Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 11: Leadership and Collaborations in Engineering

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Medha Dalal, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

thinking involves considering holistic approaches toproblem-solving that understand and analyze the complexity of various elements and theirinterrelationships in the overall ecosystem (McKenna, Froyd, & Litzinger, 2014). Strategicthinking is the ability to create a plan of action to achieve the desired vision and act upon theother ways of thinking (Warren et al., 2014).Guided by this framework, the research question addressed by the study is: What is the factor structure that captures futures, values, systems, and strategic thinking associated with interdisciplinary engineering education research?Research MethodsInstrument DevelopmentThe survey instrument (see Appendix) was developed through iterative construction andvalidation

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 6 - Technology & Simulation

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey M. Otey, Texas A&M University; Jorge D. Camba, Purdue University; Nicholas Danney, Texas A&M University

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Construction Engineering

using BIM to complete land development-based projects. Figures 1 and 2show common example assignments for this version of the class. Projects included a ruralairport redesign, an RV park, and a shopping center. These were team-based projects, requiringdesign presentations, technical reports, fully dimensioned construction drawings, andconstruction budgets. The instructors observed that in a team dynamic, some members wouldfocus on their areas of strength, so not all participants performed CAD tasks (a main learningoutcome of the course).Figure 1. Plan-Profile drawing of proposed Figure 2. Site layout and utility legend createdroadway created in AutoCAD. using AutoCAD.Second VersionAs AutoCAD is undergoing replacement by

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 8

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Anthony Ferrar, Temple University; Dustyn Roberts P.E., Temple University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

semester, and serves about 400 students in a given year between Senior Design 1 & 2(approximately 100 teams of 4 students). The sequence is multidisciplinary in that everyengineer in the college participates: Bioengineers, Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers,Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers, and Engineers (with multidisciplinary study plans).The 3-semester sequence allows ample time for design and development, and themultidisciplinary nature enables teams to form around specific project requirements and exposesstudents to working with other types of engineers. If organized well, this rich structuralfoundation for the program affords the teaching team many opportunities to create impactfullearning experiences relative to one or

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ismail Fidan, Tennessee Technological University; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Technological University; Yunbo Zhang, Rochester Institute of Technology; George Chitiyo, Tennessee Tech University

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Manufacturing

-basedlearning, but also included lectures, team-based reiterative design, and teaching with technology.Each interdisciplinary four-person team of students identified a health care challenge, such asdesigning a new pole on which to hang various intravenous fluids in the hospital. Once thestudents identified the problem, they interviewed stakeholders (such as nurses or paramedics),sketched solutions, and used AM and low budget prototyping to develop devices addressing thechallenge.One of the essential parts of the course was to deliver the innovation and entrepreneurshipcomponents of NSF’s I-Corps model to the teams. Two faculty members from the NSF I-CorpsSite provided training on key aspects of I-Corps, including business plan development and

Conference Session

Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Caleb Wolters, University of Dayton; Sandra L. Furterer, University of Dayton; Kellie Schneider, University of Dayton

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Engineering Management

customer to encourage innovation, unlike industry-based research orientedinstitutions. The researchers proposed that a consumer pull for better teaching and learning couldmake a difference to encourage research oriented universities to reform their curriculums [8]. Another article presented a model for re-engineering an undergraduate industrialengineering curriculum. The model used a five phase approach which included planning andassessment, identification of emerging topics, curriculum redesign, recruitment strategies, and ameasurement and continuous improvement plan. A voice of customer (VoC), including bothindustry and academics, was used to identify emerging topics and desired characteristics forindustrial engineering graduates. The

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Claude Brathwaite, City College of the City University of New York; Samantha Deokinanan, LSAMP at City College of New York

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Diversity

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International

research and developing potential areas of research in Transportation.This was followed by travel to FDS during the summer for two months (June and July) to workcollaboratively with Faculty and students at UEFS in designing a Comprehensive TransportationSurvey for subsequent online deployment and in-person deployment at the FDS bus terminals(conducted by students at UEFS), the university (UEFS) and in communities across FDS. Figure 1: Google Map of Feira de Santana, with added routes of the buses and terminalsOne approach to address the projected increase in ridership due to population increases is theimplementation of a Bus-Rapid Transit (BRT) system to complement the existing SIT. Theproposed plan for FDS by the municipality includes the

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 4 - Pedagogy & Accreditation I

