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Samuel Elliot Krause, Helping Hand Project; Jeff Powell, Helping Hand Project; Richard Goldberg, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

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. This is why both ABET and the BME community place a strongemphasis on design as part of the undergraduate curriculum [1]. We are conducting a study todetermine if learning outcomes are also improved through student involvement in similar designactivities that are part of an extracurricular club. The Helping Hand Project (HHP) is a nonprofit organization that serves those withupper- limb differences through the creation of prosthetic devices. The prosthetic abandonmentrate is significantly higher in cases where the user is not provided with a device at an early age[2]. The HHP designs custom upper-limb prosthetic devices intended for use by people with limbdifferences under 18 years of age, with the intent of preparing them to use a

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Cheryl Cass, North Carolina State University; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Marissa A. Tsugawa-Nieves, University of Nevada, Reno; Heather Lee Perkins, North Carolina State University; Matthew Bahnson, North Carolina State University; Rebecca Mills, University of Nevada, Reno; Amber B. Parker, North Carolina State University

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communities of practice [1]–[6] but have not been applied toengineering graduate communities. Through a mixed methods approach, this study willinvestigate graduate student motivational goal setting and identity formation to answer thefollowing research questions:RQ1: What are the identity and motivation profiles of engineering doctoral students, whichare based on previous academic and research experiences in STEM?RQ2: How does the STEM community influence identity formation and motivational goalsetting processes of engineering doctoral students?RQ3: How do goal setting processes related to identity formation and motivation influenceengineering graduate student retention, productivity, and pursuit of doctoral levelengineering careers?Results of this

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Renata Fortuna Ramos, Rice University; Kathryn Kundrod, Rice University

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for Engineering Education, 2018 Developing Assignments to Reinforce Process-Knowledge for a Medical Equipment Troubleshooting Laboratory CourseIntroduction Troubleshooting of Clinically Relevant Devices is a senior laboratory course thatintroduces operational principles, common failure modes, troubleshooting techniques, andpreventive maintenance while focusing on six types of devices: centrifuges, refrigerators, suctionpumps, syringe pumps, compound light microscopes, and oxygen concentrators. The goals ofthis lab are to (1) improve the students’ biomedical instrumentation skills and (2) provide thestudents with the techniques and strategies necessary to apply a structured, logicaltroubleshooting process. The lab uses

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Ricky T. Castles, East Carolina University; Evelyn C. Brown, North Carolina State University

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institutions [1].Social and Networking OpportunitiesOne of the important parts of retaining students is developing a sense of belonging. A smallportion of grant funds was used to provide social activities for scholarship students such asbowling nights and trivia nights. Additionally, a few other departments on campus were alsofunded with S-STEM grants and social activities were planned to allow engineering S-STEMstudents to interact with S-STEM students in chemistry and biology such as trivia competitions.After the first two cohorts graduated, the PI took some of the students out to dinner usingpersonal funds to continue to build a sense of community and to communicate that the facultycared for the students.Each semester, S-STEM scholarship recipients

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Jeffrey A. LaMack, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Olga Imas, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Larry Fennigkoh P.E., Milwaukee School of Engineering; Charles S. Tritt, Milwaukee School of Engineering; Icaro Dos Santos

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highlyvalues familiarity with these topics in biomedical engineering (BME) undergraduates; there is agrowing demand for professionals who possess a combination of both technical knowledge andregulatory affairs [1]. However, it is challenging to instruct students on these inherently drytopics, particularly in the absence of practical applications.Recognizing that expertise in any of these areas is an impractical goal for undergraduatestudents, BME programs have implemented several different approaches to provide a workingknowledge of these topics to equip graduates for work in the medical device industry. Theseapproaches range from entire courses devoted to singular topics, such as medical deviceregulation [2], to lectures integrated into the capstone

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Kathleen Alfano, College of the Canyons

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. 3Figure 1: CREATE Map and Counties Served. 4Table 1:College Statistics for Fall 2008: Information Technology/Manufacturing Focus College # of % Focus Population Sq # Students Minorities Counties Mileage Students in Feeder Programs LosCanyons 23,416 55% 10,363,850 4,079 326 Angeles

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Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Gabriella R. Dupont, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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response to external factors such asinequities driven by rising costs of healthcare, the role of technology in medicine, and ethicaldilemmas driven by increases in population and age-related diseases [1]. To anticipate and drivethese changes, our students must not only possess the technical abilities to solve these problems,but must have the contextual and leadership skills to create solutions.The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign has acted a regional site for a medical school forover 50 years. As a regional site, our campus educated 125 first year medical students in basicsciences education, typically known as the M1 curriculum. Out of those 125, 25 students stayedon our campus for M2 –M4 and our local hospital hosts clerkships and

