourse is slightly better than the national average of female’s receiving a bachelor’s degree inMechanical Engineering. There are approximately 19.5% females who completed the class andwere included in the study, the national average of females who receive

Conference Session

Potpourri

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob Bailey, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Computing & Information Technology

able to forecastdemand, and thus it is important to understand what drives student preferences for particularscheduling time slots. Measuring these preferences can be challenging, however, for at least thefollowing three reasons. (1) Revealed preferences (what students actually choose) can differsignificantly from stated preferences (what they say they will want at a future time), requiring theuse of actual scheduling data to infer preferences or utilities. (2) The utility that students derivefrom particular choices is multifactorial, so that in a computer-based testing facility, for example,students may prefer to take their exam mid-afternoon, but they may also prefer to take it as closeto the end of the exam period as possible, and it can be

Conference Session

Life After Graduation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Mitikaa Sama; Rohini N. Abhyankar, Arizona State University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Educational Research and Methods

Measuring Students’ Subjective Task Values Related to the Post-Undergraduate Career SearchIntroductionSmart capable graduates continue to leave engineering degree and career pathways. To support adiverse, well-qualified engineering workforce, educators need to better understand the careerchoice processes of undergraduate students enrolled in engineering programs and nearinggraduation. While many researchers have examined choices to engage in specific careers, fewhave focused on the experience of students actually acquiring a first position post-graduation.From the engineering education and career development literature,1-3 it is known that interest inother fields account for some diversion of engineering graduates from

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Andreasen, University of Delaware; Heather Walling Doty, University of Delaware; L. Pamela Cook, University of Delaware

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

figurebelow (figure 1) indicates progress at UD in the area of recruitment and retention since the PAIDgrant. The PAID grant seeded opportunity to engage in more extensive efforts aroundinstitutional change and played an important role in the development of the current NSFInstitutional Transformation (IT) grant. Ag & Natural Resources CAS, Natural Sciences CAS, Social Sciences 2006 Earth, Ocean, Environment Engineering 2015 Health Sciences 0 10 20 30 40

Conference Session

Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Umesh Adhikari, Michigan State University; Jade Mitchell, Michigan Sate University, Dept. of Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering; Julie Libarkin, Michigan State University; Mark H Weir, The Ohio State University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

paradigm in Science and Decisions. Figure 1 illustrates the risk assessmentprocess and feedback between scoping and management from this document.Figure 1. Risk Assessment Framework (NRC, 2009)Microbial risk assessment is a scientific process that estimates the likelihood of microbialexposure and resulting public and environmental health impact (USDA and USEPA, 2012). Riskassessment framework is inextricably linked with other components of risk analysis whichinclude risk management, risk communication, and other social as well as economic aspects.Figure 2 shows how these components are linked together.Figure 2. Risk assessment framework and its relationship with other components of risk analysis(USDA and USEPA, 2012)A conceptual model describes or

Conference Session

CoED Mechanical Engineering Topics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph Michael Mahoney, Penn State Berks ; Rungun Nathan, Pennsylvania State University, Berks Campus

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Computers in Education

idealized theoretical continuous beammodel. Second, they use Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Finally, they determine the frequenciesexperimentally. Using student survey data, it is shown that the project bolstered the followingskills: (1) use of measurement equipment to acquire and transmit real-world data, (2) performinga Discrete Fourier Transform (DFT) and creating the Power Spectral Density (PSD) plot ofempirical data, (3) creating and modifying FEA code in MATLAB to find natural frequencies andtest for convergence of results and (4) connecting the distinct topics of the course together.IntroductionOur Mechanical Engineering program’s Mechanical Vibrations course has been completely basedin theory and simulation. Students did not have hands-on

