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Innovative Pedagogies Afforded Through Technology and Remote Learning

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Javeed Kittur, Arizona State University, Polytechnic campus; Tahzinul Islam, York University

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Educational Research and Methods

Engineering, KLE Technological University, India. He is a certified IUCEE International Engineering Educator. He was awarded the ’Ing.Paed.IGIP’ title at ICTIEE, 2018.Mr. Tahzinul Islam, York University Tahzinul Islam obtained his B.Eng (Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering) from Universiti Putra Malaysia, a research-intensive public university in Malaysia. He completed his year-long Bachelors’ re- search project on his own topic of ’Virtual Reality App to teach Psychomotor Skills to Engineering Design students’. He went on to pursue his M.Eng (Innovation & Engineering Design) at the same university, with the dissertation title of ’Innovative Concept Design of a waterjet propelled Flood Rescue Boat’. Currently

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Personnel Development & Retention

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University; Lorenzo D. Baber, Loyola University, Chicago ; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University

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Diversity

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Aerospace

Paper ID #33277Identifying the Proactive Actions of Newly Hired Engineers During theSocialization PeriodMs. Yun Dong, Iowa State University Yun is a Ph.D. student in the Human Computer Interaction (HCI) program at Iowa State University (ISU). She is currently involved in the research project titled Workplace Socialization in the Aerospace Engi- neering Profession, identifying the actions of managers and newly hired engineers during the socialization process into aerospace engineering companies.Mr. Subhanwit Roy, Iowa State University Subhanwit Roy received his B.Tech. degree in electronics and communication engineering

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Career Advancement Through Engineering Leadership Development

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Gregg Morris Warnick, Micron Technology Inc.; Blandon Prowse, Micron Technology Inc.; Wai-Leong Mook, Micron Technology Inc.; Arthur Beng Chuan Lam, Micron Semiconductor Asia

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Engineering Leadership Development

Paper ID #34397Overview and Challenges in Developing a Comprehensive LeadershipDevelopment Program in a Fortune 500 CompanyDr. Gregg Morris Warnick, Micron Technology Inc. Gregg M. Warnick is a Global Executive and Leadership Development, Sr. Program Manager for Micron Technology. He provides leadership development and program management globally. He is also Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Boost Leadership Group. He provides consulting and training in leadership development and project management working with fortune 500 companies throughout the world. He previously worked as the Director of the Weidman Center for

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Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University; Ngan T.T. Nguyen, Texas Tech University; Jeong-Hee Kim, Texas Tech University; Linda Ann Duke, Kansas State University, Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art; Roman Taraban, Texas Tech University; Danny D. Reible P.E., Texas Tech University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

Paper ID #34670Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) for Promoting Reflection in EngineeringEducation: Graduate Student PerceptionsDr. Ryan C. Campbell, Texas Tech University Having completed his Ph.D. through the University of Washington’s interdisciplinary Individual Ph.D. Program (see bit.ly/uwiphd), Dr. Campbell is now a Postdoctoral Research Associate at Texas Tech Uni- versity. He currently facilitates an interdisciplinary project entitled ”Developing Reflective Engineers through Artful Methods.” His scholarly interests include both teaching and research in engineering educa- tion, art in engineering, social justice

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Engineering Management Division Technical Session 3

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jena Shafai Asgarpoor, University of Nebraska - Lincoln; Yaoling Wang, University of Nebraska - Lincoln

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Engineering Management

communicate expectations onassignments, but are also encouraged to provide a personal comment, observation, or feedback tohelp students learn better [22].It is crucial to create various learning activities to help students achieve the learning objectives.Providing opportunities for interactions, not only among students, but also between the studentsand the instructor, and students and the content, will encourage collaborations and promotestudents’ learning. To do so, activities like team projects, discussions that help fostercommunication and problem-solving skills are developed. Providing feedback to students’submitted work and joining in students’ discussions will help student’s learning and build a senseof community.Providing a variety of engaging

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Socially Responsible Engineering I: Context, Innovation, and Reflection

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Marie Stettler Kleine, Colorado School of Mines; Kari Zacharias, Concordia University; Desen Sevi Ozkan, Tufts University

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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

in this article.Dr. Marie Stettler Kleine’s research on humanitarian and integrated engineering programsinspired her reflection on how different forms of contextualization and the vocabulary used todescribe them signal different ways to best teach engineers. Her graduate training in science andtechnology studies and human-centered design prepared her to see that these forms ofcontextualization are much more nuanced than using particular language, but this varyinglanguage fundamentally changes the engineering pedagogy in practice. She continues tointerrogate why and how engineering educators learn from other disciplines to explicitlyprioritize contextualization.For Dr. Kari Zacharias, this project has been an opportunity to reflect on the