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Indira Chatterjee, University of Nevada, Reno; Adam Kirn, University of Nevada, Reno; Jennifer R Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Education, 2018 The Effect of Engineering Summer Camps on Middle School Students Interest and IdentityIntroductionA persistent problem in engineering is an insufficient number of students interested in pursuingengineering as a college major and career. Under enrollment in engineering is highest forunderrepresented groups [1]. Student interest in engineering at the K-12 level has been shown topredict whether students of all backgrounds pursue engineering as a college major and career [2,3]. Middle school is a critical time where student interest, identity, and career choices begin tosolidify [4, 5]. Social cognitive scientists [6, p. 79] have developed a framework based on socialcognitive theory [7] for understanding

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Kiersten Lenz, University of New Mexico; Eva Chi, University of New Mexico; Vanessa Svihla, University of New Mexico; Linnea K. Ista, University of New Mexico; Heather Canavan, University of New Mexico

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National Academy of Education / Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow. Dr. Svihla studies learning in authentic, real world conditions; this includes a two- strand research program focused on (1) authentic assessment, often aided by interactive technology, and (2) design learning, in which she studies engineers designing devices, scientists designing investigations, teachers designing learning experiences and students designing to learn.Dr. Linnea K Ista, University of New MexicoDr. Heather Canavan, University of New Mexico c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Biomedical prototype design in collaborative teams to increase students’ comprehension and

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Pong P. Chu, Cleveland State University; Chansu Yu, Cleveland State University; Karla R. Hamlen, Cleveland State University

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1(a). It is composedof four major parts:  Processor module  FPro bridge and FPro bus  MMIO (memory mapped I/O) subsystem  Video subsystemvendor processor module processor RAM core memory controller vendor’s IP bus Bridge memory-mapped IO subsystem memory-mapped controller hardware

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Martin Li, Duke University; Brianna Loomis, Duke University; Kevin Caves, Duke University

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, Durham NC 27708IntroductionProject Tadpole is a university sponsored service club at Duke University with three overarching goals:1) to provide students an opportunity to gain hands on experience with typical electronics fabrication andrepair skills, 2) provide insight, understanding and exposure to the needs of people with disabilities, and3) provide a training and adapted toys to the community. To address these goals Project Tadpole wascreated in 2011. This student led and run organization offers two types of services: repair andmodification of battery operated toys, and presentation of community educational and training outreachactivities. Since 2011 we estimate that we have had over 100 student participants, from both engineeringand non

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Neil A. Knobloch, Purdue University; Levon T. Esters, Purdue University; Heidi A. Diefes-Dux, Purdue University, West Lafayette (College of Engineering); Abeera P. Rehmat, Purdue University; Quintana M. Clark, Purdue University, West Lafayette ; Ulyssa Hester, Purdue University; Trinity A. Johnson; Dottie Vollmer, Purdue University; Elizabeth Morgan Alexander, Purdue University

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the agricultural STEM disciplines.Dr. Levon T. Esters, Purdue University Dr. Esters serves as the Director of the Mentoring@Purdue (M@P) program which is designed to in- crease the number of women and URMs receiving advanced post-secondary STEM-based agricultural and life sciences degrees in Purdue University’s College of Agriculture. Dr. Esters also serves as a Senior Research Associate at The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Esters’ research focuses broadly on issues of educational equity and access of under- represented minorities with a concentration on three areas: 1) mentoring of women and underrepresented minority graduate students, 2) STEM career

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Robert Wayne Gammon-Pitman, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University

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, teaching and assessing upper-level Biomedical Engineering laboratory courses, with particular interest in improving student technical communication skills. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Work in Progress: Improving Biomedical Engineering Students’ Technical Writing through Rubrics and Lab Report Re- SubmissionsIntroductionGraduates from ABET accredited engineering programs are expected to demonstrate an ability tocommunicate effectively [1-2]. Technical writing skills are particularly difficult to teach andeven more time consuming to assess [3], often limiting the number of opportunities students aregiven to practice and improve throughout their

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Mahnas Jean Mohammadi-Aragh, Mississippi State University; Rachel Louis Kajfez, Ohio State University; Abigail M. Clark, Ohio State University

