Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

extent that fourth year engineering students discuss helpingothers and society through their careers as an aspect of an ideal job or an aspect that would maketheir work rewarding. Hour-long, semi-structured interviews were conducted with twentyengineering undergraduate students near the end of their fourth year of college. These studentswere attending five different universities and pursuing six different majors (primarily mechanicaland civil engineering). Student responses, while unique to their personal situation, fell into fourcategories regarding their visions for a future ideal engineering career: (A) helping people andsociety was the most important component to their future engineering career; (B) helping peopleand improving society was

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Learning Sciences from Northwestern University. His research interests include learning in informal settings and public engagement with science.Prof. Reed Stevens, Northwestern University Reed Stevens is a Professor of Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. He holds a B.A. in Mathe- matics from Pomona College and PhD in Cognition and Development from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Stevens began his professional career as a mathematics teacher. For the past two decades, he has studied STEM learning both in and out of school. His research seeks to understand how and when learning environments are productive for people and to translate those findings into practical use in the design and resdesign

Conference Session

Thinking Globally, Acting Locally: The Role of Engineering Education towards Attaining UN Sustainable Development Goals

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Haley Margaret Gardner

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Civil Engineering, Community Engagement Division, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Minorities in Engineering

climate change effects their motivations and agency to solve complex global problems for a sustainability in their career.Dr. Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette Allison Godwin, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Engineering Education at Purdue University. Her research focuses what factors influence diverse students to choose engineering and stay in engineering through their careers and how different experiences within the practice and culture of engineering foster or hinder belongingness and identity development. Dr. Godwin graduated from Clemson University with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Engineering and Science Education. She is the recipient of a 2014 American Society for Engineering

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alexandra Vinson, Northwestern University; Pryce Davis, University of Nottingham; Reed Stevens, Northwestern University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

University. His research interests include learning in informal settings and public engagement with science.Prof. Reed Stevens, Northwestern University Reed Stevens is a Professor of Learning Sciences at Northwestern University. He holds a B.A. in Mathe- matics from Pomona College and PhD in Cognition and Development from the University of California, Berkeley. Professor Stevens began his professional career as a mathematics teacher. For the past two decades, he has studied STEM learning both in and out of school. His research seeks to understand how and when learning environments are productive for people and to translate those findings into practical use in the design and resdesign of learning environments. In recent

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Necia Werner, Carnegie Mellon University; Joanna Dickert, Carnegie Mellon University; Nisha Shanmugaraj, Carnegie Mellon University ; Kevin G. Monahan, Carnegie Mellon University; Stephanie Wallach, Carnegie Mellon University; Jennifer Keating, Carnegie Mellon University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

English. In my five years at the GCC, I have enjoyed helping STEM and humanities students learn to convey their innovative ideas more effectively. I have also taught First Year Writing and graduate level engineering courses on language and genre foundations for diverse types of writing. My research interests focus on deconstructing rhetorical moves in both written and visual communication to help demystify expert writing practices for students.Kevin G. Monahan, Carnegie Mellon University Kevin joined Carnegie Mellon University in July 2013 as the Associate Dean of Student Affairs for Career and Professional Development. In this role, Kevin leads the career center’s efforts in providing leading career development and

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Marie-Christine Brunet, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

interpretcommunication skills as a means of transferring information from engineer to client, rather thanother audiences and the importance of teaching others [11].It is clear that engineers can no longer succeed on technical skills alone and that they mustunderstand how to collaborate, communicate, and give and receive feedback in order to thrive intheir careers [6]. In order to support engineering graduates to meet this goal, a network ofschools has created the Engineering Ambassadors (EA) Program. Each school has a programthat trains students to achieve excellence in communication as well as to appreciate both givingand receiving critique. This paper outlines the approach at one of the EA-affiliated schools tocreate a course where these skills are taught

