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First-Year Programs Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jeremy Helm, Arizona State University; Tami Coronella, Arizona State University

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First-Year Programs

Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. She has worked in advising and advising administration since 2000. Her academic career has been focused at Arizona State University, where she earned a B.S. in Management and an M.S. in Public Administration. She is currently working on an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership and Innovation. Her interests include advisor development and assessment along with student retention and persistence. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Improving Freshman Retention with Intrusive Advising InterventionsAbstractThis work in progress describes an effort to identify at-risk freshmen and provide enhancedadvising

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Concurrent Paper Tracks Session I Study Abroad Programs

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2016 ASEE International Forum

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Allison Wright, Texas Tech University; Ashley Nicole Haseley, Texas Tech University

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International Forum

 students. Throughout this paper, we will provide examples of creative material, data on the increase in student participation and of web traffic as a direct result of marketing.    Through partnerships with providers, IEP collaborates to create diverse programs that meet student interests, personal needs, and future career goals. This is done by examining past, present, and future programming with specific partners. In the past, IEP created an ongoing summer research exchange with Universidad del Norte (UniNorte) using the support services of International Studies Abroad (ISA). Today, IEP and Butler University Institute for Study Abroad (IFSA­Butler) collaborated to create a program that has curriculum available for multiple universities that

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Minorities in Engineering Division Poster Session

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Susan McGrade, Indiana Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

Paper ID #14744An Exploration into the Impacts of the National Society of Black Engineers(NSBE) on Student PersistenceMrs. Monique S. Ross, Purdue University, West Lafayette Monique Ross is a doctoral candidate in the Engineering Education department at Purdue University. Her research focuses are race, gender, and identity in the engineering workplace, specifically the experiences of Black women in engineering industry. She also has interest in preparing women and minorities for career advancement through engagement in strategies for navigating the workplace. She has a Bachelors degree in Computer Engineering from

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2016 Rocky Mountain Section Conference

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Dina Battaglia; Krishna Sampigethaya; Akhan Almagambetov; Mehran Andalibi; Tyrone Groh; Kaela Martin; Matt Pavlina; Sam Siewert; Anne Boettcher

relatively new approach for learning how to conductresearch at the undergraduate level provides for scaffolding of research skills across acurriculum.Given the mission of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, “…to teach the science, practice,and business of aviation and aerospace, preparing students for productive careers and leadershiproles in service around the world.”, it is not surprising that undergraduate research is already animportant part of the university culture. The current Quality Enhancement Plan, part of theSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges accreditingrequirements, focuses on engagement of students in research and scholarship through bothcurricular and co-curricular activities.Between the importance

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Home, Parents, and Other Out-of-School Issues Related to K-12 and Pre-College Engineering Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Justin L. Hess, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis; Charles Feldhaus, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

sustainability; synthesizing the influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories.Dr. Brandon Sorge, Indiana University - Purdue University, Indianapolis Brandon Sorge is an Assistant Professor of STEM Education Research in the Department of Technology Leadership and Communication at the Purdue School of Engineering and Technology at IUPUI. His research interests include all aspects of STEM education, especially the impacts of all levels of policy on the development of a STEM literate workforce. He also conducts research

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Potpourri: Various Issues and Topics in Graduate Studies

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Catherine G.P. Berdanier, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University; IRVING K CASHWELL Jr, Norfolk State University; Tasha Zephirin, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Monica Farmer Cox, Purdue University, West Lafayette

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Diversity

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Graduate Studies

preparation of engineering graduate students for future careers.Mr. Ekembu Kevin Tanyi, Norfolk State University E. Kevin Tanyi started his career in Oldenburg in East Friesland, Germany. There he earned his bachelor degree in engineering physics with a focus in medical physics and finished with honors. During a four- year sabbatical, he worked as a Call Center Agent and finally as a Web-programmer/ designer. Returning to his field, he pursued a Professional Science Master degree in applied physics at Towson University. There he carried out research in the fabrication and characterization (AFM, XRD, and four-point probe resistivity measurements) of colossal magneto resistant perovskite thin films. He also embarked on a

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Innovation in Engineering Leadership Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Adjo A Amekudzi-Kennedy, Georgia Institute of Technology; Reginald DesRoches, Georgia Institute of Technology; Susan E Burns P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Laurence J. Jacobs, Georgia Institute of Technology; Janille A Smith-Colin P.E., Georgia Institute of Technology; Wes Wynens, Georgia Institute of Technology; Lisa Gail Rosenstein, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Diversity

