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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bala Maheswaran, Northeastern University; Yifan Guo; Alejandro Hervella; Aleksei Pavlov; Minh Duc Dinh

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Diversity

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Engineering Physics and Physics

After receiving our purchased mini generator via the postal mail, it was very apparent that the device was meant for water hoses and needed a significant amount of pressure to get the turbine spinning. No matter what faucet was used, the turbine would not spin and could not generate a voltage due to the small hole at the nozzle of theFigure 1: Generator components device. As a result, when 3D parts were

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PCEE Resource Exchange

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Anlynette Alston, Rice University; Carolyn Nichol, Rice University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

provides research opportunities to K-12 STEM teachers who serve economically disadvantaged students.The teachers who work with these populations are often the most unprepared for teaching engineering and thus can most benefit fromthe experience and impact their students. The program objectives consist of the following: 1) Use nanotechnology researchexperiences focused on water sustainability to enhance teacher content knowledge; 2) Improve the quality of secondary Science,Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education through the development of student-centered lessons and activities; 3)Create a cadre of teacher leaders; and 4) Disseminate NEWT RET outcomes broadly by creating a network of teachers that areactively learning about

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jia G. Liang, Kansas State University; Rick Evans, Cornell University; Stacey E. Kulesza, Kansas State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

action, the participants and theirrelationships, and the discourses needed for participation as well as any other mediational meansnecessary for performing those actions. To conclude, we present key recurring themes evident inthe early data. Agency is the originating and continuing motivation. It is realized throughconfronting challenging problems, participating in “hands-on” doing in response, and producingtangible outcomes. Through involvement, these women experience community and understandboth failure and commitment as opportunity and necessity, respectively. Finally, they experiencebecoming an engineer.IntroductionIn “Women in Engineering: A Review of the 2014 Literature,” Meiksins et al. [1] echo the“familiar explanations for why there are

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The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Noah Daviero, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

onthe class and learning outcomes. Specific research questions were: 1) What knowledge of patentsand intellectual property protections have been retained from the class? 2) What role did theclass patent system have on student learning outcomes related to the purpose and mechanics ofpatents? and 3) What role did the class patent system have on student experience in the class and,especially, the design project? A post-class student survey instrument was developed, andrequests to complete the online survey were sent via email to all students who had taken thecourse while the class patent system was in place. This group covers the last two academic years,and the response rate to the survey was high at 53%. The lead finding of this work is

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan P.E., Baylor University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

obviously not found what in engineering brings them joy [1]. Evenstudents graduating with jobs or who will attend graduate school exhibit some apprehension as towhat the future will bring. No matter what pathway students follow, the question facing bothstudents and faculty is “what skills do engineering students really need for the workplace andlife?” It is the desire of all faculty and universities to insure students are ready for graduationand prepared for that next chapter in life. Engineering programs are partially responsible toprovide the needed skills so that students will be successful upon graduation. This challengedoes require periodic review [2]. Are universities and engineering programs doing enough?With limited time and resources, are

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. David also does public engagement with science and technology work with government agencies such as NASA, DOE, and NOAA. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019What are they talking about? Depth of engineering student socio-technical thinkingin a technical engineering courseDr. Natasha Andrade, University of MarylandDr. David Tomblin, University of MarylandAbstract In the last decade, there have been several efforts from engineering faculty to includesocial justice and socio-technical thinking in the engineering curriculum. For example, Leydensand Lucena report several examples of courses at different universities that aim to make socialjustice more visible in the engineering curriculum 1

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas D. Fila, Iowa State University; Justin L. Hess, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

[10,11].The purpose of this study is to unpack the elements that engineering students attribute to theirunderstanding of innovation. In addition, we utilize these understandings to provide a typologyfor educators and researchers interested in identifying how to prepare or teach students to learnabout innovation. More specifically, we ask: 1. What distinct aspects of innovation do engineering students report learning about during substantial innovation project experiences? 2. How do these aspects of innovation map to a typology of innovation understanding among engineering students?Literature ReviewInnovation is a complex phenomenon that has been described in a variety of ways across avariety of contexts [2–4,12–14]. In part, this

