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NSF Grantees: Faculty Development 1

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Jill K. Nelson, George Mason University; Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University; Anastasia P. Samaras, George Mason University; Lori C. Bland, College of William and Mary

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

applications in target tracking and physical layer communications. Her work on target detection and tracking is funded by the Office of Naval Research. Dr. Nelson is a 2010 recipient of the NSF CAREER Award. She is a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi, Eta Kappa Nu, and the IEEE Signal Processing, Communications, and Education Societies.Dr. Margret Hjalmarson, George Mason University Margret Hjalmarson is a Professor in the School of Education at George Mason University. Her research interests include engineering education, mathematics education, faculty development and mathematics teacher leadership.Prof. Anastasia P Samaras, George Mason University ANASTASIA P. SAMARAS is Professor of Education in the College of

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Empathy and Human-Centered Design 1

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Pamela L Dickrell, University of Florida; Lilianny Virguez, University of Florida; Andrea Goncher, University of Florida

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

understand that the exposure to power tools, 3-d modeling, circuits, coding, and human-centered needs will be beneficial in the long run to my education and career.”Hands-On Nature of the Course: Students who found that the hands-on nature of the course asthe most interesting differentiated the course from “traditional courses,” e.g. lecture-basedcourses, included the opportunity to build prototypes, and learning and applying skills related tomodeling, building, programming, and circuitry. This category is most closely related to learninggoals, 3) Promote a culture of making by introducing solid modeling, programming, sensors,data acquisition, 3D printing, and other maker tools, and 4) Build teamwork and cooperativelearning skills through

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Perceptions, Reflections, Collaborations, and Student Support in Chemical Engineering

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Sheima J. Khatib, Texas Tech University; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; William D Lawson P.E., Ph.D., Texas Tech University

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Chemical Engineering

Paper ID #29382Student Confidence and Metacognitive Reflection with Correlations toExam Performance in a FE Review Course in Chemical EngineeringSheima J. Khatib, Texas Tech University Sheima J. Khatib is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech University. She received her Ph.D. in Chemistry in the area of heterogeneous catalysis from the Au- tonomous University of Madrid. Apart from her interests in chemical engineering and finding sustainable paths for production of fuels and chemicals (for we she has received several grants including the NSF CAREER award), she is passionate

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Construction Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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Jeyoung Woo P.E., California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; Hyun Woo Kim, Incheon National University; Elaine Rawley Goetz, Ohio University Office of Sustainability

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Diversity

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Construction Engineering

existingguidance available to practitioners focuses on planning and execution utilizing a sustainabilityframework such as the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) by the U.S. GreenBuilding Council (USGBC). As the demand for sustainability is increasing, universities areoffering courses about construction sustainability to educate future professionals and providehands-on experience to prepare them for their careers. In response to this trend, the USGBCdeveloped a module called LEED Lab, and encouraged its adoption for university constructionsustainability courses. The LEED Lab is used by students to evaluate the existing on-campusbuildings’ sustainability performances. Their evaluation is reviewed by experts for a final LEEDcertification

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Chemical Engineering in the Sophomore Year

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David L. Silverstein P.E., University of Kentucky; Sarah A Wilson, University of Kentucky

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Chemical Engineering

(Taxol) through the use of plant cell cultures from the Taxus Yew Tree. Throughout her time at Rowan and UMass, she developed a passion for undergraduate education. This passion led her to pursue a career as a lecturer, where she could focus on training undergraduate chemical engineering students. She has been teaching at UK since 2015 and has taught Fluid Mechanics, Thermodynamics, Computational Tools and the Unit Operations Laboratory. She is especially interested in teaching scientific communication and integration of process safety into the chemical engineering curriculum. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Student Performance in an Online Chemical Engineering

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Mechanical Engineering Technical Session: Potpourri

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Heather E. Dillon, University of Portland; Jeffrey Matthew Welch, University of Portland; Nicole Ralston, University of Portland; Rebecca D. Levison, University of Portland

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device. However, the professional culture maycreate competing forces like cost and career progress. Gentile articulates that students must betrained in how to communicate ethical concerns to superiors, and the skill must then bepracticed. This module was designed to do both of these things for engineering students.The module developed had several learning objectives: 1. Develop an action plan to modify or address an ethics or character issue 2. Explore multiple solution paths 3. Identify the needs and motivations of various stakeholdersThe research goal of the project was to determine if a structured module in an engineering coursecould help students enhance the skill of building an action plan for ethics. The skill is importantfor

