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New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 2

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Evelyn C. Brown, East Carolina University; Mary A. Farwell, East Carolina University; Anthony M. Kennedy, East Carolina University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

shadow that engineer at his/her job for a half day.Survey feedback from this experience indicates the students who participate find it valuable.Table 1 below provides the 10 questions from the shadowing survey completed by participatingstudents, along with average responses. Note that a 7-point Likert rating scale was utilized. Table 1 – Shadowing Survey Questions and Average Responses Q1 I feel this experience was a rewarding and valuable experience. 6.9 Q2 I now have a better understanding of what a full time job in engineering is like. 6.8 Q3 I gained new knowledge by participating in this experience. 6.8 Q4 This experience supported/enhanced my career goals

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Women in Engineering Division: Retaining and Developing Women Faculty in STEM

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cindy Rottmann, University of Toronto; Robin Sacks, University of Toronto; Annie Elisabeth Simpson, Institute for Leadership Education in Engineering; Doug Reeve P.Eng., University of Toronto

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

continue to be under-represented infaculties of engineering and engineering workplaces [1-4], a disparity that intensifies at eachstage of an engineers’ career [5, 6]. Our primary objective in this paper is to examine anunexpected finding emerging from our study of engineering leadership—the significant over-representation of men in engineers’ identification of exemplary leaders. We explore twopossible explanations for this finding—individual women’s disinterest in leadership andstructural constraints limiting their rise. We use a post-hoc statistical analysis to examine theformer and a focused literature review to generate hypotheses about the latter.MethodologyData for this paper was drawn from larger study on engineering leadership driven by

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Maria-Isabel Carnasciali, University of New Haven; Shannon Ciston, University of California, Berkeley; Christina A. Foy, University of New Haven; Pedro S. H. Kim, University of California, Berkeley; Emi Okada Okada, University of California, Berkeley; Audrianna V Rodriguez, University of New Haven

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

eleven 4-year institutions in the United States from1988 to 2002. This report finds that nontraditional adult students have a reduced graduation ratecompared to traditional students, suggesting that they experience group-specific barriers.(3) Ourresearch work aims to enable faculty, administration, students, and higher education policyprofessionals in diversifying the pathways through STEM careers by contributing to the body ofknowledge about non-traditional students.For our work, an adult student is one who is 25 years or older, completing a bachelor of sciencein engineering degree. We define the traditional student as one who enrolls in a program directlyafter completing their high school years. Some traditional engineering students may take

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First-year Programs Division Technical Session 10: Paying Attention to Retention

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Steffen Peuker, California Polytechnic State University; Nova Alexandria Glinski Schauss, Oregon State University

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First-Year Programs

project report at the end of the course. A general handout of "Design your Process forBecoming a World-Class Engineering Student" has been published in Appendix A of “StudyingEngineering: A Road Map to a Rewarding Career”11. The project challenges students to evaluatethemselves against a benchmark student—referred to as a "world-class" engineering student—based on the following objectives: 1. Setting goal(s), e.g. which major to pursue, graduating with an engineering degree, etc. 2. Developing a strong commitment to the goal of graduating in engineering, setting-up a plan to graduation 3. Being prepared to deal with inevitable adversity 4. Managing various aspects of personal life including interactions with family and friends

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Communication Across the Divisions II: Communication and Transdisciplinary Pedagogies

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jeffrey J. Evans, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Amy S. Van Epps, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Michael Thomas Smith; Sorin Adam Matei, Purdue University Polytechnic Institute; Esteban Garcia

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Diversity

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

difference between a successful and a failing career, team, or even corporation. In the lastdecade there have been efforts such as those by the Association of American Colleges and Universities(AAC&U) to advance broad- based systemic innovation to build and sustain strong undergraduateeducation in the STEM fields.Our group is in the early stages of an innovative initiative to provide alternative communication andhumanities learning environments in STEM higher education. The group consists of faculty from severalacademic units including liberal arts, libraries, and technology. One of the learning experiences currentlybeing tested involves the tight coupling of all forms of interpersonal communication, and informationliteracy with technological

