Conference Session

Military and Veterans Division Technical Session 3

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Straub, North Dakota State University

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Diversity

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Military and Veterans

make all of thecourses equally available, synchronously or asynchronously, to both local and distance students.The programs and courses developed are presented and qualitatively assessed.1. IntroductionThis paper discusses the development of a military-friendly cybersecurity graduate certificateprogram, options as part of Computer Science and Software Engineering M.S. and Ph.D.degrees, a special recognition as part of a B.S. degree in Computer Science and supporting‘anytime, anywhere’ courses at the North Dakota State University (NDSU). The programs andcourses were designed to respond to the national need for significantly more individuals withcybersecurity skills to protect government agencies and private sector businesses and otherentities

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Communication in Pre-College Engineering Education

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jenny P. Quintana-Cifuentes, Purdue University; Senay Purzer, Purdue University; Molly H. Goldstein, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education

understanding of scientific and mathematical principlesas they develop design solutions. While most of the research in design is conducted withprofessionals and undergraduate students, recent reform efforts in K-12 education, especially inthe United States, have necessitated further research on design learning among younger students[1].The importance of engineering design in K-12 education has increased in recent years due in partwith its integration in the Next Generation Science Standards [1], [2]. The iterative nature of theengineering design process allows students to explore the problem context, develop solutions, andevaluate their solutions [3]. However, the engineering design process is complex and engagescomplex cognitive processes associated

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Faculty Development Technical Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Karan Watson P.E., Texas A&M University; So Yoon Yoon, Texas A&M University; Samantha Michele Shields, Texas A&M University; Luciana Barroso, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University

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Faculty Development Constituent Committee

Education, 2019 Paper ID #27758was a finalist for the Innovation Award by the Professional and Organizational Development Networkand an Innovation Award winner. He was recently named as the Center for Digital Education’s Top 30Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers for 2016. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 1 Diverse Engineering Faculty’s Perceptions and Practice of Active Learning at Texas A&M University AbstractThis research paper studied faculty

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

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Allen C. Estes, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

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Civil Engineering

culturally inclusive classrooms, recognizing our biases andbehaviors, using a variety of teaching strategies to accommodate diverse learning styles,and including text/reading materials from diverse authors from different races, sexualorientations, genders and abilities.The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil EngineeringEducation (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshops are currently in their 20th year of existence.This landmark project has over 980 graduates from 256 universities around the world.The week-long teacher training workshop has been successful by all measures and hasmade a substantial difference in civil engineering education in the United States.1 Itcontinues to grow and is widely supported by university deans, department

Conference Session

Minorities in Engineering Division Technical Session 5

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Shannon McLoughlin Morrison, Ohio State University

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Minorities in Engineering

; Tomasko, Ridgway, Waller, and Olesik 2016). This research collectively evaluates multiplemeasures for student persistence in an academic program. In order to analyze the impact of multiple variables on student retention, the conceptualframework shown in Figure 1, was used:Figure 1: Conceptual Framework of Student Exposure to Diversity Policy The primary research question was represented through the dependent variable labeled in thecenter of Figure 1 (consideration of leaving). Evaluation of this question involved the use of anindependent variable, diversity policies which is highlighted above, and a series of control variables(non-shaded) intended to determine the potential influence of other variables on the studentexperience

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Student Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Stefanie A. Hotchkiss, Undergraduate Research Assistant; Kimberly Grau Talley P.E., Texas State University; Michelle Londa, Texas State University; Austin Talley P.E., Texas State University

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Student

American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Do I Belong in a Makerspace?: Investigating Student Belonging and Non-verbal Cues in a University MakerspaceINTRODUCTION: There have been dramatic trends displaying the problem of under-representation and lack of retention of females and minorities in STEM majors [1, 2]. Withthe long-standing stigma that predominantly men succeed and compose these fields, the sense ofbelonging for females and minorities in these fields is minimal, and entrance is unattractive [3, 4,1]. The idea of “belonging” is the sense of fit or acceptance that people experience in response tophysical objects, layout, and member representation that make up an environment [4]. Sense ofbelonging, therefore

Conference Session

Liberal Education/Engineering & Society Division Technical Session 8

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mel Chua, Georgia Tech; Ian Smith, Project Alloy; Miriam Nathan Lerner, National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology; Sarah Jacobs; Rita Straubhaar M.Ed., Monroe Community College; Ruth Anna Spooner; Perseus McDaniel

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Liberal Education/Engineering & Society

"thing-inform"?: case studies in seeing engineering meaning differently through the process of technical ASL vocabulary creationAbstract(Note: A signed version of this abstract is available on ​http://aslcore.org​. Although this paper hasbeen written in English, the primary working language of this project is American SignLanguage. The English paper presented here should be treated as an explanation designed for anon-signing audience.)Engineering is a social activity where practitioners constantly use language in order tocommunicate. While not completely deterministic, the nature of the language we use influenceshow we think, communicate, and collaborate [1]. This paper draws from work on the engineeringbranch of

Conference Session

Pre-College Engineering Education Focused on Female Students

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mary B. Isaac, HEDGE Co.