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Empathy and Human-centered Design 2

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Xiao Ge, Stanford University; Daigo Misaki, Kogakuin University; Nanami Furue, Tokyo University of Science; Chunchen Xu

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

Center forDesign Research in Mechanical Engineering at Stanford.Dr. Nanami Furue, Tokyo University of Science Nanami Furue received her Ph.D. degree from the Graduate School of Commerce and Management, Hitotsubashi University. She has been working as an Assistant Professor of the School of Management, Tokyo University of Science and teaches Product Planning and Design Thinking. She has conducted several research projects in the field of marketing, innovation and design. Her major research interest is comparison of idea generation and selection of new product development among different countries and occupations.Chunchen Xu American c Society for Engineering

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Susan Thomson Tripathy, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Kavitha Chandra, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Hsien-Yuan Hsu, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Yanfen Li, University of Massachusetts Lowell; Diane Reichlen, University of Massachusetts Lowell

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Engaging Women Engineering Undergraduates as Peer Facilitators in Participatory Action Research Focus GroupsABSTRACTThis study is part of a longitudinal research project examining the design of summer bridge andsubsequent undergraduate engineering programs at a public university in New England, with thelong-term view of how these programs can create more supportive, inclusive environments forwomen to become engaged as leaders in their educational pathways and future careers. Asummer bridge program prepares first-year women engineering students for the academic andcultural opportunities and challenges they may face. Through an immersion in focus

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DISTINGUISHED LECTURE: 2020 Best PIC and Zone Papers

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Madeline Polmear, University of Florida; Angela R. Bielefeldt, University of Colorado Boulder; Nathan E. Canney; Chris Swan, Tufts University; Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder

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ASEE Board of Directors

Engineering and an associate pro- fessor in the Civil and Environmental Engineering department at Tufts University. He has additional appointments in the Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life and the Center for Engineering Education and Outreach at Tufts. His current engineering education research interests focus on community engage- ment, service-based projects and examining whether an entrepreneurial mindset can be used to further engineering education innovations. He also does research on the development of sustainable materials management (SMM) strategies.Dr. Daniel Knight, University of Colorado Boulder Daniel W. Knight is the Program Assessment and Research Associate at Design Center (DC) Colorado in CU’s

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Undergraduate Students' Development of Computational and Programming Skills

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2021 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Angela Minichiello P.E., Utah State University; Muhammad Asghar P.E., Utah State University; Ebenezer Ewumi, Washington State University; Candis S. Claiborn, Washington State University; Olusola Adesope, Washington State University

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

and professional development along with academic development, theseparticular HIP became a focus of our study. Collaborative Assignments & Projects Writing- Common Intensive Intellectual Courses experiences Senior First Year Culminating

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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Deanna Christine Easley Sinex, University of Pittsburgh; Mary E. Besterfield-Sacre, University of Pittsburgh; Wendy Carter-Veale, University of Maryland, Baltimore County; Drew G. Yohe, University of Pittsburgh; Steven Abramowitch, University of Pittsburgh; Sylvanus N. Wosu, University of Pittsburgh

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

of Maryland, Baltimore County Dr. Wendy Carter-Veale previously served as the Interim Director of AGEP PROMISE Academy Al- liance(APAA). Currently, she is the Internal Evaluator for APAA, Social Science Research Coordinator, and the Dissertation Coach for the Graduate School at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and has worked with faculty, graduate students, and administrators at UMCP and UMB. She has been involved with graduate student retention, institutional survey administration, and with AGEP projects as a Dissertation Coach for PROMISE: Maryland’s AGEP, the University of Michigan AGEP, and the University of Pittsburgh’s Pitt STRIVE AGEP. She is a quantitative social science researcher and lead

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Empathy and Human-Centered Design 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Luke Kachelmeier, University of New Mexico

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Design in Engineering Education

Paper ID #31204The Wrong Theory Protocol: A Pre-Ideation Technique to EnhanceCreativity and EmpathyDr. Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico Dr. Vanessa Svihla is a learning scientist and associate professor at the University of New Mexico in the Organization, Information and Learning Sciences program and in the Chemical and Biological Engineer- ing Department. She served as Co-PI on an NSF RET Grant and a USDA NIFA grant, and is currently co-PI on three NSF-funded projects in engineering and computer science education, including a Revo- lutionizing Engineering Departments project. She was selected as a National

