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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Retention Programs for Diverse Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Lisa Carlson, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Shaobo Huang, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Cassandra M Birrenkott, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology; Sarah Folsland, Woment in Science and Engineering

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ASEE Diversity Committee

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Minorities in Engineering, Women in Engineering

students to engage inSTEM careers.References1. Hartman, H., & Hartman, M. (2006). Leaving engineering: Lessons from Rowan University's college ofengineering. Journal of Engineering Education,95(1), 49-61.2. Bottomley, L. (2015). Assessing the Success of Programs for Women in Engineering. Proceedings of AmericanSociety for Engineering Education. Seattle.3. Felder, R. M., Felder, G. N., Mauney, M., Hamrin, C. E., & Dietz, E. J. (1995). A longitudinal study ofengineering student performance and retention. III. Gender differences in student performance and attitudes. Journalof Engineering Education, 84(2), 151-163.4. Goodman, I. F. (2002). Final Report of the Women's Experiences in College Engineering (WECE) Project. OnlineSubmission

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Women in Engineering Division Technical Session - Strategies Beyond the Classroom to Tackle Gender Issues

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Katherine G Nelson, Arizona State University; Susan Shapcott, University of Bath ; Jenefer Husman, Arizona State University

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Diversity

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Women in Engineering

was awarded the U.S. National Science Foundation CAREER grant award and received the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers from the President of the United States. She has conducted and advised on educational research projects and grants in both the public and private sectors, and served as an external reviewer for doctoral dissertations outside the U.S. She publishes regularly in peer-reviewed journals and books. Dr. Husman was a founding member and first President of the Southwest Consortium for Innovative Psychology in Education and has held both elected and appointed offices in the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Motivation Special Interest Group of the European

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Environmental Engineering Division: Engagement, Experiential Learning, and Balance

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brenda Read-Daily, Elizabethtown College

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Environmental Engineering

as food and transportation made amajor difference. One student commented, “I was surprised by how much food productioncontributes to water footprints. When we buy food that’s been shipped from other states andcountries, we’re tapping into distant and often limited water supplies.” Another student noted,“One of the major things I did not factor in was all the water needed to process the food I eat.”Following the discussion of the class’s results, the instructor described the World HealthOrganization’s quantity of water required for life in the developing world at 7.5 L/d.15 Studentswere surprised to learn how little water was considered necessary given their own calculations ofpersonal use. One student commented, “I think this project did a

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Enhancing Student Success in Two-Year Colleges

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Nicolas N Brown, University of Utah Department of Mechanical Engineering; Joy Velarde, University of Utah; Debra J Mascaro, University of Utah

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

design project is the Rodent Tracker; a mechatronics solution for managing wiring harnesses of laboratory rodents in large-scale obstacle courses. Address: Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Utah, 1495 East 100 South, 1550 MEK, Salt Lake City, UT 84112 Phone: 801-808-3571 Email: nicolas.n.brown@gmail.comMs. Joy Velarde, University of Utah Joy Velarde is an Academic Advisor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Utah. She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from Brigham Young University and a Master of Arts degree in Higher Education Administration from Boston College.Dr. Debra J Mascaro, University of Utah Debra J. Mascaro is the Director of Undergraduate Studies

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CAD Within Engineering Design Graphics

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Edwin M. Odom, University of Idaho, Moscow; Steven W. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow

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Engineering Design Graphics

. Beyerlein, University of Idaho, Moscow Dr. Beyerlein has taught at the University of Idaho for the last 28 years. He is coordinator of the college of engineering inter-disciplinary capstone design course and currently serves as the Department Chair for Mechanical Engineering. Dr. Beyerlein has been active in research projects involving engine test- ing, engine heat release modeling, design of curricula for active , design pedagogy, and assessment of professional skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Using Solid Modeling to Enhance Learning in Mechanics of Materials and Machine Component DesignAbstractThis article reports on a classroom research study

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Notable Topics in Civil Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Camilla M. Saviz P.E., University of the Pacific; Luke S. Lee P.E., University of the Pacific; Gary M. Litton, University of the Pacific

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Civil Engineering

worked on water rights and quality projects in the Lake Tahoe Basin. As a researcher and professional engineer he has been responsible for water quality monitoring and modeling investigations, water quality planning, pollution impact studies, and subsurface remediation efforts. Recently, Dr. Litton was a principal investigator of two studies focused on understanding the algae-induced depletion of dissolved oxygen in the San Joaquin River Delta. Current research includes evaluating wetland ponds for methylmercury removal in the Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Where is Everybody? Participation in Online Student