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Pre-College Engineering Education

studies from Old Dominion University in 2015. Isaac’s consultancy, HEDGE Co., focuses on working with formal and informal educators to grow the numbers of females pursuing engineering or technology careers. Additionally, she is a conferred Fellow of the Society of Women Engineers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Does How Pre-College Engineering and Technology Role Models See Themselves Relate to Girls' Engagement in the Fields? [Research to Practice]IntroductionSince the Equal Pay Act in 1963, female participation in engineering has increased only eightpoints, from less than 5 to 13% [1], while, in the fields of medicine, female participation

Conference Session

Student Learning and Success

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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J. Martin Chernosky, Texas A&M University; Sunay Palsole, Texas A&M University; Valentini A. Pappa, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey D. Sammons, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Biological and Agricultural Engineering

(grades) indicate there was no significant correlation between satisfaction andgrades and in fact the overall satisfaction for the courses decreased, but the grade distributionskewed more positive in the treated courses.Introduction According to the American Society for Engineering Education, the cumulative medianpassing rate of engineering degrees was only 47% [1]. In 2018, thousands of students studiedengineering courses comprised of technical abstract concepts requiring tangible applications [2].Chen [3] found many students encountered a course which was poorly designed resulting infeelings of frustration, distress, and disinterest. Due to the poorly designed course, students wereforced to focus on technology and navigation skills

Conference Session

The Best of First Year Programs: Best Paper Session

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Noah Salzman, Boise State University; Ann Delaney, Boise State University; Catherine Rose Bates, Institute for STEM & Diversity Initiatives; Donna C. Llewellyn, Boise State University

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Diversity

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First-Year Programs

, respected, valued by, and important to the group or others on campus” ​[1]​. Theimpact of belonging for engineering students has been explored by several authors ​[2]–[4]​, whogenerally concluded that belonging and identifying as part of a group (such a department or engineeringdiscipline) is important in retention for students in engineering majors. Strayhorn examined belongingrelative to the summer bridge program that he studied and while his survey results did not show astatistically significant change in belonging, interview data indicated that several aspects of the programdesign were noted by students as having increased their sense of belonging. These included an elaborateopening ceremony with high-level university administrators welcoming

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 4

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sharon S. Wu, California State University, Fullerton; Yong Seok Park, California State University, Fullerton

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Mechanical Engineering

America’s Promise (LEAP) was able to identify many suchHIPs that are gaining attention [1]. In a subsequent report, Kuh found that students whoparticipated in these HIPs show that they were positively affected by these activities, asmeasured by the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). It was found that these“deep approaches to learning are important because students who use these approaches tend toearn higher grades and retain, integrate, and transfer information at higher rates [2].” Thus,what we set out to do is to apply HIPs to a 300- level engineering course at a state collegelevel and gather data regarding its effectiveness, student reflections, and possible futureimprovements for better learning outcomes.HIPs in a Mechanical

Conference Session

Engineering Design Graphics Division Technical Session 3 - Spatial Visualization Topics

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Hannah Budinoff, University of California, Berkeley; Audrey Ford, University of California, Berkeley; Sara McMains, University of California, Berkeley

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Diversity

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Engineering Design Graphics

engineering,spatial visualization ability is essential to many applications, beginning with engineeringgraphics. Engineering graphics courses are commonly introductory-level classes in engineeringprograms, creating challenges for women, who on average score lower on tests of spatialvisualization ability. Improved understanding of gender differences in engineering graphicsclasses could therefore help identify pedagogical areas to support women and increase theirretention in engineering programs. Although a gender gap exists in spatial ability andperformance in engineering graphics classes, female students still achieve positive courseoutcomes. We hypothesize that: 1) female students put more effort into engineering graphicscourses; and 2) that this

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Frank Pyrtle III P.E., University of South Florida

