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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Phuong Ngoc Binh Do, Saigon Institute of Technology

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Paper ID #24542SRobot ProjectMr. Phuong Ngoc Binh Do, Saigon Institute of Technology -I got my Bachelor Degree in Mecha-tronics from Ho Chi Minh University of Technology, Vietnam. -I got my Master degree in Project Management (MBA) from Edith Cowan University, Perth, Australia. -I got 1 year experience in the Semi-conductor industry (Design for Test). -I got 1 year experience in construction industry as project manager assistant. -I got 2 years experience in project management for CST industries (USA) (Steel industry) c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018Running head: SROBOT-STEM

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science); Tania Jarosewich, Censeo Group ; Susan Staffin Metz, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Impacts Technology Students (SKIITS)1 developed an online,asynchronous, accessible-from-anywhere course that community colleges can use as a resourceto offer spatial skills training to their students with a nominal investment of institutionalresources. The course is based on research and materials created with the support of NSF fundingthat were successfully used in face-to-face instruction in four-year universities.SKIITS focuses on three research questions:1. Can effective materials developed through earlier NSF funding to improve spatial skills be transformed into an effective set of online resources?2. Does providing spatial skills training improve the retention of low-spatial-ability students, including women in technician programs?3

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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jiaojiao Fu, Beihang University; Deborah M. Grzybowski, Ohio State University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Dongya Cheng, Tibet University

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Student” [1], honors education not only has a particular function to develop top oroutstanding students, but also has special significance for the entire undergraduate education[2]. In the 1920s, Frank Aydelotte Project which was founded at Swarthmore College byFrank Aydelotte - the founder of Honors Education in the United States, was considered thefirst blueprint for modern honors education in American colleges and universities [3].Influenced by it, many other U.S. colleges and universities began to set up honors projects.Honors education in China was originated in the 1970s. Although relatively late, it hasattracted the great attention by the state and universities. Through literature review and on-site observation, it was found that many

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Agnieszka Miguel, Seattle University

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alsosummarize the outcomes of focus groups held once a year with the ECE scholars. The paperprovides lessons learned and suggestions for those who would like to implement a similarprogram at their institutions.1. BackgroundSeattle The Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Department offers an undergraduate-only program that provides an integrated, contemporary perspective of the electrical andcomputer engineering profession. Students have the choice of earning a BSEE or a BSEE withComputer Engineering Specialization degree. Our students experience small class sizes, extraacademic support, and an emphasis on oral and written communication, as well as leadershipand teamwork skills. Our rigorous student-centered program provides a sound foundation

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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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George E. Hassoun, Notre Dame University - Louaize, Lebanon

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018The Online Tutorial Room (OTR): Improving the Sampling Frequency of the Engineering Knowledge Signal!1. IntroductionMotivating engineering students to practice problem-solving has always been on the minds ofengineering educators across the globe. Active Learning [1], Problem-Based Learning [2], andthe Flipped Classroom [3], among other methodologies, are educational techniques designed toimprove learning retention through the continuous improvement of problem-solving skills. In thefollowing, the process of conducting a problem-solving activity for engineering students istermed assessment, whereas the process of evaluating the performance of engineering studentson an

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eve A. Riskin P.E., University of Washington; Jana Milford, University of Colorado, Boulder; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Pamela Cosman, University of California, San Diego; John B. Schneider, Washington State University; Kevin Pitts, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Emily Knaphus-Soran, University of Washington; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Ann E. Delaney, Boise State University; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado, Boulder; Katherine Christine Tetrick, Washington State University; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington; Tanya D. Ennis, University of Colorado, Boulder; Kevin O'Connor, University of Colorado, Boulder; Michelle Ferrez, University of California, San Diego; Tiffany D. Pan, University of Washington; Jessica Baldis, University of California, San Diego

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students changes faculty mindsets andinstructional practices. Ongoing research into student experiences is investigating how the variedcurricula, advising, and cohort models used across the six institutions influence student retentionand sense of identity as engineering students.I. IntroductionStudents from low-income backgrounds are underrepresented in engineering programs, and thosewho do enter engineering are more likely to struggle academically [1]. In particular, suchstudents may have attended under-resourced high schools and consequently lack the preparationin science and mathematics needed to directly enter four-year engineering and computer sciencecurricula that are designed for students who are calculus-ready. Low-income students also

