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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
David B Knight, Virginia Tech; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Nathan Hyungsok Choe, The University of Texas, Austin
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Maura Borrego is Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and Curriculum & Instruction at the University of Texas at Austin. She previously served as a Program Director at the National Science Foundation, on the board of the American Society for Engineering Education, and as an associate dean and director of interdisciplinary graduate programs. Her research awards include U.S. Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), a National Science Foundation CAREER award, and two outstanding publication awards from the American Educational Research Association for her journal articles. Dr. Borrego is Deputy Editor for Journal of Engineering Education. All of Dr. Borrego’s degrees are in
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Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Candyce Hill, Michigan State University ; Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University
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Student
, Oklahoma and then as a career adviser at U of M.Dr. Katy Luchini-Colbry, Michigan State University Katy Luchini-Colbry is the Director for Graduate Initiatives at the College of Engineering at Michigan State University, where she completed degrees in political theory and computer science. A recipient of a NSF Graduate Research Fellowship, she earned Ph.D. and M.S.E. in computer science and engineering from the University of Michigan. She has published dozens of peer-reviewed works related to her interests in educational technology and enhancing undergraduate education through hands-on learning. Luchini- Colbry is also the Director of the Engineering Futures Program of Tau Beta Pi, the Engineering Honor Society, which
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Addressing the Human Dimension in Teaching Statics, Dynamics, Mechanics
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Norman Reese P.E., LeTourneau University
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Mechanics
students just before the module was presented that asked themto rate two questions on a scale of 1 to 10, from “very little” to “very much” (figure 5). Thepost-test with the same questions was given approximately four weeks later. The questions were 1. Please rate the significance of the material in this course to your career. Very little Very much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2. Please rate how well the material in this course will help you make a positive impact in the world. Very little Very much 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Conference Session
Engineering Technology
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew Turner, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, West Lafayette; Rustin Webster, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany; Christopher Mark Schroder, Purdue University; Joseph F. Dues Jr., Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany; Andrew McCart, Purdue Polytechnic Institute, New Albany
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Engineering Technology
have been conducted with the aim of better understanding why students choose to enrollin specific engineering programs. Most of these efforts have looked at the motivations ofstudents already enrolled in engineering schools. A rich understanding of student motivation as itrelates to their choice of college major has been established. One commonly held belief is thatstudents choose to enroll in engineering and technology majors based on what they envision theircareer to be, a view supported by a variety of studies that have found evidence for behavior as amotivational construct for pursuing engineering (i.e. that students choose engineering andtechnology majors because they want careers where they build things, fix things, and solveproblems
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Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marie-Christine Brunet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
interpretcommunication skills as a means of transferring information from engineer to client, rather thanother audiences and the importance of teaching others [11].It is clear that engineers can no longer succeed on technical skills alone and that they mustunderstand how to collaborate, communicate, and give and receive feedback in order to thrive intheir careers [6]. In order to support engineering graduates to meet this goal, a network ofschools has created the Engineering Ambassadors (EA) Program. Each school has a programthat trains students to achieve excellence in communication as well as to appreciate both givingand receiving critique. This paper outlines the approach at one of the EA-affiliated schools tocreate a course where these skills are taught
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Construction 2: Teaching Using Projects, Case Studies, and Service Learning
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Robert Alan Bugg P.E., Auburn University; Wesley Collins, Auburn University; Scott William Kramer, Auburn University
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Diversity
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Construction
CII Graduate Research Assistant Award from the Construction Industry In- stitute for his doctoral research. Dr. Collins has over 15 years of experience as a construction professional and academic. He spent his professional career working as an estimator and project manager, managing a variety of projects across the United States. As an academic, he has published papers at national and international conferences, and in academic journals.Prof. Scott William Kramer, Auburn University Scott W. Kramer, Ph.D. is a Professor in the College of Architecture, Design, and Construction at Auburn University. He received his B.S. and M.S. in Civil Engineering from Auburn University and Ph.D. in Learning Design & Technology
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Innovation and Reflection
