Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Andreas S. Spanias, Arizona State University; Jennifer M. Blain Christen; Trevor J. Thornton, Arizona State University; Karen S. Anderson, Arizona State University; Michael Goryll, Arizona State University; Hany M. Arafa, Arizona State University; Uday Shankar Shanthamallu, Arizona State University; Erica S. Forzani, Arizona State University; Heather M. Ross, Arizona State University; Wendy M. Barnard; Sule Ozev

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Diversity

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Electrical and Computer

Education, 2018 Paper ID #23616 chemical and biosensors andthe integration of sensors into wireless, non-invasive and inexpensive sen- sor devices. She is focused onhealth applications, and environmental health and safety. Currently, she has over 70 peer-reviewed publications, three patents,11 patent applications and 4 transferred intellectual properties. In addition, she has served asGuest Editor of Nanotechnology Journal, and is member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of Biosensorsand Bioelectronics.Dr. Heather M Ross, Arizona State University Heather M. Ross, PhD, DNP, is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the School for

Conference Session

Elementary Engineering

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brenda M. Capobianco, Purdue University, West Lafayette; James Lehman, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Pre-College Engineering Education

3.00 4.00 2.00 2.00 2.75 goal, end user, client and client’s needs) 2 Express individual ideas in writing using models 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.75 or drawings. 3 Share individual ideas orally and express group 2.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.50 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.00 2.50 ideas in writing. 4 Collaborate with one or more peers throughout the design process for the selection of the most 3.00 3.00 3.00 2.00 2.75 4.00 3.00 3.00 3.00 3.25 promising solution. 5 Use of and access

Conference Session

IED Technical Session: Preparing for the Future Through Projects and Research

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Gokhan Egilmez, University of New Haven; Dusan Sormaz, Ohio University; Ridvan Gedik, University of New Haven

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Industrial Engineering

; Systems Engineering, and Civil Engineering from Ohio University, and B.S. in Industrial Engineering from Istanbul Technical University, Turkey. His re- search interests cover a variety of topics that include engineering education, applied optimization and simulation modeling, social, economic and environmental life cycle assessment, data analytics, engineer- ing education, energy and sustainability, input-output analysis, transportation sustainability and safety. Gokhan has over 50 peer-reviewed publications in prestigious academic journals, books, and conference proceedings related to sustainable development, life cycle assessment, manufacturing system design and control, supply chain management, transportation safety

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Self Efficacy

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Joshua L. Hertz, Northeastern University

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First-Year Programs

tosolve math problems, to be creative, to work collaboratively on a team, to understand science,and to perform a few other abilities. For every ability, the average student ranked themselvesabove average relative to peers. Data on incoming student self-efficacy towards general project-related tasks is shown infigure 1a, with results split by self-identified gender (a non-binary gender option was given, butsurveys that selected that response were too few to create a meaningful average). Differencesbetween genders were generally statistically insignificant except for the most general question of a) b) Figure 1. Responses to the (a) pre-class and (b) post-class survey questions on general engineering project self-efficacy, averaged

Conference Session

Design Assessment

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Scott R. Bartholomew, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Greg J. Strimel, Purdue Polytechnic Institute; Senay Purzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Liwei Zhang, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Emily Yoshikawa, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

level of academicachievement (Strimel et al., 2018). The purpose of these programs can often be viewed asproviding students with the information necessary to ensure the proper selection of anengineering discipline-specific major and the knowledge and skills necessary for success in theirselected major. The first-year engineering curriculum is often designed to reinforce basic scienceand mathematics concepts while developing a student’s engineering design capabilities.According to Strimel et al. (2018), the typical core requirements during a student’s first yearincludes physics, chemistry, multiple levels of calculus, and writing/composition as well as anengineering orientation seminar and multiple engineering courses focused on design

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Retention

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Binod Tiwari, California State University, Fullerton; Pradeep Nair, California State University, Fullerton; Susamma Barua, California State University, Fullerton

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First-Year Programs

Engineering, to the first year engineering students with the aim to increase retention rate and reduce graduation time. Dr. Tiwari is an ABET program evaluator for ASEE.Dr. Pradeep Nair, California State University, Fullerton Pradeep Nair received his Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2009. His research interests include power/performance tradeoffs in the nanoscale domain, leakage power reduction in digital systems, computer performance analysis and evaluation, low Power FPGAs, and biomedical circuits and systems. He has published several peer-reviewed papers as part of his re- search. At CSUF, Dr. Nair has taught several engineering courses ranging from the freshman level to