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Fundamental: Tools and Content for K-12 Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Cady, National Academy of Engineering; Greg Pearson, National Academy of Engineering; David R. Heil, David Heil & Associates, Inc.; Derek W Rector, Diamax Information Systems; Jana Jurukovska, Diamax Information Systems

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

17Basic engineering background, professional development resources 16Links to local as well as global communities of practice 16Expert and user interface exchange of ideas, best practices, resources, and opportunities 16in engineeringResources such as “tangible” lesson plans, affordable curriculum, time estimates, and 16formal assessmentsUnderstanding engineering careers 15

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Design Throughout the Mechanical Engineering Curriculum

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Zahed Siddique, University of Oklahoma; Farrokh Mistree, University of Oklahoman; Lucas Balmer, University of Oklahoma; Warren F. Smith, UNSW, Canberra, Australia

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Mechanical Engineering

learn and internalize the principles of design and to developcompetencies to help them succeed in their careers. Salient features of AME4163 include anauthentic, immersive experience and scaffolding of learning via structured assignments andlectures.Purpose: In this paper we focus on the development of competencies by students using anauthentic, immersive experience. The course is scaffolded and explicitly focuses on studentlearning and development of competencies throughout the semester. In this paper we track change-over-time of development of student competencies, specifically related to team, communication,and design process, for a better understanding of the effects of assignments on development ofcompetencies.Method: An instrument was

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Rachel E McCord, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Cheryl Carrico, Virginia Tech; Danielle Almetria Smalls, Virginia Tech Engineering Department; Philip Reid Brown, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #11775Does Motivation Matter for Conceptual Change: Developing Effective Qual-itative Research ApproachesDr. Holly M Matusovich, Virginia Tech Dr. Matusovich is an Assistant Professor and Assistant Department Head for Graduate Programs in Vir- ginia Tech’s Department of Engineering Education. She has her doctorate in Engineering Education and her strengths include qualitative and mixed methods research study design and implementation. She is/was PI/Co-PI on 8 funded research projects including a CAREER grant. She has won several Virginia Tech awards including a Dean’s Award for Outstanding New Faculty. Her research

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Measuring the Impact of Community Engagement on Students

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gregory Warren Bucks, University of Cincinnati; Kathleen A. Ossman, University of Cincinnati; Tony James Bailey; Leigh Anna Folger, University of Cincinnati; Rachel Schwind, Mechanical Engineering, University of Cincinnati; Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program; Jacob Daniel Wells

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Cincinnati Senior Mechanical Engineering Student at the University of CincinnatiMiss Gabrielle Anne Notorgiacomo, University of Cincinnati Honors Program Gabrielle Notorgiacomo is a Biomedical Engineering Major of the Class of 2019. She has experience in MATLAB, conversational Spanish, and leadership/management. So far in her college career, she has maintained a 4.0 GPA, a spot on the Dean’s List, and membership in the Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society. She is also a member of Phi Sigma Rho (commonly known as Phi Rho, the engineering sorority).Mr. Jacob Daniel Wells Page 26.649.1 c

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Design and Research in BME

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Yawen Li, Lawrence Technological University

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Biomedical

thatdistinguish itself from the other ITL methods: (1) A relatively longer duration and amount oftime a student is involved in the research project; (2) A clearly defined research scope andobjective; and (3) Promotion of both teamwork and individual excellence. This paper describeshow I leveraged my own background and student interest to initiate the collaborative researchproject, how undergraduates participated in the research project through different avenues, andhow the experience enhanced their skills in critical analysis, problem-solving, communicationand teamwork, which positively impacts their career, regardless of whether they pursue anindustry job or an academic position after graduation.Some practices I have been promoting in undergraduate

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Broadening Participation in Engineering

