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Architectural Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Morad Rachid Atif , Texas A&M University; Samantha Michele Shields, Texas A&M University ; Debra A. Fowler, Texas A&M University; David E. Claridge P.E., Texas A&M University

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, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, reflective eportfolios and professional development of graduate students related to teaching.Prof. David E. Claridge P.E., Texas A&M University David Claridge is the Director of the Energy Systems Laboratory and the Leland Jordan Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Texas A&M University and a Professional Engineer. He holds a B.S. in Engineering Physics from Walla Walla College and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in physics from Stanford University. He is internationally known for his work on energy efficiency. He pioneered development of the process of existing building commissioning which is today generally recognized as THE most cost-effective way to reduce energy use in buildings

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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 11

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University

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Electrical and Computer

and can be easily incorporated into an existing curriculum.7. Acknowledgments This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNo. 504030. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in thismaterial are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National ScienceFoundation. Photos in Figures 3 and 6 are courtesy of Adafruit.com.Bibliography[1]. S. A. Ambrose et al., How Learning Works: Seven Research-Based Principles for Smart Teaching. Jossey-Bass, 2010.[2]. C. J. Atman, et al., Enabling Engineering Student Success: The Final Report for the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education, 2010.[3]. S. Sheppard, et al

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Emily M Salmon, Mississippi State University

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Systems Engineering

for brainstorming include: there are no dumb ideas; Successful: do not criticize other people’s ideas; build on other people’s Visual, hands- ideas; and reverse the thought of “quality over quantity” on-activity, qualitative meaning the more ideas the better and the quality of an idea data, is not as important at this phase. encourages new ideasPareto Analysis A Pareto analysis reflects the frequency or impact of Initially problems. The

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Graduate Studies Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Julie A. Dickerson, Iowa State University; Theodore (Ted) J. Heindel, Iowa State University; Carolyn J. Lawrence-Dill, Iowa State University; Patrick S. Schnable, Iowa State University; Jill Wittrock, University of Northern Iowa; Mary E. Losch, University of Northern Iowa

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improvecourses by bettering integrating the training and laboratories, applying inquiry based learningmethods such as flipped classrooms and more judicious selection of topics. The managementteam is also working at better defining the course requirements for the student cohorts to betteraccommodate different levels of expertise in biology, mathematics and data science.AcknowledgementsThis material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under GrantNumber DGE-1545463. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressedin this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation.Bibliography[ASPB, 2013] American Society of Plant Biologists, Unleashing a Decade

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian Enmanuel Lopez, The Pennsylvania State University; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

laboratory environments.Acknowledgement This research is funded by the National Science Foundation NSF NRI #1527148. Anyopinions, findings, or conclusions found in this paper are those of the authors and do notnecessarily reflect the views of the sponsors.References1. National Robotics Initiative 2.0: Ubiquitous Collaborative Robots (NRI-2.0) (nsf17518) | NSF - National Science Foundation.2. Tucker C, Kumara S. An Automated Object-Task Mining Model for Providing Students with Real Time Performance Feedback. In: ; 2015:26.178.1-26.178.13.3. Hu Q, Bezawada S, Gray A, Tucker C, Brick T. Exploring the Link Between Task Complexity and Students’ Affective States During Engineering Laboratory Activities. In: ASME 2016

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Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Bill, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Anne-Laure Fayard, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, 2011) argue that while there are three main affordances — proximity,privacy, and permission — that support interactions in a space, finding the right balance amongthem is crucial because “a lopsided distribution is more likely to inhibit than promote beneficialinteractions” (Fayard and Weeks, 2011, p.110). In particular, Fayard and Weeks (2011) stressthat people always interpret what are the appropriate behaviors in a space (e.g., in a librarypeople tend to be silent or speak in a low voice) and that these interpretations often reflect anorganization’s culture.The role of culture is also highlighted in research on makerspaces, especially through the senseof community makerspaces promote and nurture: “Participants often refer to the space as

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Doug Bullock, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University

