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Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Leena N. Lalwani, University of Michigan; Jamie M. Niehof, University of Michigan; Paul F. Grochowski, University of Michigan

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Engineering Libraries

of the Authorship and Data Management sessions, these sessions are broadoverviews that only briefly touch on topics such as literature reviews and data management bestpractices. Further, this program applies only to students who will be doing research; it is not arequirement of non-thesis master’s students.Saunders et al. state that “Faculty members and even librarians often seem to assume thatgraduate students enter programs already having attained the information literacy skillsnecessary for the research and analysis required of their programs…” Through their study, theyconclude, “The results of this study belie the assumption that graduate students have honed theirinformation literacy skills through their prior education…[1]”In 2017, the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joyce B. Main, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Xinrui (rose) Xu, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Alexandra Marie Dukes, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

the pathways of students into engineering and the effects of management personalities on a product life cycle. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 A Conceptual Model for Engineering Major Choice Although initiatives and programs designed to broaden participation in academicinstitutions have generated many positive changes, the proportions of women and AfricanAmerican, Hispanic, and Native American students have not seen commensurate increases inengineering fields [1]. Focusing on diversity at the discipline level has important implicationsfor the design of effective department level programs and curricular interventions to promoteparticipation and persistence of a broad

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kelly Peterson-Fairchild, Dixie State University; John Burns, Dixie State University

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Engineering Libraries

experiences inestablishing a new engineering collection and services from the ground-up.IntroductionThe rapid growth of engineering programs across many different types of institutions is welldocumented. As a recent ASEE Prism [1] article noted, “the growth curve coincides with anational push for STEM education by policymakers at all levels. It also reflects a recession-chastened generation of students seeking a degree that translates to a stable, well-paying job, andwidening opportunities for engineers in advanced manufacturing, computer science, and thebiomedical and biotechnology fields.” Reflecting this national trend, Dixie State University, apublic comprehensive university recently moved from offering a pre-engineering associatesprogram to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pankaj Mallick, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Ghassan Kridli, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Elsayed A. Orady, University of Michigan, Dearborn; German Reyes, University of Michigan, Dearborn; Jennifer M. Makas, University of Michigan, Dearborn

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Michigan. Table 1 shows the average high school GPAand ACT/SAT scores of admitted freshman students in the College of Engineering and ComputerScience over the past 5 years. Table 1. Five Year History of Admissions in the College of Engineering and Computer Science Composite High Number of ACT/SAT* School New Freshman Academic GPA Students Year Min. Avg. Avg. Enrolled 2017-2018 940* 1213* 3.62 423 2016-2017 16 25.9 3.58 375

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

Measures, Elsevier’s Pure andSymplectic Elements and open-source platforms such as Profiles and VIVO [1]. During the trend,some university libraries have become actively involved in the implementation of faculty profilesystems and expanded their roles in university leadership and stakeholders. For example,librarians from Duke University, Emory University and Georgia Institute of Technology recentlyreported use cases of implementation of Symplectic Elements at their home institutions andhighlighted libraries’ significant roles in the system adoption [1].Like many other institutions, the University of Iowa has started migrating faculty information toActivity Insight’s Digital Measures, locally branded as Academic and Professional Records(APR). The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Christopher Martinez, University of New Haven

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

(ASPIRE): ImprovingWork-Study-Life Balance. This five-year grant funded by NSF S-STEM provides support tostudents who demonstrate academic potential but are at risk of not completing their studies dueto financial concerns and/or life-work-study balance issues. With an overall goal of improvingstudent success to graduate and pursue a career in a STEM field, the program in addition tofinancial support provides students opportunities to participate in complementary andsupplemental activities that contribute to persistence. Achievement of this goal is based on thefollowing objectives: 1. Provide scholarships for matriculated students based on both financial need and merit to sophomore and junior level students over five years. 2. Recruit and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Freya Willicks, RWTH Aachen University; Valerie Varney, IMA/ZLW of RWTH Aachen University; Max Haberstroh, RWTH Aachen University

