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Multidisciplinary Engineering Design II
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Vy-Linh Gale, New York University; Victoria Bill, New York University; Jessica Si
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
as leaders within their sub-team and mentor new students.IntroductionAssistive technology projects have been used in engineering capstone and project-based courses,often as a way to introduce a real-world problem or client. Several sources cite both the benefitsand challenges of working with patients and clients through these projects [1, 2]. For example,solutions or prototypes might often be very limited in scope or number of clients but can oftenhighlight or include a service learning component [2]. Thus, embedding the topic in capstonedesign can teach students to identify engineering design projects with positive social impact [3].Overall, these projects are often strongly motivating for students, with student satisfactionreportedly
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ERM Technical Session 18: Student Learning and Problem Solving
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Adam Phillips, Washington State University; Colin Alec Lambie, Washington State University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Pilot Study of an Engineering Education Focused Problem-Solving Inventory using Civil Engineering Undergraduate StudentsAbstractThis work in progress (WIP) paper describes the development of a new engineering modified -problem solving inventory (EM-PSI). The EM-PSI is a student’s self-assessment of theirproblem solving and critical thinking abilities broken down into three sub-categories, 1) problemsolving confidence, 2) approach-avoidance style, and 3) personal control. The EM-PSI is aninnovative tool that is eventually intended be used as an evaluation metric, together withtraditional metrics such as GPA and test scores, to
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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University
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Diversity
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First-Year Programs
workers who can effectively communicate with one another, problem- solve, and innovate… Preparing students for the future and to make significant contributions to society and the world has always been the noblest aim of higher education.” [1] Success then becomes not only a multi-objective problem, seeking mastery over thedefined learning objectives of the individual course, but also a transformational and aspirationalgoal of helping students to advance the depths of their own engagement and responsibility forlearning. A partial measure of success can also be seen in the degree to which students havegrown in terms of identifying themselves as an engineer, feeling part of the culture and having asense of belonging
Conference Session
ERM Technical Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver; Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder
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Educational Research and Methods
model.BackgroundThis experiment grew out of studies of fluid mechanics courses and a fluids elective course,called Flow Visualization [1]–[4]. Students expressed greater fascination and higher engagementin the Flow Visualization course, which required that they create, capture, and describe fluidflows. This process appeared to both enhance their visual expertise in fluids and encouragedeeper conceptual understanding of key concepts. In an effort to substantiate this apparentenhancement in visual expertise, we sought collaborators in cognitive psychology, a move beingencouraged in engineering education research [5], [6].Overview of Experimental DesignTo explore this connection between conceptual understanding and visual expertise, wecollaborated with cognitive
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Camille Birch, University of Washington; Celina Gunnarsson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
scientific theories ofgender/sex, race, disability, and sexuality influence one another. Throughout the course,students are asked to reflect on who gets to be a scientist or engineer, who defines whichquestions researchers ask and which problems engineers solve, who benefits from thesesolutions, and what role social justice plays in science and engineering practice.Throughout the course, we explore these inter-related questions: 1) How do our cultural ideas about race, gender, disability and sexuality influence science/engineering knowledge and practice? 2) On the other hand, how does our science/engineering practice influence our cultural ideas about race, gender, disability and sexuality? 3) How can we use science and engineering
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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ieshya Anderson, Arizona State University; Shawn S. Jordan, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus
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Diversity
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Minorities in Engineering
Arizona State University Work in Progress: Seeking Wa:k Community Perceptions in Engineering 2IntroductionIt has been recognized STEM fields need to broaden perspectives and find ways to connect thenext generation [1], [2]. Native Americans have been among the most underrepresentedpopulation in the fields of STEM [3]. To support inclusion programs already established or newengagement programs to support NA/AN inclusion in STEM, it is imperative to first understandhow Native communities and cultures relate to STEM. This insight could provide effectivestrategies for relevant and positive engagement to STEM among Native students.This Work in Progress research builds upon an approach for community-based
Conference Session
ERM Technical Session 11: Leadership and Collaborations in Engineering
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Elvia Castro, Tecnologico de Monterrey (ITESM); Iliana López MS, Tecnologico de Monterrey; Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Chile
