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Technical Session 5: Topics related to Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zhou Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Andy Zhang, New York City College of Technology; Mingshao Zhang, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; Sven K. Esche, Stevens Institute of Technology (School of Engineering and Science)

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Computers in Education

Virtual Laboratory on Fluid Mechanics’. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 126th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition Tampa, Florida, USA, June 15 - 19, 2019 Zhang, Z., Zhang, A., Zhang, M., Esche, S. K. Project-based Robotics Courses for the Students of Mechanical Engineering Technology Zhou Zhang, Andy S. Zhang, Mingshao Zhang, Sven K. EscheAbstractRobotics program at many Colleges has continued to become more and more popular. However,the students of the robotics program of Mechanical Engineering Technology (MET) are facingthree difficulties: (1

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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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First-Year Programs

Programs DivisionAbstractThis complete research paper builds on our ASEE 2018 paper “Work in Progress: Strategic,Translational Retention Initiatives to Promote Engineering Success” [1], which describes a pilotprogram, the General Engineering Learning Community (GELC), started in Fall 2017 to leverageexisting university resources to support successful course and program outcomes for studentsentering general engineering with insufficient calculus preparation. The program was continuedin Fall 2018 and remains in progress. One component of the program is a learning strategiescourse focused on skills relevant to success in the students’ three cohorted STEM courses:introductory engineering, general chemistry, and the first semester of an extended, year

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Mental Frameworks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Armando A. Rodriguez, Arizona State University; Nirangkush Das, Arizona State University; Brent Wallace, Arizona State University; Phil Blake McBride, Eastern Arizona College; Clark Vangilder, Central Arizona College; Tim S. Frank, Glendale Community College; John W. Griffith, Mesa Community College; Russell Cox, Mohave Community College; Eddie W. Ong, Phoenix College; Ernest Moulinet Villicana, Phoenix College Engineering; Celia . Jenkins, Cochise College

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Faculty, Mohave Community College, Kingman, Arizona 2011- 2012 Instructor, Baker College of Muskegon, Muskegon, Michigan 2004-2011 Research/Teaching Assis- tant, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2002-2004 Tutor, Iowa State University Academic Success Center, Ames, Iowa RECENT PUBLICATIONS • Russell Cox, Fabien Josse, Stephen Heinrich, Isabelle Dufour, Oliver Brand, ”Characteristics of Laterally Vibrating Resonant Microcantilevers in Viscous Liquid Media”, Jour- nal of Applied Physics, 111 (1), 2012, 14 pages, jap.aip.org • Russell Cox, Jinjin Zhang, Luke Beardslee, Fabien Josse, Stephen Heinrich, Oliver Brand, Isabelle Dufour, ”Damping and Mass Sensitivity of Lat- erally Vibrating Resonant

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Ville Mikael Taajamaa, University of Turku; Christopher Andrew Parlier, Stanford University; Mona Eskandari, University of California, Riverside

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Paper ID #26534Provoked Emotion in Student Stories of Motivation Reveal Gendered Percep-tions of What It Means to be Innovative in EngineeringProf. Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University Barbara A. Karanian, Ph.D. , Lecturer, formerly visiting Professor, in the School of Engineering, in the Mechanical Engineering Design Group at Stanford University. Barbara’s research focuses on four ar- eas: 1)grounding a blend of theories from social-cognitive psychology, engineering design, and art to show how cognition affects design; 2) changing the way people understand the emotion behind their work with the intent to do

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ERM Technical Session 10: Understanding Student Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Behzad Beigpourian, Purdue University; Frank Luchini; Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Daniel M. Ferguson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

factorsto a successful team [1]. Kahn [2, p708] defined psychological safety as ‘feeling able to showand employ one's self without fear of negative consequences to self‐image, status, or career’ ,and Edmondson [3, p350] defined it as ‘shared belief held by members of a team that theteam is safe for interpersonal risk taking’. In this paper, we explored the advantage ofmeasuring “Psychological Safety” in engineering teams because there is a potential for thismetric to be used by educators as a way to measure student comfort and inclusion on a teamproject.We searched for literature written about psychological safety and teams in STEM education.Although we might miss existing papers, our literature research provided hits thatpsychological safety is

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CEED Technical Session I: WIP: Experiential Learning Potpourri

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado, Boulder/Denver; Julie Elizabeth Steinbrenner, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