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Saeed Rokooei, Mississippi State University; George D. Ford, Mississippi State University; Tori Thompson, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

rigorousprogramming, maximized participation and attendance, long enough duration, involved parents, andeffectiveness evaluations (McCombs, et al., 2011). Administering effectiveness evaluations to thestudents regarding the teaching style and course load are essential to any intensive-length course todetermine how the students viewed the success of the course and what aspects needed improving. Thebest practices for teaching a summer course according to Kops (2014) are to restructure the course,reconfigure assignments, organize and plan, and maximize support to students. Giordano emphasizedthat for effective time-compressed courses, it is essential to have clearly outlined objectives, enthusiasmand process, active classroom discussion and peer interaction

Conference Session

Computing Research I

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chafic Bousaba, Guilford College

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

browsing capabilities via TOR (The Onion Router), LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHPor Python or Perl) server, Virtual Private Network (VPN) server, and protected browsing viaproxy service. The main goal of this educational project is to leverage the total holisticintegration of open source hardware and software to provide an affordable and portable solutionthat could be promptly deployed in case of an emergency, as a part of an incident response plan(IRP), or in case it is needed for testing purposes. Implementing this project provides valuablehands-on security experience and best practices in network architecture and configuration.Additional security features, both in hardware and software, were added to the single-boardcomputers to add additional

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Summerville, Miami University; Jennifer Blue; Brian P. Kirkmeyer, Miami University; Brielle Nikole Johnson

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

reflect onperformance early in the course would improve student outcomes. In particular, we examinedcounterfactual thoughts, thoughts about “what might have been.” These thoughts contribute tocausal reasoning and play an important role in making plans for the future. Additionally, weexamined behavioral intentions, specific plans for future actions in the course, which researchhas also shown improves student outcomes.After the first exam in a large-enrollment class taken by first-year engineering majors, 290students were randomly assigned to either generate counterfactuals about what they personallycould have done differently that would have resulting in doing better on the exam (vs. describetheir actual performance) and to either generate

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nasser Alaraje, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Susan L. Amato-Henderson, Michigan Technological University; Guy C. Hembroff, Michigan Technological University; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Kellie H. Raffaelli; John L. Irwin, Michigan Technological University

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Academic Programs in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan.Her primary responsibility in that role was to assure the delivery of a curriculum that addressed college-wide educational objectives to prepare students for 21st century careers. In this role Dr. Meadows led the planning, implementation and assessment of the College of Engineering first year program and targeted curriculum development projects. This led to her development as an educational researcher and she now conducts interdisciplinary research at the intersection of social psychology and engineering education, with specific emphasis on the influence of gender stereotypes in student teams.Dr. Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological

Conference Session

Curriculum and Assessment III

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Xiaoyan Gong, Institute of Smart Education, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries. ; Liang Zhao, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; RenHao Tang, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; YaNa Guo, Faculty of InformationTechnology,Beijing University of Technology; Xiwei Liu, Qingdao Academy of Intelligent Industries; Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Jian He, Faculty of Information Technology, Beijing University of Technology; Fei-Yue Wang, National Key Laboratory of Management and Control for Complex Systems, Chinese Academy of Sciences; Ying Tang, Rowan University; Wanruo Shi, Beijing Normal University; Xiaojie Niu, Beijing Normal University; Xinzhu Wang, Beijing Normal University

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Computing and Information Technology

suggestedbyState Council in its recently released “NewGeneration Artificial Intelligence Development Plan”[2], we should “gradually carry outnational intelligent education projects, set up AI courses in primary and secondary schools,gradually promote programming education, build AI disciplines and cultivate AI talents”. Therefore, it is necessary and urgent to set up AI courses especially in primary andsecondary schools. To this end, AI education systems and related teaching systems are indis-pensable. However only few AI education equipment are available at market such as ChengXiaoben of Makeblock and Abilix’s Oculus, which are affordable programming educationrobots learning systems, integrating more than 10 electronic modules such as sound sensors

Conference Session

Computing Research II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rendong Bai, Eastern Kentucky University; Wutthigrai Boonsuk, Eastern Illinois University; Peter P. Liu

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Computing and Information Technology

the race of building ultimatelyautonomous vehicles. In this paper, we conduct a study on self-driving technology. Autonomouscars offer many benefits. The primary benefit is that they reduce accidents and save lives. Therehas been a long history of developing self-driving cars, from Stanford Cart in 1961 to Tesla andGoogle at present. The differences between Tesla and Google are mainly in two areas, computervision technology and human car control. Self-driving is challenging and requires a wide rangeof technologies, including learning the environment, tracking objects, localization, path planning, 1and control. We illustrate finding lane lines with computer vision and predicting the location

