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The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado, Denver; Jean Hertzberg, University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

Professor of Mechanical Engineering at CU-Boulder. She teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in measurement techniques, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, heat transfer, design and computer tools. She has pioneered a spectacular course on the art and physics of flow visualization, and is conducting research on the impact of the course with respect to visual perception and educational outcomes. Her disciplinary research centers around pulsatile, vortex dominated flows with applications in both combustion and bio-fluid dynamics. She is also interested in a variety of flow field measurement techniques. Current projects include electrospray atomization of jet fuel and velocity and vorticity in human cardiac ventricles and

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DEED Postcard Session 1

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Peter Rogers, The Ohio State University; Denny C. Davis, The Ohio State University; Sarah Winfree, The Ohio State University ; Kaycee Ash, The Ohio State University; Lin Ding, The Ohio State University

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Design in Engineering Education

engineering design and led multi-institution teams in the development and testing of curriculum materials and assessments for engineering design learning. He is also the owner of Verity Design Learning LLC, a publisher of instructional materials for design reviews and teamwork development. He is a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. Dr. Davis received his PhD in Agricultural Engineering at Cornell University.Ms. Sarah Winfree, The Ohio State University Sarah Winfree is an undergraduate research assistant in the Department of Engineering Education at The Ohio State University. She joined the University in August 2013 working towards a Bachelor of Science degree in Food Engineering. Her career includes

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Technical Session 1: Collaborating with Engineering Students and Faculty

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pauline Melgoza, Texas A&M University

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Engineering Libraries

issustainable and scalable for the Library. Despite increased workload for a librarian, the benefitsthat the students derive from the embedded librarian model are worthwhile and impactful. Thestudents learn more in depth research skills from these activities than from typical one shotlibrary lecture style outreach.References 1. Amekudzi, Adjo A., Lisha Li, and Michael Meyer. (2009). "Cultivating research and information skills in civil engineering undergraduate students." Journal of Professional Issues in Engineering Education and Practice 136.1, 24-29. 2. Texas A&M University. (2016). Diversity Facts and Figures. Retrieved from https://engineering.tamu.edu/etid/about/diversity-facts-and-figures 3. Texas A&M University

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Industrial Engineering Division Tech Session 1: IE-ing a Broader Perspective

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech

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Engineering Economy, Engineering Management, Industrial Engineering

Paper ID #18013Industrial Engineering Beyond Numbers: Optimizing under EthicsDr. Alejandro Salado, Virginia Tech Dr. Alejandro Salado is an assistant professor of systems science and systems engineering with the Grado Department of Industrial & Systems Engineering at Virginia Tech. His research focuses on unveiling the scientific foundations of systems engineering and using them to improve systems engineering practice. Before joining academia, Alejandro spent over ten years as a systems engineer in the space industry. He is a recipient of the Fabrycky-Blanchard Award for Systems Engineering Research and the Fulbright

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Assessing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Thomas P. James P.E., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Craig G. Downing, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Diane Evans, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, wheregraduates take jobs in finance (10-17%), consulting (7-11%), law (12-17%), and medicine (12-16%), or go on to graduate school (8-9%)3. If our best and brightest inspire to attend eliteschools and upon graduation take jobs, rather than create businesses, one may ask if ourinstructional approach to teaching entrepreneurship is changing mindsets. Upon reflection, wemust ask ourselves, “Does an educational experience infused with entrepreneurship create moreentrepreneurial minded people?”, and more specifically, “How can we assess if a change inmindset is occurring on our campus?”There are two macroscale approaches to conducting research on the subject of entrepreneurship,with one focusing on the impact of entrepreneurship in the economy and how

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine Clark Hain, Mansfield Public Schools; Wendy Christine Turek; Arash Esmaili Zaghi P.E., University of Connecticut; Alexandra Hain, University of Connecticut

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

in engineering. • Increase the participation of a significantly underrepresented group of students who have the potential to profoundly impact the field, but are at high-risk of academic failure.This year the site hosted nine engineering students, four female and five male. The participantsranged from 18 to 28 years of age and academic standings of sophomores to seniors. Eachstudent was assigned a focused research project in the field of cyber and physical security ofcritical infrastructure and was mentored by a dedicated faculty and graduate student. In additionto their individual projects, the students participated in afternoon laboratory rotations twice aweek for seven weeks to expose them to the multidisciplinary nature of critical