Conference Session

Materials Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Megan Frary, Boise State University

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Materials

Understanding These Four Types of Mistakes Can Help Us Learn’ [21]. Write a short summary of each of the four kinds of mistakes. Which kind(s) do you make most often? Which kind do you think you are most likely to make it MSE 308?” ● As part of their weekly homework in week 9, students were asked, “Review the article ‘Why a Growth Mindset is Essential For Learning’ [22]. Which parts of the article resonate with you? Why? Has you approach to learning evolved in MSE 308 toward more of a growth mindset? Do you have ideas for things to try over the rest of the semester (or in future classes)?” ● As part of their weekly homework in week 13, students were asked, “Read the article ‘Forget Talent’ [23]. Which

Conference Session

Enhancing the Statics Classroom

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kimberly B. Demoret P.E., Florida Institute of Technology; Jennifer Schlegel, Florida Institute of Technology; Matthew J Jensen, Florida Institute of Technology

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Mechanics

online solutions and peers when completinghomework problems [7].The problem of students copying from online sources is pervasive [7] and not just an issue forstandard problems from popular textbooks. In 2016 one of the authors created an all-new staticsproblem on aircraft center of gravity using an adapted image from an FAA website, and within aweek the solution was available online for copying. The instructor was alerted to this factbecause the online solution included a calculation error that appeared on 5 of 50 student papers,even though the syllabus prohibited the use of online resources to complete homework.Experiences like this make one question if customized paper homework is worth the significanteffort involved.Online homework reduces

Conference Session

College Industry Partnerships Division Technical Session 3

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert J. Durkin, Indiana University-Purdue University of Indianapolis; Paul Yearling P.E., Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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College Industry Partnerships

missing flavor packets, but there werestill a few hundred complaints for this defect per year. An agreement was made in to assign anIUPUI undergraduate student team to develop a system that would significantly reduce thenumber of missing flavor packets in NK Hurst soup mix packages.Consumer ComplaintsDirect consumer complaints of product defects are an incomplete indicator of overall quality.According to research [2] performed by the Technical Assistance Research Program (TARP) atHarvard University, only 3% of customers complained directly to manufacturers regardingdefective low-cost products. TARP’s studies found that for packaged goods similar to the beansoup mixes made by Hurst, only one person in fifty writes a letter to the manufacturer when

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brett Batson, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

writing down the chapter title and thetitles of all the headings, subheadings, etc. For concept mapping, a student writes two conceptshaving similarities and differences, then lists those similarities and differences. For instance, theequations for the first law of thermodynamics for closed systems and for open systems may becontrasted.Flashcards are self-explanatory. Although some students do not believe they are helpful in thecourses included in this study, other students found them helpful. They have the advantage ofbeing flexible and handy. They can be made to nearly any size, so they can be carried in apocket or bookbag. A student can run through a set of flashcards while waiting in line for lunchor between classes.ExercisesOne of the most

Collection

2018 ASEE Mid-Atlantic Section Spring Conference

Authors

David Timothy Lee, George Washington University; Carl E. Wick Sr., George Washington University; Hernan Figueroa

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Diversity

with their mentors, or scrum master manager, weekly.ECE students and their mentor agreed on a set of features (from the product backlog) thatshould be demonstrated at the end of a Sprint. Similarly, BME students and their mentorsselected tasks from an informal scrum backlog that were necessary for successful completionof the scrum product.At the end of each sprint, each team was expected to have completed some tangible portion oftheir project. They were then required to present what they had accomplished to the largergroup and to faculty advisors and clients. In the BME course, product demonstrations weredone during class time in a conference exhibit hall format. Feedback from both peers andinstructors was provided to teams in both ECE and BME

Conference Session

Technical Session IV

Collection

2018 FYEE Conference

Authors

Christopher McComb, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park; Jessica Dolores Menold, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Diversity, FYEE Conference Sessions

professional expectations of engineering as a career and discipline [9], [10]. Someprograms also use these courses to foster engineering ethics, writing and communication skills,teamwork competencies, and to develop community and engineering identity within students toaid in retention of engineering students [11], [12]. In other words, first-year engineering designstudents are typically gaining other competencies beside academic objectives (the what part ofengineering) in addition to learning how competencies are enacted within the engineeringdiscipline.While all engineering programs may structure their first year and design experiences differently[11], engineering education and design literature concurs that the emphasis on authentic andexperiential