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Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jo-Ann Panzardi PE, Cabrillo College; Terra D. Morris, The RP Group; Xitlali Galmez-Marquez, Cabrillo College; Patricia E. Sanders; Eva Schiorring, StemEval; Kurt Degregorio, Cabrillo College

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

(SHPE) conferences.This paper presents both quantitative and qualitative obtained from the 2013-2017 abroadprograms. The quantitative data was collected in the form of pre and post self-assessmentsurveys and institutional retention and transfer data. In the self-assessment surveys, studentsrated their industry skills, civic engagement, global cultural skills, personal and academicgrowth, and engineering skills based on Purdue University’s Engineering Projects in CommunityService (EPICS) Program with a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high) scale. There was an overallaverage increase from 6.84 to 8.80, resulting in a 28.7% increase in the students’ perceived skillset. The retention and the transfer rates of the abroad students were compared to a

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Manufacturing Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Divya Pahuja, Florida State University; Marcia A. Mardis, Florida State University; Faye R. Jones, Florida State University

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Manufacturing

growing,dynamic, and economically instrumental industry sectors in the world. In response, manycommunity colleges and undergraduate-serving institutions have established technicianeducation programs to prepare future workers to support AM vitality and innovation. However,in the rush to couple market and training demands, stakeholders have not agreed upon adefinition of the field. Without a central notion of AM, the competencies and professionalidentities of AM workers are likewise unclear. In an effort to address this consensus gap, weundertook an extensive systematic review of AM definitions to chart of sector’s topography, inan effort to understand AM’s breadth and depth. The goals of this study were to: 1) define AM asperceived by policymakers

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Big Picture Questions in BME

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicole L. Ramo, University of Michigan; Aileen Huang-Saad, University of Michigan; Barry Belmont, University of Michigan

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Biomedical Engineering

may haveimportant implications for student recruitment and retention.Introduction The establishment of undergraduate biomedical engineering (BME) programs in the late1960s makes it a relatively new educational option compared to traditional disciplines such asmechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering [1]–[3]. Despite slow growth through the 1990s,there has been a significant increase in the number of undergraduate BME programs and degreesconferred in recent years [1], [2], [4], [5]. Over that time, increasing numbers of BMEdepartments and educators have had to make important decisions regarding how best to educatestudents in this ever-evolving, interdisciplinary field. In perhaps the earliest report on BMEeducation, Harmon

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Corple, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sean Eddington, Purdue University; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Studies at Kansas State University beginning Fall 2019. Sean’s primary research interests exist at the intersec- tions of organizational communication, new media, gender, and organizing. Within engineering contexts, Sean has examined career issues within the engineering discipline regarding (1) new faculty experiences throughout their on-boarding and (2) educational cultures that impact the professional formation of engi- neers, which was funded by the National Science Foundation. Both projects have been published in the Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education. He has also served as a series editor, contributed to trade publications, and facilitated workshops related to higher education

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia; Xiafei Yang, University of Virginia; Sitong Wang, Chongqing University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

from multi-cultures, in particular Chinese who have played a dominant role in several advanced technologies. Itis not hard to imagine that biased understanding could pollute collaboration and prevent constructivedialogues and consensus to be achieved, a critical step for global trade and technology governance. This paper urges the importance of re-examining and redesign the global engineering ethicseducation in the context of the US-China trade war. We are interested in how do the profession,identity, practices, and ethics of engineering differ or coincide in US and China? Are these 1  differences or similarities intrinsic or evolving

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Technology and Manufacturing

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gary J. Mullett, Springfield Technical Community College

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Two-Year College

–they are global in nature. Certainly, they are also self-serving because they indicate that thecompany doing the advertisement can supply either services and/or software or hardware toimplement these (marvelous) applications of technology (they are for profit businesses after all!).Furthermore, many of these same technology companies have web sites specifically devoted to theInternet of Things. IBM touts its Internet of Things Foundation and a quick google search of“Microsoft IoT” or “Microsoft Windows 10 IoT” brings back a variety of web sites devoted toMicrosoft’s products or services that can be used with IoT applications (see screen shot - Figure1). Figure 1. Screen shot of Microsoft web site from google search of “Windows 10 IoT