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Curriculum

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Douglas Moore Schutz, Tokyo University of Science; Dante Dionne, Korean Air; Yong-Young Kim P.E., Konkuk University

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International Forum

utility industry out of New Orleans for two Fortune 500 companies, where his responsibilities included IT disaster recovery from Hurricane Katrina. Previously, he served as an unrestricted line officer in the U.S. Navy onboard a guided missile destroyer and the second Aegis enabled cruiser.Prof. Dante Dionne, Korean Air Dante Dionne is an Organizational Leadership PhD candidate and a Senior Innovation Technology Man- ager at Korean Air. The past 20+ years of his career has centered on management and professional services consulting. Where, he has specialized in leading multi-national project teams in the design and implementation of digital marketing, mobility and innovative technology solutions. Dante holds an MA

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chao Chen, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carolina; Ramin Madarshahian, University of South Carolina; Juan M Caicedo, University of South Carolina; Charles E. Pierce, University of South Carolina; Gabriel Terejanu, University of South Carolina

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

University at Buffalo. He is currently working on the development of a comprehensive uncertainty quantification framework to accelerate the scientific discovering process and decision-making under uncertainty. Some projects currently supported by NSF and VP for Research include discovery of novel catalytic materials for biorefinery industry, modeling and prediction of naturally occurring carcino- genic toxins, and development of statistical models for tracking individual student knowledge. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Bayesian Network Models for Student Knowledge Tracking in Large Classes Chao Chen1, Seyedramin Madarshahian2, Juan Caicedo2, Charles Pierce2, Gabriel Terejanu1

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Software Applications in ET Programs

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Chandana K.K. Jayasooriya, Engineering Technology Division, University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown

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Engineering Technology

. According to the score received for the thirdquestion, the students have somewhat improved programming skills after taking this class (eventhough this was not the main objective of the class). Eighty three percent of the students hadtaken a class, in which they learned Matlab (see Table 2). It was a C programming class in whichthey were introduced to Matlab towards end of the semester. All the students had used Matlab inclass assignments or projects prior to taking this class. This suggests that all the students havehad some prior programming experience. Fifty percent of the students preferred Matlab toSimulink and 33% were neutral. Block diagram approach used in Simulink seems to be moreattractive to students. Table 1

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Teaching & Learning Statics and Mechanics of Materials

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sarah Baxter, University of St. Thomas; Bethany Fralick, University of South Carolina, Aiken

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Mechanics

finding valid active learning activities than on justifying active learning.However, the authors think that graphical techniques add value beyond just functioning as activelearning exercises. A more focused assessment of the specific skills and insight linked to theseactivities is a current and future goal of the project. It has been particularly challenging giventhat (1) the proposed activities, even with enthusiastic support, do not represent a significant timecomponent of the class and (2) the added value may be in higher-level outcomes, e.g.visualization of concepts, solving open ended problems; which are difficult to assess.4 Thus, theStatics Concept Exam16, a highly visual test, may be good way to assess visualization but isaffected by

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Chemical Engineering Courses in Emergent Areas

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Chemical Engineering

microscope, nanomaterials result in readily observed micro- andmacro-scale properties. This portion of the activity can be done as a stand alone activity forparticipants using individual microscopes or a larger group watching a projection of themicroscope view on a larger screen.Figure 5. Diagrams conveying the length scales in plants from forests to cellulose nanocrystals.Figure 6. Birefringence of drying cellulose nanocrystal drop.Conclusions:Faculty or staff guidance on outreach activities is needed to ensure students performing outreachare cognizant of safety and legal requirements, including the appropriateness of an activity for avenue or age group. Chemical engineers readily grasp the need for a safety review, parentalconsent forms, safety

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Computing Technology Session 2

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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M T Taher; Usman Ghani, Robert Morris University; Ahmed S. Khan, DeVry University, Addison

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Computers in Education

from http://ict.usc.edu/projects[16] Cuevas, H. M., Fiore, S. M., Bowers, C. A., & Salas, E. (2004). Fostering constructive cognitive and metacognitive activity in computer-based complex task training environments. Computers in Human Behavior, 20(2), 225-241.

