Conference Session

Alternative Teaching Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer A. O'Neil, Rochester Institute of Technology; Martin E. Gordon, Rochester Institute of Technology; Abigail Gordon, Clarence Central School District; Brian Scott Rice, Rochester Institute of Technology; Gary De Angelis, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

chunkin’ project. Students had to essentially repeat the marshmallow project,except in a larger team with a full-scale launcher that was capable of firing a five pound pumpkin100 yards.The concept of technical writing was frontloaded in Fundamentals of Engineering by scaffoldingthe content, as described below.  Project 1 required a one-page summary per team of three;  Students received a lecture on technical writing;  Project 2 required a full technical memo per team of six;  Students completed a peer-review process on their individual Project 3 reports; and  Project 3 required each individual to create a full technical memo.The final concepts frontloaded in Fundamentals of Engineering were the software programs taughtto

Conference Session

Investigating Instructional Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

, student andfaculty reflections and data received automatically by the game programs. Preliminary analysis ofstudent feedback and faculty reflections indicates increased learner motivation, enhanced reviewof technical content and an upbeat atmosphere to the classroom. Faculty reflections also notedthat the use of games that allow learners to answer the questions individually helped facultyidentify those students who had successfully mastered the concepts, which allowed the instructorto structure peer-to-peer active learning opportunities during class more effectively. Future workincludes analyzing test scores, and other measures of long-term retention of concepts. Overall,use of these gamification tools was found to be a significant addition to

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saharnaz Baghdadchi, University of California, San Diego; Rebecca Anne Hardesty, University of California, San Diego; Paul Andreas Hadjipieris, University of California, San Diego; Jace Hargis, University of California, San Diego

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Electrical and Computer

in an interactive environment in which mistakesand confusion are encouraged, that in turn leads to a deeper path of learning and increasedstudent motivation.Motivation The final component of Bandura’s (1977) Memory Modelling System is motivation. Tobe able to model, recreate and reproduce knowledge successfully, students need to be motivatedto learn (Hargis, 1999). Emily McIntosh (2017) explores how peer assisted study sessionsengage and motivate students, and leads to improved retention. In addition, the development ofproblem solving and critical thinking skills improved student resilience (McIntosh, 2017). Inrespect to resilience and motivation, Claudia Muller and Caroll Dweck (1998) write that praisingstudents’ intelligence results

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen D. Alfrey, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Focus of Cohort Meetings September Kickoff/icebreaker activity to build community among cohort participants; needs assessment for CLEAR Scholars; and a Resources for Success Workshop facilitated by school-/campus-level office (e.g., Learning Assistance Center; Writing Center; Math Assistance Center) to promote Scholar achievement as the academic year starts. October Career Development Workshop, based on needs assessment, to help students prepare for Career Fairs and plan ahead for internship opportunities November Leadership Development Workshop, facilitated by an industrial representative from the Dean’s Industrial Advisory Council (DIAC) on an emerging

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Samson Pepe Goodrich, East Carolina University; Teresa Ryan, East Carolina University; Colleen Janeiro, East Carolina University; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College

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Engineering Ethics

section of institution types to enablesimilar observations.The pivotal Bowers study that spanned 99 institutions found that half of the students admitted tocommitting some sort of academic integrity violation while attending college, but only a smallpercent of cheaters was caught and punished. Bowers argued that most students morallydisapproved of cheating and believed their peers to disapprove as well, but they continued tocheat due to academic survival outweighing moral decision-making [6]. Thirty years afterBowers’ article, in 1994, McCabe and Bowers compared the results of McCabe’s research in1991 to the results of Bowers’ study in 1964 [7]. A portion of the survey instrument used in thecurrent work asks students to self-report the number of

Conference Session

Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shannon Massie Chance, University College London & Dublin Institute of Technology; Bill Williams, Instituto Politécnico de Setúbal

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

research centre. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Preliminary Findings of a Phenomenological Study ofMiddle Eastern Women’s Experiences Studying Engineering in IrelandKeywords: Arabic, Middle Eastern, women, gender, engineering education research, PBL,collaborative learning, Peer Learning, supportThis paper reports analysis of phenomenological interviews conducted with eight womenstudying engineering, all Arabic speakers and practicing Muslims, and all from thecountries of Oman and Kuwait. Data were collected as part of a larger study of women’sexperiences learning engineering in institutions of higher education in Poland, Portugal,and Ireland. The eight women contributing data for the