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Division Experimentation and Lab-Oriented Studies - Pedagogy of Lab Courses

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gene Hou, Old Dominion University; Feifei Zhong, Southwest Jiaotong University; Orlando M. Ayala, Old Dominion University

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Diversity

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Division Experimentation & Lab-Oriented Studies

-based Instruction that Reflect Engineering Process”, Proceedings of the 2005 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. 7. Ferzli, M., Carter, M. and Weibe, E (2005)., “LabWrite: Transforming Lab Reports from Busy Work to Meaningful Learning Opportunities”, Journal of College Science Teaching, 35, 31-33.8. Burewixa, A. and Miranowicz, N. (2006),” Effectiveness of Multimedia Laboratory Instruction”, Chemistry Education Research and Practice, 7(1), 1-12.9. Patterson, D. A. (2011), “Impact of a Multimedia Laboratory Manual: Investigating the Influence of Student Learning Styles on Laboratory Preparation and Performance over One Semester,” Education of Chemical Engineers, 6, 10

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College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hossein EbrahimNejad, Purdue University

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College Industry Partnerships

and undergraduate programs. Further, todate there does not appear to be a single accepted approach or best practice for incorporatingtargeted competencies into engineering curricula. More research into how to address andincorporate targeted engineering competencies into undergraduate curricula is called for.AcknowledgementI acknowledge the contributions of Dr.Mary Pilotte. References1 Parry, S. B. Just What Is a Competency?(And Why Should You Care?). Training 35, 58 (1996).2 Turley, R. T. & Bieman, J. M. in ACM Conference on Computer Science. 271-278.3 Nair, C. S., Patil, A. & Mertova, P. p. m. a. m. e. a. Re-engineering graduate skills - a case study. European

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Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Victoria Matthew, VentureWell; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; Raina Michelle Khatri, Western Michigan University; Thomas M. Katona, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Robby Sanders, Tennessee Technological University; Bonnie J. Bachman, Missouri University of Science & Technology; Renee Cole, University of Iowa; John Lovitt, Wichita State University and Missouri University of Science & Technology; Melissa Geist, Tennessee Technological University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Debra May Friedrichsen; Phil Weilerstein, VentureWell

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

related to how students learn chemistry and how that guides the design of instructional materials and teaching strategies as well on efforts related to faculty development and the connection between chemistry education research and the practice of teaching. She is a PI for the Increase the Impact Project, which is developing resources for PIs to improve the propagation of their innovations, as well as a PI for the ELIPSS Project, which is developing resources for STEM instructors to assess professional skills in the classroom. Dr. Cole is also an associate editor for the Journal of Chemical Education.John Lovitt, Wichita State University and Missouri University of Science & Technology Retired Tech Industry

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sara Hillman, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Ghada Salama, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Emilio Ocampo Eibenschutz, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Saly Mohamed Ali Awadh, Texas A&M University at Qatar; Lara El Said, Texas A&M University at Qatar

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

and with that lost opportunities for networking, gender bias from bothprofessors and male peers, less research opportunities and trainings for females, lack of supportand mentorship, particularly in terms of female role models and interaction with alumnae, andthe lack of participation and advocacy for women in the Society of Women Engineers as themain aspects affecting them within TAMUQ. These institutional challenges are compounded byindustry-wide practices in Qatar that are detrimental for women engineers. Participants, in thisrespect, indicated perceptions of companies not accepting female employees and not sponsoringfemales to study engineering, a prevalence of gender bias and disparity, and cultural expectationsaffecting women in the

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Listening and Negotiation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Kevin D. Hall, University of Arkansas; Trevor Scott Harding, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Amy J Moll, Boise State University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

Paper ID #18490Listening and Negotiation IIDr. Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology Professor Adjo Amekudzi-Kennedy is Professor and Associate Chair for Global Engineering Leader- ship and Research Development in the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech, with responsibilities for managing and expanding the School’s global/leadership education and research programs and impact, and directing the Institute’s Global Engineering Leadership Minor Program. Her research, teaching and professional activities focus on civil infrastructure decision making to promote sustainable

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Energy Efficiency and Capstone Projects

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Hayrettin Bora Karayaka, Western Carolina University; Trevor Parrish, Western Carolina University; Robert D. Adams, Western Carolina University

