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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

include “(1) facilitating the first year students’ and newtransfer students’ transition into the school of engineering; (2) increasing students’ commitmentto engineering majors through career clarification and goal setting; (3) reducing the barriers tosuccess that students may face, particularly those for women and underrepresented students; and(4) enhancing the positive personal and environmental factors for students in engineering.”(Smith, Fourney, & Pertmer, 2009) Ultimately, the SEEDS program seeks to promote persistenceand success among engineering students, particularly through their first year in the Clark Schoolof Engineering.The SEEDS program is comprised of a series of programs, including the Engineering Living &Learning

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Clinical, Patient, and Innovation Experiences in BME

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine E. Reuther, Columbia University; Andrea Nye, Columbia University; Lorna Helen Begg, Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health; John D. O'Neill, Columbia University, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Ahmet-Hamdi Cavusoglu, Columbia University

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Biomedical

efforts on research, service, and teaching on the pathtoward promotion and tenure, with less emphasis placed on translating findings outside of the labduring their academic training. Alternatively, graduate students seeking careers in industry or asentrepreneurs have a keen interest in innovation and commercialization and hope to developskills in this area. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to address the opportunities and challenges ofcommercialization and entrepreneurship while also meeting the demands of academia. Ourobjective was to develop a course to meet the unique needs of both groups by providing studentswith real-world experience in technology commercialization while at the same timeproviding Faculty with structured support to bring

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University

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Diversity

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Student

• Technical reports [DeTurris 2012, Elrod 2010]prepare students for science and engineering careers, it is crucial to help them improve 2) Self-identification as a professional • Operating procedures • Develop assessment rubrics [Frank 2015] that directly relatetheir technical writing and presentation skills to wide audiences. It is well-supported that

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Pre-College: Resource Exchange

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Associate Professor in the School of Engineering Education and Director of STEM Integration in the INSPIRE Institute at Purdue University. Dr. Moore’s research is centered on the integration of STEM concepts in K-12 and postsecondary classrooms in order to help students make connections among the STEM disciplines and achieve deep understanding. Her work focuses on defining STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012.Mr. Aran W. Glancy, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Aran Glancy is a Ph.D candidate in STEM education with an emphasis in Mathematics

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tamara J Moore, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University; Aran W Glancy, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Gajdzik, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

STEM integration and investigating its power for student learning. Tamara Moore received an NSF Early CAREER award in 2010 and a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE) in 2012.Kristina Maruyama Tank, Iowa State University Kristina M. Tank is an Assistant Professor of Science Education in the School of Education at Iowa State University. She currently teaches undergraduate courses in science education for elementary education majors. As a former elementary teacher, her research and teaching interests are centered around improv- ing elementary students’ science and engineering learning and increasing teachers’ use of effective STEM instruction in the elementary grades. With the increased

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Murad Musa Mahmoud, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University; Max L. Longhurst, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Callahan, 2004;Kazmierczak, 2005). According to the National Science Board (2012), only about 8.6% of highschool students choose to go into STEM fields. Additionally, around 4% of nearly 4 million highschool graduates in the USA graduate college with an engineering degree (Orsak, 2003).In addition, STEM education is facing a diversity issue. Some ethnic groups and women areunderrepresented, especially in engineering. Women make up half of the population and are notvery interested in going into engineering for various reasons, including not feeling welcome inthe engineering environment, not encouraged or expected to succeed in that field (Lambright,Johnson, & Coates, 2009), or the misconception that engineering is a ‘nerdy’ career (Borregoand

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #18995NSF ATE CREATE Targeted Research StudyDr. Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons Kathleen Alfano has a Ph.D. from UCLA in Higher Education with a cognate in administration and evaluation. Her B.S. is in chemistry and she worked as an analytical chemist in industry pursuing a career in education. She served as founder and Director of the California Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological Education (CREATE) based at College of the Canyons from 1996 to 2016. Retired in November 2016 from College of the Canyons she is a Professor Emeritus and had also served as Dean of Professional Programs and

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Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Elfer, Tulane University; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nathan M. Hicks, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Elizabeth Marie Spingola, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Kaitlin Fair, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Student

development and began the first steps to unify thesegroups. The organization’s focus is nurturing young academics in STEM fields, but membershipis open to all gender identities and disciplines. Speciality committees that focus on personal andprofessional growth of WISE members have formed within the organization. These specialitycommittees include those interested in academia, industry, or government careers; mental andphysical wellness; international interests; LGBT; and social networking.FundingWithout the support of university administration, WISE would not have been possible. Whilemany resources are available for graduate students and postdocs around the university, unifyingthese resources under a single heading and also tailoring them for what

