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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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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #20327Encouraging Young Women to Pursue Engineering: 25 Years of SummerCamp Successes and ChallengesDr. Jessica J. Lofton, University of Evansville Dr. Lofton is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Evansville, and the Director for the OPTIONS in Engineering summer camps for middle school and high school girls. After earning her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Evansville, she completed her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Illinois, with a graduate minor in College Teaching. She is a faculty advisor for the student chapters of

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Revolutionizing Engineering Departments (RED)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremi S. London, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jennifer Branstad, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

theRED teams discussed both the importance of ownership and strategies for getting facultymembers at different stages of their careers involved in the project. For example, one teammember noted, “We started with the department retreat to get buy-in and we got them tocontribute to the ideas so there was a sense of ownership.” Another individual spoke to appealsfocused on career stage, advising, “At lunch, talk with your junior faculty about how they canplug into the grant. We can help move it along. Give them a short RED spiel they can put intotheir proposal.” During the monthly RED conference calls, individuals stressed the importance ofnot only building buy-in by appealing to the concerns of faculty members, but also of beingupfront with

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Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

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

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Professional Skills and Teaming in Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd W. Polk, University of Texas, Dallas; Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas, Dallas; Jeanne Sluder; Robert Hart P.E., University of Texas, Dallas; Joe Pacheco Jr., University of Texas, Dallas

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

, he developed the capstone course sequence in the newly-formed Bio- engineering department and has been responsible for teaching it since. Todd also serves as a Director for the UTDesign program, which facilitates resource sharing and corporate sponsorship of projects for all engineering disciplines at the university. He attended the Capstone Design Conference in 2014 and 2016, and is an active member of IEEE and EMBS.Prof. Margaret Garnett Smallwood, University of Texas, Dallas I am a Senior Lecturer II in the Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. I teach three business communication courses to undergraduate students. I have an MBA in international management and marketing from UTD and

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International Educational Experiences (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy L. Freeman, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Javier Fernando Del Carpio, Universidad ESAN; Nancy Matos P.E., Esan University

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Diversity

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International

important role. Severalstudents, particularly those who came to the university from out of state, reported that the offerof financial assistance swayed their decision to come to the university, and stated that they wouldprobably not be here otherwise. All of the students involved but one, who is now a Biologymajor, stayed within the College of Engineering (or in an engineering major housed in anothercollege) for the duration of their undergraduate careers. Students stated that by attending PreF(the first-year summer bridge), they became members of a strong-knit cohort consisting of thePathways fellows and other students. They felt that PreF and this community were major factorsin their retention in STEM majors and at the university. The Pathways

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Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth Nilsen, Purdue University; Edward F. Morrison, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Raquel Asencio, Purdue University; Scott Hutcheson, Purdue University, School of Engineering Technology

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

socialstyle and the context may be critical (Hackman & Wageman, 2007). By considering leadership incontext, we may better understand whether some styles of leadership are more effective thanothers. Therefore, in exploring leader social styles, we pose the following research question: Are some leadership styles better than others when initiating and promoting change initiatives?In academic settings, an important individual characteristic of team leaders is tenure status.Among the faculty in a university, those that have tenure track positions, but have yet to gaintenure, are under great pressure to be productive compared to their tenured peers (Miller, Taylor,& Bedeian, 2011). Thus, they must pay special attention to their

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Aimee Cloutier, Texas Tech University; Guo Zheng Yew, Texas Tech University; Siddhartha Gupta, Texas Tech University; C. Kalpani Dissanayake; Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University; Susan A. Mengel, Texas Tech University; Audra N. Morse P.E., Michigan Technological University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Movie and Recreation Presentation 8:00 PM Game Night Center Practice 8:30 PM Throughout the week, participants attended classes taught by faculty and graduate studentsfrom the six engineering disciplines involved in this program. While the goal was partially toprovide students with a realistic college classroom experience, the classes were intended to behighly active and generally consisted of a short introductory discussion of the concepts involved,followed by an activity allowing students to explore the concepts more deeply or encouragingthem to solve a small, open-ended design

