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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba; Sandra Ingram, University of Manitoba; Marcia R. Friesen, University of Manitoba

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #14631On Becoming an Engineer: The Essential Role of Lifelong Learning Compe-tenciesJillian Seniuk Cicek, University of Manitoba Jillian Seniuk Cicek is a PhD Candidate in Engineering Education in the Department of Biosystems Engi- neering at the University of Manitoba, in Winnipeg, Canada. She is a research assistant for the Centre for Engineering Professional Practice and Engineering Education in the Faculty of Engineering. Her research areas include outcomes-based teaching and assessment methods and tools, student-cantered instruction (SCI), the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board (CEAB) graduate

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Engineering Cultures and Identity

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Educational Research and Methods

and ConclusionsThe results of these two studies provide strong validity evidence for the use of these items tomeasure the role identity constructs of recognition, interest, and performance/competence forearly post-secondary engineering students. I have described the systematic development of itemsfrom prior research, literature, theory, and qualitative pilot studies. This work highlights theiterative nature of instrument development and the importance of balancing a variety ofpsychometric measures in determining which items accurately measure underlying latentconstructs of identity. The pilot study allowed me to explore the structure of the data as impliedby student responses. Once the structure was determined, a larger study provided

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Case Studies and Programs to Improve Graduate Students' Skills

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Barbara A. Karanian, Stanford University; Srinath Sibi, Stanford University; Matthew T. Ikeler; Leigh Hagestad, Stanford University; Wendy G. Ju, Stanford University

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Graduate Studies

into studentobservations is necessary. We recommend a careful consideration for both definingcourse content for student observations and for compiling student observations. Whileoffering an intriguing first attempt, the current analysis is limited in its approach andopportunity to detail student insights. We close with a graduate student response on theanalysis of how the driver is acting and the assertion of engagement: “Or maybe this isthe sweet spot, the difference between semi autonomous and full autonomous. Aninflection point, if you will -- semi-autonomous grants us trust in these new, semi-autonomous ‘superpowers’ that enable us to extend our abilities

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retaining and Developing Women Faculty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gretchen L. Hein, Michigan Technological University; Daniela Faas, Harvard University; Anne M Lucietto, Purdue University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Rebecca M. Reck, Kettering University; Mary C. Verstraete, The University of Akron; Deborah J. O'Bannon P.E., University of Missouri, Kansas City

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity, Engineering Deans Council

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Engineering and Public Policy, Women in Engineering

often consider the needsof graduate students. This group of women represents a diverse set of employment, promotion,and professional development requirements and needs: ● Careers in academia typically require an advanced degree (Ph.D.) ● Promotion in academia does not take into account 2/3 of typical job responsibilities, thus individuals are unaware of other ways to advance in academia ● Professional development and networking needs of women in academia vary from others in industry ● Academia is an environment that differs greatly from industry and the challenges of a typical work week may be significantly different from industry ● Female faculty are often caught between their own needs and the needs of their students

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Graduate Programs, Development, and Research Fellowships

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Milana Trifkovic, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Karen Andrea Canon-Rubio, University of Calgary; Stephanie Hladik, University of Calgary

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

feel they are not preparedand do not have necessary research skills such as communications skills and organization [3].Communication is a particularly important area of professional skill development, especiallywith high numbers of foreign language graduate students in engineering. Studies have shown thatmentoring can be an effective approach for improving communication skills of internationalstudents, including activities such as Toastmasters clubs, formal academic support, and informalpeer discussion groups [4,5].Many universities have begun to recognize the value of professional development programs inthe balance of work/study/life across different disciplines [1,6,7]. The four most relevantprofessional attributes for engineering PhDs were

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Exploring Student Affairs, Identities, and the Professional Persona

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Najla Mouchrek, Virginia Tech ; Liesl M Baum, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

disciplines, aninterdisciplinary instructor team developed a cross-college undergraduate course aimed at openideation and creative inquiry. One skill in the development of creative practice is identifying andaddressing uncertainty avoidance behaviors, which are high in engineering students. We leverageresearch grounded in professional identity and cognitive design processes to study impacts ofcurriculum designed to address student persistence through, or indifference toward, uncertaintyin creative practice. Questions we seek to explore are: What role does uncertainty avoidance playin developing creative practice, especially in interdisciplinary teams? What strategies can beused to overcome that uncertainty? To explore the role of uncertainty