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beth Rieken, Stanford University; Mark Schar, Stanford University; Shauna Shapiro, Santa Clara University; Shannon Katherine Gilmartin, Stanford University; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

con- sumer driven businesses over a 25-year career with The Procter & Gamble Company. In 2005, he joined Intuit, Inc. as Senior Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer and initiated a number of consumer package goods marketing best practices, introduced the use of competitive response modeling and ”on- the-fly” A|B testing program to qualify software improvements. Mark is the Co-Founder and Managing Director of One Page Solutions, a consulting firm that uses the OGSP R process to help technology and branded product clients develop better strategic plans. Mark is a member of The Band of Angels, Silicon Valley’s oldest organization dedicated exclusively to funding seed stage start-ups. In addition, he

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Serhiy Kovalchuk, University of Toronto; Mona Ghali, University of Toronto; Mike Klassen, University of Toronto; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. Participants in Vinson and Stevens’ studyreported that industry-based internships helped them to clarify their career pathways [9]. Their studyfound that students who completed multiple internships had a better understanding of the sectors andenvironments in which they would like to work and were able to secure more desirable jobs thanthose who lacked such experience. Extra-curriculars, as Tomlinson notes, help students to build so-called ‘soft credentials,’ which they use to differentiate themselves in the labor market [10].Employers in Atkinson and colleagues’ study believed that extra-curriculars facilitate the formationof leadership, teamwork, and interpersonal skills and that students who participate in them are betterable to get along with a

Conference Session

Improving Presentation Skills Through Summer Research and Ambassador Programs

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joanna K. Garner, Old Dominion University; Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Christine Haas, Engineering Ambassadors Network; Suzanne Sontgerath, Worcester Polytechnic Institute; Avi Kaplan, Temple University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

. For many, the ambassador rolebegins during a large, multi-institution workshop. Post-event surveys reveal high levels ofability, confidence, and preparedness to create and deliver outreach presentations. Post-workshopinterviews reveal that the training offers a platform for role identity development. Theambassador role aligns career-related motivations, resonance with messages contained in theNational Academy of Engineering’s Changing the Conversation report, beliefs about the missionof the EAN, and plans for fulfilling the Network’s mission. After the initial training, students’role identities reflect an integration of their undergraduate engineering student role with the newrole of ambassador, with the intermediary role of an effective

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Daniel B. Oerther, Missouri University of Science & Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

into the Traditional Engineering ClassroomAbstractScience in diplomacy, the use of trained scientist to inform and support foreign policyobjectives, has been a part of U.S. foreign policy since the time of Benjamin Franklin.The Diplomacy Laboratory project, a public-private partnership, allows the Departmentof State to ‘course source’ projects to seek input from universities and to recruit talentedstudents to consider careers in diplomacy. This paper provides a summary of a casestudy using a DipLab project as part of a term-length, writing assignment in courses forundergraduate and graduate environmental engineering students. An overview of DipLaband suggested best practices to integrate DipLab projects into engineering courses is

Conference Session

The Big Picture in Engineering Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Dina Verdín, Purdue University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

while institutions publicly endorsed Broader Impact relatedactivities (for example, community engagement), the tenure and promotion policies “did notrecognize such activities” nor was there sufficient funding and infrastructure to support theirBroader Impact activities provided13 (p. 82).Another study sought to examine the attitudes and understandings of Broader Impacts criterion of31 faculty members by looking at NSF Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) awardees,from the Engineering Directorate, at four high research institutions. The CAREER Program is aNational Science Foundation-wide activity that offers the “most prestigious awards in support ofjunior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

Collection

2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

their major out of engineering. The findings from this earlierwork leads to the question of whether students with greater social motivation might be leavingengineering at a higher rate than others.Why would the social relevance of engineering (or perceived lack thereof) impact whether or notsome students leave engineering? A few underlying issues are likely at work. First, if helpingothers is a primary goal for students in their engineering careers and they lose confidence thatthese goals can be realized, their motivation toward engineering would clearly suffer. Intrinsicmotivation, interest congruence, and values alignment have been linked to retention inengineering in college and likelihood of persistence to engineering careers.10-13 Seeing a