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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dong Liang, Sichuan University; Senbao Lin, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute; Lurao Liu, Sichuan University; Wei Chen, Sichuan University - Pittsburgh Institute; Jared Yi Du, Sichuan University

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a start-up academic institute, how SCUPI, learning from excellentmakerspaces world-wide, launched innovative maker education activities based on theexisting resources and characteristics of Chinese students. These activities include: 1. Regulartechnical lectures for training makers 2. Hands-on projects based on engineering courses 3.Supporting students in STEM competitions; 4. Involved in feature events and outreachactivities of SCUPI 5. Guiding students to take part in academic research 6. Establishment ofan online maker sharing community. As a result, SCUPI has initially created a dynamicmaker education system based on this small-scale makerspace, which provides guidance tobrainstorming, CAD model simulation, prototype manufacturing and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; Farshad Niayeshpour, Iowa State University

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suchas investment in construction of power generation facilities or decommissioning of such facilities.Such decisions constitute strategic flexibilities or "real options" because the decision maker canalter the course of an investment over time when an uncertain aspect of the project such as theprice becomes known. The current practice in engineering curricula, however, does not addressthe declarative and procedural knowledge necessary for critical economic decision making. Wepropose to (1) develop a module in an introductory course emphasizing the concept of theaforementioned strategic flexibilities and (2) develop an advanced course that is mathematicallyrigorous, yet with in-depth case studies for the CEPs. The module addresses the valuation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Matthew Paul Jouffray

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design in STEM education. In this paper, we describe our approach for developing theproject usage model. Using examples from our analysis, we show and describe the steps taken toconstruct the model by jointly developing and combining three specific user-centered designtools (i.e., personas, scenarios, and landing zones) using an iterative, qualitative approach.Background and PurposeThere is a well-documented lag between the dissemination of educational research findings andthe application of evidence-based instructional strategies within STEM classrooms [NRC, 1,PCAST, 2, 3-5]. Moreover, STEM education scholars attest to a growing discontent within thefield related to the slow transfer of research-based innovations into education practice [6-9

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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Miguel Rafael Ruiz-Carpio; Cyrus Safai, Salt Lake Community College; Arafat Djobo; Ivan Gaichuk; Nick M. Safai, Salt Lake Community College

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positiveimpact on those people. In brief the study will address; 1. What: (Multinational Student Project, Vertical Garden, Hydroponic, Smart (Digital & Automated).) 2. How: (Vertical structures, Water Tank, Irrigation System to each tank, Sensors and robots, Controlled environment) 3. Why: (Less land, Vertical), No soil (Hydroponic), Less water (Hydroponic), No pesticides (Smart), Higher food yield per crop (Smart), Year round food yield (Smart), Yield even outside of native environment (Smart), Global and Universal Applications, Faster food yield (Smart), Higher food quality (Smart).The plant growing process is digitized/made smart by incorporating multiple sensors to

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean Mistele, Radford University; Sandra Nicks Baker, Radford University; Sarah L. Strout, Worcester State University; Prem Uppuluri, Radford University

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their relationships withSTEM faculty. To gather both qualitative and quantitative feedback from current studentsparticipating in the program, students were asked to respond to questions in an annual surveythat is administered at the end of each year and to participate in two focus group interviews.Results were used to answer the research questions: (1) How do the Elites scholars perceivethe Elites leadership program in helping them prepare for their futures? (2) How motivatedare the Elite scholars to engage in the Elites leadership program? Before, the study isdescribed, background about the Elites leadership program and the theoretical framework thatcomprises the motivation model.3. Overview of the Elites Leadership ProgramElites goals

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International Engineering Education Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victor Taratukhin, SAP America; Yury V. Kupriyanov, SAP ; Chris Welch Ph.D., International Space University; Valentina Anikushina, SAP SE

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extended by the inclusion of academic thought-leadership and tech-savvy students’ insights into new products, services and business models development. Having completed aseries of industry-supported hackathons and design-thinking workshops, the authors provide an explicitdescription of use-case scenarios, key success factors, and implications for applying the proposed model. Thepaper conclusion offers a list of benefits for using the model and further insights into setting up and runningacademia-business collaborations aimed at innovation design and applied research rather than skillsdevelopment. 1. IntroductionWith an apparently increasing number of natural disasters (earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptionsmass movements, floods, and storms