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Global Graduate Studies and Programs Abroad - Graduate Studies Division Technical Session 3

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Fazil T. Najafi, University of Florida; Chi Xu, University of Florida

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Graduate Studies

related to solar radiation, whenthe solar radiation decreases, it results a decreasing in electricity output. Meanwhile, thecooling system has a less heat input, which results a deficiency in desalination plant andanaerobic tank. In the future research, the methane can be used for the biogas-based powerplant. It can increase the production of electricity and remedy the imbalance of electricityoutput. In future research, the project will focus on optimizing the performance ofhybridization and the subsequent consumption of biogas.Reference[1] Pérez-Higueras, P., High Concentrator Photovoltaics: Fundamentals, Engineering andPower Plants (Green Energy and Technology) 1st ed. Springer, Inc, New York, 2015 Edition.[2] Pérez-Higueras, P., Munoz. E

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ME Demonstrations and Laboratories

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Cody McKenzie, Clemson University; Todd Schweisinger, Clemson University; John R. Wagner P.E., Clemson University

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Mechanical Engineering

Romanian Orthodox Monasteries and Churches”, Journal of Science and Arts, vol. 1, no. 12, pp. 199-204, 2010.7. Legge, K. A., and Petrolito, J., “Aspects of Numerical Techniques for the Design of Musical Structures”, proceedings of the Australian Institute of Physics, 17th National Congress, WC0005, pp.1-4, Brisbane, Australia, 2006.8. Meneghetti, G., and Rossi, B., “An Analytical Model Based on Lumped Parameters for the Dynamic Analysis of Church Bells”, Engineering Structures, vol. 32, no. 10, pp. 3363-3376, October 2010.9. Haworth, J., “Making Wind Chimes”, http://www.geocities.com/teeley2/chimeart.html?200925, accessed September 2016.10. Baxter, G.W., and Hagenbuch, K., “A Student Project on Wind Chimes”, The Physics Teacher

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

project andfinal presentation. Upper-level engineering students are hired as tutors to assist students eachweeknight in the residence hall.In addition to the academic components, the FYSE program seeks to cultivate community and anetwork of support among each cohort (Tinto, 2003). Team building is strengthened throughvarious activities, such as a group challenge-by-choice course, field trips, research laboratoryvisits and recreational activities. Furthermore, the FYSE program assists in facilitating students’acclimation to the Clark School. Students participate in a series of seminars featuringengineering faculty from various departments. During one of these seminars, students have theopportunity to have an open dialogue with the engineering

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COED: EE Topics

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joshua Alexéi García Sheridan, Virginia Tech; Richard M. Goff, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education; Carl B Dietrich P.E., Virginia Tech; Vuk Marojevic, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; Nicholas F Polys, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; R. Michael Buehrer, Virginia Tech

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Computers in Education

Telecommunication Sciences (LTS) a federal research lab which focuses on telecommunication challenges for national defense. While at LTS, his research focus was in the area of cognitive radio with a particular emphasis on statistical learning techniques. His current research interests include geolocation, position location networks, iterative receiver design, dynamic spectrum sharing, cognitive radio, communication theory, Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO) communications, intelligent antenna techniques, Ultra Wideband, spread spectrum, interference avoid- ance, and propagation modeling. His work has been funded by the National Science Foundation, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of Naval Research, and

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First-Year Programs: Paying Attention to Retention

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2017 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Benjamin B. Wheatley, Colarado State University; Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University; Kimberly Catton P.E., Colorado State University

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First-Year Programs

relate to software skills, and how ”soft skills” project to success as engineers. His areas of technical research include finite element analysis and skeletal muscle mechanics.Dr. Tammy Lynn Haut Donahue, Colorado State University Tammy Haut Donahue joined the faculty at Colorado State University (CSU) in December of 2011. She came to CSU after spending eleven years in Mechanical Engineering at Michigan Technological Univer- sity. Her PhD was in Biomedical Engineering from the University of California at Davis where she earned the Allen Marr Award for distinguished dissertation in Biomedical Engineering in 2000. She is an Asso- ciate Editor for the Journal of Biomechanical Engineering and an Editorial Consultant for

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IED Technical Session: Preparing Programs for the Future

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anuj Mittal, Iowa State University; Sriram Sundararajan, Iowa State University; D. Raj Raman, Iowa State University; Caroline C. Krejci, University of Texas at Arlington

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Diversity

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Industrial Engineering

Foundationunder Award No. DRL-1440446 Teachers and Engineers Collaborating in STEM ElementaryTeacher Preparation. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed inthis material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the NationalScience Foundation, nor of Iowa State University. The authors also thank other project membersand cooperating faculty for their support, including Dr. Monica H. Lamm, Dr. Kristina M. Tank,Dr. Anne T. Estapa, Dr. Adah Leshem, Dr. Joanne K. Olson, Dr. Rohit Mehta, Dr. Mollie H.Appelgate, and Jennifer Lillo. Special thanks to Program for Women in Science and Education atIowa State University for allowing the authors to conduct IE outreach activities with femalemiddle school students.