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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Melissa Lynn Morris, West Virginia University; Robin A. M. Hensel, West Virginia University; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

knowledge about engineering, low self-efficacy, not identifying with the engineeringprofession, and poor academic performance. Literature states the attrition of engineering studentshas been connected to factors such as curricular requirements [1], lack of readiness related to studyand survival skills [2], loss of interest or disappointment in the field [3], poor academic and/orcareer advising [4], unapproachable faculty [4], and academic difficulty with mathematics [5].First-generation students are known to lack support from family [6] [9], lack academic preparation[7], have trouble transitioning into both the social and academic college environments [8], andhave greater financial concerns than non-first generation students [8]. URM students from

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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

the course, reflection on factors that would encourage ordiscourage students from pursuing their projects, and employment status during and after thecourse. The results of the interviews were assessed through thematic content analysis. Theinterviews suggest that (1) that students do not continue with their projects because they cannottake time away from the paying jobs that are supporting their education, (2) that studentscompleting their junior year do not want to take time away from their senior-year studies, and(3) that students completing their senior year do not want to take the risk of pursuing a startupwhen they could instead obtain a “real” job. Additionally, student startups appear to have beendiscouraged by their expectation in the

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jing Wang, University of South Florida; Dmitry Goldgof, University of South Florida; Ken Christensen P.E., University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

how a women’s support group in a computer science and engineeringdepartment can provide support for women in personal growth, social encouragement, andacademic exposure.Studies found that the top four influencing factors for whether or not young women decide topursue a Computer Science degree are: social encouragement, self-perception, academicexposure, and career perception [1]. Social encouragement can come from parents, friends,faculty/staff, or peer. It is a major factor in girls’ decision to explore and pursue career in STEMand computing. A support group provides an excellent vehicle for these factors by offeringworkshops, social events, outreach activities, and mentoring.In 2013, we started a support group WiCSE (Women in Computer

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 10

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Melissa G. Kuhn, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Undergraduate Engineering Outreach 1MotivationWhen undergraduate engineering students participate in various forms of community outreachthrough an ambassador-style group, the mission is often to promote engineering and engineering-related careers to K-12 students and their families, and increase interest in engineering amonghistorically underserved populations. Yet, the preparation and delivery of outreach activities mayalso impact the undergraduate students. In this Work in Progress paper we present the earlyfindings of a project seeking to identify common practices among university-based, ambassadorprograms, with a view to informing communities of researchers and practitioners. We exploredthree questions [1]: (1) What similarities and differences are

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ERM Technical Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cristi L. Bell-Huff, Georgia Institute of Technology; Todd M. Fernandez, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kali Lynn Morgan, Georgia Institute of Technology; Joseph M. LeDoux, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Educational Research and Methods

individual, an individual can then use them(e.g., adopt or reject portions or the whole) as part of the process by which they develop an individualidentity as an engineer [6]. That identity can only exist through an individual’s (i.e., student’s) processof engagement, immersion, and assimilation into engineering [1]. While identity does have dimensionsof process, such as engineering degree programs, that process relies on epistemological boundaries andthe expressions of a cultural relationship via beliefs, practices, and language.Our study adds to an ongoing thread within engineering education: Understanding students’conceptualization of engineering, engineering work, and engineering concepts. Work in engineeringeducation seeks to align expert

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Wireless Technology

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Afsaneh Minaie, Utah Valley University; Reza Sanati-Mehrizy, Utah Valley University; Kyle Joseph Wheelhouse, Utah Valley University

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

and reliability at a possibly lower cost [2, 4].Wireless Sensor Network is an active area of research with various applications. Some of theapplications of WSNs includes homeland security, environmental monitoring, safety, health caresystem, monitoring of space assets for potential and human-made threats in space, ground-basedmonitoring of both land and water, intelligence gathering for defense, precision agriculture, ,civil structure monitoring, urban warfare, weather and climate analysis and prediction, battlefieldmonitoring and surveillance, exploration of the Solar System and beyond, monitoring of seismicacceleration, temperature, wind speed and GPS data [1, 4]. For each application area, there aredifferent technical issues that