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Engineering Leadership Development Division

Technical Council on Lifeline Earthquake Engineering (2010), and Board of the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI). He is currently a member of the executive committee of the National Academy of Sciences Roundtable on Risk, Resilience, and Extreme Events, a member of National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering Directorate Advisory Committee, and is a member of the National Academies Board on Army Science and Technology (BAST). Dr. DesRoches c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Paper ID #17388 has received numerous awards, including the Presidential Early Career Award for

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Student Reflection, Self-Perception, Misconceptions, and Uncertainty

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Andrew Jackson, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Nathan Mentzer, Purdue University, West Lafayette; Dawn Laux; David Sears; Paul Asunda, Purdue University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

criticized fornot focusing enough on creativity and even sometimes eroding it. Patterns of diminishing interestin engineering throughout secondary education suggest that further work needs to be done tounderstand the impact design activities might have on student attitudes. This is important even asyoung as middle school when students are forming self-perceptual beliefs and career interest.Purpose/Hypothesis: The purpose of this correlational study was to examine middle schoolstudent design thinking and creative thinking changes following engagement in an engineeringdesign curriculum. Student self-efficacy, “beliefs in one’s capabilities to organize and executethe courses of action required to produce given attainments” is a necessary prerequisite

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Dissecting the Nuances that Hinder Broad Participation in Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ronald W. Welch, The Citadel; Ally Kindel Martin, The Citadel; Kevin C Bower P.E., The Citadel; Robert J. Rabb P.E., The Citadel

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

career goals”.5Faculty from the civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering programs conducted one-hourmath review sessions in the evenings during the first 10 days of classes. All freshmanengineering majors take an Introduction to Engineering course in their respective major, soclassrooms were identified based on the sectioning of the Introduction to Engineering courses.The faculty member who taught the section was the lead instructor for the Math Review sessions.When an instructor could not be present in the evening, another instructor was able to substitutein for the session. Instructors worked problems or had students work problems on the board anddiscussed the solutions. Often when the session was over, students stayed in the rooms

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Software & Web-based Education

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Tom J. Zajdel, University of California at Berkeley; Michel M. Maharbiz, University of California at Berkeley

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Electrical and Computer

joined the faculty of the Uni- versity of California, Berkeley in 2008, where he is now an Associate Professor with the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. He is the co-founder of Tweedle Technologies and Cortera Neurotech. Michel is a Bakar Fellow, was awarded a 2009 NSF Career Award and received popular recognition for this work in building interfaces to living organisms (MIT TR10, Time Magazine’s Top 50 Inventions of 2009). His current research inter- ests include building micro/nano interfaces to cells and organisms and exploring bio-derived fabrication methods. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Introducing Electronics at Scale with a

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Howard L. Greene, Ohio State University; David L. Tomasko, The Ohio State University; Rachel Tuttle, The Ohio State University ; Jan Upton, Institutional Research Consultants, Ltd.

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NSF Grantees Poster Session

1 33.3work each week.Has given me more time to research career 10 62.5 1 20.0options.Has given me more time to research graduate 6 54.5 0 0.0*schools.Has enabled me to improve my grades or made 8 47.1 2 40.0it easier to maintain already high grades.Has enabled me to spend more time doing 7 41.2 2 40.0service learning or volunteering. a Percent of participants who indicated

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Foundations for Pedagogical Success

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Marian G. Armour-Gemmen, West Virginia University; Chanelle Pickens MLIS, CA, West Virginia University; Robin A.M Hensel, West Virginia University; Mary L. Strife, West Virginia University; Mariam Jalalifard, West Virginia University

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Diversity

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Engineering Libraries

-career librarians from traditionallyunderrepresented groups the opportunity to learn and apply skills necessary for leadership inacademic librarians; (2) a graduate research assistant (GRA) who holds a B.A. degree in Libraryand Information Science (LIS) and a M.L.I.S. degree, both from international universities, with apersonal interest in engineering and prior experience as a technical librarian, an “online chat withlibrarians” manager, and head cataloger, as well as experience as a university English instructor;and (3) another of WVU Libraries’ three “Diversity Resident Librarians” who holds an M.L.I.S.and a B.A. in Art and Visual Culture and is also nearing the end of her first year in this inauguralthree-year residency program.The students

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 3

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathryn A. Neeley, University of Virginia; Douglas Muir, University of Virginia; Elizabeth P. Pyle, University of Virginia

