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Clinical Learning Experiences in BME

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Won Joo, Robert Morris University

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Biomedical Engineering

were required to take a capstone design course in theconsecutive semester. Some students worked on the same project continuously from ENGR4520to ENGR4950 for development of final design and prototyping.MethodsThe ENGR4520 course consisted of lectures, student presentations, labs, documents and a majorteam project that led to final design. The main goal of the team project was to expose students tothe design and engineering challenges in the application of biomedical engineering. Thesechallenges were complex and multidisciplinary by nature, and students were required tounderstand specific medical/biological issues relevant to their projects. In class, students weredivided into groups (4-5 students per group) and selected their own project from

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 5

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Grant A. Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Justin L. Hess, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Mary F. Price, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Martin A. Coleman, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Thomas William Hahn, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Julie Adele Hatcher

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Engineering Ethics

) project costs incurred by the partneringorganizations. The Earth Sciences and Biomedical Engineering departments opted to partner inthis project, and each has identified at least five faculty who will participate in the FLC program.Faculty participants will implement refined courses wherein they utilize the I-CELER framework(potential courses range from introductory to capstone level). Multiple faculty adapting theircourses are necessary for the cultural transformative effects this project seeks, because onecourse alone is not enough to produce, let alone sustain, change in ethical development [34]. Byinfusing I-CELER into multiple courses, this project aims to transform departmental curriculaakin to what has been termed “threaded service

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Program Evaluation Studies

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

unit as part of their ENGR 102 HS program are free toapproach the EPICS curriculum as they see fit. Some teachers operate one classroom project fortheir whole group, and some do many. Some schools allow students to select their own projectsin the community and many require students to stay on school grounds. Each school approachesthe EPICS project time management in their own way. Some schools develop the communityservice projects at the end of the school year as a capstone while other schools operate long-termprojects that students work on all school year and then continue to support in subsequent years.This wide-ranging teacher/student flexibility in project type, group size, and project managementis important to the success of both programs

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 2: Veteran Identity & Inclusion

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas L. Davis, Kent State University; D. Blake Stringer, Kent State University; Maureen Regan McFarland, Kent State University

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Military and Veterans

technology, mechanical engineering technology, and flighttechnology. Among these were three former active-duty or national guard veterans.The literature already documents the attributes of student veterans in terms of their potentialwithin the engineering community. This paper describes the design competition and documentsthe actions of the team through the student design process. It then describes the veterans’ rolesand integration in the project, specifically how their veteran experiences directly influenced theteam’s success. Finally, it describes these veterans’ impact on model rocketry at the institutionas a whole and their legacy in subsequent competition teams.IntroductionUniversities have experienced significant growth of student-veteran

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edmund Tsang, Western Michigan University; Anetra J. Grice, Western Michigan University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

schedules in fall and spring semesters. More details on creating theSTEP Cohorts can be found elsewhere [3].We survey students placed in cohorts at the end of each fall semester. A significant majority ofthe students reports in the survey that they have studied with other students in their cohortsoutside the classroom. Our graduating seniors have told us that the relationship they developedwith others students in the study groups which they formed during the first-year, carry over tosenior capstone design project.Factors Supporting Institutionalizing STEP at Western Michigan UniversityIn order to make lasting impacts to support student success in engineering, the best practicesidentified by projects supported by the National Science Foundation need

Conference Session

Engineering in a Societal Context

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Elizabeth A. Reddy, University of San Diego; Gordon D Hoople, University of San Diego; Austin Choi-Fitzpatrick, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

. While research has indicated that working on teams with others who bringdifferent skills and specialties to the table may be crucial to engineering practice, thesemultidisciplinary opportunities are the exception, not the norm [2]. While training students tofunction on a multidisciplinary team is part of ABET criteria [3], students may not haveopportunities to develop expertise in these areas. This lacuna is easier to identify than it is toremedy, not only because such prospects compete for students’ time and attention, but alsobecause faculty may lack support to develop these skills within the course. At many universities,undergraduate students have few opportunities (aside from perhaps a capstone project in their 4thyear where they might work

