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Practice I: Academic Success

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Educational Research and Methods

process because of the nature of the reflections (e.g., describing what they ate in considerable detail).ParticipantsThis paper describes the first stage of analysis in this project. For this stage, we used data fromthe 2016 cohort of RSAP, which included 91 students who participated in three different tracks:Europe (Italy, Switzerland, and Germany), China, and the Dominican Republic. Demographicinformation for this cohort is in Tables 2 and 3. In general, the program has larger representationof women and underrepresented students than the population of the College of Engineering(CoE), and the 2016 cohort is no different. All participants signed consent forms agreeing toparticipate

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Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peggy C. Boylan-Ashraf, San Jose State University; John R. Haughery, Iowa State University

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New Engineering Educators

unfortunate realities14. Although the 3 large fundamental engineering courses in this study pose a different set ofissues, which often implies that quality teaching is not possible in large classes, researchers ineducation10,42,54,75 suggested the contrary –quality teaching is quite possible in large classes whilefocusing on student-centered, cooperative, active experimentation, and high-level thinkinglearning, instead of the traditional teacher-centered, individual, reflective observation, androutine-drill learning. Almost 2 decades ago, Felder23 had recommended the need to change the pedagogy usedin engineering classrooms. According to his study at that time, many engineering classes in1999 were taught in exactly the same way that

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Zahra Atiq, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sarah Morton; Nehal I. Abu-lail, Washington State University; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University; Julie A. Kmec, Washington State University; Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Women in Engineering

thatinform women’s decisions to enter each respective sector. More importantly, there is vanishinglylittle work on women’s decisions to enter different engineering careers in contexts where womenare well-represented.In our paper, we discuss participation of women in engineering in Malaysia, a context wherewomen represent a high share of both academia and industry (e.g., overall, 45% of theengineering workforce) [3]. Findings from the 2013 Malaysian MWFCD Women in the LaborMarket Study conclude that women are about 46% of the public and 51% of the privateengineering, manufacturing, and construction work sector [4]. Studying the Malaysian contextwill help us gain purchase on the way choices are driven by “preferences for science” [5],reflective of

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Héctor Enrique Rodríguez-Simmonds, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Benjamin P. Jackson, Purdue University; Tara C. Langus, University of Nevada, Reno; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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conversation about how we teach and train engineers to workin diverse teams in first-year programs and beyond. Students also showed a decrease in teamratings of their effectiveness over the course of the semester. This decrease may not be an overallreduction in students’ effectiveness in teams. In fact, student reflections on teaming activities andcases of conflict in teams decrease over the course of the semester. Instead, we believe that thisshift occurs as students learn more about what it means to be a good team member, become morecomfortable giving their peers feedback and subsequently deliver ratings that are more realistic.As part of understanding students’ perceptions of working on diverse teams, we have beenpaying close attention to how

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robin Tuchscherer P.E., Northern Arizona University; Christine Allison Gray, Northern Arizona University; John Tingerthal P.E., Northern Arizona University; Ron Gray, Northern Arizona University

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theirengineering communities. They meet many of their fellow classmates and use this informationwhen forming study groups and/or reaching out to their peers for assistance.Authentic Scenario (Relevancy)An authentic project is assigned to pique student interest and demonstrate the applicability of thecourse. For this study, we used the 2007 collapse of the I-35W Bridge in Minneapolis, MN [19].Students are asked to reflect on their past and current understandings in the form of reflectionquestions: “What engineering concepts do you need to explain the cause of the collapse?” “Whatrole will this course play in preparing you to understand the cause of the collapse?” This allowedcourse concepts, often seen as abstract, to be directly applied to an authentic

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Robin Guill Liles, North Carolina A&T State University

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level (α), statistical power level (1-β), andsample size (n). Thus, “…when any three of them are fixed, the fourth is determined” [37,p 98].When using NHST, an effective way to minimize the probability of committing Type I and TypeII errors and ensure that significant results reflect important substantive meaning, is to conductan a priori power analysis to determine an optimal sample size given an expected effect size [37,34]. Below we discuss an a priori power analysis conducted prior to testing the engineeringvalues, self-efficacy, and identity scales. To determine a meaningful Effect Size (EF), that our scales of engineering values, self-efficacy, and identity need to be able to detect we conducted an a priori power analysis using

