Conference Session

COED: Gamification and Introducing Students to Programming

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

showed higher increase in the post-test score for thecontrol group (that did not have the team collaboration) as compared to the experiment group(that included team collaboration). The result from paired t-test showed that the increase wasstatistically significant (at p < 0.001) for both groups.We had expected that ability to collaborate and earn extra virtual points when working withpeers would motivate students to perform better, however the results seem to indicate otherwise.Based on the feedback from instructors, it was found that teams were formed randomly (size of3 students) which limited the engagement and that could have resulted with less team-basedcollaboration within SEP-CyLE. In future work, we plan to evaluate the impact of

Conference Session

Works in Progress I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Lei Xie, Texas A&M University; Michael Beyerlein, Texas A&M University; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Jill Zarestky, Colorado State University

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Educational Research and Methods

the T1X1 Technical Sub-Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, and Senior Vice President of Business Development. Before joining Fujitsu, Rodney worked for Bell Labora- tories, Bellcore (now Telcordia

Conference Session

Student Advancement in Mechanics of Materials

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nick A. Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Edward J. Berger, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Angela Goldenstein, Purdue University

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Mechanics

during which we were studying combined loading and drawing the stress state blocks was beneficial. Of this, the exercise during which we related the cross sectional [sic] depiction of each individual loading to its effect on the stress state block was incredibly helpful for me. I had been struggling to visualize this concept for a significant amount of time before we did that exercise.”This study did not incorporate a pre-/post-test design or compare exam scores across othersections that did not use the conceptual exercises because the focus was on the development ofthe activities. A more rigorous evaluation of student outcomes is planned for future semesters.Conclusion and Future WorkThis paper details six active learning

Conference Session

DEED Postcard Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Corey T Schimpf, The Concord Consoritum; Rob Sleezer, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Charles Xie

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

therefore were penalized forthe design challenge.In order to determine how long teams spent designing we used Energy3D’s logs, which is likelyto be a conservative estimate as time spent planning, revising plans, or group discussions are notcaptured through the action-logging of the system. In sticking with a conservative estimate, wesubtracted out time in which students appear to idle. The clearest example of this is whenstudents run an analysis, which may take up to 20 minutes to complete on complex designs.Additionally, if students were inactive for 40 minutes or longer their idle time was subtractedout. While we cannot rule that students’ may be active at this time, we are unable to definitivelyascertain this, so a conservative measure of time

Conference Session

Novel Classrooms

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julie L. P. Jessop, University of Iowa; Anna L. Flaming, University of Iowa

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Chemical Engineering

.  Assessing Student Learning in the Flip (p. 18) suggests ways to (re)structure assessment given that the learning environment is much different in a flipped course than in a traditional lecture.This paper is intended as a user-friendly manual for planning and delivering a flipped course.Thus, it is not necessarily meant to be read from start to finish, but rather used as a supportivereference. If your question is not addressed in the FAQ of a section, feel free to contact theauthors for further assistance.Choosing to FlipWhy should I flip?Anna – The benefits of flipped course designs may be underscored by the frameworks of Self-Determination Theory (by supporting students' needs for autonomy, competence, andrelatedness), Cognitive Load

Conference Session

Professional Skills for Graduate Students

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

of the readings we had ormaybe a class discussion noted well who's job is it if not ours? Moving forward I plan to connectmy thoughts to the practice of research by thinking about how I can change my mind when Iconduct and write about research. Who will be reading my work? How can I make my workmore accessible to individuals who will be mass manufacturing a product I make or maybeindividuals like my parents who are just trying to look out for what is best for their children.Something I want to do the next time I read is to try to continue making these half sheet handoutsfor really interesting papers I read for my research and for my parents. This time around I tookmy time reading through the screentime paper, looking up terms or methods I

Conference Session

Imagining Others, Defining Self Through Consideration of Ethical and Social Implications