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Diversity

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Mathematics

women and URM, but Pell-eligible students are not as wellserved.6.0 AcknowledgmentsThe authors gratefully acknowledge the support of the National Science Foundation throughGrant No DUE-1347830, and the ongoing support of the Dean of Arts & Sciences and the Officeof the Provost.ReferencesAllexsaht-Snider, M. and Hart, L.E. (2001). Mathematics for All: How do we get there? Theory IntoPractice, 40(2) 93-101.Ames, C. (1992). Classrooms: Goals, structures and student motivation. Journal of EducationalPsychology, 84, 261-271.Bandura, A. (1977). Self-efficacy: Toward a Unifying Theory of Behavioral Change. PsychologicalReview 84 (2), 191-215.Bloom, B. S. (1994). "Reflections on the development and use of the taxonomy". In Rehage, Kenneth J

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina S. Morton, University of Michigan ; Selyna Beverly, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Dell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Carol Elizabeth Marchetti, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Sharon Patricia Mason, Rochester Institute of Technology; Margaret B. Bailey, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Maureen S. Valentine, Rochester Institute of Technology (CAST); DeLois Kijana Crawford, Rochester Institute of Technology (GCCIS)

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Women in Engineering

. Grant funded career navigation efforts continue to be institutionalized within the university structure. Career navigation focused initiatives are also undergoing an evaluation to better understand how these efforts support the project’s overall objectives and project goal. Acknowledgements Support for this research was provided by the National Science Foundation ADVANCE Institutional Transformation program under Award No. 1209115. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. References1. “RIT_EFFORT_Career_Life_Survey.pdf” NSF ADVANCE RIT (2009, October). Web

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ETD Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Paul Grimes, Tidewater Community College; Sally Wells Daniel, Tidewater Community College

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Engineering Technology

number offemale students enrolled in engineering. As a new program, we had to demonstrate (1) suchtraining would be beneficial in the retention of our engineering students and (2) could be beoffered with minimal use of resources. Over 14 semesters TCC investigated several methods andformats to structure such a program (see Figure 1).The variety of methods reflects attempts to balance the two objectives above, with the politicaladministrative landscape at TCC toward adopting spatial visualization into curriculumrequirements. If the benefits could be shown, would spatial visualization become a required skillassessment tool, like existing math placement tests? Or would spatial visualization fit better arequired 1-credit course? Despite impressive

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

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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

address the complex problems faced by civilization today. It requires looking atthe world’s problems in a more holistic way and being able to interact with a wide range oftechnical and non-technical stakeholders from various disciplines and walks-of-life, rather thanremaining in traditional silos of technical expertise and schools of thought. This newepistemology of engineering education also promotes reflective and adaptive practice, systemthinking, engagement, and fieldwork. Finally, it promotes a humanization of the engineeringprofession and emphasizes that engineering is above all - and has always been - about people.Analyzing the integrated nature of the SDGsIntegrating the SDGs in engineering education requires developing a curriculum with

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Green and Susainable Manufacturing Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Chiou, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Tzu-Liang Bill Tseng, University of Texas, El Paso; Irina Nicoleta Ciobanescu Husanu, Drexel University (Tech.); Carlos Michael Ruiz, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Smarth H. Chadha, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Shraman Kadapa, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.)

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Manufacturing

costly,and eventually were stopped or replaced with traditional lectures. Nonetheless, these studies andattempts had a significant contribution in underlying the importance of practical approaches inconveying knowledge to students in heat transfer and thermodynamics courses, which traditionallyare dry-lecture based. Moreover, the contribution of thermal-fluids energy systems performancein global sustainable development is substantial but was not emphasized until recently. Thereforeit may not be reflected in the already developed learning modules for these traditional courses.Our team re-developed our thermal-fluid related courses in Engineering Technology curricula byincluding several modules involving industry-like scenarios as laboratory

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Learning Environments for Statics, Dynamics, and Mechanics of Materials

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C. Bruhl, U.S. Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky, U.S. Military Academy; Todd Mainwaring P.E., U. S. Military Academy; Joseph P. Hanus, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

get a better indication of student opinion about theeffectiveness of these activities, a survey was administered at about the mid-point of the course.Students agreed (4.2 / 5.0, n = 95) that the hands-on learning activities completed to that pointwere contributing to their learning. As shown in Figure 9, student opinion increased slightly (4.3/ 5.0, n = 227) by the end of the term when the same question was asked again on the course-end-feedback survey. Figure 9 Student feedback on value of hands-on learning activities (1-strongly disagree, 2-agree, 3-neither agree nor disagree, 4-agree, 5-strongly agree)Many of the student comments on the mid-term feedback survey reflected a positive opinion ofthe hands-on activities. A few

