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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Reflection and Metacognition in Capstone DesignAbstractReflection is a valuable skill that is not immediately familiar to many of our students. Our facultyteam has introduced systematic reflection in a two-semester multidisciplinary engineering designcourse at the United States Military Academy at West Point. A course goal is to produceengineers competent in designing with current technologies who are able to anticipate and torespond to change. Because a key component of the course has always been the assessment of thedesign against the requirements, we chose to augment the design process with multipleopportunities for reflection.This year’s course consists of 18 capstone

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First-Year Programs: Focusing on Student Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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First-Year Programs

Paper ID #25055Testing a Reflective Judgement Scale for Suitability with First-Year StudentReflective ResponsesMs. Natalie C.T. Van Tyne, Virginia Tech Natalie Van Tyne is an Associate Professor of Practice at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univer- sity, where she teaches first year engineering design as a foundation courses for Virginia Tech’s under- graduate engineering degree programs. She holds bachelors and masters degrees from Rutgers University, Lehigh University and Colorado School of Mines, and studies best practices in pedagogy, reflective learn- ing and critical thinking as aids to enhanced student

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Aligning Graduate Programs with Industrial Needs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chi-Ning Chang, Texas A&M University; Clinton A. Patterson, Texas A&M University; Courtney Lavadia, Texas A&M University; Debra Fowler, Texas A&M University; Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University

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Graduate Studies

Engineering with a specific focus on engineering education from Texas A&M University. Her research areas of focus are faculty perspectives and growth through curriculum design and redesign, interdisciplinary teaching and learning, reflective eportfolios and graduate student education and overall development.Dr. Raymundo Arroyave, Texas A&M University Dr. Arroyave is a Professor and Presidential Impact Fellow of the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. He also holds courtesy appointments in the Departments of Mechanical Engineering and Industrial and Systems Engineering at Texas A&M University. He is the Director of the NSF Research Traineeship program Data-Enabled Discovery and Design of Energy

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ERM Technical Session 23: Courses and Research on Communication

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wendy Roldan, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Ahmer Arif, University of Washington; Gina Tesoriero, University of Washington; Yuxin Xu, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #26649Students’ Engagements with Reflection: Insights from UndergraduatesWendy Roldan, University of Washington Wendy is a second-year PhD student in Human Centered Design and Engineering at the University of Washington studying the development of equitable engineering education. Her work draws from the fields of engineering education, design, and learning sciences.Dr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to

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Research, Innovation and Careers

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Two-Year College

Engineering Education, 2019 Reflections on Eight Years of Undergraduate Research at Our Community CollegeAbstractSince 2010, San Antonio College (SAC) has been the center of a continuously increasing familyof undergraduate research projects hosted by Texas’ first Math, Engineering, and ScienceAchievement (MESA) Center. A paper presented at the 2012 ASEE Conference in San Antoniodescribed the start of this program at this community college. It has been widely reported thatundergraduate research programs at four-year institutions increase retention, improve students’success, and produce higher quality graduates. Results demonstrate that two-year institutions canalso initiate and maintain successful

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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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Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #25328Development and Implementation of a Reflective Journaling Method for Qual-itative ResearchDr. Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Ben Lutz is an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Design at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. His research interests include innovative pedagogies in engineering design, conceptual change and develop- ment, school-to-work transitions for new engineers, and efforts for inclusion and diversity within engi- neering. His current work explores how students describe their own learning in engineering design and how that learning supports

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ERM Technical Session 3: Working in Teams

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Muhsin Menekse, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Asefeh Kardgar, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #27069Engineering Students’ Self-Reflections, Teamwork Behaviors, and AcademicPerformanceMs. Saira Anwar, Purdue University, West Lafayette Saira Anwar is a third-year doctoral student at School of Engineering Education, Purdue University. She is interested in exploring the effects of using technology to enhance students’ learning. Further, she is interested in understanding the ways and interventions that can be designed to deal with conceptually hard concepts in STEM courses especially programming and software engineering courses. Prior to Purdue University, Saira worked as Assistant Professor in Computer

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Mechanics Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University; Galen I. Papkov, Florida Gulf Coast University; Robert O'Neill P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #26761Exam Wrappers, Reflection, and Student Performance in Engineering Me-chanics – Part IIDr. Ashraf Badir P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Badir is an Associate Professor in the Environmental and Civil Engineering Department at the U.A. Whitaker College of Engineering in Florida Gulf Coast University. He earned his B.Sc. (1982) in Civil Engineering and M.Sc. (1985) in Structural Engineering from Alexandria University, Egypt. He also holds a M.Sc. (1989) and a Ph.D. (1992) in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology.Dr. Jiehong Liao, Florida Gulf Coast University Dr. Jiehong Liao is an