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Diversity

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Energy Conversion and Conservation

monitoring and analysis of multiple similar zones of which one isused for control purposes and the others are configured with different set points. This wouldshow the impact of weather conditions on the air handlers and provide a clear view of the energysavings. Further research will include analysis of the building automation system to explore theenergy saving opportunities for the air handlers across the campus.AcknowledgementsThe authors wish to thank the Facilities and Management at Western Carolina University, Ms.Lauren Bishop for the project support, and Mr. David King for helpful suggestions and guidance.Bibliography1. N. Mohan, Power Electronics: A First Course. MA: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.2. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), Turning

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenna P. Carpenter, Campbell University; Lee Kemp Rynearson, Campbell University; Lynn A. Albers, Campbell University; Michele Miller, Campbell University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

, the program waslaunched with an initial class of approximately 100 first-year students in fall of2016.Building a new school of engineering affords a number of unique opportunities,including the chance to develop a program based on best practices, engineeringeducation research, and the recommendations of national reports such as"Educating the Engineer of 2020,"1 among others. It also provides the opportunityto recruit and graduate a more diverse cohort of engineers, by taking into accountresearch on attracting and retaining a broad spectrum of students. Given the dean’spersonal passion about and expertise in creating a culture of success for a broadspectrum of students, diversity was quickly added to the list of program goals.Those goals

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Outreach, recruiting, and retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Alicia A. Modenbach P.E., University of Kentucky; Sue E. Nokes, University of Kentucky

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Biological & Agricultural

module explains a number of basicconcepts related to the design problem. Students are asked to develop solutions to real-worlddesign problems to explore the specialization areas within the discipline, practice their problem-solving skills on real, sometimes "messy" problems, grow their engineering intuition and learn todistinguish between realistic and improbable solutions. Students will compile a learningportfolio throughout the semester documenting their design solutions for each module, as well asself-reflections on their initial choice of specialization and the impact modules had on theirchoice of specialization (either confirming their initial choice or providing evidence why analternative may be a better fit).The intended advantages of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Laila Guessous, Oakland University; Caymen May Novak, Oakland Unversity

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

also in charge of faculty mentoring in the School of Engineering and Computer Science at OU.Ms. Caymen May Novak, Oakland Unversity Caymen Novak is a current Ph.D. candidate in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan. Her research investigates the influence of mechanical stimulus on ovarian cancer response. She is currently the outreach chair for the Graduate Society of Women Engineers at the University of Michigan where she organizes engineering events for local elementary schools. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2017 REU programs and K-12 outreach: A natural synergyIntroduction:Since the summer of 2006, the department of Mechanical Engineering at

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Wei Zhang, Zhejiang University; Yuexin Jiang, Zhejiang University; Xiaofeng Tang, Pennsylvania State University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

andlarge-scale engineering projects. Table 4 Modules and Contents of ACEE Curriculum Mathematical Modeling, Introduction to Engineering, Systems Science andEngineering Fundamentals Engineering, Principles of EngineeringEngineering Design Computer Graphics and Basic Data StructureEngineering Management Management, etc.Engineering Practice Wheeled Robot Technology, etc.3.1.2 A Professional Model for Engineering Education InnovationZhejiang Polytechnic Institute benefits from ZJU’s traditional strengths in multiple disciplines,engineering research and education, a well-developed framework for government-industry-universitycooperation, as well as a mature

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Paige E. Smith, University of Maryland, College Park; Elizabeth R. Kurban, University of Maryland, College Park; Catherine T. Amelink, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

’ intentions to persist in STEM disciplines: The role of living-learning programs among other social-cognitive factors. The Journal of Higher Education, 83(3), 311-336.Tinto, V. (2003). Learning better together: The impact of learning communities on student success. Higher Education Monograph Series, 1(8).Wallace, J. E., & Haines, V. A. (2004). The benefits of mentoring for engineering students. Journal of Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering, 10(4).Yoder, B. (2012). Going the distance in engineering education: Best practices and strategies for retaining engineering, engineering technology, and computing students. Proceedings of the 2012 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and

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Multidisciplinary Course Efforts

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ravi T. Shankar, Florida Atlantic University; Teresa J. Sakraida, Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing; Francis Xavier McAfee, Florida Atlantic University

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Diversity

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Multidisciplinary Engineering