, with graduates reporting that theywere 8.7x more likely to feel attached to their alma matter if they felt that their university hadprepared them well for a career and for life after college [1].The ​Academic Pathways (APPLE) Study ​provides additional support for the value of internshipsand other career-related experience as a component of an engineering undergraduate education.That study found that work-related experiences (i.e.: internships, co-ops, etc.) were the topresponse when seniors were asked how they gained their knowledge about the engineeringprofession. The researchers also found a positive correlation between engineering-relatedemployment experiences and students’ self-reported gains in engineering knowledge [2]. Outsidethe realm

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Your Best in 5 Minutes: Demonstrations of Hands-On and Virtual In-Class Teaching Aids

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tonya Lynn Nilsson P.E., Santa Clara University; Laura Doyle, Santa Clara University

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Civil Engineering

reactions. Separate studies byStief [1] and Call, et al, [2] found students struggled with determining the correct supportreactions to include on a free body diagram, which is unlikely to surprise engineering facultywho have taught the course. Work by Litzinger, et al, [3] looked deeper into the actual problemsolving approach of students in statics. They found that the majority of students, all of the weakand most of the strong, identified support reactions based purely on memory and that only a fewstudents would try to reason out the support reactions based on expected physical behaviors.Having made these same observations, the authors endeavored to create a lesson module thatwould support student’s development of an intuitive feel for 3D

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Online Programs and Program Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University; Emilie A. Siverling, Purdue University; Rene Alexander Soto Perez, Purdue University; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University; Michael C. Loui, Purdue University; Kerrie A. Douglas, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Graduate Studies

design a curriculum and guides them through the process of developing a course in their field. • ENE 685 Engineering Education Methods (3 credit hours), provides students with a variety of techniques for teaching courses that are both engaging and effective. • ENE 687 Mentored Teaching in Engineering (1 credit hour), enables students to deepen their understanding of teaching and learning through feedback and reflection as they perform their regularly assigned teaching duties. • ENE 695 Succeeding as an Engineering Professor (3 credit hours), covers other skills valuable to faculty members such as writing proposals, selecting and mentoring graduate students, and managing projects.All four courses

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Technical Session 8: Virtual Reality

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth A. Ritter III, University of Louisiana, Lafayette; Terrence L. Chambers P.E., University of Louisiana, Lafayette

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Computers in Education

; and affective skills related to controlling your emotionalresponse to stressful or difficult situations [1]. As the decay of a skill depends greatly on thedegree to which the skill was learned, the higher the acquisition environment (e.g., immersivetraining), the longer the retention [2]. This approach can increase the skilled workforce whiledecreasing training costs and safety concerns. As the technologies in industry are rapidlychanging, providing suitable training programs are of utmost importance. Computer-basedlearning and other traditional training programs are not adequate in training for various situationsthat decision makers must deal with [3]. On-the-job training is not practical with high cost andsafety concerns in many on-site

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ERM Technical Session 6: Technology-enhanced Instruction and Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David J. Broderick, Central Connecticut State University

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Educational Research and Methods

author‘s of online homework can improve the integrationof the assignments through scaffolding. Factors such as a student’s chosen major, standardizedexam score, and performance on homework are considered in order to understand the significanceof variation in performance caused by the mode of homework presentation.The question of using online homework has been studied by numerous groups acrossmany subjects. Studies covering mathematics 1 , physics 2 , programming 3 , mechanics 4 , andthermodynamics 5 have largely concluded that student performance is not significantly affected.Other studies have concluded that the potential benefits are outweighed by challenges such ascost to the student and technical flaws 6 . This result speaks to the need for

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Graduate Student Support

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ellen Zerbe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

graduate school, be it degree deliverables or requirements topublish, and engineering students are entering graduate school underprepared for these writingtasks. Beyond the writing demands of the graduate program, it has been shown that writing skillsare critical in both industrial and academic careers [1, 2]. But engineering graduate students rarelytalk to their advisor about the writing process and many have not taken a writing intensive coursewithin the last two years [3]. Students procrastinate on writing assignments, either because of anunfamiliarity with the writing process or by sheer aversion to writing, and this procrastinationbecomes a major source of anxiety [4, 5]. Writing is a critical skill for engineering graduatestudents and

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mitch Cieminski, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