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey as an educa- tion expert. Iliana has a Bachelor degree in Communication and a Master’s degree in Education. She was at the School of Education as an instructor in learning assessment and counselor of competency-based educational programs. Her research interests are the use of technology in learning and the impact of using innovative learning environments.Prof. Genaro Zavala, Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and Universidad Andres Bello, Chile Genaro Zavala is a Full Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies of the School of Engineering and Sciences at Tecnologico de Monterrey. Professor Zavala is National Researcher Level 1 of the National System of Researchers of Mexico and
Conference Session
Multidisciplinary Engineering Design I
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Louise Rosanna Manfredi, Syracuse University
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Diversity
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Multidisciplinary Engineering
different perspectives allows the design team to understand aproblem to the fullest extent, then craft a solution that skillfully responds to the unique needs of auser” [1]. Interestingly, the professional body for industrial design, Industrial Design Society ofAmerica (IDSA), does not call out engineering as a discipline that designers would interact with.It could be argued that “manufacturers” would encompass this discipline, but it does notadequately describe the rich skillsets of the engineering professions and their role in productdevelopment.Despite of the same goal of creating a new product, the relationship between engineers andindustrial designers can sometimes be problematic. Ulrich and Eppinger describe how to managethe industrial design
Conference Session
First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Ariana Gabrielle Tyo, Michigan Technological University; Michelle E. Jarvie-Eggart, Michigan Technological University; Nathan D. Manser, Michigan Technological University
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First-Year Programs
in ENG 1101 (fall semester) and ENG 1102 (spring semester) during their first year.The course sequence is six credit hours in total, three credit hours each semester. The coursemeets for four hours each week, in addition to a mandatory one-hour LEAP session administeredsolely by the LEAP Leader, for a total class time of five hours. The typical class size for thismodel is 120 students for each instructor. The overall class is split into five sub-levels of 24students each, all reporting to a single LEAP Leader, meaning that the instructional staff for thisstudy consists of one full-time instructor and five LEAP Leaders. The sub-levels are split oneadditional time into four-person teams, for six teams per LEAP Leader. Figure 1 illustrates
Conference Session
ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Jack Bringardner, New York University; Sheila Borges Rajguru, New York University
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Educational Research and Methods
 Projects (VIP)  program, 5 workshops took place during the fall 2018 and 3 during spring 2019 semesters.  Faculty and staff with expertise in various professional skills have been brought in to lead  students through these workshops.  The students were surveyed during the spring semester to  evaluate each workshop.       https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wK9dmVg0DSMEzIB6OeRFtssf71SygUYR8r4jhppT948/edit 1/84/28/2019 ASEE - S2S - Final - Google Docs INTRODUCTION    This work in progress
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ERM Technical Session 19: Thinking about the Engineering Curriculum
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Darby Rose Riley, Rowan University; Joshua Bourne Reed, Rowan University; Richard T. Cimino, Rowan University; Stephanie Farrell, Rowan University; Cheryl A. Bodnar, Rowan University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
process is oftenalmost entirely guided by informal reasoning [1]. Informal reasoning is the process used whenencountering troublesome scenarios with no “true” solution, such as those found in engineeringdesign prompts and social or ethical dilemmas. A study conducted by Sadler and Zeidler [2]identifies three specific approaches to informal reasoning, defined as emotive, rationalistic, andintuitive. Emotive reasoning applies empathy towards others and relates to the feelings of thoseimpacted in a given scenario. A rationalistic approach takes a more logical stance that weighs theconsequences of actions, and often employs arguments based in factual evidence gathered fromobserved details. Finally, an intuitive approach is based on the initial
Conference Session
ERM Technical Session 15: Perspectives on Engineering Careers and Workplaces
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
howalumni may connect with engineering even when employed in non-engineering positions. Wediscuss the descriptive and predictive power of the survey in understanding the career landscapefor engineering graduates and key factors that may influence their decisions.IntroductionIn engineering and beyond, career choices and pathways are of vital importance. In addition toproviding wages, career choices are a form of self-expression and can foster identitydevelopment [1]. Awareness of careers develops at a young age, often focused around whatchildren want to do when they grow up [2]. Entire fields of vocational, organizational, andindustrial psychology are dedicated to understanding experiences preparing for and being in theworkplace. Given the
Conference Session
Technical Session 6: Modulus Topics Part 2
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Tim Foutz P.E., University of Georgia; ChanMin Kim, Penn State University; Tugba Boz, University of Georgia; Cory Gleasman, University of Georgia
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Diversity
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Computers in Education
American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Teaching Coding to Elementary Student: the Use of Collective ArgumentationIntroductionStudents develop their perception of the STEM disciplines before and during the elementaryschool grades [1]. Interviews of 116 scientist and engineers, who are either practicing inindustry or participating in graduate studies, found that 60-65% of both female and maleinterviewees indicated their interest in the STEM disciplines was developed before middleschool [2]. A survey of 1000 scientist and 150+ students gives similar results [3]. Whencombined with findings, e.g., [4], [5] that suggest that the elementary years are when studentsdevelop self-efficacy, intrinsic motivation