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ryan Barlow, Utah State University; Max L. Longhurst, Utah State University; Kurt Henry Becker, Utah State University - Engineering Education

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Pre-College Engineering Education

to workon engineering-related lesson plans that would then be implemented in the following school year.The participating STEM teachers were also given materials including simple ROV (RemotelyOperated Vehicles) submarines they had assembled on the first day of the camp and quadrotordrones that they could then use in their own science or math classes to do the same or similaractivities that were done at the camp with their own students. The embedded workshops alongwith the student-centered engineering activities from the camp served as an integratedprofessional learning experience for the STEM teachers. The goal of the professional learningexperience was to help the teachers incorporate engineering standards from NGSS and theframework for K-12

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eleazar Vasquez III, University of Central Florida; Melissa A. Dagley, University of Central Florida; Hyoung Jin Cho, University of Central Florida; Damla Turgut, University of Central Florida; Alireza Karbalaei, University of Central Florida

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

experiences that are relevant to the current technicaldevelopment. Teachers receive an immersive experience working alongside faculty andgraduate students as well as undergraduate students participating as part of the NSF REUSite: Internet of Things [14].Running Head: Project CoMET RETProject goals and objectivesThe Research Experience for Teachers (RET) site program was developed to involve 10 teachersover 8 weeks in summer with 1 week in the following year. This model, used in Year One, wasadjusted in Year Two to involve 12 teachers for 6 weeks with the follow-on training untouched.Teachers are selected to develop RET inspired lesson plans, which they implement in theirclassroom the following school year. Recruitment includes mailings (electronic

Conference Session

Technical Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John B. Troy, Northwestern University; Pei-Ji Liang, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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International

offering of the course, thestudent population was expanded greatly to include almost 200 MS and PhD students from manyof the Schools at SJTU. In this 2018 offering a large faculty team was established to providetutorials to groups of roughly 12 students to supplement the lecture component delivered by theU.S. professor. Student and faculty reviews of the course have been mostly positive and manyimportant lessons have been learnt through the experience. The most critical of these lessons arebeing incorporated into a revised plan for the course when it is offered next in 2019. It is feltthat our experience should be of interest to others contemplating the challenges of preparing non-native English speakers for the engineering profession in this

Conference Session

ERM Technical Session 17: Student Cognitive Development

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Eunsil Lee, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

, including the mentors’ offices. Our initialattempt failed to consider the nuances of lab collaborative work resulting in the observer missingmany of the interactions.This epic failure helped the research team to take the nature of lab experiments into account fordesigning our future research plan. For example, a timeline is needed in advance of the REUprogram. The frequency of observation needs to be more frequent (e.g., once per day) rather thanonce per week to detect changes. All types of interactions, including face-to-face/verbalinteractions and distance/non-verbal interactions should be observed.Additional InfluencersThe settings for these observations are important to note when situating the research. This isimportant even when the program is

Conference Session

Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Taryn Melkus Bayles, University of Pittsburgh

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Chemical Engineering

schedule. (In the twenty years of this program transportation has not been an issue, as either at least one undergraduate in each group had access to a car, or the faculty member was able to provide rides from campus to the K-12 school, or the school was accessible via public transportation.)• Each group must practice their outreach presentation in front of the faculty member. It should be exactly as the group plans to present it in the classroom. The presentation must be timed to ensure that it will fit in the allocated period. All of the materials needed for activities, must also be included. The group must bring the pre/post class surveys they plan to use. The practice presentation must take place a minimum of one week

Conference Session

Engineering Professional Development using Robotics Activities

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hye Sun You, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Sonia Mary Chacko, NYU Tandon School of Engineering; Vikram Kapila, NYU Tandon School of Engineering

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Pre-College Engineering Education

student learning and performance combineactive engagement in authentic practices of science and engineering with applications ofcrosscutting concepts to elucidate core disciplinary ideas. The aforementioned national standarddocuments proposed the following eight integral science and engineering practices (SEPs), whichrepresents a significant departure in reformulating the various levels of U.S. educational system:(1) ask questions and define problems; (2) develop and use models; (3) plan and carry outinvestigations; (4) analyze and interpret data; (5) use mathematics and computational thinking; (6)construct explanations and design solutions; (7) engage in argument from evidence; and (8) obtain,evaluate, and communicate information. To ensure that