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Environmental Engineering

implementation atadditional German universities. The focus of the evaluation lies on a comparison of theparticipants' assessments of their skills and abilities before and after their participation in theEWB Challenge. This work in progress paper explains the structure of this evaluation in detail. 1. IntroductionThe German university teaching system has been in constant change since the Bologna reform(a European-wide process to ensure coherent and comparable education qualifications). It isbecoming increasingly important to intensify the learning process, improve learning outcomesand ultimately improve the quality of teaching (Hochschulforum Digitalisierung 2016).Furthermore, concepts such as the "Third Mission" are on the rise: the idea of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adam Stark Masters, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Participatory Action Research (PAR) employs ethnographic methods and Critical DiscourseAnalysis (CDA) to characterize spaces in terms of their physical and linguistic artifacts. Here wereport an update on our preliminary results shared last year, including information related to ourdirect observation and participation in events held at diverse makerspaces across the U.S.Research questions explored through this project include: (1) What practices and artifacts do participants in diverse maker and hacker spaces employ to establish and maintain environments that are diverse and inclusive? (2) What does the discourse in diverse maker and hacker spaces reveal about how meaning and value are co-constructed around identity, creativity, and the

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George A. Hunt, University of Nebraska, Lincoln

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Environmental Engineering

. Professional competencies such as leadership, the ability to designsustainable systems, effective communication, and interdisciplinary teamwork areamong the many skills required by engineers of the future. Functioning effectively as amember of a multidisciplinary team is a requirement for entry into the practice of civilengineering at the professional level. It also states that intradisciplinary andmultidisciplinary teams are needed to solve the complex problems of the future1The recently revised ABET student outcomes (1 through 7) no longer have an explicitoutcome about functioning on multidisciplinary teams; however, it is implicitly stated thatit is still important. Outcome (1) of the new ABET student outcomes state that studentshave “an ability to

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Veronica van Montfrans, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gary R. Kirk, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech; Andrew L. Gillen, Virginia Tech; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Holly Larson Lesko; Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

learning.Ms. Holly Larson LeskoMrs. Tawni Paradise, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 VT-PEERS: Virginia Tech Partnering with Educators and Engineers in Rural Schools – An Executive Summary of Findings from the First YearIntroductionBroadening participation in engineering remains an important focus of national attention,particularly as research indicates barriers such as students not knowing or misunderstanding thenature of engineering work [1]. An additional barrier noted is that people associate engineeringas being very difficult and needing an affinity for math and science [2]. Isolated outreach eventsare unlikely to help most

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Philip J. Parker P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Michael R. Penn P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Defne S. Apul, University of Toledo; Margaret E. Garcia, Arizona State University; Jagadish Torlapati; Lashun King Thomas

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Environmental Engineering

students have very little knowledge of infrastructure and havedesigned the course with this in mind. Complex mathematics is not needed in the course as thefocus is to provide students with a holistic view of infrastructure. In addition, real-worldexamples are integrated into the lessons that emphasize the concepts of interconnectivity ofdifferent systems. The course learning outcomes were developed collaboratively by members ofthe CIT-E community of practice in 2015. The process is described by Parker et al. [1]. A courseoutline, specifying 43 lessons that will support the outcomes, was also developed collaborativelyby the community of practice (Table 1). The CIT-E community of practice decided to categorizeinfrastructure into three categories

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

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

development programs in engineeringeducation research in order to further the field’s understanding of engineering education and toinfluence the engineering disciplines and educational systems. Faculty trained in engineeringeducation research are often sought after by institutions who want to see changes withinengineering curriculum and programs. As such, these faculty are in a unique position to impactchange in engineering education early in their careers. Given the infancy of engineeringeducation as a field [1] and the recent increase in both the production of PhDs in engineeringeducation and faculty members aligning themselves with the discipline, it is imperative that wedevelop a better understanding of the experiences of these community

Conference Session

Program Evaluation Studies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sara Boukdad, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Amy Blue Cuevas, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem; Marty Kennedy, Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem

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Pre-College Engineering Education

student’s education in respective STEM fields. By intertwining STEM themeswith interactive community experiences, BCA is better able to engage high risk students andequip them with the knowledge on how science and technology can directly impact theircommunities utilizing resources around them.Program DevelopmentTo create BCA, extensive organization and planning were required throughout the 2016/2017school year. Selecting the target demographic was the first step. It has been statistically shownthat the level of STEM confidence and interest from the end of intermediate school to the end ofhigh school decreases drastically [1]. BCA recognized the deficiency in STEM educationthrough past years of community engagement and selected high school students

