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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily Barnes , Rowan University; Nicholas Lenzi; Katherine G Nelson, Rowan University

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participate in outreach programs as a working Professional Engineer.Mr. Nicholas LenziDr. Katherine G Nelson, Rowan University Katie just recently finished a postdoc at ASU and is currently working as temporary faculty int he college of engineering at Rowan University. Her research interests include complexity learning, cognition, and motivation. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Understanding impacts of Women in Engineering K-12 Outreach ProgramsIntroductionThe percentage of women that are employed as engineers (14.5% as of 2015) has gone up since1985, when women made up only 5.7% of the engineering population [1]. Be that as it may, thepercentage of women in engineering has plateaued

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Samuel Paul Merriweather, Texas A&M University; Harriet A. Lamm, Texas Engineering Experiment Station, TAMUS; Shannon D. Walton, Texas A&M University; Karen L. Butler-Purry, Texas A&M University; Judy Kelley, West Texas A&M University; Krystal E. Thomasson, Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi; John David Rausch Jr., West Texas A&M University; Frank Pezold, Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi; Kendall T. Harris, Prairie View A&M University

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undergraduate (UG) students (such as usingparticipation in research and motivation to enroll in graduate school enrollment [1-5]), theAlliance has demonstrated its impact across a range of academic success indicators.The Alliance is now composed of three of the five original universities from the TAMUS and isfocused on increasing the participation of STEM URMs who successfully complete a Bachelorof Science (BS) degree and who are prepared and ready to matriculate into doctoral programs.The foci of this paper are the remaining three Alliance institutions which are  Texas A&M University (TAMU): Highest Research Activity (R1) University and Lead Institution  Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU): Moderate Research Activity (R3

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John D. Carpinelli, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Angelo J. Perna, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Linda S Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology

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competitive graduate programs. Future research on engineering students’ attitudesto graduate studies should include a more in-depth examination of the differences between maleand female students.The current paper provides; 1) background information on the development of the Attitudestoward Graduate Studies Survey for use as a pre-post measure in evaluating the impact ofundergraduate summer research experiences on students intentions to pursue graduate studies, 2)a summary of results from three cohorts of students from the summers of 2010, 2011 and 2012and 3) conclusions from a follow-up study of the students from these three cohorts.BackgroundOver the last decade, the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) has hosted numerous REUsites and the

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Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Schumack, University of Detroit Mercy

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of a reasonable solution.Rowland [1] described how units can be used to deduce how given quantities should becombined to give a particular result (for instance, how velocity and area can be used to determinevolumetric flow rate). He also discussed how the units cancellation process can provide a checkof the validity of equations, both in choice of governing equations and whether any algebraicmanipulations were done properly. His study suggested that students accept governing equationswithout much thought about the need for dimensional homogeneity, supporting the finding bycognitive scientists that “humans tend to discriminate only as finely as necessary.” He discussedthe inclination of students to interpret constants in relationships as

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexa Rihana-Abdallah, University of Detroit Mercy; James Joseph Lynch, University of Detroit Mercy

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. 4 For simple domains, i.e., homogeneous properties and simple boundary conditions, thegoverning equation can be solved analytically. In general, an analytical solution does not existand the governing equation must be solved numerically.Contaminant Transport by Advection-Dispersion A model that includes only advection and dispersion can be solved numerically and maybe solved analytically for certain domains and properties. The contaminant will flowdownstream with the groundwater and the front will spread out through dispersion. Thegoverning equation is C x, t   2C x, t  C x, t  D v (1) t x 2

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fethiye Ozis P.E., Northern Arizona University; Meliksah Demir, Northern Arizona University

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questionsincluding a list of the vocabulary for Group 2. Mind Dumps were implemented the same way.Some student comments included “very helpful. I don’t use my mind dumps on the test but thatis because I know what I wrote, I remembered it because I completed my reading.” and anotherstudent added “The benefits [are] in the long run for remembering the reading. It encouragesme to do the reading and be ready for Mind Dumps.” Although some students were able to seethe point behind Mind Dumps, observations showed that still only 1/3 of the class wasAgreeing/Strongly Agreeing with “Mind Dumps make me complete my readings.” A studentcomment was interesting to note “They are not graded, don’t affect my overall grade.” Preparedstudents would allow the instructor to