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Denise Tombolato-Terzic, Christopher Newport University; Daniel P. Richards, Old Dominion University; Pilar Pazos, Old Dominion University; Megan McKittrick, Old Dominion University; Julia Romberger, Old Dominion University; Otilia Popescu, Old Dominion University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

written work might include peer reviewsand written instructor’s feedback. Those methods are especially important in online studentlearning communities in which projects can mimic future job tasks as a part of a globalworkforce. Today, various STEM careers do include online data share of written documents andinclude collaborative writing tasks.10Writing in Math-Intensive CoursesStudents who are taking courses with intensive mathematics often have to create their homeworkor project reports using software that includes equation editing tools such as Equation Editor inMS Word or LaTeX, both of which influence students’ thinking and computation process.11 Awriting process is often defined as non-linear, a process that includes revisions, edits

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudio da Rocha Brito, Science and Education Research Council; Melany M. Ciampi, Safety, Health and Environment Research Organization; Rosa Maria Castro Fernandes Vasconcelos, Universidade de Minho; Luis Alfredo Martins Amaral P.E., University of Minho; Henrique Dinis Santos, University of Minho; Victor F. A, Barros, Science and Education Research Council

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

of educating engineers.It is about classical education not as synonym of Christian education, but as the education withsolid basis of knowledge in basic sciences and basic sciences of engineering. Students then willfinish their course equipped with the right tools and a strong capacity of learning. Classicaleducation then, in this sense, is a life-long process of applying the “tools of learning” - tools thatare skills entailed in basic sciences, engineering basic sciences, and specific of engineering,which travels with the student through her/his career as professional or as an academic. In otherwords, the market seems to be ready for those who obtain a general engineering education anddevelop adaptable skills that will serve them while

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rose M. Marra Ph.D., University of Missouri; So Mi Kim, University of Missouri; Carolyn Plumb, Montana State University; Douglas J. Hacker, University of Utah; Shann Bossaller, University of Missouri

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

success in engineering practice (ABET, Inc., 2016)1. Metacognitionis key to the development of life-long learning, yet is rarely directly addressed in engineeringeducation. Metacognition, defined as “knowledge and cognition about cognitive phenomena”(Flavell, 1979, p. 906), is a higher-order thinking skill and provides the key to developing life-long learning skills necessary for ABET and for an effective work career. This paper will reporton the authors’ study of the development of metacognition and life-long learning skills ofgraduates of the Iron Range Engineering (IRE) program, an innovative problem-based learningprogram that integrates metacognition instruction with engineering content. The IRE programoffers a unique setting for studying

Conference Session

Assessment and Liberal Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenn Stroud Rossmann, Lafayette College; Mary Roth, Lafayette College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

from utilitarian goals supporting career development and professionalism to moreholistic goals of citizenship and broad liberal education. Appropriate definitions andmeasures of “success” for such efforts vary, and faculty members involved in theseefforts have concerns that narrow understanding of these efforts can marginalize theseinterdisciplinary and integrative experiences. The goal of this work is to support ongoingconversations in higher education about integrative and interdisciplinary education effortsby providing a shared language and classification system for understanding these efforts.This paper presents a classification system for integrative engineering education effortsand applies it to examples from our own institutions. This

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

countries develop sustainably is not just a challenge for them, but a challenge for the world and for mechanical engineering as a profession.”14 ii. “The public” as “lacking information” about engineering and what engineers do, came primarily from Profession-wide Position Statements. Examples include, “By 2020, we aspire to a public that will understand and appreciate the profound impact of the influence of the engineering profession on sociocultural systems, the full spectrum of career opportunities accessible through an engineering education, and the value of an engineering education to engineers working successfully in nonengineering jobs;”12 and “Despite these efforts, the impact of engineering on our daily lives

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mehmet Vurkac, Oregon Institute of Technology

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

objectives, defining purposes, deciding what is interesting, … determiningwhat to study [and] recognizing limitations of resources, expertise, materials, and access toindividuals’ time”15.Due to its concern with setting objectives, finding research questions, and allocating resources,this type of problem-solving is broader and more open-ended than even the activities likely to berequired of early-career engineers. It is more typical of the challenges faced by senior engineers,engineering management, and engineering researchers. It is also highly typical of problem-solving as encountered in the arts where the realm of purpose and the challenge of limitedresources figure at least as centrally as they do in engineering.Hence, arts problem-solving, with