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alexis Papak, University of Maryland, College Park; Ayush Gupta, University of Maryland, College Park; Chandra Anne Turpen, University of Maryland, College Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

frompredictive analytics to autonomous drone warfare. Gupta, Turpen, and co-researchers, AndrewElby, Thomas Philip, and Daniel Dilliplane, participated in the design of the focus groupprompts. The sessions were loosely structured with planned prompts and activities, but withenough flexibility that facilitators could make decisions about adding new prompts or lettingstudents continue a conversation longer than intended. Ayush Gupta (Ayush) and DanielDilliplane (Dan) served as the facilitators for all the sessions. In addition to participating in thesesessions, students were given supplemental materials to read between many sessions and givenpost-session surveys. The first focus group session focused on students getting to know eachother, getting

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathryn Weed Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Ilya Avdeev, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Brian D. Thompson, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee; Mohamed M. Megahed, Pennsylvania State University; Pratik Subhash Pachpute, Pennsylvania State University,Great Valley

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

and student entrepreneurship. Thompson is also Director of the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center at UWM. He is Co-PI on the Milwaukee I-Corps Site sponsored by the National Science Foundation, and helps lead the program which helps university based innovators explore markets for their technology through lean launch and the customer discovery process. He teaches new ventures as an adjunct instructor in UWM’s College of Engineering and Applied Science and the Lubar School of Business. Thompson was previously Managing Director at TechStar where he helped to launch several companies including MatriLab which won the 2006 Wisconsin Governor’s Business Plan Competition. He previously served on the boards of startup

Conference Session

Transdisciplinary Perspectives on Engineering Engagement with Community

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathan E. Canney; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Introduction and Chapters 1 & 2 Engineering, the main journal about LTS in engineering. Engineers Without Borders A critical document for how a leading organization in the (EWB-USA) Strategic Plan development and implementation of LTS sees its role in 2015-2020 11 the interaction between engineers and traditionally marginalized communities. EWB-USA has had a significant impact on the spread of LTS in engineering, specifically through international service projects that are

Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado, Boulder; Derek T. Reamon, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kenneth M. Anderson, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

moved througheducational systems; scales are ‘envelopes of spacetime’ into which certain school-basedidentities (and not others) can be folded” (p. 309). Educational scales are consequential forstudents as they define what constitutes success and failure, or belonging vs. not fitting in; asNespor additionally notes, “scale is thus both an object and a means of power in educationalpractice” (p. 309).Nespor (2004) defines five aspects of educational scale: 1. “Scale is made through the production and circulation of artifacts: school buildings, desks, curriculum standards, textbooks, tests, plans, homework assignments, and so forth… scales can also be defined by interrupting circuits of artifacts. Pupil activities may be tightly

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

, the college successfully developed andimplemented a program curriculum involving day and night classes in electrical engineering andcomputer engineering. The curriculum program consists of 11-week courses and allows aflexible schedule for students to successfully complete an ABET-accredited degree in eitherBSEE or BSCE. During 2017, CoE proudly received an ABET re-accreditation for six yearswith no required interim reports.In 2015, the University tasked the CoE to develop a strategic plan in delivering onlineundergraduate and graduate engineering courses. Starting in April 2015, the college embraced aflipped learning approach for future and online delivery of undergraduate engineering courses.One reason for adopting flipped learning concerns

Conference Session

Maker Communities and Authentic Problem Solving

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Carol Hulls P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Derek Wright P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Andrew J. B. Milne, University of Waterloo, Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering; Eugene Li, University of Waterloo; Sanjeev Bedi P.Eng., University of Waterloo

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Educational Research and Methods

, instructional staff, and teachingassistants. Some were involved in only the planning and development stages, others wereinvolved in only the running of the activity, and some were involved in both stages. In somecases, the instructors were involved in only one of Tron Days, ECE Days or Mech Days, whilethe core team was involved in all of the events. Instructors were asked to comment on whetherthey felt the objectives were met, along with any additional insight they could provide withregards to the impact and success of the events.All of the Engineering Days events described in this paper targeted first-year engineeringstudents in their respective disciplines. Mechatronics students were surveyed at the start and endof the term using online surveys

