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Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Leroy L. Long III, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ., Daytona Beach; Trevion S. Henderson, University of Michigan; Michael Steven Williams, University of Missouri

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

something like that... [my] BS [major] was more one sided – professor taught, we took it and we applied in a test but it was basically just saying it back and that’s it. That was the idea, that was the concept of teaching which not my favorite but its undergrad so I accepted it as that and wanted to get good grades that’s all.Many evidence-based teaching approaches exist from active learning techniques to project-basedlearning to peer instruction. With the emergence of Engineering Education as an establishedresearch field and the existence of Centers for Teaching and Learning at many institutions ofhigher education, access to effective instructional practices should be plentiful. Still, manyengineering and related STEM

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cheryl Q. Li, University of New Haven; Ronald S. Harichandran, University of New Haven; Nadiye O. Erdil, University of New Haven; Jean Nocito-Gobel, University of New Haven; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

3 4 Business risk assessment is the business manager’s responsibility 4 5 I like to learn about entrepreneurship comparison 6 Every time I fail a task, I reflect on why I failed so that I can learn how to do better in the future 6 7 I understand why a monopolistic market is usually not favorable to consumers 7 8 I consider how multiple changes affect each other 8 9 I am confident in leading a team to work on a project

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Perspectives on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Beyond the Undergraduate Years

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Francesca Dupuy, University of Florida; Elliot P. Douglas, University of Florida; Paul G. Richardson, Independent Consultant/Engineer

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

analysis was conducted through critical narrative analysis tounderstand the meaning behind the engineers’ life experiences. The engineers discussed severalissues in their narratives including lack of diversity and support for minorities in the workplace.Through this project we would like to help others gain a better understanding of the experiencesof Black engineers in the technology industry. The results gained from this project will be usedto make diversity issues in the workplace more apparent to senior officials in companies so thatthey can reconsider the way they approach diversity.IntroductionIn recent years there has been increasing scrutiny on diversity within the computer andinformation technology industry. Popular press articles about

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Teacher Attitudes, Beliefs, & Self-efficacy

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebekah J. Hammack, Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellowship Program

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

. Of the 15% who had attendedengineering focused PD, only 40% reported that their district paid for them to attend the PD.Examples of engineering focused PD that participants attended included Project Lead the Way,STEM workshops developed by the Oklahoma Energy Resource Board, and robotics trainingssuch as Botball and FIRST Lego League. Many participants could not remember the name ofthe PD they attended and simply called it a STEM training. Figure 2 displays participant responses to the modified Texas Poll question “Do youbelieve engineering is a high priority…” Overall, participants did not believe that engineeringwas a priority in their schools, in their school districts, to the parents in their schools, or to thecommunities where

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Studies in Engineering Design

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mo Hu, Virginia Tech; Tripp Shealy, Virginia Tech; John S. Gero, University of North Carolina, Charlotte

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Design in Engineering Education

, Feb. 2000.[10] D. M. Buede and W. D. Miller, The Engineering Design of Systems: Models and Methods. John Wiley & Sons, 2016.[11] C. Dym, P. Little, E. Orwin, and E. Spjut, “Engineering Design: A Project-Based Introduction,” HMC Fac. Books, Jan. 2009.[12] A. F. (Alex F. Osborn, Applied imagination; principles and procedures of creative thinking. New York, Scribner, 1953.[13] F. Zwicky, Morphological Astronomy. Springer Science & Business Media, 2012.[14] G. Altshuller, The Innovation Algorithm: TRIZ, Systematic Innovation and Technical Creativity. Technical Innovation Center, Inc., 1999.[15] D. Silverstein, N. DeCarlo, and M. Slocum, Insourcing Innovation: How to Achieve Competitive Excellence Using TRIZ. CRC Press

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History of the Women in Engineering Division: Reflections from Past Chairs of the Division

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Beena Sukumaran, Rowan University; Janet Callahan, Boise State University; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Noel N. Schulz, Washington State University; Sarah A. Rajala, Iowa State University; Donna Reese, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

in teaching, research and service. She enjoys teaching electrical engineering and power engineering topics to students. In research and graduate studies, she has been very active having graduated 40 MS and 13 PhD students; published 160 papers and 2 book chapters; and brought in over $40 M in external research through individual and collaborative projects including an U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER award. She is an ASEE and an IEEE Fellow. She has been active in the IEEE Power & Energy Society serving on the PES Governing Board for 12 years and President for 2012-2013. Dr. Schulz is a member of Eta Kappa Nu (Electrical Engineering c American Society for Engineering Education

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Curriculum and Assessment II

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Xiannong Meng, Bucknell University; Jianming Deng, Jinling Institute of Technology and Southeast University

