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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University, West Lafayette; William C. Oakes, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Qin Zhu, Purdue University

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Paper ID #9939Understanding Team Ethical Climate Through Interview DataMegan Kenny Feister, Purdue University, West Lafayette Megan K. Feister is a doctoral candidate in the Brian Lamb School of Communication at Purdue Uni- versity. Her research focuses on organizational identity and socialization, team communication, ethical reasoning development and assessment, and innovation and design. Megan holds a B.A. in communica- tion from Saint Louis University and a M.A. in Organizational Communication from the University of Cincinnati.Dr. Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University, West Lafayette Carla B. Zoltowski, Ph.D., is

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Virginia Tech; Denise Rutledge Simmons, Virginia Tech

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Paper ID #9827Utilizing Think-Aloud Protocols to Assess the Usability of a Test for EthicalSensitivity in ConstructionMr. Kenneth Stafford Sands II, Virginia Tech Kenneth S. Sands II is a doctoral candidate and graduate assistant in Environmental Design and Planning at Virginia Tech. His research focus is on professional ethics and its pedagogy.Dr. Denise Rutledge Simmons, Virginia Tech Denise R. Simmons, Ph.D., is an assistant professor in the Myers-Lawson School of Construction & Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She holds a B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. in civil

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Khairiyah Mohd-Yusof, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Fatin Aliah Phang, Faculty of Education, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Aziatul Niza Sadikin, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Syed Ahmad Helmi, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia; Mohd Johari Kamaruddin, Centre of Lipids Engineering & Applied Research (CLEAR), Faculty of Chemical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, 81310 UTM Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia.

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among 40students. Thematic analysis technique was used to identify what the students gained in thisassignment. After completing the assignment, many of them believed that they have chosenthe correct path and interviewing engineers had strengthened their determination to becomeengineers. They found out what engineers do, motivating them to have the desire to becomeexcellent engineers in the future. The engineers reminded them that in addition to technicalskills, it is also important to learn about sustainable development and engineering ethics aswell as other professional skills to be good engineers. Students also reflected that theassignment helped them develop communication, time management and team-working skills.Therefore, the simple

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gerard P. Lennon, Lehigh University; John B. Ochs, Lehigh University; Derick G. Brown P.E., Lehigh University

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students in a graduatestudent vision: We aspire for graduates of our doctoral, master’s and certificate programs to achieve leadership and personal accomplishment in their professional pursuits. They will attain both depth and breadth of knowledge needed to advance the theory and practice of their chosen fields and will be adept at applying that knowledge. They will be committed to lifelong learning and to mentoring those who succeed them. They will be creative, embrace complexity, and productively challenge accepted paradigms and theories. They will be outstanding communicators and collaborators, able to build, work with, and lead diverse teams. Our graduates will be champions of constructive and ethical action who proceed with

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nathan M. Hicks, University of Florida; Amy Elizabeth Bumbaco, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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bedrock for engineering ethics,123 but also serve as a definingcharacteristic for success as an engineer due to the ambiguous and qualitative nature of problemswithin the field.124,125 As these problems are often highly contextual and yet decidedly unique,poorly structured and ill-defined (or ‘wicked’126), formal logic occasionally does not suffice, soengineers must frequently employ reflection in their judgment.40,127-129 Additionally, the virtualexperimentation of the design process, a critical element in many engineering disciplines,perfectly exemplifies Schӧn’s reflective conversation and other views of reflection.130-132 Andperhaps more importantly, a critical evaluation of reflection within engineering, as initiated byvan Gyn,66 may lead to

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, & Critical Thinking 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ben D Radhakrishnan, National University

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Daydiscussion is at the beginning of each class (two or three students present in each class). Thisapproach engages the students from the beginning of the class to be active, attentive and engage.As an example – in the Engineering Management Concepts course, the students will look for amanagement related news or event and present it. They could be on human resources management,engineering management or engineering ethics, etc. The student opens the URL for the class andstarts the discussion. In the Sustainability courses, students will bring news items (or events)directly relating to the sustainability – energy, water, environment, policy, equity or economics. Inthe Globalization class, with so much going on the world today students bring latest topics

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Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marie H. Magnell, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lars Allan Geschwind, KTH Royal Institute of Technology; Lena B. Gumaelius, KTH, Department of Learning; Anette Jepsen Kolmos, Aalborg University

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1 23 76 5 To solve real world problems using principles 4 27 70 5 from the mathematical and natural sciences Team work 2 29 68 5 Ethics 6 28 65 5 Data analysis 4 33 63 5 Engineering Tools 3 33 63 5 Sustainability 9 42 48 5 Societal context 8 46 46 4

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Engineering Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Denise Wilson, University of Washington; James J. Pembridge, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Caitlin H. Wasilewski, Seattle Pacific University

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research projects , and holding part-timejobs on campus lead to increased retention and the likelihood of interaction with fellow students,faculty, and staff whereas off-campus activities and decentralized activities such as off-campusjobs decrease this involvement 43. The proximity to campus also is negatively correlated withcritical interactions. Students who drive to campus have less interaction with faculty (especiallyseniors) and do not take advantage of co-curricular activities, community service, andinternships. Therefore, students who tend to have a centralized community tend to see gains inpersonal and social competence associated with ethical development, appreciation for diversity,understanding of self, and citizenship 44.MethodsA

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Innovative Use of Technology and the Internet in Engineering Education