Conference Session
ERM Technical Session 24: Studies on Socioeconomic Status
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Emily Bovee, Michigan State University; Amalia Krystal Lira, Michigan State University; Harrison Douglas Lawson, Michigan State University; Daina Briedis, Michigan State University; Lisa Linnenbrink-Garcia, Michigan State University; S. Patrick Walton, Michigan State University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
’ MotivationThis work in progress paper describes our initial efforts in examining how receiving ascholarship influences engineering students’ motivation. A student’s persistence and success inengineering depends on multiple academic, institutional, and personal factors. That said,engineering students, like all students, cannot persist to graduation if they cannot pay their tuitionand living expenses. As such, financial need and socioeconomic status are significant factors indetermining the likelihood of a student graduating from an engineering program [1]. Moreover,average student loan debt is increasing nationally [2], [3], and engineering students are oftenrequired to pay premium tuition, creating a substantial obstacle for low-income students [4].Low
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ERM Technical Session 4: Professional Development in Undergraduate Programs
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alejandro Gutierrez, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced; Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced
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Educational Research and Methods
ENGINEERING STUDENTSIntroductionCapstone design courses are often discussed [1, 2, 3] as a robust option to address the mismatchbetween academic and professional work. These courses, traditionally geared towards seniors andcentered around industry-sponsored projects, give students opportunities to apply their technicalskills in broad, open-ended, and multidisciplinary contexts immediately relevant to their workforceparticipation. In recent years, additional courses aimed at freshman and sophomores, such ascornerstone design [4, 5, 6], have been added to engineering curricula in order to introduceprofessional topics earlier on in their academic careers.However, while capstone and cornerstone design courses have been implemented across thecountry, new
Conference Session
Work-In-Progress Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Mitchell William Buccalo, Bucknell University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University
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Chemical Engineering
engineering work, with over 60%of engineering seniors surveyed rating communication among the top five most importantengineering skills, in a 2010 study reported in Enabling Engineering Student Success [1].Chemical engineering educators have long recognized the need to educate students in written,oral, and interpersonal communication, and technical communication training has manifested inprimarily two different forms. Some university departments have provided supplementalcommunication training across multiple technical courses in the curriculum. Others have createdcourses dedicated to teaching Technical Communications (TC) to students. By necessity,technical courses that have a strong communication emphasis prioritize the instruction andmastery of
Conference Session
Liberal Education Division Technical Session 11
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alison Wood , Olin College of Engineering; Selin Arslan, Lawrence Technological University; Jason Barrett, Lawrence Technological University; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Andrew Mark Herbert, Rochester Institute of Technology; Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Karen Kashmanian Oates, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology; Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering
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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society
institutions. Withimplementation of GCSP now in different stages at our four schools, all are finding evidence oftransformations occurring at the student, institute, and community level. We illustrate thesetransformations in this paper and suggest that they were driven by development of liberalarts-infused GCSPs.1. IntroductionThe National Academy of Engineering’s Grand Challenges Scholars Program (GCSP) wascreated to better prepare students to tackle the immense and immensely complex challenges ofthe twenty-first century. The program does this by providing education and experiences in fivecompetency areas: talent, multidisciplinary, viable business/entrepreneurship, multicultural, andsocial consciousness ​[1]​. These competencies align well with
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Work-In-Progress Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh
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Chemical Engineering
knowledge[1] . Within a year, this project expanded to be included in a required junior level chemicalengineering course (and was no longer a part of the Introduction to Biomedical Engineeringelective). Over the past twenty years, this project is a required project for a wider spectrum ofrequired chemical engineering courses and has grown to include presentations to K-12 students –and has impacted almost one-thousand undergraduate chemical engineering students and over10,000 K-12 students. This is a work in progress, since the author would like to gather input as to what informationwould be helpful to provide to the community to enable this program to be transferable to otherinstitutions.Project Description The outreach project
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ERM Technical Session 18: Student Learning and Problem Solving
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Assad Iqbal, Utah State University
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Educational Research and Methods