+ students and its notablywelcoming attitude toward them. From examining student-run practices across technical theater,acting, directing, and organizational management, I find that the practices of identity negotiation,performance, and flexible democratic decision-making, situated in an alternative technical-socialspace, are sociotechnical practices with a queer inflection important to the site. These can helpengineering educators in three ways: 1) by simply providing a description of some meaningfulsociotechnical experiences of queer students; 2) by beginning to bridge the “diversity-oriented”and “technically oriented” streams in engineering education research through considering howqueer STEM students are innovative technologists in their own

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Informing the Critical Understanding of Our Users: Using Data to Develop New and Diverse Services

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Qianjin Zhang, University of Iowa; Kari Kozak, University of Iowa

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Engineering Libraries

of 25 and interpretedthe research topics based on the visualization of the LDA results.In conclusion, our experiment with the LDA approach helped us quickly develop an understanding offaculty research interests, would provide good evidence from which to make decisions on collectionmanagement, reference and library instruction, and show the possibility of academic libraries to make useof data and data science techniques in the era of big data.IntroductionLiaison librarians face the challenge of learning faculty research and teaching needs in a timely manner.Wood and Griffin gave an overview of the current approaches including website analysis, interview,course syllabus analysis and large-scale surveys [1]. Department websites, especially

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Teaching and Assessment in Chemical Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew W. Liberatore, University of Toledo; Kayla Chapman, University of Toledo

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

to many engineering education discussions, talks, andpublications, e.g., [1-6]. With both individual and meta-studies exhibiting benefits of activelearning for many learners, the interest appears warranted. Despite the evidence, active learninghas not been universally adopted in engineering courses with full-class lectures and statictextbooks still common. If a professor doing disciplinary engineering research does not adapt tonew research in their field, they are left behind. However, if the same professor adopts the samelecture and textbook for decades, little incentive to modernize the classroom is offered at many,research-focused universities. Here, the focus will be innovation at the cross section of activelearning and

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International Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anna Friesel, Technical University-Copenhagen; Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University

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International

innovative companies have branches indifferent countries in the world and the companies’ projects involve engineers and technicians fromdifferent countries. This is a common situation in companies all over the world and that is whyindustry requires engineers with “global” skills [1]. At the same time, more and more newtechnological skills need to be included in engineering programs/curricula and it is difficult to find“space” for this kind of training in university engineering programs.The ability to work in teams and with projects involving international partners may differ a lotdepending on the educational traditions of the engineers’ homelands. The goal of mostundergraduates studying engineering courses is to work in an engineering company and

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ERM Technical Session 8: Survey and Instrument Development

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

base perspective of first-generation college students by providing asset-based approaches to understanding this population. Dina is interested in understanding how first-generation college students author their identities as engineers and negotiate their multiple identities in the current culture of engineering.Dr. Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines Jessica M. Smith is Associate Professor in the Engineering, Design & Society Division at the Colorado School of Mines and Co-Director of Humanitarian Engineering. She is an anthropologist with two major research areas: 1) the sociocultural dynamics of extractive and energy industries, with a focus on cor- porate social responsibility, social justice, labor

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Naomi C. Chesler, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Dante Fratta, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Elizabeth C Harris, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Wayne P. Pferdehirt, University of Wisconsin, Madison; Heidi-Lynn Ploeg, Queens University at Kingston; Barry D. Van Veen, University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Women in Engineering

evaluation of teachingAbstractEngineering teaching assessment at the college-level should provide: 1) data to assess the qualityof instruction provided by an instructor; 2) instructors with actionable information on how theirinstruction may be improved; and 3) evidence of effective instruction for tenure and promotionpurposes. Many institutions rely primarily on student evaluations of teaching (SET) for teachingassessment. Peer evaluations of teaching are rarely used outside of the tenure evaluation periodfor assistant professors. Recent research has provided compelling evidence that SET havesignificant systemic bias with respect to gender, race, and sexual orientation and moreover do notassess teaching effectiveness. These biases and limitations

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Technical Session 6: Modulus Topics Part 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Paras Sud, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthew West, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Craig Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

assignments scale gracefully, traditional pencil andpaper exams present challenges in the form of reserving space, printing exams, proctoring, timelygrading, and handling conflict exams [1–3].To address this challenge of scale, some faculty are exploring alternative strategies to give exams.Some universities have developed computer testing centers [3, 4] where students can reserve atime to take their exam in a secure, proctored computer lab. Other faculty have elected to use acommercial online proctoring service for their exams. Because of their geographically distributedstudent populations, most MOOCs use online computerized exams as well. One advantage ofthese exams is that they are offered by computer, which can both improve the authenticity of