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Computing and Information Technology

total number of hours is not specified by the school. Some schoolsdesignate some commonly recognized math courses as computer science courses, i.e., givingthem computer science course numbers. We took the liberty to move such courses to the mathcourse category. Examples include discrete math, probability and statistics, and modern algebra.In addition, some schools list the lab or project portion of the course separately from the course,while others do not. The hours listed in the table below follow whatever the schools listed. Itcould be slightly misleading in some cases, depending on whether or not the lab or projectportion of the courses is listed separately. Table 1 shows the four pieces of data from the eightschools. The credit hours as

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Materials Division Technical Session 2

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lessa Grunenfelder, University of Southern California

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Materials

component of thecourse. No negative comments were made about the labs. While the theory has not been tested, itis possible that the terminology choice of “Labs” for class activities labs was beneficial, asengineering students are familiar with a lab setting and respect labs as a valuable component ofthe discipline. This can be contrasted with connotations that may exist for words like “activities”or “group projects,” which may engender student resistance.Most negative comments related to the online system used for textbook readings and homework,an issue encountered in previous studies in which the same system has been implemented [8].While it has flaws, the WileyPLUS system enabled access to all course materials from onelocation (the Blackboard

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Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session - Ethics Across Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven; Phillip A. Viscomi, University of New Haven ; Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven

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Diversity

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Engineering Ethics

since the engineering workforceembodies multi-disciplinary, multi-national project and multi-culturally diverse teams. Today, most of theproducts and services that affect our lives arise from sophisticated processes utilizing engineering design,complex problem solving, and teamwork. In this context, engineers make, or are involved in, manydecision-making situations where effective engineering ethics education is essential in the direct and ripple-effects of their decision process. According to a recent study, more than half of the colleges (59%) in theU.S. where engineering is taught were found to have adopted educational goals related to ethical reasoning[6].In terms of ethical development, which is the total process of teaching the knowledge

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High-Impact Teaching and Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Simon Thomas Ghanat P.E., The Citadel; James Kaklamanos, Merrimack College; Tanya Kunberger P.E., Florida Gulf Coast University; Corrie Walton-Macaulay Ph.D., P.E., Saint Martin's University; Suresh Immanuel P.E., University of Evansville; David A. Saftner, University of Minnesota Duluth; Brock E. Barry P.E., U.S. Military Academy; Shawn Griffiths, University of Wyoming; Craig M. Shillaber, Northeastern University; Chris Swan, Tufts University

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Civil Engineering

project manager on projects through- out the United States. He is a licensed professional engineer in multiple states. Dr. Barry’s areas of research include assessment of professional ethics, teaching and learning in engineering education, non- verbal communication in the classroom, and learning through historical engineering accomplishments. He has authored and co-authored a significant number of journal articles and book chapters on these topics.Shawn Griffiths, University of Wyoming Shawn Griffiths is an Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Wyoming. Shawn holds a B.S. in Civil Engineering from Utah State University (2009), M.S. in Civil Engineering from the University of Arkansas (2011) and

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AEE Journal

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Katherine Fu; Robert Kirkman; Bumsoo Lee

curriculaof engineering programs, we developed and delivered a free-standing, semester-length course indesign ethics, in which students worked in groups on a design project for a client, with frequent,structured opportunities to reflect on the ethical values at stake in their design decisions. We alsoconducted a pilot test of a novel assessment method using Latent Semantic Analysis (LSA) (Foltz1998, Landauer 1998) to detect changes in the cognitive schemas students bring to bear on ethicalquestions. BACKGROUNDEthics and Design A course in design ethics is conditioned on the long-recognized parallel between ethicalproblem-solving and the design process (Whitbeck 2011, Bero and Kuhlman 2011, Feister et al

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Vivek Sivaraman Narayanaswamy, Arizona State University; Uday Shankar Shanthamallu; Abhinav Dixit, ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY; Sunil Rao; Raja Ayyanar, Arizona State University; Cihan Tepedelenlioglu, Arizona State University; Andreas S Spanias, Arizona State University; Mahesh K Banavar, Clarkson University; Sameeksha Katoch; Emma Pedersen; Photini Spanias; Pavan Turaga; Farib Khondoker, SenSIP Center - Arizona State University

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

unsupervised methods for ML is the k-means clustering. It has extensiveapplications in IoT systems [24], and more recently solar analytics [3]. The introduction of k-meansin education, using our award-winning J-DSP was described in [11,16]. In this paper, we discuss howk-means is introduced in our classes in the context of solar energy monitoring and control. We have used the k-means algorithm as part of our Cyber Physical systems project [6] and havedescribed a method to detect and characterize solar array faults [4,5,17]. In this education project, weform a J-DSP simulation of k-means for fault detection to present to class for the purpose of showinghow ML is used in solar energy systems. The results obtained using k-means is shown in Fig. 7