Conference Session

Biomedical Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos

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Biomedical Engineering

highlyvalues familiarity with these topics in biomedical engineering (BME) undergraduates; there is agrowing demand for professionals who possess a combination of both technical knowledge andregulatory affairs [1]. However, it is challenging to instruct students on these inherently drytopics, particularly in the absence of practical applications.Recognizing that expertise in any of these areas is an impractical goal for undergraduatestudents, BME programs have implemented several different approaches to provide a workingknowledge of these topics to equip graduates for work in the medical device industry. Theseapproaches range from entire courses devoted to singular topics, such as medical deviceregulation [2], to lectures integrated into the capstone

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Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ryan L. Solonsky P.E., Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Civil Engineering

with other disciplines and in generating structural drawings  Detailing software to design connections  IT technologies to communicating and collaborating with other design professionals. Education  Video-Conferencing with industry professionals in capstone settings  Immersive displays/ environments to show projects at true scale  Education game software that take students non-linearly through a scenario that educates  Flipped classroom videos and site that support them  Discussion Boards where students comment to one-another to with

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 11

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Liping Liu, Lawrence Technological University; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Robert W Fletcher, Lawrence Technological University; Andrew L Gerhart, Lawrence Technological University

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Mechanical Engineering

aboutstudent skill development, engineering identity, education, and entrance into the workplace.Among other findings about student perceptions of design in the Academic Pathways Study finalreport, many students feel unprepared for capstone design projects and wish capstone occurredearlier in the curriculum [4]. Another finding was that students engaged in design projectsgenerally do not consider broad context [4]. A thrust of the current college-wide curricularmodification is the inclusion of PBL and EML in the junior year, such as the present work. Thisshould positively impact capstone design experiences in senior year by providing additionalsmaller-scale design experience (PBL and EML) and encouraging students to consider allstakeholders and the

Conference Session

Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond the Undergraduate Years

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cliff Fitzmorris, University of Oklahoma; Deborah A. Trytten, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

, scheduling, and project management skills that participants developed inindustry are especially valuable in capstone courses that use industry-sponsored projects. Their contacts andexperience in industry help them locate new projects and determine whether those projects are the rightscope for the capstone course. Capstone or senior design courses seem to be a good fit for teaching facultywith engineering management experience.Introductory courses are also a good fit for teaching faculty. Cody and Henry teach large introductorycourses. They feel that they are particularly good at teaching those courses because they are intrinsicallymotivated to teach, like working with the students, and feel that they have a natural ability to explaincomplicated

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Strategies: Problems of Alignment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Melnyk, United States Military Academy; Brian J. Novoselich, United States Military Academy; Gregory Martin Freisinger, United States Military Academy

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Army Airfield, Savannah, Georgia.Lt. Col. Brian J. Novoselich, United States Military Academy Brian Novoselich is an active duty Army Lieutenant Colonel currently serving as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy (West Point). He earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Education at Virginia Tech in 2016. He holds Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in mechanical engineering from The University of Texas at Austin and West Point respectively. His research interests include capstone design teaching and assessment, undergraduate engineering stu- dent leadership development, and social network analysis. He is also a licensed professional engineer in the

Conference Session

Holistic Assessment and Teaching in Service-learning Environments

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julia D. Thompson, San Jose State University ; Jinny Rhee, San Jose State University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Paper ID #23062Developing an Evaluation Tool to Examine Motivational Factors of Non-studentCommunity Partnership ParticipantsDr. Julia D. Thompson, San Jose State University Dr. Julia Thompson directs the EPICS (Engineering Projects In Community Service) affiliate program at San Jose State University (EPICS@sjsu). Dr. Thompson is currently developing and expanding a service- learning EPICS program. The program is open to all engineering students, including seniors completing capstone requirements. Her research focuses on the characteristics of successful relationships between engineering service-learning programs and the

Conference Session

Division for Experimentation & Lab-oriented Studies Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Emily Teresa Carbaugh, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

