Conference Session

Systems Engineering Division Technical Session 1: Course Design & SE Competencies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Systems Engineering

practice systems thinking by completing a project that focuses on acurrent issue or need requiring an engineering solution.The course deliverables listed in Table 1 includes: Project Plan and Journal (22.5%),Communication Skills (47.5%) and Technical Merit (30%). Students must take an ill-definedproblem and use a systems engineering approach to implement a proof-of-concept solution. Adetailed description of the weekly deliverables is given elsewhere and will not be described heredue to space limitations [1]. The Critical Design Review (CDR) rubric was also developed tobalance the course weighting between system-level thinking fostered by weekly deliverables andacquired technical skillsets from the MSEE program. The weekly deliverables are guided

Conference Session

Motivation, Attitudes, and Beliefs

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Lanci, Colorado Mesa University; Louis Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Katherine L. Youmans, Utah State University; Adam Lenz, Oregon State University

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Educational Research and Methods

she teaches introductory design, materials science, and manufacturing-focused courses. Sarah’s research interests include aspects of project-based learning and enhancing 21st century skills in undergraduate engineering students.Dr. Louis Nadelson, Colorado Mesa University Louis S. Nadelson has a BS from Colorado State University, a BA from the Evergreen State College, a MEd from Western Washington University, and a PhD in educational psychology from UNLV. His scholarly interests include all areas of STEM teaching and learning, inservice and preservice teacher pro- fessional development, program evaluation, multidisciplinary research, and conceptual change. Nadelson uses his over 20 years of high school and college

Conference Session

Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Z. Dymond, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University

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Civil Engineering

bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at Virginia Tech and worked at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on concrete bridge research. He is currently an associate professor of Civil Engineering at the Virginia Military Institute (VMI). He teaches engineering mechanics and structural engineering courses at VMI and enjoys working with the students on bridge related research projects and with the ASCE student chapter.Dr. Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University Dr. Carroll is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at Saint Louis University. His experimental research interests focus on reinforced and prestressed concrete, while

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy; Kristen L. Sanford Bernhardt, Lafayette College; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Todd Freeborn, University of Alabama; Memorie Gosa, University of Alabama

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Biomedical Engineering

guiding questions tostructure the sessions; and (iv) including multiple sessions with the same clients over time toobserve changes that may result from the therapies.Capstone Projects: Future iterations of this program will task students with identifying clinicalneeds from their shadowing experiences, propose a possible solution, and encourage them topursue those solutions during their own Capstone Design courses. Capstone design projects areubiquitous in engineering education, aimed at promoting practical and real-world projects duringan undergraduate’s education [7], [8]. The pairing of this shadowing experience with CapstoneDesign is expected to increase student engagement and satisfaction; supported by results fromprevious clinical immersions

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Heather Shipley, University of Texas, San Antonio; Rena Bizios, University of Texas, San Antonio; Krystel Castillo, University of Texas, San Antonio

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

enroll and persist in highereducation, this project combines scholarships with other forms of academic and professionalsupport to ensure student persistence and completion of a B.S. Engineering degree. Providingresources and educational opportunities for undergraduate engineering students will help themattain their Bachelor of Science degrees in Engineering in a timely manner and encouragestudents to pursue graduate degrees in sciences and engineering along with increasing anddiversifying the technical workforce in our region. The overall objective of the program is beingaccomplished by creating an Undergraduate Engineering Scholarship Program; creating aworkshop series on Critical Thinking, Professional Development, and Research; and

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria J. Kim, Northwestern University; Robert A Linsenmeier, Northwestern University; Timothy Reissman, University of Dayton; Mary Beth Finch, Northwestern University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

were particularly important for meeting more complex learning objectives [6].Based on HPL and CBI, VaNTH produced a large number of interactive courseware modules inbiomechanics [7, 8], bioinstrumentation [9], systems physiology [10, 11, 12], design [13, 14],biosignal analysis [15, 16], biotechnology [17, 18], and biomedical imaging [18, 19].For this NSF-funded project (2015 – present) in the Engaged Student Learning track ofImproving Undergraduate STEM Education (IUSE), we proposed to enhance and expandexperiential learning modules in the domains of biosignals and systems analysis andexperimental design. There were two reasons behind this choice. First, most fundamental coursesin several engineering majors offered during the middle years

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Strategies: Problems of Alignment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Faculty Perceptions of the Most Effective Settings and Approaches for Educating Engineering and Computing Students About Ethics and Societal ImpactsAbstractTeaching students about ethical responsibilities and the societal

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vladimir I. Prodanov, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; John Greene, Maxim Integrated

