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Student Experiences with Undergraduate Research

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Joseph H. Holles, University of Wyoming

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contrast with undergraduate courses, research methodscourses for graduate students are becoming more common.[9-11] Compared to the socialsciences courses, the graduate engineering courses include such content as deliveringpresentations, scientific methods, research ethics, proposal writing, literature searchers, andreading the literature. Since these topics match up well with the research requirements ofundergraduate students, many similar topics would also complement an undergraduate researchcourse in engineering and hard sciences. In the current apprenticeship model of undergraduateresearch, the student simply goes to work in the laboratory. The strength of this model is thetraditional reliance on one-on-one mentoring between the faculty and

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Cognitive Skills Development

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Vetria Byrd Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette; Kendall Roark, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brent T. Ladd, Purdue University

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inclusion.Dr. Kendall Roark, Purdue University at West Lafayette Kendall Roark is an applied cultural anthropologist who engages in ethnographic fieldwork and anthrode- sign projects in Canada and the United States. Her research and teaching interests focus on participatory and speculative design, queer and feminist technoscience studies, and data ethics. Dr. Roark is the co- founder and faculty lead for the Critical Data Studies Collective at Purdue University.Brent T. Ladd, Center for Science of Information, Purdue University Brent Ladd serves as Director of Education (and Interim Director of Diversity) for the Center for Science of Information NSF Science and Technology Center based at Purdue University. His education

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Care and Inclusive Teaching

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Jorge A. Baier, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Isabel Hilliger P.E., Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Ximena Hidalgo, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Constanza Melian, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

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the intrinsic motivation of students. Thus,arguably it also has a positive impact on learning experience. Existing literature does not identifywhat attitudes and practices can be implemented in schools of engineering to promote effectivecare in teaching. This paper describes the progress of an ongoing research currently carried out ata large engineering school in Chile. The investigation has two main objectives. First, tounderstand what does it mean to care in teaching; second, to understand what is the influence thatcaring teaching has on the students’ learning experience.IntroductionFrom a philosophical perspective [1], the ethics of care involves attending to and meeting theneeds of who we take responsibility for. It particularly values

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Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

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Nancy Nelson, University of Calgary; Robert William Brennan, University of Calgary

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to be successful. A set of forced-choice questions was used to rank strategies related to class time, completing assigned work,note taking, studying, and overall work ethic. Responses were validated using a set of relatedLikert scale questions, and a set of open ended questions allowed students to identify strategiesthey believe contribute to, or impede their success. Correlational analysis and predictiveclassification were used to determine the key behaviour indicator(s) of student success, and thespecific behavioural factors associated with different levels of academic success.Findings indicate that the key behavioural indicator of student success is actually doing theassigned work. This is also the most important predictor of students who

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Care and Inclusive Teaching

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Memoria Matters, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University at West Lafayette; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette

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, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering) Carla B. Zoltowski is an assistant professor of engineering practice in the Schools of Electrical and Com- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education, and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program within the College of Engineering at Purdue. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineering Education, all from Purdue. Her research interests include the professional for- mation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Prof. Patrice Marie Buzzanell, Purdue University at West Lafayette Patrice M. Buzzanell is Professor and Chair of

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Faculty and Student Perspective on Instructional Strategies

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Philip P. Graybill, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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strategies. Since the use of UORs extendsbeyond engineering programs, this study may be of interest to other academic disciplines as well.Possible future work stemming from this study includes a future iteration of the survey in whichboth the student and instructor samples would be taken in a way that produces collections ofrespondents more likely to be representative of their respective populations.References [1] T. J. Ryan, C. Janeiro, and W. E. Howard, “Perception of academic integrity among students and faculty: A comparison of the ethical gray area,” in ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings, 2016, doi: 10.18260/p.25878. [2] W. J. Bowers, Student dishonesty and its control in college. New York: Bureau

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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Brent K. Jesiek, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Aditya Johri, George Mason University; Cory Brozina, Youngstown State University; Russell Korte, George Washington University