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karen Miel, Tufts University; Merredith D. Portsmore, Tufts University; Emily Fuller, Tufts University; Kelli Paul, Indiana University; Euisuk Sung, Indiana University; Adam V. Maltese, Indiana University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

year graduate student at Tufts University’s Eliot Pearson Department of Child Study and Human Development. She received a bachelor’s degree in child development from Texas Christian University. She currently works as a research assistant on the Role Models in Elementary Engineering project, which studies how elementary school students develop engineering role models and assume identities as engineers.Dr. Kelli Paul, Indiana University Dr. Kelli Paul is a postdoctoral researcher in science education at Indiana University. She received her Ph.D. in Educational Psychology specializing in Inquiry Methodology from Indiana University in 2006. She managed a consulting business for 10 years working on evaluations that

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ASEE TUESDAY PLENARY FEATURING BEST PAPERS & INDUSTRY DAY SPEAKER Sponsored by University of South Florida & University of Maryland

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Abisola Coretta Kusimo, Stanford University ; Marissa Elena Thompson, Stanford University ; Sara A. Atwood, Elizabethtown College; Sheri Sheppard, Stanford University

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ASEE Board of Directors, Corporate Member Council

mastery experiences.Fourth, the mitigation of negative interpretations of somatic and emotional states during the taskcan help develop self-efficacy. Physical and psychological experiences such as increased heartrate and rapid breathing before a presentation, or tiredness of muscles after exercise, can eitherbe interpreted as a positive performance-enhancer or as something to be avoided. Reframingnegative interpretations of these states can build self-efficacy directly and encourage moremastery experiences.Contextual examples of each of Bandura’s four sources of self-efficacy in undergraduateengineering education: first, mastery experiences could consist of completing practice problemsto master theory, engaging in project work and hands-on

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Engineering Design for Elementary Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John C. Oliva, Corteva Agriscience; Diane Spence

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

related careers was more complete andaccurate.In-Class Presentation OverviewThe “4th Grade Engineering” sessions that are the subject of the paper at hand comprised just asingle class period each year lasting approximately 1.5 to 2.0 hours. This is significantly lessambitious than the outreach programs that other authors have documented which extend to six oreven eight sessions spread out over the course of an academic year [11], [12], [13]. At this point,this pilot project is in its fourth year, and the “4th Grade Engineering” classroom activity has beenrepeated 10 times for a total of approximately 150 to 160 students.Introduction to EngineeringTo directly address the already noted identity issue that engineering suffers from, the “4 th

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Technical Session 1: Issues Impacting Students Learning How to Program

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J.w. Bruce, Tennessee Technological University; Bryan A. Jones, Mississippi State University; Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University

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Computers in Education

premise behind LP is that you do not document aprogram. Instead, LP has you write a document that contains a program [6].Using LP, educators can provide their students with an executable text – high-quality prose withdetailed explanations, figures, diagrams, hyperlinks, etc. Simultaneously, students can read,learn, compile, execute, and explore ideas. Knuth’s LP paradigm is also consistent with cognitiveload theory [12], which states that keeping related concepts close, temporally or spatially, canimprove the ability of students to grasp difficult ideas [13][14]. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- -- Title: Parallel to Serial Converter (PAR2SER) -- Project: ASEE 2019

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Software Engineering Division Technical Session 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kyle D. Feuz, Weber State University; Linda DuHadway, Weber State University; Hugo Edilberto Valle, Weber State University; Richard C. Fry, Weber State University; Kim Marie Murphy, Weber State University

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Diversity

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Software Engineering Division

his Ph.D. in Physics in 2008 and MSc. in Physics in 2006, both from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN). His research interests are in IoT devices, Data Visualization, Software Development for particle detectors, sensors, microelectronics, and embedded systems. Previously, he was a member of the PHENIX collaboration at RHIC.Dr. Richard C Fry, Weber State University Richard Fry is a full professor at Weber State University in the School of Computing. He is actively involved in service-learning research and continues to partner with both local and global community organizations to engage Computer Science students in building sustainable Software Engineering projects. In 2014, his students took 2nd place in a

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Improving and Understanding Engineering Collections and Publication

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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James Sobczak, University of Miami; Buenaventura Basco, University of Central Florida