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences; Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Cory Hixson, Rowan University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

College and a Bronze Tablet graduate of University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign where he received a Ph.D. degree in Mechanical Engineering.Mr. William D. Schindel, ICTT System Sciences William D. Schindel is president of ICTT System Sciences, a systems engineering company, and devel- oper of the Systematica Methodology for model and pattern-based systems engineering. His 40-year engineering career began in mil/aero systems with IBM Federal Systems, Owego, NY, included ser- vice as a faculty member of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, and founding of three commercial systems-based enterprises. He has consulted on improvement of engineering processes within automotive, medical/health care, manufacturing

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Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

itself and not merely the summationof individuals’ behavior or will. In addition to our personal investments in PDI, we sought tointerview students from the program because it is the first and still one of only a handful ofundergraduate design programs housed within a social science department and coupled withstandard engineering curricula. We interpret the inclusion of social science in the PDI curriculumas an opportunity sample to explore issues of engineering and violence, given that social justiceand equity are already central to students’ studio experiences.While PDI is not officially an engineering program it is designed with the intent to couple withtraditional engineering curricula and is posited as a model for engineering education

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yuexin Jiang, Zhejiang University; Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, instructional activities spread all over the campus to develop students’ entrepreneurial spiritand mind for their future careers. Taking Cornell University as an example, it insists that “everystudent with entrepreneurial skills and knowledge can make great value in any working conditions”.The Committee of the Entrepreneurship and Personal Enterprise Program has been established tocoordinate and guide entrepreneurial activities at Cornell. Students can choose their programs acrossschools and majors, which will break the border of different disciplines and maximize the use ofresources (University-wide Entrepreneurship @ Cornell, 2004).[12] Last, the magnet model. MIT isan important representative of this model. Its Entrepreneurship Center has a mission

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Nontraditional Teaching Approaches

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Walter McDonald, Virginia Tech; Daniel S. Brogan, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Gopalkrishna H Joshi, KLE Technological University

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International

Learning Enhanced Watershed Assessment System (LEWAS) Lab. In 2011 he founded Bhutanese-Nepali Christian Media Ministries, which utilizes online media to address needs in Christian ministries for people in these language groups. Prior to June 2010, he was a graduate student at the University of New Hampshire, where he earned his BS and MS degrees in electrical engineering.Dr. Vinod K Lohani, Virginia Tech Dr. Vinod K. Lohani is a Professor of Engineering Education and also serves as the faculty director of education and global initiatives at an interdisciplinary research institute called the Institute for Critical Technology and Applied Science (ICTAS) at Virginia Tech. He is founding director of an interdisciplinary

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Horizontal and Vertical Integration

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Daniel Balkos, University of Waterloo; Benjamin Dow, University of Waterloo; Shoeleh Shams, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Monica B. Emelko, University of Waterloo; Scott Walbridge P.E., University of Waterloo; Chris Bachmann, University of Waterloo

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Civil Engineering

and building science.Ms. Shoeleh Shams, University of Waterloo Shoeleh Shams is a PhD candidate at the Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, University of Waterloo. Her PhD work focuses on water quality and treatment. She has been working as a Sessional Lecturer at the University of Waterloo and taught several courses including Probability and Statistics for Engineers.Dr. Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo Dr. Al-Hammoud is a Faculty lecturer (Graduate Attributes) in the department of civil and environmental engineering at the University of Waterloo. Dr. Al-Hammoud has a passion for teaching where she con- tinuously seeks new technologies to involve students in their learning process. She is

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Program-Level Assessments for Multidisciplinary Areas

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ming Li, Tsinghua University

