Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Sonia Mary Chacko, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

City public schools. He received NYU Tandon’s 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2014 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distin- guished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 61 journal articles, and 140 conference pa- pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 26 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 47 undergraduate research students c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhidipta Mallik, New York University; S.M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, training, mentoring, and outreach activities to integrate engineering concepts in science classrooms and labs of dozens of New York City public schools. He received NYU Tandon’s 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2014 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distin- guished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 61 journal articles, and 140 conference pa- pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 26 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 47 undergraduate

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S.M. Mizanoor Rahman, New York University; Veena Jayasree Krishnan, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Tandon’s 2002, 2008, 2011, and 2014 Jacobs Excellence in Education Award, 2002 Jacobs Innovation Grant, 2003 Distinguished Teacher Award, and 2012 Inaugural Distin- guished Award for Excellence in the category Inspiration through Leadership. Moreover, he is a recipient of 2014-2015 University Distinguished Teaching Award at NYU. His scholarly activities have included 3 edited books, 9 chapters in edited books, 1 book review, 61 journal articles, and 140 conference pa- pers. He has mentored 1 B.S., 26 M.S., and 5 Ph.D. thesis students; 47 undergraduate research students and 11 undergraduate senior design project teams; over 480 K-12 teachers and 115 high school student researchers; and 18 undergraduate GK-12 Fellows and

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Ian Derk, Arizona State University; Stephanie Sowl, Arizona State University; Natalie Nailor

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

. It is important foreducators to prepare the students who possess both a strong technical skillset and anentrepreneurial mindset. Instilling an entrepreneurial mindset is different from preparingentrepreneurs. The former focuses on preparing students who could exercise curiosity to identifyopportunities and make connections, in order to design added-value products and processes.Students instilled with an entrepreneurial mindset will place products benefits before designfeatures and utilize technical skills to help fulfil unmet customer needs [1]. In order to promotethe entrepreneurial mindset in engineering education, the Kern Family Foundation hasestablished a network, known as the Kern Entrepreneurial Education Network (KEEN

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College; Kurt M. DeGoede, Elizabethtown College; Stacey L. Zimmerman, Elizabethtown College

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First-Year Programs

American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Gallup StrengthsFinder in EngineeringAbstractThe Gallup StrengthsFinder® Inventory identifies individual’s top-five Strengths from the 34themes in the inventory [1]. Strengths such as Activator, Deliberative, and Restorative aregrouped into four domains: executing, influencing, relationship building and strategic thinking.All of our first-year students at Elizabethtown College complete the Strengths Inventory.Throughout the two-semester Introduction to Engineering (ItE) course sequence, wecontextualize Strengths for engineering students by contrasting strengths and skills. We use theStrengthsFinder to capture personal strengths and define engineering skills through the lens

Conference Session

Software Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mourya Reddy Narasareddy Gari, North Dakota State University; Gursimran Singh Walia; Alex David Radermacher, North Dakota State University

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Software Engineering Division

Engineering. Asystematic literature review is a means of assessing and interpreting all the accessibleresearch applied to a specific research question, area of interest. The following steps wereimplemented in accordance with the guidelines for a systematic literature review establishedby Kitchenham and Charters [7].Step: 1: Research Questions:The aim of this paper is to identify and evaluate the usefulness of gamification elementsmost commonly used in CS and SE courses on student learning. To do this we formulatedthree research questions: RQ1: What are the most commonly used gamification elements in CS and SE courses? RQ2: What is the evidence for the benefits of these gamification elements on student learning? RQ3: How can answers to

Conference Session

ET Administrative Issues

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Freije, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Barbara L Christe, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Elaine M. Cooney, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis

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Engineering Technology

specific course, then linked toassignment rubrics, previously created to assess student submissions. Rich information onstudent outcome attainment is available when the Outcome tool is used consistently by faculty.BackgroundFirst-year students can be profoundly impacted utilizing self-reflection tools embedded inelectronic portfolios to promote self-advocacy [1], [2]. Self-reflective prompts offer the firstopportunity to identify and explain why students want to achieve a particular academic goal, andwhat specific steps they are taking to achieve the goal. When identifying the qualities associatedwith persisting engineering technology students, Christe [3] found strong evidence of acommitment or an attachment to their college work. Student focus