Engineer in my spare time. In addition to biomedical research, I have been interested in engineering education since 2011. I am an active member of ASEE, and have published a number of papers in the area of student learning, capstone design, etc.Miss Emily Teresa Carbaugh, University of Wisconsin, Platteville I am a junior electrical engineering student at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Application of Internet of Things (IoT) in remote lab checkoffAbstract: Many colleges and universities provide education for students who are unable toattend classes in person, called distance learning

Conference Session

Assessment and Research Tools

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

David DiBiasio, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Leslie Dodson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John Bergendahl, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; John M. Sullivan Jr, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Glenn R. Gaudette, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Curtis Abel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Laura A. Robinson, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Sarah Wodin-Schwartz P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Educational Research and Methods

Education. He served as 2004 chair of the ASEE ChE Division, has served as an ABET program evaluator and on the AIChE/ABET Education & Accreditation Committee. He has also served as Assessment Coordinator in WPI’s Interdis- ciplinary and Global Studies Division and as Director of WPI’s Washington DC Project Center. He was secretary/treasurer of the new Education Division of AIChE. In 2009 he was awarded the rank of Fellow in the ASEE, and in 2013 was awarded the rank of Fellow in AIChE.Kristin Boudreau, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Kristin Boudreau is Paris Fletcher Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Worcester Polytechnic In- stitute, where she also serves as Head of the Department of Humanities and Arts

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Mechanical Engineering

peer institution (who took circuitsas a service course from their EE department) via anonymous surveys administered to bothgroups (in both cases, 6 to 12 months after completion of the course). In addition, through aninternal end-of-semester assessment tool, we compare our students’ perception of their ability toachieve each course objective to embedded indicators based on performance in selected courseassessments. Finally, evidence of proficiency in circuit design and implementation is manifestedin students’ subsequent senior capstone projects, in which some groups have designed and builtPCBs to power and embody the main electronic components in their designed systems.`IntroductionIn the fall of 2012, QU held its first freshman engineering

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #22005A Multidisciplinary Professional Development Program that Shifts FacultyAttitudes and Practice Toward Evidence-Based Instructional Strategies (EBIS)for Teaching and LearningProf. Stephen J. Krause, Arizona State University Stephen Krause is professor in the Materials Science Program in the Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. He teaches in the areas of introductory materials engineering, polymers and composites, and capstone design. His research interests include faculty development, evaluating con- ceptual knowledge change, misconceptions, and technologies to promote conceptual change. He

Conference Session

Learning Outcomes and Pedagogical Strategies: Problems of Alignment

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Madeline Polmear, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engagement, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of reuse strategies for waste materials. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Faculty Perceptions of the Most Effective Settings and Approaches for Educating Engineering and Computing Students About Ethics and Societal ImpactsAbstractTeaching students about ethical responsibilities and the societal

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Noemi V. Mendoza Diaz, Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Jacques C. Richard, Texas A&M University; Tanya Dugat Wickliff, Texas A&M University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

2000students since its inception.Dr. Wickliff is blessed to work daily in the area of her passion – developing young professionals – in herrole at Texas A&M University. She is a Professor of Engineering Practice. At Texas A&M University,she has taught Capstone Senior Design, Statics & Dynamics, Engineering Ethics, Engineering Leadershipand Foundations of Engineering courses. She has also taught Project Management and Risk Managementcourses for the University of Phoenix.Dr. Wickliff has been honored with University of Houston’s Distinguished Young Engineering AlumniAward, the Black Engineer of the Year Career Achievement Award for New Emerging Leaders and fea-tured in several publications. She has presented keynote addresses, facilitated

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

PS Dhanasekaran, University of Minnesota, Duluth; Ping Zhao, University of Minnesota, Duluth

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

chapter and research papers on machining of composites. He has a diverse industrial experience for 27 years, in design, research and manufacturing of electro me- chanical systems, such as design of various types of gear and gear boxes, antennas and light and heavy fabricated structures, for communication, TV telecast, natural disasters management and Telemedicine application. Dr PS, designed and manufactured various types of antenna’s weighing from 200 pounds to 100,000 pounds. He was also actively involved in configuring the antenna controls and selection of motor and motor controllers. Dr PS, has advised more than 40 senior/capstone projects. One of his project won the national award from Airforce Research Laboratory