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Engineering Libraries

the University of Miami – througharticle-level bibliometrics using Web of Science® (published by Clarivate Analytics). Given theimpending ramifications of global climate change, a particular interest to the residents and highereducation institutions in the state of Florida, this study also takes a closer look at those publicationsdirectly and indirectly focused on topics of climate change mitigation, adaptation, or resilience.By establishing solid benchmarking criteria within this narrow band of research activity, this studycould be expanded to include other similar departments at many colleges and universities. Throughfuture projects like this one, engineering and science librarians could gain a better understandingof similar engineering

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First-Year Programs: Retention & Bridge Programs #2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Maryam Darbeheshti, University of Colorado Denver; William Schupbach, University of Colorado Denver; Ariel Cervantes Lafuente; Tom Altman, University of Colorado Denver; Katherine Goodman, University of Colorado Denver; Michael S. Jacobson, University of Colorado Denver; Shani O'Brien, University of Colorado Denver

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

Colorado DenverShani O’Brien, University of Colorado - Denver c American Society for Engineering Education, 2020 Three-Years of Quantitative and Qualitative Data Analysis on Engineering Learning Communities: Impact on Retention of First-Year StudentsAbstractIn this evidence-based practice paper, we explore the first three years of an Engineering LearningCommunity (ELC). The research group at our University recognizes the need to increaseretention rates at the Engineering College and has created the ELC to support increasedretention. Three cohorts of ELC students have been observed to determine the potential successof this project. The results from this study indicate that participation in the ELC is beneficial

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Key Educational & Professional Issues of Strategic Importance to the Civil Engineering Profession - and ASCE - Part 1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Brian J. Swenty P.E., University of Evansville; Matthew K Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute

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Civil Engineering

consulting firm, and the director of Missouri’s Dam and Reservoir Safety Program. Since 1993, he has been at the University of Evansville, serving as department chair for the past 21 years. He continues to work as a consultant on projects involving the design and construction of new dams, modifications to existing dams, and the investigation of dam failures.Dr. Matthew Swenty P.E., Virginia Military Institute Matthew (Matt) Swenty obtained his Bachelors and Masters degrees in Civil Engineering from Missouri S&T and then worked as a bridge designer at the Missouri Department of Transportation. He obtained his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Virginia Tech and worked at the Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center on

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ET Pedagogy II

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Vigyan Jackson Chandra, Eastern Kentucky University

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Engineering Technology

, networking, communication systems, along with digital, analog, and machine-control electronics. He is the recipient of the 2013 Golden Apple Award for Teaching Excellence at Eastern and has been nominated multiple times for the Critical Thinking Teacher of the Year Award. His professional interests include implementing active teaching and learning strategies, metacognition, integrating open-source software/hardware with online control, and deploying electrical and telecom technologies in community-based organizations. He is always seeking opportunities for collaborating on teaching, scholarly, and service projects, especially those aimed at improving students’ critical/creative and communication skills

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Postgraduate Pathways and Experiences

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Jacqueline Rohde, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Jared France, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brianna Benedict, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Allison Godwin, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

-efficacyof engaging in interdisciplinary practices in comparison to their mechanical engineering peers [3].Their study also reported how both mechanical and interdisciplinary engineering alumni ratedcross-disciplinary practices as important in their current roles. Yet, interdisciplinary engineeringalumni were more likely to select a non-engineering career pathway after graduation, such ascareers in the medical field, law, or business [3].Purpose of StudyThe purpose of this analysis was to explore the career pathways of alumni from BME, EnvE, andIDE/MDE programs and to understand how these alumni perceived their careers to be related toengineering. This preliminary analysis comes from a larger research project surveying the earlycareer pathways of

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Student Success, Learning Strategies, and Retention in the Aerospace Industry

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Lucas Davis, Iowa State University; Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University; Yun Dong, Iowa State University; Ravonte Nievez Campbell, Virginia Tech

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Aerospace

Paper ID #28573Factors that Affect Retention and Satisfaction Among Newly HiredAerospace EngineersLucas Davis, Iowa State UniversityDr. Benjamin Ahn, Iowa State University Dr. Benjamin Ahn is an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University in the Department of Aerospace Engineering.Ms. 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 onboarding

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Approaches to Assessment and Student Reflection

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kenya Mejia, University of Washington; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington; Wendy Roldan, University of Washington

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Educational Research and Methods

], the research team first suggested questions to cutindividually and then engaged in a lengthy discussion within the research team of four. With thisinformation in hand, we converted our survey to a digital version to run a larger scale datacollection effort.Preliminary statistical analysis. After deploying the survey with about 30 students in anengineering studio session, there was enough data to run preliminary statistical analysis,something the project had not done before for this project. This deployment was critical for ourteam to understand how users were filling out the survey and what their responses meantindividually and in aggregate. This data provided insights into how much variation there couldbe in student reactions to the same