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shauna Shapiro, Santa Clara University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
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Diversity
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of One Page Solutions, a consulting firm that uses the OGSP R process to help technology and branded product clients develop better strategic plans. Mark is a member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest organization dedicated exclusively to funding seed stage start-ups. In addition, he
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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ali Ahmad, Northwestern State University; Jerie Pedescleaux, Northwestern State University
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Diversity
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Women in Engineering
Girls Who Draft: A STEM Outreach InitiativeAbstractEngineering and Engineering Technology are essential to a functioning society leading to theseprofessionals to be highly sought after in the workplace. Recent data shows that, despite manyScience, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) initiatives over the past decade toincrease the number of those entering into the Engineering and Engineering Technology fields,the percentage of women engineers (and computer scientists) remains fairly low. Several reasonscontribute to the low number of women in these fields, such as support of supervisors/co-workers, perceptions of working environments/conditions, and lack of awareness of whatengineering/technology careers entail.It is important to set
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Graduate Study Programs Supporting Diversity and Underrepresented Minority Students - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Beth A. Bucher MSW, Ohio State University, Electrical and Computer Engineering Graduate Program
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Diversity
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Graduate Studies
semester. Faculty whohad experienced a student’s accidental death just months prior were approached aboutrecommending their advisees participate in Group Wellness Coaching with the objective ofcreating community and connection.In order to be intentional, consultation regarding objectives, outcomes and evaluation wassought. University resources utilized include Counseling & Consultation Services, Office ofDiversity, Student Wellness Center, Engineering Career Services, University Center for theAdvancement of Teaching, and Center for the Study of Student Life. It is the author’s hope thatpresenting the material will encourage other staff and faculty to collaborate across theircampuses to create holistic graduate student programming to meet unmet
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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Riley Sevan Harding, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Patricia Fox, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Charles McIntyre, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis
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Engineering Technology
. McIntyre has served on the ASEE Board of Directors and is an ASEE Fellow.Ms. Terri L. Talbert-Hatch, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis Terri Talbert-Hatch, Ed.D. Associate Dean for Recruitment, Retention, and Student Services Purdue School of Engineering & Technology, IUPUI Dr. Talbert-Hatch oversees the Student Services Office with responsibilities for undergraduate student re- cruitment and engagement, K-12 programming, career services, residential-based learning communities, scholarships, and student government for the School of Engineering and Technology. She works very closely with current students. She is responsible for the Commitment to Engineering Excellence program which is a
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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Linda S. Hirsch, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Howard S. Kimmel, New Jersey Institute of Technology; Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School; Laurent Simon, New Jersey Institute of Technology
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
1991.Ms. Marie Anne Aloia, Bayonne High School Marie is an alternate route teacher with an educational background in math, physics, chemical engineering and computer science. As the first girl in her family to go to college, and maybe to prove the point, she earned two bachelor’s degrees, one from Montclair State University by day, and 8 years later, one from New Jersey Institute of Technology, by night, while working full time by day at Exxon Research and Engineering. While a traditional female career, like teaching, was the last thing on her mind, she was drawn to educational outreach because she herself had received so little career advice. She eventually ran the educational outreach program at Exxon. After 25
Conference Session
NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amy Hurst, UMBC; Shawn Grimes, Digital Harbor Foundation; Darius McCoy, Digital Harbor Foundation; Nicholas Carter, UMBC; William Easley, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Foad Hamidi, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Gabrielle Salib, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
STEM fields [4, 17]. Since it is often difficult toinfuse Making into students’ schedules, this frequently occurs in after-school programs.Unfortunately, not all youth are able to participate in after-school activities due to financialpressures and may instead take jobs in non-technical fields such as food service or retail [15].These non-technical jobs take time away from making, designing, and tinkering, which can leavethem behind their peers who are honing skills for technical career paths.We are working to create a living laboratory “print shop” at the Digital Harbor Foundation(DHF) Tech Center in downtown Baltimore to study the impact of Maker employment with innercity youth. The print shop opened in late January 2017, and is currently
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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (3)
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