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Environmental Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Byul Hur, Texas A&M University; Grace E. Tsai, Texas A&M University; Rogelio Casas Jr., Texas A&M University; Erika L. Davila, Texas A&M University

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Environmental Engineering

identified from market research.I. Introduction"What is truly in the water I am drinking?" A rise in sales of water filters such as Brita or PUR,bottled water, and safer reusable drinking containers (e.g. BPA-free plastics) reflects this concernin drinking water, along with the recent Flint, Michigan water crisis that made headlines [1].However, there are still very few accurate and cost-effective ways to test water or beveragequality. To address this problem, an interdisciplinary team with students from the EngineeringTechnology, Anthropology, and Entomology departments tackled the problem of designing adevice that fit the needs of the market.II. Multidisciplinary team and educational benefitsThis project and team began from an offshoot of another

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Best In DEED

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Susannah Howe, Smith College; Robin Ott, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Cristian Hernandez; Jessica Deters, Virginia Tech; Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Tech; Francesca Giardine, Smith College; Anne Kary, Smith College

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

force. Above all, we emphasize the power of the individual voice in betterunderstanding the experiences of our students.Introduction and BackgroundConcerns about women’s experiences in both engineering classrooms and engineeringworkplaces have been prominent in the literature in recent decades, particularly because theproportion of women entering and persisting in the field plateaued in the 1990s at approximately20%, well below women’s representation in the population at large [1]. At the undergraduatelevel, research has shown that female students often report lower levels of self-efficacy thanmale students despite equal levels of competency, that female students can experience stereotypethreat, and that, despite some cultural shifts, micro

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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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Cyrus Habibi P.E., University of Wisconsin, Platteville; Lily Chang, University of Wisconsin, Platteville

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Cooperative and Experiential Education

Instrumentation (anElectrical Engineering course) and Software Maintenance and Reengineering from ComputerSciences and Software Engineering department collaborated on five Internet of Things (IoT)projects. The collaboration has revealed both challenges and positive outcomes. This paperdescribes the collaboration, the students’ feedback and lessons learned. 1. IntroductionEngineering projects have become complex in the 20th century and require multiple teams fromdifferent disciplines to work collaboratively to solve problems. Collaboration betweenmultidisciplinary teams has become a standard in industries; however, educational curricula havebeen slow to adapt. Although most engineering programs have a capstone design course as a partof their curricula

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ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

to support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the application of ideas from complexity science to the challenges of engineering education. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WIP: Practice-Facing Equity Bifocals for University Makerspaces[I’m thinking about... ] Nasir’s work on achieving equity throughdiversity, “successful learning contexts also attend to students’ need fora sense of belonging and identification” through the organization of thepractice itself and the social interactions that occur [1]. How was thiscontext not a place where this student felt he could ask which machine hecould

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ERM Technical Session 7: Learning and Research in Makerspaces

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lee Michael Martin, University of California, Davis

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

learning. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 WORK IN PROGRESS - The Development of Agency in a High-School Maker Class: Evidence from InterviewsThe Work-in-Progress Paper examines youth self-efficacy, as an aspect of youth agency, in thecontext of participation in maker education activities.There is growing interest in making and the “maker movement” as context for the developmentof both cognitive and affective factors related to engineering. Maker experiences can lead peoplegain interest in design and technology [1] and provide experiences that can foster thedevelopment of adaptive expertise [2]. Another hypothesized benefit of engagement in hands-on,do-it-yourself, or “maker

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ERM Technical Session 21: Student Grades and Feedback

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hassan Ali Al Yagoub, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Matthew W. Ohland, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Educational Research and Methods

semester GPA and their cumulative graduating GPA. Theuse of grades and GPA as a proxy for academic success have been used widely in a large numberof studies, and this study focuses on documenting how students’ grades fluctuate with time andthe role this play in students’ persistence. We apply Ordinary Least Squares and Ordinal Logisticregressions to a longitudinal database to identify the characteristics of that population. Thispopulation is a subset of the database and included 52,946 engineering students from 14 U.S.universities. In the United States there has been an urge to improve the number of engineeringgraduates in preparedness and numbers for over a decade [1] [2] [3]. Furthermore, the Bureau ofLabor statistics projected increase