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College Industry Partnerships

differentiate these from transitionaltechnology, then teach these fundamentals well through the lens of modern technology." [5].Having a lab where students could get the first-hand experience with cutting-edge technologywas viewed highly beneficial, but creating such a hardware platform is beyond the timeconstraints and financial capability of the instructor.Simultaneously a recent Masters-level graduate, employed by one of our IAB membercompanies, approached the department head with a proposal of a lab with IoT emphasis. He hadpreviously secured the support of his employer and was willing to manage the project, donatinghis time and technical talents. He also recruited a former classmate who graduated a few yearsearlier with a BSEE degree; this person

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

University Delivering significant results in pivotal roles such as Sr. Consultant to high-profile clients, Sr. Project Manager directing teams, and Executive Leader of initiatives and programs that boost organizational effectiveness and optimize operations have been hallmarks of Dr. Wickliff’s career spanning more than 24 years with leaders in the oil & gas and semiconductor industries. As an expert in the areas of Executive Leadership and Team Development, Strategy Design & Execution, Supply Chain Optimization, Change Management, System Integration and LEAN Process Improvement (technical and business), Dr. Wickliff is passionate about Organizational Wellness and the Holistic Well- ness of individuals. She is

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

. Thiswork leverages collaborative inquiry and collaborative autoethnography to explore the livedexperiences of our research team, which consists of six engineering education faculty who havedifferent roles and responsibilities and are positioned in varied settings at diverse institutions. Werepresent a variety of perspectives with regard to our goals, visions, and training in engineeringeducation.This project officially started in May 2017; however, we began collecting data in August 2015.Our poster will present a summary of our current progress, which includes the use of the Q3Research Quality workshop to guide data collection and analysis. In addition to themethodological impact of our study, the results will provide the engineering

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

chapter and research papers on machining of composites. He has a diverse industrial experience for 27 years, in design, research and manufacturing of electro me- chanical systems, such as design of various types of gear and gear boxes, antennas and light and heavy fabricated structures, for communication, TV telecast, natural disasters management and Telemedicine application. Dr PS, designed and manufactured various types of antenna’s weighing from 200 pounds to 100,000 pounds. He was also actively involved in configuring the antenna controls and selection of motor and motor controllers. Dr PS, has advised more than 40 senior/capstone projects. One of his project won the national award from Airforce Research Laboratory

Conference Session

Design Thinking and Creativity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Elliott Spector, Oklahoma State University; Stan Carroll, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

. • Stories must be devised that have significant design implications.And it is developed in 3 steps (Figure 1): • A conversation with the user types (or their surrogates) concerning the story • A note card-sized written description—the story • Criteria for confirmation or success. (Jeffries, 2001)For a comprehensive studio course—the project to house a local theatre company—themethodology of user stories was combined with an algorithm written in Grasshopper andvisualized in Rhino to test design solutions for seating arrangements in the thrust theatre box.First, students were tasked to interview theatre staff and patrons to develop their user stories.While each story itself is qualitative, the success criteria should be written in such a

Conference Session

Engagement in Practice: Engaging the Community through Educational Outreach

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mariam Manuel, University of Houston; Ricky P. Greer, University of Houston; Jerrod A Henderson, University of Houston (CoE & CoT); Virginia Snodgrass Rangel Rangel, University of Houston

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

teaches Physics 4345 (Physics for Pre-Service Teachers), a course that connects middle school physics state standards with content knowledge and instructional strategies that are designed to enhance student learning. Mariam is also the one of the writers and instructors for the Preparing for AP Physics I Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), offered through the University of Houston. The MOOC has served over 10,000 students in more than 110 different countries. Mariam previously served as the Instructional Specialist for the Robert Shaw Center for STEAM in the Katy Independent School District (KISD). She was responsible for implementing STEAM curriculum, instruction, and projects appropriate for K-12 students

Conference Session

Two-year College STEM Programs Meeting the Needs of Industry

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David I. Spang, Rowan College at Burlington County; Eric Constans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Edem G. Tetteh, Rowan College at Burlington County

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Two-Year College

A Model for Aligning Engineering Technology Curriculum with Industry NeedsAbstractIn order for students to master the skills and competencies required by industry, academicprograms must be focused on, and oriented towards, the skills that have the most relevance andvalue. Achieving a well-designed academic program requires industry partners and faculty towork in tandem to provide input regarding curriculum development and delivery. This paperdetails the efforts of a multi-year project between a two-year college and a university to createcurriculum, academic programs and career pathways resulting in meaningful employment in theAdvanced Manufacturing sector. Curriculum developed will include both Associate

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mohsen Sarraf, University of New Haven; Bijan Karimi, University of New Haven; Ali Golbazi, University of New Haven; Arthur Lizotte, Keysight Technologies, Inc.