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Diversity

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Mechanical Engineering

of problem types tobe assigned. Student confidence is also built through access to immediate assignment feedbackfrom the learning system. Timely completion of homework assignments is necessary fordevelopment of skills needed to perform well on in-class exams that are used to assess abilities toapply those skills. This paper describes and compares online homework assignment policies andtheir effects on student performance in thermodynamics and heat transfer courses.IntroductionFor courses with large student enrollments, grading assignments is time-consuming work thatrequires considerable resources for instructors and teaching assistants to complete. Onlinehomework assignments are increasingly being used[1], allowing students to practice and

Conference Session

Technical Session 13: Digital Learning

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Sang Myong Yim, United States Military Academy; Christopher J. Lowrance, United States Military Academy; Eric M. Sturzinger, United States Military Academy

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Diversity

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Computers in Education

notion that students can be classified into visual, auditory, or experientiallearners has been largely discredited by Pashler et al. 1 , there is no doubt that students certainlyhave preferences for the way they learn material. Students generally consider video content to bemore enjoyable and less time-consuming than written material; hence, video tutorials give themthe flexibility to focus their time on learning difficult concepts that require extra practice.Technical subject matter, such as the configuration and operation of sophisticated networkequipment, is challenging to teach by textbook alone. Though books contain vast amounts ofinformation, the effective operation of highly specialized equipment, (e.g., network routers andswitches

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Technical Session 2: Embedded Systems

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Gabriel R. Burks, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Colin Widmer Castleberry, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

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Computers in Education

are: 1) synthesis and characterization of functional polymeric materials, 2) polymer crystallization phenomena, and 3) pedagogical assessment of conventional and nontraditional STEM spaces.Dr. Jennifer R. Amos, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign Dr Amos joined the Bioengineering Department at the University of Illinois in 2009 and is currently a Teaching Associate Professor in Bioengineering and an Adjunct Associate Professor in Educational Psychology. She received her B.S. in Chemical Engineering at Texas Tech and Ph.D. in Chemical En- gineering from University of South Carolina. She completed a Fulbright Program at Ecole Centrale de Lille in France to benchmark and help create a new hybrid masters program

Conference Session

Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 6

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Macarena Zapata P.E., Universidad de Chile ; Sergio Celis, Universidad de Chile

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

, theneed for innovation and entrepreneurship increases [1]. However the calls for moreentrepreneurship in engineering education have a long history. Indeed, as early as 1952, TheCommittee on Evaluation of Engineering Education convened by the American Society forEngineering Education (ASEE), stated that engineering education should provide students withthe means and inspiration to grow on their own initiative, before and after graduation [2]. Alongthe same line, half a century later, the National Academy of Engineering of the United States [3]emphasizes (1) a creative process in engineering, (2) the embracement of creativity, inventionand interdisciplinary fertilization to create new fields of activity, (3) leadership in the movementtowards the

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

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

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

online or in-class discussions related to the modulecontent. Finally, instructors are expected to assess student learning through their performance inthe contextual activities and through exam questions related to the module content. Indirect assessment using content-specific surveys administered before and after studentscomplete modules showed that students learn entrepreneurial concepts effectively through theintegrated e-learning modules [1-2]. Feedback collected from faculty deploying the modules andstudents completing them also confirmed the value that these modules deliver [1]. Direct assessment of learning is much stronger than indirect assessment [3]. Directassessment is usually achieved by grading student work to determine how

Conference Session

Community Engagement in Diverse Contexts

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon S. Field, University of Southern Indiana; Adam Giles Tennant; David J. Ellert PE, University of Southern Indiana

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Community Engagement Division

were provided so the students could see sample labwork completed.The students enjoyed the course and a reversal in a declining course and student evaluation wasobserved between this most recent offering and the course evaluations from the previous fall,which was rewarding to the faculty member see Table 1. Table1: Course Evaluation and Student Evaluation for CE381 Soil Mechanics Pre and Post Minka House Project Material Incorporation Course Evlauation Student Evaluation CE381 (2017) 80% 80% CE381 (2018) 87% 88%Course evaluations are an important source of

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Elizabeth Reddy, Colorado School of Mines; Juan C. Lucena, Colorado School of Mines

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Responsible Mining, ResilientCommunities (RMRC) Project and in collaboration with educators, researchers, students, andactivists primarily affiliated with a rural campus of Corporación Universaitaria Minuto de Dios(UNIMINUTO) and urban Universidad Nacional (UNAL) in Colombia. This partnership hasmade a series of activities possible for students, including 1) 400-level project-based HE coursein the fall of 2018, 2) a Global Social Innovation Challenge (GSIC) project-based competitionrun by University of San Diego’s Center for Peace and Commerce in the spring of 2019, and 3) afield trip to Colombia with the RMRC Project team in the summer of 2019. In these experiences,undergraduate engineers learned about artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Robert L. Nagel, James Madison University; Jacquelyn Kay Nagel, James Madison University; Callie J. Miller, James Madison University; Jason Forsyth, James Madison University; Shraddha Joshi, James Madison University; Kyle G. Gipson, James Madison University

