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Perspectives on Service Learning: Challenges, Successes, and Opportunities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Pierce, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); William C. Oakes, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Nusaybah Abu-Mulaweh, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Community Engagement Division

deepening the educationalexperience to equip graduates to succeed in the diverse global economy. Educating students tothrive in their careers with the technological, societal, cultural and environmental complexitiesthey will face requires new approaches. Modern discussions in engineering education consideradding required time to graduation to add time into the packed curriculum to address theseissues. Extended time to graduation is fraught with problems in today’s reality of the high costof education and political pressures especially with state supported institutions. An alternative isto consider new pedagogical approaches that can add efficiencies into the curriculum wherestudents can learn and gain experiences that will carry them successfully

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First-Year Programs: Professional Skill Development

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn Schulte Grahame, Northeastern University; Susan F. Freeman, Northeastern University; Jake Alexander Levi, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

way.These skills are not assessed by any direct measurement, but are nonetheless important forsuccess in an engineering career. They can usually only be achieved through practice andexperience.Service-learning (S-L) is both a form of experiential learning for students and a teaching tool forfaculty. Students in S-L courses partner with community-based organizations as a way to learnthe course material with a fresher and more informed perspective while meeting and servingcommunity needs. Faculty who teach S-L courses are able to integrate classroom andcommunity goals resulting in an enrichment of their course experience, lifelong communitybonds and engagement for their students, and strengthening local and global communities. In thecase of the

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yoonjeong Lee, Texas A&M University, Galveston; Baukje Bee Kothuis, Delft University of Technology; Antonia Sebastian, Texas A&M University, Galveston; Sam Brody

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Diversity

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Ocean and Marine

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Teaching Engineering Students and Library Staff: New Ideas and Best Practices

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jane Dooley, Dalhousie University

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Engineering Libraries

recommended for cultivating a CoP. Staff who consult themwill find that these resources provide a comprehensive introduction to this new method ofcollaborative learning.In addition to the Community of Practice - EduTech Wiki, The University of British Columbia’sCentre for Learning, Teaching and Technology maintains a Communities of Practice webpagethat provides resources for CoP facilitators and a thorough annotated bibliography oncommunities of practice.Using the LMS for Staff Training & DevelopmentBecause of the many advantages of making training materials accessible online, the LMS has thecapacity to serve as a valuable reference staff training and development tool for the DalhousieLibraries.Brightspace can be considered a career planning tool

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Technical Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jorge Porcel, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Diversity

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International

interpretability,although without achieving a simple structure [31] (see table 8).Table 8: Rotated Component Matrixa of the study of language attitudes among UNVundergraduate students, using Varimax rotation * Questionnaire items 1 2 3 h2 13. Learning Spanish is/could be a pleasant experience for .833 .274 me 4. I am interested in learning Spanish. .826 .701 15. Learning Spanish is useful. .814 .716 7. Being able to speak Spanish will help further my career .770 .527 8. The fact that Spanish are the largest minority group in .766

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First-Year Programs: Monday Cornucopia (Classroom Innovations)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Duncan Davis, Northeastern University; Brian Patrick O'Connell, Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

FYEstudents was studied by Dasgupta and colleagues [9]. They showed that female FYE studentswho were placed on female-majority teams felt less threatened and more positively challengedwhen working in groups than ones placed on female-minority or sex-parity teams. Additionally,it was observed that the female students assigned to female-majority teams expressed higherconfidence and enthusiasm, and they verbally participated more during the group work. Suchfindings presage increased retention numbers and career aspiration in engineering for femalestudents.In general, there are four approaches that are commonly used by instructors to formulate groups:self-enroll, random assignment, instructor-selected, and computer-aided formation. Eachapproach has

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Engaging Students with Creativity and Innovation