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Priya Mohabir, New York Hall of Science; Satbir S. Multani; Katherine McMillan Culp, New York Hall of Science

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participated in a research training and development period, carried out six-monthparticipatory action research projects, and documented their project findings. Each participant’swork contributed to our understanding of two overarching research questions: 1. What kinds of activities or interactions do participants feel most effectively invite them to draw explicitly on their own cultural assets and diverse life experiences (or those of their peers) to inform the engineering design work they are doing, teaching, or learning about? 2. What kinds of activities or interactions do participants feel most strongly influence their perceptions of themselves as engineers, or as contributors to an engineering design

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Subodh Bhandari, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Zekeriya Aliyazicioglu, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Fang Tang, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Amar Raheja, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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and maturation. Thestudents are highly encouraged to present their work during student and professional conferences.All this provides an intensive research environment where the students learn, by means of hands-on learning, the state-of-the-art in UAV technologies. The students also attend weekly researchseminars held at Cal Poly Pomona, and meet with their research supervisors every week.Cal Poly Pomona is currently engaged in several UAV research projects. The ongoing researchprojects include development and validation of flight dynamics models of UAVs,1 modeling andsimulation,2,3 development of obstacle and collision avoidance capabilities4,5,6, vegetation growthanalysis using UAVs,7 and search and rescue using UAVs.8 An excellent

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Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth L. d'Entremont, University of Utah; Andrew S. Merryweather, University of Utah

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Engineering Ethics

product-safety challenges of our ever-changing, complex world.IntroductionThe National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has in its Code of Ethics, as its firstFundamental Canon, the admonition: Hold paramount the safety, health, and welfare of thepublic [1]. This ideal is widely regarded as being the ethical, moral, or simply the right thing todo. It resonates with most members of society including practicing and soon-to-be-practicingengineers of all disciplines.Although the above is recognized and accepted, today’s engineering students are given littleinstruction and guidance in their formal engineering educations about designing andmanufacturing safe products or about practicing engineering ethically. Most engineeringstudents are told

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Uchenna Asogwa; Amanda Portis Malefyt, Trine University; Charlene M. Czerniak, University of Toledo; Gale A. Mentzer, Acumen Research and Evaluation, LLC; T. Ryan Duckett, Acumen Research and Evaluation

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shorter student attention spans [1]. Also, easy accessibility of textbook solutionmanuals online intended for instructors makes it easier for students to cheat and copy textbookhomework solutions instead of solving them [2].Granted that many textbook solutions manuals are available on the web, a good number of studentsperceive copying solution manuals as equivalence to learning the material [3]. In contrast to thisperception, both homework and exam scores have shown, in the case of one semester of materialand energy balance students, that copying the solutions manual as a form of studying does not leadto success in the course [4]. Therefore, finding new ways to develop interesting and textbook-quality homework problems to both engage and educate

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Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia; Araba Dennis, University of Virginia; Kathleen Eggleson, Indiana University School of Medicine-South Bend; Anderson Sunda-Meya, Xavier University of Louisiana; Kathryn Haas, Saint Mary's College, Indiana

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gender, race, and ethnicity. Thus, efforts to quantitatively assess, andsubsequently increase, diversity in STEM fields are focused primarily on demographiccategories. Myopic focus on demographic diversity may mask homogeneity in other respectsamong the students admitted into STEM fields. For example, there is evidence that individualswho are typically attracted, selected, and retained by engineering programs tend to expresscertain personality characteristics of Introversion, Intuition, Thinking, and Judging (INTJ) asdefined by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) [1]. As STEM-based education programs, engineering in particular, prioritize an increasedemographic diversity, student recruitment efforts pay less attention to personality and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Josue DUPE Njock Libii, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne

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at IPFW”, Award Number:1565066. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Building an Infrastructure to Enhance and Sustain the Success of STEM Majors who are CommutersIntroductionThe US has been experiencing a shortage of STEM workers for many years now and, if currenttrends continue, projections indicate that the US will be short 1.1 million STEM workers by2024 [1]. How to increase the number of STEM workers is a matter that is still being debated inthe US, including in the Senate Subcommittee on Immigration. Some people encourage the USto hire STEM workers from other countries, in order to allow employers to fill urgent shortages.Others argue that bringing foreign