Conference Session

Motivation, Identity, and Belongingness

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jonathan D. Stolk, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Michael D. Gross, Wake Forest University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

appear intraditionally taught courses, with women reporting lower autonomous motivations and highercontrolled motivations compared to men. The motivations of men and women are both moresimilar, and more positive overall, in STEM courses that employ non-traditional and mixedpedagogies.Introduction and Research BackgroundLearner motivation, the psychological intention and energetic drive to do something [1], is acritically important aspect of the learning process. While learner motivations are complex andmultifaceted, a simplified model positions motivational processes between personal andcontextual factors as antecedents, and learning engagement, behaviors, and outcomes asconsequences (Figure 1). Research shows that positive forms of motivation

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip Jackson, University of Florida

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Mechanical Engineering

problem properly addresses the topics desired, problems are oftendesired to be sufficiently unique or exciting, they must be error free and solutions to problemsmust also be calculated.There are several sources that faculty members can draw upon to find new problems. Textbooksare the first source that come to mind and each publisher painstakingly compiles hosts ofproblem sets in each and new editions with augmented problem sets are published yearly. Manypublishers also supply online learning systems for their textbooks that offer computer-basedmodules that contain problems. Often, the problems contained within the online learning systemscan even have their input values generated randomly [1]. Some educational groups have alsocompiled repositories

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Natascha Trellinger Buswell, University of California, Irvine; Qin Zhu, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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International

colleges and universities continue to expand and refine global learning opportunitiesfor engineering students they face a complex array of challenges [1]. As one among many suchconcerns, administrators and other stakeholders increasingly expect that costly investments ininternational programming generate substantial benefits and impacts, including but not limited togrowing the number of students served. Further, many programs are being asked to produce hardevidence of how research, work, study, and service abroad can enhance student learning andgrowth, synergistic with rising accountability pressures across the higher education landscape.Fortunately, dozens of assessment instruments are available to measure many different facets ofinter/cross

Conference Session

Humanitarian and Sustainability in a Global Engineering Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael F MacCarthy, Mercer University; Holly F. Berns, Mercer University ; Ryan Monty, United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot; Mitzi Erin Brett; Zachary Lewis Martin; Pietro Sannipoli, United Nations Humanitarian Response Depot; Nicolas Jerome Messmer; Walid Ibrahim; Scott Schultz, Mercer University; Katelyn C.N. Dimopoulos, Mercer University

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International

Maria response.Mr. Zachary Lewis Martin Zachary L. Martin graduated from Mercer University with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering as well as a Master’s degree in Engineering Management. He has volunteered with Mercer on Mission as an assistant with researching health and water sanitation practices (WASH) for families in eastern Madagascar. He currently works for Burns & McDonnell, a consulting engineering firm, in the Aviation & Federal industry.Ms. Katelyn C.N. Dimopoulos, Mercer University Katelyn Dimopoulos was the captain of the Mercer University Division 1 Women’s Soccer team and recently earned her BSE in mechanical engineering from Mercer University in 2017. She traveled to Madagascar

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 9

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis E. Monterrubio, Robert Morris University

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Mechanical Engineering

works have been presented at previous ASEE Conferences related with naturalfrequencies either calculated with a Matlab code, testing or using FEM including [1-3] thepresent work presents all three alternatives and the main difference with previous publications isthat the objective of this work is to pinpoint good practices using commercial finite elementcodes. The good practices in the implementation of a finite element analysis (FEA) presented inthis work are: a) Have a good understanding of the theory related to the problem to be solved. For this reason the solution of a cantilever beam is presented in this work in order to have an example whose analytical solution can be easily obtained. This is achieved solving for

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming; Larry Schmidt, University of Wyoming

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Engineering Libraries

, data and science literacy skills that will allow them to succeed in a global economy. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Graduate Research Data Management Course Content: Teaching the Data Management Plan (DMP)Introduction: The need for effective education of graduate students in the area of Research DataManagement (RDM) has been demonstrated through the number and types of recently developedcourses on this topic.[1-6] These courses tend to take one of two general forms: 1) a full-term,for-credit standalone course and 2) a workshop/seminar approach. However in both forms of theRDM course, one topic that is common to both approaches is the Data Management Plan (DMP).The