Conference Session

First-year Programs Division: Online Learning

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Emily Ann Marasco, University of Calgary; Mohammad Moshirpour, University of Calgary; Mahmood Moussavi, University of Calgary; Laleh Behjat P.Eng., University of Calgary; Yasaman Amannejad, University of Calgary

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First-Year Programs

multiple team projects anddeliverables. ENGG 233 is a required first-year technical course that introduces foundationalconcepts in programming and software engineering to all students, regardless of their intendedprogram.In 2015, ENGG 233 was redesigned to focus on algorithmic thinking through exploratory andapplied learning, as opposed to syntax-focused programming education [Pears, 2007]. Thisresulted in a course format similar to ENGG 200.Both courses have a significant regular laboratory component, where students are given theopportunity to collaborate with peers and receive coaching from instructors and teachingassistants. In these laboratory sessions, students work on exploratory exercises and larger design-based projects. This interactive

Conference Session

Research in Faculty Development

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Cara Margherio, University of Washington; Kerice Doten-Snitker, University of Washington; Julia M. Williams, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Elizabeth Litzler, University of Washington; Ella Lee Ingram, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

Paper ID #21662Forming Strategic Partnerships: New Results from the Revolutionizing Engi-neering and Computer Science Departments Participatory Action ResearchDr. Cara Margherio, University of Washington Cara Margherio is Senior Research Associate at the UW Center for Evaluation & Research for STEM Equity (CERSE). Cara serves as project manager for program evaluation on several NSF- and NIH-funded projects focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion within STEM higher education. Her research interests include community cultural wealth, counterspaces, faculty development, peer mentoring, and institutional change.Kerice

Conference Session

ET Pedagogy I

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Christopher David LeBlanc, University of New Hampshire; Donald J. Plante, University of New Hampshire

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Engineering Technology

-excused absences (and if so, how many), does their cell phone ringduring class (or even worse, do they read or send text messages during class). Class participationpolicy was not intended to be punitive, but rather, to be a reward to show students how muchvalue there is in coming to class. Coming to class on time, turning off their cell phones, not beingdisruptive, et cetera, is about showing respect for all participants, their peers, and the instructor.Portfolio: The students in ET 401 documented each of their projects by making a designportfolio showing off their work. The portfolio gave a visual and textual representation of theirprogression through each project. The design portfolio acted as a resource for others to be able tolearn from their

Conference Session

Assessment and Research Tools

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Carey Whitehair; Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Pennsylvania State University, University Park

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Educational Research and Methods

the role of peer mentoring andsocialization in most graduate departments 19–21. Other research at the graduate level has hinted atthe role that non-technical competencies have in the ability to complete, such as academicengineering writing 22. However, the psychological decision-making processes by which studentsdecide to leave their programs is still unknown and represents an enormous gap in the scholarship.Furthermore, it is important to employ creative sampling methods in order to study students whoare actually considering leaving or who have left their programs, but this has proven to be quitedifficult.The explicit objective of a broader project this paper represents is to capture and analyze thenarratives of engineering graduate student

Conference Session

Electrical and Computer Division Technical Session 6

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sasan Haghani, University of the District of Columbia

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Electrical and Computer

this course was a course project. At the beginning of the semester, 6the instructor provided the students guideline for course project. For the course project,students were encouraged to work in groups of 2 (for graduate students) or 3 (forundergraduate students). The students were provided with a list of possible research topics andwere given guidelines to find 5 to 10 recent articles published in IEEE journals and conferenceproceedings and write a review paper. Alternatively, students were allowed to work on a hands-on project. A list of possible research topics that were provided to students is as follows: 1. Communication Security in SCADA 2. Substation Communication Standards and issues

Conference Session

Classroom Strategies – New Engineering Educators Division

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elif Miskioglu, Bucknell University

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Diversity

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New Engineering Educators

for the actors to develop their own contextthrough improvisation.In TPC, Open Scene is used differently. Students are paired up (with an occasional trio, ifnecessary) and given a generic set of instructions explaining that they will perform a ‘scene’ withtheir partner(s) for their peers in approximately ten minutes. These instructions also include somereminders of things to consider that may help them communicate their scene, including tone,volume, body language, and use of relational space (all discussed previously in course content).Students are additionally encouraged to use readily available props as they deem appropriate.Each group is instructed to keep their scene a secret from other groups as they prepare. Then,each group is given

Conference Session

Faculty Development Lessons Learned Poster Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ken Yasuhara, University of Washington; Jim L. Borgford-Parnell, University of Washington