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AEE Journal

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Sarah Dart; Edmund Pickering; Les Dawes

benefits of blending.2 SUMMER 2020 VOLUME 8 ISSUE 2ADVANCES IN ENGINEERING EDUCATIONWorked Example Videos for Blended Learningin Undergraduate Engineering A key aspect of these more innovative blends is the concept of active learning. This is definedby Prince (2004) as activities where students “do meaningful learning activities and think aboutwhat they are doing.” Examples of active learning techniques include group discussion, individualpractice, group-based problem-solving and teaching others. This is contrasted against transmissivemodes of teaching where the instructor projects information that students passively engage with,usually by listening or copying down (Prince

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CoNECD Session : Day 1 Slot 5 Technical Session 3

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2021 CoNECD

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Jerry Austin Yang, University of Texas at Austin; Audrey Boklage, University of Texas at Austin; Maximilan Kolbe Sherard, University of Texas at Austin; Christine Julien, University of Texas at Austin; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas at Austin

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

LGBTQ+engineering students as well as students with other minority or underrepresented identities. Manyof these programs include providing shared spaces for students to inhabit and interact with eachother, such as multicultural engagement centers, department-sponsored minority studentorganizations, and gender and sexuality centers. These spaces present an interesting physicallocale and cultural context to explore the experiences of LGBTQ+ engineering students, as theyare inherently intended to make engineering feel more inclusive for LGBTQ+ engineeringstudents. This study, part of a broader project on the experiences of LGBTQ+ engineering studentsmore generally, attempts to answer the following research questions: 1. How do LGBTQ

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CoNECD Session : Day 3 Slot 3 Technical Session 2

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2021 CoNECD

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Sophia Lauren Plata, University of Southern California; Indhira María Hasbún, Florida International University ; Mauro Rodriguez Jr., California Institute of Technology; Dora Louise Renaud, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers

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CoNECD Paper Submissions, Diversity

scores is shown inFigure 8, where a “ceiling effect” is observable and can be attributed to a testing threat to internalvalidity. This effect is expected (refer to Section 4) and led to the development and inclusion ofthe self-efficacy scale to the instrument. Table 3: Final EFA Pattern Matrix. Extraction Method: Principal Axis Factoring. Rotation Method: Promax with Kaiser Normalization. Survey Item Factor I feel confident in my ability to: 1 2 3 4 Q1. Establish goals for a project .193 .536 -.095

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2021 ASEE St. Lawrence Section Conference

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Andrew Olewnik, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York; Sreeram Kashyap, University at Buffalo, State University of New York

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Diversity

undergraduateengineering programs. Many of these clubs are associated with professional organizations - e.g.Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES) - that promote professional development throughtechnical project competitions, conferences, and networking events. However, the ways in whichclubs help in professional formation and the specific forms of learning within clubs is poorlyunderstood [10]. Hinkle and Koretsky investigated the experiences of three different student clubsand found three different sets of learning outcomes [10]. Those learning outcomes would all beconsidered valuable and included: creativity and experimentation in one club, deep technicalexperience and industry

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Middle Atlantic ASEE Section Spring 2021 Conference

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Rajarajan Subramanian, Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg, The Capital College

and industry. He was a Senior Lecturer at Anna- malai University, India, teaching civil engineering for about 10 years. He also worked in Linton Institute of Technology as a Senior Lecturer in Ipoh, Malaysia, for three years. American c Society for Engineering Education, 2021 Cutting-edge Tools & Technologies: Teaching Engineering Online AbstractUniversity and College instructors use a rich collection of methods of teaching in conventionalclassrooms to impart knowledge to students. Traditional classroom teaching includes lectures,PowerPoint presentations, class discussions, laboratory demonstrations, team projects

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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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Natasha Andrade, University of Maryland, College Park; David Tomblin, University of Maryland, College Park

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

–12. In an even broader context, engineering has a culture of militarismand a focus on industries and companies. Defense contractors that work with the governmentseem to be the largest employers of engineers and a large amount of research funds are pouredinto engineering and defense related projects 18. Militarism is also deeply entrenched inengineering education, making a strong presence in classroom culture (rigidity of assignmentdeadlines, marginalization of women, extremely intense time-constrained exams, etc.) and inengineering education content in the form of military examples in textbooks for example 18,29.More importantly to our point, this military culture can manifest in students emotionallydistancing themselves from the technology

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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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Diversity