Conference Session

Manufacturing Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jahangir Ansari, Virginia State University; Zhenhua Wu, Virginia State University; Lipika Ghosh, Virginia State University

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Manufacturing

research project. During their sophomore year, theparticipating students learn the theoretical and practical knowledge required for their projects.They then outline the planning, objectives setting, data collecting, and analysis of their proposedproject. The end result is an oral and written presentation of their conducted research.Although Friction Stir Welding (FSW) is now an established and commercially available methodfor joining metals, there is a need for further improvement and investigation of new venues forresearch and development. Virginia State University owned a functioning FSW machine, alongwith material processing and testing facilities, to conduct studies on new manufacturingprocesses using this technology.One of the undergraduate

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 5

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Carroll, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Scott A. Sell, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.; Michelle B. Sabick, Saint Louis University, Parks College of Eng.

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

presentation by two representatives from SLU’s EntrepreneurshipProgram. The objectives of the session were to understand the concept of the academicentrepreneur and identify how research active faculty (especially those who pursue grants)already have many of the skills needed as an entrepreneur. The presenters first focused on thenotion that many of the activities faculty already do on a daily basis correspond to equivalentactivities of entrepreneurs (e.g. grants proposals à business plans). They defined innovation asthe creation of new or improved ideas, products, services or processes and that entrepreneurspursue opportunity by addressing a need. Second, the presenters provided some tips for how toteach entrepreneurship including some pros and

Conference Session

ConstDiv Technical Session 1 - Capstone & Case Study

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

William P. Manion, University of Maine; Philip A. Dunn Jr. P.E., University of Maine

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Construction Engineering

same teamsfinalize their proposals, draft overall construction schedules, and develop and conduct safetytraining.In the second part, students manage and actually build the projects, with help and guidance fromthe faculty. Based on students’ plans, faculty and community partners arrange for materials andequipment. Short term work schedules are also developed by faculty and students using a varietyof methods, from email to Doodle polls. During construction, each 3-4 person student team actsas a foreman for their piece of the work, as proposed. Other students may help as needed tobuild. Students are responsible for submitting timecards for the crews, including time, activities,quantities and productivity. The “project engineer of the day

Conference Session

Best Practices in Research & Assessment Tools for Pre-College Engineering Education

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ibrahim H. Yeter, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Anastasia Marie Rynearson, Campbell University; Hoda Ehsan, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Annwesa Dasgupta, Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis; Barbara Fagundes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica E. Cardella, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

organizing the data collectors and collected data. This is particularly true when working inclassroom settings. Large-scale data collection across multiple schools and classrooms in P-12settings has its own unique set of challenges. To begin with, identifying potential schools andteachers as adopters can be difficult (Back et al., 2015). Schools have schedules and professionaldevelopment commitments; planning for simultaneous implementation for multiple schoolsneeds to be carried out months in advance (Nadelson et al., 2013). Letters of commitment areoften needed from any potential collaborating institutions. P-12 schools may require only a letterof collaboration from the principal, or an in-depth vetting process involving specific

Conference Session

ET Curriculum & Programs

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Panteha Alipour, Purdue University; Kathryne Newton, Purdue Polytechnic Institute

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Engineering Technology

to forecast demand and plan for inventory which is one of the most critical concerns inthe fields of supply chain engineering technology. Table 2: Number of credit hours for each study core of different universities. General Math and Distr. Management Total Credit University Program Name Department Name Electives Education Science /Tech (Bus.) Hours Interdisciplinary Interdisciplinary Clarkson University

Conference Session

Issues in Mechanical Engineering Technology II

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jorge Rodriguez P.E., Western Michigan University; Alamgir A. Choudhury P.E., Western Michigan University

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Engineering Technology

: Control System (Final Project I) o Control methodologies o Valves/Sensor - component selection o PLC  Module 6: Prototyping and Comparison (Final Project II) o System development in the lab o Performance testing and comparison o Improvement and/or change system designThe modules have been developed as independent and self-contained as possible in order to makethem transportable so that other institutions or individuals will be able to adapt them for existingcourses. The initial plan is to offer this course as a 3-credit technical elective course during theFall 2019 semester (not during Spring’19 as originally planned, due to scheduling conflict). Thefirst offering of the course will