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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alan Cheville, Bucknell University; John Heywood, Trinity CollegeDublin, The University of Dublin

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

, 2016 From Problem Solvers to Problem Seekers: The Necessary Role of Tension in Engineering EducationIn this paper it is proposed that the current focus on problems in engineering education andtechnological literacy may be more constructively reframed by focusing on tensions. PriyanDias claims engineering has an identity crisis that arises from tensions inherent in: 1) theinfluence of the profession on society, 2) the role engineers play, and 3) what constitutes validknowledge in engineering. These are ethical, ontological, and epistemological tensionsrespectively, which Dias frames as a tension between identities of homo sapiens and homo faber.Beyond the tensions in engineering there are additional tensions that arise

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 2

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bernd Steffensen, University of Applied Sciences Darmstadt

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

Head of the Graduate School Darmstadt.Head of Research Center Electric Mobility c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Taking the Role of Others to Increase the Success Rates of Innovations1. IntroductionTraditionally it is the disciplinary knowledge that is the main focus of education in academicinstitutions1. In a recent publication Hart Research Associates2 present a surprising result: “Nearlyall employers (96%) agreed that, regardless of their chosen field of study, all students should haveexperience in college that teach them how to solve problems with people whose views aredifferent from their own, …”. Of the 400 employers participating in the research, 59% stronglyagreed. To cope with

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Active Learning and Undergraduate Research in ET

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Johnson, Texas A&M University; Mirim Kim, Texas A&M University; Jyhwen Wang, Texas A&M University; Myeongsun Yoon, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Technology

. This work examines three aspects of experiential learning activities in two distinctEngineering Technology courses: 1) the relationship between student learning style and thetiming of experiential learning activities related to a given topic; and 2) the role of course andtopic type on the relationship between student learning style and the timing of experientiallearning activities. The next section details the background research in these areas, this isfollowed by the methods, results, and conclusions of the work.BackgroundExperiential Learning Experiential learning attempts to rectify what Kolb characterized as the “rejection” of the“real-world” by the educational establishment 1. The key to experiential learning is the creationof

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Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Richard Brown Bankhead III, Highline College; Tessa Alice Olmstead, Highline College; Judy Mannard PE, Highline Community College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

selected to represent different disciplines, time to add names to class picture set. cultures, and gender identities. 7 Industry Guest Guest speakers preferably represent different Success in Math Students develop a list of success strategies in Speaker disciplines. A third invited guest speaker from a math course and reflect on why they may not industry, preferably a graduate of the college be implementing known successful strategies. lectures. 8 Broadening Your Provide an overview of different ways to get Building Activity: Introduce and help

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Addressing Diversity Issues in Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tressa Kay Mikel, University of California, Berkeley; Frank Hoang, University of California, Berkeley; Pedro S. H. Kim, UC Berkeley; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

   ​ 7​likely to attend community college than a public 4­year college.​ Working full time and going to school part time are both factors that have been independently linked to lower rates of  8,9 persistence and degree attainment.​   Professional Engineering Identity  Developing an identity as an engineer has been linked to persistence in an engineering program. The acquisition of this role is gradual and progresses during the first few years of study;  3​upperclassmen are significantly more likely to identify as engineers than first year students.​  For students, development of engineering identity is

Conference Session

Understanding the Military Veteran's Human Resource Needs - Transition from Military Service to the Engineering Profession

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jae Hoon Lim, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Peter Thomas Tkacik, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Claudia G Interiano, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Jerry Lynn Dahlberg Jr, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Caroline Elizabeth Nowell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

identifications, then acculturation is not a singular process that occurs at asingle pace. A singular process that identifies an individual as “acculturated” or not, is likely anoversimplification of a very complex phenomenon.22 This model therefore considers studentveterans’ desire to retain cultural aspects of their military identity in college, while alsoconnecting with the culture of higher education in different aspects. 15 The expandedconceptualization of acculturation carries important implications for student veterans’reintegration into higher education and recognizes the significant role that higher educationinstitutions play in this process.21, 22 Figure 2. Multidimensionality of AcculturationHigher Education as a Pathway to Reintegration

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Development Opportunities for Diverse Engineering Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joanna Wolfe, Carnegie Mellon University; Elizabeth A. Powell, Tennessee Technological University; Seth Schlisserman; Alexandra Kirshon