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. 2Third, the networks in which employees are embedded have shifted, becoming more cross-organizational and distributed in nature. This can facilitate learning and knowledge sharing,but can also create barriers for studying the many informal and formal networks that transcendconventional structures. Many of these networks also span geographic and/or culturalboundaries. Spanning these boundaries not only necessitates using various technologies forcommunication but can also involve differences in language and other communicative practices,technical training, ethical grounding, and regulatory environments. The use of social mediaplatforms like LinkedIn is also reshaping what it means to be a professional and engage intechnical work. Rather than

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Data-informed Approaches to Understanding Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Qin Liu, University of Toronto; Greg Evans, University of Toronto

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]. Along a similar line, a potentialarea of future research will be to draw upon the tools and techniques from cognitive psychologyfor learning analytics. For example, a neuroscience research tool called portableelectroencephalogram, or EEG, has been used in cognition-based education research, forexample, on the relationship between brain-to-brain synchrony and learning outcomes [56]. Thistool could be used in engineering education research to capture brain activities; the obtained newdata source could then be integrated with other student data to predict learning outcomes amongengineering students. Another area of challenge that needs to be addressed is creating ethical policies for usingdata analytics methods in research. The limited

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Understanding Student Behavior and Experiences

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Xinyue (Crystal) Liu, University of Toronto; Yasaman Delaviz, York University; Scott D. Ramsay, University of Toronto

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round of preliminary testing. This study has receivedResearch Ethics Board approval via the Research Ethics Office of the University of Toronto.An OpenBCI [15] Open Source EEG device was used for measuring and recording brain waveactivity. Eight dry Ag/AgCl electrodes were placed at Fp1, Fp2, C3, C4, T5, T6, O1, and O2positions based on the international 10-20 system. Two reference electrodes were placed on theears. Dry electrodes were used to avoid the need for skin preparation, including the use ofconductive paste, which is thought to be somewhat inconvenient to the participants. Data wascaptured using a sampling frequency of 250 Hz.Prior to the experiment, a set of baseline data was captured by participants performing four 3-minute

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Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

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Jinlu Shen, Zhejiang University; Tuoyu Li, Zhejiang University

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, academician of the Chinese Academy ofEngineering, mentioned in his speech that China's engineering education shouldlearn from Germany and cultivate senior technical engineering talents withcraftsman spirit.[12] “Tianjin University Action” emphasizes that engineeringstudents should strengthen their patriotism, global vision, legal awareness andecological awareness, cultivate design thinking, engineering thinking, criticalthinking, and digital thinking, and improve innovation and entrepreneurship,interdisciplinary integration, independent lifelong learning, communication ability,and engineering leadership.[13] “Beijing Guidance” stresses the importance ofcultivating people with morality and ethics, and strengthens engineering students'sense of

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Perspectives and Evaluation of Engineering Design Education

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Radian G. Belu, Southern University and A&M College; Lucian Ionel Cioca, Lucian Blaga University of Sibiu; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College

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industry. Such courses are bringing to the forefront many of the AccreditationBoard for Engineering Education (ABET) outcomes, e.g. project management, lifelong learning,design, teamwork, communication, problem solving, economics, ethics and contemporary issues[]. Even the sustainability is included in ABET design considerations, it is not very often fullydiscussed in student projects. However, students have often expressed the desire for the inclusionof renewable energy projects and sustainability concepts in senior design course sequence [6-10]. Such projects are providing multi-disciplinary collaboration, valuable hands-on experience, aswell as a working demonstration of green energy and design. Senior design projects are alsointended to

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Sense of Belonging and Diversity in Engineering Programs, Courses, and Teams

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Gretchen A. Dietz, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Erica D. McCray, University of Florida

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, engineering ethics, and environmental justice.Erica D. McCray, University of Florida Dr. Erica D. McCray is an Associate Professor of Special Education at the University of Florida. Prior to joining the faculty, she served as a special educator for students with behavioral and learning disabilities in Title I elementary and middle school settings. Dr. McCray has been recognized on multiple levels for her teaching and research, which focuses on diversity issues. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Work in Progress: An Exploration of the In/Authentic Experiences of EngineersAbstractThis paper is a work in progress

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Approaches to Assessment and Student Reflection

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Ephraim Zegeye, Liberty University; Tom Eldredge, Liberty University