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Ross Pfluger P.E., Colorado School of Mines; Junko Munakata Marr, Colorado School of Mines

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Environmental Engineering

effective in helping themlearn lesson objectives. While examining the effectiveness of these active learning interventionsand flipped classes with an increased sample size over several years is likely needed to determinestatistical significance, our experience indicates that choosing the appropriate classes to flip andsuitable active learning interventions is challenging and selected interventions may not beimmediately effective. Nevertheless, a variety of learning techniques is likely beneficial tomaintain student engagement in a three-hour evening lecture course covering a highly technicaltopic such as air pollution control.1. IntroductionAccording to ABET’s criteria for accrediting environmental engineering programs, air pollution,along with

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; John C. Kelly Jr., North Carolina A&T State University; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Kathy Ann Gullie PhD, University at Albany-SUNY; Ali Reza Osareh, North Carlina A&T State University; Lisa D. Hobson, Prairie View A&M University

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survey datacollection. Of the 11 institutions, the majority of the students, 72%, were male and 28% were female.Regarding race/ethnicity, 85% of the respondents self-reported the race/ethnicity as Black, 4% asHispanic, and 9% as multi-racial; 7% as Asian and 9% as White. Of the students involved, 16%indicated that English was not their primary language. The majority of the students were 2nd year(27%) or 3rd year (42%) higher education students; 67% of the enrollees were majoring in electricalengineering; 23% self-reported as computer science or mechanical engineering majors. Theremaining students generally reported majors related to other STEM domains for which the courseserved as an elective or to fulfil a minor requirement (see Table 1

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles Kowalec, University of Michigan; Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan

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results examine several factors influencing the success of a partnership, including differencein cumulative grade point average (GPA), gender balance, and work habits like starting projectsearly. After controlling for GPA, we observed an association between starting projects early andincreased performance on both exams and projects. The impact was greatest among those in thelowest GPA quartile, where an early start made the difference between an average final lettergrade of C+ (lowest early-start quartile) and B- (highest early-start quartile).1 Introduction and Related WorkAn important goal of group work in education is to increase student learning of course material.In computer science courses, group work often takes the form of pair

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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learning in the affectivedomain. A flipped-classroom coupled with a modified approach to mastery-learning ‘required’students to review instructional content before meeting face-to-face including: a) reading thetextbook; b) watching pre-recorded, online digital lectures; c) mastering online quizzes; and d)submitting written homework. All students who completed all ‘required’ assignments before thepublished deadline were assigned a grade of ‘C’, for the course. Students who completedadditional ‘optional’ assignments had the potential to earn a grade of ‘B’ or ‘A’, for the course.The take home messages for this paper include: (1) a substantial initial investment of time maybe needed to create course content using blended, flipped, and mastery

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sonia Jacqueline Garcia, Texas A&M University; Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University; Matthew Pariyothorn, University of Houston; Ahmarlay Myint M.S., Access and Inclusion; Alexandra K. Hardman, Texas A&M University Access and Inclusion

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1ELCIR Program – Engineering Learning Community Introduction to Research: A research andglobal experience program supporting first generation, low-income, and underrepresentedminority students.INTRODUCTION:The College of Engineering at Texas A&M University has set some ambitious goals: to increasediversity in engineering and to better prepare the engineers who are joining today’s global anddynamic workforce. Some of the issues that need to be addressed at our college are: 1) increasethe retention of underrepresented minority (URM) and first generation students in engineering,2) enhance the participation of those students in engineering research and study abroadprograms, and 3) pave the way for those students to enroll in graduate programs in

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John M. Santiago Jr, Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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features to promote viewer engagement.Table 1 lists key features of Camtasia. He assumes that most educators do not have a website fortesting teaching methods.Table 1. Features of Camtasia to Promote Create and Engage Content to ViewersCamtasia is both a screen capture and video editing software. Camtasia was targeted for theeducation market. The application evolved from being a program for software demonstrationsback in 2005 to a full-featured educational tool in 2015. Screen recording with Camtasiarequires a relatively small initial investment and logistics when compared to a video recordingstudio.After creating hundreds of videos using PowerPoint and Camtasia, the Professor ___ createdpersonal YouTube Channels 1 and 2 of Table 2, back in 2008