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Faculty Development Constituency Committee

: this includes the use of humor or encouragement as a pedagogical tool/strategy.) Learning activities Information regarding things the students are assigned or tasked, such as in-class exercises, homework, lab assignments, group work, reading, writing, involvement on discussion boards, presenting, or participating. Instructor Information regarding instructor’s nature or personality, such as knowledge, friendliness, sense of characteristics humor, flexibility, etc., but not teaching style. Learning/Cognition Information regarding whether or not learning was happening, level of challenge, progress toward learning objectives, clarity

Conference Session

Design and Implementation of Graduate Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jennifer Mansfield, Arizona State University; Terry L. Alford, Arizona State University; N. David Theodore, Arizona State University

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Graduate Studies

Classroom Assessment Technique (CATs) [1]. MuddyPoints (MP) is one of these techniques. It is a tool used to collect feedback about student learningissues and points of confusion. Many times, it takes the form of a ‘Minute Paper’ where studentsare asked to spend the last minute or so of class anonymously writing their responses to a coupleof questions. These questions help the instructor recognize any disconnects between what theysaid and what the students actually heard (e.g., What was the main point of today’s class? Whatdid you find most confusing?) [2]. Instructors can then take this feedback and leverage it toenhance student learning by adapting future content delivery and course facilitation methods.Responding to this information at the

Conference Session

NGSS & Engineering Education

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Sarah E. Lopez, Utah State University; Wade H. Goodridge, Utah State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education

perceived national need to increase thepopulation of students going into Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) fieldsand stay internationally competitive in technical fields (PCAST, 2012).In recent years, the push towards K-12 engineering education has been directed toward thedevelopment of engineering content standards in order to precipitate widespread integration ofengineering. In his discussion on the role of educational standards and the need for K-12engineering standards, Rodger Bybee, an NGSS writing leader, stated that “the power of nationalstandards lies in their potential capacity to change the fundamental components of the educationsystem at a scale that makes a difference” (Bybee, 2011). The work on engineering

Conference Session

Expanding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Engineering Cultures from a Theoretical Perspective

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Alice L. Pawley, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Joel Alejandro Mejia, University of San Diego; Renata A. Revelo, University of Illinois at Chicago

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ASEE Diversity Committee, Diversity

, and socially just. She runs the Feminist Research in Engineering Education (FREE, formerly RIFE, group), whose diverse projects and alumni are described at feministengineering.org. She received a CAREER award in 2010 and a PECASE award in 2012 for her project researching the stories of undergraduate engineering women and men of color and white women. She has received ASEE-ERM’s best paper award for her CAREER research, and the Denice Denton Emerging Leader award from the Anita Borg Institute, both in 2013. She was co-PI of Purdue’s ADVANCE program from 2008-2014, focusing on the underrepresentation of women in STEM faculty positions. She helped found, fund, and grow the PEER Collaborative, a peer mentoring group of

Collection

2018 ASEE Conferences - Conference for Industry and Education Collaboration / San Antonio proceedings

Authors

Rafic Bachnak; Susan Eskin; Dave Wirick

. 3. This session was fun. 4. Supplies and training materials were easy to use. 5. As a result of this session, I am more interested in STEM.Participants had space to comment also: “Please use the following space to write any additionalinformation you would like to share with us regarding this session.”The field trips were evaluated as follows:.1. This field trip increased my understanding of the operation of laboratory/industrial facilities? __Strongly agree __Agree __Not sure __Disagree __Strongly disagree2. The most important thing I learned from participating in this field trip was:3. This field trip can be improved if:4. Overall, this field trip was: ___Excellent ___Good ___Fair

Conference Session

Research Methods

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Amy Wilson-Lopez, Utah State University - Engineering Education; Karen Hazel Washburn Washburn, Utah State University; Indhira María Hasbún, Virginia Tech

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Diversity

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Educational Research and Methods

a search using the terms “culturally 1responsive” in peer-reviewed qualitative methodology journals such as Qualitative Inquiry andInternational Journal of Qualitative Methods. If a validation strategy related to culturalresponsiveness appeared in two or more articles, we discussed its application to Walther et al.’sframework and to engineering educational research in general. We then included it in our review.However, this review is not intended to be an exhaustive search or comprehensive systematicreview on validation strategies, and thus there may have been validation strategies that wemissed due to our limited search methods

Conference Session

Architectural Division Technical Session

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Ahmed Cherif Megri, North Carolina A&T State University; Ismail Megri; Sameer Hamoush P.E., North Carolina A&T State University; Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh P.E.