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

consulting services across diversified industries. Her extensive experience in business development, strategic planning, marketing, operations, and leadership have left a lasting impact on overall business performance from start-up to turn-around situations. Ms. Pyle is recognized for her unusual ability to quickly create clarity around key issues to ensure that strategic plans are developed, executed and monitored for success. This clarity of vision is informed by her highly diverse career, starting as an exploration/development petroleum geologist, including a brief stint in education when she lived in Venezuela, and to the present day when her clients have ranged from a heavy equipment manufacturer to a discount

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Works in Progress: Faculty Perspectives and Training

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University; Fethiye Ozis, Northern Arizona University

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Educational Research and Methods

Paper ID #15847Blended Faculty Training: Modeling Learner-centered Pedagogy in a NewFaculty Teaching SeminarDr. John Tingerthal, Northern Arizona University John Tingerthal joined the Construction Management faculty at Northern Arizona University in 2007 and was appointed as a Distinguished Teaching Fellow in 2015. His engineering career spans a variety of design and forensic engineering experiences. He spent the first eight years of his career performing structural consulting engineering in Chicago. He earned his Doctorate in Education and is currently the Associate Chair of the Civil Engineering, Construction

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Construction Session 2: PM, BIM, and Collaboration

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Namhun Lee, Central Connecticut State University; Linda Reeder, Central Connecticut State University

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Construction

careers is widely recognized.In 2009, Sabongi12 evaluated how well BIM had been implemented in the undergraduatecurriculum by collecting data from construction programs taught by members of the AssociatedSchools of Construction. Wong et al.8 in 2011 studied the status of BIM education in severalcountries/regions and reviewed several approaches to incorporating BIM into CM curricula.Becerik-Geber et al.13 in 2011 investigated the level of BIM integration into architecture,engineering and construction (AEC) curricula.Clevenger et al.14 describe the approach taken by the CM department at Colorado StateUniversity to promoting BIM-enabled learning. Lee et al.15 propose a guideline to leverage BIMin CM undergraduate education. Furthermore, Dossick et

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Poster Session: Works in Progress

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Joni M. Lakin, Auburn University; Mary Lou Ewald, Auburn University; Virginia A. Davis, Auburn University; Paul A. Cobine, Auburn University; Allen L. Landers, Auburn University

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Diversity

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (2010), and a National Science Foundation CAREER Award (2009). Her Auburn University awards include the Excellence in Faculty Outreach (2015), an Auburn University Alumni Professorship (2014), the Auburn Engineering Alumni Council Awards for Senior (2013) and Ju- nior (2009) Faculty Research, the Faculty Women of Distinction Award (2012), and the Mark A. Spencer Creative Mentorship Award (2011). Dr. Davis is the past chair of Auburn’s Women in Science and Engi- neering Steering Committee (WISE) and the faculty liaison to the College of Engineering’s 100 Women Strong Alumnae organization which is focused on recruiting, retaining and rewarding women in engi

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division: Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Programs & Professional Development for K-12 Teachers

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Kathleen A. Harper, The Ohio State University

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, though, was planned to be spent developing and testing engineering designactivities for use in the participants’ classrooms. This focus is in line with Custer et al.’sfindings that design concepts are the ones science teachers report being the easiest to incorporateinto their existing curricula.3Reasons for Taking the WorkshopAs the inaugural workshop offering, it was important to check the alignment between theinstructor’s goals for the week and those of these experienced participants. This was done viaclass discussion. The two most common goals were engaging more students and helpingstudents know what engineering is. As one teacher put it, “Many of my best students are tryingto decide between careers in medicine and engineering. They know what

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New Pedagogical Approaches in Chemical Engineering

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Anthony Butterfield, University of Utah; Kyle Joe Branch, University of Utah

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Chemical Engineering

project tools made available to them to overcome logistical barriers. Freeresponse answers and direct observations show that freshmen gained valuable insights into theiracademic and professional trajectory from the seniors. Seniors gained an appreciation for how anemployer might regard their resume, and for methods of management of “employees”, whereas,up to this point in their academic careers, they had only experienced team dynamics on teams ofequals. This method of inter-cohort project development has led to significant returns for seniorsand freshmen alike.IntroductionIn general, developing a connected, communicative, and active society of students and facultywithin a department is an important aim for college educators. Several lines of

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NSF Grantees Poster Session II