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Program AccreditationIn the United States, the development of professional accreditation of engineering educationhas been continuously implemented for 80 years. ABET has been committed to optimize andimplement the accreditation process which is regarded as the most efficient and innovativemethod of quality assurance in higher education. By 2013, 3278 programs of 671 collegesand universities in the United States have been accredited, which clearly illustrates that“despite the changes and new trends in education, institutions, faculty, and students in theUnited States see ABET accreditation as the gold standard in technical educationaccreditation, much as they did 80 years ago.”32 Meanwhile, ABET aimed to be moreresponsive to the needs of an

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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

, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM).Mrs. Selyna Beverly, University of Michigan Selyna Beverly is current doctoral student in the Higher Education program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has worked as an administrator in a College of Engineering in California and through that experience grew interested in studying female faculty and students. Currently, her research centers on implicit bias within engineering and how it affects women who are pursuing engineering degrees. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017     Can I really do this? Perceived benefits of a

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claude Villiers, Florida Gulf Coast University; Tony Anthony Barringer, Florida Gulf Coast University

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Minorities in Engineering

with the local NAACPsuccessfully completed a two week in-house Residential Pre-Collegiate Summer Camp. Thecamp’s objectives were to increase the students’ awareness of STEM fields by exposing them toreal-world math and its application in related career fields. In order to meet these goals, acommittee consisting of individuals from various backgrounds including; academia, business,and community outreach was formed. In addition, a curriculum that incorporated math, a hands-on projects involving STEM, and an opportunity to develop relationships with STEMprofessionals was designed.The summer program was designed as a rigorous problem/project-based educational opportunitygeared toward motivated and academically able students who showed interest in

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kath Xu, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dawn Wendell, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Andrea S. Walsh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

gender balances likely cannot use the strategy of advertising their genderratios to attract more women, schools may find it progressively easier to attract women as theirfemale enrollment rises.Role Modeling: An Existence Proof for Female StudentsThe low female faculty percentage in MIT’s engineering departments means that femaleengineering students may end up graduating with few, if any, female role models. Mentorshipand role models have proven to be important in people’s career development, but gender canplay a role as well.In his interview, former department head Rohan Abeyaratne gave an anecdote relating the firsttime the importance of having female faculty as role models truly sunk in. One thing I remembered greatly soon after Peko

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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Robert P. Leland, Oral Roberts University; Emily Dzurilla

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Systems Engineering

nature. The final project report includes a section where the students areencouraged to reflect on the quality of their experience as it pertains to their understanding ofsystems engineering. Student surveys are also conducted in an effort to assess the impact of thecourse and elicit feedback on how the course may be improved.Previous Design Explorations in Engineering Education via Systems EngineeringCourses involving integration and testing of complex hardware systems are not new toengineering education. In 2012, faculty at St. Louis University reported on a systems engineeringcourse where students gained hands-on experience with the development of a small satellite.They claim, “It is very important to use real hardware for practicing the

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Bimal P. Nepal, Texas A&M University; Norma Perez, Houston Community College

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

peer reviewed conference proceedings articles in these areas. He has B.S. in ME, and both M.S. and Ph.D. in IE. He is a member of ASEE, INFORMS, and a senior member of IIE.Dr. Norma Perez, Houston Community College Dr. Perez is currently the Associate Vice Chancellor of Curriculum and Learning Initiatives at Houston Community College (HCC). She has served in various positions during her thirty years of service to HCC, such as Executive Dean, Dean of Health Sciences, and Director of Institutional Assessments. Dr. Perez was instrumental in working with faculty to create the first student success course for the Health Sciences students to impact the success rate of these students. Dr. Perez also worked with faculty and

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Design Tools and Skill Development

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria R. Young, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Sara L. Hoffman, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Madeline A. Gilleran, University of Michigan

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Design in Engineering Education

interview taskin which they prepared an interview protocol and conducted an interview with a proxy stakeholder. Aftercompletion of the post-block task, participants were interviewed by a study team member. During this follow-upinterview, participants were asked about their experience progressing through the learning blocks as well as theiropinions on the learning block model overall. The interview also included questions specific to learning gains andfuture application of newly developed stakeholder interviewing skills.Study ParticipantsParticipants were recruited through targeted emails to undergraduate and graduate engineering students.Qualifications included being enrolled as a current student majoring in an engineering discipline and reporting

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They need more than technical skills!

