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International Division Technical Session 5

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; D. Jake Follmer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity

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International

ReadinessAbstractColleges of Engineering have increasingly emphasized the importance of engineering studentsobtaining professional skills relating to global readiness. This paper describes progress in a cross-sectional, longitudinal study to examine the impact that a College of Engineering at a large, mid-Atlantic public institution has on students’ global readiness and related constructs. Data werecollected from first-year and senior undergraduate engineering students for two years (2012-2013and 2013-2014). Research questions examined: 1) previous international experiences of incomingstudents, 2) international experiences that undergraduates have during their academic careers, 3)students’ perceived value of global readiness, 4) activities students perceive to be

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Self-efficacy and Emotion: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Philip M. Reeves, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

constructsdiffer between first-year and senior students and between female and male students.MethodsData collection procedure A cross-sectional study was conducted in order to examine differences in students’ self-perceptions of creativity during the first and senior years. The research study occurred at a large,mid-Atlantic research-oriented university. In Fall 2012, first-year students who intended to majorin engineering were asked to participate in the study. The students had just started theirundergraduate studies approximately two weeks prior to receiving an invitation to participate. InApril 2013, senior engineering students, two weeks away from graduation, were also invited toparticipate. The creativity study was embedded in a larger

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Mechanics of Materials

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barry T. Rosson P.E., Florida Atlantic University

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Mechanics

Paper ID #11215Analysis of Inelastic DeformationsDr. Barry T. Rosson P.E., Florida Atlantic University Dr. Barry Rosson is a Professor of Structural Engineering at Florida Atlantic University. Prior to join- ing FAU, he was a professor at the University of Nebraska for 16 years. His areas of research interest are in nonlinear structural mechanics, numerical methods, structural dynamics and steel structures. He has received numerous campus and college-wide teaching and service awards. At the national level of the American Society of Civil Engineers, he has served as the Chair of the society-wide Committee on Professional

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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ordel Brown, West Virginia University

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New Engineering Educators

/quizzes include the slow response rate for students and the tediousness for instructors.Summative assessments in the form of tests and exams are not sufficient measures of students’understanding and application of knowledge 1-2. Students need continuous formative assessmentsto monitor their learning by actively evaluating their level of understanding. Additionally, thereis the present need to satisfy the dynamic technology-based demands of current engineeringstudents.In an attempt to address these challenges, a web-based audience response system was employedin an introductory engineering course at a large, land-grant university in the mid-Atlantic region.This introductory course is offered in multiple sections in the first-year engineering

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 4

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shiyu Liu, Pennsylvania State University; Sarah E Zappe, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Thomas A. Litzinger, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Kirsten S Hochstedt, Penn State University; Tricia Bertram Gallant, Rady School of Management, UC San Diego

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Engineering Ethics

Academic Integrity into Engineering CoursesAbstractThis study examined how a professional development workshop affected faculty members’perspectives about incorporating academic integrity into their engineering courses. Embedded inthe context of a new initiative at a large Mid-Atlantic University that aims to enhanceengineering students’ understanding of academic integrity and professional ethics, the workshopfeatured three aspects: 1) enhancing faculty members’ self-efficacy in teaching academicintegrity and professional ethics; 2) facilitating their development of instructional strategies forteaching integrity and ethics; and 3) supporting their classroom implementation of instructionalplans. Seven faculty participants were interviewed after

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Exploring Graduate Student Experiences

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B. Mena, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Graduate Studies

through the Lens of LiminalityAbstractThe purpose of this study is to learn about the experiences of postdoctoral scholars (postdocs) inscience and engineering fields. It is guided by the theory of liminality. Forty-two postdocsemployed at a Mid-Atlantic, research-intensive University, participated in individual interviewsto describe their experiences as postdocs at the University. This paper provides answers to thefollowing three research questions: (1) What are the benefits and challenges of science andengineering postdoc positions? (2) What liminal experiences characterize the postdoc position?and (3) What recommendations to improve the postdoc experience emerge from this study?IntroductionThe purpose of this study is to learn about the