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lindsay Anderberg, New York University; Matthew Frenkel, New York University; Mikolaj Wilk, New York University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

his or her proposal towin the grant, the project, or the sponsor. Considering this, games and contests become a naturalway for engineering students to engage in critical thinking, problem-solving, and information-seeking skills, which will all be of service to them in their future careers. In an earlier library contest at NYU’s Bern Dibner Library, called Project Shhh!, welearned that while students showed gains in information literacy skills and enjoyed the challengeof the competition, other factors contributed to whether students would participate in a librarycontest [4]. One of the biggest concerns was time: both the timing of the contest within thesemester, in regard to classes and exams, and the duration of the contest. In the

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FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ghada M. Gad, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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ASEE Headquarters

Conference Session

Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #27110Board 27: Boardnotes 2.0 in Computer Networking: Organizing and Repre-senting Meaningful Technical Information Graphically for Improving Learn-ing CompetenciesDr. Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University Vigyan (Vigs) J. Chandra, Ph.D., serves as a professor and coordinator of the the Computer Network Se- curity & Electronics Technology related programs offered within the department of Applied Engineering & Technology (AE&T at Eastern Kentucky University. He earned his master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Kentucky in Electrical Engineering; a master’s in Career and Technical

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Design in Engineering Education Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mohamed Galaleldin, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa; Patrick Dumond, University of Ottawa

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Design in Engineering Education

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FOCUS ON EXHIBITS: Welcome Reception & NEW THIS YEAR! 2018 Best Division Paper Nominee Poster Session Sponsored by Engineering Unleashed

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David Reeping, Virginia Tech

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ASEE Headquarters

process were the single-point rubrics, which incorporated specific andconstructive feedback from multiple assessors directly tied to the established criteria. Studentswere then given time to reflect upon, and then address, the comments received through theconceptualization and experimentation stages of the Cycle.In closing, the development of the cornerstone project described here has had an overall positiveimpact, as students appreciated being “given a chance to solve a real world, open ended problemthrough our coding which will be useful in both our college careers and our careers later in life.”Those interested in implementing a similar project at their institution are welcomed to contact theauthors for additional information.References1. D

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Anne Hubka, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Yan Chen, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico; Tracy Lee Mallette, University of New Mexico

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Experimentation and Laboratory-Oriented Studies

workshops and collaborative writing.Prof. Eva Chi, University of New Mexico Eva Chi is an Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Department at the University of New Mexico. The research in her lab is focused on understanding the dynamics and structures of macromolecular assemblies including proteins, polymers, and lipid membranes. Undergrad- uates, graduate students, and postdoctoral scholars are trained in a multidisciplinary environment, utilizing modern methodologies to address important problems at the interface between chemistry, physics, engi- neering, and biology preparing the trainees for careers in academe, national laboratories, and industry. In addition to research, she

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Judy Randi, University of New Haven; Jenna Pack Sheffield, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, she resigned from her faculty job and came to Connecticut for family reunion. Throughout her academic career in Australia and Sin- gapore, she had developed a very strong interest in learning psychology and educational measurement. She then opted for a second Ph.D. in educational psychology, specialized in measurement, evaluation and assessment at University of Connecticut. She earned her second Ph.D. in 2010. Li has a unique cross- disciplinary educational and research background in mechatronics engineering, specialized in control and robotics, and educational psychology, specialized in statistical analysis and program evaluation.Dr. Judy Randi, University of New Haven Judy Randi, Ed.D. is Professor of Education

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Technical Session 11: Topics related to Computer Science

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Farzana Rahman, Florida International University; Samy El-Tawab, James Madison University

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Computers in Education

the obvious benefit tosociety, socially conscious computing endeavors to exploit the finding that students’ desire tohave a positive societal impact is a strong determinant regarding their choice of career theychoose [40]. It is worth noting that this positive societal impact is considered an inclusive term,and therefore, it includes sustainability [7], ICT4D [8], ICT4Peace [9], value sensitive design[10] and so on. We wanted our students to learn to make positive social change through themobile application development course where design and development for socially consciouscomputing were weaved into the curriculum using various strategies. Through our course, wewanted to teach the following two primary knowledge areas to the upper-level CS