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,changemustbeinformedbyresearchthatidentifiestheimpactofstructure,content,andtimingonengineeringcommunityandemergingengineeringidentities.Tounderstandandmanagechange,researchershaveclassifiedFYEstructureswithrespecttocontentareasandinstitutionalpoliciesforadmittanceintoengineeringmajors(e.g.[1]–[4]).Whiletheseclassificationsarehelpfulfororganizationalunderstandingespeciallyacrossinstitutions,studentperspectivesmustalsobemonitoredtocraftimpactfulexperiencesaschangesareimplemented.Thus,thereisacriticalneedtoidentifyelementsofstructure,content,andtimingthathavepositiveandnegativeimpactsonstudents’communityandidentityasengineers.Specificallythroughthiswork,weaimtoanswertheresearchquestion,Howdostudentswhoarepursuingengineeringdegreesthroughpathwaysthatvarywithrespecttofirst-yearengineeringstructure,content

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Monica D. Okon, Ohio State University; Tanya M. Nocera, Ohio State University

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order to effectively solve the complex problems of today, engineers are often required to workin teams [1]. ABET accredited programs are therefore required to equip students with “an abilityto function effectively on a team […] [2]. Although there are many opportunities throughout theundergraduate engineering curriculum to incorporate team work (i.e. group assignments andpresentations, lab courses, design projects, etc.), students do not typically receive formalguidance on how to be an effective teammate. This can limit students’ opportunities toconscientiously practice and improve upon their team-working skills.Students placed in teams without additional guidance on effective teamwork techniques canstruggle, and the team may merely divide work

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Catherine Cohan, Pennsylvania State University; Pradip K. Bandyopadhyay; Amy L. Freeman Ph.D., Tufts University; Ryan Scott Hassler; Mark William Johnson, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus; Mikhail Kagan, Pennsylvania State University, Ogontz Campus; Ann Marie Schmiedekamp; Peter J. Shull, Pennsylvania State University, Altoona Campus

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.Results: There were 94 first-year bridge students in 2017. Students who participated in the math-intensive summer bridge programs earned statistically higher grades, by half a letter grade, intheir first college math course compared to the matched comparison sample. Summer bridgestudents were significantly more likely to earn a C or better in their first college math course(66%) than the comparison sample (52%). High school grade point average and SAT Mathscores independently and significantly predicted the first math course grade in a positivedirection for the summer bridge students but not for the comparison sample.Overview of the Project Goals and ObjectivesThe current research seeks to accomplish three goals: (1) Increase retention in

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Jeffrey Craig Powell, University of North Carolina, Charlotte; Johanna L. Okerlund; Richard Jue-Hsien Chi, University of North Carolina at Charlotte ; David Wilson

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at four North Carolina universities, including UNC-Charlotte.Johanna L OkerlundDr. Richard Jue-Hsien Chi, University of North Carolina at CharlotteDr. David Wilson c American Society for Engineering Education, 2018 Exploring the STEM Education and Learning Impacts of Socially-Relevant Making through the Challenge Problem of Making Prosthetics for KidsGrowing numbers of learners are engaging in STEM practices and learning through various formsof “Making” [1]. The Maker approach is fundamentally self-driven informal learning that centerson personally meaningful projects using physical and digital fabrication tools, such as 3Dprinters, to design, prototype, and make

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Renee Cole, University of Iowa; Juliette M. Lantz, Drew University; Suzanne Ruder, Virginia Commonwealth University; Gilbert J. Reynders III, University of Iowa; Courtney Stanford, Virginia Commonwealth University

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skills,sometimes referred to as professional or process skills, are highly valued, they are rarelyexplicitly assessed in the classroom. Assessment serves two purposes: (1) it provides a measureof achievement, and (2) it facilitates learning. The types of assessment used by an instructor alsotelegraph to students what is valued in a course. However, in many instances, the lack ofalignment between instructional methods and assessment detracts from the added value ofengaged student learning environments.Our NSF funded project, “Enhancing Learning by Improving Process Skills in STEM” focuseson the development of instructor resources that support process (or professional) skilldevelopment. These resources are designed to help instructors provide

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S. Cyrus Rezvanifar, University of Akron; Rouzbeh Amini, University of Akron

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their questions outside of the class timeframe. In large-size college classes, usingemails and online office hours have been introduced as effective substitutions for face-to-faceoffice hours [1-4]. Moreover, cooperative learning has repeatedly proven to have positiveimpacts on students’ educational experience [3,5]. Cooperative learning, which can beincorporated in classes of any size, enables students to improve their social and team-workingskills. In addition, cooperative learning provides an opportunity for students to discuss theirquestions and overcome challenges within their groups without forming long lines outside theinstructor’s office during office hours.Nevertheless, for certain technical courses in engineering curriculum