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

- puter Engineering and (by courtesy) Engineering Education and Director of the Vertically Integrated Projects (VIP) Program at Purdue University. She holds a B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., and Ph.D. in Engineer- ing Education, all from Purdue. Prior to this she was Co-Director of the EPICS Program at Purdue where she was responsible for developing curriculum and assessment tools and overseeing the research efforts within EPICS. Her research interests include the professional formation of engineers, diversity, inclusion, and equity in engineering, human-centered design, engineering ethics, and leadership.Mr. Sean Eddington, Purdue University Sean Eddington (Ph.D., Purdue University) will be an assistant professor of Communication

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Computers in Education Division Poster Session

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fadi Castronovo, California State University, East Bay; Semih Yilmaz, California State University, East Bay; Akarsh Rao, Immersive and Interactive Research Group; Walter Condori Jr., California State University, East Bay; Karan Monga, STEM Educational Gaming Research Group; Hadiseh Gooranorimi, California State University, East Bay

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Computers in Education

the engineering department, support the students in gaining competitive technical and problem-solving skills, stimulate student’s involvement in research, and promote new internal and external research. His previous research efforts have focused on the NSF-funded Virtual Construction Simulator (VCS) research project. The VCS is an educational simu- lation game design to support college construction engineering students in developing complex problem- solving skills. To have a strong assessment of the educational value of the game, he pursued a minor in Educational Psychology at the Educational Psychology Department at Penn State. This experience allowed him to gain invaluable knowledge in the field of cognitive

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Non-Canonical Canons of Engineering Ethics

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna M Riley, Virginia Tech; Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Eng. & Eng. Tech.); Joseph R. Herkert, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

choose not to undertakean engineering project in that time or place).While we might count it a victory for some of the non-canonical canons to move, in time, intothe accepted professional society codes, that is the not the primary purpose of creating thisalternative stream of ideals in engineering ethics. Rather we hope to illuminate the politicalnature of the process, the ways insider-outsider dynamics play out in professional societies, andthe contestation of what counts and does not count as engineering.IntroductionWhat are the processes by which professional societies develop Codes of Ethics, and how doesinstitutional power shape both processes and outcomes? Who counts as a moral agent? Who issubject to the code? Does the existence of a code

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New Models for Teaching and Learning

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Morozov, University of Washington; Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington; Cynthia Atman, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2007-1505: BREADTH IN DESIGN PROBLEM SCOPING: USING INSIGHTSFROM EXPERTS TO INVESTIGATE STUDENT PROCESSESAndrew Morozov, University of Washington ANDREW MOROZOV is a graduate student in Educational Psychology, College of Education, University of Washington. Andrew is working on research projects within the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE).Deborah Kilgore, University of Washington DEBORAH KILGORE is a Research Scientist in the Center for Engineering Learning and Teaching (CELT) and the Center for the Advancement of Engineering Education (CAEE), University of Washington. Her areas of specific interest and

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Programming for Engineering Students

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brianno Coller, Northern Illinois University

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Computers in Education

cars to drive and new tracks to drive upon. Also, completion of a level, brings on a newchallenge that requires students to learn new numerical methods and to apply them. The courseclimaxes with an open-ended project in which students form teams and participate in a friendlycompetition.2.1 Additional Learning OpportunitiesIn addition to the learning outcomes related specifically to numerical methods as outlined in thefirst paragraph of Section 2, we have additional learning outcomes in MEE 381 related directlyto improving students’ programming skills. If new (multi-platform) textbooks8, 11, 12, 16, 20, 21 are anyindication of national trends, it appears that we are swimming against the current. Instead of be-ing exposed to a sampling of

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Critical Success Factors for Technopolis Creation

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2007 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmo D'Cruz, Florida Tech; Frank Kinney, Florida Tech; Vaidy Vaidyanathan; Tom O'Neal, University of Central Florida; Clifford Bragdon, Florida Tech; Dennis Kulonda, Florida Tech; Grisselle Centeno, University of South Florida; Jose Zayas-Castro, University of South Florida; Lynda Weatherman, Space Caost EDC

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

foreign-ownedcompanies and of the 52% executive employees, 40% are foreign-born representing 63nationalities. Recently, Sophia Antipolis has seen numerous initiatives and projects, which bylinking different players and creating synergies from their expertise, have helped lead the waytowards more substantial cross-fertilization. Following Lafitte’s vision, two-thirds of the park’sare was to remain green space, none of the buildings were allowed to be constructed taller thanthe hills that surround them and no fences or walls were allowed.Sophia Antipolis demonstrates the importance of a multi-disciplinary approach as a keyingredient of cross-fertilization and entrepreneurship. Creating an entrepreneurship environmentfrom scratch in a conservative