Conference Session

ET Projects

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rachel Mosier P.E., Oklahoma State University; William E. Genereux, Kansas State University; Katie Rieger, Oklahoma State University

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Engineering Technology

initial survey was conducted on Computer Technology (ComET)students. The survey is now being conducted on Construction management EngineeringTechnology (CmET) students.There were some minor differences in the two studies. Although the CmET students have beenpreviously exposed to projects with video interaction, these projects were optional. Therefore,not all CmET students had previously completed a video presentation. Both the instructor andthe students’ required Technical Writing course have offered optional video presentationprojects. Since the students have been exposed to the concept and this was the first timeintroducing video presentations in the course, very little course time was spent explicitly onlearning required techniques. This

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kamau Wright, University of Hartford; Ivana Milanovic, University of Hartford; Tom A. Eppes, University of Hartford

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Mechanical Engineering

. The later includedpresentations at the Undergraduate Research & Creativity Colloquium. Assessment was based onstudents’ (1) work; (2) peer evaluations using Comprehensive Assessment of Team-MemberEffectiveness (CATME), a web-based tool; (3) surveys during the CP experience; and (4)surveys in post-requisite courses. The comparison of these assessments provides cross-sectionaland semi-longitudinal results. Cross-sectional results obtained in post-requisite courses indicatedthat CP students in comparison with non-CP students, typically had a higher level of agreementthat they understood thermodynamics; had built professional camaraderie with some of theirengineering classmates in thermodynamics; were excited to do undergraduate research; and

Conference Session

Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel P. Sheehan, United States Military Academy; Jeffrey A. Starke, United States Military Academy; David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy

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Environmental Engineering

, and Solid and Hazardous Waste Technologies. COL Starke has published several peer reviewed research articles and has presented his research at national and international conferences. He maintains a focus on the scholarship of teaching and learning in en- gineering education. COL Starke is a registered Professional Engineer (Delaware), member of several professional associations, and is a member of the National Council of Examiners for Engineers and Sur- veyors (NCEES).Major David C. Zgonc, United States Military Academy Major Zgonc was a recent instructor at the United States Military Academy at West Point where he taught introductory environmental engineering and environmental chemistry classes. Major Zgonc is a

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nathaniel Raymond Nunez, University of Detroit Mercy; E. Prasad Venugopal, University of Detroit Mercy

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics

thenutilized when students test original hypotheses that are extensions of the original research. Theappropriate standard for these research questions continues to be their worthiness for publicationor presentation, thus training the writing and speaking skills of students.Our REU ModelAt the University of Detroit Mercy, we designed a pilot project based on this model. Anundergraduate student researcher was tasked with reproducing and extending a physicslaboratory experiment published within the pages of The Physics Teacher or the AmericanJournal of Physics. These journals have well-deserved reputations within the physics communityfor peer-reviewed, research-based innovations in undergraduate teaching and research. Theycontain a wealth of ideas and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James A. Coller, University of Michigan; Magel P. Su, University of Michigan; Robin Fowler, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

teams and improve peer interactions [3], but these interactions are impacted by the groupdynamics [4]. Social presence is one important factor in student interactions. Social presence isdefined as interpersonal salience [5]. Online computer-based environments generally have alowered social presence than face-to-face conversations, as the interlocutors’ faces, facialexpressions, and voices may be masked. Students have been shown to be willing to provide moresubstantive critiques of peer writing in an environment with low social presence compared toface-to-face settings, both in high school students and at the university level [6], [7].Much work has been done investigating gender breakdown of groups in team learning, findingthat women participate

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Damji Heo Stratton, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dayoung Kim, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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First-Year Programs

active team member. We used CourseMIRROR mobilelearning system to collect students’ reflections during an academic semester. We also evaluatedeach student reflection based on its quality. The reflection quality here refers to specificity orvagueness of reflections. Based on our prior research on the significance of the reflection qualityon student learning [1], we developed a coding schema to specify the degree of reflection’squality. We further used the Comprehensive Assessment of Team Member Effectiveness(CATME) for peer and self-evaluation on five dimensions. Initial findings reveal statisticallysignificant relations between five aspects of CATME and reflection’s quality. We also conductedlinear regression analyses to explore how these five