Conference Session

Computing Technology Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Petr Johanes, Stanford University; Larry Lagerstrom, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

personalcomputer in the 1980s and the obvious possibility of using the computer as an automated form oftutor, or as an “intelligent tutoring system” (ITS). [42] An ITS is “any computer system thatperforms teaching or tutoring functions (e.g., selecting assignments, asking questions, givinghints, evaluating responses, providing feedback, prompting reflection, providing comments thatboost student interest) and adapts or personalizes those functions by modeling students’cognitive, motivational or emotional states.” [31] As might be expected, STEM topics – andcomputer science in particular – proved well-suited to these modeling efforts. Not only werecomputer scientists the ones designing the computers in the first place, but they were alsooperating in a

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Juebei Chen, Shanghai Jiaotong University; Jiabin Zhu, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Tianyi Zheng, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

., Williams, L. (2004). Voices of women in asoftware engineering course: reflections on collaboration. Journal on EducationalResources in Computing, 4(1): 3.[21] Laeser, M., Moskal, B. M., Knecht, R. (2003). Engineering design: Examiningthe impact of gender and the team's gender composition. Journal of EngineeringEducation, 92(1): 49-56.[22] Du, X. Y. (2006). Gendered practices of constructing an engineering identity in aproblem-based learning environment. European Journal of Engineering Education,31(1): 35-42.[23] Du, X., Kolmos, A. (2007). Gender Inclusiveness in Engineering Education-IsProblem Based Learning Environment a Recipe?. European Journal of EngineeringEducation, 7(5): 25-38.[24] Stein, L. A., Aragon, D., Moreno, D. (2014). Evidence for

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They need more than technical skills!

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Gene Hou, Old Dominion University

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International

name. As indicated byLeydens, 20% to 40% of the work hours are spent in writing for engineers in the first few yearsin their career, which increases to 50% to 70% when they are promoted to middle managementpositions and over 70% and even to 95% when in senior management positions. This reflects thefact that technical writing is a skill set providing a life-long career benefit7. Thus, technicalwriting should be included in the curriculum throughout the whole higher education system. Onthe other hand, numbers of Chinese students are growing to study abroad, especially going toEnglish speaking countries such as US and UK. According to the news8， the number ofinternational students in US reached over one million in 2016. Among all international

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico & Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile; Angeles Dominguez, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Monterrey, Mexico & Universidad Andres Bello, Santiago, Chile

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Engineering Physics & Physics

activities to develop students’ reasoning skills and therefore, increase engineeringstudents’ physics learning.IntroductionScientific reasoning refers to “cognitive abilities such as critical thinking and reasoning” (Bao etal, 2009, p. 586) or “skills involved in inquiry, experimentation, evidence evaluation, andinference that are done in the service of conceptual change or scientific understanding”(Zimmerman, 2007). It is needed in problem solving situations and requires methods of scientificinquiry such as the cycle of analysis, testing, reflection and revision, in order to construct adeeper understanding of the situation. Scientific thinking is “purposeful thinking that has theobjective of enhancing the seeker’s knowledge” (Kuhn, 2010, p. 2).To

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Undergraduate Research and a Force and Moment Lab

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

prior projects underthe same faculty in future years. The report also provides students with an opportunity to learnhow to write academic research papers and reflect on their semester’s work. Guidelines areprovided in Appendix C. Sample Projects and Outcomes. Over the tenure of the FIRE program, a number of projectshave been offered, ranging from analyzing human gait to develop a prototype for a prosthetichuman ankle to modeling and creating energy models of buildings for predicting energy efficiencymeasures to designing a fire suppression system. The project offerings selected for each cohorttake advantage of faculty expertise while maintaining a balance of theory based analysis (such asgenerating order of magnitude calculations or

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Action on Diversity - Supporting Students at Multiple Levels

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Beverly Louie, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado Boulder; Tanya D Ennis, University of Colorado Boulder