Conference Session

Developing Teaching and Mentoring Skills

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bret Austin Arnold, University of Tulsa; Alison J. Kerr, University of Tulsa; Bradley J. Brummel, University of Tulsa; Michael W. Keller, University of Tulsa

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Graduate Studies

, this declaration of need does not answer thequestion of how. One possible direction focuses on improving the field relevant, but non-technical skills that help engineers as professionals. The authors of this paper have recentlycompleted the first round of a pilot program that professionally develops graduate engineeringstudents [1]. As a part of the program, students compare self-given competency ratings to thosefrom select peers and their academic advisor. This multi-source feedback (MSF) approach todevelopment gives participants a glimpse of their professional reputation from different angles.After all rater’s submit their feedback, ratees meet with their advisors and create a developmentplan based on these results. Equipped with multi

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 2: Identity and Sense of Belonging

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Giselle Andrade, STEMGrow; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Growing Character Strengths Across BoundariesAbstractCreating a community of purpose amongst engineering students is helpful in guiding theirsuccessful transition from high school to higher education learning environments. In suchlearning environments, the capacity to studiously pursue long-term goals can be a definingcharacteristic of successful students. Duckworth and associates refer to this as the “tendency tosustain interest in and effort towards very long-term goals” [1]. In this paper, we will discuss thework we are currently doing to develop strength in character for our students.First, it is important to understand the word ‘grit’ as one that encompasses

Conference Session

Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Pluskwik, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Eleanor Leung, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Andrew Lillesve, Iron Range Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

students should develop these skills in their undergraduate education. Entrepreneurialmindset learning outcomes are desired by industry and tie to both the current and proposedAccreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) outcomes[1], [2]. These includecritical thinking, high-level reasoning, accurate understanding of others’ perspectives,differentiated views of others, teamwork and communication skills, achievement and retention,among others. For these positive reasons, the faculty of our program decided to bring theentrepreneurial mindset to our student engineers. In Summer, 2017, an interdisciplinary team offaculty from the program attended entrepreneurship in engineering workshops through the KernFamily Foundation’s Engineering

Conference Session

Hands-On Skills in BME

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

’ ability to troubleshoot electronic circuits (Figure 1). Change in Exam Grades (%) 160 140 * 120 100 80 135.9% 60 116.6% 40 20 0 Control Experimental

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jose Roberto Portillo, Universidad Galileo; Alberth E Alvarado, Universidad Galileo; Jorge Samayoa Ranero, Universidad Galileo

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Diversity

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Mathematics

Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Guided-Lecture Team Based Learning at Work: Teaching Differential Calculus to Part-time Engineering Students in Latin America.IntroductionThe United States Department of Education identified the so called “non-traditional student”, as astudent with at least one of the following characteristics: attends school part time, works full timeor is financially independent, among others [1]. In contrast, a student is called “traditional” whenthe student enrolls full time immediately after finishing high school, is financially dependent, anddoes not have a formal job during the academic year [2]. As reported by Hussar and Bailey, theenrollment of non-traditional

Conference Session

ET Peripherals

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Mohammed Sayer Elaraj, Alaqsa University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Engineering Technology

include advancing STEM education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Hands Across the Sea – The US Fulbright Scholar Experience in State of Qatar– lessons learnedAbstract:Considering the impacts of ongoing globalization, it is important for researchers and educators tohave dialogue and collaboration with their counterparts around the world. This possiblecollaboration has been facilitated through a Fulbright US Scholar program Experience in State ofQatar. The Fulbright US Scholar program sends approximately 800 American scholars andprofessionals per year to approximately 130 countries, where they lecture and/or conduct researchin a wide variety of academic and professional fields [1]. The program was

Conference Session

Tools and Techniques

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emil H. Salib, James Madison University; John David Lester

