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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin David Lutz, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Nathan E. Canney, CYS Structural Engineers Inc.; Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University

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Colorado Boulder.Dr. Samantha Ruth Brunhaver, Arizona State University Dr. Samantha R. Brunhaver is an Assistant Professor within The Polytechnic School, one of six schools in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. She is a mixed-methods researcher with focus on the preparation and pathways of engineering students. Her specific research interests include engineering student persistence and career decision-making, early career engineering practice, faculty pedagogical risk-taking, and entrepreneurial mindset. She completed her B.S. in Mechanical Engineering at Northeastern University and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford University. Prior to ASU, she worked as an

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jessica R. Deters, Virginia Tech; Marie C. Paretti, Virginia Tech; Christopher Zobel, Virginia Tech; Margaret Cowell, Virginia Tech; Jennifer L. Irish, Virginia Tech

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-disciplinary research initiatives among students and faculty. Reframingthe seminar as a research group meeting will allow the faculty members to focus more onproviding opportunities to grow as a researcher and develop professionally. For example, facultymembers have explored hosting a session to discuss how to become an interdisciplinary scholar,and students are now regularly bringing work (grant proposals, abstracts, talks) to share with oneanother for feedback – and consequently deepening their awareness of one another’s fields. Byexplicitly discussing with students how to think interdisciplinarily and how to conduct researchacross disciplines, students will be more likely to develop a functional understanding of theinterdisciplinary space.We

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gail Baura, Loyola University Chicago; Leanne Kallemeyn, Loyola University Chicago

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of Puerto Rican institutions. The rubric for the joint case study is given in Table 1. Student assessments from the joint case study provide evidence for the evaluation of ABET Student Outcome (3): An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. For each Student Outcome, we determine if 80% of students have reached the two highest levels (out of four total levels) of several performance indicators.4. Faculty hiring practices – LUC screens all faculty applicants for an understanding of and commitment to social justice. Faculty search committee members rank applicants on a number of variables including “Evidence of Commitment to Diversity and Social Justice.” To further embrace social justice, the Director

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Mark R. Peters, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Susan M. Lord, University of San Diego

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engineering classrooms. Our work was informed by the effortsaround personal development and discovery and personal inventory where students examine theirvalues and personal and career goals [11].Teaching Vocation in User Centered DesignOur first foray into integrating vocational education into the curriculum has been in User-CenteredDesign, a course taken by all engineering students in their second or third semester in college.This course focuses on the engineering design process with an emphasis on users. Unique to ourversion of user-centered design is that interwoven throughout the semester are issues of diversity,inclusion, and social justice. We highlight the importance of unequal power relationships,particularly relating to how engineers are

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Laura Kasson Fiss, Michigan Technological University; Lorelle A. Meadows, Michigan Technological University; Mary Raber, Michigan Technological University; Kari B. Henquinet, Michigan Technological University; Richard Jason Berkey, Michigan Technological University

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identifiable discernable milestones. Figure 1. Developmental stages of Self-Authorship (after [9]).Without an intentional intervention, most undergraduate students — and even college graduates— define themselves through external formulas, rather than self-authoring their beliefs [11] -[15] [9] [6]. However, evidence shows that with appropriate support, this can be changed. Thereare several types of experiences that produce higher degrees of self-authorship amongundergraduates [16] [17]. These include experiencing dissonance in academic settings, beingchallenged to evaluate knowledge claims and take ownership of beliefs, encountering diverseperspectives, and addressing tragedy or complex personal relationships. Also essential is

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Understanding Students' Narratives of Grand Challenges Scholars Program as a Nexus Between Liberal and STEM Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yevgeniya V. Zastavker, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; Abigail M Fry, Olin College of Engineering; Holly Nguyen; Gretchen Rice, Olin College; Sydney Ross, Lawrence Technological University; Sebastien Zenzo Selarque, Rochester Institute of Technology (CET); Bridgit Spies; Margarite Vaccaro; Jason Barrett, Lawrence Technological University; Sarah Aileen Brownell, Rochester Institute of Technology; Matthew Marshall, Rochester Institute of Technology (COE); Karen Kashmanian Oates, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; David I. Spanagel, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; James J. Winebrake, Rochester Institute of Technology; Alison Wood, Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering

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touched me that I eventually joined not just theprogram but also the GCSP steering committee.Nestled in the suburbs of Boston., Olin is often considered to be a bubble. With fewer than 90students in each graduating class, very few cultures have strong representation in the studentbody and it can be a challenging place to expand your worldview. Many students choose to studyabroad during their junior year but for those of us who are still on campus, there aren’t manyopportunities to engage with other cultures, particularly implied in the definition of MulticulturalCompetency within the GCSP framework. Olin's GCSP steering committee, that includesstudents and faculty, made a decision that one of the ways in which we can address

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kenneth W. Van Treuren, Baylor University; William M. Jordan P.E., Baylor University

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developing a balance between personal and company/graduate school activities. Last,spiritual awareness is important for any student to realize there is more to life than what isphysically around us. The meaning and purpose of life is a question that everyone must face atsome point in their life. Ultimately, the student is responsible for being ready to face the worldat graduation. However, while the engineering programs cannot do everything to preparestudents for this event, engineering programs should do what they can to adequately preparestudents to make a difference when they graduate. This will increase the probability of thesuccess of the graduates who will then become productive members of society, ready to face itschallenges.IntroductionHow

