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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Keith J. Bowman, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Sue Rosser, California State University System, Office of the Chancellor

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

experience males may have gleaned from tinkering with computers as teens [30].The first-year course also integrates discussions of societal and ethical issues related to computerscience. Larger increases in the number of bachelor’s degrees earned by women and distributionacross disciplines have remarkably changed gender diversity for a number of disciplines. Thisultimately produces some disciplines that are criticized for low participation of women andrelatively slow progress and others where an equivalent and declining participation of men garnersrelatively little attention or action. It seems possible that focusing on careers for some disciplines,and not for others, may in itself change the perception of those topics for students who

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Multidisciplinary Engineering Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gang Zheng, University of Michigan-Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Horst Hohberger, University of Michigan - Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Chengbin Ma, University of Michigan–Shanghai Jiao Tong University Joint Institute; Pradeep Ray, University of Michigan Joint Institute, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

ethics, and “soft” skills such asleadership, communication skills, social awareness, etc. Figure 1 illustrates the kind of engineerswe want our graduates to be through the interdisciplinary curricula we designed for them. Figure 1. Goal of our interdisciplinary curriculaMultidisciplinary Design ProjectsThe freshman students matriculated into the JI do not declare a major until the sophomore year.In the first year, all students take an Introduction to Engineering course where they work inteams on self-proposed engineering design projects. In this course, they go through the entireengineering process from an initial idea to the design to manufacturing and finally to a workingprototype. They learn about the skills and

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New Developments in ECE

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Zvi S. Roth, Florida Atlantic University; Hanqi Zhuang, Florida Atlantic University; Ali Zilouchian, Florida Atlantic University

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Electrical and Computer

progress of the ankle, as well as custom exercises prescribed medically. Table 5: Criteria for Students’ Design (each criterion statement starts with the word “Student”) Understanding of professional and ethical responsibility • Is familiar with professional aspects of their discipline • Is familiar with and shows regard for professional and ethical considerations • Seeks information from sources outside of classes • Shows understanding of the need for continuing education and professional development Working knowledge of fundamentals, engineering tools, and experimental methodologies • Knows and is able to apply math

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ECE Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Branimir Pejcinovic, Portland State University; Phillip Wong, Portland State University; Robert Bass, Portland State University

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Electrical and Computer

adopt the full Scrum process. Taking this into account, in the freshmancourses we only familiarize students with kanban boards, which lays a foundation for usingScrum in later design courses.ECE 101 Introduction to Electrical Engineering is the first course, which gives new engineeringstudents a chance to experience what the fields of electrical and computer engineering have tooffer. Along with introducing core engineering topics such as problem solving and ethics, thecourse also features very simple circuits-based labs, which culminate in a multi-week long finalproject. CATME is used to generate teams of four to five students each, who design andconstruct a “Rube Goldberg”-like apparatus that incorporates electrical and mechanical elementsto

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Curriculum and Assessment II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Jianming Deng, Jinling Institute of Technology and Southeast University

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Computing and Information Technology

-technical courses required by the eight Chinese computerscience programs. Chinese universities, similar to the U.S. universities, have a general educationrequirement that are common across majors. Usually these requirements do not include coursessuch as calculus or physics, which are considered as technical courses. These non-technicalgeneral education courses can be divided into two categories. One set of courses appear in almostall schools. For example, all our eight sample universities have a PE (Physical education)requirement and an English requirement. Seven of the eight schools require such courses asPrinciples of Marxism, Contemporary Chinese History, Fundamentals of Moral Ethics and Laws,and Military Theory. The second set of non-technical

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ERM Technical Session 1: Methods Refresh: Approaches to Data Analysis in Engineering Education Research

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University; Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Theresa Green, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

); ethical in its conductand implications (Walther, Pawley, & Sochacka, 2015); as well as a carefully-planned researchdesign that responds to the research questions, whereby the generation of data enables theresearchers to make supported claims. Although rigor is bound up in all aspects of a study—fromits level of cultural responsiveness to communication with internal and external stakeholdersthroughout the research process—our definition of rigor is narrower than our definition ofquality. Specifically, we understand rigor to mean that a study’s claims and implications havebeen carefully supported with data, and that alternative explanations have been considered andaddressed throughout the research design.Validity and reliability have