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Computers in Education Division Technical Session 2: Teaching and Learning

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Natalia Ozymko, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Matthew Allan McCarthy, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Wade Fagen-Ulmschneider, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karin Jensen, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign; Karle Flanagan, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign

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health and wellness, engineering stu- dent career pathways, and engagement of engineering faculty in engineering education research. She was awarded a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for her research on undergraduate mental health in engineering programs. Before joining UIUC she completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Sanofi Oncology in Cambridge, MA. She earned a bachelor’s degree in biological engineering from Cornell University and a Ph.D. in biomedical engineering from the University of Virginia.Karle Flanagan, University of Illinois at Urbana - Champaign Karle Flanagan is a Senior Instructor of Statistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She has taught introductory statistics

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Laboratory Courses and Programming in the Aerospace Curriculum

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Waterloo Tsutsui, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Ruben D. Lopez-Parra, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Genisson Silva Coutinho, Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia da Bahia; Alberto W. Mello, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Michael David Sangid, Purdue University; Tamara J. Moore, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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is a professor in the Department of Mechanical and Materials Technology at the Instituto Federal de Educac¸a˜ o, Ciˆencia e Tecnologia da Bahia. He is a mechanical engineer and holds Master’s degree in mechanical engineering, and a PhD in Engineering Education. He has been teaching at different levels, from the first year of technical high school to the final year of mechatronic engineering course, since 1995. He also has considerable experience in the design and implementation of mechatronic and production engineering courses. His non-academic career is centered on product development and manufacturing processes.Dr. Alberto W Mello, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Ph.D. in Aerospace from the

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Identity, Culture, and Socialization

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Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Angela Harris, North Carolina State University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Bangladesh). She also works on better understanding undergraduate engineering student interests, behaviors, development, and career choices related to innovation and entrepreneurship. Harris earned her Ph.D. (2015) and M.S. (2010) in Environmental Engineering from Stanford Univer- sity. She also received her B.S. in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology (2009).Dr. Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University Sheri D. Sheppard, Ph.D., P.E., is professor of Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Besides teaching both undergraduate and graduate design and education related classes at Stanford University, she conducts research on engineering education and work-practices, and applied

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Oenardi Lawanto, Utah State University; Sherry Marx, Utah State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

to grow at a faster rate than the demand for qualified graduates inother occupations. Despite the value and increasing necessity of STEM skills within today’ssociety and the 21st century workforce, substantial numbers of Americans still do not have equalaccess to postsecondary STEM education and, thus, have limited opportunities for STEM-relatedemployment and careers [4].Along with unequal access to STEM degree programs, researchers report stark differencesbetween traditional and nontraditional undergraduate enrollment and degree attainment in STEM,wherein nontraditional students consistently fare worse. Chen and Weko [5] found it was atypicalfor students who were older, financially self-supporting, or from low socio-economicbackgrounds to

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Community Engagement Division Technical Session 4

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Peter Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Helen Elizabeth Geller, University of Texas at El Paso and El Paso Community College; Diane Elisa Golding, University of Texas at El Paso; Ana Karen Jimenez Enciso, University of Texas at El Paso; Kwame Opuni, University of Houston-Downtown (Retired); Anand Raj, University of Texas at El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas at El Paso; Carla Ann Judith Navar, University of Texas at El Paso; Paul E. Hotchkin, El Paso Community College

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between our students, parks and wildlife personnel, our local zoological society members and othercommunity volunteers, have led to increased awareness of the importance of wetlands to our environment andhealth. The opportunities awarded to our minority students have additionally made an impact in our community,holistically advancing their education and career goals.Transitioning from a Two-Year to Four-Year InstitutionThe need for a smoother transition between a community college and a university was identified by the principalinvestigators of STEMGROW, a grant that has been funded by the Department of Education’s Hispanic ServingInstitutions division. Specifically, the desire for students to delve into the STEM fields of environmental science

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Insights for Teaching ECE Courses

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Laura K. Alford, University of Michigan; Amir Kamil, University of Michigan; Andrew Deorio, University of Michigan

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

6. I feel included in the groups that I want to belong to 7. I feel competent to achieve my goals 8. I get along with people I come into contact with 9. I feel my choices express who I really am 10. I feel I am doing what really interests me 11. People are generally pretty friendly towards me 12. I feel I can successfully complete difficult tasks 13. I feel optimistic about my career prospects after I complete my educationOur research question is: How do students’ sense of community change over time through anintroductory computer programming sequence? Hypothesis: Women and under-represented minority students feel less a part of the community, as compared to men, at the start