Conference Session

Program Evaluation Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

J. Jill Rogers, University of Arizona; Amy Annette Rogers, Delaware State University; James C. Baygents, University of Arizona

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Pre-College Engineering Education

via;abstract hypothesis, active testing, concrete experience and reflective observation. However, inengineering service learning, students work to create real solutions for a real customer. Whilethey might ride in and out of the iterative steps in the engineering design process, in the end theirideas must be resolved, not only with their engineering team members, but also with real peopleand situations in the world. In fact, it can be said that engineering service learning improves theeffectiveness of ELT due to its necessary connection to the real world.3. Methods3.1 ParticipantsData analysis for this paper will concentrate on selected questions from the ENGR 102 HScourse evaluations collected for Academic Years (AY) 2014-15, 2015-16 and

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Engineering Career Attitudes

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Alberto López Pulido , University of San Diego

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toacknowledge the material realities (e.g., the intersections of the sociocultural landscape, historyand cultural and political past and present that create complex interactions and interpretations oflived realities) of students whose embodied knowledge may not align to the structural norms offormal schooling [12]. The assumption that engineering is only created through one kind ofknowledge impacts the “acceptance of difference” [13]. It is important that students, especiallyLatinx students, see themselves reflected in the curriculum and provide spaces to engage them inengineering activities in their own language, culture, and communities.This paper introduces a new paradigm by inverting the logic portrayed in many studiesinvolving research that

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Topics in Computing and Information Technology-II

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Farshid Marbouti, San Jose State University; Valerie A. Carr, San Jose State University; Belle Wei, San Jose State University; Morris E. Jones Jr., San Jose State University; Amy Strage

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Computing and Information Technology

. Other programs reflecting Wei’s international reach include the college’s Poverty Alleviation/Service-Learning program and Engineers Without Borders. This global perspective is rooted in a vision of SJSU as a preeminent producer of forward-thinking problem-solvers. With this goal in mind, Wei has established the Silicon Valley Engineering Scholarship, a program that provides $5,000 of annual support for high-achieving students to pursue engineering careers. Wei is also a Principal Contributor to CSU (California State University) Engineering Academies, a statewide program that helps high schools better motivate and prepare students for the rigors of engineering education. Moreover, she supports the creation of high

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cynthia Furse, University of Utah; Neil E. Cotter, University of Utah; Angela Rasmussen, University of Utah

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Electrical and Computer

, source transformations, voltage and current dividers.  Unit 2: Node-voltage, superposition, Thévenin and Norton equivalent circuits.  Unit 3: Op amp circuits, systems, digital logic.  Unit 4: RL, RC, RLC circuits.B. AssessmentBoth formative and summative assessments were used throughout the course to better understandthe student experience and the most challenging concepts. Assessments included weeklymuddiest point reflections and/or quizzes and self-assessments (depending on the professor), fourexams, and online feedback (every 3 weeks). 1. Muddiest Points (weekly)In weekly written Muddiest Point assessments, students related the concepts they found mostconfusing that week, and tried to explain them. A small amount of

Conference Session

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

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Horst Brandes P.E., University of Hawaii; Joe D. Manous Jr, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers; Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama

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Civil Engineering

of one or both of these documents.Although similar in intent and based on equivalent Bloom’s taxonomies for their construct, thereare significant differences between the two that reflect variations in knowledge base and skills,but also somewhat contrasting visions and overall work approaches by the two groups. It shouldbe stated that with the exception of the first author, there was no overlap in the composition ofthe two committees and relatively limited interaction. The purpose here is to provide a briefoverview of the outcomes for each body of knowledge and to compare and contrast how bothefforts have progressed with recommendations provided for a unified process when it comestime to update the two bodies again. This information may be of

Conference Session

Girls in Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rafic Bachnak, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Susan Kathryn Eskin, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College; Sara Love, Penn State Harrisburg

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Pre-College Engineering Education

techniques employed in all of the workshopsare active-learning student-centered methods. The instructors decided at the inception of theprogram to present material in ways that each instructor had found to be most effective in theuniversity environment. All sessions used mini-lecture presentations followed by activities thatteach the concepts through demonstration or experiment that the students perform themselves.From the first year to the second, the biology and chemistry sessions were revised based onfeedback from students that indicated they had done the particular type of DNA analysis andpolymer synthesis before. The session descriptions below are reflections of the 2017 workshops;all of which were well received and were new to the students. A