Conference Session

Design and the Capstone Experience

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Barbara E. Marino, Loyola Marymount University

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Design in Engineering Education

software, discrete components and off-the-shelf parts. Thestudents are challenged, not just by the design, but by the integration of these various types oftechnologies. Students are often ill-prepared to meet these challenges because of the nature ofmost course-based laboratory courses and students’ inexperience in working with off-the-shelfparts.To address these challenges, a three credit laboratory course was developed for first semesterseniors in order to better prepare them for capstone design. The learning objectives for thiscourse include: 1. Students will be able to successfully integrate hardware and software in design. 2. Students will be able to successfully interface (through hardware or software) with off- the-shelf

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Darlee Gerrard, University of Toronto; Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto

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First-Year Programs

students find their way into STEM disciplines have been the focus of anumber of research investigations. STEM pipeline models have exsited for many years, andemerged in response to economic and innovation concerns, as a means to effectively plan forsufficient numbers of professionals in relevant disciplines [1]. “Leaky pipeline” concernsemerged surrounding the disproportionate exit of marginalized youth from STEM fields resultingin underrepresentation. Early work in this area drew on supply-side economics and flowmodelling approaches to support the generativity of workforce predictions. This model has beencritiqued for over-simplifying the diversity of routes and experiences of STEM students andworkers, and has been elaborated on by a number of

Conference Session

Problem Solving, Adaptive Expertise, and Social Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Secil Akinci-Ceylan, Iowa State University; Kristen Sara Cetin P.E., Iowa State University; Renee Fleming; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Andrea E. Surovek, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Bora Cetin, Iowa State University; Paige Taylor

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Educational Research and Methods

study and proposedmethods. Based on feedback obtained at the conference from the broader research community, thestudies will be refined. The current phase includes three parts, (1) problem formulation; (2)protocol development; and (3) pilot study. For (1), two different ill-structured problems weredeveloped in the Civil Engineering domain. The problem difficulty assessment method was usedto determine the appropriateness of each problem developed for this study. For (2), a protocol wasdeveloped in which participants will be asked to first solve a simple problem to become familiarwith the interview format, then are given 30 minutes to solve the provided ill-structured problem,following a semi-structured interview format. Participants will be

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 8

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chirag Parikh, Grand Valley State University; Ryan T. Aldridge, Grand Valley State University

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Electrical and Computer

infrastructure.Typically, the FPGA programming model has mostly been hardware-centric [1]. As FPGAsbecome a standard component of the computing environment, with users expecting the hardwareto be software-defined, they must be accessible not just by hardware developers, but by softwaredevelopers too. FPGAs have been around for many years to solve hardware design problems.Their programmability was done exclusively in terms familiar to hardware designers instead ofvia any programming language designed for software development. New FPGA designs aimed atsupporting software development instead of just hardware replacement designs, coupled withnew software development tools, make FPGA programming worth a serious look by softwaredevelopers. However, due to complicated

Conference Session

Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

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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

centered design, and its close cousin, user centered design (UCD) are central tosustainable development initiatives as they consider stakeholder-supplied feedback central to thedesign challenge. These methods employ an iterative approach and focus on incorporating dataabout stakeholder needs and socio-economic constraints before conceptualizing the technicalconsiderations that normally dominate engineering design thinking (Thomsen 2013). The HCDapproach begins by asking “Who are the stakeholdersof this project?” and “What do these stakeholderswant/need?” (International Development Enterprises2011:7). Design solutions are then created to bedesirable to stakeholders, technically feasible, andfinancially viable (Figure 1). HDC approaches haveproduced

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Monica Gray P.E., Lincoln University

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International

Engineering: U.S.-Trinidad-Anguilla PartnershipIntroductionAfrican Americans are underrepresented in both the engineering workforce and study abroad.61.7% African Americans students who enter engineering programs do not graduate in thismajor.1 This translates to an engineering workforce that comprise; about 4% AfricanAmericans.2 While African American students account for 15% of the overall U.S.undergraduate population, they only represent 5.6% of the over 300,000 U.S. students studyingabroad.3 There are several reasons for this disparity; finances, faculty leadership, high attritionrates, family support, anxiety resulting from travel inexperience, and lack of insight to thecorrelations between global cultural competence and career goals.4, 5