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Stephanie Slocum, Engineers Rising LLC

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #28510The Engineer of 2020 as of 2020Dr. Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy Dr. Brock E. Barry, P.E. is Professor of Engineering Education in the Department of Civil & Mechanical Engineering at The United States Military Academy, West Point, New York. Dr. Barry holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Rochester Institute of Technology, a Master of Science degree from University of Colorado at Boulder, and a PhD from Purdue University. Prior to pursuing a career in academics, Dr. Barry spent 10-years as a senior geotechnical engineer and project manager on projects through- out the United States

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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David Pistrui, University of Detroit Mercy; Darrell K. Kleinke P.E., University of Detroit Mercy; Shuvra Das, University of Detroit Mercy; Ronald Bonnstetter, Target Training International; Eric T. Gehrig, Target Training International

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common attribute of Gen Z is thatthey tend to be very inclusive in nature and willing to rally around causes.The technologies of Industry 4.0 coupled with generational transition are driving the need to stepup workforce development efforts. Industry 4.0 skills have become critical components of labormarkets [2]. Developing and retaining an Industry 4.0-ready workforce demands that industryand educators go beyond traditional reskilling and upskilling initiatives. Organizations mustfocus on career strategies, talent mobility and re-engineering ecosystems to drive organizationalreinvention and new business models.Objectives of this ResearchThis research seeks to build on the work of Pistrui and Kleinke et al. [3] [4] and Petrick, andMcCreary [5] to

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NSF Grantees: Student Learning 3

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Denise Wilson, University of Washington

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

TAs fulfill the role ofsecondary instructor, supporting a course via laboratories, recitations, grading, and otherteaching activities. Whether faculty or TA, primary or secondary, instructors employ a range ofinstructional approaches to engage student learning and interact with students to develop rapport,answer questions, and further scaffold instruction. Although there remains some confusion inthe literature regarding terms, faculty support generally refers to teaching technique (bothteacher-centered and student-centered) while faculty interactions refer to more informalexchanges with students which include both curriculum and course-based interactions as well asconversations about career and other intellectual matters. In this paper, we

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Preparation for Graduate Research

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Bala Ram P.E., North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University; Tobin N. Walton, North Carolina A&T State University; Stephanie Teixeira-Poit

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Graduate Studies

they can develop the knowledge, skills, and relationships needed to be aresearch engineer. Another initiative seeks to develop a Research Engineer Network (REN) ofindividuals that will impart skills and mentoring to graduate students, that may not available to them fromtheir own major professor and her/his research group. The network will be composed of graduatestudents, select major professors, select faculty from R1 universities, and representatives from corporateresearch and federal research laboratories. The REN will have three tracks of activities: ResearchProgression Skills (REN-RPS), Research Networking Skills (REN-RNS), and Career Preview andPreparation (REN-CPP). Each track of activities will be offered in Fall and Spring. The REN

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Engineering Leadership Skills Development Across the Undergraduate-to-Workforce Transition

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Tahsin Mahmud Chowdhury, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado, Boulder; Daria A. Kotys-Schwartz, University of Colorado, Boulder; Julie Dyke Ford, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology; Homero Murzi, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Engineering Leadership Development

StateUniversity, The University of Maryland and the University of Central Florida have developed aminor in undergraduate engineering leadership where students develop leadership skills throughexperiential learning projects [4], [21], [22]. Iowa State University created a 4-year Engineeringleadership program with a goal of creating future leaders who can make contributions in thecomplex engineering world through values-based learning beyond traditional engineering [23].In spite of the extensive efforts on developing leadership programs at different institutions, fewstudies have measured leadership behaviors and monitored changes post implementation andinvestigated the impact of these programs on early career engineers [11], [12], [24]. Specifically,there

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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Youngmi Kim, University of Wisconsin, River Falls

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

skills while strengthening their teamwork skills.Course DescriptionThe Ag Engineering Technology department at the University of Wisconsin-River Fallscurrently offers three sequential food process engineering courses – Food and ProcessEngineering I, Food and Process Engineering II, and Food Bioprocess Technology – for studentsinterested in food engineering as a career track. Food and Process Engineering I (AGEN 352) isone of the core engineering courses that all Ag Engineering Technology (AET), Ag Engineering(AE), and Food Science and Technology (FS&T) majors are required to take regardless of eachstudent’s option or emphasis within the major.Food and Process Engineering I (AGEN 352) aims to teach the common engineering conceptsthat are