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert T. Bailey P.E., Loyola University Maryland

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Mechanical Engineering

., “Integration of Finite Element Modeling and Experimental Evaluation in a Freshman Project,” in Proceedings of the Fall 2010 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Conference, Philadelphia, PA, October 15-16, 2010.4. Abdel-Mohti, A. and Khasawneh, M., “Teaching Finite Element Analysis in Undergraduate Courses, in Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE North-Central Section Conference, Ada, OH, March 23-24, 2012.5. Brown, A., Crawford, R., Jensen, D., Rencis, J., Liu, J., Watson, K., Jackson, K., Hackett, R., Schimpf, P., “Assessment of Active Learning Modules: An Update of Research Findings,” in Proceedings of the 2013 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Atlanta, GA, June 23-26, 2013.6. Shih, R., SolidWorks® 2014 and Engineering Graphics: An

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Ocean and Marine Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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William M. Simpson Jr., U.S. Coast Guard Academy; Raymond S. McCord, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Ocean and Marine

students to model only the middle portion of their design. This results in whatMAESTRO terms a cut model, and it provides for weights and end moments to be added. Thisapproach makes it possible for the students to create and evaluate a structural model withreasonable effort. This approach also facilitates student comparison of manually computed mid-ship section stresses with the MAESTRO computed stresses. An example of a student cut modelis shown in figure 7. Figure 7. Student Cut ModelGraduate school use of MAESTROAt MIT, students in the graduate ship design curriculum take courses in naval architecture,marine engineering and ship structures as well as hydrodynamics, acoustics, materialsengineering, and design

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Potpourri

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gonca Altuger-Genc, State University of New York, Farmingdale; Ilknur Aydin, Farmingdale State College

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Computing & Information Technology

learning”, World Transactions on Engineering and Technology Education, Vol.6, No.1, 2007, pp: 59-62 9. Lasher, W.C., 2006, “Using a Course in Computer-Aided Engineering to Foster Life-Long Learning”, Proceedings of the Frontiers in Education Conference, October 28-31, 2006, San Diego, CA. 10. Altuger-Genc, G., 2013, “Design and Development of a Self-directed Learning Component for a Mechanical Engineering Technology Course”, Proceedings of ASEE Mid Atlantic Section Fall Conference, October 11-12, 2013, Washington, DC. 11. Altuger-Genc, G., 2012, “Self-directed Lifelong Learning Through Facebook: A Pilot Implementation Assessment”, Proceedings of the American Society for Engineering Education

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Data Analysis and Assessment

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cory Brozina, Virginia Tech; David B. Knight, Virginia Tech, Department of Engineering Education

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Computers in Education

wasfirst processed through R, an open-source statistical package, in which scripts of code werewritten to clean the large amount of data. Once data were cleaned and processed, we were able toconduct statistical analyses that addressed the two research questions.The study population (post-data cleaning) consists of 876 students in freshman engineering fromFall 2013 at a large, Mid-Atlantic research university. Students who opted-out of having theirdata part of the on-going research project were removed from the data set. Additionally, anystudent who did not receive a final grade (A, B, C, D/F, W) in the course was also removed.Course StructureThe first-year engineering course analyzed for this study, Course X, consisted of twocomponents: 1) a

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Engineering Ethics

Paper ID #11150Ethics and Text RecyclingDr. Marilyn A. Dyrud, Oregon Institute of Technology Marilyn Dyrud is a full professor in the Communication Department at Oregon Institute of Technology and regularly teaches classes in business and technical writing, public speaking, rhetoric, and ethics; she is part of the faculty team for the Civil Engineering Department’s integrated senior project. She is active in ASEE as a regular presenter, moderator, and paper reviewer; she has also served as her campus’ representative for 17 years, as chair of the Pacific Northwest Section, and as section newsletter editor. She was