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica J. Lofton, University of Evansville

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Center for EducationStatistics reported in 2015, 31% of all STEM degrees and certificates awarded at all levels wereearned by women; STEM was defined to include biological and biomedical sciences, computerand information sciences, engineering and engineering technologies, mathematics and statistics,and physical sciences and science technologies [1]. The percentage of women earningengineering and computer science degrees was significantly lower.Numerous studies have been conducted to determine why more women do not enter and remainin a STEM field when the interest is clearly present. Lack of female representation in STEM isoften described as a leaky pipeline, where of the few women that begin in a STEM field, evenfewer persist and remain in STEM

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Maria Krug, University of Notre Dame; Alicia Czarnecki, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Ryan M Nell, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Gary Allen Gilot P.E., University of Notre Dame; Victoria E Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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. BCe2 is made up of a diverse group of studentsand faculty from area high schools and colleges, community groups, local businesses, and theCity of South Bend through the Metro Lab Network (MLN) partnership. The SoutheastNeighborhood is used as a sandbox of innovation to develop feasibility studies, designs, andprototypes for urban natural resource management, sustainable placemaking projects, and data-driven community development solutions. BCe2 operates under two driving goals: 1) to advancethe theory and knowledge of educational environments that contribute to building andstrengthening all levels of the high school to graduate school pipeline in science, technology,engineering and math (STEM) fields, and 2) to develop a collaborative

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Micaela Sandoval, Texas A&M Health Science Center; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Lauren Neala Holder, Texas A&M University; Mary Kathryn McDougal, Texas A&M University; Mary E Campbell, Texas A&M University; Bruce E. Herbert, Texas A&M University

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progress of anewly implemented interdisciplinary service-learning course at A STATE University. Thisspring, a group of approximately 120 undergraduate students in the disciplines of industrialdistribution, sociology, and computer technology management are working together inmultidisciplinary teams to boost the ability of “The State” food banks to better understand theirclients and their needs, reduce costs and enhance efficiency.Design in service learning Integrative service learning curricula create a bridge between two major design philosophies:engineering design and design thinking as shown in Figure 1. While both concepts describesimilar methods, they differ in the prioritization of relevant factors. Design thinking’s moststriking

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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, integrated teaching andscholarship program focused on community engagement. Several research and capstone projectsaimed at improving efficiency and reducing operational costs at the food bank are summarized.Then, opportunities for expanding the scope and impact of the research agenda are discussed.Specifically, these opportunities focus on interdisciplinary collaborations centered on the use ofsustainable urban agriculture as a means to increase access to fresh produce within theemergency food network, improve health outcomes for socially disadvantaged people, revitalizeneighborhoods, and alleviate urban poverty. Finally, plans to incorporate formal assessment andreflective activities related to community engaged learning are presented.1

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert A. Chin, East Carolina University; Andrew DiMeglio

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and its affiliates is on preserving affordable homeownershipand revitalizing neighborhoods. The population of homeowners served are those most at risk forremaining in their homes and are those in need. Most are at risk and are in need because they aresubsisting on a fixed income, whose buying power continues to fall over time, and who live at orbelow the poverty level. Many also have medical bills that consume much of their income, whichforces them to put off needed home repairs and modifications. This population generally includesbut is not limited to senior citizens, the disabled, families with children, single parenthouseholds, and veterans. Using this as a springboard, the national office administers an annualaffiliate survey 1 at the end

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Meg West, Ohio State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Elizabeth Riter, Ohio State University

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. In the followingsections, we provide an account of those partners to demonstrate the growing nature of theprogram. Through this Work in Progress format, we hope to share our lessons learned related tosuccesses and failures while also learning from others.Lessons Learned Through Successes and FailuresIn this section, we describe how TAP strategically built partnerships with non-profitorganizations, professionals in healthcare, and professionals in education in order to create thestrong network it has today. Each partnership falls into at least one of the three types of networksdescribed by Kenway, Espstein, and Boden (2005). Figure 1 depicts the breakdown of TAP’spartners within its network. The outcome (i.e., lessons learned) of each attempt