Engineering Problem Solving: A Preliminary Study 1. IntroductionEngineering students are trained to be effective problem solvers. Specifically, engineeringstudents are expected to become skillful at synthesizing and applying information across multipleknowledge domains to generate optimal solutions to problems of varying levels of difficulty.Unfortunately, many engineering students graduate with discernible gaps in their problemsolving skills. Research has attributed these gaps, in part, to specific cognitive processingchallenges that students face during problem solving activities [1]-[10]. For example, Hadwin [4]and Lawanto et al. [6] [7] found that students exhibited incomplete or inaccurate taskunderstanding during problem
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Student Learning and Success
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Deepak R. Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln; Jennifer Keshwani, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Biological and Agricultural Engineering
know anecdotally at our institution that studentpopulations pursuing ASMT programs are distinctly different from those pursuing engineeringprograms in terms of performance on college entrance assessments (ACT, SAT etc.). Themajority of faculty who teach ASMT programs have engineering degrees, which could limit theirability to anticipate ASMT student challenges. Faculty can be more effective in their teaching,advising and mentoring if they understand clearly the specific challenges of their students. Therehave been no prior published work related to success of students pursuing ASMT programs,although there has been some work in related topics for agricultural/biological engineeringstudents: a study assessing motivation to pursue their majors [1
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ERM Technical Session 2: The Study of Identity in Engineering Education
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Caroline Bolton, Bucknell University; Kaela M. Martin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University
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Diversity
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Educational Research and Methods
that aims toidentify whether engineering identity and academic motivation are correlated to the extent thatone may predict the other. Engineers face challenges which can result in both failure andtriumph. Studying the source of an individual’s motivation in conjunction with how theyperceive themselves as an engineer may provide long-term insight into ways in which one canpositively enhance the other. Previous work suggests that establishing a strong sense of identityin the workplace can result in greater career motivation [1]. We hypothesize that a stronger senseof engineering identity correlates with stronger academic motivation, and that ultimately onemay be used to measure the other with acceptable validity and reliability. This connection
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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Hope L. Weiss, California State University, Fullerton
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Mechanical Engineering
material, students often times do not spend an adequate amount of time outside ofclass reviewing the material. This lack of perquisite knowledge leads them to start learning newmaterial on a weak foundation. As the semester progresses and the material builds, these studentsare more likely to fall further behind, which can place them in jeopardy of failing the class.This project seeks to improve students' recall and mastery of prerequisite knowledge andultimately decrease failure rates, by creating an accessible library of short videos on various MEprerequisite topics. The review videos are currently being implemented in 3 ME courses (1required undergraduate course, 1 undergraduate technical elective, and 1 graduate level course)in Spring 2019 at
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Biomedical Division Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Steven Higbee, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis; Sharon Miller, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis
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Biomedical Engineering
whether intentional, verticalalignment of engineering experiences ultimately better prepares BME undergraduates for theirsenior design capstone projects and their professional pursuits.IntroductionInductive teaching methods have encouraged higher levels of student cognition [1]-[2], improvedstudent teamwork and communication [3], and allowed increased student confidence duringengineering design prototyping [4]. Paired with a resurgence of hands-on learning in theengineering community [5], inductive teaching methods allow instructors to incorporate realproblems that require physical prototype solutions. Our work aims to incorporate one specificinductive teaching method, project based learning (PBL), into sophomore and junior levelBiomedical
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ERM Technical Session 11: Leadership and Collaborations in Engineering
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; Atsushi Akera, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jennifer Karlin, Minnesota State University, Mankato; Sarah Appelhans, University at Albany ; Thomas De Pree, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Soheil Fatehiboroujeni, Purdue University
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Educational Research and Methods
governance refers to the diffuse processinvolving negotiation of institutional priorities, accreditation standards, and the content of blue-ribbon panel reports that often occurs out of the public eye. The goal of the larger researchproject is to develop a better understanding of the complex, interdependent structure ofeducational governance in engineering education. Unlike Europe where the Bologna Process [1]sets common standards for higher education, engineering in the US has a complex ecosystemconsisting of many entities—some looking to support broad policy goals and others focused onnarrow disciplinary interests—that together create the structural conditions that shape changes inengineering education. The project as a whole looks broadly at