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Teaching & Learning in Graduate Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Guangming Chen, Morgan State University; Jumoke 'Kemi' Ladeji-Osias, Morgan State University; Gbekeloluwa B. Oguntimein, Morgan State University; Young-Jae Lee, Morgan State University

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

Forum (QLF), Cape Canaveral, FL, March 15-18, 2011.11) Oluseun Omotoso and G. Chen, “Application of Reliability Centered Maintenance and Failure Mode, Effect and Criticality Analysis in Preventive Maintenance Planning”, Proceedings of the 14th Annual International Conference on Industrial Engineering Theory, Application and Practice, Anaheim, CA, Oct 18-21, 2009.12) Carla D. Wheaden, (Advisers: Luis Gallo, John Evens and G. Chen), “The degradation of Radome panels due to probabilistic extreme wind events”, student paper presented at ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Page 26.604.15 Fall 2014 Conference

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Project-based Learning in ET Programs

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ihab Habib P.E., Austin Peay State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Technology

Transportation Associate, January 1999- January 2000 PBS&J, Nashville, Tennessee LICENSE AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS Professional Engineer Licensed in Tennessee. (License #106875, Inactive) General Contractor Licensed in Tennessee (License #00050709, Inactive) TAS Tennessee Academy of Science Engineering Section Chair 2013- 14 ASEE American Society of Engineering Educators Member Leadership Clarksville member of class 2014 National Association Home Builder Student Chapter at Austin Peay 2013 Currently serving in As- sessment Analysis Council HONORS AND AWARDS School of Technology and Public Management Outstanding faculty award 2012-2013 Construction Projects Institutional St Clement Elementary School Antioch

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Practical Teaching in Manufacturing – 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shouling He, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Hossein Rahemi, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology; Khalid Mouaouya, Vaughn College of Aeronautics & Technology

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Manufacturing

. Of the five ControlEngineers, three of them are directly working with PLC programming and automation systemdesigns. Before the students graduated from the college, they had developed and presented thefollowing papers at national and international conferences."Automated Sorting Using PLC Technology", 2013 Mid-Atlantic ASEE EngineeringConference, April 27, 2013, New York City, New York. Page 26.1483.11"A PLC Automated Security Checkpoint", Ninth LACCEI Latin American and CaribbeanConference (LACCEI’2011), Engineering for a Smart Planet, Innovation, InformationTechnology and Computational Tools for Sustainable Development, August 3-5, 2011

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Computer Tutors, Simulation, and Videos

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Edward A. Pan, University of Virginia

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Mechanics

accessing.These individual student differences are important and can seriously impact their learning[18]. Wetherefore observe a gap in the literature that helps to motivate this study: for students in a realclassroom environment, what are the usage patterns of the various instructional supports (videos,peers, textbook, instructor) available to them, and in what ways does the ecosystem shape theseusage patterns? This paper gives a preliminary look at these issues using data collected during arecent academic semester in a Dynamics course.Study population, data, and methodologyStudent population. The subjects in this study were students in the sophomore-level courseDynamics at a large, mid-Atlantic public university during the Spring 2012 semester

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 1

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Charles E. Baukal Jr. P.E., John Zink Co. LLC; Ted Song, John Brown University; Will C. Holmes, John Brown University; Kyle Andrew Crouse, John Brown University; Zachary Jordan Lee, John Brown University; Cameron Drax Geiger, John Brown University

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College Industry Partnerships

advice andguidance to the next generation of engineers. It may also provide these professionals insights intocurrent program curricula, teaching methods, student attitudes and other things that may benefitthem as employers. The program leaders and faculty may benefit from these forums as well byproviding useful information that can be used to improve the program. These forums are apowerful example of college-industry partnerships. A relatively minimal investment of time hasthe potential to provide life-changing advice to students.References  1. N.A. Lewis, The engineer as a professor: Bringing experience to the engineering classroom, presented at the ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section meeting, U.S. Military Academy at West Point (New York), March