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Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michelle Marincel Payne, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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licensure as a result of construction andinfrastructure failures in the late 1800s and early 1900s. These catastrophes and a need to restrictsurveying and engineering work to those trained in these areas (not lawyers, prospectors, etc.) ledCalifornia to pass surveyor requirements in 1891, and Wyoming to adopt an engineering statute in1907. The remaining United States adopted similar statutes over the next 40 years [1]-[3]. In the1950s and 1960s the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying (NCEES),working with state boards, developed national exams. While it took until 1984 for all state boardsof examiners to use uniform Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Principles and Practice ofEngineering (PE) exams, the need and motivation

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Catherine Mobley, Clemson University; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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diversifying the engineering workforce. 1 Given their diversebackgrounds, their increasing numbers, and the growing national demand for engineeringprofessionals, it is important to study the conditions under which student veterans pursueengineering education and the factors that support their success. Increasing the participation ofveterans in engineering offers the possibility of enhancing engineering’s diversity in manyneeded dimensions since, compared to civilian students, veterans are more likely to be older,first-generation college students, disabled, African American, or Latino. The post 911 GI bill hasled to increasing numbers of veterans pursing higher education. This NSF-funded project aims toaddress gaps in the literature on SVEs by

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Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexander James Carroll, North Carolina State University; Andrew J. DiMeo Sr., University of North Carolina & North Carolina State University; James McCall, North Carolina State University; Hatice O. Ozturk, North Carolina State University; Kelly A. Umstead, North Carolina State University; Shelby Hallman, North Carolina State University

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, and marketing challenges [1].Early consideration of these factors informs critical decisions in the biomedical engineering(BME) design process that minimize product and business risks. Information literacy trainingprovides students with strategies for discovering the wide range of resources for biomedicalengineering design. This expanded knowledge base can be leveraged to generate more fullyrealized solutions that may improve commercialization success and decrease time to market,ensuring the medical innovations more quickly reach patients and healthcare providers.This poster and extended abstract present the preliminary results of a second cohort of BMEstudents who are matriculating through an expanded information literacy program. This

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Benson, Clemson University; Courtney June Faber, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Marian S. Kennedy, Clemson University; Katherine M. Ehlert, Clemson University; Dennis M. Lee, Clemson University; Anne Marguerite McAlister, Ohio State University; Teresa Porter, Ohio State University

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through research experiences? The outcomes of understanding howundergraduates develop researcher identities and engineering epistemic beliefs will inform thedevelopment of engineering education experiences to provide meaningful ways for students toengage, function, and learn in both traditional research and research-infused classroom learningenvironments.The research questions being explored in this project are: 1. How do undergraduate engineering students conceptualize and construct what it means to be a researcher? 2. What do these students perceive to be the factors that affect their researcher identity development? 3. How do these students conceptualize and interpret epistemic frameworks of their fields

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Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William M. Marcy PE, Texas Tech University; Lakshmojee Koduru, Texas Tech University

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technology. Theintent is to internationalize the curriculum of this course and provide an interface foruniversity students to learn about and benefit from cultural differences associated withethical thinking.1.2 Machine-Based Tools to Analyze User SubmissionsA premise that characterizes thinking in multiple domains is that the language that aperson uses reveals much about the person. Pennebaker and King [1] proposed that “theway people talk about things reveals important information about them” (p. 1297). Thelinguist, Edward Sapir, believed that "language and our thought-grooves areinextricably interwoven, [and] are, in a sense, one and the same" (in [2], p. 43).Machine tools for analyzing the content of language productions are based on thispremise

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Marisa K. Orr, Clemson University; Russell Andrew Long; Richard A. Layton, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Catherine E. Brawner, Research Triangle Educational Consultants; Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University

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/russell.a.long.1.Dr. Richard A. Layton P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Richard Layton is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. He received a B.S. from California State University, Northridge, and an M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of Washington. His areas of scholarship include student teaming, longitudinal studies of engineering undergraduates, and data visualization. He is a founding developer of the CATME system, a free, web- based system that helps faculty assign students to teams and conduct self- and peer-evaluations. He is a c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018