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Diversity

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Architectural Engineering

their hands feel when they touch hot vs. cold items (such as stainless steel pot).  Have students draw or write about how their hands feel when in contact with a hot surface vs. in contact with a cold surface.  Discuss with students how the heat from a hot surface is transferred to their hands when their hands are in contact with such surface.  Explain how some materials let heat through more easily than others. These are called good ‘conductors’ of heat. The heat travels or ‘conducts’ through the material. The glass should have felt the hottest because it is the best conductor of heat. Insulation materials, such as polystyrene felt the coolest, because it is a poor conductor of heat.Convection

Conference Session

Engineering Ethics Division Technical Session 2

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Rosalyn W. Berne, University of Virginia

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Engineering Ethics

explores the intersecting realms of emerging technologies, science, fiction and myth, and the links between the human and non-human worlds. Her academic research and writing span considerations of ethics in biotechnology, nanotechnol- ogy, and reproductive technology, with two academic books, numerous conference papers and journal articles published under her name. She has also written in the genre of science fiction, and published award-winning books in the body-mind-spirit genre about her encounters with horses. She has taught courses in Nanotechnology Ethics and Policy; Gender Issues and Ethics in the New Reproductive Tech- nologies; Religion and Technology; STS & Engineering Practice; The Engineer, Ethics, and

Conference Session

Teamwork and Student Learning in Design

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elisabeth Kames, Florida Institute of Technology ; Devanshi Shah, Florida Institute of Technology; Beshoy Morkos, Florida Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Design in Engineering Education

ability to external sources. The mastery goal isvery fluid, as it can change from task to task.23 Research has suggested that adolescent femalesexhibit higher mastery goals, while males typically exhibit higher performance goals.22,23 This canbe detrimental for males if their focus shifts too heavily toward maintaining their public imagerather than learning the material.22 Females focus more heavily on mastery of the material toincrease their self-efficacy perception over time.22,24 However, females are also inherently exposedto a “stereotype threat”. Stereotype threats are the feeling of judgement by peers based on societalstereotypes.16,25 This phenomena causes students to fear doing poorly for the fact that they feelthey may be thereafter

Conference Session

Tools and Techniques

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Karen H. Jin, University of New Hampshire; Michael Jonas, University of New Hampshire; Christopher David LeBlanc, University of New Hampshire; Theodore Sean Tavares, University of New Hampshire

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Diversity

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Computing and Information Technology

students are required to select aproject, identify a sponsor, write a draft proposal, do an oral presentation on their project,conduct a literature review, maintain a project notebook and submit a final written proposal atthe end of the semester. In the spring semester students must provide an update the first week ofclasses after the winter break along with an interim evaluation from the sponsor. Also, during thespring semester students are required to give updates on the projects during class, write a finalpaper and to participate in UNH-M’s Undergraduate Research Conference with a twenty-minutetalk and a poster presentation on their projects.The ET program has had long-standing relationships with many industrial partners, including theone

Conference Session

Women in Engineering Division Technical Session 7

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Pradeep Kashinath Waychal, Western Michigan University; Charles Henderson, Western Michigan University ; Daniel Collier, Western Michigan University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

College of Engineering Pune (COEP) as the founder head of the innovation Center. Dr Waychal earned his Ph D in the area of developing Innovation Competencies in Information System Organizations from IIT Bombay and M Tech in Control Engineering from IIT Delhi. He has presented keynote / invited talks in many high prole international conferences and has published papers in peer- reviewed journals. He / his teams have won awards in Engineering Education, Innovation, Six Sigma, and Knowledge Management at international events. His current research interests are engineering edu- cation, software engineering, and developing innovative entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs. He was chosen as one of the five outstanding

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 1

Collection

2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

John M. Santiago Jr., Colorado Technical University; Jing Guo, Colorado Technical University

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

:  Address economic viability and drivers  Creating customer value  Identifying individual and societal needs and benefits  Communicating engineering solutions in terms of economic value and societal benefits  Understanding perspectives and motivations of others (stakeholders, customers, peers, senior leadership, etc.).Integration of EML Activities and Student Workload ConsiderationsOne concern by the authors is student workload given the amount of required technicaldeliverables plus the EML activities during the 11-week course. The typical CoE student areadults who have family and work full-time. Most of the evening students take classes at nightbetween 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. In addition, the digital communications course has