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; David Reeping, Virginia Tech

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process andthoughts of two researcher's conversation of key incidents related to positionality over time; (3)barriers and supports to exploring positionality; and (4) how this exploration influences theirrespective research. The personal exploration presented here is intended to serve as a startingpoint to ongoing reflexive work for each graduate researcher as a means of continuousdevelopment in their research practice.Background: The Self and SystemEach individual possesses intentions and perspectives that are unique to their personal paradigmor worldview. This basic set of beliefs guide ontological, epistemological, and methodologicalchoices and action [2]. These paradigms that an individual possesses can be a complex makeupof life experiences

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alberto Esquinca, San Diego State University; Lidia Herrera-Rocha, University of Texas at El Paso

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teams to solve aproblem. Our study uses an identity lens to understand Latinx persistence in engineering.Theoretical Framework and Literature Review We draw from a sociocultural theory of identity [5] - [7] to understand how Latinxengineering students see their trajectory through engineering studies and how they decide onnext steps, whether it be entering the engineering workforce or pursuing graduate school. Briefly,this perspective argues that identities are situated in social and cultural worlds that are populatedby social types that members of those worlds recognize as meaningful, i.e., their actions and theiruse of cultural artifacts such as words, images or texts [8]. Literature over the past decade indicates that developing

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maggie Swartz, Colorado School of Mines; Jon A. Leydens, Colorado School of Mines; Jacquelene D. Walter, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines

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Paper ID #25934Is Sociotechnical Thinking Important in Engineering Education?: SurveyPerceptions of Male and Female UndergraduatesMaggie Swartz, Colorado School of Mines Maggie Swartz is a graduating senior in Chemical Engineering with a minor in Public Affairs through the McBride Honors Program at the Colorado School of Mines. As a member of the McBride Honors Program for the past three and a half years, she is passionate about sociotechnical interfaces and human impacts in engineering. Her involvement with the Society of Women Engineers increased her awareness of the challenges facing female engineering students, both

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 9

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Beth A. Myers, University of Colorado Boulder

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-enrolling students into the course on their behalf, we were side-stepping their ownautonomy to select their courses, resulting in some students feeling that they were duped ordisrespected. This paper examines multiple ways in which the instructional team exerted powerover students, and presents data to illustrate the resulting consequences on student attitudes,motivations, and beliefs about the course.However, we also wonder how starting up any new course initiative within an established systemof curricular flowcharts and requirements can be done without leveraging some amount of powerto get students enrolled. Our analysis explores the implicit trust of students in an institution toknow what’s best for their educational preparation for engineering

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 10

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia

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engineering. Perhaps one way to characterize the role of LEES faculty in engineeringeducation is that we are brought in to compensate for that mismatch. Graham and Porterfield’s“Preparing Today’s Engineering Graduate: An Empirical Study of Professional Skills Requiredby Employers” compared the language used by ABET to describe non-technical skills with thatused in advertisements for engineering jobs and found many inconsistencies in the categories andterminology used. As the faculty responsible for helping students develop non-technical skillsand competencies, we may have an important role to play in establishing more consistency.Session 534A: Communicating Across Cultural and Epistemological Boundaries raised thelongest list of issues and potential

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stephanie A. Claussen, Colorado School of Mines; Janet Y. Tsai, University of Colorado, Boulder; Alyssa Miranda Boll, Colorado School of Mines; Jenifer Blacklock, Colorado School of Mines; Kathryn Johnson, Colorado School of Mines

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directly from a source other than the narrative provided (for example, from an emailor personal notes).In the collaborative narrative, we bold the barriers and opportunities that emerged from ourresearch. We also list these findings in Table 2 for easy reference.Creating the AssignmentIn summer 2018, four faculty members of our research group (three of the intervention courseinstructors (Professors A, B, and C) and the project lead (Professor D)) and an undergraduateresearcher (Student B) met for a half-day workshop to craft the first assignment that would beimplemented across our three courses.Table 2: Barriers and opportunities for sociotechnical integration. Barrier Opportunity Diverse

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Liberal Education Division Technical Session Session 12

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Danielle Corple, Purdue University; Carla B. Zoltowski, Purdue University-Main Campus, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Sean Eddington, Purdue University; Andrew O. Brightman, Purdue University at West Lafayette (COE); Patrice Marie Buzzanell, University of South Florida

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and navigational capital are less likely to know they should pursueprofessional opportunities or how to do so. FGC students often have less knowledge ofuniversity resources [15], and fewer mentors [22]. The lack of mentoring is a predictor of URMstudents’ decision not to pursue graduate work in STEM [23]. For students with the navigationaland academic capital that enables them to apply for these opportunities, the benefits multiply.From knowing to reach out and how to reach out, they develop relationships with faculty thatlead to letters of recommendation, referrals, or industry contacts. This knowledge can become a‘rich get richer’ effect, where students who did not know the importance of an opportunitydiscover it too late and do not develop