Conference Session

Classroom Strategies – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ralph Ocon, Purdue University Northwest

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New Engineering Educators

model, visualization, whole brain thinking.IntroductionIn the 2015 movie “The Martian,” the main movie character (Matt Damon), stranded on the planetMars, spoke about how problem solving enabled him to survive and get rescued [1]. In the movie,the actor stated, “you begin by solving one problem, then the next problem and if you solve enoughproblems you get to go home.” For movie-goers, The Martian movie helped to illustrate theimportance of problem solving. However, for most people in general, the importance of problemsolving goes beyond outer space. For people to be successful in their careers, relationships andlives, they must be effective problem solvers [2]. For students to achieve both personal and careersuccess, they need to develop their

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Saejin Kwak Tanguay, University of Washington; Joyce Yen, University of Washington; Julie Simmons Ivy, North Carolina State University; Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Christine S. Grant, North Carolina State University; M. Claire Horner-Devine, University of Washington and Counterspace Consulting

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

distinct types of discourse: Talking Across Differences in moments of operationalplanning and Intentionally Breaching the Professional and the Personal, whereby theethnographers developed mechanisms to transgress this false binary into the very design of theethnographic research.LATTICE includes two professional development cohorts of women in academic engineeringand computer science and an anthropological investigation of the values, practices, relationshipsand philosophies of the organizers. LATTICE refers both to the programmatic interventionsaimed at advancing women leaders in academic engineering and also the team organizing them.The interventions have six characteristics that include: (1) establishing a national network andprofessional

Conference Session

Teamwork and Student Learning in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Erin Jobidon, University of Waterloo; Maria Barichello, University of Waterloo; Rania Al-Hammoud P.Eng., University of Waterloo; Mehrnaz Mostafapour, University of Waterloo; Christopher Rennick, University of Waterloo; Ada Hurst, University of Waterloo; Jason Grove P.E., University of Waterloo

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Design in Engineering Education

assess student learning and the overall success of the workshops.The fourth workshop developed as part of this series on teamwork focuses on giving andreceiving feedback. At the end of this workshop, students should be able to:1) Understand the value of seeking, giving, and receiving feedback for themselves, their team, and as a professional;2) Apply communication skills that keep feedback from becoming personal, both as a giver and as a receiver of feedback; and,3) Give feedback that integrates various types of functions, which includes understanding, assessing, and providing recommendations.The workshop has been effectively implemented in multiple offerings of engineering designcourses, both at junior and capstone levels. In those

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

build groups, they were not selected for anyspecific ethnic or year of study analysis in this pilot. Out of the total 40 students, 31 were female,8 were male, and 1 student chose ‘other or prefer not to answer’. The one student who chose‘other’ approached the professor prior to the build group registration for advice on registration.The student at the time of the build group registration was in gender transition, and was unsure ofwhich section to register for. Given the student self-identified as a male at the time ofregistration, the student chose to register for the co-ed section. The student decided if theyparticipate in future semesters and feel they then self-identified as female, they might choose thefemale only section in future

Conference Session

Creating Equity Through Structure and Pedagogy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Celena Arreola, American Society for Engineering Education; Crystal Fernandez-Pena, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas, El Paso; Carolina Favela, University of Texas, El Paso; Melissa Stearns

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

, and Mathematics(STEM) Ability Awareness program. This work in progress is part of a STEMGROW program [1]that is informed by a theory-to-practice model [2] and uses a funds of knowledge framework [3].The goal is to bring together students already studying STEM fields and learn more about howthey can serve as an an inspiration not only for future students with disabilities, but for all allstudents at EPCC, UTEP, in STEM-fields and beyond. Our work centers on our students’ self-efficacy development and growth pathways. Therefore, we ground our project in the Model of Co-Curricular Support (MCCS) [4], whereby it is posited that there exist four main areas in whichstudents become integrated and educationally engaged within the university. The MCCS