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association; Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Paper ID #16491Collaborative Learning Eliminates the Negative Impact of Gender Stereo-types on Women’s Self-ConceptDr. Jane Gage Stout, Computing Research Association Dr. Jane Stout is a social psychologist with expertise in quantitative methods, and social science and education theory. She directs the Center for Evaluating the Research Pipeline (CERP), which is the Computing Research Association’s research and evaluation center. Her research currently focuses on understanding the perspectives of underrepresented individuals in computing career tracks.Dr. Neslihan Burcin Tamer, Computing Research Association Dr. Burc¸in Tamer

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee Division Technical Session 1

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Pat Smith, Oklahoma Christian University of Science and Arts

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Software Engineering Constituent Committee

interest. Not all of our students are interested in thismaterial or plan to follow a career where this work will be performed. Additionally, it wasobserved that in several cases the courses that would be augmented were electives. While thiswas viewed as a plus in that only those students interested in the material would enroll in thosecourses, it was also seen that the material would be “buried” in courses whose title didn’t clearlycommunicate that software engineering methods and skills were strongly present in the courses.Approach 3: This is a hybrid of options 1 and 2. In this option a “Software EngineeringEmphasis” track is identified. This track will be available to both EE and CompE students.Software engineering topics are added or

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Mark Bradley Kinney, Bay de Noc Community College; Aleksandr Sergeyev, Michigan Technological University; Scott A Kuhl, Michigan Technological University; Mark Norman Highum, Bay College

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Two Year College Division

courses in the Computer Network Systems and Security degree. Mark holds a Master’s in Career and Technical Education (Highest Distinction) from Ferris State University, and a Bachelor’s in Workforce Education and Development (Summa Cum Laude) from Southern Illinois University. Mark is a retired Chief Electronics Technician (Submarines) and served and taught as part of the Navy’s Nuclear Power Program. Mark is active with SkillsUSA and has been on the National Education Team for Mechatronics since 2004. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Creating Pathways to Stackable Credentials in Robotics: Meeting Industry Needs by Manufacturing a Community College and

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Case and Scenario in Engineering Ethics Instruction

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jonathan Beever, University of Central Florida; Justin L Hess, IUPUI, Indianapolis

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Engineering Ethics

influence of societal and individual worldviews on decision-making; assessing STEM students’ learning in the spaces of design, ethics, and sustainability; and exploring the impact of pre-engineering curriculum on students’ abilities and career trajectories. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: An Ethics Case Study in Environmental EngineeringAbstractThe April 20, 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion was an engineering and environmentaltragedy that led to the loss of 11 human lives and has had far-reaching environmental andeconomic impacts, the full extent of which is difficult if not impossible to calculate. In 2015

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Professional Skills development in Design

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Ibrahim Mohedas, University of Michigan; Shanna R. Daly, University of Michigan; Kathleen H. Sienko, University of Michigan; Grace Louise Cravens; Linh Huynh

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Design in Engineering Education

incorporate the constraints of global health technologies within engineering design at the undergraduate and graduate levels. She is the recipient of a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation, a Teaching Innovation Prize from the UM Provost, and a UM Undergraduate Teaching Award. While at MIT, she was a winner of the MIT $50K Entrepreneurship Competition.Grace Louise Cravens Grace Cravens is a junior undergraduate student at the University of Michigan studying Industrial & Operations Engineering. She is from St. Joseph, MI, and has worked for Sienko Research Group since 2013.Ms. Linh Huynh c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Evaluating best practices when

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K-12 & Pre-College Engineering Division Evaluation: Exploring the Impact of Summer Programs on K-12 Youth (Part 2)

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Jackie L. Foos, University of Oklahoma; Randa L. Shehab, University of Oklahoma; John K. Antonio, University of Oklahoma

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Pre-College Engineering Education Division

, diversity and inclusion programs, and accreditation. He also provides leadership in identifying and developing opportunities for students to grow through experiential learning, professional development, and leadership training; with the ultimate goal being to equip students with competitive advantages in pursuing future careers. c American Society for Engineering Education, 2016 Experiences Moving from Residential Camps to Nonresidential Day CampsIntroductionThe need to build the nation’s STEM workforce has been documented by many and justified onthe basis of national need1,2 as well as on the basis of the personal opportunities provided througha STEM career.3

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NSF Grantees Poster Session I

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Claudia J Rawn, University of Tennessee, Knoxville; Richard M. Bennett, University of Tennessee, Knoxville

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Diversity, NSF Grantees Poster Session