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa A. Shay PE, U.S. Military Academy; Tanya Thais Estes, United States Military Academy; David Paul Harvie, United States Military Academy

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Design in Engineering Education

demonstrations. These reflection exercises have been introducedover the last three years and have resulted in a marked improvement in the pace and quality ofstudent work. Students were more engaged with the project. They developed more insightful orcreative designs, formulated better relationships within their team, and demonstrated a deeperunderstanding of their product and how it satisfies customer requirements.Introduction“The unexamined life is not worth living [1].” From Socrates to modern-day mindfulness gurus,there is a recognition that we do better work and are better and happier people if we regularly stepback and reflect. And for students from elementary through university level, studies have shownhow metacognition improves learning. Shapiro

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Research, Innovation and Careers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dan G. Dimitriu, San Antonio College; Klaus Bartels, San Antonio College; Dee Dixon

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Diversity

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Two-Year College

that can be used to buildstrong engineering programs [1] – [6].Literature ReviewThe benefits from these activities reach a multitude of stakeholders. For students, the benefitsinclude improved academic persistence and increased interest in pursuit of graduate education.These activities also foster broad development in areas that include communications and technicalskills, understanding the research process, ability and confidence to conduct research, motivationto learn, and ability to work in teams as well as independently. These effects are also seen asstrong motivating elements for underrepresented minority student populations that areexperiencing greater gains than others participating in undergraduate research [7] – [10].MESA Center

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Assessment of Learning in ECE Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Matthew Garett Young, Arkansas Tech University; Edward Carl Greco Jr., Arkansas Tech University; Scott Marks Jordan, Arkansas Tech University; Thomas Galen Limperis, Arkansas Tech University

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Electrical and Computer

American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Regression Analysis to Predict Student Electric Circuits PerformanceIntroductionThe ability to predict engineering students’ future performance based upon previous academicperformance would be a useful tool for identifying at-risk students and increasing retention inengineering programs. One factor in student persistence in engineering programs relates toprevious course performance [1]. Many courses offered in engineering programs occur inspecific sequences such that one course can have several prerequisites. An analysis ofprerequisite course performance can be useful for predicting students’ future performance [2]. Infact, studies have shown that pre-college academic performance can be a

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Spencer Rosen, Harvey Mudd College; Sabrine Griffith, Harvey Mudd College; Eli Byrnes, Harvey Mudd College; Steven Michael Santana, Harvey Mudd College; Laura Palucki Blake, Harvey Mudd College ; Matthew Spencer, Harvey Mudd College

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

group and 89 in thenon-specific-instruction, treatment group. Results show that more treatment students thancontrol students learned to scale a signal on an oscilloscope screen , while control studentslearned to use an oscilloscope’s built-in save/recall feature more effectively. There is also weakevidence that shows greater affective gains in the treatment group. This shows that there ispotential for increasing student learning by studying how best to write laboratory manuals, andthat increasing reflection is a way to achieve that goal. However, it also shows that there aremany ways to increase reflection, and further research is required to identify them thoroughly.1​ IntroductionLevel of inquiry refers to the specificity of instructions and

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SED Technical Session: Instructional Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Giulia Palma, University of Alabama in Huntsville; Bryan Mesmer, The University of Alabama in Huntsville; Amy Guerin, University of Alabama in Huntsville

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Diversity

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Systems Engineering

mathematical basis with theatre’s human and communication basis. II. BackgroundThe collaboration between the fields of engineering and theatre can be observed in technicallydemanding productions, such as shows like Cirque Du Soleil’s KA [1], and in college programs,such as theatre engineering. Shows such as KA require engineers to help bring the vision of theshow to life through technical features such as lighting, rigging, pulley systems, etc. Theatreengineering programs provide engineers with the education to accomplish those technical feats.Theatre engineering programs are offered at different universities across the United States, suchas Purdue University [2], Lafayette College [3], the University of Arizona [4], and PennsylvaniaState

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Goli Nossoni, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven

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First-Year Programs

results of the study will likely be applicable toother engineering colleges similar to ours.One of the most well-known personality assessment tools is the Myers Brigg Personality TypeIndicator® (MBTI) test [1]. According to the MBTI, people are classified into 16 differentpersonality types. Results of the MBTI self-assessment test indicates whether the person tends tobe sensing (S) or intuitive (N), thinking (T) or feeling (F), judging (J) or perceiving (P), andextroverted (E) or introverted (I). Extroverted types gain their energy from social activities whileintroverted types gain their energy from individual refection time. Sensing types emphasize detailsthat they learn through their senses, while intuitive types focus more on abstraction