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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University
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First-Year Programs
needs of the students and institution. Recently, Reid, Reeping, andSpingola (2018) introduced a taxonomy, or classification list, for an introduction to engineeringcourses. The FYE classification list details the content areas in which first-year course elementsmay include: (1) Design, (2) Professional Skills, (3) Engineering Profession, (4) AcademicAdvising, (5) Math Skills, (6) Engineering Tools, (7) Global Interests, and (8) Communication.First-year courses do not necessarily include all of those elements, but typically most courseelements can be mapped to the classification list.For example, one element of a first-year program is that of engineering design, which is introducedin the first-year to students to get a better understanding of
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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Dayoung Kim, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette
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Diversity
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Engineering Ethics
of intuition whenthey made ethical decisions. We anticipate the findings of this study will help engineeringeducators and researchers design better engineering ethics courses by considering the emotionsand intuitions of engineering students, which have previously been ignored but may influenceethical decision-making.IntroductionEngineering ethics education has typically focused on teaching ethical reasoning skills toengineering students by providing them with knowledge (e.g., codes of ethics, moral theories)and opportunities to practice reasoning (e.g., case study). Engineering codes of ethics, since theirexplicit formulation from the initial third of twentieth-century [1], have provided a guidance ofbehavior for engineers. For instance, in
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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Decision-Making
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Laurie A. Pinkert, University of Central Florida
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Engineering Ethics
, graduate students, andundergraduate students provides a baseline for the moral foundations of engineers across andwithin a range of engineering subdisciplines. Our objective is to analyze whether and to whatdegree “moral foundations” are shared within these subdisciplinary cultures. We hypothesize thatthe variance in moral foundations among engineering stakeholders will be significant and thatthe moral foundations of members within a specific subdiscipline will be more closely sharedthan with those outside the subdiscipline. The Moral Foundations Questionnaire providesrespondents with a scaled response to their reliance on and endorsement of a refined set of fivemoral foundations: 1) harm/care, 2) fairness/reciprocity, 3) ingroup/loyalty, 4
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Writers, Experts, and the Workforce in Civil Engineering
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Kevin Chang P.E., University of Idaho, Moscow; Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University
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Civil Engineering
training opportunity exists does not mean it will benefit the relevant stakeholders. Forexample, when and how frequently should an employee be entitled to training opportunities?How does the agency recover its investment? What are the agency’s philosophies and overallbudget allocation with regard to training? What are the philosophies of individual managers andsupervisors [1]? A range of criteria must be considered regarding the decision to participate intraining or professional development.For civil (and transportation) engineers, there is added recognition that “civil engineers mustlearn and apply new technologies that (may not have been) included in a traditional (academic)curriculum [2]. Such issues become amplified as the design of
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Academe/Industry Collaboration
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Aparajit Koshal; Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Michael D. Johnson, Texas A&M University
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Diversity
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Engineering Technology
enables all these sectors to respond todemand fluctuations. It encompasses two subsystems; one is inventory planning and control andthe other is material handling 1. The inventory planning subsystem is concerned with buildingorders for the suppliers and dispatching materials to the customer wherein material handling ismore involved with transferring the goods inside the warehouse. There are different functionslike labeling, breaking bulk, light assembly, order entry and fulfillment, packaging, pick andpack, and transportation arrangement necessary to carry out material handling activities 2. Allthese operations are cost intensive; the most expensive is the pick and pack process whichgenerally constitutes about 50%-75% of the total warehousing
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Biomedical Division Postcard Session
Collection
2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition
Authors
Jennifer H. Choi, University of California, Davis
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Biomedical Engineering
integration of entrepreneurship education andtraining in the undergraduate biomedical engineering curriculum.MethodsInternship Selection and Program StructureApplications were solicited from biomedical engineering undergraduate students. Applicationsconsisted of a resume, transcript, and personal statement. Following in-person interviews, fourlower division and four upper division students were selected to participate in the inauguralseven week summer innovation internship (Figure 1).The internship began with a two-day workshop focused on needs-finding, needs statementdevelopment, conducting observations, ethics in observations, value exploration and designthinking. Over the course of seven weeks, students were immersed in full-time