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Clinical Learning Experiences in BME

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony E. Felder, University of Illinois, Chicago; Miiri Kotche, University of Illinois, Chicago; Susan Stirling, University of Illinois at Chicago; Kimberlee M Wilkens, University of Illinois at Chicago

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Diversity

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Biomedical Engineering

semester, this isoptional and at their discretion. However, some of the projects have undergone continueddevelopment through existing specialized medical design initiatives at the University’sInnovation Center. Further, some students joined these initiatives, where they may contributetheir expertise to teams including medical, engineering, business, and design faculty.Paired Pre- and Post-Program Survey Questions: To assess the effect of the program on working in interdisciplinary teams and needsidentification, students were prompted with paired pre- and post-program survey questions. Asexpected, student’s agreement with feeling confident working in an interdisciplinary teamincreased as a result of the program. Indeed, many free-response

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Graduate Recruitment and Retention

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andres Alejandro Herrera, University of Arkansas; Eric Specking, University of Arkansas; Richard Ham, University of Arkansas

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

air carrier in the world. Dr. Ham currently serves as the associate director of the largest graduate program at the University of Arkansas. He is a recognized academic professional and practitioner, teaching graduate courses on homeland security, unmanned aircraft systems, leadership, global competition, aviation Se- curity Management Systems (SeMS), automation tools, enforcement theory and transportation security. His research interests are in the areas of global supply chain, security, SeMS, compliance theory, risk management, project management and security optimization models. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 INTERNATIONAL STUDENT RECRUITING AND RETENTION IN

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Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brett Batson, Trine University

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Mechanical Engineering

, the issue must be addressed laterthan might be preferable – if it is to be addressed at all. Further, if no program to mitigatestudents’ lack of understanding of learning practices exists – or students are not involved in aprogram – at the college freshman level, the solution, if any, must be effected after the freshmanyear.In a largely student-structured, project based learning environment, junior and senior engineeringstudents were included in a study [6] to enhance lifelong learning via metacognition.Cunningham et al. [7] included sophomores in the first phase of their study. Their approach wasto provide students with short videos and assignments to provide background and framework formetacognition.Clearly, non-freshmen undergraduates have

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Fostering Business and Professional Skills in the Engineering Classroom

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Decker B. Hains, Western Michigan University; Bret J. Wagner, Western Michigan University

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Civil Engineering

scenarios, namely six for this course, for teams to execute the business and beevaluated both on their performance operating the business and on their leadership andteamwork. For each scenario, the authors provided the teams with a mission document thatdefined the problem and established objectives for the scenario. In all scenarios, the objectivewas to maximize net income for the firm. As the course progressed, the scenarios became morecomplex with added decision-making variables. Figure 2. The Simulation Learning ProcessWith the mission clearly defined, the student teams we required to develop a business plan thatincluded a projection of net income for the company during the simulation, which lasted for onesimulated

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Course Tools and Practices

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John P Richards P.E., United States Military Academy

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Engineering Management

Paper ID #23891Lessons Learned from Implementing a Textbook’s Companion Website intoa Production Operations Management CourseLt. Col. John P Richards P.E., United States Military Academy Lieutenant Colonel John Richards currently serves as an Assistant Professor at the United States Mili- tary Academy in the Department of Systems Engineering, focusing on topics in project and operations management. He is a career Army Engineer Officer and previously taught in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering at the United States Military Academy. He holds masters degrees in both Engineering Management (University of

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Biological & Agricultural Division Technical Session 1

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Janie M. Moore, Texas A&M University

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

and their associatedLOs, we were able to identify which KAs are most often used in the disciplines core curricula.Results & DiscussionThe investigative questions that were used to guide this research project were designed to allowus to identify key knowledge, skills and abilities graduates of a Bio-based engineering programpossess. This was done with the understanding that graduates from the program have a commontraining through their core courses, before venturing into a concentration which further shapesthe abilities of that student. Table 2 shows the LOs grouped to the four different concentrationsand core processes in the BAE program at this University. The core processes are LOs whichcross multiple concentrations and are integrated

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Active Learning Methods in Action

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines; Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Jennifer Zoltners Sherer, University of Pittsburgh