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Research to Practice: STRAND 2- Engineering Across the Curriculum: Integration with the Arts, Social Studies, Science, and the Common Core

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joyce Blandino P.E., Virginia Military Institute; Jon-Michael Hardin, Virginia Military Institute

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

: Project for Mechanical Engineering Undergraduate Students. Proceedings of the 2012 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, San Antonio, TX, June 10-13, 2012. 9. Fleischer, A., Wemhoff, A., O’Brien, J., Ural, A., Alaways, L. (2010). Development and Execution of a Successful Mechanical Engineering Outreach Program for Middle School Girls. Proceedings of the Fall 2010 Mid-Atlantic ASEE Conference, Villanova, PA, October 15-16. 10. Deckard, C., Quarfoot, D. (2014).Analysis of a Short-term STEM intervention Targeting Middle School Girls and their Parents (Research-to-practice). Proceedings of the 2014 ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Indianapolis, IN, June 15-18, 2014

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Examining "Big" Data

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Issam Wajih Damaj, American University of Kuwait; Ashley Ater Kranov, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

, such as ABET.This paper is organized so that Section 2 defines SoTE and explains the measurementframework. Section 3 presents the development of the Student Learning by Coursework ProgramCriterion. Section 4 is dedicated for analysis and evaluation. The fifth and final section concludesthe paper and outlines future work.The Measurement FrameworkIn terms of education, we define Sustainability as the ability to continuously improve withoutreducing the capacity to endure. In other words, the SoTE is Improvability and Endurance. TheSoTE is achieved at two levels, namely, the system and approach levels. At the system level, theeducational institution should be able to improve without reducing its ability to endure. Theinstitution should adopt an

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Models and Practices of Community Engagement for Engineering Faculty

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dominic M. Halsmer P.E., Oral Roberts University; Peter Wesley Odom, Oral Roberts University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

these, and all, fields of study to be in productive dialogue, not only tohelp solve the world’s problems, but also to help answer life’s biggest questions. It may turn outthat these two objectives are very much related.In the mid-1990s, writer John Brockman asserted the ascendency and predominance of scienceby publishing provocative interviews with several big-name scientists in his book, The ThirdCulture: Beyond the Scientific Revolution. These scientists had been successful at popularizingtheir work by writing in a manner that captured the attention and imagination of the public.2 In asense, they represented a new integration of science and the humanities, since they were able toharness the power of compelling literature to promote scientific

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Persistence and Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edward J. Berger, Purdue University; Lisa Lampe, University of Virginia; Julie Innes Caruccio, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

improvement in outcomes for AfricanAmerican women in particular.The setting for this evidence-based practiceThe institution. Our public, mid-Atlantic institution enrolls approximately 16,000 undergraduatestudents and is classified as “highly selective” in undergraduate admission. The university offersa comprehensive set of academic majors for undergraduates, as well as a rich and variedselection of co- and extra-curricular activities. The undergraduate population is about 54%female, 6% African-American, 5.6% Hispanic, and 6% international students. Students aredrawn from all 50 states and over 100 countries. The four-year graduation rate from theinstitution is over 85%, while the six-year graduation rate is over 90%.The institution organizes its

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Measurement and Instrumentation

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J. Novoselich, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

approach, the instrument must be adapted to a round-robin formatwhich is discussed below.Data and MethodsSample and Data CollectionData for this study were drawn from a total of 435 mechanical engineering capstone designstudents at a large, mid-Atlantic engineering research institution (n=203) as well as a smallernortheastern military focused engineering college (n=22). These responses represent 56.7% and25.5% of the course enrollments, respectively. The data were collected in a combination of paperwith online follow-up and online only survey formats at the midpoint of their year-long teamingexperience. Questions stemmed from the MLQ Form 5X,12 adapted for round-robin data collectionwhere each team member rated each of their teammates and faculty