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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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Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Ngan T.T. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University; Chongzheng Na, Texas Tech University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #26319Exploring Ways to Develop Reflective Engineers: Toward Phronesis-CenteredEngineering EducationDr. Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University Jeong-Hee Kim is Professor of Curriculum Studies and Teacher Education in the Department of Curricu- lum and Instruction at Texas Tech University. Kim is a curriculum theorist, teacher educator, and narra- tive inquiry methodologist. Her research centers on various epistemological underpinnings of curriculum studies, particularly engaging in hermeneutical excavation of the stories of students and teachers around the notion of Bildung, a human way of developing or cultivating

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Design in Engineering Education Division: Design Methodology

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn W. Jablokow, Pennsylvania State University; Aditya Vora, Pennsylvania State University; Daniel Allen Henderson, Pennsylvania State University; Jennifer Bracken, Pennsylvania State University; Neeraj Sonalkar, Stanford University; Stephen Harris, Community College of the Air Force

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Engineering Education, 2019 Beyond Likert Scales: Exploring Designers’ Perceptions through Visual Reflection ActivitiesAbstract When it comes to the assessment of design behaviors and outcomes, direct observations byexternal viewers and subjective reflections by the participants themselves can all yield importantinformation. External viewers, for example, may code video evidence or apply design metrics to adesigner’s solutions, both of which can lead to interesting statistical analyses and detailed insights.In collecting and analyzing designers’ personal reflections and perceptions, researchers oftenutilize Likert-type scales, multiple choice questions, or short open-ended prompts. While thesemodes of

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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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Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University; Harold Ackler P.E., Boise State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #26638Using Reflection to Facilitate Writing Knowledge Transfer in Upper-LevelMaterials Science CoursesDr. Jennifer C. Mallette, Boise State University An Assistant Professor of English at Boise State University, Dr. Jenn Mallette teaches technical com- munication at the undergraduate and graduate level. In addition to working with STEM students in her undergraduate technical communication course, she collaborates with faculty in the College of Engineer- ing to focus on enhancing writing education in engineering courses. Her other research focuses on women engineering, and she has recently published the results of a

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Women in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mahaa Mayeesha Ahmed, Rowan University ; Melanie Basantis, Rowan University; Kauser Jahan, Rowan University

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Women in Engineering

Paper ID #24862Board 135: Reflecting on 20 Years of the Attracting Women into Engineering(AWE) WorkshopMiss Mahaa Mayeesha Ahmed, Rowan University Mahaa Ahmed is currently a senior at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ studying Biological Sciences and Philosophy and Religion Studies with a minor in Dance. She is a student worker in the Outreach Office of the Henry M. Rowan College of Engineering and helps coordinate K-12 STEM programs during the academic year as well as STEM camps during the summer. She will be pursuing a MS in Environmental Health at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health upon graduation.Ms. Melanie

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Experiences of Multidisciplinary Engineering Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alyona Sharunova, University of Alberta; Mehwish Butt, University of Alberta; Jason P. Carey, University of Alberta; Ahmed Jawad Qureshi, University of Alberta

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Paper ID #25333Alumni Feedback and Reflections on Industrial Demands and Transdisci-plinary Engineering Design EducationMs. Alyona Sharunova, University of Alberta Alyona Sharunova, BSc., is an Education Consultant at the Faculty of Engineering and a former Research Assistant at the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. Her background is in Psychology, Design, and Educational Development. The scope of her work lies in Transdisciplinary Engi- neering Education, Design Processes, Teaching and Learning Methodologies, Cognitive and Educational Psychology, and Curriculum Design and Enhancement.Miss

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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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Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Paula Quinn, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Stephen James Kmiotek P.E., Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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Paper ID #25678Making Connections Across a Four-Year Project-Based Curriculum: ePort-folios as a Space for Reflection and Integrative LearningDr. Chrysanthe Demetry, Worcester Polytechnic Institute Dr. Chrysanthe Demetry is associate professor of Mechanical Engineering and director of the Morgan Teaching & Learning Center at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her teaching and scholarship interests focus on materials science education, K-12 engineering outreach, gender equity in STEM, and intercul- tural learning in experiential education abroad. As director of the Morgan Center at WPI since 2006, Dr. Demetry coordinates