Conference Session

Engineering and Public Policy Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Engineering and Public Policy

ofEngineering Practice,” presented at the 2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition [17] andan online discussion of, “Nursing Should be a STEM Discipline! Author Regards FlorenceNightingale as First Environmental Engineer,” which appeared in Reflections on NursingLeadership in February, 2018 [18].ResultsThe 2013 NAE report, “Messaging for Engineering: From Research to Action,” included anumber of calls to action [3]. Of great relevance to the members of ASEE was a call to include arecurring session on “messaging” at the annual ASEE conference and at the yearly EngineeringDeans Council Public Policy Colloquium. A search of the ASEE PEER document repositorywith the phrase, “changing the conversation,” identifies a total 214 publications from

Conference Session

Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Todd France, Ohio Northern University

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Community Engagement Division

with a CNC router (each of which includes a sensory pad related to the animal’stexture) and 3D printed plates and rotating shapes. Figure 4 included a number of ADL featuresthat required users to buckle, open, tie, insert, button, zip, and latch. Figures 3 and 4: Example therapy boards from Fall 2017Research MethodologyData for this investigation was collected from students’ self-assessments, written reflections, andpost-course interviews (audio recorded and transcribed). These interviews were semi-structuredin nature, following a general outline of questions related to the project’s learning outcomes,format, instructor’s role, and social responsibility; the students were encouraged to provide inputon any topics they found

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristin E. Sherwood, Stony Brook University; Angela M Kelly, Stony Brook University; Monica Bugallo, Stony Brook University

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Women in Engineering

friends with my mentor from three years ago and reach out to her for advice and previous mentees reach out to me often. The bonding has resulted in success that would not have happened without the program and community.Mentoring was prioritized by many of the women since they recognized the sustained impact oftheir efforts. They often viewed themselves as aspirational role models for the first-year studentswith whom they interacted. One student contextualized the importance of her work in terms offacilitating the growth of others: I think that I really prioritize mentoring. I think that it's something very important to me because just reflecting on my past year of mentoring, it's been very rewarding in the fact

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Denise Rutledge Simmons P.E., Virginia Tech; Cassandra J. Groen, Virginia Tech

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engineering service-learningprograms [28, 29] are more likely to pursue a graduate degree or enter the engineeringworkforce, maintain a greater belonging to the engineering field, and experience increasedgrowth in professional and professional skills.However, despite these positive impacts, undergraduate engineering students are less likely totake advantage of such experiences than their non-engineering counterparts and spendsignificantly more time on academic coursework [30]. While this may reflect a traditionaltendency to focus on technical competencies in engineering education, current thinking amongengineering professionals, as evidenced in engineering education standards, aligns with moregeneral trends in undergraduate education that emphasize

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gloria J. Kim, Northwestern University; Casey Jane Ankeny, Northwestern University; Mark James Fisher, Northwestern University

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Biomedical Engineering

development for use in Summer 2018. To evaluate the program for the 2018cohort and beyond, we will use both quantitative and qualitative methods. The quantitativemethod will involve assessing student performance and perception. Entrance surveys, exitsurveys, and course evaluations will be used to collect data. The qualitative method willcomprise interviews with students, course instructors, and internship mentors. Surveys andinterview questions have been developed by working with Northwestern University’s Center forAdvancing Learning & Teaching. The results of the analysis will be then used to reflect on thecurriculum and form a basis for possible future revisions. As the alumni of the program builds,we will conduct follow-up surveys to assess

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Danielle Wood, University of Notre Dame; Alisa Zornig Gura, University of Notre Dame; Jay B. Brockman, University of Notre Dame; Sam Alptekin

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to understand changes in student outcomesfrom the initiation of the internship to its end. The pre/post testing was delivered througha digital survey instrument using Qualtrics software and included quantitative Likert-typescaling and qualitative open-ended questions. Other qualitative data was collectedthrough reflections, interviews, and ethnographic observations. Qualitative data was usedto provide context, augmentation, and nuance. Ethnographic observations providedinsights to the learning environment, culture, and other socially constructedprogrammatic concerns. This study was submitted to and approved through theUniversity of Notre Dame’s Institutional Review Board.Analysis and FindingsAfter data cleaning, quantitative information from