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

students have, pointing to a need forinterventions to teach problem-solving skills.IntroductionIn 1996, ABET mandated the development of professional skills such as effectivecommunication and working in teams through the EC2000 criteria. At the time, many educatorswelcomed this increasing emphasis on teamwork not only as preparation for workplace but alsoas a way to increase the participation of women and minorities in engineering (Brown, 2001;Ettenheim et al., 2000; Rosser, 1995; Teague, 1995). Team projects were thought to beparticularly congenial to women because they promote learning through social interaction withothers and can provide a cooperative balance to the often competitive atmosphere that dominatesmany science and engineering

Conference Session

Assessment II: Learning Gains and Conceptual Understanding

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kristen Bethke Wendell, Tufts University; Jessica Watkins, Tufts University; Aaron W. Johnson, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach

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Educational Research and Methods

two cases from our own teaching. We investigate the natureof the multiple, often competing goals that engineering instructors need to balance. We thenconsider possible moves we could make in response to these assessments, connecting to work onresponsive teaching in math and science. One case takes place with fourth graders in anelementary classroom, the other with university students in a graduate-level teacher educationprogram. We conclude by advocating for increased attention to and study of the in-the-momenttensions and decisions engineering instructors face, even in well-designed tasks and learningenvironments.Disciplinary substance in engineering designWhile formative assessment has not been an explicit focus in engineering education

Conference Session

Writing and Communication II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Liggett, Louisiana State University; Boz Bowles, Louisiana State University; Annemarie Galeucia, Louisiana State University; Warren R Hull Sr. P.E., Louisiana State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

fifth year. Some studentsreported learning about CxC and the resources available at the Engineering Studio “late in thegame.” Of the students who successfully completed the CxC Distinguished Communicatorcertification, most identified direct contact and follow up with staff as the guiding force behindtheir completion. One student suggested that in future semesters CxC consider pairing upper-level students in the Distinguished Communication program with incoming interested students tohelp guide them through the process and act as a work buddy. Other students suggestedidentifying upper-level students with industry experience, or recent graduates, to act as industrymentors to help students translate their academic experience into the

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Division: Fundamental; K-12 Students & Engineering Design Practices: Best Paper Session

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pamela S. Lottero-Perdue Ph.D., Towson University; Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Integrated STEM Instructional Leadership (PreK-6) Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program at TU. She currently serves as the Chair of the Pre-College Engineering Education Division of ASEE, and is a member of the ASEE Board of Directors Committee on P12 Engineering Education.Ms. Elizabeth A. Parry, North Carolina State University Elizabeth (Liz) Parry Elizabeth Parry is an engineer and consultant in K-12 Integrated STEM through Engineering Curriculum, Coaching and Professional Development and a Coordinator and Instructor of Introduction to Engineering at the College of Engineering at North Carolina State University. For the past sixteen years, she has worked extensively with students from kindergarten to graduate school

Conference Session

NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Homero Murzi, Virginia Tech; Thomas Martin, Virginia Tech; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Marie C Paretti, Virginia Tech

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

questions thatexplore the role of disciplinary culture in engineering education. Participation by engineeringdepartments at partner universities will yield results grounded in a variety of institutionalcontexts.Consequently, the intellectual merit of this proposal lies in its ability to develop a theory todescribe relationships between disciplinary culture and the outcomes of engineering education;this theory can then inform targeted curricular interventions to enhance the innovative andcollaborative abilities of engineering students. This theory would have explanatory power for arange of characteristics of engineering students and programs, from the difficulties students facewhen dealing with unstructured, open-ended design problems, to the

Conference Session

Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Angela R Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder; Greg Rulifson P.E., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Civil Engineering

significant differences in the clusters of attitudesselected by male vs. female students; there were not significant differences in the number ofpeople attitudes selected by students in different majors (Kruskal-Wallis sig. 0.404); there was asignificant difference between majors for the number of work attitudes selected as characteristicof themselves (Kruskal-Wallis sig. 0.002; environmental average 1.3 vs. civil average 1.8, post-hoc adjusted significance 0.015).The results indicate that personally individuals select a more balanced set of people-oriented andquality work attitudes, in contrast to the quality work attitudes that most believed dominatedengineers’ attitudes. This difference could be due to the persistence of long-held stereotypes

Conference Session

College-Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session I: Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Glenda D Young, Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Lee Michael Warburton, AKKA Technologies; Christopher David Ciechon