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Mathematics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi, Colombia - University of Victoria, Canada; Stephanie Celis Gallego, Universidad Icesi; Ivonne María Suárez, Universidad Icesi; Juliana Jaramillo JJO, Universidad Icesi; Angelica Burbano, Universidad Icesi; Alvaro Pachon, Universidad Icesi; Diego Antonio Bohorquez, Universidad Icesi; Lina Marcela Quintero P.E., Universidad Icesi; Isabel Echeverri, Universidad Icesi; Lady K. Castillo; Cesár Augusto Cuartas Rodríguez, Universidad Icesi

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Paper ID #26882Professor Critical Reflection and its Impact on Learning Environments: ACase Study Applied to a First-year Mathematics Course in EngineeringDr. Norha M. Villegas, Universidad Icesi, Colombia - University of Victoria, Canada Norha M- Villegas is an Associate Professor in the Department of Information and Communication Tech- nologies, Director of the Software Systems Engineering Bachelor Program at Universidad Icesi, Cali, Colombia, an Adjunct Assistant Professor of the Department of Computer Science, University of Victoria, in Canada, and an IEEE Senior Member. Her research interests include engineering

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NEE 2 - Strategies to Improve Teaching Effectiveness

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Taryn Shalini Bipat, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Mitchell Fajardo; Yuliana Flores, University of Washington

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New Engineering Educators

Paper ID #26653Designing and Enacting Weekly Micro-reflections as a Means of ProfessionalDevelopment of Early Career Educators: Voices from the FieldMs. Taryn Shalini Bipat, University of WashingtonMiss Yuliana Flores, University of WashingtonDr. Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington Jennifer Turns is a Professor in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the Univer- sity of Washington. She is interested in all aspects of engineering education, including how to support engineering students in reflecting on experience, how to help engineering educators make effective teach- ing decisions, and the

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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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Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Community Engagement Division

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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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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Callie J. Miller, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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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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Community Engagement Division

bearingeducational experience in which students (a) participate in an organized service activity thatmeets identified community needs, and (b) reflect on the service activity in such a way as to gainfurther understanding of course content, a broader appreciation of the discipline, and anenhanced sense of personal values and civic responsibility” (p. 112). Service-learning has beenadopted into higher education curricula for many of its proven benefits, including improvedstudent civic engagement [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], critical thinking [8], and interpersonal skillslike communication skills [9], [10] and collaboration skills [11], [12], [13]. Based on this well-accepted definition, in spring of 2017, we designed and launched theHunger-Free Texas

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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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Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; Kaleb Eldridge, Heart to Honduras; Patrick John Sours, Ohio State University

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development to come together moreregularly, to form more cross-program and cross-discipline collaborations and be increasinglyreflective of the work that we do with local and global partners. We have noticed that thisthoughtful reflection has begun to transform our mindset as we have prioritized the importanceof sustainable benefit to communities. That mindset change is exemplified in our vocabulary –the words we use to honestly describe our efforts to others or ourselves. Specifically, the wordsthat describe the attitudes we bring, the relationships we form, how we work together, theoutcomes we experience and finally, the resultant feelings of the community, have allexperienced a shift from left to right in Figure 1.When the focus of service

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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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Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Matias N. de Paula, University of San Diego

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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

students’perception of engineering as especially important in biomedical engineering because it is both heavilyinterdisciplinary and heavily human focused [9,10]. In biomedical engineering, content traditionallyseen as mechanical, electrical, and chemical engineering is merged into novel curricula that are human-focused, creating conditions where biomedical engineering students may develop a differentunderstanding than students from other engineering majors.The purpose of this paper is a preliminary analysis of students’ reflections on the epistemologicalboundaries of engineering. We want to understand the boundaries that students establish regardingengineering and the way in which they articulate those boundaries. As an initial step towards that goal

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Kari B. Henquinet, Michigan Technological University; Richard Jason Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #25409An Educational Framework to Promote Self-Authorship in Engineering Un-dergraduatesDr. Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University Laura Kasson Fiss is a Research Assistant Professor in the Pavlis Honors College at Michigan Techno- logical University. She holds a PhD from Indiana University in English (2013). Her work has appeared in Victorian Periodicals Review, The Lion and the Unicorn, and The Cambridge Companion to Gilbert and Sullivan. In addition to her research on Victorian humor, she conducts higher education research and scholarship on issues of inclusion, reflection, and innovation.Dr