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Learning to Communicate with Engineers and Non-Engineers

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leslie Potter, Iowa State University; John Jackman, Iowa State University; K. Jo Min, Iowa State University; Matthew Search, Iowa State University

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Liberal Education

+5/-8% Individual Peer Evaluations Up to 1/3 of a final letter gradeLecture topics beyond the communication process included topics such as non-verbalcommunication, business and cultural etiquette, negative messages, data presentation, andconstructive feedback. Exams required students to demonstrate internalized understanding of thecommunication process and how it impacted and/or was impacted by the many other topicsdiscussed. Multiple email, agenda, mechanics, process, letter, presentation slide, and resumeassignments were made throughout the semester. Likewise, elevator speeches were requiredmultiple times with varying degrees of preparation allowed. Two formal group project papersand presentations were also

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Beyond Individual Ethics: Engineering in Context

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Donna Riley, Smith College

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Liberal Education

racist or colonialist projects? • What are the roles of technology, culture, and economic systems in the drive toward bigger, faster, cheaper, and more automated production of goods, and what are the consequences for human relationships and for the environment? • When technology provides means for control, for example in military, information, reproductive or environmental applications, what rights and responsibilities follow?These wide-reaching questions not only underlie all of what scientists and engineers undertake intheir work, but also require the active involvement of citizens outside of science and engineering.These are by no means representative or comprehensive of the full range of possible

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Institutional and Curricular Reform

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University; Jean Layne, Texas A&M University; Andrea Beach, Western Michigan University; Noah Finkelstein, University of Colorado; R. Sam Larson, Kaiser Permanente Colorado

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Educational Research and Methods

AC 2008-859: MORE THAN GOOD CURRICULA: A GUIDE FOR CURRICULARCHANGE AGENTSJeffrey Froyd, Texas A&M UniversityCharles Henderson, Western Michigan University Charles Henderson is an Assistant Professor at Western Michigan University with a joint appointment between the Physics Department and the Mallinson Institute for Science Education. Dr. Henderson studies the use of innovations and instructional change in physics teaching at the college level. Current projects also include efforts to promote cross-disciplinary collaboration among the different groups that are interested in promoting changes in teaching practices in higher education.Jean Layne, Texas A&M University Jean Layne

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International CIase Studies: Collabs, Exchanges & Interactions

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2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Carmen Villa, Texas A&M; Jennifer Sandlin, Arizona State University

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International

other majors because even in school(academics), it is considered important to learn to socialize. Paola explained: … but in other majors, it is easier simply because they manage social relations and because it is part of their job to know each other and how to interact. In contrast, we even say engineers are the ones who use the library, the “ñoños” (Paola).This image of “ñoños” or nerds and engineering students not very social is supported by theparticipants’ comments about how students in engineering tend to get together more foracademic reasons like for doing homework or a team project than for social interaction.Furthermore, participants stated how the lack of time to participate in social events due to thestudents

Conference Session

Communication and Collaboration

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michael Alley, Pennsylvania State University; Are Magnus Bruaset, Simula Research Laboratory; Melissa Marshall, Pennsylvania State University; Marianne M. Sundet, Simula Research Laboratory; Sarah Zappe, Pennsylvania State University

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Liberal Education

seemed to be areasonable amount of time to request graduate students to leave their research projects,travel to a location in the country, and focus on these communication skills. Becausewriting critique sessions require significantly more time (both the time to read themanuscripts and the time to discuss the manuscripts), we decided to provide feedback onthe writing in a different manner from what Simula had done in 2008. Once we established the scope of the workshop, we needed to secure funds. Themain portion of the funding was needed to provide a conference site with lodging andfood for the participants. While we decided to require the graduate students to providetheir own transportation to the conference site, the lodging and food

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Tablet and Portable PCs for Education

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2009 Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ricky Castles, Virginia Tech; Eric Scott, Virginia Tech; Jenny Lo, Virginia Tech; Vinod Lohani, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

engineering issues, use of electronicportfolio (e-portfolio) for instruction, and a mechatronics initiativedesigned to introduce multi-disciplinary engineering concepts to engineering freshmen. In the 2006-07 academic year, TabletPC-based instruction was introduced in this course. In Fall 2007, DyKnow, a classroominteraction software package, was implemented to develop a participatory learning environmentin EngE1024. A number of assessment (formative and summative) activities are beingimplemented in EngE1024 as part of the DLR project to evaluate the learning experiences offreshmen. Typically, about 1700 freshmen take this course every year with about 1400 in the Fallsemester. In the Fall semester, the EngE1024 teaching team typically involves five