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Best Papers

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew H. Phillips, Ohio State University; Krista M. Kecskemety, Ohio State University; David A. Delaine, Ohio State University

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First-Year Programs

empowermentwhile instructing in the classroom.IntroductionThis paper will discuss adjustments to the training of teaching assistants and how empowermenttheory was used to analyze the results of the training changes. Teaching assistants (TAs) arecommonly used in first-year engineering classes to provide instruction, grade student work,provide peer mentoring, and assist in course content delivery and development. In this large first-year program specifically, TAs are relied on heavily due to the high number of students. TheOhio State University has a teaching model that includes Faculty members, Graduate TeachingAssociates (GTAs), and Undergraduate Teaching Assistants (UTAs) in its first-year engineeringprogram. These GTAs and UTAs perform a wide range of

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington; Camille Birch; Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Washington include introductory and honors courses in bioengineering, tissue and protein engineering lab courses, diversity and ethics in bioengineering, lead- ership, service learning, and bioengineering capstone writing and design courses. She is committed to enhancing diversity and inclusivity in engineering, and creating opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in service and educational outreach. Dr. Hendricks has over a decade of experience leading K-12 educational outreach and summer camp programs at both Duke University and the University of Washington.Camille BirchCelina Gunnarsson c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring the Interplay of Diversity and

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jiahui Song, Wentworth Institute of Technology; Gloria Guohua Ma, Wentworth Institute of Technology

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Women in Engineering

by connecting them with peers,enabling them to participate in skills-based workshops and hands-on projects, connecting them toalumni and other industry mentors, and helping them to become immersed in campus life prior tothe start of their freshman year of college. In recently two years, more women students arerecruited to the program, a unique mini program “RAMP for High School Girls is designed. Theobjective for this program is to expose students to various STEM disciplines.The six-week mini RAMP program is organized as modules. Each week the female studentsexplore a different STEM discipline. The Mechanical and Electrical modules are presented inthis paper. An entrance survey and an exit survey were conducted to collect data right before

Conference Session

COED: Online and Blended Learning Part 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Hector Estrada, University of the Pacific; Mehdi Khazaeli, University of the Pacific

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Computers in Education

classroom as a blendedlearning model; where videos are viewed outside of scheduled class time and face-to-facemeetings are used for alternative strategies (e.g., instructor guided active learning, cooperativelearning, peer led team learning, etc.) to promote deeper learning. A 2015 survey of highereducation faculty indicates that 69.5% of respondents have flipped an activity, class, period, orcourse, and plan to implement the model again (Magna 2015).Video Creation by InstructorsFor instructor survey Q1, making of a video to support a course taught by the instructor, 43responses were received. Of the 43, 18 (42%) instructors indicated “yes” to having created avideo, while 25 (58%) indicated “no”.Use of Online Engineering Education VideosQ2 on the

Conference Session

Engineering Libraries Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William W. Tsai, California State University, Maritime Academy; Amber Janssen MLIS, California State University, Maritime Academy

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Engineering Libraries

instruction in their freshman Englishcomposition course and standards and patent searching in their junior engineering design course.Students also receive ad hoc information fluency instruction if a course has a research paper andthe instructor requests information fluency instruction from the library.ProblemA review of lab reports from the Fall 2016 semester of the Fluid/Thermal Laboratory revealedthe following problems in student work: • Trouble differentiating between the different types of sources, including the use of non-peer-reviewed materials, such as websites; • Lack of assessment of quality of reference material; • Lack of familiarity with how to use technical papers; • Few references when writing

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Anne Stephan, Clemson University; Laurel Whisler, Clemson University; Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

First-Year Programs

MyEngineeringLab system.Laurel Whisler, Clemson University Laurel Whisler is Assistant Director and Coordinator of Course Support Programs in Clemson Univer- sity’s Westmoreland Academic Success Program. In this capacity, she provides vision and direction for the Tutoring and Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) programs and provides support to the General Engi- neering Learning Community. She is also co-developer of Entangled Learning, a model of rigorously- documented, self-directed learning in communities of practice. She has an M.A. in Music from The Pennsylvania State University and an M.L.S. from Indiana University.Ms. Abigail T. Stephan, Clemson University Abigail Stephan is a doctoral student in the Learning Sciences program at