Undergraduate Research Assistantships (URAs) for the womenhonors students.Introduction - RISER program interventions for improving early retentionRetention of freshmen female engineering students associated with any of the honors programs,or taking the honors version of EF, was a concern at the time the proposal was submitted. In2010 this group was low in total number but the percentage of these women leaving engineeringduring their freshmen year was high. The PI’s believed that one reason for this was that most ofthese young women were concerned about their career path having a clear connection to beingbeneficial to society. The RISER URA program was initiated for these students to buildmentoring relationships with faculty members, senior researchers

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Hands-on Learning in BME

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Eric G Meyer, Lawrence Technological University; Brent L Ulrey , Western New England University

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Biomedical

areimportant, their real-world relevance, and how it will impact the students’ future career in engineering.Project Based Learning (PBL) is an alternative method that is an inductive pedagogy, which begins witha real world problem or observation. In addition to the potential for improved student outcomes withinductive learning, the real world nature of PBL modules can lend itself for engineering design experiencesthat may also include broader Entrepreneurial Minded Learning (EML). The goal of this project was to introduce a PBL module with a real world scenario into“Biomechanics” courses that cover the theory and methods for solving dynamics problems. In addition tolearning the related angular kinematics concepts, this project required students

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Developing an Academic Framework Supportive of our Military Veterans

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Brian J Novoselich P.E., Virginia Tech; David B Knight, Virginia Tech Department of Engineering Education

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Military and Veterans Constituent Committee

undergraduate engineers2 that mayset the foundation for increased leadership practice throughout their careers.13 Senior-level,capstone design courses have routinely been a common venue for teaching engineeringprofessional skills,6 to include engineering leadership.14 Little is known, however, regardinghow students enact leadership within these formative experiences; scholars assert adequatemodels of engineering leadership do not exist.15 In the context of design, observing andunderstanding a phenomenon is often a necessary pre-cursor to developing tools to supportstudents and practitioners.16 The leadership differences investigated in this study may helpinform future models of engineering leadership. Engineering students entering military careers

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Out-of-school-time Engineering: Implications for Underrepresented Students

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Angela Clinkscales Verdell, Mississippi State University; Jason M. Keith, Mississippi State University; James Warnock, Mississippi State University; Vemitra White Alexander, Mississippi State University

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Diversity

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Minorities in Engineering

corporatesponsor and was heavily tied to real industry needs. By working with corporate mentors studentsbecame better acclimated to the engineering profession through the use of engineering acumen,and problem solving techniques. This opportunity allowed students meaningful early exposure tothe engineering discipline and helped to shape their understanding of the field. This engagementprovided a basis for future skills needed for project based learning such as capstone coursework[7].Among the major University partners for the Summer Bridge Program are the Math and ChemistryDepartments, the Learning Center, University Library, Career Services and the Writing Center.Each of these provide unique services that benefit the program. For instance, the Math

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation Division Technical Session 9

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

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Magdalini Z. Lagoudas, Texas A&M University; Jeffrey E. Froyd, Texas A&M University; James L. Wilson, Texas A&M University; Peter Seth Hamilton; Rodney Boehm, Texas A&M University; Prasad N. Enjeti, Texas A&M University

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Diversity

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Entrepreneurship & Engineering Innovation

wrote the standards for), the SONET (Synchronous Optical Network) architecture, which served as the base for today’s North American telephone network. Rodney was Chairman of the T1X1 Technical Sub- Committee (the organization responsible for SONET standardization) from 1990 through 1994. He has been active in SONET’s National and International Standardization since 1985. In addition, Rodney has published numerous papers and presentations on SONET. Rodney began his career with Fujitsu Network Communications in 1989 as the Director of Strategic Plan- ning. He also held the positions of Director of Transport Product Planning, Vice President of Business Management, Senior Vice President of Sales Management, Senior Vice

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Two-Year to Four-Year Transfer Programs: Best Practices

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2016 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Tracy Huang, Canada College; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College

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Diversity

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Two Year College Division

5-year STEM strategic plan, community colleges are proposed to play a key role in recruiting and preparing future scientists and engineers, especially among students from traditionally underrepresented ethnic backgrounds. Through a grant from the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Education Grants Program, the STEM Center was established at a community college in Northern California. The STEM Center integrated all STEM student support services within STEM academic study. Through leveraging multiple grants, the STEM Center provides a set of comprehensive student support services, including study groups, tutoring, STEM-specific academic counseling and career exploration, and information on internships and scholarships. The