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Opportunities within Graduate Study Programs - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natascha M. Trellinger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Graduate Studies

stories as a group. The thematicanalysis section of the paper is useful when considering the larger implications of this research.For example, by examining how all participants reflect on their graduate school experience andwhat they wish would have been different, we can provide insight to current graduate studentsand their advisors. Graduate students might feel empowered to pursue a teaching opportunitydespite it taking away time from research, and advisors might consider different ways ofsupporting their graduate students to achieve their career goals.Six new engineering assistant professors, two females and four males, were interviewed as partof a larger research project exploring the pathway to and current experiences of faculty membersat

Conference Session

International Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Khalilullah Mayar, Kabul Polytechnic University, Kabul -Afghanistan

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Diversity

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International

from the participants should be succinct, and the designteam should analyze the feedback without reflecting their own bias (Delp et al., 1977). Selectingparticipants for the Delphi method is considered one of the crucial steps in designing the researchas the output mainly will be based on the opinions of the selected experts. Skulmoski et al.(2008) recommended four criteria for the selection of the experts: 1) their knowledge andexperience with the research topic, 2) they voluntarily agree to participate, 3) they have adequatetime to participate, and 4) they have proper communication skills. Based on these criteria, theparticipants for this research were selected from four different groups of people who wereinvolved in the engineering

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Edifying Engineering Education through Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Behnaam Aazhang, Rice University; Randal T. Abler, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jan P. Allebach, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); L. Franklin Bost, Virginia Commonwealth University; Joseph R. Cavallaro, Rice University; Edwin K. P. Chong Ph.D., Colorado State University; Edward J. Coyle, Georgia Institute of Technology; Jocelyn B. S. Cullers, Boise State University; Sonya M. Dennis, Morehouse College; Yingfei Dong, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Prasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M University; Afroditi V. Filippas, Virginia Commonwealth University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; David Garmire, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Jay George; Brian E. Gilchrist, University of Michigan; Gail S. Hohner, University of Michigan; William L. Hughes, Boise State University; Amos Johnson, Morehouse College; Charles Kim, Howard University; Hale Kim, INHA University; Robert H. Klenke, Virginia Commonwealth University; Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Yung-Hsiang Lu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kevin James Lybarger, University of Washington; Stephen Marshall P.E., University of Strathclyde; Subra Muralidharan, University of California, Davis; Aaron T. Ohta, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Francisco Raul Ortega, Florida International University; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; David M. Rizzo; Candace Renee Ryder, Colorado State Univerisity; Wayne A. Shiroma, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa; Thomas J. Siller, Colorado State University; J. Sonnenberg-Klein, Georgia Institute of Technology; Seyed Masoud Sadjadi, Florida International University; Scott Munro Strachan, University of Strathclyde; Mohsen Taheri, Florida International University; Gary L. Woods, Rice University Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Brian C. Fabien, University of Washington; Phiilp Johnson, University of Hawaii at Manoa; Robert Collins, Univesrity of Strathclyde at Georgia Tech; Paul Murray

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

level students as they graduate. To supporttransitions between quarters or semesters, students maintain rigorous documentation of theirefforts, typically in the form of VIP notebooks or institution-approved electronic portfolios. VIPprograms also involve peer evaluations, reflecting the team-based nature of the course. GeorgiaTech has developed a web-based peer evaluation tailored to VIP, which will soon be piloted witha handful of consortium members.Cost EffectiveAlthough VIP projects are not limited by quarters or semesters, the VIP program is curricular,with all students participating for a letter grade. This differentiates VIP from paid researchexperiences, as students do not receive stipends or hourly wages. This makes the program cost

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gisele Ragusa, University of Southern California; John Brooks Slaughter P.E., University of Southern California; Cathalina Juarez, University of Southern California

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and flagged to generate a listing of internally consistent, discretecategories (open coding), followed by fractured and reassembled (axial coding) of categories bymaking connections between categories and subcategories to reflect emerging themes andpatterns. Categories were integrated to form grounded theory (selective coding), to clarifyconcepts and to allow for interview interpretations, conclusions and taxonomy development.Frequency distribution of the coded and categorized data were obtained using a computerizedqualitative analytical tool, Hyperrresearch® version 3.5.2. The intent of this intensive qualitativeanalysis was to identify patterns, make comparisons, and contrast one transcript of data withanother during our taxonomy and CPPI