Samsung phones and iPhones. We expect to overcome much of thereluctance and frustration in transdisciplinary collaborations targeted to health care apps.Future Research: Our next course offering, in spring ’18, will recruit juniors in CS and CE, andinvolve them in transdisciplinary collaborations with nursing and arts students for buildinghealthcare apps. Since this will be an elective course, we will be able to set up a case-controlstudy, with the case group consisting of engineering juniors taking this course. We will trackthem over the next two years till they graduate on the following fronts: persistence (or retention),and focus of their capstone design project. We hypothesize that retention rate of women andURM students will improve, and

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria Soledad Santisteban, University of North Carolina at Pembroke; Jill E. Thomley, Appalachian State University; Rebecca Bullard-Dillard

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

% of STEM majors graduate in four years. Spurred by these issues, STEMfaculty designed the “Creating Opportunities for Students in Science (COMPASS) ScholarshipProgram” to improve STEM retention and align with the STEM Strategic Plan. A grant from theNational Science Foundation (NSF) provided funds to recruit 27 talented but financially needyundergraduates in Biology, Biotechnology, Chemistry, and Environmental Science. COMPASSsupports these students through a combination of mentoring, financial support, tutoring, research,internships, and professional development in order to improve their educational experiences.This should in turn produce better retention and graduation rates. At the time of the COMPASSprogram’s conception, the UNCP student

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Early ChemE Education

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jamie Gomez, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Abhaya K. Datye, University of New Mexico Abhaya Datye has been on the faculty at the University of New Mexico after receiving his PhD in Chem- ical Engineering at the University of Michigan in 1984. He is presently Chair of the department and Distinguished Regents Professor of Chemical & Biological Engineering. From 1994-2014 he served as Director of the Center for Microengineered Materials, a strategic research center at UNM that reports to the Vice President for Research. He is also the founding director of the graduate interdisciplinary program in Nanoscience and Microsystems, the first program at UNM to span three schools and colleges and the Anderson

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Student Division Poster Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University

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Diversity

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Student

Paper ID #20677Writing in the Disciplines for Engineers: Implementation and Assessment ofStudent LearningDr. Jordan E. Trachtenberg, Rice University Jordan Trachtenberg received her PhD in bioengineering from Rice University. She has been passion- ate about STEM education and outreach throughout her undergraduate and graduate studies. Her broad teaching interests include teaching K-12 outreach programs in 3D printing and computer-aided design, mentoring undergraduate laboratory and design teams, and organizing graduate professional development opportunities in science communication. She works on collaborative pedagogical

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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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David Zelinka, University of Colorado, Boulder; Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder

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

chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluids in coal-bed methane and regular oil and gas wells in Colorado. While in the middle of his master’s degree, he also spent a year as a graduate intern at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory studying renewable energy commercialization in Caribbean countries among other areas. He is currently completing is second master’s in engineering for developing communities in conjunction with his PhD Civil Systems Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder. His trans-disciplinary research involves addressing global development issues from an engineering, political, and economic perspective.Dr. Bernard Amadei, University of Colorado, Boulder Dr. Amadei is Professor of Civil

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 8

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Maria Teresa Napoli, University of California, Santa Barbara; Elizabeth Sciaky, University of California, Santa Barbara, Center for Science and Engineering Partnerships; Diana Jaleh Arya, University of California, Santa Barbara; Noreen Balos, University of California, Santa Barbara

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

components that differentiate PIPELINES from similar initiatives and that webelieve are key to its impact are: 1) fostering STEM diversity through an interdisciplinarypartnership; 2) workforce learning through STEM design experiences; 3) leveraging teamworkfor early engagement in engineering design. We discuss each one in the following sections.Fostering STEM Diversity through an Interdisciplinary Partnership Funded by ONR, PIPELINES is a collaborative effort between the Center for Science andEngineering Partnerships (CSEP) at the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB), theGevirtz Graduate School of Education at UCSB (GGSE), and the Naval Facilities EngineeringCommand, Navy Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center (NAVFAC EXWC) at

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

ofmetacognition are necessary for students to become “self-regulatory organisms who are capableof assessing themselves and others and directing their behavior toward specified goals,” (Hacker,1998, p. 10) that is, to become in control of their thinking and direct those cognitive processestowards identified learning goals.Although metacognitive strategies are linked to effective learning as well as life-long learning,few researchers have studied the metacognitive capacity or development of metacognition inengineering students. The most pertinent studies concern the role metacognition plays inengineering problem solving and design in a school setting. One study used verbal protocols tocompare strong and weak problem solvers in engineering statics and found