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achieved by a university graduate [9]. This may engage companies anduniversities in an ongoing dialogue on the expected skills and identifying areas of collaborationto enhance student learning. In engineering education, scoring rubrics have been used in the performance evaluation of awide range of ABET and other outcomes, including professional skills [10], ethics [11], writingskills [12], design competency [13, 14], and students’ software skills [15]. The motivation to usescoring rubrics in engineering education also is due to the lack of satisfaction emanating from theuse of the traditional grading process which have been criticized for their bias, and unrealisticstandards [2, 9, 15]. Rubrics are attractive since they can be adjusted to

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Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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Audeen W. Fentiman, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Donna M. Riley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Jeremi S. London, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jennifer M. Case, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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, how problem solving is taught, how empathy and ethics areincorporated into the engineering curriculum, and so on.In order for EER&I to have impact, people from many audiences need to hear about the resultsand resolve to act on what they have learned. Some audiences identified were internal to theuniversity and some were external. Internal audiences include faculty who are interested inadapting new approaches to teaching, faculty who are skeptical but curious, and administratorsinterested in utilizing research results or starting their own engineering education researchprograms. External audiences include students and parents who want to know how engineeringwill be taught at universities they are considering and faculty at other

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Cognitive Skills Development

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Hannah Smith, Queen's University; Brian M. Frank, Queen's University

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Amazon gift card. A grandprize draw was also used to increase engagement, with participants entered into a pool to winone $500 and four $100 Amazon gift cards, per institution, per cohort.General research board ethics approval was obtained at the institution prior to recruitment andtesting. 4.1 Sampling574 students were tested, including 112 first year and 65 fourth year engineering students.Engineering students were recruited in two cohorts: Cohort A, comprised of first yearengineering students in 2016; and Cohort B, comprised of first and fourth year students in 2017.Cohort A was recruited face-to-face and provided with consent forms. First year studentscompleted the ESO in-class during a mandatory engineering course, but only consenting

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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Louis Nadelson, University of Central Arkansas; Idalis Villanueva, Utah State University; Jana Bouwma-Gearhart, Oregon State University; Estefany Soto, University of Central Arkansas ; Cindy Ann Lenhart, Oregon State University; Kate Youmans, Utah State University; Yoon Ha Choi, Oregon State University

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, increasing their motivation tolearn and persist when faced with failure or challenges, and they further develop an engineeringmindset. Consistent with the most recent Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology(ABET) [11], makerspaces may increase the ability to meet the expected student outcomes forengineering preparation programs [8]. Thus, makerspaces can be used to increase students’ability to apply STEM knowledge, conduct experiments, analyze the outcomes of thoseexperiments, work within constraints, work in teams, understand engineering as service tosociety, and understand their professional and ethical responsibilities. It is important to keep inmind many engineers working in large companies may never directly create a prototype as

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Approaches to Curriculum and Policy

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Venugopalan Kovaichelvan, TVS Institute for Quality and Leadership ; Calvin Sophistus King Ph.D., Dr. Mahalingam College of Engineering and Technology

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, tolerances, and fits. Prepare process planning sheet independently by choosing the processes, sequence, tools, 2 parameters, cycle time, among few other alternatives. Manufacture the parts independently adhering to the process planning sheet and meet the 3 required dimensions, tolerances and fits. 4 Check the functions of the assembled product and make corrections. 5 Maintain high energy level and mental alertness. 6 Plan and work to schedules. 7 Communicate effectively with stakeholders to get things done and report progress. 8 Practice ethical responsibility.5.5.2 PSBL 2: Design: Design, Implement, and OperateThe second phase

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Yixian Zhou, University of Michigan

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resulted in the increase inpersistence to graduation [1], [2]. More recently, researchers have shown that such participationis related to positive outcomes across a wide range of dimensions, including social capital andbelonging [3], design [4], [5], teamwork [4]–[6], communication [4], [6], [7], ethics [8], andleadership [4], [9]. This paper examines the relationships between participation in a variety oftypes of co-curricular activities and a number of social, academic, and professional outcomes.Conceptual FrameworkFigure 1 shows a schematic of the conceptual framework guiding this work (Authors, submitted).It is largely based on Astin’s Input-Environment-Output theory [10] and Weidman’s conceptualframework of Undergraduate Socialization [11