Conference Session

Design Thinking and Creativity

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tom Elliott Spector, Oklahoma State University; Stan Carroll, Oklahoma State University; John J. Phillips, Oklahoma State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Figure 4: The resulting theatre box and section through the theatre.User Stories as a Programming and Design tool for Architecture 5In the following year, the capstone studio project was a combination food pantry and homelessyouth shelter for a provider in a nearby urban center. This project presented the prospect of userstories from several perspectives—that of the food pantry clients, the organization’s skeletalstaff, homeless teens, and the volunteers that do much of the work of unloading, sortingpackaging and stocking the pantry shelves.All students were required to volunteer at the food pantry to experience the volunteers’perspective. This also gave them a chance to

Conference Session

Course Structuring for Effective Student Engagement

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Kenneth Lamb, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.

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Civil Engineering

specific analyses for passive voice are describedin the next section. In addition, civil engineering practitioners conduct holistic scorings ofsamples of student papers so we investigate whether there is overall improvement in addition toany specific language changes. Students' reactions to the materials are also gathered throughsurveys, reflective writing, and interviews.3. Practitioner and Student Use of Passive VoiceIn phase one of the Civil Engineering Writing Project, we investigated the use of passive voice in60 workplace reports, 60 student reports and 50 journal articles. The student reports mimickedthe workplace context: they were written to specific clients for specific projects (usually realpeople and real projects, such as in capstone

Conference Session

Communicating Across Cultural and Epistemological Boundaries

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaofeng Tang, Ohio State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

ultimately design for.” In a review ofempathy in philosophical and psychological literature, the authors recognize theempathizer’s cognition and identity formation. However, this focus on the empathizer’s(designer’s) inner life did not translate into pedagogical practice in the capstone projects,where empathy was once again operationalized as an instrument for data collection.Speaking of the projects—designing for users with disability, the authors concluded,“[r]egular exposure to handicapped users, their limitations, and how these impact theirability to perform daily tasks, can provide useful data”[22]. When empathic design is translated into a method for user observation, the focus isoften placed on an exclusive, two-entity relationship: the

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susantha Herath, St. Cloud State University; Rohitha Goonatilake, Texas A&M International University ; Suvineetha Herath

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

National Science Foundation Grant Award # 1154398.References and Bibliography[1] 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Employment Projections for 2012-22 [online]. Available: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/ecopro.pdf.[2] T. Estes, J. Finocchiaro, J. Blair, J. Robison, J. Dalme, M. Emana, L. Jenkins and E. Sobiesk, “A Capstone Design Project for Teaching Cybersecurity to Non-technical Users,” SIGITE 2016.[3] D. F. Whalen and M.C. Shelley, “Academic Success for STEM and Non-STEM Majors.” Journal of STEM Education, 2010.[4] B. W. Packard, J. L. Gagnon and A. Senas, “Avoiding unnecessary delays: Women and men navigating the community college transfer pathway in science, technical, engineering, and mathematics fields.” Community

Conference Session

ET Administrative Issues

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nancy K. Sundheim, St. Cloud State University

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Engineering Technology

and Revised Courses Type Course Topic New Metrology New Applied Mechanics New Thermodynamics New Materials New Design for Producibility New Continuous Improvement New Production Planning Revised Electronics Technology Revised Computer-Integrated Manufacturing Revised Mass Production Revised Manufacturing ManagementIn addition, the Capstone design course for other programs in the department was not appropriatefor the new program so this was revised into a two-semester project, typically in collaborationwith a local manufacturing facility. Expectations for the year-long project were developed usingUbD.Measurable Student Learning Outcomes. Stage 2 of the UbD approach is to develop carefulassessment