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Neelam Prabhu Gaunkar, Iowa State University; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the hu- man side of engineering, new ways of teaching engineering in particular Electromagnetism and other classes that are mathematically driven. His research and activities also include avenues to connect Prod- uct Design and Engineering Education in a synergetic way. In addition, he is active in high-speed systems engineering, and strong magnetic pulses as well as magneto-optical systems for fiber optics applications. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Addressing the differences between intention and retention in

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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from varying academic levels, first-year to finalyear. Students are required to complete weekly reflections which were analyzed to attain insightinto their experience. The study provides insights into how the students attempt to balance theirown learning, project implementation, and community relations and impact while developingsoftware solutions.Introduction Service-learning or community-engaged learning has seen a significant and growing interestwithin engineering and computing education as a means to meet learning outcomes, integrateprofessional preparation into the curriculum, and address human and environmental needs withinour local and global communities. While engineering and computing have been slower than otherdisciplines to adopt

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Continuous Improvement in Engineering Leadership Development Programs

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Seth Claberon Sullivan, Texas A&M University; Beth Koufteros, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Leadership Development

, collaborative in theirdecision-making, and humbly self-confident in their behaviors.The five-semester leadership program, commencing spring of sophomore year, is designed toprovide a cohort of students with a broader perspective of the world in which they will live andwork. Personal growth and self-improvement, rooted in reflection and dialogue, are thefoundation of the program. Engagement with industry professionals and development of self-awareness helps them discover a sense for how they will fit into this world, a deeper insight intotheir individual potential, and a specific view of how they want to begin their professionalcareers. Students earn a certificate in Holistic Leadership upon completion of the program.Students in the Zachry Leadership

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Educational Research and Methods Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Allison Godwin, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering)

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for making a difference in their community and world or personalagency. Personal agency is a capability that every individual holds; it is described by Bandura asan individual’s beliefs about their capabilities to exercise control over events that affect their livesthrough purposeful and reflective actions. Agentic actions allow students to explore, maneuverand impact their environment for the achievement of a goal or set of goals. This study identifieshow cognitive processes of forethought, intention, reactivity, and reflection shape a students’agentic behavior and together influence first-generation college students’ goal of making adifference in their community through their engineering degree.Data for this study came from a large-scale

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rachel Ann Shannon, Iowa State University; Sara Kaye Jones; Mani Mina, Iowa State University

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Electrical and Computer Engineering at Iowa State University. He has been working on better understanding of students’ learning and aspects of tech- nological and engineering philosophy and literacy. In particular how such literacy and competency are reflected in curricular and student activities. His interests also include Design and Engineering, the human side of engineering, new ways of teaching engineering in particular Electromagnetism and other classes that are mathematically driven. His research and activities also include on avenues to connect Product Design and Engineering Education in a synergetic way. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Designing a Multi-Cycle

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Yukio Yoritomo, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Nicole Turnipseed, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Maxx Joseph Villotti, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Aric Tate, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Kelly Searsmith, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Matthias Grosse Perdekamp, University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign; Paul Prior, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Julie L. Zilles, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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run of a faculty development program called WritingAcross Engineering (WAE). The program draws heavily on the Writing Across the Curriculum(WAC) and Writing in the Disciplines (WID) literature [2], [4]–[9], but differs in three key ways.First, WAE is grounded in a sustained interdisciplinary collaboration designed and led by a teamthat spans Physics, Engineering, and Writing Studies. Second, rather than the typical one-offintensive workshop model, WAE organized weekly meetings of a small cohort over a semester,similar to a faculty learning community. Meetings introduced technical faculty to best practicesfrom Writing Studies and promoted reflection and discussion about how those practices could beadapted most effectively for each faculty

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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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choices they will make upon graduation.We present a brief introduction to the literature on vocation and reflection in higher education,discuss our approach to teaching this material in our first-year User-Centered Design course, andexamine the impact of the activity on students through preliminary analysis of survey data. Wefind that students value discussion of these topics, but more work needs to be done to connect theconcepts of vocation and engineering.IntroductionWe have seen students on our campus operate with a split identity: they are engineers-in-trainingon campus, but may think of themselves as musicians, surfers, or political activists outside of theclassroom. The disconnect between engineering curricula and personal experiences can