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Team Facilitation and Effectiveness

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Benjamin Emery Mertz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Patrick Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Shraddha Sangelkar, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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, formal instruction on teamwork may be limited.As part of a curriculum improvement process within the Mechanical Engineering department atRose-Hulman Institute of Technology, we are working to coordinate “threads” that cut acrosscourses in the curriculum, e.g., student teaming, technical communication, business acumen,ethics, and ill-structured problems. Each active thread is championed by a small facultycommittee, charged with prompting and analyzing department reflections, moderating anddocumenting departmental discussions of results, and collecting and sharing evidence-basedpractices relevant to the thread. Each thread is following coordinated change processes acrossdimensions presented by Borrego and Henderson [2] in order to have a greater

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Teaching Assistants, Supplemental Instruction, and Classroom Support

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Barukh Ben Rohde, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida

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Paper ID #31512WIP: Motivations and Outcomes of an Undergraduate Teaching AssistantshipProgramMr. Barukh Ben Rohde, University of Florida PhD student in Electrical and Computer Engineering at the University of FloridaDr. Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida Elliot P. Douglas is Professor of Environmental Engineering Sciences and Engineering Education, and Distinguished Teaching Scholar at the University of Florida. His research interests are in the areas of problem-solving, cultures of inclusion in engineering, engineering ethics, and environmental justice. American

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Abbas Ghassemi, University of California, Merced; Christopher A. Butler, University of California, Merced

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course will be open to all majors at the university, bothengineering and non-engineering. Design concepts such as problem identification, stakeholderand context development, specification development and market analysis, iterative prototypingand evaluation, collaborative writing, client interactions, ethics and other topics will be covered.Online videos with accompanying quizzes will assess the subject matter understanding of thestudents. In-class discussions will be conducted with students with real-world examples of theapplication of each design principle or skill, followed by related homework assignments.Reflections questions will be provided each week through written prompts to allow students tomake connections between the subject matter

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Student Approaches to Problem Solving

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Marah B. Berry, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; David J. Therriault, University of Florida; Jeremy A. Magruder Waisome, University of Florida

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the areas of problem-solving, cultures of inclusion in engineering, engineering ethics, and environmental justice.Dr. David J Therriault, University of Florida Dr. Therriault, an Associate Professor joined the College of Education at the University of Florida in 2004. He received his undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of New Hampshire and his M. A. and Ph.D. in cognitive psychology from the University of Illinois at Chicago. Dr. Therriault’s primary research interests include the representation of text in memory, comprehending time and space in language, the link between attention and intelligence, the use of perceptual symbols in language, and educational issues related to these

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K-12 and Bridge Experiences in Engineering Education

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Sabina Anne Schill, University of Colorado, Boulder; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Boulder Angela Bielefeldt is a professor at the University of Colorado Boulder in the Department of Civil, Envi- ronmental, and Architectural Engineering (CEAE) and Director for the Engineering Plus program. She has served as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Education in the CEAE Department, as well as the ABET assessment coordinator. Professor Bielefeldt was also the faculty director of the Sustainable By Design Residential Academic Program, a living-learning community where students learned about and practice sustainability. Bielefeldt is also a licensed P.E. Professor Bielefeldt’s research interests in en- gineering education include service-learning, sustainable engineering, social responsibility, ethics, and

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Educational Research and Methods Division (ERM) Best Paper Finalists

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Dina Verdín, Arizona State University; Jessica Mary Smith, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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engineering ethics. Professor Smith holds a PhD in Anthropology and a certificate in Women’s Studies from the University of Michigan and bachelor’s degrees in International Studies, Anthropology and Latin American Studies from Macalester College.Dr. Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines Juan Lucena is Professor and Director of Humanitarian Engineering Undergraduate Programs and Out- reach at the Engineering, Design & Society Division of the Colorado School of Mines (CSM). Juan obtained a Ph.D. in Science and Technology Studies (STS) from Virginia Tech and a MS in STS and BS in Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI). His books include Defending the Nation: U.S

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Engineering Education Research Practices and Community

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Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University; Brooke Charae Coley, Arizona State University; Nadia N. Kellam, Arizona State University