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
before joining the PhD program at Texas Tech. His current research interests include microfluidics, machine learning, holography and biomedical instrumentation.Mrs. Chamila Kalpani DissanayakeDr. Paula Ann Monaco, Texas Tech University Dr. Paula Monaco, E.I.T., successfully defended her dissertation research Spring 2016 and began a career as a wastewater consultant with Alan Plummer Associates. Paula has led multiple outreach summer programs at Texas Tech University and provides support to student organizations within the college of engineering.Dr. Susan A. Mengel, Texas Tech University Susan Mengel, Texas Tech University Dr. Susan Mengel is an associate professor in the Computer Science Department of the Edward E
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Entrepreneurship and Innovation: The Student Experience
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Benjamin James Call, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University; Melissa H. Scheaffer, Utah State University; Tyler Reed Milliken
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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation
got the intention to start a firm one day 6. I intend to start a firm within five years of graduation Positive View of Entrepreneurship – from Gundry and Welsch (2001) 1. Being an entrepreneur implies more advantages than disadvantages to me 2. A career as an entrepreneur is attractive for me 3. If I had the opportunity and resources, I would love to start a business 4. Being an entrepreneur would give me great satisfaction 5. Among various options, I would rather be an entrepreneur Table 1. Survey Questions for Entrepreneurial Affinity Found in Solesvik (2013)Participants came from sections of the class offered in the fall and spring semesters, resulting intwo separate cohorts. The students in each cohort did not work together, and
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Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University
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Diversity
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Two Year College Division
Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs shows that thevast majority of these research experiences are provided to junior and senior students.Developing successful research programs is particularly challenging in community colleges,most of which do not have on-going research programs.This paper is a description of how a small engineering transfer program at a Hispanic-Servingcommunity college in California developed a three-tier research internship program suitable forcommunity college students at different stages of their academic careers. The first part of theprogram is a two-week Winter Research Scholars Program held during the winter break forstudents in the beginning stages of their studies. The second part is a ten-week Summer
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Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 9
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University
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Diversity
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Electrical and Computer
Paper ID #18879Inspiring Future Engineers: Teaching Basic Electronics to Create Theremin-Based Musical InstrumentsDr. Benjamin Reed Campbell, Robert Morris University Ben Campbell holds a BS in physics and MS in electrical engineering from Penn State and a PhD in en- gineering from Robert Morris University. For the first decade of his career, he worked as a laser engineer at the Penn State Electro-Optics Center. In 2011 he joined Robert Morris University as an Assistant Pro- fessor of Engineering. He has been supporting RMU’s mechatronics minor and also teaching dynamics, circuits, and introduction to engineering. Since
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Materials Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alina Kononov, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Pascal Bellon, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Timothy Bretl, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Andrew L. Ferguson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Geoffrey L Herman, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kristopher Alan Kilian, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jessica A. Krogstad, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Cecilia Leal, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Robert Maass, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Andre Schleife, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Department of Materials Science and Engineering; Jian Ku Shang, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Dallas R. Trinkle , University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
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Materials
Professor Pascal Bellon is Professor In the Materials Science and Engineering Department at the Univer- sity of Illinois at Urbana-champaign. After earning a PhD in Materials Science from University of Paris 6, France, he worked for 7 years at CEA-Saclay, France, before joining the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in 1996, where he was promoted to the ranks of Associate Professor in 2002 and Full Professor in 2009. He received an NSF career award in 1998 and awards from the Academy for Excellence in Engineering Education from the University of Illinois in 1998, 1999 and 2000. He received the Don Burnett teaching award
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Engineering Technology Division Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University; Mary E. Johnson, Purdue University; Brian Kozak, Purdue University; James Thom, Purdue University
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Engineering Technology
Paper ID #18519Developing an Aeronautical Engineering Technology Course for CommercialSpace OperationsMs. Tracy L. Yother, Purdue University Tracy L. Yother is a PhD student in Career and Technical Education in the College of Education at Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana. Ms. Yother currently teaches the undergraduate Powerplant Systems course in the Aeronautical Engineering Technology (AET) program. She possesses a B.S. and M.S. in Aviation Technology. She also holds an airframe and powerplant certificate. Ms. Yother has 18 years’ experience in the aerospace and defense industry working for companies such as