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Online Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Benjamin Emery Mertz, Arizona State University; Haolin Zhu, Arizona State University; Amy Trowbridge, Arizona State University; Alicia Baumann, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

industry practices, ePortfolio documentation of skills, andcollaborative peer engagement unlike anything currently available in Introduction to Engineeringcourses in the MOOC community. In the first offering of this course, 4,014 students wereenrolled including 69 students who paid a small fee to be ID-verified in order to potentiallyreceive a certificate for completion of the course; 22 students successfully completed the course.This paper describes the course goals, structure, and design including specific challenges relatedto designing a course for the MOOC environment. The implementation of the course will also bediscussed, including preliminary data on the effectiveness obtained from an end-of-course surveyadministered to students enrolled in

Conference Session

Understanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion from Students' Perspectives

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

, insufficient preparation and barriers in recruiting into engineering programs at the K-12 level, low self-efficacy, lack of peer support, inadequate academic advising or faculty support, harmful stereotypes of particular groups that influence interactions in classrooms or in peer groups, and a chilly or unappealing climate [1- 9]. These factors may exist at the level of the institution, the engineering college, and/or the engineering-specific department. Given the current accreditation structure for engineering programs, students’ experiences may be more influenced by institution and college-level factors in their first two years, when they are taking basic science and breadth courses, and shift to department-level factors in their upperclassmen years

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Donna Harp Ziegenfuss, University of Utah; Alyson L. Froehlich, University of Utah

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

flipped instruction.  Module 2: Online Engagement – Creating Videos Introduction to different types of videos. By the end of this module, faculty will have decided what type of video they want to create; selected and mastered technology to write or create videos for examples, record videos, post videos online; posted and received student feedback on one example video.  Module 3: Engaging Students Actively in the Classroom Introduction to active learning including peer discussion, sharing and problem solving, case studies, etc. By the end of this module, faculty will have articulated active learning strategies that work in their discipline; tested out new

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division Postcard Session 1: Retention and Student Success Strategies

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hadil Mustafa, California State University, Chico

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First-Year Programs

and mentoring, as one of the leading elements that contribute to students’ success [1],figure 1. Figure 1: Elements of Students' Success [1]In practice, peer tutoring has been utilized to support students in large introductory classes, suchas math, chemistry, and biology, with little-to-no support in engineering classes. Tutoringservices that target lower level engineering courses have been limited to individual attempts orclub organizations, e.g., IEEE and HKN. Additionally, limited studies are evaluating generaltutoring services in higher education [2].In 2017, the Electrical and Computer Engineering department at California State University,Chico established a tutoring center to provide drop-in tutoring

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lesley Strawderman, Mississippi State University; Rani W. Sullivan, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

opportunities while reducing the need for external employment. • Increase students’ engineering self-efficacy. • Increase recruitment of aerospace and industrial engineering students. • Encourage students to pursue advanced degrees. • Increase student retention in engineering.The ASPIRE program strengthens and supports students through a program of mentoring,networking, and academic design. The primary features of the program include continuousmentoring of all ASPIRE students by peers, faculty, and industry representatives; four face-to-face interactions with all ASPIRE students, mentors, and faculty per semester; and enrollment incommon courses.A total of 36 undergraduate ASPIRE Fellows will have been directly supported

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Theresa Green, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

). Research has shown that implementing DLI inother subjects, such as history, has led to students showing greater mastery of historical thinking,increased ability to transfer historical knowledge to other contexts, and improved readingcomprehension compared to peers that did not receive DLI [5], cf. [6], [7]. Similar studies havebeen conducted in science [8].Research on disciplinary literacy suggests that use of DLI in engineering may increase students’abilities to engage in engineering thinking as well as lessen literacy-based barriers that preventwomen and underrepresented students from pursuing STEM pathways. To accomplish this goal,a robust model of DLI in engineering must be developed and disseminated into K-16 classroompractice.BackgroundThis

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana Bairaktarova, Virginia Tech; Scott T. Huxtable, Virginia Tech; Sathyanarayanan Subramanian, Virginia Tech; Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

objects.Dr. Scott T. Huxtable, Virginia TechMr. Sathyanarayanan Subramanian, Virginia Tech I am a Graduate Mechanical Engineer at Virginia Tech, specializing in Thermal-Fluid Sciences.Prof. Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma Zahed Siddique is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering at the School of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering of University of Oklahoma. His research interest include product family design, advanced material and engineering education. He is interested in motivation of engineering students, peer-to-peer learning, flat learning environments, technology assisted engineering education and experiential learning. He is the coordinator of the industry sponsored capstone from at his school and is the advisor

Conference Session

Make It!