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Industrial Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christian Enmanuel Lopez, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Omar Ashour, Penn State Erie, The Behrend College; Conrad Tucker, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Industrial Engineering

Behrend College. Dr. Ashour received the B.S. degree in Industrial Engineering/Manufacturing Engi- neering and the M.S. degree in Industrial Engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST) in 2005 and 2007, respectively. He received his M.Eng. degree in Industrial Engineering/Human Factors and Ergonomics and the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering and Operations Research from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Dr. Ashour was the inaugural re- cipient of William and Wendy Korb Early Career Professorship in Industrial Engineering in 2016. Dr. Ashour’s research areas include applied decision making, modeling and simulation, and process improve- ment. He contributed

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First-Year Programs: Integrating Computing into the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Oziel Rios, University of Texas, Dallas; Dani Fadda, University of Texas, Dallas

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First-Year Programs

expectations when we introduced this project. However, we also observedthat there were many projects related to the example provided to the students presented inAppendix A. We saw many variations of this including changing the shape, number, and size ofthe fins or of the object that was cooled using the fins.Another interesting outcome was that the instructors noticed an increase in the number ofquestions regarding when – and in which courses – they would see a particular topic again. Thiswas particularly meaningful to the instructors as important instructor objectives are to getstudents motivated, interested, and prepared for their future engineering courses and ultimatelyprofessional careers.4. ConclusionsIn this paper, a design project for a

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Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

Engineering Education Zone IV Conference 2014, Long Beach, CA, April 24-26, 2014.[16] J. Humphrey, “Getting Student Veterans Off the Sidelines,” accessed 5 March 2019, http://www.military.com/education/getting-veteran-students-off-the-sidelines.html[17] J. Lim et al, Engineering as a Pathway to Reintegration: Student Veterans’ Transition Experience into Higher Education and Civilian Society, Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition 2016, New Orleans, LA, June 26-29, 2016.[18] 2013 National Science Foundation Workshop, "Transitioning Veterans to Engineering Related Careers," National Science Foundation, Washington DC, 2013.[19] C. Mobley et al, Entering the Engineering Pathway: Student Veterans’ Decision to Major in

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David G. Novick, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

VentureWell Open Conference, Washington, DC, March 23, 2018.[4] C. E. Eesley, and Y. Wang, Y, “The effects of mentoring in entrepreneurial career choice,” Boston U. School of Management Research Paper 2387329, January 2014.[5] D. Novick, M. Kendall, and A. Cervantes, “Integrating the I-Corps experience into undergraduate engineering education,” In VentureWell Open Conference, 2017). Available: http://www.cs.utep.edu/novick/papers/icorps.venturewell17.pdf [accessed October 14, 2018].[6] H. Julien, “Content analysis,” in The SAGE Encyclopedia of Qualitative Research Methods, L. Given, Ed., Hadley, MA: SAGE Publications, 2008, pp. 120-122.[7] S. Blank, and B. Dorf. The Startup Owner's Manual: The Step-by-Step Guide for Building

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Courses

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Burns, Western Michigan University; Megan Hammond, Western Michigan University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

hand calculations over the use of software, but we believe this approach to be a disservice to engineering students in an introductory course because it is in stark contrast to what they will encounter during their careers. A well-designed, relevant, and engaging curriculum will provide ample opportunities for rigorous exploration of the concepts. We believe that aligning the curriculum more closely with modern practices (i.e., emphasis on software, real data sets, etc.) and integrating oral and digital communication principles into this course represents a natural progression for an engineering statistics curriculum. Our goal in thisTable 3 – Redesign Roadmap SM19

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Louis Reis, Louisiana Tech University; Samira Fazel Anvaryazdi, Louisiana Tech University