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Electrical and Computer

Paper ID #22332A Pilot Program in Internet-of-things with University and Industry Collabo-ration: Introduction and Lessons LearnedDr. Mohsen Sarraf, University of New Haven Mohsen received his BS, MS and PhD in Electrical Engineering from USC in 1980, 1981 and 1986 respectively. He joined Bell Labs where he worked on advanced communication and signal processing projects. He worked at other high caliber labs and start-up companies as well until 2015 when he joined the University of New Haven as a full time faculty member. He enjoys teaching a lot and as such through his industrial career he was involved with teaching as

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Paper ID #21258Assessment of the Impact of Summer STEAM Programs on High School Par-ticipants’ Content Knowledge and Attitude Towards STEAM CareersMr. Marcelo Caplan, Columbia College Marcelo Caplan - Associate Professor, Department of Science and Mathematics, Columbia College Chicago. In addition to my teaching responsibilities, I am involved in the community engagement programs and activities of the department. I am the coordinator of three outreach programs 1) the NSF-ISE project ”Scientists for Tomorrow” which goal is to promote Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) learning in community centers in the

Conference Session

Career Development for Engineering Professionals

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitchell L. Springer PMP, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Continuing Professional Development

Development Division of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Springer received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Purdue University, his MBA and Doctorate in Adult and Community Education with a Cognate in Executive Development from Ball State University. He is certified as a Project Management Professional (PMP), Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR & SHRM-SCP), in Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR), and, in civil and domestic mediation. Dr. Springer is a State of Indiana Registered domestic mediator.Mr. Mark T. Schuver, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Mark Schuver is the Director for the Center for Professional Studies in Technology and Applied Research

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Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arshia Khan, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

problems. We also learned from the literature that women prefer to be more social and interact and work well in Figure 2. Total DFW of CS1511 (Men vs Women) teams. This project is based on these findings and attempts to develop a new approach grounded in research-based pedagogy. This new pedagogy involves two interventions to the traditional classroom teaching style- one, it replaces all the problems in the

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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International

number of students studying abroad, established new models of study abroad including co-op and research abroad and established meaningful connection for research and attraction of funded international graduate students. Maria started working at Texas A&M in 2005 as Assistant Director for Latin American Programs and in 2009 she was promoted to Program Manager for South America in the same office. During her time at the Office for Latin America Programs she created, managed and developed projects to enhance the presence of Texas A&M University in Latin American and to support in the internationalization of the education, research, and outreach projects of the university. She was charged with the development and

Conference Session

The BEST InDEED

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Renee M. Clark, University of Pittsburgh; Lisa Marie Stabryla, University of Pittsburgh; Leanne M. Gilbertson, University of Pittsburgh

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Design in Engineering Education

quantify the degree of active learning and other interactive practices.The assessment plan consists of a host of methods, including 1) pre, midterm, and post-coursesurveys, 2) an end-of-term focus group, 3) a project presentation with a panel of judges, and 4)midterm and end-of-term student written reflections on their application of the design thinkingprocess. The post-course survey included questions from the StRIP (Student Response toInstructional Practices) survey, a new rigorously-developed survey for measuring students’perspectives on and responses to active learning. Rubrics and measurement matrices from theliterature were adapted to guide assessment of the students’ presentations and design solutions,including the Oral Communications VALUE

Conference Session

Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Heywood, Trinity College Dublin

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

the skills of design, fabrication, testing and the use of equipment. It must aimto ensure that the producers of technology can be mastered and managed to promote socialand economic well-being” (Item 55, p 69).“An important principle which is enshrined in this report is the idea that the universalcharacter of technology necessarily constitutes a unifying mechanism and levelling forcebetween the social classes within the education system” (Item 55, p 70)Technology is seen tobe something different to science, and a separate programme is required for its development. To this end the French Ministry of Education decided to introduce a curriculum onTechnologie in which the principal teaching method would be the project (Item 54). In orderto

Conference Session

Embedding Sociotechnical Systems Thinking I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Waugaman, University of Colorado Boulder; Janet Y Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Malinda S Zarske, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the CU Teach Engineering program. Additionally, she mentors graduate and undergraduate engineering Fellows who teach in local K-12 classrooms through the Integrated Teaching and Learning Program’s TEAMS initiative, is on the development team for the TeachEngineering digital library, and is faculty advisor for CU-Boulder’s Society of Women Engineers (SWE). Her primary research interests include the impacts of project-based service-learning on student identity, pathways and retention to and through K-12 and undergraduate engineering, teacher education and curriculum development. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Connecting with first-year engineering students