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Te Kipa Kepa Brian Morgan CPEng, The University of Auckland; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

the U.S. for instance, the 2014 publication of a workshopsummary co-sponsored by the U.S. National Academy of Engineering (NAE) and the AmericanSociety for Engineering Education (ASEE) identifies that “the goal of diversifying engineeringeducation has long been recognized, studied, and subjected to attempted interventions….”1 Onespeaker at that NAE/ASEE-sponsored workshop noted that literature spanning over 40 yearsemphasizes both the importance of ethnic diversity in engineering education and commonapproaches to achieving that goal. However, the percentage of underrepresented minorities inU.S. engineering education still “remains well below their percentage in the population.”1 Ethnicdiversity is not the sole focus of diversity initiatives

Conference Session

Two-year College Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Burton Dorsey, Washington MESA; Elizabeth Apple Meza, University of Washington; Phyllis G. Harvey-Buschel, Washington MESA

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

questionsin each area. It asked students to report on, 1. Future academic and career intentions; 2.Self-efficacy/motivation in STEM courses; 3. Interest in and perception of STEMmajors/careers; 3. Level and type of participation in MCCP; 4. Academic preparation in highschool; 5. Student demographics. Surveys were collected through email via a secure survey response system housedat the University of Washington. To boost response rates, paper surveys were also available inMESA centers. The paper and email surveys were combined for analysis. Survey respondentsincluded students at all six colleges in Washington state and the two colleges in California. Atotal of 155 completed surveys were collected, which represents about 15-20% of the

Conference Session

Strategies for Effective Education in Manufacturing

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Huseyin Sarper, Old Dominion University; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Linda Vahala, Old Dominion University

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Manufacturing

experience encompasses all four pillars of manufacturing engineering: “1)Materials and manufacturing processes; 2) Product, tooling, and assembly engineering; 3)Manufacturing systems and operations; and 4) Manufacturing competitiveness13.” Student workin teams of three to four with about 100 students per semester.Educational Goals, Activities, and OutcomesEducational goals of this project include increased excitement for engineering resulting inincreased retention, motivational preparation for further studies in engineering, and gaining aninsight into what engineers do. The practical experience consists of several activities: observationof real metal cutting operations, realizing overhead costs, calculating realistic manufacturing costs,applications

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Curtis Darfler, California State University, Maritime University; William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

is strong interest in maritime engineering and marine science, such as the CSUM.Although testing could be carried out in the adjoining Carquinez Strait or San Pablo Bay, there isa need for a controlled test environment for educational and testing purposes. This would allowstudents in courses such as Naval Architecture and Marine Science to have an experimental setupwhere they could visualize and measure the effects of low velocity water flows on their field ofstudy.Instructors have demonstrated the clear value of supplementing fluid mechanics theory with flowvisualization. For example, Crimaldi et al. [1] examined the correlation between student learningand student demonstrations of planar laser induced fluorescence for turbulent flow

Conference Session

Developing New Engineering Educators

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon L. Isovitsch Parks P.E., University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown; Laura J Dietz, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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New Engineering Educators

, duringtheir first semester on the tenure track at a teaching focused institution are summarized.Professional experience of the author is comprised of a combination of consulting, government,and manufacturing industries, while teaching experience consisted of responsibilities as ateaching assistant in graduate school for three (3) semesters, teaching one (1) semester as apart-time instructor, and teaching colleagues on various topics informally and formally.Professors known to have some industry experience from a variety of higher learning institutionswere surveyed. They were asked to rate various factors as being a source of stress when theywere new faculty, and to identify ways their institution made the transition from industry toacademia easier

Conference Session

Pre-College: Evaluation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Reagan Curtis, West Virginia University; Johnna Bolyard, West Virginia University; Darran Cairns, West Virginia University; David Luke Loomis, West Virginia University; Sera Mathew; Kelly Leigh Watts, Regional Educaion Service Agency 3