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy A. Dannels, Rochester Institute of Technology/National Technical Institute for the Deaf; Chris Campbell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Brian Trager, Rochester Institute of Technology; Byron Behm, Rochester Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

university of interest, their highest priority is to assist their Deaf and Hard of Hearing(DHH) graduates with the progress of employment. There is a report revealing that DHH alumniwith bachelor’s degrees or higher earn about 60% more on the average than students who leftuniversity without a degree [1]. Also, DHH alumni’s dependency on federal income supportprograms such as Supplemental Security Income (SSI) or Social Security Disability Insurance(SSDI) decreased [2]. DHH alumni employed in STEM fields earn 31% more than non-STEMfields [3]. These three pieces of evidence show DHH students graduating from the universityresults in major economic benefits for them.However, DHH alumni with bachelor’s degrees or higher in their work career show they

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NEE - 3: Improving Homework and Problem-solving Performance

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Derek Breid, Saint Vincent College

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New Engineering Educators

in new contexts, and receivefeedback as to whether they are applying them correctly[1], [2]. Although it can be quite time-consuming for the student, engineering homework is among the most critical factors indetermining whether students effectively meet course learning outcomes[2], precisely because itrequires students to practice applying principles on their own, rather than simply observingsomeone else doing so. In this sense, it is not unlike practicing an athletic or artistic skill.It is crucial for instructors to provide their students with a framework for practice while alsoproviding a means of feedback – practicing a skill incorrectly can be worse than not practicing itat all. However, homework policies vary widely, depending on the

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Connecting Theory and Practice in a Change Project - And What I Wish I Knew Before I Started

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Eva Andrijcic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Sriram Mohan, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

change-making teams within higher education.IntroductionThis panel paper presents research on connecting theory to practice and the lessons learned in achange project, with a focus on team formation during the early stages of change making. Animportant yet often overlooked step in any change project is pulling together individuals to forma competent and efficient team. A functional change-making team requires a variety ofcomplementary skill sets, which may come from different disciplinary backgrounds and/ordifferent prior experiences.Kotter uses the term “guiding coalition” to refer to an effective change-making team [1]. Heoriginally identified four key characteristics of guiding coalitions: position power, expertise,credibility, and leadership

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Energy & Technology in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wendy Wakefield, Arizona State University; Mia Delarosa, Arizona State University; Clark Miller, Arizona State University; Carlo Altamirano-Allende

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

differences in such factors as climate, natural resources, and economic conditions. Thus, technology use varies from region to region and over time (MS-ETS1-1). ● New technologies can have deep impacts on society and the environment, including some that were not anticipated. Analysis of costs and benefits is a critical aspect of decisions about technology (HS-ETS1-1 and 1-3).Yet, helping youth understand the complexities of sociotechnical issues in engineering is nosmall feat, and teachers and researchers alike struggle to support students’ understanding of themultiple and multi-faceted factors involved in implementing engineered solutions to address ahuman need or desire. Nonetheless, failing to do so at best limits students

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harry Courtney Powell, University of Virginia

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

author.Contact information:Prof. Harry C. PowellElectrical and Computer EngineeringUniversity of Virginiahcp7ad@virginia.eduBackgroundEngineering is frequently perceived by many students as an entirely mathematical, abstract, andchallenging discipline. Students often perceive it as a trial and that the time expended oncoursework will lead to a financial or other gain after graduation [1]. At the same time, we areasking students to assimilate the theoretical understanding we are asking them to learn hands-onand experimental approaches and to develop the reasoning and decision-making skills sonecessary in their future careers. These significantly different skillsets are sometimes at oddswith each other, and it is difficult to balance the requirements of

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Tales from the Flip Side

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angel Ari Perez-Mejia, Quinnipiac University

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Civil Engineering

strategy for teaching engineering design bears many similarities to problem-basedlearning [1] which makes it attractive as a teaching framework for a design focused course. Asubset of problem-based learning, project-based learning uses a long-term, ill-defined, andcomplex project to mimic real world conditions when teaching design to students. Advantages ofproject-based learning include stronger student motivation, students gaining a better understandingof how to apply their knowledge in practice, and improved teamwork and communication skills[1]. The benefits of project-based learning also include a democratization of the learning process;Frank et al [2] found that by using the project-based learning approach, teams that had started offthe course