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Mitch Cieminski, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

participation in a student club] What are the professional dimensions of ethics in [your club]?} All of the programs our student group plans… I guess, the ethical part beforehand would be, ‘Is it ethical to, like, hold a scavenger hunt for the students of RPI during GM [spirit] week that has, like, these certain questions? Are all these questions OK to ask? Are they offending anyone?’ Or would it be depleting this entire organization’s resources and money to hold this scavenger hunt and give away all these big monetary prizes?’ (701, 48)Ethics experiences beyond coursework and extracurricular activities included a range ofinfrequently identified, but substantially elaborated issues—often sensitive ones. Two

Conference Session

Design, Assessment, and Redesign of Writing Instruction for Engineers

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John Y. Yoritomo, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign; S. Lance Cooper, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Celia Mathews Elliott, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John R. Gallagher, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; John S. Popovics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; Julie L Zilles, University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and writing-to-learn activities. For example, 9 of 13 instructor surveyrespondents (two participants did not respond) marked that assigned writing is “never” used onlyby a student or group of students, while 14 of 15 marked that the writing is "always" collectedand graded. Few opportunities are structured for students to use writing to communicate withother students or to write through course concepts in low stakes ways that promote learningbefore officially setting those ideas down in more formal products.Similarly, when instructors were asked about the purposes of student writing in their courses, thetwo least-marked purposes were “learning course concepts” and “planning” (marked by 7 and 8of 15, respectively). In contrast, the purposes of

Conference Session

EDGD: CAD, CAM, and AI

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dean Nieusma, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; James W. Malazita, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Lydia Rebekka Krauss, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Andrea M. Ukleja; Timothy Andrews, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Design Graphics

are common across platforms. Chester provides the examples of mirroring lines,copying objects, and creating solids by extrusion. Procedural knowledge is understanding theparticular steps required to successfully execute a given command within a given system, andthis knowledge is often specific to each software package.Strategic knowledge exists apart from the particular commands available within any given CADsoftware package and entails what Chester refers to as “metacognitive” processes—processesthat involve “planning, monitoring, and revising” [5]. Strategic knowledge is important becauseit enables operators to work efficiently, completing CAD models more quickly. Moreimportantly, strategic knowledge also enables operators to more

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Abhidipta Mallik, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University; Vikram Kapila, New York University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

formulate their own questions and seek answers, leading to testing and validation of creative ideas.  Provide feedback and encourage revision, make learning purposeful, and produce high- quality products.  Reflect on types of skills students developed and plan for the scope of future activities. Figure 4: The PBL cycle (a) (b) Figure 5: The PBL implementation (a) teacher as facilitator and (b) feedback from others6. Research ProcedureThis paper is devoted to analyzing the outcomes of the robotics PD workshop vis-à-visteachers. Teachers had expertise in math or science. Their demographic and disciplineinformation is given in

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Imane Khalil, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

contextual detail in traditionaltechnical problems that we are developing as part of a Heat Transfer course in MechanicalEngineering in University of San Diego’s Shiley Marcos School of Engineering. Here, wedescribe the design and integration into the course and evaluate the results using student memosand classroom observation. Based on this analysis, we have developed further plans for moduledevelopment. Detailed instructor guides and materials are available in the Appendix.Course ContextStudent PopulationIn Fall 2017, 28 students were enrolled in this section of a Heat Transfer course, including 5women and 23 men. Two of these students were simultaneously enrolled in courses designed todeal extensively with engineering praxis that engages social

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Pamalee A. Brady, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Peter Laursen

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Civil Engineering

with a range of audiences(4) an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineeringsituations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineeringsolutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts(5) an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provideleadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks,and meet objectives(6) an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpretdata, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions(7) an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learningstrategies.Criterion 5 ChangesThe current Criterion 5 Curriculum

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amir Karimi P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio; Randall D. Manteufel P.E., University of Texas, San Antonio