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

Dr. Emil H. Salib,and John D. Lester salibeh@jmu.edu, lesterjd@dukes.jmu,edu Dept of Integrated Science and Technology (ISAT), James Madison University (JMU), Harrisonburg, VA 228071 IntroductionThe origins of Software-Defined Networking (SDN) arose from graduate research work out ofStanford. A graduate student, Martin Casado, observed that the current network operations are hard[1], [2], [3]. He and his advisor took on this as an opportunity and defined a possible solution [4]that is now known as SDN. The cause of network operations problems is a rigid architecture. Thefirst problem is the contrast between the methods that determine the forwarding state

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David John Orser, University of Minnesota; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota; John Sartori, University of Minnesota

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

outputs. These include the Rasp-berry Pi, Beagle Bone 1 , Arduino 2,3 , and Embedded ARM 4 . One reported concern of students thatdrop out of ECE, especially underrepresented students, is the feeling of being overwhelmed andintimidated by electronics and programming 3 . The use of these hobbyist-level devices (Pi, BeagleBone, Arduino), with their excellent on-line resources and low barrier to entry, makes excellentchoices for lower division courses.Taking the step from smart devices to IoT devices requires networked communication. Somecourses utilize a secondary system (like a smartphone) to enable this internet-level communica-tion 2,5 . Far fewer courses provide for direct networked internet communications of the IoT devices,and those are often

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel Raviv, Florida Atlantic University

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Mathematics

engineering.This paper focuses on introducing basic math concepts by linking them to daily experiencesusing relevant analogy-based examples, to be introduced prior to delving into purelymathematical explanations and proofs. The paper shows tangible physical explanations ofconcepts in calculus, specifically on topics such as: (a) Integration and differentiation. To explain these concepts, the paper uses several examplessuch as (1) relations between steering wheel angle of a car and the physical angle of the car inworld coordinates, (2) relations between water flow and its accumulation in a container, (3)elevator directional motion, and (4) energy and its temporal rate-of-change during running,walking, sitting, and sleeping. It also shows some unexpected

Conference Session

Applications of Technology in Mechanics Education

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jakob C Bruhl P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Richard J. Gash P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Aaron Freidenberg, U.S. Military Academy; Christopher H Conley, U.S. Military Academy; Paul M. Moody P.E., U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanics

increasingunderstanding of mechanics concepts and developing engineering judgment by creatingexperiences for students. This paper describes another aspect of programmatic changes thatmakes increasing use of computer simulation tools to help students visualize and understandconcepts. As this is part of an ongoing effort, the paper focuses on the background andmotivation for better integration within several courses. It describes several examples of howsoftware has been integrated into statics and mechanics of materials courses and explains how afew guiding principles used in developing inquiry-based learning activities (IBLA) apply tointegrating software into class.BACKGROUNDAs Bruhl, Klosky, and Hanus (2017)1 describe, a methodical assessment resulted in the

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachal E Thomassie, Texas A&M University; Kathryn Kirsch, Pennsylvania State University; Eric R Marsh, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Timothy J. Jacobs, Texas A&M University

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Mechanical Engineering

student’s schedule.Universities generally staff career services offices for their students, offering a host of resourceson finding internships, writing resumes and cover letters, and practicing effective interviewstrategies. However, nearly 40% of students never even visit their universities’ career servicesoffices [1]. Disseminating useful information on career and professional development, therefore,must occur through the individual department. And, the timing of such exposure should be suchthat the student can contextualize any career advice received; giving students advice in interviewstrategies, for example, when they are in the midst of finding internships is more effective thanadvice given pre-college, which is naturally proffered in the

Conference Session

Makerspaces

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Kyle, Columbia University; Christine Kovich, HYPOTHEkids; Michael A. Carapezza, Hk Maker Lab

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Pre-College Engineering Education

ways to make STEM a meaningful part of a student’s education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 HYPOTHEkids Maker Lab: Creating Engineering Design Courses for High School StudentsINTRODUCTIONWith the ascendance of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), there is increasedemphasis on the role of engineering design in a comprehensive K-12 STEM education [1]. Whilethe NGSS has been adopted by nearly half of all states, there are still major deficits in the qualityof STEM education in the U.S. [2-5]. In particular, engineering design education opportunitiesare rare and underdeveloped at the primary and secondary school levels, and secondary teachersoften lack the