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Poster Session - Engineering Leadership Development Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, American Society for Engineering Education; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas at El Paso; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns; Daniel Santiago Torres, University of Texas, El Paso; Alejandro Rodriguez, UTEP Academic Technologies; Fernando Monroy, The University of Texas at El Paso; Sabastian Moncayo

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continuing to develop steadily at TheUniversity of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) [1], [2]. This development, led by the Department ofEngineering Education and Leadership (EEL), aligns strongly with our University’s core goals andstrategic initiatives.Growth in leadership learning across campus is occurring through several channels, which includethe establishment of a university-wide UTEP Edge initiative [3] and institutional support for cross-disciplinary faculty through the creation and operation of the Center for Faculty Leadership andDevelopment [4]. The UTEP Edge initiative highlights the value that the integration of leadershipstudies has in service to the institution by: (a) encouraging leadership education innovation andbest practices within

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leda Lunardi, North Carolina State University; Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Katherine Cimorelli, North Carolina State University

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in their community.FindingsSince the program began in Fall 2013, there has been an increase in the number of studentsparticipating in at least one internship, co-op, or undergraduate research experience (see Figure1). During the Fall 2013- Spring 2014 academic year (Year 1), 33% of students participated in aninternship, co-op, or research experience. For the Fall 2016- Spring 2017 academic year (Year4), 65% of scholars participated in an internship, co-op or undergraduate research experience.The rise in industry and/or research experience provides more students with a stronger career-readiness foundation necessary to be successful upon graduation. It gives scholars valuable workexperience while allowing them to explore their career interests

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Poster Session - Engineering Leadership Development Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Arindom Sen, University of Calgary; Emily Wyatt, University of Calgary: Schulich School of Engineering

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Engineering Leadership Development

engineeringeducation curriculum.IntroductionAs societies rapidly advance, and populations grow to unprecedented levels, engineers are facedwith solving increasingly complex problems of a magnitude not previously seen. Solving theseproblems will require more than just the technical and analytical abilities that have traditionallybeen taught in engineering undergraduate programs. Rather, engineers of the future will berequired to possess key non-technical attributes which enable them to also understand andnavigate social, political, economic, cultural, environmental, and ethical aspects of the technicalprojects on which they are working [1]. Engineering educators must meet the challenge ofproviding their students with professional attributes and essential

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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James E. Maccariella Jr., Mercer County Community College; Laura Blinderman, Mercer County Community College; Helen Tanzini, Mercer County Community Cillege; Richard Porter, Mercer County Community College

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well in college, have lower academic aspirations,and are less likely to progress in math and science courses than students who come from familieswith higher incomes [1]. The level of high school mathematics required to be successful incollege are courses above Algebra 2 [2]. However, students with a low socioeconomic statustypically attend high schools that are much less likely to offer mathematics courses aboveAlgebra 2 [2]. Thus, students with a low socioeconomic status are less likely to be ready tosucceed in college. College programs that intend to only admit the most talented and wellprepared students, may be inadvertently limiting diversity by not admitting students with a lowsocioeconomic status [3]. The Scholarships Advancing Mercer

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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jean L. Bossart, University of Florida; Neelam Bharti, University of Florida

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students; however, the MarstonScience Library focuses on programs geared specifically towards science and engineeringstudents. To help increase participation of women in engineering, we discuss ten ways academiclibraries can assist engineering departments to increase enrollment and retention of womenengineering students. These practices have been implemented during the past two years in thelibrary programs at UF. 1. Coordinate an engineering speakers series featuring women scientists and engineers; 2. Sponsor a girls technology summer camp where women engineering students help teach middle school girls; 3. Hold a human library book event showcasing women engineering contributions; 4. Conduct technology workshops for women engineering

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nichole Ramirez, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Corey T Schimpf, The Concord Consoritum

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their experiences as they made this decision. It is,in many ways, an early look at how engineering students begin to form their professionalidentities as engineers. “A basic assumption is that professional identity forms over time withvaried experiences and meaningful feedback that allow people to gain insight about their centraland enduring preferences, talents, and values; therefore, professional identity is more adaptableand mutable early in one’s career” [1], [2]. Thus, this represents an early stage of this processwhen professional identity is shifting. Consequently, participation in co-ops has a critical role inshaping professional engineering identities. Ibarra proposed that individuals utilize “provisionalselves” as “temporary solutions