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane M. Fraser, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Rebecca Medina, Boys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County

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affiliate. We argue that (1) the Boys & Girls Clubs are an excellentpartner for engineering faculty, offering advantages over other potential partners, and (2) such anongoing collaboration offers clear benefits not obtainable by short-term or one-time activities.We start by describing each partner. We then give a history of the partnership and present dataon attitudes of Club members about science and math. Finally we describe lessons learned andmake recommendations.Background: The Boys & Girls ClubsThe Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA) serve nearly 4 million young people each year atover 4,200 facilities in the US and at military bases overseas. The mission of the BGCA is “toenable all young people, especially those who need us most

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wenbing Zhao, Cleveland State University; Xiongyi Liu, Cleveland State University; Chaomin Luo, University of Detroit Mercy; Xiong Luo, University of Science and Technology, Beijing, and Beijing Key Laboratory of Knowledge Engineering for Materials Science

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Guide Objectives1. IntroductionIn this paper, we report a case study on employing and adapting a pedagogy based on topicalguide objectives (TGOs) [1] in a senior-level undergraduate computing engineering course.According to this method, course materials are divided into a list of TGOs. Homeworkassignments are assigned to students at the end of every lecture. The assignments are designedexplicitly around the TGOs that have been covered by each lecture. Each TGO consists of alearning objective, a set of key-points and basic concepts, correlation among them, and one ormore exercise problems.Typically, engineering/science homework is in the form of a set of problems for students to solve.The drawback of this approach is that students often get

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer S Gurski, Drexel University; Penny Louise Hammrich, Drexel Univeristy

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, 1997) and self-perception ofachievement. Additionally, underrepresentation means the limited presence of women as asubgroup in the engineering field. The term engineering is meant to encompass the eightengineering majors of academic study at the institution being researched, including biomedical,chemical, civil, computer, computer science, electrical, environmental, and mechanicalengineering.Review of the LiteratureThe following three areas of research have emerged surrounding young women’s entrance andpersistence in STEM majors, specifically engineering: 1) Self-efficacy, the social cognitivetheory, and the formation of a STEM identity; 2) pre-engineering pipeline experiences; and 3)gender equity and the underrepresentation of women in

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Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Bo Tao, Wentworth Institute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering

regularly gained a deeper understanding ofthe materials and achieved a better grade as part of the participants' academic performance.IntroductionGroup studying has become more and more popular in today’s teamwork-focused highereducation environment. Through meta-analysis of outcome research in undergraduate STEMeducation, Springer, et.al.1 show that various forms of small group learning are effective inpromoting greater academic achievement and increased persistence through STEM courses andprograms. The group studying environment offers students the opportunity to engage in a morein-depth discussion with peers, sharing information and knowledge about a course they are 1collectively enrolled in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Bazylak, University of Toronto; Ruth Childs, University of Toronto; Aimy Bazylak, University of Toronto

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Students: Comparing and Contrasting Perceptions of the Engineering Skill SetIntroductionThe long-standing underrepresentation of females in engineering, both in Canada and the UnitedStates [1-3], is worrying because systemic issues may be the cause of an untapped talent pool.Furthermore, this professional underrepresentation is likely to continue since females are alsounderrepresented in engineering education programs [4, 5]. Figure 1 illustrates the percentage offemales in Canadian undergraduate engineering disciplines, and while Biosystems is composedof a female enrolment of over 40%, most disciplines have a significantly lower percentage offemale enrolment. Figure 2 illustrates the percentage of American bachelor’s

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Hoffman, Quinnipiac University; Stefan C. Christov, Quinnipiac University

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principles. The results of implementing thepedagogical tools and a discussion of these results are presented in Section 6. Finally, Section 7concludes the paper and discusses future work.2. Related WorkProject-based courses in software engineering and development have been reported in theliterature. Early papers by Northrup [15] and Adams [1] describe courses where projects givestudents hands-on experience with programming in-the-large and with the software developmentlife-cycle. Both use the waterfall methodology where change to the documented configuration iscontrolled by a control board. In both papers, the course instructor serves as project manager;however, the manager reported by Adams [1] also serves on the Configuration Control Boardand the