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Capstone Design Practices

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Valerie Vanessa Bracho Perez, Florida International University; Anilegna Nuñez Abreu, Florida International University; Ameen Anwar Khan, Florida International University; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech; Alexandra Coso Strong, Florida International University

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Design in Engineering Education

and explorations of engineering students’ pathways in industry support theneed to determine how to better prepare students to incorporate stakeholder considerations intodesign. In an IEEE Spectrum article titled “What keeps engineers from advancing in theircareer,” Hinkle [8] outlines four pieces of advice for early career engineers, one of which isto Know your stakeholders. This can be much more difficult than knowing your customers, who are a subset of your stakeholders. The broad definition of a stakeholder is anyone who is affected by your work in any way, or who affects your work in any way. Think about that, and you’ll start to realize the impact you are having on the world. It’s probably much bigger

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Flight and Control Simulators for Virtual Learning

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Meron Lindenfeld, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York; Louis A. Scala, Farmingdale State College, State University of New York

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Aerospace

, and aviation law. He has a strong interest in simulation technology to enhance aviation courses, and continues to explore innovative methods that help students gain proficiency and confidence as they move forward in their education and training. He continues to explore the use of instructional technology researching simulation in aviation education. Dr. Lindenfeld’s educational background includes a BS in Aeronautics, a MS in Education, and an EdD in Educational Administration, Leadership, and Technology.Prof. Louis A. Scala, Farmingdale State College Professor Louis (Lou) Scala’s career in aviation began ”back in the day” (1965) as a freshman at Aviation High School, in Long Island City, New York. At Aviation High

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Approaches to Encouraging Student Engagement

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Brantly Edward McCord, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ronald Erdei, University of South Carolina; David M. Whittinghill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Marisa Exter, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

be believed that absentee behavior may be due torational decision-making, the gap in research on the inverse—the drive to attend—appears moreclearly. Kottasz [5] outlined that a student’s decision to attend schooling depends on both theability and the motivation to attend, and in the case of the latter, additional research is sought.As students in higher education video game development will form interdisciplinary teams formajor projects, analogous (albeit at a smaller scale) to those in industry careers [10], and only alimited number of interactive lab sessions may occur before these teams form, every momentcounts for students to be able to synchronously meet, familiarize with each other, and formproductive subcultural bonds.Social

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2019 Best PIC, Zone, and Diversity Papers Live Q&A

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Katherine McConnell, University of Colorado Boulder

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2019 Best Zone & PIC Papers

and problem sets that can be inserted into core classes in thesophomore and junior year. The goals of the initiative include increasing student engagement andacademic motivation, encouraging students to proactively think about potential career paths, andproviding opportunities for industry partners to meaningfully engage with students outside of anevent setting.The current effort was inspired by a combination of interested, engaged alumni and assessmentdata showing that students’ level of interest in their coursework increased dramatically as theyprogressed through the curriculum​. Figure 1 below is drawn from the department’s senior surveydata [1] and shows graduates’ average reported interest in their classes for each year of thecurriculum

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Developing Technological Literacy in Students

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Justin Lee Clough, University of Southern California; Patricia Chaffey, University of Southern California; Gautam Salhotra, University of Southern California; Colin G. Cess, University of Southern California; Rey Pocius, University of Southern California; Katie Mills, University of Southern California

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

AFB.Patricia Chaffey, University of Southern California Patricia Chaffey has had a passion for studying and designing interaction between humans and technology since her undergraduate career at Mount Holyoke College, and continues to pursue this interest at the University of Southern California. Some of her notable work includes developing a robotic learning companion and designing a simulation to study how people interact with swarms of robots using a virtual agent as an intermediary. Patricia has received awards to support her travel to conferences and leadership workshops, which include, but are not limited to, the 2018 ELIS Expanding Horizons award, and the 2017 Computing Research Association – Women Grace Hopper

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Design Across the Curriculum 2

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Michelle Maher, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Kathleen O'Shea, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Jacob M. Marszalek, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Darran Cairns, University of Missouri-Kansas City