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andrew J. Czuchry, East Tennessee State University; Shawn A. Carson, University of Tennessee; James H. Lampley, East Tennessee State University; William H. Knight, East Tennessee State University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

theserelationships have been demonstrated in an ad hoc fashion. What we are doing now isformalizing that process which will hopefully enhance the success rate of our entrepreneurs. Figure 1 A Conceptual Framework for Implementation is Comprised of Four Steps Table 1 Ranking of Critical Risk Factors with at least 70% Consensus Critical Risk Factors Mean Value Founders and Management Team Factors - Ability to execute 5.00 Relationship Factors - Trustworthiness 5.00 Relationship Factors - Ethics/Honesty

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Mark R. Peters, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Diego Mark Peters received a Bachelors degree in Economics from Georgetown University and then pursued a business career in New York City, working in many of the major business disciplines. Over the past twenty years, Mark has worked and consulted for large corporations, professional organizations, hospitals, churches, and universities. Dr. Peters earned a Masters Degree from the Boston College School of Theology and Ministry and a Ph.D. in Leadership Studies from the University of San Diego. He has taught in a variety of disciplines including: Business Management, Organizational Leadership, Economics, Ethics, and Leadership Stud- ies, at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Dr. Peters has twice served on the

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ERM Technical Session 24: Studies on Socioeconomic Status

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin Charles Major, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

populations, such as low-income students in engineering, by replacing previousmeasurements with this one that accounts for other considerations beyond just income. We claimthat any use other than what is proposed violates the basis and ethics of our work. Figure 1. Socioeconomic inequality as informed by neighborhood socioeconomic inequality.In our framework, we consider neighborhood socioeconomic inequality to be a product of multipleforms of oppression, informed by joint understanding of different localities such ZIP codes andcounties, which have histories of discriminatory redlining [27]. Information about income by ZIPcode and County Code are both available through the United States Census Bureau [32]. Further,multiple forms of discrimination

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International Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Austin Schneider, Rowan University; Scott Duplicate Streiner, Rowan University

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Diversity

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International

, Rowan University Dr. Scott Streiner is an assistant professor in the Experiential Engineering Education Department (ExEEd) at Rowan University. He received his Ph.D in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, with a focus in engineering education. His research interests include engineering global competency, cur- ricula and assessment; pedagogical innovations through game-based and playful learning; spatial skills development and engineering ethics education. His funded research explores the nature of global com- petency development by assessing how international experiences improve the global perspectives of en- gineering students. Dr. Streiner has published papers and given presentations in global

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Work-In-Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London; Marsha Maraj, Imperial College London; Andreas Kogelbauer, Imperial College London; James Campbell, Imperial College London; Clemens Brechtelsbauer, Imperial College London; Colin Paul Hale; Umang Vinubhai Shah, Imperial College London; Klaus Hellgardt, Imperial College London

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Chemical Engineering

ethics requirements). Even though we have over500 students on our undergraduate degree course (approximately 140 per year), in total, 189students completed questionnaires, across all 4 years of the programme: year 1 (52), year 2(39), year 3 (40), year 4 (22) and did not state (36). An open-comments box was madeavailable following the survey questions for each of the 4 discrete topics for students to addtheir own comments if they so wished, which were also collated anonymously. Additionally,we have started conducting interviews with individual students. Again, an email was sent toall students across the 4-year programme seeking volunteers (they were reimbursed with £10vouchers). As students received a financial incentive and we were faced with

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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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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College Industry Partnerships

, ecological, and even ethical rationale for owner-repair—while alsodemonstrating a user-oriented template for effective repair procedure documentation. Thecollaboration between iFixit’s technical writers, the iFixit-trained course instructor, and studentsresults in an almost turn-key, online experience, entirely populated with student-created contentthat is subject to iterative feedback cycles before final approval by iFixit technical writing staff.At completion of each milestone, iFixit technical writers provide feedback for students, targetingtechnical prose; formatting; link navigation; image quality and lighting; and overall site usability.At project completion, students have performed essentially a corporate-led service that benefits acompany

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tejita Rajbhandari, Gannon University; Mark Blair, Gannon University