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Community Engagement Division

, but also, they learn aboutthemselves as budding engineers and their future role as an engineer in society.Project Design & ExecutionThe teaching team has written on the course structure, project design, and project execution [1-4], thus it would be repetitive to describe these in detail herein. There are, though, some criticalelements of the course sequence that should be shared herein for clarity.First, the second-year design experience is a two-course sequence: Engineering Design I andEngineering Design II. The course’s outcomes and course description do not explicitly state thatthe courses require engagement with a member of the local community for completion of thecourse project. Instead, the courses are focused on teaching students

Conference Session

Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Oscar Matias Gonzalez Chamorro, Proyecto Arapy; Gustavo Ramón Samaniego Balbuena, Colegio Inmaculada Concepción; Jorge H. Kurita, Universidad Nacional de Asuncion

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experiments, the wiring of sensors to amicrocontroller board and the open source program coding were all valuable learningexperience to students. As a result of the success of this activity, in supporting STEMeducation, made the local government initiate the process to include Space Education aspart of the curriculum initiatives. Keywords—HAB, STEM, Space Education, Open Source Hardware, Low Cost)I. INTRODUCTION In spite of the early creation of the Paraguayan Space Agency by congress in 2014, Law5151/14, [1] it didn’t start office up until 2017 by executive order Act 6466/17 and Act 7364/17.During this period of time, by initiative of academia, i.e. Facultad Politecnica UniversidadNacional de Asuncion (FPUNA), an attempt to conduct a near

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Engineers and Communities: Critical Reflections of Challenges, Opportunities, and Practices of Engaging Each Other

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Malini Natarajarathinam, Texas A&M University; Wei Lu, Texas A&M University; Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University

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Community Engagement Division

. She is actively involved in service-learning related projects as the project manager as well as research investigator and data analyst. She earned her Master of Science degree in Agricultural Economics from Texas A&M University in 2012; and the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications from Texas A&M University in 2017.Dr. Mary E. Campbell, Texas A&M University c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in practice: Lessons learned from a two-year multidisciplinary service- learning course Bringle and Hatcher [1] defined service-learning as a “course-based, credit

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Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Molly Y. Mollica, University of Washington; Alyssa M. Spomer, University of Washington ; Brianna M. Goodwin, University of Washington; Shawn Israel, University of Washington, Departmet of Rehabilitation Medicine; Anat Caspi P.E., University of Washington; Heather A Feldner, University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine; Katherine M. Steele, University of Washington; Dianne Grayce Hendricks, University of Washington

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adaptationand distribution to increase community awareness and improve the accessibility of adapted toys inWashington. This paper describes lessons learned and best practices in engaging the communitythrough toy adaptation in two contexts: 1) education outreach and 2) toy donation to families,clinics, and schools.IntroductionToys are essential for development because through play,children get exposure to novel concepts such as cause andeffect, develop communication and motor skills, and gainopportunities in independent play and decision making[1-2]. Adapted toys are generally not available in stores,and specialized websites sell adapted toys for 3-5 timesthe cost of the non-adapted toy. To address this problem, Figure 1: Adapted toy and sample

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Engaging Community through STEM partnerships

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Robert Schaffer, Santa Clara University

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Diversity

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Community Engagement Division

Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: Using STEM Outreach as a Platform to Improve Social Awareness and Learning SkillsIntroductionSTEM Outreach in the Community is a course taught at Santa Clara University (SCU) with thegoal of satisfying SCU’s Experiential Learning for Social Justice (ELSJ) requirement andproviding an avenue for SCU students to make a difference in the local community. The courseconsists of an outreach component where students teach engineering lessons after school at localpartner sites to 20-25 at-risk K-12 students. Most partners have students from 4th-6th grade as it isan ideal time for STEM outreach [1]. In addition to benefiting the K-12 students, STEM outreachhas also been shown

Conference Session

Designing Opportunities for Youth Engagement in STEM

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Simone A. Smarr, University of Florida; Tiffanie R. Smith, University of Florida; Juan E. Gilbert, University of Florida

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Community Engagement Division