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Coleen Carrigan, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo; Eve A. Riskin, University of Washington; Jim L Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington; Priti N Mody-Pan, University of Washington; Dawn Wiggin, University of Washington; Sonya Cunningham, University of Washington

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

conduct research on the ”Towards zero-energy buildings based on energy- harvesting electrochromic window (EH-ECW) and thermoelectrics (TE) systems” project, (2012-present). Associate Director, Mathematics Academy. Program creates access to engineering for educationally and economically disadvantaged students, (2011-2014). Associate Director, Engineering Discovery Days. The largest UW College of Engineering annual event brings over 8,000 students and families to campus to explore engineering through interactive activities, (2012-2014). Board President, NW Career Educators and Employers Association. Organization brings together career educators and employers to improve the economic vitality of the Pacific Northwest

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Research on Diversification & Inclusion

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jane L. Lehr, California Polytechnic State University; Michael Haungs, California Polytechnic State University

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering, Liberal Education/Engineering & Society, New Engineering Educators, Student, Women in Engineering

major with a high level of one-on-one advising. However, a high degree of flexibility also contributes. In the LSE program,iterative revision and recreation of an individualized curriculum and career plan are understoodas signs of success rather than failure or deviation. Students are encouraged to understand anddesign their major as a “whole-person technical degree” that does not require them to pass, toassimilate, to compartmentalize, or to conform to stereotypes. We suggest that this holisticflexibility may disrupt barriers such as impostor syndrome by positioning the student not asimpostor but as designer and creator – even when enrolled in technical courses in which thesex/gender ratio is skewed male. Lessons learned from “liberal studies

Conference Session

Shaping the Future: Structured Mentoring for Today's Diverse Engineering Student Populations

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joi-lynn Mondisa, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Cordelia M. Brown, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Robin Adams, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

HBCUdidn’t resemble the larger population - there were more African-American male engineers incomparison to the overall population. Also, she noticed that the majority of professors at herHBCU were not African American and remembered how during her exit interview she wasencouraged to become “one of those faces that you want to see”. She says: “(…) I guess places I went during (my) college career, I kinda began to see some differences and understand some of the differences when I attended my first NSBE conference. And so, in attending NSBE, you kinda notice, like there are lots of African-American males here, a lot more males than there were females. And so, to start to kinda think, um, that the gender makeup at an HBCU was, within

Conference Session

Research to Practice: STRAND 3 – Principles of K-12 Engineering Education and Practice

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Bassant Mohamed Yasser, Qatar University; Mahmoud Abdulwahed, Qatar University; Rashid Alammari, Qatar University; Saud A Ghani, Qatar University; Mazen O. Hasna, Qatar University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

tools and application and having also total quality management diploma and being quality master holder dealing with all quality systems as documentation , CAPA management , RCA , facility maintenance and also ISO 9000/2008 expert in addition to being certified from Bernard Castle in UK as sterile area facility Design expert as per ISO regulations . Egyptian pharmacist graduate of 2007 who started my career as a research and development pharmacist in SEDICO pharmaceuticals in EGYPT for about 2 years dealing with new dosage forms formulation and then rotated to Methodology and stability department in which i dealt with dosage form analysis and innovation of new methods of analysis dealing with all laboratory

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Moving the Needle: The Complexities of Race and Gender in Engineering Education

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Olgha B. Davis, North Carolina State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

fault on individual students due to delayingtheir academic goals attributed to economical and personal obligations.This research critically explores some pathways of AAM engineering transfer students throughthe conceptual lens of racial and mathematical identities. This work focuses on students who arecurrently enrolled at 4-year institutions and who have attended community colleges at one pointin their academic careers in the pursuit of engineering degrees.Racial identity development research literature indicates that racial identity is based on anindividual’s perception that is shared by a common racial heritage with a particular group3,4,5,6.Research shows that African American students who have a strong racial identity are betterequipped to