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Computer and Information Science. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 2000-2004 as intelligence specialist. He graduated from Mercyhurst University earning a BA in Intelligence Studies and Psychology (2008). Additionally, he earned a MS in Software Engineering from Gannon University in 2013. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Historical Mandate for the Open Source CommunityIntroductionMost think of the Open Source Community (OSC) as a venue to get free stuff, but a deepunderstanding is to know its attitude, its ethics, its purpose, and its sharp teeth. The OSC wasborn out of the hacker ethic which holds that the unfettered access to knowledge is a virtue of agood and free society

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Aerospace Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

M. Javed Khan, Tuskegee University; Chadia A. Aji, Tuskegee University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

. Schrader, W. M. Riggs, & R. P. Smith (1993). Choice over Uncertainty and Ambiguity inTechnical Problem Solving, Journal of Engineering and Technology Management, 10, 1993,accessed on Jan. 30, 2019,https://dspace.mit.edu/bitstream/handle/1721.1/46980/choiceoveruncert00schr.pdf?s..[23] W. G. Perry Jr. (1970). Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years:A Scheme. Perry, Holt, Rinehart and Winston, New York, 1970. Reprinted by Jossey-Bass Higherand Adult Education Series, 1998[24] P. Fitch & R. S. Culver (1984). Educational activities to stimulate intellectual developmentin Perry’s scheme, Proceedings ASEE Annual Conference, ASEE Washington, DC, 712

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Materials Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Breanne Przestrzelski, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego; Michelle M. Camacho, University of San Diego

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Materials

becoming increasingly common in the engineering education field.The field of Science and Technology studies has explored these interconnections for years.Thought leaders Baillie and Vanasupa design contextualized concepts for materials sciencestudents that introduce materials characterization, semiconductors, polymers, composites, andother common material science topics [5]. Others seek to bring sustainable engineering practicesinto the materials science classroom with short modules over the semester, a model much likethose presented in greater detail in this paper [6]. Some develop full courses that blendtechnology in materials science with ethics and social responsibility [7-9].The integration of the social and technical is also valued by ABET

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ERM Technical Session 22: Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Constanza Miranda, Pontificia Universidad Catholica de Chile; Julián Iñaki Goñi, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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Educational Research and Methods

group activities. The course works with an organizational real-life counterpart (acompany, the State or an NGO). At the end of the course the student will be able to understandand apply qualitative research methods to inform innovative design solutions. The focus of thecourse is to prepare students to face ill-defined issues using tools to understand the humaninterface and culture and to synthesize in innovative opportunities; to identify a qualitativeresearch question; to detect and delimit opportunities for innovation using tools to tackle ill-defined issues and imperfect knowledge; and to develop an ethical standpoint and criticalthinking on the social responsibilities of an engineer-designer” (Pontifia Universidad Católica,2018). The

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Working at the Intersection of Industry and Academia

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel; David S. Greenburg, The Citadel

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Continuing Professional Development

[3] thatengineering problems to be solved may require synthesis of a broader range of interdisciplinaryknowledge and a greater focus on systemic constructs and outcomes. Additional researchfindings support the need for the engineering graduates to maintaining technical currency andhave the ability to frame problems, possess high ethical standards and a strong sense ofprofessionalism, good communication skills with multiple stakeholders, possess strong analyticalskills, exhibit practical ingenuity; possess creativity, and business and management skills;leadership abilities. [4]The ASME Vision 2030 [5] states that the problems that mechanical engineers work on ofteninclude elements of other engineering disciplines, require systems thinking in

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First-Year Programs: Work in Progress Postcard Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

James Campbell, Imperial College London; Deesha Chadha, Imperial College London

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First-Year Programs

theDepartment of Chemical Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Team. Ethics approval wasgranted by the Imperial College London Educational Development Unit (EERP1819-014).References[1] D. Chadha and G. Nicholls, “Teaching Transferable Skills to Undergraduate Engineering Students: Recognising the Value of Embedded and Bolt-on Approaches,” Int. J. Eng. Educ., vol. 22, no. 1, pp. 116–122.[2] I. Drummond, J. Wiltshire, and I. Nixon, “Personal transferable skills in higher education: the problems of implementing good practice,” Qual. Assur. Educ., vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 19–27, Mar. 1998.[3] S. Fallows and C. Steven, Integrating Key Skills in Higher Education: Employability, Transferable Skills and Learning for Life. Stylus Publishing, Inc