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Educational Research and Methods

or not active learning works. Method The two case studies presented here are drawn from a larger sample of 93 classroomobservations of 54 different faculty instructors during the Spring 2017 and Fall 2017 semesters.Some faculty instructors were observed during both semesters. Observations were conductedduring the middle of the semester to allow sufficient time for classroom routines to beestablished, without also getting too close to the end of the semester when the focus shifts tofinals and project completion. The ELCOT tool tracks the interactions in two-minute intervals,allowing categorization by time as well as activity. Only the first 50 minutes of each class were included in the

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Engineering Physics and Physics Division Technical Session 2

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2018 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kosta Popovic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Janie Szabo, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

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Engineering Physics and Physics

Paper ID #23104Pilot Study on Experience of Engineering Students in Multimedia-enhancedIntroductory Physics LabsDr. Kosta Popovic, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Dr. Popovic has expertise in design and development of multimodal medical imaging systems for surgi- cal guidance and diagnostics. He enjoys working with undergraduate students on independent research projects, and has supervised students’ work on topics ranging from materials selection for x-ray imaging system characterization phantoms, to development of algorithms for lung tumor nodule classification. Dr. Popovic takes great delight in guiding students to

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Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John E. Bell, Michigan State University; Tommy Lister, Michigan State University ; Srishti Banerji; Timothy J. Hinds, Michigan State University

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

app. For  example, many students suggesting providing greater variation in the objectives and assignments.   Another important theme was dealing with bugs in the app. This app was a custom development  project by our team, and we realize now the challenges of making an app that works on many  different generations of both Android and iOS devices. This caused fatigue for users who were  locked out of the app or ran into impassible obstacles for sometimes hours at a time.   It seems that a few people had trouble understanding the use of the target and how it supported  the augmented reality. In particular, one student completely misunderstood the app procedures

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NEE - 3: Improving Homework and Problem-solving Performance

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Rebecca Marie Reck, Kettering University

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New Engineering Educators

. A. Jones, and J. N. Moorhead, “Literate Programming for Authorship of Interactive Textbooks for Programming-centric Courses,” Salt Lake City, Utah, 2018.[28] C. Y. Yan, “Online Homework Assignments: Instructor’s Perspective and Students' Responses,” New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016.[29] J. W. Everett, K. E. Mallouk, J. F. Stanzione, III, and J. K. Morgan, “Strategies for Using Online Practice Problems,” Indianapolis, Indiana, 2014.[30] A. T. Koehler, “What's Wrong With My Code (WWWMC),” New Orleans, Louisiana, 2016.[31] S. Edwards, H. Vastani, and M. Perez-Quinones, “Supporting On Line Direct Markup And Evaluation Of Students' Projects,” Portland, Oregon, 2005.[32] J. M. R. Alamo, “A Study of Online

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Sustainability in Civil Engineering Education: Service Learning, Capstone Integration, Student Affect and Rating Systems

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Jagadish Torlapati, Rowan University; Ralph Alan Dusseau P.E., Rowan University; Tri Tam Nguyen; Tony Andrew Carlino, Rowan University; Victoria Lee Barry, Rowan University

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Civil Engineering

concrete pillars.6. AssessmentThe course assessment was done by pre- and post-surveys at the beginning and the end of thecourse. A screenshot of the complete survey is presented in Appendix-A. The questions weredeveloped in collaboration with the University of as a part of the grant.The questions 1-8 are similar as this will allow us to compare the responses across variousuniversities collaborating on the project. We have added the questions 9-11 to check the interestof the students in various disciplines as well as the overall interest of students in the CivilEngineering discipline (Question 10). Since some of the questions posed in the survey aresubjective, we believe it is beyond the scope of the conference paper to present the details of

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ERM Technical Session 5: Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Bahar Memarian, University of Toronto; Susan McCahan, University of Toronto

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Educational Research and Methods

learning, evidence of improved feedback practicescontinues to be missing [19]. For instance, a lack of alignment between formative andsummative assessment has been noted [20]. Performance based assessment has been extensivelystudied, in particular, the use of formative assessment tools such as rubrics to provide feedbackon student work [21]. However, rubrics are more commonly used on writing assignments, oropen-ended projects, such as design reports. Courses that emphasize content (i.e. facts, and theapplication of physical and mathematical concepts) are common in engineering curricula. Inmany engineering courses students are asked to solve closed-ended problems to demonstratetheir mastery of the material in these types of “fact and principle