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Mechanical Engineering

to solve problemsindependently, 60% of students indicated that they had either used or were planning to use thesolution manual to do their homework assignments. Forty-one percent (41%) of respondentsbelieved that using solution manuals in completing homework assignments has the same learningbenefit as solving problems independently; 57% of students indicated that using solution manualwhile doing homework assignments provides the same educational experience as solving theexamples in the textbook; and 95% indicated that solving homework problems is essential forlearning the materials and succeeding in the courses they were enrolled in.Table 2. 2010 anonymous course surveys conducted in three different thermodynamic classes: 5

Conference Session

Program Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sunni Haag Newton, Georgia Institute of Technology; Meltem Alemdar, Georgia Institute of Technology; Roxanne A. Moore, Georgia Institute of Technology; Christopher J. Cappelli, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

to inform their students about engineering andentrepreneurship, both for improving content knowledge and for increasing studentunderstanding of potential career paths in these domains and promoting student interest insuch career paths. Teachers discussed specific experiences related to identifying andunderstanding consumer needs and creating and marketing a product to satisfy theseneeds. As a result of participating in IC, students gained a variety of technical andbusiness-related skills they likely would not have gained elsewhere, including how tobuild a website, how to build an app, how to write a business plan, how to make a movie,how to talk in front of people, how to pitch something, how to convince people to buysomething. One of

Conference Session

Engaging Faculty Across Disciplines, Colleges, and Institutions

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jinsung Cho, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Giuseppe Lomiento, California State Polytechnic University Pomona; Gad M. Ghada, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Katrin Terstegen, Cal Poly Pomona

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, mechanical, and plumbing plans, andspecifications. The project is, then issued for bid to hire a general contractor, usually using acompetitive low bid procurement process. However, this system has often proven to developadversarial relationships among the project participants, majorly attributed to the lack ofcontractor's input in the design process, leading to change orders. Since the design process iscompleted with no contractor input, the probability of disputes deriving from behavioral andtechnical problems is significantly high. As for DB, the owner hires one single entity that servesas both the contractor and designer, allowing a single point of responsibility, contractor’s earlyinvolvement in design, and faster delivery [2, 3]. This setting

Conference Session

Supporting Faculty in Course Development and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University; Keith D. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University; Eugene Judson, Arizona State University; James A. Middleton, Arizona State University; Robert J. Culbertson, Arizona State University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Ying-Chih Chen, Arizona State University ; Lydia Ross, Arizona State University; Lindy Hamilton Mayled, Arizona State University; Kara L. Hjelmstad, Arizona State University

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Continuing Professional Development

decrease in the cost to an individual. The results areshown in Table 3.Table 3. VECTERS Survey ResultsPercent Change from Pre- to Post-Evaluation Real-World Student-to-Student Formative Applications Discussions Feedback Expectancy +8%* +4% +8%* Value +8%* +5% +8%* Cost -13%* -7% -7% Reported Use +12%* +4% +4% Planned Future Use +15

Conference Session

Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole M. Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Benjamin A Teschner, Colorado School of Mines; Robin Bullock, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

[is] sensitive to cultural differences” (Chan andFishbein 2009: 6). Furthermore, it has been suggested that engineering students who plan toengage in sustainable development initiatives develop a set of global competencies (Lucena et al.2008) and move from being mere “technology advocates” to “Honest Brokers,” who researchand present a range of technical possibilities within the “broad contextual constraints of theproblem-setting” (Mitchell et al. 2004: 40).Engineering programs globally have responded to these calls for a shifting paradigm inengineering education by introducing innovative curricula that combines social andenvironmental concerns with economic and technological development (Ahrens and Zascerinska2012; Lucena and Schneider 2008

Conference Session

Practice I: Academic Success

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech; Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech; Cherie D. Edwards, Virginia Tech; Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

influence of students’ individual characteristics(e.g., personality, prior knowledge, values, motivations) on their interpretation of theirexperiences and subsequent understanding or perspective shifts [8]. Further, student decisions toengage in global activities after returning from a global experience can increase the long-terminfluence of the global program on their attitudes and career plans [9]. These studies suggest thatalthough the structure and components of global programs can influence program outcomes,there can still be different pathways for students who have the same experience. As argued byStreitwieser and Light, global education research has often focused only on aggregate programoutcomes and not individual student experiences, but