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Research to Practice: STRAND 1 – Addressing the NGSS: Supporting K-12 Teachers in Engineering Pedagogy and Engineering Science Connections (Part 2)

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carleigh Samson, University of Colorado Boulder and TeachEngineering; Jacquelyn Sullivan Ph.D., TeachEngineering Project Leader, University of Colorado Boulder; René F. Reitsma , PhD, Oregon State University, College of Business; Michael Soltys Ph.D., University of Colorado, Boulder

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Diversity

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Page 26.1568.2their learning, so as to attain learning levels beyond recollection and understanding.The NGSS also challenge K-12 teachers to incorporate engineering design at all grade levels.Project-based learning, in the form of engineering design projects using an analysis-informeddesign process, have been shown to increase student achievement in math and science subjectareas in studies in which teachers are trained or already familiar with the relevant pedagogicalstudies.2,3 Hirsch et al.4 found in their Pre-Engineering Instructional and Outreach Program thatmany teachers possessed limited knowledge of engineering careers and had low self-efficacy interms of preparing students for engineering careers before participating in the

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Development as Faculty and Researcher: ERM Roundtable

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Courtney June Faber, Clemson University; Lisa Benson, Clemson University

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Educational Research and Methods

American Society for Engineering Education, 2015 Undergraduate Students’ Recognition and Development as ResearchersAbstractThe purpose of this work is to investigate how undergraduate engineering students perceivebeing recognized as researchers and what they identify to influence their development asresearchers. Student responses (n=21) to open-ended survey items were analyzed usingqualitative content analysis. The students who participated in this study were frombioengineering and material science and engineering departments with varying amounts ofresearch experience (one to five years) and at varying stages in their undergraduate careers(sophomore to senior). All of the students in the study self

Conference Session

Civil Engineering Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama; Thomas A. Lenox , Dist.M.ASCE, F.ASEE, American Society of Civil Engineers

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Civil Engineering

Paper ID #11313Understanding the New Civil Engineering Program Criteria: Preparing toPrepare the Future Civil EngineerDr. Kenneth J. Fridley, University of Alabama Kenneth J. Fridley serves as Senior Associate Dean for Administration of the College of Engineering at the University of Alabama. Previously, Dr. Fridley served as Head of the Department of Civil, Construc- tion and Environmental Engineering at the University of Alabama for 12 years. Dr. Fridley has been recognized as a dedicated educator throughout his career and has received several awards for his teaching efforts, including the ExCEEd (Excellence in Civil

Conference Session

NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

recruited to be teachers to acquire the technical knowledge andcertifications and pedagogical skills to teach renewable energy in their classrooms; 3)develop and implement a 2+2+2 pathway through partnership with high schools anduniversities to allow students interested in renewable energy careers to have a definedcareer ladder with multiple exit points integrated with industry certifications and collegecertificate and degree attainment; 4) conduct continuous assessment and evaluation withembedded targeted research of curricular and professional development strategies toensure that student, faculty, and industry goals are attained; and, 5) disseminate both theproducts and the partnership process to maximize the impact both regionally andnationally

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NSF Grantees’ Poster Session

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Nolan Alexander LaSota, University of Pittsburgh; Robert S. Parker, University of Pittsburgh; Cheryl A Bodnar, University of Pittsburgh

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

level or through aprofessional career. While a number of students have followed this path (including, as a non-comprehensive list, MS or PhD students within the field currently enrolled at RPI, Duke,Cornell, U. Rochester, and U. Pittsburgh), more recent cohorts are “too young” to have such dataas they are still enrolled as undergraduates. It would be helpful to follow up with theseindividuals and the others that have participated in the program to gain a better understanding ofhow this REU experience shaped their future career decisions.ConclusionsSystems medicine, or translational systems biology, is a highly diverse area of study that is stillevolving. Engineers can benefit from gaining exposure to this field as it provides novel