Conference Session

Professional Development and Lifelong Learning

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicholas Robert Welling, Seattle University; Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University; Yanna Lambrinidou, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

expe- rience. I plan to continue on a path of lifelong learning as I hope to obtain a graduate-level education in the future. My engineering identity and career are underpinned by a hunger for knowledge and a desire to serve.Dr. Nathan E. Canney, Seattle University Dr. Canney teaches civil engineering at Seattle University. His research focuses on engineering educa- tion, specifically the development of social responsibility in engineering students. Other areas of interest include ethics, service learning, and sustainability education. Dr. Canney received bachelors degrees in Civil Engineering and Mathematics from Seattle University, a masters in Civil Engineering from Stan- ford University with an emphasis on

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Michael Lachney, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; David Adam Banks, University at Albany - SUNY

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

reforms that help to realize the democratic possibilities of engineering.The language of peace in these reform proposals prioritizes engineers’ social responsibilities tothe safety, health, and welfare of humans and the Earth over that of war and corporate profit.21 22This approach includes everything from practical advice on career paths and how to declineworking on ethically dubious projects, to more structural critiques of engineering firms’relationships to state violence. One of the most influential efforts to scale the language of peaceinto engineering education and profession is George Catalano’s 2004 proposition to modify theABET Criterion 3, which deals primarily with student learning outcomes such as “ability todesign and conduct

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College; Patrick F. O'Malley, Benedictine College; Meredith Stoops, Benedictine College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #19626Integration of Critical Reflection Methodologies into Engineering Service-Learning ProjectsDr. Scott A. Newbolds P.E., Benedictine College Dr. Newbolds is an assistant professor in the engineering department at Benedictine College, Atchison, Kansas. After graduating from Purdue University in 1995, Dr. Newbolds started his career in construction as a Project Engineer for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT). He returned to Purdue for graduate school in 1998 and subsequently took a position in the INDOT Research and Development office. While completing his graduate degrees, Dr. Newbolds conducted and

Conference Session

Integrating Liberal Education and Engineering

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Diana Mitsova, Florida Atlantic University; Alka Sapat, Florida Atlantic University; David J. Terrell, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

to a reason for pursuing (or not) engineering thatis related to the self-perceived identify of an engineer; Cost is the price of success (or failure) interms of effort, time, and/or psychological impacts in pursuing engineering in comparison toanother career; Interest is the enjoyment (or lack of) experienced in doing engineering activities;and Utility is the perceived usefulness (or lack of) of becoming an engineer and/or earning anengineering degree (Matusovich et al., 2010). The authors conducted longitudinal semi-structured interviews of 11 participants (5 boys and 6 girls) during their four years ofundergraduate engineering education. They found that all four Eccles’ value categories arepresent; that attainment value plays a prominent

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mel Chua, Olin College; Tess Edmonds, Olin College

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

software tool I haven’t used before, and it might help me get a summer job. If I do, maybe I can buy my own flight home for Christmas and save my parents some money.  I am excited about learning how project management works, because I had some really disorganized teams in high school and want to do better...The two student examples above are truncated; in the actual activity, each would continue tospeak for several minutes, often with pauses and hesitations. Nevertheless, the differences inapproach are apparent (sustainability, teamwork, future-oriented, new to machining vs.experience, career-oriented, reflecting on high school experiences, etc.). The combination of theOpen Sentence and the open time for each person to speak

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Irene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh; Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #18804Exploring Students’ Perceptions of Complex Problems and StakeholdersIrene B. Mena, University of Pittsburgh Irene B. Mena has a B.S. and M.S. in industrial engineering, and a Ph.D. in engineering education. Her research interests include first-year engineering and graduate student professional development.Dr. Alexander T. Dale, Engineers for a Sustainable World Alexander Dale is a AAAS Science & Technology Policy Fellow hosted at the US EPA, and Board Mem- ber at Engineers for a Sustainable World (ESW). His career has included time in academia, nonprofits, and federal policy, focusing on energy, water

Conference Session

Flexible Engineering Curricula

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Diana A. Chen, University of San Diego; Gordon D. Hoople, University of San Diego