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 5

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica N. Jones, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Naja A. Mack, University of Florida; Imani Sherman, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

based on these lessons. Finally, we present several lingering issues and problemsthat still must be addressed.2 The PartnershipThe courses described here were created in a partnership between the University, a local for-profitsoftware development school, and a state funded job training and placement program. This groupwill hereafter be referred to as ”the partnership”. The University provided an experiencedgraduate student to teach the course. The development school provided project management.They also leveraged connections with the local chamber of commerce and technical companies inthe area to secure speakers and guest lecturers for the course. Finally, the career training centerrecruited students, provided connections to scholarships

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

). Professor Bazylak started his career as a manufacturing engineer in a new product introduction division of a large telecommunication manufacturer. He returned to academia first as an engineering co-operative education coordinator and then as an engineer-in-residence. He joined the University of Toronto as a teaching focused professor where he is heavily involved in design education and diversity studies.Prof. Ruth Childs, University of Toronto Ruth Childs is an associate professor in the Department of Leadership, Higher and Adult Education at the University of Toronto and a past president of the Canadian Educational Researchers’ Association. She teaches courses in research design and measurement theory and has conducted many

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony J Petrosino Jr, University of Texas, Austin; Walter M Stroup, University of Massachusetts

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(ITEST) program to better understand and promote practices that increase students'motivations and capacities to pursue careers in fields of science, technology, engineering, ormathematics (STEM). The Group-based Cloud Computing (GbCC) for STEM Education Projectinvestigates pre-service teacher designing, developing, implementing, and enacting a socio-technological system for group-centered STEM teaching and learning consistent with anationally recognized pre-service program. The project takes a design-based research approachto creating and studying technologies and materials that support generative teaching and learningin STEM. Computational thinking, including agent-based modeling, and simulation acrossSTEM domains as well as geo-spatial

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MET Papers 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shoji Nakayama, Purdue University Northwest (College of Technology); Ali Alavizadeh, Purdue University Northwest

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Engineering Technology

questions (hydraulic and pneumatic). Semester Question Fall 2016 Spring 20171) Have you ever worked with hydraulic systems within a as a - Yes (2) - Yes (5) - No (21) - No (17) profession professional career? - Yes (2) - Yes (3)2) Have you received any training on safety of hydraulic - No (21) - No (19) systems

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation in First-Year Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liang Li Wu, University of California, Irvine; Gregory N. Washington, University of California, Irvine

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

engineering1. In addition, globalization has introduced more job opportunitiesabroad along with intense competition for employment. Thus, it is more likely that Americanstudents will see more competition for employment opportunities2. The challenge of how toenhance student competitiveness and competency for a global market propels the continuousreformation of improvement in engineering education. Research studies have shown thatproviding entrepreneurship education could broaden student career choices and perspectives, andprovide an alternative career path for graduates3-4. Motivated by the significant roles ofengineers transferring technology to industry, during the last two decades, hundreds of programswith diverse approaches in entrepreneurship

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Jiawei Zhang, Purdue University; Rebecca Kramer, Purdue University; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

. She is the recipient of the NSF CAREER Award, the NASA Early Career Faculty Award, the AFOSR Young Investigator Award, the ONR Young Investigator Award, and was named to the 2015 Forbes 30 under 30 list.Prof. Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University Nathan Mentzer is an assistant professor in the College of Technology with a joint appointment in the College of Education at Purdue University. Hired as a part of the strategic P12 STEM initiative, he prepares Engineering/Technology candidates for teacher licensure. Dr. Mentzer’s educational efforts in pedagogical content knowledge are guided by a research theme centered in student learning of engineer- ing design thinking on the secondary level. Nathan was a former middle

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Design & Development Projects and Practices

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Manufacturing

-intensive and value addedindustry using advanced automated systems. However, skilled engineers who can operate,maintain, design and build such systems are increasingly difficult to find, even though industrialautomation jobs tend to pay well than other professionals [4-6].Hsieh [7] surveyed 150 industry partners on skill sets needed for careers in industrial automation.Of these, 78 responded that their companies employ technicians or engineers who maintainautomated manufacturing systems as part of their job. Of these 78 participants, the majority(about 88%) indicated that their primary market segment/industry includes one of the following:oil & gas, automotive, semiconductor & electronics, energy storage and distribution, metals, ormachine

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Multidisciplinary Design Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia H. Carlson PE, PhD, Merrimack College; Anne Pfitzner Gatling, Merrimack College; John G. Adams, Merrimack College; Jocelyn Fraga Muller, Merrimack College

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

interest,retaining students of diverse abilities and backgrounds, and preparing students to address therealities of the post-academic world and work-space. Many novel approaches have beendeveloped to address these challenges, including problem- and project-based learning (Mills &Treagust, 2003), entrepreneurship (Täks, Tynjälä, & Kukemelk, 2016), and flipped classroom(Bishop & Verleger, 2013). These are all valid approaches that can enhance skills engineers willface in their future careers, however, they do not explicitly address the essential skill of workingin conjunction with a variety of different disciplines. In the highly interdisciplinary field ofengineering, students will: • encounter co-workers, subcontractors, and