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Collection

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Mohd Iramul Hoque, CATME

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First-Year Programs

has been integrated into many different courses in a variety of differentacademic disciplines. This is largely due to the importance that companies place on teamworkskills in potential new employees [1-2] as well as the incorporation of teamwork requirementsfor accreditation across a variety of disciplines [2-5]. Studies have also shown learning and otherbenefits of working in teams while in college [6-7]. However, Chen argues that many studentslack these important teamwork skills when they enter the workforce [8]. Since about half of U.S.companies, [9] and 81% of Fortune 500 companies [10] have company rely heavily on team-based structures, students who are deficient in their teamwork skills are ill-equipped to functionwithin these companies

Conference Session

Connecting BME education to the "real world"

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tanya M. Nocera, The Ohio State University, Department of Biomedical Engineering; Alexis Ortiz-Rosario, The Ohio State University; Amena Shermadou, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, The Ohio State University

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Biomedical Engineering

that contribute to a gap between BME andother majors, as graduates pursue the industry workforce.History of Biomedical EngineeringThe Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) defines biomedical engineering (BME) as “thebridge between medical and engineering disciplines that provides an overall enhancement ofhealthcare,” [1]. BME first emerged as a training program in the 1950s, considerably more recentthan other engineering disciplines [2-4]. Its rise was initially driven by the National Institutes ofHealth (NIH) via the awarding of grants to universities to develop BME doctoral programs [2].Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, a handful of universities began offering BME degrees, but thelate 1990s saw the largest surge in new programs, especially at

Conference Session

Curricular Transformation

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Seda McKIlligan, Iowa State University; Steven Joseph Abramsky, Iowa State University

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Educational Research and Methods

alternativestrategies for course redesign) as a support tool as they develop and revise courses.MethodsSetting and ParticipantsThe setting of this study was a second-year embedded systems course meant for electrical,computer, and software engineering students at a large university in the midwestern UnitedStates. A team of nine educators (Table 1) formed an x-team (a cross-functional, collaborativeteam with diverse expertise) to make revisions to the course over each of the next four semesters.The team formed and met 2-3 times per week during the summer before the first course iteration.The team then continued to meet about once per week during the Fall 2017 semester, from whichdata for this study was collected.Data CollectionPrevious studies have found

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Trent Bolt, Auburn University; Andrew Cookston, Auburn University; John Y. Hung, Auburn University; Victor P. Nelson, Auburn University

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Electrical and Computer

each student was administered at the be-ginning and end of the semester for two groups in two semesters: a control group given no choiceof lab exercise and an experimental group given a free choice between two lab exercises. Thispaper examines the results of these surveys to determine the effect that student agency can have onstudent interest levels and their perception of themselves as engineers.IntroductionThe United States Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that jobs related to Science, Technology,Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) will grow by approximately 13 percent from 2014 to 2024;this area’s predicted job growth is second only to the medical field [1]. A large number of thesenew jobs are expected to be in Embedded Systems, as this

Conference Session

Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Trauth, University of Delaware; Tia Navelene Barnes, University of Delaware; Jenni Buckley, University of Delaware; Joshua A. Enszer, University of Delaware; Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Rachel Davidson, University of Delaware; Xiaoxue 'Vera' Zhang, University of Delaware

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

Engineering Education, 2018 HOW GRANULAR IS THE PROBLEM? A DISCIPLINE-SPECIFIC FOCUS GROUPSTUDY OF FACTORS AFFECTING UNDERREPRESENTATION IN ENGINEERING UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS Tia N. Barnes, PhD1; Amy E. Trauth, PhD1; Xiaoxue Zhang, MS.Ed1; Joshua Enszer, PhD2; Sarah Rooney, PhD1; Rachel Davidson, PhD2; Jenni M. Buckley, PhD2 1 University of Delaware, College of Education and Human Development 2University of Delaware, College of Engineering INTRODUCTION The underrepresentation of women and several racial minority groups (i.e., Black, Latino, Native American) students in engineering undergraduate programs can be attributed to a multitude of factors, including, but not limited to