Conference Session

Imagining and Reimagining Engineering Education as a Dynamic System

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Rebecca A. Bates, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Cheryl Allendoerfer, University of Washington; Dan Ewert, Anderson Industries; Ronald R. Ulseth, Itasca Community College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

power. Stories, great flapping ribbons of shaped space-time, have been blowing and uncoiling around the universe since the beginning of time. And they have evolved. The weakest have died and the strongest have survived and they have grown fat on the retelling…stories, twisting and blowing through the darkness. [1]Stories have been an important part of how humans remember their past and hope for a brightfuture since long before we created written language. Telling our lived stories and listening toothers’ stories are part of how we make sense of our lives and build our communities. It is nowonder that stories hold us in such thrall and have power in our relationships and organizations.Both listening to and telling stories

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Werner Zorman, Harvey Mudd College

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development

that this course enabled the students to develop their authenticleadership skills, secondly, that emotions play a very important role in the process of developingauthentic leadership skills, and lastly, that specific attributes of this course fostered thedevelopment of authentic leadership skills.IntroductionTransforming our current world into a more just, more inclusive, and more compassionate worldrequires authentic leaders who know their values and act in alignment with those values.Therefore, the mission of Harvey Mudd College’s leadership program is to develop authenticleaders who have a positive impact on the world. Since Bill George [1] published his book Authentic Leadership (AL) in 2003, manyleadership experts have researched

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Raina White, Dartmouth College; Christopher G. Levey, Dartmouth College; Laura Ray, Dartmouth College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

design teams, reveals that many students do notapply the analytical techniques learned in earlier coursework. Our goal is to better preparestudents to integrate such analysis with the everyday engineering problems they face, outside ofthe classroom. Two possible explanations for failing to apply previously learned analyticaltechniques are: 1. students did not retain the knowledge, and 2. students do not recognize when itis appropriate to apply the “tools” in their analytical “toolbox” [1].The importance of repetition in learning retention is well documented within the literature [2-4]and can be summarized using the forgetting curve [5]. The forgetting curve indicates that tomaximize retention, any key concept must be repeated multiple times over

Conference Session

Panel Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

. However other concepts such asphasor addition of voltages and superposition, fixed current sources, and controlled currentsources, are not covered in a self-contained laboratory context. A survey of typicalundergraduate programs in electrical engineering reveals that while these topics may be coveredin a limited context as part of larger experiments, they are not included in stand-aloneexperiments in spite of the high level of sophistication of the equipment available to the students[1],[2].In this paper, we present three simple modules that can snap into a typical solderless breadboardand allow students to visualize and experiment with fixed current sources, controlled currentsources, and phasor/superposition experiments.Pedagogical

Conference Session

Panel Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bridget M. Smyser, Northeastern University; Kevin F. McCue, Northeastern University; Rebecca Knepple, Northeastern University

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

the lab section.One of the seven experiments in this course introduces students to wind tunnel testing, windspeed measurement, and different types of wind turbines.The primary goals of this experiment are: 1. To learn how to measure wind speed using Pitot tubes and anemometers. 2. To measure rotational velocity using non-contact methods 3. To compare vertical and horizontal axis wind turbines in terms of power produced as a function of wind speed and load on the generator. 4. To demonstrate key wind turbine concepts such as extracted power from wind, power coefficient, and tip speed ratio.Equipment UsedThe equipment required for this experiment was chosen to work as much as possible with theVernier SensorDAQ data acquisition

Conference Session

Panel Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laura E. Ray, Dartmouth College; Raina White, Dartmouth College; David M. Feinauer P.E., Norwich University; David A. Hodgson, Union College; Eric B. Welch, Christian Brothers University; Yeu-Sheng P. Shiue, Christian Brothers University; Carlos L. Luck, University of Southern Maine; Jonathan West, University of New Mexico; Blair T. Allison, Grove City College; Kevin Huang, Trinity College; Nathan Amanquah, Ashesi University College; Daniel Logan Ray; Devin Tracey Montgomery, Dartmouth College; Prudence Merton, Dartmouth College; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

and advanced pro- gramming classes for 13 years. He has previously worked as a systems administrator, a communications engineer and as an automation engineer. He has 20+ years of experience as a software developer and is a consultant on a wide range of mobile, information technology and telecommunications issues. He holds a BSc and a PhD in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the (Kwame Nkrumah) University of Science and Technology, Ghana, and the University of Strathclyde, UK, respectively.His research in- cludes 1)Wireless technologies and protocols for IoT and wireless sensor networks, 2) Mobile Apps for development: Improving outcomes in health, education and agriculture using mobile applications.Mr