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew L. Gillen, Virginia Tech; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Tech; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Gary R. Kirk, Virginia Tech; Holly Larson Lesko, Virginia Tech; Cheryl Carrico P.E., Virginia Tech

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

project.Next stepsAs we finish year two and plan for the third year of the funded programming, bridging thefindings between teacher and student outcomes and collaborative processes will become moreimportant. At the end of year one, we were able to bring together individuals from ourpartnership organizations at a summer summit to engage in collaborative curriculumdevelopment. Although the university still had a heavy hand in finalizing the classroom activitiesfor year two, this model of engagement allowed for more teacher buy-in with the material,consistent with our goals for sustainability. Another summit is planned for the end of year twoand, informed by our preliminary research findings, we seek to further scaffold classroomresponsibility to shift

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Marilyn Barger, National Science Foundation ATE Centers (FLATE); Richard Gilbert, University of South Florida; Mori Toosi

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

specialized knowledge in subject and can involve in professional activities. 8. Demonstrates specialized knowledge in adjoining disciplines including knowledge in a new discipline or profession. Levels for Specialized Skills 1. Demonstrates basic cognitive and practical skills to perform tasks within stipulated rules. 2. Demonstrates skills needed to establish correlations among functions and tasks. 3. Demonstrates cognitive and practical skills for perform tasks and problem solve. 4. Demonstrates ability to select alternative actions based on reciprocal effects on other functional areas. 5. Plans and evaluates processes while considering alternatives and impacts. 6

Conference Session

First-Year Program Division Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lindsay Corneal, Grand Valley State University

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First-Year Programs

difficulty.One tool for promoting first-to-second year undergraduate student retention is the use of a first-year seminar [5]. Most first-year seminars take place in small, discussion based settings and theyconsist of curricular and co-curricular topics that are designed to help students integrate bothacademically and socially into college life [6]. Due to the high number of credit hours requiredfor students in the GVSU School of Engineering, the first year curriculum is being reviewed toidentify how to include a mandatory first year seminar in the program plans. Rather than waitingfor the planning and approving of a fist year seminar, the learning skills modules wereimplemented in an Introduction to Engineering course during the Fall 2018 semester.The

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Janice Leshay Hall, Virginia Tech; Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Faculty Connections [7] Faculty Support [9] Professional Development [21] STEM Career Development [7] Cost-of-Attendance Support and Planning [7] Extracurricular Support [14] Academic Peer Support [6] Graduate Student Connections [5] Additional Support [16] Developing a Local Network [5] Engaging with Professionals [5] STEM Peer Connections [5] Extracurricular Information [6]Limitations & Future WorkAs the project is ongoing and developmental in nature, we do not currently have any limitationsto report. However, we do plan to pilot version 2.0 of our survey instrument with a broader set ofSTEM students and institutions in spring 2019. Our target sample for the second is

Conference Session

Improved Pathways to Graduate Studies

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Colleen Elizabeth Bronner, University of California, Davis; Alin Wakefield, University of California, Davis; Jean S. VanderGheynst, University of Massachusetts, Dartmouth; Kara Moloney Ph.D., University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

programs. After an overview of the PEGS program, thequalitative analysis tools used and their results are presented. The paper concludes with adiscussion of results and future plans to improve the PEGS21 program and its assessment methods.PEGS21 ProgramThe PEGS21 program at UC Davis seeks to examine the transition from undergraduate to graduatestudy in engineering, extending the research of Gardner (2007), Gardner and Holley (2011) andTate et al. (2014) who identified five following challenges to graduate degree attainment in first-generation students. 1) Breaking the Chain: Low-income, academically-talented, first-generation (LIATFG) graduate students may have to overcome obstacles to enter and persist in graduate study and their

Conference Session

CEED Technical Session II: Developing Research and Design Skills Through Experiential Learning

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Diana R. Haidar, Carnegie Mellon University; Michael C. Melville, Carnegie Mellon University

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

-efficacy has been identified as an importantfactor in predicting student outcomes [12], [13].Engineering also represents an interesting domain in terms of academic self-efficacy becausesuccess in engineering often requires not only academic ability in the traditional sense (i.e., tolearn and perform well in a course), but also the ability to actually make products successfully.Several fields of engineering at Carnegie Mellon University have a heavy focus on the latterability, and that is the ability explored here. This paper investigates elements of self-efficacy in afreshman engineering course that is founded not just on students’ ability to learn concepts, butalso to plan and execute tasks with accuracy. In Fundamentals of Mechanical Engineering