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Mechanical Engineering

Riemannian manifolds from Isfahan University (2008). This has provided her with a solid foundation in mathematics and has motivated her to apply her theoretical knowledge to real-world ap- plications such as healthcare. Throughout her academic career, she has accumulated nearly ten years of teaching experience in mathematics and statistics. She also regularly follows teaching and learning events at Office of Teaching & Learning (OTL) and NIH B.E.S.T. workshops as well as OTL Pedagogy Jour- nal Club and Pedagogy Teaching Workshop across multiple Universities. She also won the 2017 GEOC (Graduate Employees Organizing Committee) Teaching Award at Wayne State University. In 2018, she won Integrating Curriculum with

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Experiences

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael A. Gennert, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Nima Lotfi, Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville; James A. Mynderse, Lawrence Technological University; Monique Jethwani; Vikram Kapila, NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

bachelor’s degree and postgraduate levels.The objectives of these workshops are to generate enthusiasm and inculcate a sense ofcommunity among current and future MRE educators; promote diversity and inclusivity withinthe community; seek feedback from the community to serve as a foundation for future activities;and identify thought leaders for future community activities. The workshops will benefit a widerange of participants including educators currently teaching in MRE; PhD students seekingacademic careers in MRE; and industry professionals desiring to shape the future MREworkforce. These workshops will significantly contribute to the quality of MRE education andincrease adoption to prepare individuals with a blend of theoretical knowledge and

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Writers, Experts, and the Workforce in Civil Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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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

engineers, and efforts for inclusion and diversity within engi- neering. His current work explores how students describe their own learning in engineering design and how that learning supports transfer of learning from school into professional practice as well as exploring students’ conceptions of diversity and its importance within engineering fields.Dr. Shane A. Brown P.E., Oregon State University Shane Brown is an associate professor and Associate School Head in the School of Civil and Environmen- tal Engineering at Oregon State University. His research interests include conceptual change and situated cognition. He received the NSF CAREER award in 2010 and is working on a study to characterize prac- ticing engineers

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Graduate Student Writing and Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Jane Bork, University of Michigan; Joi-lynn Mondisa, University of Michigan

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Graduate Studies

/W1siZiIsIjIwMTQvMDgvMDEvMTJf MzBfNTRfNDI0X0hNU19Db2RlYm9vay5wZGYiXV0/HMS_Codebook.pdf.[21] K. Kroenke, R. Spitzer, & J. Williams, “The PHQ‐9: validity of a brief depression severity measurem,” Journal of general internal medicine, 16(9), pp. 606-613, 2001.[22] T. Henderson, “Exploring the Post-graduation Benefits of High-Impact Practices in Engineering: Implications for Retention and Advancement in Industry,” in ASEE: Proceedings of the 124th Annual Conference and Exposition 2017, Columbus, OH, USA, June 25-28, 2017.[23] T. Henderson, K. Shoemaker and L. Lattuca, “Early-career Plans in Engineering: Insights from the Theory of Planned Behavior,” in ASEE: Proceedings of the 125th Annual Conference and Exposition 2018

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics in the Engineering Curriculum

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles J. Robinson, Clarkson University

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Engineering Ethics

be productive in their chosen careers. … In all cases we will try to integrate lectures and clinical findings. It is important [to]understand the clinical implications of what they learn. … All that the course will cover will have ethical considerations regarding the use and misuse of technology in medicine.Ethical DidacticsFor over a decade, the ~50 students/ semester (90% engineers, 10% from business and the lifesciences = ~1200 students in total) were given lectures on human research requirements and mis-use and required to complete the CitiProgram on-line human research course. In other lectures,they were introduced to ethical models,5 the sensory-motor nervous system and spinal cordinjury (SCI) pathology, and assistive technology for