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College Industry Partnerships

acquires knowledge, gains experience todevelop needed skills, and adopts professional values that lead to a successful start in their career[15]. In essence, students should be able to answer three questions as they progress through theprofessional socialization process: 1) What do I do with the skills learned? 2) What am I supposed to look like, and how should I act in my professional field? 3) What do I, as a professional, look like to other professionals as I perform my new roles? [17].Researchers have offered multiple and complex conclusions around professional socializationand its contribution to identity formation [18, 19]. Several studies have used the framework toexplore undergraduate

Conference Session

Promoting Multidisciplinary Efforts

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Harold R Underwood, Messiah College

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

literature have addressed the development of assistivetechnologies as a focus for engineering project applications. Over the past eight years, theCollaboratory for Strategic Partnerships and Applied Research at Messiah College has fosteredseveral interdisciplinary undergraduate student and faculty projects, such as the assistivecommunication technology Wireless-Enabled Remote Co-presence (WERCware) described here.WERCware is designed for those who depend on job- or life-coaching, to ameliorate cognitiveand behavioral challenges that affect performance at home or in the workplace. It facilitatesremote communication between coach and consumer, for training and/or other support asneeded, to increase independence of the consumer. WERCware development

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Understanding and Changing Engineering Culture

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lisa Abrams, Ohio State University; Suzanne Grassel Shoger, The Ohio State University; Lauren Corrigan, Ohio State University; Steven Y. Nozaki, Ohio State University; Mitsu Narui, The Ohio State University Multicultural Center; Adithya Jayakumar, The Ohio State University

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

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Women in Engineering

male undergraduate and graduate engineeringstudents who have been trained as allies for women in the COE. Through participation in a one-year program focused on gender equity, implicit bias, microaggressions, and socioculturalconversations, these individuals are equipped to act as allies specifically for women in the COE,but also for other underrepresented groups, as they move from academe into the professionalarena. This paper will highlight details and logistics of the ally program as well as the first phaseof assessment.Introduction and BackgroundFifty percent of students pursuing undergraduate degrees in the United States are women.1,2 Inspite of this, much has been made of the chilly climate, or unwelcoming environment for womenin higher

Conference Session

Assessment I: Developing Assessment Tools

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Niranjan Hemant Desai, Purdue University, North Central; George Stefanek, Purdue University, North Central

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Educational Research and Methods

. This increases the exchange of ideas between students and improves their collaborative skills. Students that have questions will benefit from the fact that they are being taught the correct approach to solve the problem. There is also the added benefit that the students are learning from a peer, which may encourage the students to question each other more freely. Fellow students that are currently in the process of undergoing the same learning curve might be able to understand each other's perspective and questions better. Additionally, teaching a fellow student within the group helps to crystallize the understanding of the subject matter for the student that is teaching the material because the act of teaching is considered to

Conference Session

Writing and Communication I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Stephanie Pulford, Auburn University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

background, andeven class standing and experience. The different needs that are present even among studentswho want interesting writing topics underscores the balancing act that we must perform in orderto design an engineering writing class that serves our many students.Interest and AuthenticityA second theme that emerged between the survey results and the interviews was students’interest in authenticity and transferability—in other words, course content that spoke directly toreal-world skills and tasks in the professional lives of engineers. Students’ wish for authenticityis lightly at odds with students’ wishes for interesting topics; students who proposed improvedtopics seemed to want opportunities to use writing as a vehicle to discuss, imagine

Conference Session

K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy, Engineering Science, Careers, and Technical Pathways

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

S. Jimmy Gandhi, California State University - Northridge; Vidya K Nandikolla, California State University - Northridge; George Youssef, San Diego State University; Peter L. Bishay, California State University - Northridge

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

-12 school districts, community colleges, four-year universities andcommunity-based workforce investment boards. The overall goal is to bridge the gap betweenindustry-needed skills and those obtained through formal education. The expected outcome is thetransition of students into industry after high school, transfer into a community college, or seek afour-year college degree. Regardless of the career pathway outcome, the WFD programinculcates hands-on, practical skills in participants. These skills were included based on industryfeedback about the gap between current graduates’ skills and those expected in the field ofpractice. The skills were also echoed in the ‘Engineer of 2020’ report by the National Academyof Engineering. As a result, the