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Courtney A. Betoney, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tyrine Jamella Pangan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic; Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; J. A. Fernandez, Arizona State University

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criteria, brainstorm ideas, select a solution, and create a cardboard prototype of a solution to the problem. 3. Introduction to the Engineering Profession. In this lesson, students are introduced to the profession of engineering through the people who are engineers. Stories of Navajo engineers and the impact they make are shared, and students are asked to reflect on their own motivations as they explore potential career pathways. 4. Solving a Problem with the Scientific Method and the Diné Engineering Design Process. In this lesson, students learn about and explain differences between the scientific method and the engineering design process, and then conduct hypothetical investigations using the different

Conference Session

Assessment of Engineering Leadership Development

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lawrence Holloway, University of Kentucky; Thomas Ward Lester, University of Kentucky; Joseph Anthony Colella, University of Kentucky College of Engineering

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Engineering Leadership Development

program and undergo an interview process. Factors considered in theselection of participants include academics, work experience, effective communication, andinvolvement in student or civic organizations. Since its inception, the program has always beenled by either the currently acting dean or a former dean of the College.The course is structured with the following elements:Curricular elements: 1. Leadership literature and leadership from history: Students were regularly assigned articles and books on leadership and leaders. Students then were required to write reflections on these and to discuss these within the class. 2. Learning from leadership journeys of alumni before: Successful alumni of the college were invited to

Conference Session

Makerspaces

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Aaron Kyle, Columbia University; Christine Kovich, HYPOTHEkids; Michael A. Carapezza, Hk Maker Lab

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Pre-College Engineering Education

coursematerials for their classes. Teachers are active observers throughout the program – theyparticipate in all the EDP workshops, bioinstrumentation labs, and prototyping sessionsalongside the students, with additional time to reflect on their own experiences and observations.The workshops consist of a series of lectures that teach the critical components of the EDP. Thesessions are interactive, providing students opportunities to develop and employ the variouscomponents of the EDP. For example, during the concept generation phase, students are givensome example problems and challenged to brainstorm as many potential solutions as possible;the exercise is then repeated, this time challenging students to conceive and outline newproblems before

Conference Session

Practice I: Academic Success

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colby Goettel, Brigham Young University; Barry M. Lunt, Brigham Young University

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Educational Research and Methods

). It containedinformation about the research and a place for students to sign granting access to their collegetranscripts. Additionally, the consent form contained information about the risks and benefits ofthe research, confidentiality, and what to do if a research subject had questions about theresearch.3.3 Kolb Learning Style Inventory (v3.1)The LSI is a twelve-question survey that takes between five and ten minutes to complete. The LSIcharts cognition on a two-axis scale: concrete experience (CE) versus abstract conceptualization(AC), and reflective observation (RO) versus active experimentation (AE).The LSI presents twelve, multiple-choice style questions. For instance, the question might startout: “When I learn, I prefer to:” and then

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David Elizandro, Tennessee Technological University; David H. Huddleston, Tennessee Technological University

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Industrial Engineering

. Costs reflect resource requirements to address complex endogenous and exogenouschallenges that require strategies for allocating resources, and monitoring and adaptingstrategies to ensure accountability.Program accountability is also important in flagship institutions. However, smallperturbations in degree programs strategies of flagship institution can be major problemsfor regional universities because of insufficient resources to quickly adjust for unintendedconsequences of these strategies. The signature of engineering degree programs in regionaluniversities is graduating successful practicing engineers and mid-level managers for regionalcompanies and regional operations of larger companies from a student population that includes

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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supported by the National Science Foundation underGrant No. (1505006). Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation. References[1] B. L. Yoder, “Engineering by the numbers,” in Engineering College Profiles & Statistics Book, Washington, DC: American Society for Engineering Education, 2011, pp. 11-47.[2] J. Mortimer, M. Shanahan, and M. Johnson, Handbook of the Life Course. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum, 2003.[3] J. Blickenstaff, “Women and science careers: Leaky pipeline or gender filter?” Gender and Education, vol. 17, no. (4), pp. 369-386

Conference Session

Global and Intercultural Competency

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Claudia Alves , Texas A&M University