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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

career development is beneficial for developing competencyand professional identity5.Conceptual Model: Institutional MentoringThe proposed conceptual model of this study combines aspects of environmental models oflearning, organizational knowledge transfer, and peer mentoring to suggest the paradigm ofinstitutional mentoring within academia. From the literatures on environmental models oflearning and organizational knowledge transfer, we focus on the contextual factors that shape theway that knowledge can be shared across organizational boundaries through institutionalmentoring. We define institutional mentoring as a type of peer mentoring between teams atdifferent institutions working towards similar goals in which knowledge exchange is

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Student Division Diversity and Persistence Related Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeannie Marie Purchase, Virginia Tech ; Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Student

Organization’s Lisa Tabor Award for Community Service. Using deep insights from a fourteen-year industry career and her strengths as a systems thinker, she is now developing and disseminating empirically-grounded models and strategies for improved human competence, motivation, and learning as it relates to the civil engineering profession and the construction industry. She is a discipline-based education researcher who passionately pursues research to develop an agile, ethical, diverse construction workforce enabled to lead, design, and build sustainable, intelligent infrastructure. Her mission is to transform the construction workforce and sustain change. To this end, she undertakes research that enables her to influence

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carol Barry, University of Massachusetts, Lowell; Carol Lynn Alpert, Museum of Science, Boston; Karine Thate, Museum of Science, Boston

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Science.” (submitted Feb 2017)Karine Thate, Museum of Science, Boston c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 Paper ID #20528Karine Thate is a program manager and educator at the Museum of Science, Boston, who works closelywith several NSF research centers and collaborative research projects on the topic of nanoscale scienceand engineering. Karine develops and delivers museum programs, podcasts and special events for publicaudiences and provides professional development workshops in science communication and educationoutreach for early career researchers. c American Society for Engineering

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Pre-College: Perceptions and Attitudes on the Pathway to Engineering (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Avneet Hira, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Salsabil Mahmed Salah, FACElab Purdue, Uprise academy; Claudia N. Hurt, FACElab Purdue; Morgan M. Hynes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

” within an individual. The intellectual “equipment” is comprised of the learner’sknowledge and beliefs, whereas the value-based equipment are solely driven by the learners’personal goals and interests. Also, Deci 10 proposes that learners’ interests motivate them toparticipate in learning activities. According to Atkinson and Wickens 11 this motivation toengage in learning is a function of learners selecting activities that pique their interests, and alsopersisting and making efforts to accomplish goals they find interesting. Further, activities thatcater to students’ interests have also been claimed to be related with self-efficacy, educationalchoices, and career outcomes 12–14. The role of interests and the humanistic nature of

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Pre-College: Organizing Instruction Around a Theme

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pam Page Carpenter; Adam Stevens, North Carolina State University; Erik Schettig, Wake County Public School System; Landon K. Mackey, North Carolina State University; Catherine M. McEntee, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

provide abalanced summer educational experience. The goal of the program is to promote higher levelthinking skills, problem solving, and innovation and learning the engineering design process.Subject matter experts present on topics such as microgrids, solar farms, electric vehicles, batterystorage, and careers. Students work with Arduinos and 1/10 scale model electric vehicles todesign a solar charging station to charge the vehicle enforcing knowledge of batterytechnologies. Students also work with wind turbines to calculate energy consumption, and learnintroductory coding and programming. During the program, students select a research project,which they work on developing a demonstration project. In addition to the project, studentslearn how to

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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

career work. It is tightly embedded in the college education throughout the curriculum in 1the US. Consequently, almost every university in US offers courses on technical writing. Anengineering student can’t graduate without taking the required technical writing classes. Universities in China on the contrary, pay little attention to technical writing which is justa writing course irrelevant to any major. Many universities in China do offer English classeswhich however, emphasize more on vocabularies, sentence structures, grammars, etc. Thesecourses don’t teach English technical writing in general nor in their specific field. Only fewuniversities in China recognize the importance of technical

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Steven J. Burian, University of Utah; Manoj K. Jha, North Carolina A&T State University; Gigi A. Richard, Colorado Mesa University; Marshall Shepherd, University of Georgia; John Taber, Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology

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Environmental Engineering

Paper ID #19381An Interdisciplinary Learning Module on Water Sustainability in CitiesDr. Steven J. Burian, University of Utah Dr. Steven J. Burian has advanced water infrastructure resiliency and sustainability through research, led multi-disciplinary water initiatives, and inspired students with his passionate approach to engineering ed- ucation. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from the University of Notre Dame and a Masters in Environmental Engineering and a Doctorate in Civil Engineering from The University of Alabama. Dr. Burian’s professional career spans more than 20 years during which he has