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert Prewitt Penno P.E., University of Dayton; Roger J. Crum, University of Dayton; Eddy M. Rojas, University of Dayton

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Diversity

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International

get to know each other as well as the programfaculty who will be traveling and working with them in Italy. This course prepares students totake part in an integrated learning and living experience in Florence that is focused on thequestion of engineering leadership and problem solving in a global context. In addition toreceiving orientation to the specific engineering goals of the program, students explore andclarify broad academic and personal expectations and goals prior to departure. Program facultyand staff from UD’s Center for International Programs work with students towards:• knowing their fellow students, and creating an integrated learning and living community;• setting personal and collective goals that will be acted and

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Pre-College: Engineering Undergraduates as Teachers

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malinda S. Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Marissa H. Forbes, University of Colorado, Boulder; Denise W. Carlson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

yearsaway from the present. Looking forward is always uncertain, and pragmatically, these studentsmay lean towards the side of what enables them to keep their options open. Coupled with theprevalent attitude that engineering is more rigorous and difficult than education, at least on theundergraduate level, it follows that students anticipate to start with what seems “harder” to getinto (an engineering career) before “coming back” to the “easier” or more accessible teachingpathway.Notably, two interviewees plan to teach immediately following graduation. Kat describes her“goal is to always teach and never do engineering,” with engineering as “a nice fallback,” due toa trajectory-changing experience working as a summer science camp counselor

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies - Mechanical Engineering Labs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey A. Donnell, Georgia Institute of Technology; Philip Varney, Georgia Institute of Technology; David MacNair, Georgia Institute of Technology; Aldo A. Ferri, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

. Synthesizing these two points, it is evident that inquiry-basedlaboratories require experts to create, administer, and assess. Unfortunately, the requirement forexpertise is directly contradictory to the current atmosphere in science education at large researchuniversities. Luft et al. (2004) provide an excellent discussion of TA culture in the sciences, andsummarize the issue by stating: “Ultimately, graduate students may even be told by their advisors that research should be a focus, and that teaching assistantships should not be held for multiple years because this will jeopardize their careers...Unfortunately the culture in which GTAs exist places them in a situation that is wrought with tension and difficult to change.”In

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Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehmet Vurkac, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

its focus on resources and purpose, is in an even closerrelationship to later-career, more open-ended engineering problem-solving than to early-careerengineering experiences. To ensure that an arts problem-solving experience could be beneficialto engineering students in the short term as well as the long term, we must, then, examine andcompare the roles problem-solving plays in both engineering and the arts. c. The Role of Problem-Solving in EngineeringProblem-solving has a central role in engineering because engineering, in the final analysis, isabout design under constraint. To appreciate why ‘problem-solving’ is central to engineeringdesign, consider the relationship between engineering and science.There is an outgroup-homogeneity

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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alireza Yazdanshenas, University of Texas, Tyler ; Caleb Nathaniel Nehls, The University of Texas, Tyler; Chung-Hyun Goh, University of Texas, Tyler

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #19648Multidisciplinary Design Projects in Engineering EducationAlireza Yazdanshenas, University of Texas, Tyler Alireza Yazdanshenas Mechanical Engineering student form the University of Texas at Tyler (Undergrad) Will continue my education to my last days. Born in Iran and Lived in Germany for an extended amount of time. Dual College athlete yet in love with Engineering. Hoping to compete in the 2020 Olympics in the Hammer throw.Mr. Caleb Nathaniel Nehls, The University of Texas, Tyler Caleb Nehls was born and raised in Shreveport, Louisiana. He graduated from Southwood Highschool in 2005. After