Conference Session

Strategies for Effective Education in Manufacturing

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union

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Diversity

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Manufacturing

Paper ID #23835Improving Student Engagement in a Senior-Level Manufacturing Course forMechanical Engineering StudentsDr. Joshua Gargac, University of Mount Union Joshua Gargac is an assistant professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Mount Union in Alliance, OH, where he advises the mechanical engineering senior capstone projects and SAE Baja team. In addition, Dr. Gargac teaches first year engineering courses, computer-aided design, kinematics and dynamics of machinery, and manufacturing science. He received his BSME from Ohio Northern University and a Ph.D in Bioengineering from the University of Notre Dame

Conference Session

Scaling class size and technology – New Engineering Educators Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steven S Holland, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Jennifer L Bonniwell, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Joshua David Carl, Milwaukee School of Engineering

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New Engineering Educators

Project Capstone reportTable 1: Summary of electronic notebook usage in courses taught by the authors in the electricalengineering program at MSOE.2.1 MSOE BackgroundAs an engineering education focused institution with strong industry connections, MSOE providesstudents with hands-on learning experiences. The academic year is divided into three ten-weekterms, each with an additional week for final exams. Most EE courses include a lab component,where the lecture and lab together comprise one class section, and the two are tightly coupled.Faculty teach both the lecture and the lab sessions, without the aid of teaching assistants. As aresult, faculty are on the front lines of setting documentation requirements as well as providingfeedback

Conference Session

Making, Hacking, and Extracurricular Design

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Victoria Bill, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering; Anne-Laure Fayard, New York University, Tandon School of Engineering

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Design in Engineering Education

opportunities for students to learn prototyping and design-thinking tocomplement the more formal, in class engineering education. Student led workshops arepresented as the start of a systemic series of extracurricular design learning experiences.IntroductionThe number of academic makerspaces has grown rapidly in the last five years. Many of thesespaces focus on developing engineering design skills and nurturing a design thinking mindset byproviding students with space, resources, and training. Extracurricular activities have beenshown to play an important role in design and innovation learning, particularly in makerspaces[1]. Moreover, peer-to-peer learning in classroom and project-based courses like senior capstonedesign have been found to play a

Conference Session

Supporting Faculty in Course Development and Pedagogy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Continuing Professional Development

Consultant for the National Center for Women and Information Technology (NCWIT). His past experiences include having been a middle school science teacher, Director of Academic and Instructional Support for the Arizona Department of Education, a research scientist for the Center for Research on Education in Science, Mathematics, Engineering and Technology (CRESMET), and an evaluator for several NSF projects. His first research strand concentrates on the relationship between educational policy and STEM education. His second research strand focuses on studying STEM classroom interactions and subsequent effects on student understanding. He is a co- developer of the Reformed Teaching Observation Protocol (RTOP) and his work

Conference Session

Student Empathy and Human-Centered Design

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Justin L Hess, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Anusha Sathyanarayanan Rao, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Grant Fore, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Jiangmei Wu, Indiana University, Bloomington; Andres Tovar, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis; Sohel Anwar, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

varies, but one common objective is toimprove students’ creative thinking skills. In this paper, we sought to quantify changes in studentcreativity that resulted from participation in a mechanical engineering course targeted atintegrating engineering, technology, and the arts. The course was team taught by instructors frommechanical engineering and art. The art instructor introduced origami principles and techniquesas a means for students to optimize engineering structures. Through a course project, engineeringstudent teams interacted with art students to perform structural analysis on an origami-based artinstallation, which was the capstone project of the art instructor’s undergraduate origami course.Three engineering student teams extended

Conference Session

Undergraduate Peer Educators: Mentoring, Observing, Learning

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

YunJeong Chang, University of Virginia; Rider W. Foley, University of Virginia

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ASEE Board of Directors

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

fourth-year students with first-year students for anevening of “myth busting” conversations. The fourth years offered brief presentations on theirtechnical capstone projects, as well as the human and social dimensions that were critical tothose projects. Then the fourth years engaged in informal conversations with the first-yearsabout the requirements for the different majors, types of capstone projects offered and futurecourses that addressed the human and societal aspects of engineering. The Discussion Sectionswere seen as a great opportunity to foster deliberation between the incoming and outgoingstudents about the relevance of the course and the need to consider human and societal factorsduring the engineering and design processes