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First-year Programs: Cornucopia #1

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University; Richard Whalen, Northeastern University; Constantine Mukasa, Northeastern University; John Sangster P.E., Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

results and confounded datain the studies referenced above.The First-year Engineering ProgramThe Northeastern University College of Engineering, following a successful pilot in 2014,decided to adopt a “Cornerstone to Capstone” curriculum design for all incoming first-yearengineering students. The Cornerstone course incorporates hands-on, project-baseddesign work with computer programming. Previously taught in two separate first-yearcourses, the new Cornerstone course model blends programming and design in a way thatdemonstrates the intertwined nature of the two skills. The project-based Cornerstoneincludes occasional incongruent learning of course content. By highlighting the fact thatproblem-solving in engineering brings together groups of

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First-Year Programs: Metacognition, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation #2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Melissa Lynn Morris, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Joseph Dygert, West Virginia University; Robin A.M. Hensel, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, and completed her doctorate in mechanical engineering in 2011, all from WVU. At WVU, she has previously served as the Undergraduate and Outreach Advisor for the Mechani- cal and Aerospace Engineering department and the Assistant Director of the Center for Building Energy Efficiency. She has previously taught courses such as Thermodynamics, Thermal Fluids Laboratory, and Guided Missiles Systems, as well as serving as a Senior Design Project Advisor for Mechanical Engineer- ing Students. Her research interests include energy and thermodynamic related topics. Since 2007 she has been actively involved in recruiting and outreach for the Statler College, as part of this involvement Dr. Morris frequently makes

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Pedagogy and Teaching Preparation in Graduate Programs

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Chang Kyoung Choi, Michigan Technological University; Nancy B. Barr, Michigan Technological University

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Graduate Studies

, Michigan Technological University As Professor of Practice - Engineering Communications, Dr. Nancy Barr developed a multi-faceted tech- nical communications program in the Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics Department at Michigan Technological University. She delivers embedded communication and teaming instruction to undergraduate students, teaches two graduate engineering communication courses, assists faculty and GTAs in crafting and evaluating assignments that reflect real-world engineering situations. Her current research focuses on gender dynamics in collaborative projects and portfolio assessment practices. The author of three mystery novels and an award-winning short story, Barr has a Ph.D. in Rhetoric

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Alternatives to Traditional Assessment

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Eleazar Marquez, Rice University; Samuel Garcia Jr., Texas State University

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Educational Research and Methods

institutions to enhance their experience indesign and/or leadership roles, and thus attract employers of interest [6], [10].Other students engage in undergraduate research opportunities as an alternative venue given itsimmediate and long-term benefits [5], [6], [12], [17], [25], [27], [32]. Research efforts indicatethat undergraduate students participating in research obtain greater confidence in research andprofessional abilities, attest awareness of a graduate school environment, gain significant growthin structuring and conducting research project, and pursue STEM careers and Ph.D. studies post-graduation [3], [25], [26], [27].Nonetheless, procuring internship positions, joining research groups, or being accepted intograduate school, highly depends

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Pre-college Engineering Education Division Technical Session 4

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Kimberly Farnsworth, Arizona State University; Jean S. Larson, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

, real-life projects [1]-[4]. PBL allows learners toengage with complex problems which require them to use and develop problem-solvingstrategies in collaborative groups [5]-[7].Problem-based Learning is also a student-centered approach to learning [6], [8]. In the PBLenvironment, the instructor serves as a guide as opposed to the purveyor of knowledge. Aslearners work together in collaborative groups, the instructor supports and facilitates the learners’knowledge construction through the problem-solving process. This complex learning approach,rooted in solving authentic problems, promotes higher-order thinking skills, cooperativeproblem-solving, and has as its goal the transition of the learner from novice to expert [9]. Theliterature tells us

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 2

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2020 ASEE Virtual Annual Conference Content Access

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Anne M Lucietto, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Diane L Peters P.E., Kettering University; Liza Ann Russell, Purdue University ; Meher Rusi Taleyarkhan, Purdue University; Shelly Tan

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

moving into higher business leadership positions, but some women may bediscouraged from pursuing one due to a lack of female presence in MBA programs [3].Certifications/Licensure & Continuing EducationA Professional Engineering license is the primary form of licensure for engineers and requiredby some fields of engineering, especially civil and structural as it allows the engineer to sign offon drawings for public use projects such as bridges and roads [4]. This licensure is also requiredfor those who operate their own engineering consulting business or any other business with“engineering” in the name [4]. However, licensing is not always required in other engineeringpositions, such as at large corporate firms as an exemption allows