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bobby G Crawford P.E., Quinnipiac University; Jose Antonio Riofrio, Quinnipiac University; Richard Melnyk, U.S. Military Academy

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Mechanical Engineering

do aftercompletion of this particular unit of instruction. The LOs are presented to the students at thebeginning of each lesson (often written on the board before the start of class). As an example, thefirst lesson (“Introduction / Definitions”) has the following LOs: 1. Explain course administrative policies 2. Explain why the study of Circuits is important to Mechanical Engineers 3. Define fundamental Circuits terms (charge, current, voltage, power) 4. Measure voltage across and current through a circuit element 5. Calculate power and energy produced or consumed by a circuit elementAs with most courses in the School of Engineering at QU, the theory (lecture notes) andproblem-solving are planned and

Conference Session

Robotics

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cathy Burack, Brandeis University; Alan Melchior, Brandeis University; Matthew Hoover, Brandeis University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

and team spirit, and the demonstration of values of “Gracious Professionalism®”and “Coopertition®” (the ability to both work with and compete against the same individuals andteams) in working both within the team and with competitor teams at the competition. As such,the programs are designed to promote both interest in STEM and a broader set of 21st century lifeand workplace skills and values, including critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork,communications, and project planning and management.In 2016-17, FIRST reported that over 460,000 young people participated in its programs on morethan 52,000 teams and competing in more than 2,600 events worldwide. As such, it representsone of the largest after school STEM initiatives in the United

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mathias J. Klenk, Technical University of Munich; Tua A. Björklund, Aalto University Design Factory; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, SKG Analysis; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

toprompting for critical incidents in these three types of experiences, the participants wereasked whether they considered their position as innovative, whether their views on innovationhad changed, their future plans and reflections on their education. The questions from theinterview protocol were tested in three pilot interviews with graduate students from a privateuniversity prior to data collection.The interviews were analyzed in three ways. First, the top, and bottom experiences as well asinnovative work efforts reported in the interviews were segmented and coded into fivedifferent dimensions: cognitive, emotional, social, contextual, and action-related dimensionsbased on the types of significant events in transformative learning [1]. The

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Desen Sevi Özkan, Virginia Tech; Homero Gregorio Murzi, Virginia Tech; Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech

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Industrial Engineering

-negligible. In fact, even with the best process improvement design, the solution may radically fail if not organically adopted by the people using or contributing to the process. Yet, students consider implementation and adoption to be seamless. Therefore, a realistic solution of this type will always factor in the effects of implementation and adoption to holistically measure the actual improvement that the solution could attain. For example, instead of describing the effectiveness of a solution as a comparison between the future state and the current state, a realistic solution describes at least the deployment plan, incorporating assumptions

Conference Session

Connecting BME education to the "real world"

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

the project but found that [she] really enjoyed it and was surprisinglygood at it.”Strategic ThinkingOf the 854 quotes, 105 indicated strategic thinking. Student often discovered commontechniques of project management, teamwork and innovation on their own. They reportedthat “planning ahead is critical”, “things took longer than expected”. Students tried “notto dwell on wrong turns” and that found that “the quest for perfection can sometimes [be]the enemy of forward progress”. They found they could “g[e]t a lot done through manyshorter unstructured meetings than long formal meetings”. Several students commentedthat they found they could be “resourceful, even when [they] didn’t have manyresources”, and that they began to notice “how many

Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Thomas A. De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

engineering education, both with regards to initiatives organized by theengineering professional societies, as well as by volunteer, service-based organizations suchABET. As we move up the chain, it’s evident that engineering deans have a variety of forums forexchanging information and assessing their competitive position. Meanwhile, executive directorsand key staff members within national organizations plan and orchestrate educational changeusing both well-defined bureaucratic practices as well as more improvised organizationalmaneuvers designed to spearhead change.While it is too early for us to speak to how these processes intersect, our work reveals thatunderstanding the interactions that occur between the macro and micro levels (or more likely