Conference Session
Professional and Regulatory Issues in Ethics
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ramanitharan Kandiah P.E., Central State University; Krishna Kumar V Nedunuri, International Center for Water Resources; Ning Zhang, Central State University
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Diversity
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Engineering Ethics
an engineering career. These neededareas include responsibility, critical thinking and work ethics. Two of the authors currentlyaddress this issue as an objective of a funded National Science Foundation grant (NSFAward#1565049). In Fall 2016, a FYS session was held by the second author mainly forengineering majors (environmental engineering and manufacturing engineering) and for otherSTEM majors addressing issues that are specific to engineering and other STEM careers.Appendix-A provides the assessment summary for this class. The authors will assess theeffectiveness of this course with respect to E&P in Fall 2017.The flagship course for teaching E&P, Environmental Professional Seminar, a one-credit hoursemester course is offered once
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
Manufacturing Institute note that the U.S. faces a need fornearly 3.5 million manufacturing jobs over the next decade due to baby boomer retirement. Twomillion of these jobs are likely to go unfilled, largely because young people do not view theindustry as a career destination [9].In addition, a recent national survey showed a decline in the number of undergraduate studentsmoving on to graduate school after graduation [10]. The Council of Graduate Schools has notedthat the U.S. must continue to develop highly skilled human talent through graduate school tomaintain its leadership role in global innovation and discovery [11].In addition to NSF, other federal agencies such as NASA [12], Department of Energy [13],Department of Homeland Security [14], and
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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Simeon Ntafos, University of Texas, Dallas
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College Industry Partnerships
the program must meet thresholds set by the academicprograms; these generally amount to having background roughly at the level of a secondsemester sophomore in the major. Assistance for job placement for graduating students ishandled by the University-wide Career Center.Q3: Have you worked (or are now working) in an industry position (other than internship)associated with your major?20% responded “Yes”, 80% “No” overall; 28% of SE Design students responded “Yes” while19% of students in UTDesign responded “Yes” . The percentage of positive responses wouldlikely be significantly higher if the positions were not restricted to be related to the student’smajor. Other sources indicate that working while going to school is pretty common and thatmost
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Graduate Education
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Erika Mosyjowski, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Diane L. Peters, Kettering University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
think-aloud interviews to check for theinterpretability and promote greater validity of our initial survey draft and revised it to reflectfeedback from these sessions31. With the goal of gaining a better understanding of the specificexperiences, backgrounds, and perceptions of returning and direct-pathway students, the GSEMSinstrument covered a number of questions related to 11 primary topics:  demographic information,  academic background information,  current academic information,  pre-PhD activities and career,  decision to pursue a PhD,  expectancy of success in the doctoral program,  values of the PhD,  costs of the PhD,  cost reduction strategies
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First-Year Programs: Paying More Attention to Retention
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mark Schar, Stanford University; Sophia Lerner Pink, Stanford University; Kayla Powers, Stanford University; Adrian Piedra, Stanford University; Shivani Alexandra Torres, Stanford University; Kai Jun Chew, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
participation in engineering education. He is a Research Scientist and Lecturer in the School of Engineering at Stanford University and teaches the course ME310x Product Management and ME305 Statistics for Design Researchers. Mark has extensive background in consumer products management, having managed more than 50 con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing
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Research Experiences at Two-year Colleges
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Nicholas Patrick Langhoff, Skyline College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College
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Diversity
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Two Year College Division
further internships, transfer preparedness, teamwork ability, and senseof self-efficacy.1. IntroductionDespite years of investments and resources devoted by the federal government and institutions ofhigher education towards broadening participation of underrepresented minorities (URMs) inscience, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers, significant progress has not beenachieved. For instance, since 2000, underrepresented minorities’ shares in engineering andphysical science degrees have been flat despite a rapid increase in their representation of theoverall US population. In fact, even though URMs currently constitute 30 percent of the USpopulation, they account for only about 12.5 percent of baccalaureate degrees awarded inengineering1
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Installation, Integration, and Development
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Greg Kremer, Ohio University
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Diversity