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Kenneth A. Connor, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute; Kathy Ann Gullie Ph.D., Gullie Consultant Services; Dianna Newman, University at Albany-SUNY; Mohamed F. Chouikha, Howard University; John D. Kelly, North Carolina A&T State University; Craig J. Scott, Morgan State University; Mandoye Ndoye, Tuskegee University; Ibibia K. Dabipi, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Corey A. Graves, North Carolina A&T State University; Lei Zhang, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore; Ali Reza Osareh, North Carolina A&T State University; Sacharia Albin, Norfolk State University; Demetris Geddis, Hampton University; Petru Andrei, Florida A&M University/Florida State University; Fred Lacy, Southern University and A&M College; Hamid R. Majlesein, Southern University and A&M College; Abdelnasser A. Eldek, Jackson State University; John Okyere Attia P.E., Prairie View A&M University; Yacob Astatke, Morgan State University; Shujun Yang, Alabama A&M University; Li Jiang, Tuskegee University; Ben O. Oni, Tuskegee University; Saleh Zein-Sabatto, Tennessee State University

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Yes 84 Graduate/5th year <1 No 16 n=data from 13 sites, based on approximately 400 post surveys; one term  Though student participation and identity varied slightly across universities, when aggregated, approximately 83% each term represented an ethnic minority including Black (73%). Hispanic (6%), and Multi-racial (4%); only 9% self-reported as Asian and 7% as White. Overall, the majority of the students spoke English as their primary language (84%); most of the 16% non-primary English speakers self-reported as of Asian ethnicity.  More than half of student participants (59%) identified

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Sarah Ilkhanipour Rooney, University of Delaware; Krystina Callahan; Kimberly L. Bothi, University of Delaware

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consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well asglobal, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors” (outcome 2) as well as “an abilityto recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and makeinformed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global,economic, environmental, and societal contexts” (outcome 4) [1]. Both of these outcomes requirethat students consider the global impact of engineering. Global engineering skills are critical toprepare students for the realities of American competitiveness in global markets [2], and to buildstudents’ interdisciplinary, cross-cultural capacities to tackle grand challenges, a sentimententhusiastically supported by over 120

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Susan Conrad, Portland State University; Timothy James Pfeiffer P.E., Foundation Engineering, Inc.; Kenneth Lamb P.E., Ph.D, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona

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Foundation'sTransforming Undergraduate Education in STEM program (grant no. 1323259), addresses apersistent problem in engineering education: the discrepancy between the writing skills ofprogram graduates and the demands of writing in the workplace. In the project, new teachingmaterials are based on research about effective writing by civil engineering practitioners. Thematerials are integrated into existing courses and assignments, rather than through majorcurriculum changes, so that new instruction can be implemented more easily and quickly. Thisposter paper provides a brief summary of the project, emphasizing the teaching materials andassessment results from the past three years. More details can be found in several publications[1]-[5].Project Need, Background

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C. LaShan Simpson, Mississippi State University; Ed Dechert, Mississippi State University

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engineering graduates is at an all time high,however those same graduates lack interpersonal and social skills that would be required inpresent-day job settings [1]. Some of the skills that these graduates lack are effectivecommunication and teamwork, both skills being of high value and importance in a job setting forengineers that have to work closely and collaboratively with fellow co-workers [1]. Whiletechnical expertise and knowledge have profound impacts on the skills employers look for whenhiring graduates, recently employers have started emphasizing the importance of skills such asintegrity, communication, and flexibility. The emergence of these skills is a result of theeconomic shift from an industrial to an information society [2]. This

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Caroline Elizabeth Crockett, University of Michigan; Kevin A. Nguyen, University of Texas, Austin; Prateek Shekhar, University of Michigan; Robert Matthew DeMonbrun, University of Michigan; Sneha Tharayil, University of Texas, Austin; Robyn Rosenberg, Harvard University; Cindy Waters, North Carolina A&T State University; Maura J. Borrego, University of Texas, Austin; Cynthia J. Finelli, University of Michigan