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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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Melissa G. Kuhn, Old Dominion University; Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Shanan Chappell, Old Dominion University

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering Education, 2019 1 Work In Progress (WIP): Development and Validation of the Ambassador QuestionnaireMotivation and BackgroundEach year, thousands of undergraduate engineering students engage in co-curricular outreachactivities using a common model known as ambassadorship, in which students are trained todesign and deliver presentations and hands-on activities to middle and high school students.Because the ambassadors’ mission is to promote diversity among the future STEM workforce,interactions focus on pro-social messages about engineering that appeal to young audiences andstudents from historically underrepresented groups. Ambassadors also

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ERM Technical Session 8: Survey and Instrument Development

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Adurangba Victor Oje, University of Georgia; Nathaniel Hunsu, University of Georgia; Peter H. Carnell, University of Georgia; Nicola W. Sochacka, University of Georgia

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Educational Research and Methods

concurrent resilience scales. An exploratory factor analysis was performed toexamine the latent factors that underlie items on the instrument. The analysis demonstratedadequate reliability among the examined factors. Directions for future study are discussed.IntroductionResilience is an important psychological trait that generally describes an individuals’ ability topositively respond to adversity. Resilience is the ability to cope effectively in the face ofadversity in the bid to overcome a risk or stress factor. It is a desirable attribute that determineswhether an individual weathers an undesirable situation and goes on to succeed, or whether theyfail to persevere [1]. The Medical Research Council identify resilience as an important factor

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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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Gillian Roehrig, University of Minnesota; Elizabeth Ring-Whalen, St. Catherine University; Jeanna R. Wieselmann, University of Minnesota; Emily Anna Dare, Florida International University; Joshua Alexander Ellis, Florida International University

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Educational Research and Methods

States calling for improvements to K-12 STEMEducation have been prevalent in the past decade. Rising Above the Gathering Storm [1] initiatedthe current reforms calling for efforts to prepare more students for STEM careers in response tothe argument that the continued prosperity and progress in the global market place depend on ourability to prepare the future generation of STEM professionals. The President’s Council ofAdvisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) points to improvements in STEM education ascritical in responding to the workforce needs and challenges of the 21st century [2]. The numberof STEM jobs is growing three times faster than non-STEM jobs [3], [4] and this may result in ashortage of up to 1 million STEM workers in the United

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Faculty Development Lightning Talks

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Margaret Pinnell, University of Dayton; Kenya Crosson, University of Dayton; Aaron Altman, United States Air Force Research Laboratory; Elizabeth Hart, University of Dayton; Malle R Schilling, University of Dayton

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

proposed: The changes that are being proposed to the UD SoE’s P&Tdocument represent a significant departure from the current policy (School of EngineeringCriteria and Procedures Policy for Faculty Evaluation and Promotion and Tenure, adoptedSeptember 25, 2001, last approved on December 7, 2011). Although numerous changes arebeing proposed, the most substantial changes are in three areas: (1) Developing the document tobe formative, as well as evaluative where faculty members, with guidance and input from theirChair, and Department and School Faculty Development Committees create a ProfessionalStrategic Plan (PSP) that helps a faculty member plan their career trajectory and serves as theframework for which the faculty member will be evaluated

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Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Mechteld Veltman Hillsley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Xueyi Zhang, Pennsylvania State University

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Chemical Engineering

, feedback should be immediate2,3. We setout to increase the usefulness of instructor feedback by adding an oral report with discussion before thewritten report. The discussion portion is important. This is a time to go in depth with the studentsstarting from their level in the hierarchy of development of critical thinking with the aim to move themup one level by the time they write the written report. We noticed a shift in mean grade distribution ofthe first written report by approximately 2.5 points, as measured by 1 tailed student t-test of equalvariance (p<0.03), when the oral discussion period was added to the course.In this Scholarship of Teaching and Learning work, instructor time is shifted from grading rewrites tograding oral reports