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chirag Variawa, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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were recruited from the pool of faculty members teachingthe courses whose exams were processed in phase one. As instructors, these faculty membersare very familiar with the language that ought to be discipline-specific for the courses that theyteach. This aspect of the research has passed the ethics review at the institution where this studywas conducted.The methodology of this phase of the research involves training, calibration, quantitative datacollection, and debriefing of each participant. A condensed methodology is described below:1. Participants were recruited using a standardized email request. In some cases, participants were asked in-person as a follow-up to the email, to ensure that the email was read.2. A Doodle.com account was

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Trends in Engineering Education 2

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eden Fisher, Carnegie Mellon University; Indira Nair, Carnegie Mellon University; Mustafa A. Biviji, E2RG

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University after 32 years. For the last 12 years there, she was the Vice Provost for Education and Professor in the Department of Engineering and Public Policy. She has designed and taught several interdisciplinary courses including ethics of science and technology, environmental science, technology and decision-making and radiation, health and policy. Her research has ranged over: risk assessment and communication, green design, bioelectromagnetics, education in general and pedagogies for the modern-day literacies such as scientific, environmental and global literacy. Dr. Nair chaired the national Global Learning Leadership Council of the American Association of Col- leges & Universities (AAC&U) from 2010 to 2013

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yakut Gazi, Texas A&M University

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ways that preserve and enhance foundations of culture, rather thansimply colonize them into a single homogeneity. Hence, an education that is shaped withphilosophy based on global approaches and ethics, rather than a single worldview, isnecessary for a genuinely intercultural electronic global village, to produce self-capable,self-determined, competent learners. The products of Western educational approaches,although valuable, should be examined carefully through a cultural lense, as well as withan open mind about their utility in a variety of disciplines, educational platforms andcontexts.Bibliography[1] Adams, G. & Markus, H. R. (2004). Epilogue: Toward a Conception of Culture Suitable for a Social Psychology of Culture. In M

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Choice and Persistence in Engineering Education and Careers

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder; Jacquelyn F. Sullivan, University of Colorado Boulder

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frequently by those respondents who had indicated multiple“extremely important” variables were: high school grade point average, math standardized testscore, comprehensive standardized test score, and the quality of the high school course load.Notably, students’ track records in calculus, physics and chemistry were ranked a bit lower thanthe overall quality of the high school course load. These variables will be used in the next phaseof our ongoing research to quantify the pool of engineering admissible students by demographicbreakdown.The math and physics high school participation rates by females and students from historicallyunderrepresented ethic and racial minority groups represent a significant barrier to equity,challenging engineering’s

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Trends in Engineering Education 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maura J. Borrego, Virginia Tech; Michael J. Prince, Bucknell University; Christopher Evan Nellis, Virginia Tech; Prateek Shekhar, Virginia Tech; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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Dr. Cynthia Finelli is Director of the Center for Research on Learning and Teaching Engineering and research associate professor in the College of Engineering at the University of Michigan. She actively pursues research in engineering education and assists other faculty at U-M in their scholarly endeavors. Her current research interests include studying faculty motivation to change classroom practices, evalu- ating methods to improve teaching, and exploring ethical decision-making in undergraduate engineering Page 24.1120.1 students. Dr. Finelli leads a national initiative to create a taxonomy/keyword

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Engineering Faculty: Interactions, Influences and Issues

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Massi, University of Central Florida; Caitlyn R. McKinzie, University of Central Florida; Andre J Gesquiere, University of Central Florida; Sudipta Seal, University of Central Florida

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) ResearchExperience for Undergraduates program under Award No. EEC‐1156747. Any opinions,findings, and conclusions and recommendations expressed in this material are those of the Page 24.1226.14authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of NSF.References 1. Sweeney, A., Vaidyanathan, P., & Seal, S. (2006). Undergraduate research and education in nanotechnology. International Journal of Engineering Education IJEE 22(1), 157-170. 2. Sweeney, A., Vaidyanathan, P., & Seal, S. (2003). The promises and perils of nanoscience and nanotechnology: Exploring emerging social and ethical issues. Bulletin of Science and Technology, An

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alice L Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Canek Moises Luna Phillips, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Engineering Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Deborah Tihanyi, University of Toronto; Penny Kinnear, University of Toronto

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idea of possible selvesand identity play to examine this process.Interactive Response and InteractionsFrom our early observations of the students’ use of the portfolios, we could see that identitywork and play occur in a variety of contexts, mediated by individual reflections as well as theresponses and interactions of other individuals. These observations informed our categorizationof “Interactive Response” (IR) as a site of learning mediated by diverse interactions with bothpeople (instructors, peers, friends/family, clients) and symbolic artifacts (e.g., professional codesof ethics). In this conception of IR, we pick up on Hattie and Timperley’s broader notion offeedback as provided by multiple “agent[s]”[8] in response to a particular

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Methodological & Theoretical Contributions to Engineering Education 3

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Alec Bowen, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University; Milo Koretsky, Oregon State University

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Student Learning, Problem Solving, and Critical Thinking 1

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Natasa S. Vidic, University of Pittsburgh; Nur Ozge Ozaltin; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh

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as the Advisory Board for the NAE Frontiers of Engineering Education.Dr. Larry J. Shuman, University of Pittsburgh Larry Shuman is senior associate dean for academic affairs and distinguished service professor of in- dustrial engineering, Swanson School of Engineering, University of Pittsburgh. His research focuses on improving the engineering educational experience, emphasizing assessment of learning and problem solving abilities, and studying the ethical behavior of engineers and engineering managers. He was the principal investigator for a seven university NSF sponsored study on Models and Modeling that focused on using MEAs in engineering classrooms. Dr. Shuman is the founding editor of Advances in Engineer

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Engineering Student Experiences

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2014 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott Blum, University of Colorado, Colorado Springs

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