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International

ability [16]. As people gain experiencein intercultural situations, and reflect on those experiences, they develop a more complexunderstanding of culture. This leads to greater ability to discern cultural differences andultimately, to appropriately modify their own behavior in nonnative cultural circumstances [16]and therefore work more effectively in the global job market. Bennett (1986, 1993b) suggested aframework for conceptualizing dimensions of intercultural competence in his developmentalmodel of intercultural sensitivity (DMIS). The DMIS constitutes a progression of worldview 5‘‘orientations toward cultural difference’’ that comprise the

Conference Session

Engineering Career Attitudes

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bugrahan Yalvac, Texas A&M University; Oluwatosin A. Bewaji, Texas A&M University; Madison Elaine Spier, Texas A&M University; Gustavo Mosqueda Elizondo III, Texas A&M University; Chiamaka Theclar Umah; Todd Sherron, Texas State University; J. Timothy Lightfoot, Texas A&M University; Carolyn L. Cannon, Texas A&M University; Robin S.L. Fuchs-Young, Texas A&M University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

female. Laboratory assignments werebased on the specified interests expressed by the students, who worked with individual facultyand laboratory personnel on original research projects. Data were collected using pre- and post-experience surveys and student reflections. Findings indicate that students enjoyed working inthe laboratory settings with the researchers and participating in authentic research activities.Their career goals in STEM and health-related professions were reinforced and strengthened as aresult of their participation.IntroductionInterest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fields has been decliningamong students in the U.S., while the number of available positions in STEM fields is steadilyincreasing [1

Conference Session

Practice II: Curricular Innovations

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhi Fang, Beihang University; Shuiting Ding, Beihang University; Qing Lei, Beihang University; Dandan Hou, Beihang University

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Educational Research and Methods

evaluation content, knowledge memory and test scores aretoo much more emphasized than students’ overall quality; regarding assessment function,appraisal and selection are taken more important than diagnosis, feedback and motivation; asfor evaluation criteria, students are taken as a whole, ignoring their individual differences;evaluation subjects are biased towards teachers, ignoring the diversification of evaluationsubjects; with regard to the evaluation process, conclusive nature is obvious while the processis ignored; for evaluation methods, written forms are dominant, neglecting other forms ofevaluation. Besides, quantified results are excessively employed, and adoption of evaluationmethods reflecting the diversified quality of students required

Conference Session

Social Dialogue on Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tara C. Langus, University of Nevada, Reno; Hector Enrique Rodriguez-Simmonds, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nelson S. Pearson, University of Nevada, Reno; Justin Charles Major, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno

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research team we document our positionality.The research team consists of members with a wide range of political views (consisting ofregistered democrats, republicans, and independents) and demographic diversity (including butnot limited to individuals who identify as mixed race, White, male, female, cisgender, gay, andstraight). All members of the research team had an interest in understanding and improving theexperiences of diverse individuals in engineering. Prior to conducting the interviews, the entireresearch team documented and discussed their positionality so as to understand the ways inwhich their position as a researcher could influence the interview and analytic processes.During the interview, participants were asked to reflect on the

Conference Session

Study and Research Abroad

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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International

research locations more intentionally or offersupplemental programming for students to ensure they achieve all of the program’s intendedlearning outcomes.Literature ReviewGlobal education research has explored how learning outcomes may vary across different typesof global programs. In particular, research has found correlations between global learningoutcomes and variables such as duration of the program, language of the program, housingarrangements, and level of reflection incorporated into the program [6]. Global engineeringprograms take many formats, including courses, study abroad, internships, degree programs, andresearch projects [7]. However, few studies within engineering education have explicitlyconsidered how these different types of

Conference Session

Engineering/Engineering Technolgy Transfer Issues: Two-year College to Four-year College

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan P. Gentry, University of California, Davis; Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Jennifer H Choi, University of California, Davis; Jason White, University of California, Davis

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Two-Year College

havelimited documented evidence of their effectiveness. To better address their needs and provide afoundation for future efforts to support transfer student success at four-year institutions such asUC Davis, it is necessary to obtain relevant knowledge regarding barriers to facing thesestudents.The objective of this paper is to present identified barriers to UC Davis College of Engineeringtransfer student success and to document perceptions and experiences of these transfer students.Data was obtained through an analysis of survey data from upper division engineering studentsand three focus groups of transfer students. Current transfer students both confirmed previouslyreported barriers and identified new barriers, reflecting their struggle with a