Conference Session

The Philosophy of Engineering and Technological Literacy

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

George D. Ricco, Gonzaga University, Spokane

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Technological and Engineering Literacy/Philosophy of Engineering

courses to retrain engineers for the war and post-warindustrial efforts. Similarly. the engineering enterprise contained in Seeley’s interpretation of theWickenden report has a comparable assertion.[7, 9] One of Seeley’s main critiques of Americanengineering in particular is that it had become little concerned with student self-realization orself-assessment as opposed to the specialized and more theoretical nature of Europeanengineering. Heidegger’s works span a number of important topics, but one he addresses throughouthis career is how the meaning of words is interpreted by human beings. Usually his efforts on thesubject are summarized into the question of being. One method whereby he constructs andexplores the concept of being is

Conference Session

Innovative Use of Technology I

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Antonio Perez, University of Texas, El Paso; Mike Thomas Pitcher, University of Texas, El Paso; Pedro Arturo Espinoza, University of Texas, El Paso; Hugo Gomez, University of Texas, El Paso; Herminia Hemmitt, University of Texas, El Paso; Randy Hazael Anaya, University of Texas, El Paso; Peter Golding, University of Texas, El Paso; Hector Erick Lugo Nevarez, University of Texas, El Paso

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

technology project had a high impact in the areas oftime management, engineering career awareness and planning, research methods and techniques,critical thinking concepts, and unit systems and conversions. From previous research we haveconfirmed the fact that engineering students with the demographics of The University of Texas atEl Paso prefer a class that uses technology.Finally, from the attitudinal survey, as a whole, the majority of the students were actively engagedin the different activities required to do the 3D technology project. Comments like the followingwere written on the open-ended questions of the survey: • Question 48. What new technical and engineering concepts did you learn from this project? o “I learned how to use

Conference Session

New Engineering Educators Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Dimitra Michalaka P.E., The Citadel; William J. Davis P.E., The Citadel

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New Engineering Educators

engineering profession is focused on student skills developmentto meet future infrastructure demands in establishing a sustainable world and raising the globalquality of life. To meet increasing societal demands, civil engineers are required to be effectivemaster builders, skillful stewards of the environment, innovators, managers of risk, and leadersof public policy1,2. These characteristics are especially relevant to graduates entering careers inengineering. Effective application of well-constructed scholarship of instruction techniques inhigher education curriculum, play a valuable role in preparing engineering graduates to meet thehigh calling of these demands. Instructional methods that focus on active learning techniques,hands-on field

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Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Louis Nadelson, Utah State University; Anne Seifert, Idaho National Laboratory; J. Kade Hendricks, Utah State University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

Teaching Core STEM PracticesAbstractBackground: Several of the recent reform efforts in K-12 STEM education (e.g. Next GenerationScience Standards [NGSS and Common Core State Standards-Mathematics [CCSS-M]) have includedsignificant emphasis on the practices of STEM. We argue that K-12 teachers’ ability to effectivelyengage their students in these core STEM practices is fundamental to the success of potential and currentengineering students and their subsequent careers as engineers. Practices such as identifying problems,modeling using mathematics, and arguing from evidence are fundamental processes in engineering.Helping students develop their capacity to engage in these practices early in their education will

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Research & Evaluation on K-12 Teachers and Teaching.

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2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah Marie Coppola, Tufts Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; Leonardo Andres Madariaga, Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach / Federico Santa Maria Technical University; Marya H. Schnedeker, Center for Engineering Education and Outreach, Tufts University

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering

team work. Teachers who responded that they had had outside help planning engineeringactivities were able to identify some elements of engineering but were mostly concerned withunderstanding careers and “how stuff works”. Those who claimed no experience withengineering had mixed success correctly identifying engineering and were more focused onusing it to teach other core subjects such as math, reading, and science. Interestingly, three whoclaimed they did not know about engineering identified the core elements that we would callcritical engineering skills. Shown in figure 10, the majority of participants identified coreengineering skills, while 18 participants did not know or did not answer. Core