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College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Arezou Harraf, Box Hill College Kuwait; Yuetong Lin, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Worldwide ; A. Mehran Shahhosseini, Indiana State University

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College Industry Partnerships

generate profits and retain competitive advantage. In this vein, such dynamic businessenvironment compels organizations to foster and equip a competent workforce with enhancedlevels of skill and quality needed for sustainable advantage. (Markovic, 2008). To achieve this,organizations have adopted various human resource development (HRD) interventions such astraining to ensure their workforce has the necessary competencies to stay abreast of changes inthe market (Potnuru & Sahoo, 2016). Hellriegel and Slocum (2011, pg. 8) have described sevenkey competencies that affect individual behaviors, teams and subsequently the organization: 1. employee’s ethical competency; 2. self-competency; 3. diversity competencies; 4

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Capstone Design Projects

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yupeng Luo, California State University, Fresno; Silvana Polgar, California State University, Fresno; Wei Wu, California State University, Fresno

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

understanding, success skills development and the project itself”, and “G. Motivating further development of the project to go beyond classroom but into real products for public”. Meanwhile, everyone rated either “quite a bit” or “very much” regarding the level of the capstone experience contributed to their development in the following areas: “C. Thinking critically and analytically”, “E. Acquiring job- or work-related knowledge and skills”, “F. Working effectively with others”, “G. Developing or clarifying a personal code of values and ethics”, “H. Understanding people of other backgrounds (economic, racial/ethnic, political, religious, nationality, etc.)”, “I. Solving complex real-world problems”, and “J. Being an

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Budinoff, University of California, Berkeley; Audrey Ford, University of California, Berkeley; Sara McMains, University of California, Berkeley

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

education pipeline, the scope of this paperfocuses on an undergraduate class early in the curriculum, which is an important time framewhere women are more likely than men to leave the engineering track [3], [12]. The aim of thisstudy is to analyze several variables within an engineering curriculum where gender differencesexist: spatial visualization ability, performance in introductory engineering graphics courses, andwork-ethic with respect to classroom tasks, within the context of self-efficacy and persistence inengineering. Understanding the factors related to the gender gap in engineering is an importantfirst step toward future studies of targeted interventions to better meet the pedagogical needs of amore diverse student population.It has been

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

-raffle like system. Another food pantrywanted to utilize their storage space more efficiently, so the engineering students drafted a 3Dblueprint to redesign the storage layout; during their discussion with their agency liaison,students realized that in order to make the change, funding would be a problem, so the groupbrainstormed and proposed a capital campaign to raise the fund for their solution. Through themultidisciplinary collaboration and communication with the community partners, students werepushed to design solutions that were ethical, technically sound, and financially feasible. Research showed our pilot year project was a success in engaging students withsatisfactory learning outcomes, but the project’s open-ended problem

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Molly Y. Mollica, University of Washington; Alyssa M. Spomer, University of Washington ; Brianna M. Goodwin, University of Washington; Shawn Israel, University of Washington, Departmet of Rehabilitation Medicine; Anat Caspi P.E., University of Washington; Heather A Feldner, University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

of the Engineering Communication Program at the University of Washington. She designsand teaches courses involving universal design, technical communication, ethics, and diversity, equity andinclusion. She co-founded HuskyADAPT (Accessible Design and Play Technology), where she mentorsUW students in design for local needs experts with disabilities. She also leads STEM outreach activitiesfor the UW community and local K-12 students involving toy adaptation for children with disabilities. Di-anne holds a PhD in Genetics from Duke University, and BS in Molecular Biology and BA in Psychologyfrom the University of Texas at Austin. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019Engagement in Practice: Toy Adaptation for

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Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Schaffer, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

with the hope that students would also: Develop educational materials and hands-on STEM activities as a service to the community Develop project/time management, organizational, and leadership skills. Develop effective listening/collaboration skills while working with community partners. Recognize and understand ethical responsibilities of engineers.Course History:This course was created in 2014 and was, initially, a two-unit course that served as a vehicle forthe outreach, discussions with partner liaisons, and assignments. Soon after, one to two “lunch andlearns” were included each quarter to provide a more convenient avenue for guest speakers anddiscussions. In 2015, the course took on its current three-unit format with a lecture and a

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Shenoda, Farmingdale State College