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yoselyn Walsh, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alejandra J. Magana, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Tugba Yuksel, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Vojtech Krs, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ida B. Ngambeki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Bedrich Benes Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette

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correctly. Also, those who did not know the rules regardingfriction force could not predict correctly or changed their ideas to correct ones after engagingwith the PMT. These findings are aligned with prior studies that claimed that the PMT is not asufficient tool itself to improve physics content knowledge (Triona & Klahr, 2003; Zacharia, andOlympiou, 2011). Identifying false affordances that leads to misconceptions and perceptible affordances of PMT,can help to inform the design of visuo-haptics simulations that considers the learner as the centerof the design process. For instance, a perceptible affordance of the PMT we identified was thatthe sense of touch helps participants to explain and reflect about their reasoning of each scenario.We

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Minorities in Engineering

02-03 07-08 12-13Figure 1. TAMUS URM STEM Enrollment from Fall 1992-2016. Data taken from NSF WebAMP survey.As with the URM STEM enrollment data, the URM STEM BS degree data in Figure 2 are alsocyclic as a reflection of the student pool of eligible majors. With few exceptions, growth hascontinued as enrollment has continued to increase. The degree data appear to have more dipssince the time to degree completion varies according to how quickly the students move throughtheir degree plans. Some students may postpone their studies for a year or two and then return tocomplete their degrees once they experience the benefit of a degree in the workforce. TAMUS URM STEM Bachelor Degrees 1,400 1,200 1,000

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiliang Li P.E., Purdue University Northwest, Westville Campus, INDIANA, USA; Jinyuan Zhai, University of Akron

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Engineering Physics & Physics

research accommodation and support from allthe organizations involved. Students from the author’s Engineering Geology, Rock Mechanics,Soil Mechanics I and II, Soil Engineering, Foundation Engineering classes, in particular James,Hannah, Bradley, Jaden, Jacob and Sung are all gratefully appreciated for providing their coursefeedback on a memorable learning, discussions and invaluable teaching experience. The findings,opinions expressed in this article does not reflect any organization’s endorsement. It purelycomes from the author’s motivation to better help teach and learn soil mechanics and engineeringwith intuition, insight, personal observations and experience, some remote and maybe evenremotely wild connections and/or cognitive

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (1)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Osman Yasar, State University of New York, Brockport; Jose Maliekal, State University of New York, Brockport; Peter Veronesi, State University of New York, Brockport; Leigh J. Little, State University of New York, Brockport

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

can be processed inonly one of two ways (addition and subtraction) at the most fundamental level, regardless ofthe device that processes it, be it electronic or biological. If so, we can infer that no matterhow a computing device processes information structurally, the duality in basic computationwill most likely manifest itself at higher-level device-dependent processes as well. Anotherreason for similarities may be that the design and use of electronic computing devices areimposed by biological computing agents that control them. As a result, the mind’s use ofelectronic computing devices should reflect how it does its own computing. This may be whymodeling is common to both electronic and biological computing because the thinkingprocess

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Qualitative Research Methods

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James L. Huff, Harding University; H. Ronald Clements, Harding University

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Educational Research and Methods

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Plan Review and Annual Business Forum Committees. In addition, she has served on the Charlottesville Business Innovation Council and as a founding Director for the Business Growth Network. She also served on the board of the Division of Professional Affairs Advisory Council for the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Known for her candor and high ethical standards, positive energy and astute people skills, she has become a valued resource for business incubator programs throughout Virginia and her success as a business consultant is reflected in the successful outcomes of her clients. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 The Social Mechanisms of Supporting

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

graduates interviewed as part of thelarger study.Case 1: MarthaThe case of Martha (civil engineering) illustrates a seamless university-to-work transition. Althoughher transition experience was not necessarily typical of the selected graduates, her case reflects onepole along a wide spectrum of experiences. She represents high achieving students with a plethoraof opportunities derived partly from their native abilities and partly from social connections. Marthawas well-prepared for her transition, having started her job search in the summer before graduating.She compiled a list of 25 companies aligned with her interests, and submitted 15 applications thatresulted in ten interviews and eight job offers. But the offer she ultimately accepted was not