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ghada Salama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Emilio Ocampo Eibenschutz, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Saly Mohamed Ali Awadh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Lara El Said, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

Engineering Student in Qatar: Successes, Challenges, and RecommendationsIntroductionWithin the context of socio-economic transformations in the Arab Gulf and the development ofknowledge-based economies in the region, this faculty-student collaborative study investigatesthe experiences of female engineering students in Qatar at Texas A&M University at Qatar(TAMUQ). This project looks at personal experiences and institutional strengths and challenges–at university and industry levels, so as to present recommendations on how to better support,encourage, and prepare our female students for working in engineering-related careers. Byexamining TAMUQ students’ experiences within engineering, this research aims to contribute tothe

Conference Session

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

. Participants in Vinson and Stevens’ studyreported that industry-based internships helped them to clarify their career pathways [9]. Their studyfound that students who completed multiple internships had a better understanding of the sectors andenvironments in which they would like to work and were able to secure more desirable jobs thanthose who lacked such experience. Extra-curriculars, as Tomlinson notes, help students to build so-called ‘soft credentials,’ which they use to differentiate themselves in the labor market [10].Employers in Atkinson and colleagues’ study believed that extra-curriculars facilitate the formationof leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills and that students who participate in them are betterable to get along with a

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Integrating Sustainability and Social Responsibility into the Curriculum

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremiah Matthew Stache P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Joseph P Hanus P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Jennifer Gonser, U.S. Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

cadets to a career in the United States Army and a lifetime of personal growth andservice.”Students in the course answer 11 common questions in a mandatory course-end feedback systemand results from the course (CE350) are compared to historical course-end feedback data for thepurposes of annual course assessments. Figure 2 illustrates that since the course incorporatedsustainability in design into the final project in 17-1, positive feedback increased noticeablycompared to the previous semester in 16-1. Of note, students in CE350 reported that their“motivation to learn and to continue learning increased” and their “critical thinking abilityincreased” at a higher rate than the previous semester students. Figure 2. Historical

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carl Nelson Blue, University of Southern Maine

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

are on track in regards toplacement into STEM careers. Since the last reporting period, eighteen students graduated inMay 2015 and eight of scholars are on track to graduate in May 2016. The May 2015 graduates    are reporting 89% success in career placement within their area of study, and/or enrolled ingraduate studies in their field of study. The upcoming graduating cohorts of freshmen andtransfer students are on track to be gainfully employed.Cohort Groups Cohort One: Ten freshmen - Eleven transfers (Bridge Program - All) • Graduated 8 38.10% • Lost 13 61.90% • Total 21 Cohort Two: Five freshmen - Twenty-two transfers (Bridge Program, freshmen only

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed, University of Texas, Austin; Margo Cousins, University of Texas at Austin; Laura Suggs, University of Texas, Austin; Mia K. Markey, University of Texas, Austin

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #18075Developing Science Communication Skills as a Part of a Summer ResearchExperiences for Undergraduates (REU) ProgramMs. Stephanie Ruth Young M.Ed, University of Texas, Austin Stephanie Young is a doctoral student in educational psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research focuses on educational pathways to STEM careers, underrepresented minorities and females in STEM, and psychosocial influences on STEM learning. In her time at the University of Texas, she has worked with the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Biomedical Engineering on under- graduate student education initiatives

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); David Torres, Purdue University; Sean M Eddington, Brian Lamb School of Communication - Purdue

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

and chapters, her research centers on the intersections of career, change, leadership, and resilience. Fellow and past president of the International Communication Association, she has received numerous awards for her research, teaching/mentoring, and engagement. She has worked on Purdue- ADVANCE initiatives for institutional change, the Transforming Lives Building Global Communities (TLBGC) team in Ghana through EPICS, and individual engineering ethical development and team ethical climate scales as well as everyday negotiations of ethics in design through NSF funding as Co-PI. [Email: buzzanel@purdue.edu]Dr. Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Andrew O. Brightman serves

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First-Year Programs: Monday Potpourri

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University

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First-Year Programs

science earn significantly more than students who major in the humanities andsocial sciences. Finally, high ability students have been found to shift to majors that result inmore profitable professional pathways and lower ability students shift to “easier majors”7.Student ability and their expectation of future earning potential were reported as importantfactors in the selection of a college major; however, these perceptions may have errors thatwould influence major change8. Social Cognitive Career Theory is based on the idea that careerdevelopment is a process related to self-exploration and choice, but that there can be barriers thatconfound decision making. For example an individual’s prior experiences and background(culture, gender, genetic