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Seref Yagli, Harmony Public School; Sheng-Jen Hsieh, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

Tagged Divisions

Manufacturing

toothbrush. Students will beexpected to write a report with detailed description of all steps taken during the development ofthe prosthetic limb.Once we perfect the prosthetic arm, the same process can be applied to development of otherlimbs such as arms or legs. This project will benefit patients with disabilities and improve theirday-to-day lives at a fraction of the cost of current solutions.MotivationThe purpose of this project is to help low-income families’ children who have a disabled handand to expand students’ awareness of societal needs. With this project, students demonstrate thelearning and knowledge gained from the different sources, such as using Arduino board to designa myoelectric prosthetic arm. It is therefore important to show the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christina L. Baze, University of Texas, Austin; Todd L. Hutner, University of Texas, Austin; Richard H. Crawford P.E., University of Texas, Austin; Victor Sampson, University of Texas, Austin; Lawrence Chu; Stephanie Rivale, University of Texas, Austin; Hannah Smith Brooks, University of Texas, Austin

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

] V. Sampson, P. Enderle, J. Grooms and S. Witte, “Writing to Learn by Learning to Write During the School Science Laboratory: Helping Middle and High School Students Develop Argumentative Writing Skills as they Learn Core Ideas,” Science Education, vol. 97, pp. 643-670, Sept., 2013. doi: 10.1002/sce.21069[31] L. Martin, “The Promise of the Maker Movement for Education,” Journal of Pre-College Engineering Education Research (J-PEER), vol. 5, pp. 30-39, Jan.-June, 2015. https://doi.org/10.7771/2157-9288.1099[32] S. Sheppard, K. Macatangay, A. Colby and W. Sullivan, Educating Engineers: Designing for the Future of the Field, Book Highlights. Stanford, C.A.: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 2008

Conference Session

Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kosta Popovic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Janie Szabo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics and Physics

two weeks, which a student completes in a group with a partner.The class sizes range from about 10 up to 30 students, depending on the section, and each lab isscheduled for 160 minutes. Each term, between 10-15 sections of lectures and labs (each) areoffered. Given four lab exercises each term, each student is responsible for writing at least two ofthe reports, while the other partner at a minimum helps with the experimental setup and dataacquisition during the lab meeting. The students usually have one week to write-up their finalreport. The student who is not responsible for the writing of a specific lab is often of limited helpduring post-lab analysis of data, and is often not prepared for the material prior to coming to thelab

Conference Session

Design Thinking and Creativity

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Tech; Barbara G. Ryder, Virginia Tech; Margaret O'Neil Ellis, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

environments in different ways thantheir male peers altering their continued interest in computer science.Personal FactorsPersonal factors such as motivation, sense of belonging, personal fulfillment, and identity caninfluence persistence to degree. Research shows that while these personal factors are unique toeach student, educational environments can be structured or altered to influence some personalattributes in ways that positively impact retention.Motivation can impact how students face and persevere through challenging concepts and coursework. Research using project based computer game development has shown that assignmentscan be structured to facilitate student motivation and encourage them to work through difficultmaterial [13]. Motivational

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

variants of learning modules thatfacilitate STEM ethics learning for the diverse students in the classroom. This research drawsupon 264 surveys and student-writing samples from students across four institutions, specificallyNotre Dame, St. Mary’s College, Xavier University-Louisiana, and University of Virginia. Theaim of this initial research is to explore the heterogeneity of students in STEM classrooms, whiledemonstrating that STEM students can be described more holistically when personality and othernon-demographic characteristics are recognized as important attributes in a learner-centeredenvironment. This paper supports the notion that, prior to the start of instruction, the mosteffective instructors will critically review and consider a