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Learning and Assessment in ME 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jason Andrew Roney, University of Denver; Breigh Nonte Roszelle, University of Denver; Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver; Bradley Davidson, University of Denver

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first-year engineering experiences, engineering assessment, and active learning pedagogy.Dr. Matt Gordon P.E., University of Denver Dr. Matt Gordon is Professor and Chair of the Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering. His research areas include numerical and experimental plasma physics, chemical and physical vapor depo- sition, electronic packaging, and bio-medical engineering. He has supervised to completion 26 MSME students and 5 PhD students. Publications include 1 book chapter, 32 journal publications, 47 refereed conference proceedings, 29 non-refereed publications, and 27 non-refereed presentations. He is respon- sible for funds as PI or Co-PI from 52 separate proposals totaling almost $6,500,000

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aldo Morales, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg; Sedig Salem Agili, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg

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authors invited a guest speaker froman industry nearby to talk about practical applications in the SI field. The expected outcome is toproduce graduates with hands-on signal integrity experience, who will transfer to the workplacewith competitive skills and who will be positioned to extend their academic goals in graduateschool.The authors will also make the course content available to other programs, universities and nearbycommunity colleges. Moreover, the authors intend to align signal integrity course with the extensiveelectrical connector business in the Harrisburg area.1 IntroductionAs the speed of new digital designs are pushed into the gigabit ranges, interconnectsperformance becomes the key factor in enabling reliable system operation

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Veera Gnaneswar Gude P.E., Mississippi State University

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Environmental Engineering

programs which include outcomes (a) through (j) (see Table 1). Some ofthese outcomes especially (a) through (e) are easy to accomplish through traditional assignmentsand exercises. However, objectives (f) through (j) are not easily accomplished. These areintangible outcomes which need specific and tailored exercises to be effective1. These outcomesare listed as; (f) An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility, (g) An ability tocommunicate effectively, (h) The broad education necessary to understand the impact ofengineering solutions in a global and societal context, (i) A recognition of the need for and anability to engage in life-long learning, and (j) Knowledge of contemporary issues. Whileoutcome (j) seems to be a tangible

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lola Brown, City College of the City University of New York; Ardie D. Walser, City College of the City University of New York; Rawlins Beharry, City College of the City University of New York

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-economic/socio-political landscape over the past several years has impacted theseprograms and will offer revised best practices and recommendations on expandingAS/BE programs.IntroductionTwo-year schools are attractive to many students who are identified as a member of anunderrepresented group (e.g., women, Black, Latino, Native American) in science,technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers because they offer lower tuition costs,regularly scheduled remedial courses, an array of support services, supplementalinstruction and are generally located near the student’s home [1-2]. Many of thesestudents seek to continue their education, aspiring to attain a bachelor degree at a four-year institution and some ultimately seek to earn a graduate

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiny Abraham, Seattle University; Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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the introduction to IoT lecture, and the hands-on BLEactivity. Student responses were typically in the form of selecting a numerical value or rank thatindicated their level of agreement on the six statements listed in Table 1, pertaining to theirexperience with the IoT session. Survey question #1 asked respondents to indicate their level of agreement on whether thesession was successful in demonstrating the confluence of Electrical and Computer Engineering, andthe corresponding responses are shown in Figure 1.a. It can be observed that 100 percent of therespondents agreed, ranging from strongly to slightly, that the IoT session highlighted aspects of bothdisciplines. While the hands-on activity was more inclined towards computer

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seemein Shayesteh P.E., Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Maher E. Rizkalla P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Mohamed El-Sharkawy, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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devicesand for the MEMS/NEMS integrated systems used in high quality sensing systems. Thecourse also covers simulation and practical models for these devices. Some of the materialscovered in the course are structured from advanced textbooks [1] and [2], and lab manualsfrom different manufacturers [3] and [4].II. The Course Development2.1 Undergraduate research courses during the 2016 academic yearThe development of this course was achieved by providing senior students with researchand design experiences in related topic areas. The research experience from undergraduatestudents has been very productive. In Spring, Summer, and Fall 2016, the course materialswere developed. The materials included the TCAD simulation laboratory, IoT wearabledevice