Department in the Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering at the University of Florida where he leads the Human-Experience Research Lab. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2019 Engagement in Practice: CodeIT Day - Creating a One Day Experience to Increase The Diversity Among Youth interested in STEMBackgroundComputer science and other STEM related fields continue to expand and grow as society becomesmore and more technologically advanced. The Bureau of Labor Statistics suggests thatemployment in computer occupations alone is expected to increase 12.5 % from 2014 to 2024;that is an estimation of 500,000 new jobs 1 . The Bureau also reported that 99% of

Conference Session

First-Year Programs: Design in the First Year

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Lorraine Francis, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; David John Orser, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Kia Bazargan, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Susan Mantell, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Joshua M. Feinberg, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; Russell J. Holmes, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

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First-Year Programs

first-semester requiredcourse for freshmen that addresses vital topics such as choosing a major, becoming engaged inactivities, understanding diversity and developing a resume. The topic of this paper is a secondsemester, hands-on, elective project-based learning course that is designed to give freshmen thechance to explore their interests and experience the satisfaction of completing a challenging,student-driven team project.Background  First-year project-based learning (PBL) experiences are an important and commonoccurrence at many universities today [1]-[3]. This paper addresses PBL as defined by Dym ​etal.​ [4], where projects enhance specific learning objectives and are differentiated fromproject-oriented curricula [5],[6] where

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ERM Technical Session 6: Technology-enhanced Instruction and Assessment

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Brandon Xavier Karcher, Bucknell University; Beth M. Holloway, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Brittany Pierson, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Educational Research and Methods

success andthat students spend the most amount of time doing activities they rate the lowest in effectiveness(e.g., reading). Additionally, while students do make behavioral changes from exam-to-exam,those changes are only moderate in size and scope. Gender differences were also found to besignificant in how students studied. Based on the results of this study, recommendations forinstructors are to 1) use technology that is familiar and facilitates peer comparison, 2) conductanalysis of recommended study strategies to assess effectiveness, and 3) stress to students thathow they study is much more important than how long they study.Introduction In 2014, Purdue University released a report that detailed the DFW (grade D, F, orWithdrawal

Conference Session

Mechanical Engineering Division Technical Session 7

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Kathleen E. Cook, Seattle University; Yen-Lin Han, Seattle University; Gregory Mason P.E., Seattle University; Teodora Rutar Shuman, Seattle University; Jennifer A. Turns, University of Washington

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Mechanical Engineering Department at Seattle University was awarded a NationalScience Foundation grant to revolutionize the department. The department’s proposal centers oncreating a program where students develop strong identities as engineers. It leverages thedepartment’s small size and close ties with industry to create a culture of “Engineering withEngineers.” Details of the program changes in progress can be viewed as part of the 2018 and2019 ASEE NSF Grantees’ poster sessions and papers [1], [2]. The background section of thispaper draws on a work-in-progress poster presented at the 2018 ASEE Annual Conference thatreported on students’ explicit engineering identities as measured by the ESIS-2 [3].Background: Why Identity MattersIdentity

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Best Practices in Out-of-School Time

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Chris San Antonio-Tunis, Museum of Science, Boston; Joelle Clark, Northern Arizona University; Christine M. Cunningham, Museum of Science, Boston; Cathy P. Lachapelle, Museum of Science, Boston

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Pre-College Engineering Education

survey data indicate that exposure toengineering activities has a significant effect on youth’s engineering attitudes. Qualitativeanalysis of video data, using event maps and discourse analysis, suggests why and how youths’attitudes may change. This study advances the field’s understanding of how engineering interestand affiliation may be developed among middle-school-age youth in informal learningenvironments. Implications for educators and curriculum developers are discussed.IntroductionEconomists and industry leaders agree, the future is looking bright for most engineeringprofessions. Through 2026, the Bureau of Labor Statistics projects engineering jobs, inaggregate, will grow at a faster rate than the average for all industries [1

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First-Year Programs: Deciding on a Major

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2019 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kerry Meyers, University of Notre Dame; Victoria E. Goodrich, University of Notre Dame

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First-Year Programs

allowed in a given engineering program or department. The engineering program hasfirst-year to sophomore retention that is over 80%, and sophomore to graduation rates above 90%.The current study sought to understand the program experiences that were part of a two-semester coursesequence, which includes a targeted module for the selection of an engineering major, shown in Figure 1.The discernment module formally begins in week 6 of the semester with 8 seventy-five minute classsessions dedicated to understanding engineering majors, careers, and opportunities at the university andafter graduation. During this module, students gain exposure to the engineering departments available atthe university through a series of required events. In order to make