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2017 FYEE Conference

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John K. Estell, Ohio Northern University; James Blake Hylton, Ohio Northern University

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Diversity

-year design process, and then no longer can take on multiple roles based on the point of view, ordiscussed. At best, students are asked to demonstrate that source, from which the constraint emanates: for example, thetheir design met the established evaluation metrics. The set of environmental constraints for an automobile includespurpose of this workshop is to introduce a more robust and not only how the design can affect the environment (such asmeaningful pedagogical approach towards realistic the societal impact of carbon emissions), but how theconstraints, particularly in their introduction within the first environment can affect the design (such as the corrosiveyear of engineering

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International Educational Experiences (2)

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Kirsten A. Davis, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Timothy Kinoshita, Virginia Tech; Michelle Soledad, Virginia Tech, Ateneo de Davao University; Jacob R. Grohs, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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Diversity

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International

Paper ID #18427Assessing Students’ Global and Contextual Competencies: Three Categoriesof Methods used to Assess a Program with Coursework and InternationalModulesDr. David B. Knight, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University David Knight is an Assistant Professor and Director of International Engagement in the Department of Engineering Education and affiliate faculty with the Higher Education Program, Center for Human- Computer Interaction, and Human-Centered Design Program. His research focuses on student learning outcomes in undergraduate engineering, learning analytics approaches to improve educational practices

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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

University Megan McKittrick is a Lecturer and PhD candidate in the Department of English at Old Dominion Univer- sity. She teaches composition, scientific, digital, and technical writing, and her research interests include technical communication and game studies.Dr. Julia Romberger, Old Dominion University Julia Romberger is an Associate Professor of Professional Writing at Old Dominion University. Her research interests include pedagogical practices, visual rhetoric, and the rhetoric of interface design. She teaches courses at the undergraduate and graduate level in business writing, technical writing, writing for the web, visual rhetoric, and has mentored business and professional writing teaching staff. She has

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Entrepreneurship and Innovation Beyond the Classroom

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Timothy Joseph Balz, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Ashley Bernal, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; William A. Kline, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Jessica Livingston, Rose-Hulman Institute of technology; Stephen Michael Misak, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

to independently research or work on a project. The professor acts as an advisor forthe project in addition to their course load, so the professors are typically already passionateabout the topic and motivated to make a difference if they are willing to put in the additional effort.While the additional time required typically brings in the most passionate professors, it doesrestrict the ability of professors to advise MIH projects in addition to their regular class schedule.The independent study approach significantly reduces the barrier for students to gain practicalhumanitarian project experience, but it also limits the training that the students can receive in thephilosophy and best practices of humanitarian engineering. In contrast to

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Student Division Early Introduction to Engineering Technical Session

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ashley Evanoski-Cole, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University; Bert Vermeulen, Colorado State University; Jamison Taylor Bair, Colorado State University; Thomas H. Bradley, Colorado State University

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Student

Paper ID #18727Confidence of Undecided First-Year Engineering Students in Choosing TheirMajor and Implications for RetentionAshley Evanoski-Cole, Colorado State University Ashley Evanoski-Cole is a Graduate Research Assistant in the Department of Atmospheric Science within the College of Engineering at Colorado State University. With a B.S. in Chemistry and a M.S. in Atmo- spheric Science, she is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Atmospheric Science. She studies anthropogenic impacts on air quality, focusing on emissions from oil and gas extraction. Her educational research has focused on understanding first-year student

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Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Majed Jarrar, University of Ottawa; Hanan Anis, University of Ottawa

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

increase in mentorship,entrepreneurial workshops and competitions. VII. Future WorkPrevious studies have proposed different methods of assessment for the impact ofentrepreneurship education on engineering students (Upton, Sexton, & Moore, 1995; Wheeler,1993). Some researchers have suggested using the ratio of entrepreneurs among engineeringalumni to entrepreneurs in comparison with business or general alumni population. Others usedthe number of start-ups founded per engineering alumni within x years after graduation incomparison with those by business or general alumni population. Some even suggested using taxdata to compare their household income. While entrepreneurship is important for the economy,these criteria may not be the best way