Conference Session

Developing Systems Engineering Curriculum and Programs

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Polinpapilinho Katina, Old Dominion University; Joseph M Bradley, Leading Change, LLC

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Systems Engineering

Systems theory integration of those entities to form a coherent whole. This balance produces the system identity (uniqueness) that exists beyond the identities of the individual constituents. Coordination Providing for interactions (relationships) between constituent entities within the system, and between the system and external entities, such that unnecessary instabilities are avoided. Communication The flow, transduction, and processing of information within and external to the system, that provides for

Conference Session

Research on Diversification, Inclusion, and Empathy I

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lauren D. Thomas, University of Washington; Danielle L. Watt, Center for Chemistry at the Space Time Limit (CaSTL Center); Kelly J. Cross, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jeremy Alexis Magruder, University of Florida; Chanel Renee Easley, Techbridge; Yael-Alexandra Jackie Monereau, University of Tampa; Makita R. Phillips; Arielle M. Benjamin

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

, learning, motivation, and other concepts underpin many diversity efforts and are tied to positive outcomes,  there are minimal examples available in the literature that purely explore the theories from the perspective of Black women and their identity in the context of STEM.   Womanism, a theoretical perspective grounded in the experiences of Black women across the diaspora has the opportunity to inform STEM education efforts that focus on Black women in an exciting and informative way. Presently, there is a gap between this critical, yet often absent social science theory and STEM education research and practice. Through the experiences of eight Black women in STEM disciplines at various levels (e.g. current students, graduates, or working

Conference Session

Research Methods I: Developing Research Tools and Methods

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nicole P. Pitterson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Juan David Ortega, Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia - Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ruth A. Streveler, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

benefits of self-selected photos inphoto elicitation studies as expressed by Hatten, Forin and Adams 9 are:  photos acts as metaphors thus providing participants with the ability to articulate abstract concepts,  photos act as a bridge between identity and conceptual understanding,  photos build connections between how participants view themselves and what they do,  photos reduce the power dynamic between researcher and participants, and  photo elicitation provides the opportunity to observe progression in participants’ ability to articulate identity.Palmer’s movement approach to changeChange literature often times discusses

Conference Session

Statics and Dynamics in Mechanical Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Deboer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Maria J. Gerschutz, Trine University; David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University; Nimit Patel, National Science Foundation; Edward J. Berger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nick Stites, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Craig Zywicki, Purdue University, West Lafayette; David B. Nelson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Charles Morton Krousgrill, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jeffrey F. Rhoads, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Mechanical Engineering

, leading efforts in research and assisting product devel- opment and testing. As part of her term at WillowWood, she was a two time recipient of the prestigious Thranhardt Award for Prosthetic Research Dr. Gerschutz passion for teaching has drawn her away from industry towards the academic setting, but has left her enthusiasm for bettering the lives of others. She is currently the Chair of the Biomedical Engineering Department at Trine University. Her focus areas of teaching include introduction to biomedical engineering, biomaterials, bioinstrumentation and dynamics.David A. Evenhouse, Purdue University David Evenhouse is a Graduate Student and Research Assistant in the Purdue School of Engineering Education. He

Conference Session

Assessing Literacies in Engineering Education

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

andexpectations for the profession). Today, after the launch of EC 20002 and the Engineer of 20203,negotiations between the culture/utility function continue. Leyden and Schneider recognize EC 2000’s Criterion 3 as an important driver in thechanges in FYC programs, and as an important factor within the culture/utility debate. They notethat of the 11 abilities specified for graduating engineers, only 4 of them are primarily technical.They divide the abilities in the following ways1: Engineering programs must demonstrate that their graduates have a) an ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering b) an ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data

Conference Session

Expanding the Perspectives of Underrepresentation in Engineering

Collection

2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Luis Leyva, Vanderbilt University; Jacob Massa, Rutgers University; Dan Battey, Rutgers University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

an analytical device to unpack thesegendered contradictions and thus capture the heterogeneity of practice for being successful asengineering students and professionals.4, 5, 20 In an online survey study of 288 undergraduateengineering majors across four institutions, Cech and colleagues attributed student participants’persistence as engineering majors to professional role confidence. 5 They defined professionalrole confidence as “individuals’ confidence in their ability to successfully fulfill the roles,competencies, and identity features of a profession.”5 Cech and colleagues argued that women’slack of opportunities in developing professional role confidence in male-dominated engineeringcontexts explain women’s low retention in the