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

: Revolutionizing Engineering and Computer Science Departments (IUSE/PFE: RED)grant, we are now integrating the liberal arts directly into our engineering courses in a newgeneral engineering curriculum that reframes traditional engineering content around its broadersocietal contexts. Rather than focus on specific disciplinary knowledge students might need for aparticular career, we are developing a curriculum focused on strengthening the critical skillscommon across engineering disciplines, such as design, analytical problem-solving,communication, and the ability to make interdisciplinary connections. In addition, we recognizethat graduates must understand the profound social responsibility that comes with being anengineer. In alignment with the mission of

Conference Session

Writing and Communication

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Amanda Simson, University of New Haven; Judy Randi Ed.D., University of New Haven; Amanda Lynn Becker, University of New Haven

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

associated with a response of “Not at all”Survey Question: Before After1. How important are writing skills for a successful career in engineering? 3.07 3.932. How important is it for an engineering student to spend time writing lab reports? 2.86 3.643. How important is it for an engineering student to have good writing skills? 3.23 3.85 4. How much does an engineering student need to know about the lab content to 3.14 3.93 write a successful lab report? 5. How much can your engineering professor assess what you know about content

Conference Session

Diversity and Inclusion

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lorena Colcer, Oregon State University; Christina Smith, Oregon State University; Devlin Montfort, Oregon State University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

in engineering programs was good becauseit helped people who weren’t suitable to be engineers find other careers. Drawing on the day’sreadings and discussion I excitedly pointed out that this statement was a great example of themeritocracy fallacy which I learned of from , [8], and that it assumed that people were born intoskills and abilities, similar to a caste system. As Lorena has already noted, my arguments did notseem to have any effect on the student.The student came to talk to me later, however, and I learned that my words had hurt them, andmy enthusiasm was particularly hurtful because it felt like I was gleefully singling them and theirideas out for group ridicule. The student was involved in our activity because they truly

Conference Session

Innovation and Reflection

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris Gewirtz, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Lisa D. McNair, Virginia Tech; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Ramon Benitez, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

their general education requirements. One of these options isto complete a Pathways Minor: an interdisciplinary minor that covers several general educationlearning outcomes that is centered around a common theme. The goal of pathways minors is tohelp students 1) develop their general education skills through classes that are related to andbuild on each other in an intentional way and 2) reflect meaningfully on how these classesconnect to their majors and future careers. This paper will explore the educational environment demonstrated in a three coursesequence that makes up the core of a Pathways Minor in Innovation. The Learning PartnershipsModel, based on self-authorship theory, will be our primary guide for understanding thisenvironment

Conference Session

Social Justice, Social Responsibility, and Critical Pedagogies

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ashley R. Taylor, Virginia Tech ; Cynthia Hampton, Virginia Tech; Walter C. Lee, Virginia Tech; Bevlee A. Watford, Virginia Tech; Ben David Lutz, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

and intensive summer bridgeprogram. The purpose of STEP is to provide incoming College of Engineering (CoE) students(1) an opportunity to become familiar with the university community prior to the start of theiracademic career, (2) academic enrichment in subjects known to be historically difficult for first-year students at the particular university, and (3) opportunities for personal and professionaldevelopment. STEP participants take courses in chemistry (lecture + lab), calculus, andengineering fundamentals.STEP 2016 consisted of 63 incoming first-year students accepted to the CoE. Although notexplicitly advertised, some participants had not been accepted into the CoE and had anopportunity to be admitted though their performance in STEP

Conference Session

Design and Making

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marisa Exter, Purdue University; Iryna Ashby, Purdue University; Colin M. Gray, Purdue University; Denise McAllister Wilder NCIDQ, Purdue University; Terri S. Krause, Purdue University

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

: A Case StudyThe context of this case study is the development of a technology-focused, transdisciplinaryprogram at a large research-intensive Midwestern university. This program is part of a largerinitiative supported by the university to experiment with new educational approaches. The visionfor this initiative was to prepare students to succeed across their future career—which mayinclude jobs that do not exist today. A group of interested faculty fellows were charged withinvestigating new educational approaches that met the values of: (a) viewing the student as awhole person; (b) welcoming diversity and access for all; (c) student autonomy; (d) risk-takingas an important component to learning; and (e) openness fostered through sharing