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International Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Phillip Albert Sanger, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Julia Ziyatdinova, Kazan National Research Technological University; Jacek Kropiwnicki, Gdansk University of Technology, Poland; Phuc Van Nguyen, Purdue University

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Diversity

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International

Piedmont Megalopolis from South Carolina, North Carolina, Geor- gia and Tennessee utilizing this university-based product-development center to grow the economy and enhance the educational experience. Before Dr. Sanger entered the academic world, he had a very suc- cessful 25 year career in industry developing, launching and commercializing new technologies. Many of these technologies are now taken for granted: superconducting magnets for magnetic resonance imaging, high performance accelerator magnets for the Superconducting Super Collider, low cost power electronics for electric automobiles, high temperature power conditioning for the next generation Army tank, high power SiC switches for power utility energy

Conference Session

Mathematics Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Judith A Komar, Colorado Technical University; Tonya Troka, Colorado Technical University

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Mathematics

Paper ID #12098Improving Performance in College Algebra Using TechnologyMrs. Judith A Komar, CEC/CTU Judy Komar is Vice President of Educational Technology at Career Education Corporation (CEC), a global provider of post-secondary education programs and services. She is responsible for providing innovative technology solutions for CEC students, developing content for more than 500 new courses annually and facilitating and integrating educational technologies for more than 45 CEC campuses. She also facilitates program development, academic requests, and institutional growth, as well as the continuous improvement of the

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Michelle M. Blum, Syracuse University; Katie D. Cadwell, Syracuse University; Julie M. Hasenwinkel, Syracuse University

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Materials

inspiring introduction, andcan be a clear illustration of how materials play a role in the world around them. It makesengineering both approachable and relevant. The science classes that high school students,college freshman and sophomores take typically present collections of theories and laws usingtechniques that do not foster creativity, experimentation and curiosity. As a result, studentsincreasingly fail to pursue careers in Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM).For the past 10 years the number of high school seniors who plan on entering an engineeringcareer has dropped more than 35%.1 Additionally, attrition rates of engineering disciplines havebeen as high as 50%,2 and minority students have been shown to receive less than 8

Conference Session

Curriculum in Engineering Leadership Development

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lynne Cowe Falls, University of Calgary; Robyn Paul, University of Calgary; Gord Aker P.Eng. PCC, Logical Leadership

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

being well aware of the leadership challenges faced bystudents, the University of Calgary created the Maier Student Leadership Program (MSLP). Thisprogram provides engineering students who have demonstrated an interest in leadership with an“opportunity to accelerate their careers and realize their full leadership potential” [2]. Many currentleadership programs give credit however; the MSLP is an extra-curricular program for which students donot receive academic credit for their participation. Furthermore, elements of the program are open to allstudents at the SSE as a means of inspiring further participation in leadership activities throughout thestudent’s academic careers. While all students can participate in the MSLP, the primary target

Conference Session

Capstone and Design Projects

Collection

2015 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Vukica M. Jovanovic, Old Dominion University; Tatiana V. Goris, Purdue University, Columbus, IN; Ana M. Djuric, Wayne State University; Petros J Katsioloudis, Old Dominion University; Nathan John Luetke, Old Dominion University; Moustafa R. Moustafa, Old Dominion University; Basim Matrood, Old Dominion University

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Engineering Technology

and supervised students helping them to acquire the neces- sary knowledge, education, technical, ethical and communication skills. He is well respected and recog- nized by our graduates for his contributions resulting in their career successes. Moustafa is in charge of the senior design project for the mechanical engineering technology department. He encourages seniors to work on practical projects. Some of these projects are provided by local industrial and manufacturing corporations as a result of personal contacts and relationships with alumni. This interaction has proven to be invaluable in the growth and development of our graduates and sometimes leads to hiring oppor- tunities. Moustafa has been instrumental