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to inspire human-centeredinnovation, the lead instructor presented material on how to design and implement a survey, andteams created a brief survey; the brief survey presented in the Appendix is an example of a team-designed survey. As a team, team members also created an interview protocol to learn about eachother. Each student interviewed at least one other team member and reflected on how theinterview had unfolded. Typical interview questions included, “What brought you to thisuniversity?”; “What activities are you involved in on and off campus?”; “What do you plan tomajor in and why?”; and “What are your long-term career goals?” Common interview reflectionsincluded, “I rushed through questions; I won’t do that next time”, “We should

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Computing and Information Technology Division Technical Session 2

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Alyssa Mendlein, Temple University; Thuy-Trinh Nguyen, Temple University ; Aunshul Rege, Temple University

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Computing and Information Technology

Paper ID #30661Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Through a Multidisciplinary OSINTCourse ProjectAlyssa Mendlein, Temple University Alyssa is a PhD student in the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple University. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Boston University and a Master of Philosophy in Criminological Research from the University of Cambridge. She is now working on an NSF CAREER grant for Dr. Aunshul Rege, exploring adversarial decision-making and cybersecurity education innovation.Ms. Thuy-Trinh Nguyen, Temple University Trinh is a PhD student in the Department of Criminal Justice at Temple

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NSF Grantees: REU 1

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Gurcan Comert, Benedict College; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Zulfikar Berk, University of South Carolina; Nathan N. Huynh; Robert Petrulis, EPRE Consulting LLC; Majbah Uddin, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

(Johnson, 1999).3.0 The Interdisciplinary Research Experience for UndergraduatesFor the past two summers (2018 and 2019), groups of students from a college in the Southeastparticipated in a problem-based learning journey in the context of studying about autonomousvehicles. One of the long-term goals of this project was to prepare students, who areunderrepresented minorities, for careers in transportation. They were part of a multi-disciplinary,eight-week summer research experience that integrated curricular and extra-curricular activities(see Table 1). Table 1: Interdisciplinary Research with Problem-Based LearningExplore Engage Experience EvaluateActivating PriorKnowledge

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Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Educational Research and Methods

Technologi- cal University, India. He is a certified IUCEE International Engineering Educator. He was awarded the ’Ing.Paed.IGIP’ title at ICTIEE, 2018.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus Samantha Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor of Engineering in the Fulton Schools of Engineering Poly- technic School. Dr. Brunhaver recently joined Arizona State after completing her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. She also has a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Northeastern University. Dr. Brunhaver’s research examines the career decision-making and professional identity formation of engineering students, alumni, and practicing engineers. She also conducts

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Identity, Culture, and Socialization

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Benjamin Goldschneider, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Nicole P. Pitterson, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

majors.Background and ObjectivesRetaining students in STEM majors has remained a stubbornly difficulty issue for the collectiveSTEM education community to address. Studies vary, but typically report that only roughly halfof all students who enroll in science and engineering persist to the completion of their degree [1].For underrepresented minority students, the estimates are even lower, ranging from eighteen totwenty-two percent [2]. Addressing this issue begins with the moment that students arrive oncampus, as their first year can lay the foundation for their experiences as they proceed throughtheir undergraduate careers. However, understanding the reasons that students might choose toleave their initial discipline requires an examination of why they

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Capstone Pedgagogy

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Stephen Andrew Wilkerson P.E., York College of Pennsylvania; Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph; Elyse Hill

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Design in Engineering Education

Technology Directorate from West Point he has continued his research on unmanned systems under ARL’s Campaign for Maneuver as the Associate Director of Special Programs. Throughout his career he has continued to teach at a variety of colleges and universities. For the last 4 years he has been a part time instructor and collaborator with researchers at the University of Maryland Baltimore County (http://me.umbc.edu/directory/). He is currently an Assistant Professor at York College PA.Dr. Stephen Andrew Gadsden, University of Guelph Andrew completed his Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering and Management (Business) at McMaster University in 2006. In 2011, he completed his Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at McMaster in the

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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Danielle Marie Fredette, Cedarville University; Nathan Jessurun, University of Florida

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Software Engineering Division

Work time, Wed, Sep 25 Career Fair Required attendance at the Career Fair machine learning Fri, Sep 27 Team Meeting meeting mini-project #1 Mon, Sep 30 Leadership 1&2 Professor Greatest is the Servant/Show Justice Mercy Wed, Oct 2 Agile CH 1-2 Professor Development & Begin Agility Work time, CAN Fri, Oct 4 Team Meeting meeting Mon, Oct 7 Myth 4-5 ML game Mythical Man Month #2 Design Reviews