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Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Natasha D. Mallette P.E., Oregon State University; Michelle Kay Bothwell, Oregon State University; Christine Kelly, Oregon State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

the context of real (and messy) engineering work [20].Laboratory. Students enroll in a three laboratory sequence during their third and fourth-yearcurriculum. The majority of tasks are completed in teams. The hands-on experimental activitiesinclude experimental design, equipment assembly and trouble-shooting. A virtual lab may alsobe completed, which simulates and allows for many more experimental runs and data collectionthan a hands-on lab [21]. The lab curriculum becomes more open-ended with increased need forexperimental design as the students progress through the lab sequence.Design. Two terms of discipline-specific senior design are completed during the fourth-yearcurriculum. Typically, the major projects are open-ended and team based. A

Conference Session

Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession and ASCE II

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Leslie Nolen CAE, American Society of Civil Engineers; Brock E. Barry P.E., United States Military Academy

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Civil Engineering

engineer and project manager on projects throughout the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, nonverbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Revising the Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge (BOK): The Application of the Cognitive Domain of Bloom’s TaxonomyAbstractIn October, 2016, The American Society of Civil Engineers

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Ethical Awareness and Social Responsibility in a Corporate/Team Context

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

conversations is thatengineers find themselves ill-prepared to grapple with the CSR dimensions of their careers andhave to learn on the fly. One key goal of our work, therefore, is to take those lessons back intothe undergraduate curriculum, providing students with real-world, critical perspectives on therelationships among CSR and engineering before they graduate.A second major goal of the project has been to investigate if and how student knowledge andopinions about CSR change as a result of the modules. The research team, in collaboration withother engineering educators and a panel of industry experts, developed, piloted, and revised anassessment tool that was given to each student enrolled in each of the targeted courses, once atthe beginning of

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Yousef Jalali, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Vinod K. Lohani, Virginia Tech; Rolf Müller, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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International

co-PI on 16 projects, funded by the National Science Foundation, with a $6.4 million research funding participation from external sources. He has been directing/co-directing an NSF/Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site on interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering at VT since 2007. This site has 95 alumni to date. He also leads an NSF/Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) site on interdisciplinary water research and have 10 alumni. He also leads an NSF-funded cybersecurity education project and serves as a co-PI on two International Research Experiences for Students (IRES) projects funded by the NSF. He has published over 90 papers in peer-reviewed journals and conferences. ¨Dr. Rolf

Conference Session

Connecting BME education to the "real world"

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia N. Savoy, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Mia K. Markey, The University of Texas at Austin; Henry Grady Rylander III P.E., The University of Texas at Austin

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Biomedical Engineering

grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), an institute with the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Rylander’s research is focused on imaging in ophthalmology. He has conducted clinical trials on a polarization-sensitive OCT system to measure the changes that occur in the retinal nerve fiber layer in glaucoma. Other projects include a drug delivery device for the eye and measuring blood flow in the eye. He is collaborating with researchers at UTMB to identify biomarkers of Alzheimer’s Disease in the eye. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 The Influence of an Externship on BME Predoctoral Students’ Career

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Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jessica Lauren Sargent, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan R. Bayley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anna Veronica Walter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

Access Engineering to better engage younger students inengineering activities, such an arrangement provides a unique experience for pre-service teachersthrough which they can learn about engineering design and how it can be incorporated into theirfuture classrooms. Previous studies have been reported in which pre-service teachers are exposedto engineering through projects within a broader STEM-related course or through a dedicatedmethods course [1] – [8], but almost all engineering-related coursework is offered as electives.Even at Purdue University, engineering methods is not a required course in the elementaryeducation curriculum. Interventions have also been designed for in-service teachers, oftenthrough workshops or other optional programs

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Two-year College Potpourri

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Diana Carmen Dimitriu, University of Texas at San Antonio

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

, and schematics of combustion engines and gynecological devices. It ends withthe collapsible fluid storage tank I helped develop at NASA as a visiting researcher in thesummer of 2010 and the two research projects we tested on the Zero G simulator at NASA’sJohnson Space Center in the fall of 2013. They get to see what an exciting and varied life anengineer can live and this makes them gravitate to a source with direct knowledge of how is reallife out there and choose me as a mentor. Every semester I select from my introductory classes a group of 10 to 15 students whoshow determination and an intense desire to pursue an engineering career. I form groups ofthese students to lead the other students in a multitude of projects that help them