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katie Evans, Louisiana Tech University; Kirk St.Amant, Louisiana Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

design of technology with a focus on international health and medical contexts and international online education. Kirk is also an Adjunct Professor of International Health and Medical Communication with the University of Limerick (Ireland) and a Guest Professor of Usability Studies at Southeast University (China). c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Structure of Professional Components for a Multidisciplinary REU ProgramProfessional Development NeedsThe professionalism of engineering students is key factor to their career success after graduation.Achieving this objective requires integrating training across hard science skills (e.g., calculus,statistics, and mechanics) and softer

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria A. Scala, United States Military Academy; James Ledlie Klosky P.E., United States Military Academy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

, often to non-engineers, toensure funding and application. Building this communication piece into this assignment, coupledwith real-world facts the students gathered and a personal commitment to change, workssynergistically to build career skills and inspire intrinsic motivation that will carry them pasttheir undergraduate education and into a satisfying and productive career.Data & AnalysisIn the course Green Facilities Management, the intent was to provide a broad understanding ofenergy and its use within buildings. Specifically, students learned about energy consumptionprocesses and how to perform energy audits of buildings as well as gaining knowledge of theeffectiveness of energy management through economic life cycle analysis of

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom Michael Leathem, Auburn University; Lauren W Redden, Auburn University; Jeffrey Kim, Auburn University; Wesley Collins, Auburn University; Ishmael Boynton Preer

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Construction Engineering

Information: 118 M. Miller Gorrie Center, Auburn, AL 36849, USA. Phone: 334.844.5341. Email: wybenlm@auburn.eduMr. Jeffrey Kim, Auburn UniversityDr. Wesley Collins, Auburn University Wesley Collins is an assistant professor in the McWhorter School of Building Science at Auburn Univer- sity. Dr. Collins completed his PhD in Construction Management at Arizona State University in 2015, and was awarded the Outstanding CII Graduate Research Assistant Award from the Construction Industry In- stitute for his doctoral research. Dr. Collins has over 15 years of experience as a construction professional and academic. He spent his professional career working as an estimator and project manager, managing a variety of projects across

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Multidisciplinary Endeavors: Engineering and Liberal Arts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alyson Grace Eggleston, The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Multidisciplinary Engineering

, especially in thetechnical writing and communications course. Here, engineering students from four differentmajors can provide early peer feedback and improve their effectiveness. Using a proven leaderdevelopment model and assessment tool in a technical writing course is novel. Using a tool forearly assessment gives team members a voice. This drives student engagement, as they becomeinvested in the projects, reinforcing the idea that students must continually strive to update theirskills throughout their careers. There are many opportunities to support the institution’s goalsand improve student professional skills. Not everything needs to be accomplished within aparticular program. Incorporating leadership in an engineering curriculum is not easy

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Energy Conversion and Conservation Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Herbert L. Hess, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

to the US Armed Forces in his 32-year military career. He was elected an ASEE Fellow in 2018. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Student-Led Study of Energy Flow and Storage in an Emergency MicrogridAbstractStudents investigate the feasibility of forming a microgrid in the downtown area of a larger cityin the Pacific Northwest. The objectives of this study are twofold: 1) Create a microgrid toprovide for prioritized urban loads and 2) prepare students who will likely design and installseveral microgrids in the region in the next few years. Generation is two hydroelectric units anda nearly equal amount of distributed photovoltaics. The grid is

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bahaa Ansaf, Colorado State University, Pueblo; Nebojsa I. Jaksic, Colorado State University, Pueblo

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Manufacturing

theirunderstanding of the class topic. Also, more than 62% of students are willing to use the simulationtools in their future work in the industry in addition to 35% that may use it. The post-lecture resultsshow that introducing new simulation tools are very appreciated for their future career as engineersand this is a good outcome compared with the pre-lecture survey which shows that about 80% ofstudents in this class do not know the simulation tool Tolanalyst© in SolidWorks. Also, about 80%mentioned that working on the in-class project enriches their understanding of the topics. It isinteresting to note that adding simulation tools to the project assignment does not require aconsiderable amount of time from the students. According to the post-lecture