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

learn. Teacher preparation and scaffolding are key toimplementation of design based learning and lead to significant student learning gains 1. ProjectTESAL addressed teachers’ knowledge of content and knowledge of pedagogy 2. Teachers needdeep understanding of the mathematics and science they will teach. They also need knowledge ofhow students develop understanding of content, how to set significant learning goals, how toselect and implement appropriate instructional tasks, and how to assess learning 3. Well-designedprofessional development experiences are integral to developing such knowledge and skills 4.National standards documents make it clear that mathematics is an essential tool for scientificinquiry, and science is a critical context

Conference Session

Qualitative Research Methods

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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

. Her interests focus on broadening participation in engineering through the exploration of: 1) race, gender, and identity in the engineering workplace; 2) discipline-based education research (with a focus on computer science and computer engineering courses) in order to inform pedagogical practices that garner interest and retain women and minorities in computer-related engineering fields.Dr. James L. Huff, Harding University James Huff is an assistant professor of engineering at Harding University, where he primarily teaches multidisciplinary engineering design and electrical engineering. His research interests are aligned with how engineering students develop in their career identity while also developing as whole

Conference Session

Pre-College: Resource Exchange

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly Miller, Riverside Intermediate School; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Siddika Selcen Guzey, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Amanda C. Johnston, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hillary E. Merzdorf, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Suazo-Flores, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Murat Akarsu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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@purdue.edu sguzey@purdue.edu Amanda C. Johnston1 Hillary E. Merzdorf2 Elizabeth Suazo-Flores2 Murat Akarsu2 johnst78@purdue.edu merzdor@purdue.edu esuazo@purdue.edu markarsu@purdue.edu 1 2 3 Riverside Intermediate School, Purdue University, University of Minnesota Project Description The EngrTEAMS project has been developing a suite of 13 integrated STEM curricula for grades 4 – 8. The curricula are hands-on engineering design challenges that integrate mathematics and science grade- appropriate content, mapping to Next Generation Science Standards for engineering and discipline-specific standards. Each unit was inspired by

Conference Session

Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jackie Starks, Tennessee State University; Fletcher Ray Hendrickson, Tennessee State University ; Fatemeh Hadi, Tennessee State University ; Matthew J. Traum, Engineer Inc

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

, including Engineering Master’s programs,nowhere does there exist an ABET-accredited undergraduate mechanical engineering programtaught exclusively on-line. [1] To understand why, a quote from the Online Engineering Webportal at North Carolina State University (NCSU) is instructive. It states that “because manyundergraduate engineering classes have laboratory requirements, [NCSU does] not offer anundergraduate online degree in engineering.” [2] While the University of North Dakota claims tooffer an online mechanical engineering B.S. degree, it nonetheless still requires remote learners totravel to campus to complete laboratory activities in dedicated college-affiliated brick-and-mortarfacilities. [3] We believe insistence that undergraduate

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sreerenjini C. Nair, University of the Incarnate Word; Michael Frye, University of the Incarnate Word

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

educationalinstitutions in Texas. There has been numerous studies in education that emphasize theimportance of teaching and learning science in middle school classes.1 By having an earlyexposure to the fundamental aspects of science at the elementary or middle school levels, thestudents and their parents can make an informed decision about pursuing a university educationin STEM.2,3 The authors’ discussions with various funding agencies and many professionals inK-12 STEM education point to the fact that there needs to be more emphasis given to thestudents and their parents regarding the importance of studying science at the elementary andmiddle school levels .4,5,6 An additional motivation was the passing of State House Bill 5 (HB5). The bill

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole Yates, National Society of Black Engineers; Roberta Rincon, Society of Women Engineers

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

in hiring and reviews of performance due to implicitbias[12]. Women of minority backgrounds are held to stricter standards of competence than whitesand are less likely to be recognized for their skills[21].The purpose of this study, a joint venture between two professional engineering associations, istwofold: 1. Determine what challenges underrepresented minority female engineers have experienced early in their careers 2. Identify the strategies underrepresented minority female engineers employ to cope with those vocational challengesThe target population for this study is underrepresented minority women who are one to fiveyears into their engineering careers. We chose this population because women compriseapproximately half