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Energy Conversion and Conservation
predict significantjob opportunities for graduates in the Energy Engineering profession due to energy economicsand the age of the current work force in the field. Surveys of members of the Association ofEnergy Engineers show relatively large numbers nearing retirement, an anticipated growth inemployment opportunities, and overall strong career opportunities(http://www.aeecenter.org/files/reports/2015EnergyManagementJobs.pdf ).At the university level, many graduates of chemical, electrical, mechanical, and otherundergraduate engineering disciplines specialize in energy through technical electives andresearch projects. There are also specialized degree programs, although they are somewhatlimited at the undergraduate level. Penn State’s Energy
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Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 3
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Emily M Salmon, Mississippi State University
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Systems Engineering
the lack ofsystems engineering process and principles in their business administrative practices specific tothe Career and Technical department. The problems consisted of a lack of organization,understanding, and clarity of organizational processes. This department was not performing andoperated through disorganized, non-communicating people and systems. This was especiallyconcerning in light of the desire for the school district to be selected as one of Ford NextGeneration Learning’s (NGL) communities. The superintendent expressed a desire to see asystem engineering approach applied to the improvement of this department in preparation forFord’s arrival. This research sought to understand the whole system, expose lean six-sigma toolsto a new
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First-Year Programs: Tuesday Potpourri
Collection
2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University; Claudia Elena Zapata, Arizona State University; Nasser Hamdan, Center for Bio-mediated & Bio-inspired Geotechnics; Edward Kavazanjian Jr., Arizona State University
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First-Year Programs
field trials.Also covered are lessons learned from the field trials, the revision process, and plans fordisseminating the module to partner universities in the future.BackgroundBiogeotechnics is a rapidly emerging branch of geotechnical engineering that focuses on learningfrom nature to help address engineering challenges. Although many freshman engineeringstudents may have already decided to pursue one of the main branches of engineering (e.g.,mechanical, electrical, civil, or chemical), many are still exploring the sub-fields andspecializations within each branch (Shamma & Purasinghe, 2015). Exposing undergraduates toresearch being conducted in biogeotechnics, along with various career options available, whichare often dependent upon
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First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Gustavo B. Menezes, California State University, Los Angeles; Deborah Won, California State University, Los Angeles; Mark Tufenkjian, California State University, Los Angeles; Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles; Eva Schiorring, Research and Planning Group for California Community Colleges
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First-Year Programs
under-represented minority groups.Dr. Mark Tufenkjian, California State University, Los Angeles Dr. Tufenkjian is Chair of the Civil Engineering Department at Cal. State LA. His research interests include advanced geotechnical laboratory testing and in-situ testing of soft clay soils. His research has been funded by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) and the Department of Defense. He is currently the PI on a STEM grant from ONR to provide engineering students pathways to careers at Navy Labs in the southern California region.Dr. Emily L. Allen, California State University, Los Angeles Emily L. Allen, Ph.D., is Dean of the College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology at California State University, Los
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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Leanne Petry, Central State University; Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; M. Suzanne Franco, Wright State University; Brett Doudican, University of Dayton; Ahsan Mian; Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University
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Diversity
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Pre-College Engineering Education Division
Paper ID #20323Prof. Raghavan Srinivasan, Wright State University Professor of Materials Science and Engineering in the Mechanical and Materials Engineering Depart- ment, Wright State University. Currently involved in outreach to middle and high schools STEM teachers through the ASM-Materials Camp for Teachers program as well as engaging students in the school class- room setting with demonstrations and presentations that motivate students to choose STEM careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Collaborative Community-Based Research Experiences in Materials and Manufacturing (Work in Progress)ABSTRACTThree regional institutions of higher learning are
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
R. Alan Cheville, Bucknell University
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NSF Grantees Poster Session
pursuing their own research inengineering education thanks in part to NSF’s support of CAREER awards that work to furtherthe ambitions and success of new researchers. Clearly the relatively small investments made byNSF in engineering education have given birth to what is becoming a well-established researchcommunity.Although the engineering education research (EER) community is growing and becoming moreestablished, it still relies heavily on Federal sources, primarily NSF, to support much of itsactivities. Thus like all other disciplines, EER is affected by the relatively flat Federal funding forresearch in recent years. Since policy makers are continually making choices between how tobalance funding between competing needs, it is important for