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Diversity

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International

ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs; (d) an ability to function in multidisciplinary teams; (e) an ability to identify, formulate and solve engineering problems; (f) an understanding of professional and ethical responsibility; (g) an ability to communicate effectively; (h) the broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global and societal context; (i) a recognition of the need for and an ability to engage in life-long learning; (j) a knowledge of contemporary issues; (k) an ability to use the techniques, skills and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice.Since the course is intended to show that students are able to address the issues of

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First-Year Programs: Wednesday Cornucopia (Educational Research)

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yang Yang, Kansas State University

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First-Year Programs

, “Specialreport: The research agenda for the new discipline of engineering education,” Journal ofEngineering Education, vol. 95, pp. 259–261, 2006.[2] B. K. Hofer and P. R. Pintrich, “The development of epistemological theories: Beliefs aboutknowledge and knowing and their relation to learning,” Review of Educational Research, vol. 67,pp. 88-140, 1997.[3] W. G. Perry, Forms of Intellectual and Ethical Development in the College Years: A Scheme.New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1970.[4] P. M. King & K. S. Kitchener, The Development of Reflective Judgment: Understanding andPromoting Intellectual Growth and Critical Thinking in Adolescents and Adults. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass, 1994.[5] M. Schommer, “Effects of beliefs about the nature of knowledge

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karl D. Schubert FIET, University of Arkansas; Leslie Bartsch Massey, University of Arkansas; Alan E. Ellstrand, University of Arkansas

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

; teaching engineering ethics; developingdecision-making competencies; impact of problem-based learning on women in STEM; facultyworkshops; cultures of innovation; and, educating creatives.The fact that there is very little published on the design, pedagogy, implementation, and iterativeimprovement of multi-college interdisciplinary innovation-based concentration / track forengineering and business students together does not confirm they do not exist. There were twoprograms identified: 1. University of Nebraska [155]: focused on computer science, computer engineering and management, only. 2. The Ohio State University [156]: an integrated business and engineering honors program taking existing classes together as a cohort focused on

Conference Session

International Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Julio Urbina, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jose F. Oliden, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria; Patrick Tunno, Pennsylvania State University; Akhlesh Lakhtakia, Pennsylvania State University; Juan Rodriguez, Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria ; Miguel Luis Estrada P.E., Universidad Nacional de Ingenieria ; Esther Obonyo, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E. Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine B. Masters, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Fernando Fonseca Pacheco, Lycoming College

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Diversity

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International

national average.2) Increase Retention and Graduation Rates of Minority StudentsStudent participants in study abroad programs benefit by gaining higher retention and graduationrates as compared to those who do not participate. This benefit has been “observed across a widevariety of variables, including race, gender, major, first-generation status, parental income, SATscore, and grade-point average” [5], and as an intervention for the success of at-risk students [6].3) Leadership and Intercultural CompetenceStudy abroad programs provide a unique contribution to college outcomes, such asunderstanding moral and ethical issues, communication skills, academic performance, andoverall satisfaction [7] as well as increasing understanding of “aspects of

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First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Pamela L. Dickrell, University of Florida

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

the course are: 1. Understand and practice the human-centered engineering design process for a societal based project 2. Learn techniques to solve open-ended engineering challenges 3. Promote a culture of making by introducing solid modeling, programming, sensors, data acquisition, 3D printing, and other maker tools 4. Build teamwork and cooperative learning skills through participation in multidisciplinary teams and active engineering project management 5. Build professional skills in background research and written, pictorial, and oral communication methods 6. Raise awareness of ethics and contemporary issues in engineering design related to a global society 7. Introduce engineering students to the

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ConstDiv Technical Session 1 - Capstone & Case Study

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tyler Jack Moravec, The University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Kelli R Kopocis, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Terry Lee Stentz, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

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Construction Engineering

during their undergraduate degree,it might be easy to assume they would not be fit to enter into the construction management field.Employers do not typically require high levels of job understanding when hiring students out ofcollege. They look for work ethic and a foundation of basic skills required to carry out entry-level duties that fit within the bounds of their employment. College students, upon leaving theiruniversity, are not immediately ready to perform every aspect of their job. They need trainingand time to develop skills. Finance students might not be able to act as a field engineer, but theirskills with money management, forecasting, and analytics make them extremely valuable office-level engineers. Finance majors are capable of a