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explained, We do design a survey, we refer to literature and then based on our experience with design a survey. But I must tell you that we don't have a formal commitment being taken about the ethical conduct of this that which are normally there in western systems. Such a thing is not strictly followed. We tell them orally about the participation [Emaaz].After collecting the data from the survey, the first step the faculty followed was to scan throughthe data, perform data cleaning and manipulation operations. Then, once the data was ready thestatistical analysis was done, the outputs of the tests were analyzed, and findings were documented.The faculty also said that statistical tests were decided on during early stages of research prior

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Instruments and Methods for Studying Student Experiences and Outcomes

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Zhen Zhao, Arizona State University; Adam R. Carberry, Arizona State University; Alison Cook-Davis, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University; Michelle Jordan, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard, Arizona State University; Megan O'Donnell, Arizona State University; Wilhelmina C. Savenye, Arizona State University

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0.875 searching Keeping a record of research activities 0.922 Using lab equipment 0.656 Making connections between classroom learning and research 0.690 Determining the next step in a research project 0.811 Working independently 0.853 Conducting research in an ethical and responsible manner 0.848 Providing leadership on projects 0.650 Finding relevant literature 0.769 Making connections

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Team Facilitation and Effectiveness

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P.K. Imbrie, University of Cincinnati; Jutshi Agarwal, University of Cincinnati; Gibin Raju, University of Cincinnati

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, engineering ethics, spatialvisualization, data modelling, dimensional analysis, statistics, algorithmic thinking throughflowchart, LabVIEW and Python. In the spring semester, topics of descriptive statistics andmodelling, statics, electrical circuits, mass and energy balance, and algorithmic thinking throughMATLAB and Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) were covered.Students were grouped into teams of 3-4 members, formed at the beginning of each semester.Teams were required to work on 5 design and modelling projects through the course of 2semesters. Project evaluations emphasized design process over project outcome, in line withMichael and Sweet’s definition of TBL [37]. Teams were formed to maintain diversity indemography and programming knowledge

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Degree Pathways and Cocurricular Experiences

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Joanna Mirecki Millunchick, University of Michigan; Yixian Zhou

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that discipline,[3] and that suchparticipation results in the development of a variety of skills related to communication,[4]leadership and ethical development,[5] and design and teamwork.[6] Such increases also havevarious professional benefits. For example, students who participate in these activities get jobsafter graduation at higher rates than those who do not.[7]But the engineering curriculum is very dense, making participation in out-of-classroom and co-curricular activities challenging. Brint and co-workers [8] found that there are two separateacademic cultures of engagement, where the arts, humanities, and social sciences focus on the“interaction, participation, and interest in ideas,” and science and engineering disciplines focuson

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Student Perceptions of Self-efficacy, Success, and Identity

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Juebei Chen, Aalborg University; Anette Kolmos, Aalborg University; Xiangyun Du, Qatar University

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engineers. In their opinions, engineer is the one who solves real-life problems andcreate new things, which needs interdisciplinary knowledge and skills in the fields of engineering,social science, business and management. At the same time, engineers need to have the sense of dutyfor the society, and consider the aspects of cost, clients’ needs, engineering ethics and influence onthe environment when they find a solution or design a product in their project. As Dora said, theproject experience made her realize the responsibilities of engineers are not limited in engineering,but also involve science, social science and humanity fields. It’s necessary for engineers to preparethemselves with interdisciplinary skills and learn to look at things from

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Experiences of Underrepresented Students in Engineering

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Oleksandr Kravchenko, Old Dominion University; Konstantin Cigularov, Old Dominion University; Phillip Dillulio, Old Dominion University

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years and older [6, 7]. Despite the extended timeframe for degreecompletion, SCS students have shown a strong commitment to completing their degree withexceptionally strong work ethic and engagement [8], while prior work experience provides SCSstudents with a valuable perspective that the career switch allows to recover losses in theirprofessional development [9]. A number of critical environmental supports/resources and barriers/demands cansignificantly affect the academic success of engineering students [5, 10]. Traditional and SCSundergraduate students typically face different combination of environmental supports/resourcesand barriers/demands. This is due to the intrinsic differences in the professional development thatboth groups