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Timothy Joseph Balz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of technology; Stephen Michael Misak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

projectsand maker spaces provides an excellent opportunity for creating a diverse community.Program StructureThe MIH program was created by and is primarily run by students with the assistance of facultyadvisors. A core team of students and faculty make up the Executive Board. This Board meetsweekly to manage the day-to-day operations of the program, which include communicating withexisting teams and clients as well as implementing changes to improve the program. Whendeveloping and maintaining the MIH program, the collective mindset of this group is critical topreserving the culture and ethics of the overall organization. The members of the executive boardearn their position through involvement with MIH projects and active dedication to improving

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer Mueller PE P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Mark H. Minster, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Environmental Engineering

principles and practices of sustainable engineering and design only entered the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology curriculum piecemeal. The HERE program was developed as aliving-learning community to immerse students in an environment of learning about the economic,social, and environmental impacts (the triple bottom line) of their lives and work. By setting thisfoundation of sustainability early in their academic career, students will be better suited to considerthe triple bottom line when developing design solutions for complex challenges they will face asscientists and engineers, not to mention as citizens and consumers.The academic part of the HERE program consists of three complementary courses that meetgraduation requirements for most

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Developing New Engineering Educators

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee; Courtney S. Smith-Orr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University; Alexandra Coso Strong, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Erin McCave, University of Houston

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New Engineering Educators

each community to develop inalignment with their own goals and the individuals that will be participating. Additionally, weencourage early career faculty members to be creative in how they think about mentoring duringthe early stages of their career, as it is unlikely to find a single person at their institution who canprovide them with all of the support they will need.7. AcknowledgementThis work was supported by NSF RFE Award #1663909, 1664217, 1664038, 1664016, 1664008,1738262.ReferencesCambridge, D., Kaplan, S., & Suter, V. (2005). Community of practice design guide: A step-by-step guide for designing and cultivating communities of practice in higher education.Cole, D., & Griffin, K. A. (2013). Advancing the study of student

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Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kyle Dukart, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

engineers capable of solving the grand challenges this new century brings.Reviewing the LiteratureStudent engagement theory pioneer Alexander Astin hypothesized that the more involved astudent is socially and academically in college, the more he or she will learn due to increases inmotivation and interaction with faculty, fellow students, and other campus activities. 4,5,6Unfortunately Astin found that choosing an engineering major had “negative effects on a varietyof satisfaction outcomes: faculty, quality of instruction, Student Life, opportunities to takeinterdisciplinary courses, … the overall college experience, … writing skills, listening skills,[and] Cultural Awareness.”6 He did find that engineering majors reported the highest growth

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie R. Gomez, University of New Mexico; Sophia Bowers, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Paige Prescott, University of New Mexico; James Scacco, University of New Mexico; Jordan Orion James, University of New Mexico; Nicolai Loner, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

redesigned course (n=53,taught in Fall 2016).Course and instructional materialsThe purpose of this course is to help students learn about the process of becoming a chemical orbiological engineer, the scope of careers open to chemical or biological engineering graduates,and to introduce students to engineering design practices, laboratory safety, and professionalethics.Original course. The original course included guest speaker presentations, one laboratory sessionpaired with a redesign assignment, and a culminating design challenge. Presentations typicallyincluded a research-active faculty member presenting his or her research, though there were alsovisits from student organizations and advisors.In the laboratory, students filled out a worksheet

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: Beyond the University

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Roxanne Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Anna Newsome Holcomb, Georgia Institute of Technology, CEISMC

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Entrepreneurship-related Factors Teachers consistently discussed how they valued teaching engineering andentrepreneurship to their students, but their reasons for valuing this content differed. One highschool teacher noted the importance of teaching students about understanding your customer andrecognizing that business decisions entail constant risk analysis and cost-benefit tradeoffconsiderations; his reasoning behind the value of entrepreneurship education focused on specific,practical considerations within a business setting. An elementary school teacher noted thatlearning about entrepreneurship can prompt a variety of career interests, possibly ones thatstudents had not previously considered; her value on entrepreneurship education relates