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How Do Students Respond to Active Learning? A Coding Guide for a Systematic Review of the LiteratureAbstractThis work in progress paper presents an example of conducting a systematic literature review(SLR) to understand students’ affective response to active learning practices, and it focuses onthe development and testing of a coding form for analyzing the literature. Specifically, the fullpaper seeks to answer: (1) what affective responses do instructors measure, (2) what evidence isused to study those responses, and (3) how are course features connected with student response.We conducted database searches with carefully-defined search queries which resulted in 2,365abstracts from 1990 to 2015. Each abstract was screened by

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Mary Staehle, Rowan University; Erik Brewer

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?IntroductionIn the Rowan University Department of Biomedical Engineering, we offer a yearlong, team-based longitudinal Biomedical Engineering design course involving junior and senior students.Through this course, student teams interact with clinicians and industry experts outside of theuniversity in a professional setting, and work to fulfill an unmet need in the medical field viaengineering design within realistic economic, social, ethical, and manufacturability constraints.Previous work has shown that active engagement in the design process for actual, real-worldproblems like these reinforces concepts and improves learning [1, 2]. In our course, each team isactively engaged in the design process throughout the yearlong course, which culminates in

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Patrick J. Cunningham, Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology; Holly M. Matusovich, Virginia Tech; Chris Venters, East Carolina University; Sarah Anne Blackowski, Virginia Tech; Sreyoshi Bhaduri, Virginia Tech

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, where they have to sort throughprior knowledge to identify what applies and recall how to apply it. Students’ rehearsal habits areinsufficient for developing this type of contextualized, contingent, and interconnected knowledgestructure.Changing students’ scripts for learning is hard and takes time. Conceptual change literatureidentifies four conditions required for such changes to occur: 1) students must experiencedissatisfaction with their current beliefs and behaviors (they are insufficient); 2) the new beliefsand behaviors must make sense (they are intelligible); 3) students must be able to apply the newbeliefs and behaviors (they are plausible); and 4) the new beliefs and behaviors must be fruitfuland endure challenges (Bendixen 2002

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Mary Staehle, Rowan University

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as 5=StronglyAgree, 4=Agree, 3=Neutral, 2=Disagree, 1=Strongly Disagree. All errors stated are 95%confidence intervals around the means. The Rowan University IRB approved this study, andparticipants were provided an explicit opportunity to refrain from completing the survey. Noidentifying information was collected, nor were any rosters of attendees generated or collected.Therefore, all assessment is anonymous and in aggregate.Preliminary Assessment of Student Attitudes and PerceptionsStudents reported a large increase in their awareness and understanding of the field of biomedicalengineering. When asked whether they knew what biomedical engineering was prior to theworkshop, the average response was 3.8±0.3. Ninety-seven percent of students

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Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Gabriella R. Dupont, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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UndergraduateRankings” of schools with doctoral programs [1]. This list represents the perceived topprograms as ranked by department heads across BME programs in the nation. With that list ofschools, three qualities of each program were considered as metrics of curriculum breadth anddepth: track or concentration offerings, curriculum structure, and curriculum flexibility. All theinformation about the qualities of each program was gathered through public use websites andfiles found on the programs website.To compare curriculum structures, core curriculum requirements (engineering and generaleducation) and the BME curriculum requirements, along with electives for all three categorieswere tabulated. Required courses were sorted into general descriptions including

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Karen D. Alfrey, Indiana University Purdue University, Indianapolis

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attention ofany class [1]. Fourteen students have successfully graduated from the program since itsinception in 2012.Program ActivitiesCLEAR Scholars meet monthly during the fall and spring semesters for activities that connectthem to academic and career development resources, as well as helping them developrelationships with one another and with the CLEAR Scholars coordinator. A typical schedule ofactivities for the year is shown in Table 1. Resources for Success Workshops includepresentations from on-campus programs that support academic success, particularly those thatare especially relevant to success in engineering, such as the Math Assistance Center; as well asactivities that reinforce student self-efficacy, such as developing time management

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Kevin D. Dahm, Rowan University; Ravi P. Ramachandran, Rowan University; Nidhal Carla Bouaynaya, Rowan University

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the results are available inboth figure and table formats.The module that was developed involves: (1) Having students model propane pyrolysis using a simplified approach, the pseudo-steady state hypothesis (PSSH), which is covered in Chapter 9 of the Fogler text. (2) Presenting the students with experimental results that well match the results of the PSSH model, and other experimental results which the PSSH model is incapable of explaining. (3) Discussing the assumptions behind the PSSH model and how these relate to the physical situations in the experiments, and also exploring how to develop a more rigorous model. (4) Sharing the results of the already-completed simulations, challenging students